Not most of them, apparently!

I didn’t know that. That’s a handy feature.

That’s hilarious. Sorry?

That was gonna be my question.

Thank you. I don’t have a good eye for famous people.

Who is the guy?

I’m on a popular discount carrier, and it’s ~$30/month. One of the big three carriers will easily charge $100/month.

It’s a very famous photo here.

English also has Marigold and Iris.

I appreciate it. I’m not in a hot climate, and it’s winter here now. The phone did get pretty hot sometimes, though not recently.

I’ll start looking at new devices.

Dang. OK,thank you for your opinion/info.

I did try adb - installed a bunch of android debug stuff and Android Studio itself, which didn’t see the device.

clay@nixos-pc ~> adb shell
* daemon not running; starting now at tcp:5037
* daemon started successfully
adb: no devices/emulators found

It’s presumably too late for data recovery - I used the Wipe option in Recovery Mode hoping it would help. I just want my phone to work so I don’t need to buy a new one!

When the phone is in the fastboot menu, the android-utils fastboot sees it, but I haven’t the foggiest what I should be doing here. should I be flashing a ROM to the device?

[nix-shell:~]$ fastboot devices
1C131FDEE008FT	 fastboot

[nix-shell:~]$ fastboot continue
Resuming boot                                      FAILED (remote: 'command (continue) is not allowed when locked')
fastboot: error: Command failed

[nix-shell:~]$ fastboot flashing get_unlock_ability
(bootloader) get_unlock_ability: 0
OKAY [  0.040s]
Finished. Total time: 0.040s

[nix-shell:~]$ fastboot flashing unlock
FAILED (remote: 'flashing unlock is not allowed')
fastboot: error: Command failed

[nix-shell:~]$ fastboot flashing unlock_critical
FAILED (remote: 'invalid argument')
fastboot: error: Command failed

More CLI stuff:

[nix-shell:~]$ mtp-detect
libmtp version: 1.1.22

Listing raw device(s)
Device 0 (VID=18d1 and PID=d001) is a Meizu Pro 5 Ubuntu Phone.
   Found 1 device(s):
   Meizu: Pro 5 Ubuntu Phone (18d1:d001) @ bus 1, dev 13
Attempting to connect device(s)
LIBMTP PANIC: Unable to find interface & endpoints of device
Unable to open raw device 0
OK.

[nix-shell:~]$ jmtpfs
Device 0 (VID=18d1 and PID=d001) is a Meizu Pro 5 Ubuntu Phone.
LIBMTP PANIC: Unable to find interface & endpoints of device
terminate called after throwing an instance of 'MtpErrorCantOpenDevice'
  what():  Can't open device
Aborted (core dumped)

[nix-shell:~]$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 046d:c537 Logitech, Inc. Cordless Mouse Receiver
Bus 001 Device 007: ID 0451:8442 Texas Instruments, Inc. 
Bus 001 Device 008: ID 413c:1004 Dell Computer Corp. Dell USB Keyboard Hub
Bus 001 Device 009: ID 0451:82ff Texas Instruments, Inc. 
Bus 001 Device 010: ID 413c:2006 Dell Computer Corp. Dell USB Keyboard Hub
Bus 001 Device 013: ID 18d1:d001 Google Inc. Nexus 4 (fastboot)
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0451:8440 Texas Instruments, Inc. 

[nix-shell:~]$ lsusb -v
Bus 001 Device 015: ID 18d1:d001 Google Inc. Nexus 4 (fastboot)
Negotiated speed: High Speed (480Mbps)
Device Descriptor:
  bLength                18
  bDescriptorType         1
  bcdUSB               2.10
  bDeviceClass            0 [unknown]
  bDeviceSubClass         0 [unknown]
  bDeviceProtocol         0 
  bMaxPacketSize0        64
  idVendor           0x18d1 Google Inc.
  idProduct          0xd001 Nexus 4 (fastboot)
  bcdDevice            6.01
  iManufacturer           1 Google
  iProduct                2 Pixel 6 Pro
  iSerial                 3 1C131FDEE008FT
  bNumConfigurations      1
  Configuration Descriptor:
    bLength                 9
    bDescriptorType         2
    wTotalLength       0x0020
    bNumInterfaces          1
    bConfigurationValue     1
    iConfiguration          4 adb
    bmAttributes         0x80
      (Bus Powered)
    MaxPower              500mA
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        0
      bAlternateSetting       0
      bNumEndpoints           2
      bInterfaceClass       255 Vendor Specific Class
      bInterfaceSubClass     66 [unknown]
      bInterfaceProtocol      1 
      iInterface              5 ADB Interface
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x01  EP 1 OUT
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0200  1x 512 bytes
        bInterval               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x81  EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0200  1x 512 bytes
        bInterval               0
Binary Object Store Descriptor:
  bLength                 5
  bDescriptorType        15
  wTotalLength       0x002a
  bNumDeviceCaps          3
  USB 2.0 Extension Device Capability:
    bLength                 7
    bDescriptorType        16
    bDevCapabilityType      2
    bmAttributes   0x0000010e
      BESL Link Power Management (LPM) Supported
    BESL value      256 us 
  SuperSpeed USB Device Capability:
    bLength                10
    bDescriptorType        16
    bDevCapabilityType      3
    bmAttributes         0x00
    wSpeedsSupported   0x000f
      Device can operate at Low Speed (1Mbps)
      Device can operate at Full Speed (12Mbps)
      Device can operate at High Speed (480Mbps)
      Device can operate at SuperSpeed (5Gbps)
    bFunctionalitySupport   1
      Lowest fully-functional device speed is Full Speed (12Mbps)
    bU1DevExitLat           0 micro seconds
    bU2DevExitLat           0 micro seconds
  SuperSpeedPlus USB Device Capability:
    bLength                20
    bDescriptorType        16
    bDevCapabilityType     10
    bmAttributes         0x00000001
      Sublink Speed Attribute count 2
      Sublink Speed ID count 1
    wFunctionalitySupport   0x1100
      Min functional Speed Attribute ID: 0
      Min functional RX lanes: 1
      Min functional TX lanes: 1
    bmSublinkSpeedAttr[0]   0x000a4030
      Speed Attribute ID: 0 10Gb/s Symmetric RX SuperSpeedPlus
    bmSublinkSpeedAttr[1]   0x000a40b0
      Speed Attribute ID: 0 10Gb/s Symmetric TX SuperSpeedPlus
Device Status:     0x0000
  (Bus Powered)


[nix-shell:~]$ android-file-transfer
Warning: Ignoring XDG_SESSION_TYPE=wayland on Gnome. Use QT_QPA_PLATFORM=wayland to run on Wayland anyway.
upload worker started
current text color value:  0 , guessed theme:  "light"
scan
probing device...
probing device...
probing device...
probing device...
probing device...
probing device...
probing device...

--> I get a popup that says "No MTP Device found"

[nix-shell:~]$ sudo LIBMTP_DEBUG=15 mtp-detect
[sudo] password: 
LIBMTP_Set_Debug: Setting debugging level to 15 (0x0f) (on)
libmtp version: 1.1.22

Listing raw device(s)
[timestamp] [threadID] facility level [function call] <message>
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[ 0.004222] [00001d27] libusb: debug [libusb_get_device_list]  
[ 0.004233] [00001d27] libusb: debug [libusb_get_device_descriptor]  
[ 0.004235] [00001d27] libusb: debug [libusb_get_device_descriptor]  
[ 0.004237] [00001d27] libusb: debug [libusb_get_device_descriptor]  
[ 0.004242] [00001d27] libusb: debug [libusb_get_device_descriptor]  
[ 0.004243] [00001d27] libusb: debug [libusb_open] open 1.3
[ 0.004277] [00001d27] libusb: debug [usbi_add_event_source] add fd 7 events 4
[ 0.004279] [00001d27] libusb: debug [libusb_get_config_descriptor] index 0
[ 0.004283] [00001d27] libusb: debug [libusb_close]  
[ 0.004285] [00001d27] libusb: debug [usbi_remove_event_source] remove fd 7
[ 0.004289] [00001d27] libusb: debug [libusb_get_device_descriptor]  
[ 0.004291] [00001d27] libusb: debug [libusb_get_device_descriptor]  
[ 0.004293] [00001d27] libusb: debug [libusb_get_device_descriptor]  
[ 0.004297] [00001d27] libusb: debug [libusb_open] open 1.9
[ 0.004305] [00001d27] libusb: debug [usbi_add_event_source] add fd 7 events 4
[ 0.004307] [00001d27] libusb: debug [libusb_get_config_descriptor] index 0
[ 0.004310] [00001d27] libusb: debug [libusb_close]  
[ 0.004311] [00001d27] libusb: debug [usbi_remove_event_source] remove fd 7
[ 0.004314] [00001d27] libusb: debug [libusb_get_device_descriptor]  
[ 0.004322] [00001d27] libusb: debug [libusb_get_device_descriptor]  
[ 0.004324] [00001d27] libusb: debug [libusb_open] open 1.10
[ 0.004330] [00001d27] libusb: debug [usbi_add_event_source] add fd 7 events 4
[ 0.004332] [00001d27] libusb: debug [libusb_get_config_descriptor] index 0
[ 0.004334] [00001d27] libusb: debug [libusb_close]  
[ 0.004336] [00001d27] libusb: debug [usbi_remove_event_source] remove fd 7
[ 0.004338] [00001d27] libusb: debug [libusb_get_device_descriptor]  
[ 0.004340] [00001d27] libusb: debug [libusb_get_device_descriptor]  
[ 0.004341] [00001d27] libusb: debug [libusb_get_device_descriptor]  
[ 0.004342] [00001d27] libusb: debug [libusb_get_device_descriptor]  
LIBMTP LIBMTP_Detect_Raw_Devices[695]: Device 0 (VID=18d1 and PID=d001) is a Meizu Pro 5 Ubuntu Phone.
   Found 1 device(s):
   Meizu: Pro 5 Ubuntu Phone (18d1:d001) @ bus 1, dev 15
Attempting to connect device(s)
[ 0.005575] [00001d27] libusb: debug [libusb_get_device_list]  
[ 0.005581] [00001d27] libusb: debug [libusb_get_device_descriptor]  
[ 0.005583] [00001d27] libusb: debug [libusb_get_device_descriptor]  
[ 0.005585] [00001d27] libusb: debug [libusb_get_config_descriptor] index 0
LIBMTP configure_usb_device[2288]: LIBMTP PANIC: Unable to find interface & endpoints of device
Unable to open raw device 0
OK.

I don’t have any USB2.0 ports, only 3 or 3.1 (blue). I have seen some threads mention that, but I’m not sure why.

Moving to different USB ports hasn’t helped, sadly. Posting more in case it helps anyone else diagnose.

Thanks for trying!

It hasn’t come back, and I’m not sure what I did to cause it to appear!

Are you suggesting doing something from the PC end while it’s in fastboot? I can get to fastboot any time with the physical buttons combinations. I’ve already wiped to factory.

Curious. Now, when plugged in, it takes 30s to power on and get stuck on the white background colorful Google. Not plugged in, 5sec doesn’t do anything. 30s didn’t do anything. But 1s in the fastboot combo vibrated once and opened fastboot.

Tried “Reboot Bootloader” - it just turned off, as far as I can tell.

Tried “Start” - it just turned off, as far as I can tell.

Tried “Recovery Mode” - went to white background colorful “Google”.

Tried “Rescue Mode” - white google screen, then rescue mode. I can see it in lsusb again.

I really appreciate your detailed suggestion and description of what you’ve done. Especially, I like that you attribute the app developer. You’re a good egg.

Do you need any particular kind of fire stick? Do they require an Amazon login?

I bet it’s more complicated for those multi function machines.

I’ve never installed a manufacturer’s driver for my brother printer across distributions. Even live USB images can print to it with no trouble.

Any number of alternative launchers. I use Nova, and I can remove the search bar, move it, change it to a different provider ( DDG), and search apps and messages and stuff at the same time.

My 2b+ is still chugging along running my webserver, hosting some scripts run by CRON, and a badly configured pi-hole. No complaints!