No images found under pub/static/adminhtml and /frontend

[jibrandlr]

The backend dont display any image at all. No Magento logo in the upper left corner, no icons in the left column elements: sales, products, customers, etc.
The folder where images were supposed to be are empty:
pub/static/adminhtml/Magento/backend/en_US/images

In addition, it seems the left column links (sales, products, customers...) are broken. When I click on them nothing happens.

New installation on a local WAMP env.
Magento files cloned via:
git clone -b master https://github.com/magento/magento2.git
Installed via web setup.

[mazhalai]

@lgarridoj do you have mod_rewrite turned on? Are you in production or developer mode? If you are in production mode, you need to run bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy

[jibrandlr]

@mazhalai Yes, I have mod_rewrite turned on.
I'm trying to find out which mode I'm in by running: magento deploy:mode:show from the magento2/bin folder.
However, I got the error "magento not recognized as an internal or external command..."

[mazhalai]

@lgarridoj please try php bin/magento deploy:mode:show

[jibrandlr]

@mazhalai I got this error "Could not open input file: bin/magento"

[mazhalai]

does bin/magento have proper execute permissions? If you are in the bin folder, you should run php magento deploy:mode:show

[techsoulman]

I am having the exact same problem and am a real noob, so I am really interested in an answer to this...preferably explained for dummies...
Thanks everyone

[jibrandlr]

I have not been able to fix this yet.
I downloaded Magento with Composers.
Installation through Setup Wizard. I attached 2 images to explain the issue better.

[jibrandlr]

@mazhalai is it normal that these folders are empty?
pub/static/adminhtml/Magento/backend/en_US/images

By the way, the command magento deploy:mode:show says I'm in default mode

[jibrandlr]

@mazhalai I just run bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy and the backend now looks good, however the front end looks like the image below

[jibrandlr]

after restarting my pc, the backend now shows like this too:

[jibrandlr]

@mazhalai the folders pub/static/frontend and pub/static/adminhtml are missing.

[jibrandlr]

Problem solved. The locale configuration in admin was set to "Español - Mexico", but there are no "es_MX" folder. I changed the locale to "en_US" and worked.

[mazhalai]

@lgarridoj closing this issue since it has been resolved. Please feel free to open a new one in case you encounter new issues.