Navigating (enabling developer mode) with broken screen (oneplus 3t)

Toadtoad

@doniks
Ah, I didn't add sbin, /usr/bin, and /usr/sbin to PATH. passwd was in /usr/bin. I changed the password, so I think I'm able to get in. But, it seems like adb isn't even supported on the OP3T, so it seems like a moot point. @joe since you were able to help me navigate to developer mode, do you think you can tell me how to open the terminal with a keyboard, so I could try to setup SSH?

joe

@Toadtoad
Once you can be sure that you are past the lock screen:
UPDATE on this for me for some reason:

Hold superkey, and press a number to open any app . e.g. settings, which will prompt for password if locked.
Enter password ** For me I now have to press TAB to make the cursor go to the password field.

You can reach the terminal or any app by pressing:

Superkey (this will open the dash)
Type in "terminal" , which should search for the app. Then press Enter.
You should be in terminal now, and it asks for your password again. Type that in and press Enter.
Now will be in the command line

Toadtoad

@joe Okay, I think nearly everything is setup for SSH. The one thing I can confirm isn't working yet is wifi. My network runs on wpa-psk, and I need some way to bring the credentials to the phone. Is this possible through adb shell?

EDIT: Also, do I need to TAB when opening the terminal before entering my password? Thanks.

joe

@Toadtoad
Refer to my first post for the wifi part.
Under

[wifi-security]
auth-alg=open
group=
key-mgmt=wpa-psk
pairwise=
proto=
psk=

psk = [your wifi password]

I think you can copy the settings from another ubuntu machine under
/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections

You don't need to TAB for the password in terminal. Also it might vary for the one on the lock screen

Toadtoad

@joe I tried copying the file from my Manjaro machine, replacing the permissions and adding the password, but it didn't seem to work, as I couldn't detect my phone on nmap from another computer on the LAN. I even tried to get into the terminal to use nmcli to connect (https://docs.ubuntu.com/core/en/stacks/network/network-manager/docs/configure-wifi-connections) but it didn't seem to work, either. How can i get my internet connected, and is there any way to verify I'm actually in the terminal? Sorry for how complicated this is getting, and thanks for the help.

joe

@Toadtoad
You are setting up via ADB through TWRP?
Permissions should be:
-rw------- 1 root root
And the profile in /data/system-data/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections is the exact name of the wifi SSID.

Not sure how you would know if you are in the terminal or not. One way would be to assume you are, then create a file e.g. "touch testfile" . Then go back to TWRP-adb and see if that file exists.

Toadtoad

@joe The permissions were -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root, but that should work as well (albeit it could be more secure). The profile has the same name as the SSID.

After testing, I don't think I was in the terminal. Should I try reinstalling UBPorts from scratch, and is there an initial setup page that I haven't bypassed that I may be hitting? I'm trying to figure out why I didn't access the terminal. I believe I followed the instructions exactly.

Capsia

@Toadtoad Hi,
You can test if you are in the terminal by connecting your headphones,
then type:

pactl load-module module-loopback

Now you should hear your voice from the microphone to the headphones.
If it works, make sure to unload the module before unplugging the headphones:

pactl unload-module module-loopback

If everything worked, you've successfully opened the terminal.
(If you run the commands without plugged headphones, your phone will generate strange, loud sounds)

Toadtoad

@Capsia Okay, based off of that, it seems like I am not in the terminal, unfortunately. Is there anything else I could try?