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i have an old samsung a8 that i want to try rooting on but the volume buttons are broken so i can't do the whole volume down + power button thing. is there a way to do it from PC or something?
i'm on linux mint if that changes anything

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[–] jonathan@lemmy.zip 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You can install adb and use adb reboot recovery

[–] nicknonya@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] nicknonya@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

nvm it's not even charging now :'3

[–] Hubi@feddit.org 21 points 1 year ago
[–] Flagstaff@programming.dev 10 points 1 year ago
  1. Vacuum the USB port
  2. Try a different cable
  3. Try a different AC adapter and power source
[–] algorithmae@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago

Time to send it out to pasture at this point

[–] nicknonya@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

well i couldn't do it with my samsung phone cos it won't turn on or charge, so i tried it with an lg k8 (2017) and wouldn't you know it lg only allows (allowed? is lg still around?) some for some of their phones to be unlocked. i hate device manufacturers

[–] Flagstaff@programming.dev 5 points 1 year ago

LG's phone division went kaput, like, 3 years ago, yeah. It's a pity.

[–] Bali@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I used to install lineage OS on a phone with broken screen. With adb reboot recovery you can boot to twrp and attach a mouse to the phone usb port to navigate.

[–] Hiro8811@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I don't think so. You need power buttons to select aply from adb and sideload lineage os. Try to boot into fastboot using adb and use a keyboard for up and down. If it works then you can install LOS if it doesn't then you can't