I've no idea if this works for all Android tablets/phones but it sounds like it should.
It might also be common knowledge to most on here but I couldn't find it earlier.
This is a story that happened to a work college of mine and three of us have just spent half the morning trying to sort it out. It starts with a cheap £50 tablet from Amazon, the LelikTec A13 Touch Screen AllWinner, which my college's son bought for his daughters. Being kids they did what kids do and mucked around with all the settings which resulted in them locking themselves out of the tablet (by setting up a pattern lock and then forgetting it).
Unfortunately, the tablet was locked with the WiFi turned OFF, so an attempt to use the useful Google recovery system was unsuccessful (tip for Google there, make the password recovery system so you can enable and setup a WiFi link). Never mind, you can perform a factory reset on Android devices by booting into recovery mode by pressing the up volume and power buttons at the same time. Well for some unexplained reason this didn't work, it simply resulted in the distressing image of a dead Android on the screen.
So the next thing to do is attempt to use the Android Debug Bridge via USB. Now between us we knew this is what we needed to do, but no one knew exactly how, so here is a beginners, step-by-step guide.
Download the ADB SDK from this website.
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
(If you have a 64 bit system then the top download button is all you need. If you have a 32 bit system then at the bottom of the webpage is "Download for other platforms" link and you can download the relevant software from here)
Install the ADB SDK so that it is on the c:\ drive (so that to navigate through it looks like c:\android-sdk\.....etc)
You now need to install the correct USB Drivers. If you navigate through to C:\android-sdk then you will see SDK Manager.exe.
Run up the SDK manager
Scroll through to Extras\Google USB Driver and check the box
Select Install packages. This will now have installed the usb drivers so that the development kit can talk to the tablet. (These drivers worked fine on a 64 bit machine but did not work on my 32 bit XP machine. I downloaded the drivers from here:-
http://www.kmods.net/android/misc_g59-usb_drivers_windows_7__vista__xp__32bit_p18.html
and they worked fine on the XP machine)
Close the SDK Manager
Now plug in the tablet to your PC using the USB cable supplied with the tablet.
Check the "DEVICE MANAGER" and you should see "ANDROID PHONE\Android ADB Interface"
(If you still have an unknown device then right click it navigate to "Update Driver" and then point it at the drivers USB drivers folder you may have downloaded earlier and update it)
This next step will make life a lot easier to unlock your tablet but take care in doing it.
a) Right Click "MY COMPUTER" and select properties\Advanced\Environment Variables
b) Scroll down until you see "Path" and select edit.
c) Add the following two lines to the end of the text making sure that you use ;(semicolon) between them.
e.g.C:\Program Files\WinNT\Bin\;c:\android-sdk\sdk\platform-tools\;c:\android-sdk\sdk\tools\
Now you all you have to do is follow the instructions on this website
http://www.addictivetips.com/androi...e-pattern-unlock-on-android-via-adb-commands/
As a brief summary:-
Goto ,<START> <RUN> and type in cmd
Cut this text:-
adb shell
cd /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases
sqlite3 settings.db
update system set value=0 where name='lock_pattern_autolock';
update system set value=0 where name='lockscreen.lockedoutpermanently';
.quit
and paste it into the cmd window.(You have to right click to paste into the CMD window)
If you now reboot your tablet you will find it unlocked. Re-connect it to the internet, type in your Gmail account details and away you go.
There may be other, easier ways of doing this, but this is what we did and this is what worked for us.
Apologies if this is in the wrong part of the forum, please feel free to move if so.
Are you getting errors like "device not found" or "device offline" while trying to run ADB commands? Here's a quick way to troubleshoot your problem on Windows.
Steps
1. Ensure USB Debugging is enabled in Developer Options.
2. Verify current Google USB Driver is installed and that Device Manager is using that driver.
3. Update to latest version of ADB.
1. Ensure USB Debugging is enabled in Developer Options.
Enable Developer Options by going to Settings -> About Phone and tapping on "Build Number" multiple repeated times. You will be greeted with "You are a developer."
Now, under Settings -> Developer Options, ensure you check the box for "USB debugging."
2. Verify current Google USB Driver is installed and Device Manager is using that driver.
You may skip this step if Device Manager lists your phone as "Android Phone -> Android Composite ADB Interface." If it does not, this is likely your root cause.
Go to the Google USB Driver page and download the latest driver directly from Google. Extract the zip file to a folder you know and will remember in the future.
Open up Device Manger in Windows with your Nexus 5 connected. Whatever your Nexus 5 is currently detected as, right click on it and select Properties. Then, in the Driver tab, hit "Uninstall." If available, select "Delete the driver software for this device." and hit "OK." It will remove the old drivers.
Restart your computer.
After restarting, reconnect your Nexus 5. It should be recognized as an unknown device in the Device Manager. (If it isn't, try the previous driver deletion steps again.)
Right click on the unknown Nexus 5 device, choose Properties, and in the Driver tab again select "Update driver." Browse your computer manually by putting in the path to the new Google USB Drivers you unzipped to a folder of your choice in the beginning of this step. Choose next and your drivers should install! You'll know everything completed successfully when you see the phone listed under "Android Phone -> Android Composite ADB Interface" in Device Manager.
This is the most finicky process, so don't be afraid to reboot your computer a time or two and repeat these steps if they don't work on the first try.
3. Update to latest version of ADB.
This is a crucial step. The new version of ADB is required to work with the "USB debugging authorizations" setting.
Perhaps you know how to update ADB, in which case, just do it. However, here's a detailed manual approach to download JUST the adb suite from the SDK:
Go to the Google Android SDK website and choose "Use An Existing IDE" and click the "Download the SDK Tools for Windows." This will allow you to download only an 80 MB file rather than the whole 400 MB suite.
Install the SDK tools exe to a folder of your choosing.
Run SDK Manager and uncheck everything except for "Android SDK Platform-tools." This is the ADB and Fastboot bundle. Install that.
Navigate to your SDK Path as indicated at the top of your Android SDK Manager window. You will now see a freshly downloaded platform-tools folder containing ADB.exe, Fastboot.exe, and a host of other files. That folder is now your updated, portable ADB tools folder. You can move it anywhere you like as long as you run ADB from a command prompt window set to that directory.
After you've followed these procedures, running "ADB Devices" should trigger a prompt on your device to accept the RSA fingerprint of your computer. Accept it, and now all should be working as intended!
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Yorus said:
The following worked for me, since all of the suggestions mentioned here didn't work for me:
If you use a Windows 8.1 enterprise N or KN edition, install the Microsoft Media Feature Pack :
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2929699/en
Sounds too simple to be true but work instantly for me.
Hope it works you some of the people here looking for a solution
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Setting up ADB and Fastboot commands to work from ANY path (credit to original author in quote).
Chromium_ said:
Setup, Preparation and Prerequisites
ADB and Fastboot Installation
Download the full Android SDK here (scroll to the bottom of the page>DOWNLOAD FOR OTHER PLATFORMS>SDK Tools Only) or get a slimmed version containing only the essential components here (Thanks @El Daddy)
Extract the zip and place the android-sdk-windows folder on the root of your hard drive. (the path should be like this: C:\android-sdk-windows)
**If you chose to download the slimmed sdk skip to step 5**
Only if you downloaded the full sdk: Go into the folder and run SDK Manager.exe. Install the following packages (there are a total of 4 packages):
- Tools > Android SDK Tools, Android SDK Platform-tools
- Extras > Android Support Library, Google USB Driver
Only if you downloaded the full sdk: Go back into the android-sdk-windows directory, and you should see a new folder named platform-tools. If not, repeat the step above.
Open a command prompt window and run "sysdm.cpl" (without the quotes) and a new window should popup. Go to the Advanced tab > Environmental Variables
Now focus your attention to the System variables box (the lower box). Scroll down and look for the Path variable > highlight it > click Edit > go all the way to the end of the Variable value text box, and paste the following entry:
Code:
;C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools
(OR WHATEVER PLATFORM-TOOLS DIRECTORY YOU PICKED)
Click OK then close all of the System Properties windows
You should now be able to use adb/fastboot commands no matter what location your command prompt is in. To confirm that it is indeed working, open a command prompt window and enter "adb version" (without the quotes). If it displays "Android Debug Bridge version x.x.xx" it is working. If it is gives an error saying that adb is not a recognized command, it has not been successful. Carefully repeat the steps above if this is the case.
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The importance of being careful with your command choices.
MkVsTheWorld said:
"Be sure to use the CORRECT adb/fastboot commands, double-check the path on all commands, and double-check the existence of each file you are working with."
I hate to admit this, but I couldn't figure out why nothing was appearing in the device list when I did "adb devices", while the phone was in Fastboot. I did everything from A-Z and tore my hair out for 30 minutes until it hit me, my phone's in Fastboot. I've been messing with Android for 3+ years and made a newbie mistake lol.
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Fixing MTP device not showing up after installing ADB drivers.
dbareis said:
I'm not sure what happened but on my WINDOWS 7 (64 bit) OS I had to modify "%WINDIR%\inf\wpdmtp.inf" as shown here: "http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=37930602&postcount=937". I then uninstall the device and drivers and performed a hardware scan to get it to work. I also added a "...PID_4EE2&MI_01" line but I am not positive that was required.
Hope that helps someone.
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Whyzor said:
You should also mention what worked for me in post #16 (& confirmed by a few others in other threads). That is to toggle Settings - Storage - USB Connection type from Camera to Mass storage & also the debugging mode on & off.
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Ashcunak said:
Op might wanna tack this onto the bottom of the main post as a last resort for folks to "start over" and be sure they have no old drivers installed.
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/usb_devices_view.html
i had to use this program (right click run as admin if permissions are set) to remove EVERY single android related driver in order to get mine working.. turns out i had so many old ones in my system and some i couldn't remove from the device manager, the buttons wouldn't become click able..
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CrazyIvan said:
I've tried everything and cannot get the authorization prompt to pop up on my Nexus5 so when I run adb devices the phone shows up as "unauthorized". Any suggestions? This is with updated sdk and USB drivers. Device manager shows phone as "Android Phone->Android Composite ADB Interface" and "Portable Device->Nexus 5". Tried toggling between MTP/PTP, USB Debugging on/off, stopping and starting the adb server (latest version 1.0.31).
Thanks in advance!
EDIT: Finally got the ba$tard! Run this for some adb debug logging:
adb kill-server
set ADB_TRACE=all
adb nodaemon server
Go and look back at the output from the start for any errors. In my case it couldn't mkdir in c:\users\administrator, which for me doesn't exist. I changed the Windows environment variable "ANDROID_SDK_HOME" to point to "C:\users\<my account dir>", closed the DOS window, re-ran the commands and I got prompted for the permission on my phone. Yee ha! Now I can fire up hello world with the SDK on my phone. Praise be to Google search for turning up this thread that told me about the debug logging.
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SonicAngel said:
I just rooted my N5 (using the guide on this forum so I had no other drivers other than Google's SDK) and after unlocking my bootloader windows did not recognize my phone so I couldn't go further. Upon checking device manager I saw something called "AOSP on Hammerhead", a quick online search found a lot of very complicated answers (uninstall all drivers, restart, install adb drivers was one example).
Instead of all that I just right clicked "AOSP on Hammerhead", chose Update Driver, manually choose driver, went to "Android bootloader", chose the default driver from "Google inc" manually and that for some reason worked.
I figured this might help someone since the other solutions I found really were very long.
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MaxRabbit said:
Reserved.
Questions? Ask below!
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Hey man, thanks for the tutorial, I seem to still have trouble with this. Followed all the steps, even reset the device, to no avail. Anyone else having issues?
KTT16 said:
Hey man, thanks for the tutorial, I seem to still have trouble with this. Followed all the steps, even reset the device, to no avail. Anyone else having issues?
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You're welcome! What shows up in your Device Manager now?
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You're welcome! What shows up in your Device Manager now?
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Hey thanks for the quick reply! I got it to work finally via: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507905
Great tips and tutorial though..so stoked to have this phone!
KTT16 said:
Hey thanks for the quick reply! I got it to work finally via: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507905
Great tips and tutorial though..so stoked to have this phone!
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What step exactly did you take that fixed it?
MaxRabbit said:
What step exactly did you take that fixed it?
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Open a command prompt window and run "sysdm.cpl" (without the quotes) and a new window should popup. Go to the Advanced tab > Environmental Variables
Now focus your attention to the System variables box (the lower box). Scroll down and look for the Path variable > highlight it > click Edit > go all the way to the end of the Variable value text box, and paste the following entry:
Code:
;C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools
Click OK then close all of the System Properties windows
You should now be able to use adb/fastboot commands no matter what location your command prompt is in. To confirm that it is indeed working, open a command prompt window and enter "adb version" (without the quotes). If it displays "Android Debug Bridge version x.x.xx" it is working. If it is gives an error saying that adb is not a recognized command, it has not been successful. Carefully repeat the steps above if this is the case.
KTT16 said:
Open a command prompt window and run "sysdm.cpl" (without the quotes) and a new window should popup. Go to the Advanced tab > Environmental Variables
Now focus your attention to the System variables box (the lower box). Scroll down and look for the Path variable > highlight it > click Edit > go all the way to the end of the Variable value text box, and paste the following entry:
Code:
;C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools
Click OK then close all of the System Properties windows
You should now be able to use adb/fastboot commands no matter what location your command prompt is in. To confirm that it is indeed working, open a command prompt window and enter "adb version" (without the quotes). If it displays "Android Debug Bridge version x.x.xx" it is working. If it is gives an error saying that adb is not a recognized command, it has not been successful. Carefully repeat the steps above if this is the case.
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Ahh, your problem with my instructions then were that you weren't running ADB from inside the platform-tools folder
Definitely! I seriously got frustrated for a second and forgot how to read!
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Not showing up as removable storage
Hi, maybe you can help me.
Last night I unlocked my N5 using CF-Root, and flashed TWRP using Flashify. However, when I plug my N5 into my home computer it doesn't ever show up under 'My Computer' with other removable storage devices. It is present in the device manager under 'Android Phone -> Google Nexus ADB Interface'.
I've tried restrarting my computer, uninstalling the drivers and reinstalling them. Developer mode is enabled and if I switch from MTP to PTP then is shows up under removable storage, but I only have access to the DCIM folder. Switching back to MTP makes it disappear.
On my work computer it shows up correctly no problem.
My personal computer has had multiple installations of WugFresh Root toolkit and ADB/SDK files for my previous Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 7 but I uninstalled most of that before setting up the N5.
Thanks!
JonnyRock said:
Hi, maybe you can help me.
Last night I unlocked my N5 using CF-Root, and flashed TWRP using Flashify. However, when I plug my N5 into my home computer it doesn't ever show up under 'My Computer' with other removable storage devices. It is present in the device manager under 'Android Phone -> Google Nexus ADB Interface'.
I've tried restrarting my computer, uninstalling the drivers and reinstalling them. Developer mode is enabled and if I switch from MTP to PTP then is shows up under removable storage, but I only have access to the DCIM folder. Switching back to MTP makes it disappear.
On my work computer it shows up correctly no problem.
My personal computer has had multiple installations of WugFresh Root toolkit and ADB/SDK files for my previous Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 7 but I uninstalled most of that before setting up the N5.
Thanks!
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same issue on my side...I canot use MTP only PTP...I also tryed new drivers from SDK but has not solved the problem
Alex
JonnyRock said:
Hi, maybe you can help me.
Last night I unlocked my N5 using CF-Root, and flashed TWRP using Flashify. However, when I plug my N5 into my home computer it doesn't ever show up under 'My Computer' with other removable storage devices. It is present in the device manager under 'Android Phone -> Google Nexus ADB Interface'.
I've tried restrarting my computer, uninstalling the drivers and reinstalling them. Developer mode is enabled and if I switch from MTP to PTP then is shows up under removable storage, but I only have access to the DCIM folder. Switching back to MTP makes it disappear.
On my work computer it shows up correctly no problem.
My personal computer has had multiple installations of WugFresh Root toolkit and ADB/SDK files for my previous Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 7 but I uninstalled most of that before setting up the N5.
Thanks!
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This is a really strange problem :-/ what does it show up as when you are in device manager on your work computer?
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This is a really strange problem :-/ what does it show up as when you are in device manager on your work computer?
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It shows up as a 'Portable Device' -> 'Portable Media Player' (I was thinking it was a 'Device with Removable Storage').
I have full access to the internal file folders here at work.
Here's a suggestion for something to add to the OP.
"Be sure to use the CORRECT adb/fastboot commands, double-check the path on all commands, and double-check the existence of each file you are working with."
I hate to admit this, but I couldn't figure out why nothing was appearing in the device list when I did "adb devices", while the phone was in Fastboot. I did everything from A-Z and tore my hair out for 30 minutes until it hit me, my phone's in Fastboot. I've been messing with Android for 3+ years and made a newbie mistake lol.
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JonnyRock said:
Hi, maybe you can help me.
Last night I unlocked my N5 using CF-Root, and flashed TWRP using Flashify. However, when I plug my N5 into my home computer it doesn't ever show up under 'My Computer' with other removable storage devices. It is present in the device manager under 'Android Phone -> Google Nexus ADB Interface'.
I've tried restrarting my computer, uninstalling the drivers and reinstalling them. Developer mode is enabled and if I switch from MTP to PTP then is shows up under removable storage, but I only have access to the DCIM folder. Switching back to MTP makes it disappear.
On my work computer it shows up correctly no problem.
My personal computer has had multiple installations of WugFresh Root toolkit and ADB/SDK files for my previous Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 7 but I uninstalled most of that before setting up the N5.
Thanks!
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I have the same problem and done the same exact things u did. any help?
I'm having no luck with unlocking bootloader of my Nexus 5 today. I've unlocked previous Android devices fine, but this one for some reason it's not detecting it in USB drivers. It shows as Other devices -> Nexus 5 in device manager, but when I select update driver & navigate to the dir where Android SDK/extras/google/usb_driver
Windows was unable to install your Nexus 5
Windows could not find driver software for your device.
I updated the OTA that came right away earlier, maybe this caused the Windows USB drivers to not work match the updated OTA build? Is there a way to ensure that old windows driver is uninstalled? I can only select 'uninstall', but not the 'remove old driver files' some docs mention. Also when I connect my Nexus 4 it's fine, and enabling debugging mode prompts for to allow the security fingerprint of the PC. But this prompt doesn't appear on Nexus 5, not sure if it's supposed to happen AFTER the PC is able to communicate with the N5 or not, which is the step that I'm stuck on. Tried it on another Windows 7 system and same problem.
UPDATE: Well my Nexus 4 worked fine along with adb until a few minutes ago, after toggling the Debugging Mode on the phone, it's not recognized on Windows now either. So definitely think it's a Windows 7 or Google USB Driver issue. Any pointers on how to start over (without reinstalling Windows) would be appreciated.
UPDATE 2: For future reference, I got around my Windows driver issue by going into Nexus - Settings - Storage - USB computer connection, toggle to Camera (PTP) and Media device (MTP), that reinitialized windows to recognize it in Device Manager again. Stupid Windows.
aluxzen said:
same issue on my side...I canot use MTP only PTP...I also tryed new drivers from SDK but has not solved the problem
Alex
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I'm not sure what happened but on my WINDOWS 7 (64 bit) OS I had to modify "%WINDIR%\inf\wpdmtp.inf" as shown here: "http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=37930602&postcount=937". I then uninstall the device and drivers and performed a hardware scan to get it to work. I also added a "...PID_4EE2&MI_01" line but I am not positive that was required.
Hope that helps someone.
Whyzor said:
UPDATE 2: For future reference, I got around my Windows driver issue by going into Nexus - Settings - Storage - USB computer connection, toggle to Camera (PTP) and Media device (MTP), that reinitialized windows to recognize it in Device Manager again. Stupid Windows.
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That... Thankyou for that info.
I was able to get ADB to work but was not able to get the device to popup as a storage device. That fixed it. Thanks!
I'm not sure what happened but on my WINDOWS 7 (64 bit) OS I had to modify "%WINDIR%\inf\wpdmtp.inf" as shown here: "http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...&postcount=937".
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Thanks, that link was really helpful! I struggled with the correct detection before (seems I had some old drivers for my last phone on that windows installation...)
Whyzor said:
I'm having no luck with unlocking bootloader of my Nexus 5 today. I've unlocked previous Android devices fine, but this one for some reason it's not detecting it in USB drivers. It shows as Other devices -> Nexus 5 in device manager, but when I select update driver & navigate to the dir where Android SDK/extras/google/usb_driver
Windows was unable to install your Nexus 5
Windows could not find driver software for your device.
I updated the OTA that came right away earlier, maybe this caused the Windows USB drivers to not work match the updated OTA build? Is there a way to ensure that old windows driver is uninstalled? I can only select 'uninstall', but not the 'remove old driver files' some docs mention. Also when I connect my Nexus 4 it's fine, and enabling debugging mode prompts for to allow the security fingerprint of the PC. But this prompt doesn't appear on Nexus 5, not sure if it's supposed to happen AFTER the PC is able to communicate with the N5 or not, which is the step that I'm stuck on. Tried it on another Windows 7 system and same problem.
UPDATE: Well my Nexus 4 worked fine along with adb until a few minutes ago, after toggling the Debugging Mode on the phone, it's not recognized on Windows now either. So definitely think it's a Windows 7 or Google USB Driver issue. Any pointers on how to start over (without reinstalling Windows) would be appreciated.
UPDATE 2: For future reference, I got around my Windows driver issue by going into Nexus - Settings - Storage - USB computer connection, toggle to Camera (PTP) and Media device (MTP), that reinitialized windows to recognize it in Device Manager again. Stupid Windows.
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Thank you for sharing your solution.
Hi everybody !
I got my new OPO phone Tuesday, and I decided to root & unlock it. I downloaded Bacon Root Toolkit v1.0.2, and runned it. I first opened it and wrote that i had an old version of android, because my OPO was not updated yet, so the rooting didn't work. So i updated Cyanogen Version on my OPO today, it's now 64GB SandStone, XNHP44S-KTU84Q. I clicked on Full Driver Installion - Automatic + Manual, and then went to Step 3 as recommended. I downloaded Google Drivers, then clicked on Configure ADB. So appears the Device Manager, i clicked on A0001 ( OnePlus One ) and then tried to Update Drivers Software, but i can't have the " Android Devices " in the selection, i only have " USB MTP Device ". And if i try to Fastboot the OPO, it doesn't appears anymore in the Device Manager.
My friends didn't have that problem so they couldn't help, maybe could you ?
Sorry for bad english, i'm a French student ...
Waiting for an answer soon ! Cya !
Chyquito said:
Hi everybody !
I got my new OPO phone Tuesday, and I decided to root & unlock it. I downloaded Bacon Root Toolkit v1.0.2, and runned it. I first opened it and wrote that i had an old version of android, because my OPO was not updated yet, so the rooting didn't work. So i updated Cyanogen Version on my OPO today, it's now 64GB SandStone, XNHP44S-KTU84Q. I clicked on Full Driver Installion - Automatic + Manual, and then went to Step 3 as recommended. I downloaded Google Drivers, then clicked on Configure ADB. So appears the Device Manager, i clicked on A0001 ( OnePlus One ) and then tried to Update Drivers Software, but i can't have the " Android Devices " in the selection, i only have " USB MTP Device ". And if i try to Fastboot the OPO, it doesn't appears anymore in the Device Manager.
My friends didn't have that problem so they couldn't help, maybe could you ?
Sorry for bad english, i'm a French student ...
Waiting for an answer soon ! Cya !
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first off root kit is not needed to root your phone. Secondly you did not have to update it prior to rooting as well. Now I came across this issue with my friends phone the other day and used this method here.
It works just dont skip a step and please use the stickied method in General to root your phone. You learn nothing with root kits. Its also keeps you from searching properly and finding answers.....
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playya said:
first off root kit is not needed to root your phone. Secondly you did not have to update it prior to rooting as well. Now I came across this issue with my friends phone the other day and used this method here.
It works just dont skip a step and please use the stickied method in General to root your phone. You learn nothing with root kits. Its also keeps you from searching properly and finding answers.....
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I did Step 1 and Step 2 successfully, now i reached the Step 3, and did a) and b). When i do c) step, i cannot find my OPO in the list, it is int the " Hided Devices " and when i try to update drivers softwares, i just have : " Android Devices -> USB MTP Device ", and not, Google Inc. - Android Bootloader Interface., how can i find it ?
Chyquito said:
I did Step 1 and Step 2 successfully, now i reached the Step 3, and did a) and b). When i do c) step, i cannot find my OPO in the list, it is int the " Hided Devices " and when i try to update drivers softwares, i just have : " Android Devices -> USB MTP Device ", and not, Google Inc. - Android Bootloader Interface., how can i find it ?
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you are confusing me if you followed the directions then put your phone in Fastboot mode you should see your phone popup in your device manager list.
Install the latest Samsung drivers: SAMSUNG USB Driver v1.5.33.0
Restart the computer (very important)
Go to Device Manager, find the Android device, and select Update Driver Software.
Select Browse my computer for driver software
Select Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer
Select ADB Interface from the list
Select SAMSUNG Android ADB Interface (this is a signed driver). If you get a warning, select Yesto continue.
Done!
Please dont take this wrong but is this your first android phone and rooting? If so there is soooo much you should be reading before doing this. Also make sure this is what you want to do. With rooting what goal are you trying to achieve
playya said:
first off root kit is not needed to root your phone. Secondly you did not have to update it prior to rooting as well. Now I came across this issue with my friends phone the other day and used this method here.
It works just dont skip a step and please use the stickied method in General to root your phone. You learn nothing with root kits. Its also keeps you from searching properly and finding answers.....
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playya said:
you are confusing me if you followed the directions then put your phone in Fastboot mode you should see your phone popup in your device manager list.
Install the latest Samsung drivers: SAMSUNG USB Driver v1.5.33.0
Restart the computer (very important)
Go to Device Manager, find the Android device, and select Update Driver Software.
Select Browse my computer for driver software
Select Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer
Select ADB Interface from the list
Select SAMSUNG Android ADB Interface (this is a signed driver). If you get a warning, select Yesto continue.
Done!
Please dont take this wrong but is this your first android phone and rooting? If so there is soooo much you should be reading before doing this. Also make sure this is what you want to do. With rooting what goal are you trying to achieve
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This is my second Android phone, and i never rooted my phone. A friend told me to do this and i have to do this if i want to get WiFi access at my school.
When i'm the Device Manager, the OPO doesn't appears in Fastboot mode... Neither Android Device...
I downloaded the Samsung Driver, but after rebooting the PC, i can't see any Android Device in the Device Manager. I only have MTP, that contain A0001, Android ADB Device, and something else useless. And i can't update Android ADB Device's Drivers Software...
Chyquito said:
This is my second Android phone, and i never rooted my phone. A friend told me to do this and i have to do this if i want to get WiFi access at my school.
When i'm the Device Manager, the OPO doesn't appears in Fastboot mode... Neither Android Device...
I downloaded the Samsung Driver, but after rebooting the PC, i can't see any Android Device in the Device Manager. I only have MTP, that contain A0001, Android ADB Device, and something else useless. And i can't update Android ADB Device's Drivers Software...
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OK with android and rooting following instructions is key. By your response you did not follow all the steps. Please follow each one to the letter
There are more steps for you to do after a reboot
Did you ever get "This device was reset. To continue, sign in with a Google Account that was previously synced on this device."?
Italian version: "Questo dispositivo è stato reimpostato. Per proseguire, accedi a un account Google già sincronizzato con il dispositivo."
It is a new protection on some phones starting from Android 5.1.
If you have resetted the password of your account after a factory reset it won't accept it also if it is correct.
IMPORTANT: Do not use this guide if the phone isn't yours.
After various attempts I was able to unlock it. Tested on Huawei with Android 5.1.1 but it possibly works also on other configurations with minor changes.
Requirements:
- The locked phone (obviously)
- Internet on the phone with the SIM or Wireless
- A normal USB cable
- A PC with adb installed
Procedure:
1) Start the phone and go all the steps until you see the hated message
2) Now tap on the place where you usually instert the mail so the keyboard will appears
3) Hold the Swipe icon on the keyboard until "Huawei Swipe" is opened
4) Tap on Help, then Version, then Swipe
5) Tap on www.swype.com
6) Tap on Browser, then select always
7) Now search: nova launcher 4.0.2 apk
8) Download the one from apkmirror
9) Go in the downloads on the browser, tap on com.teslacoilsw.launcher-4.0.2-40200-minAPI16.apk and install it
10) After the installation open it and now you can access Android (although is temporary)
11) Now go in the settings, then tap "info about the phone" and tap 7 times on "serial number" to enable developers options.
12) In the developers options enable Debug USB
13) Connect the phone to the pc
14) On the pc run: adb devices
15) On the phone it should ask to accept the pc, tick the options to keep the setting and accept it (if you don't get it then you have done something wrong)
16) On the phone open the browser and search kinguser, download the one from http://kinguserapk.com/download.html, install and open it
17) On the phone complete the procedure to get root access and set the options to consent root access to adb (sometimes the software give and error about this, try various options because we absolutely need this)
18) On the pc run:
Code:
adb shell
su
rm /data/system/locksettings.*
rm /data/system/*.key
rm /data/system/accounts.db
rm /data/system/sync/accounts.xml
rm /data/system/sync/status.bin
rm /data/data/com.google.android.gm/databases/*
rm /data/data/com.google.android.gsf/databases/*
rm /data/data/com.google.android.gms/databases/*
rm /data/data/com.google.android.talk/databases/*
19) On the phone go in the settings then go in the app list and terminate all these:
Code:
Google Account Manager
Google Backup Transport
Google One Time Init
Google Partner Setup
Google Service Framework
20) On the phone go in the account and add a Google account (if you have done everything correctly it don't show the annoying messages) and leave it syncing
21) Now restart the phone and re-do the setup wizard but now instead of asking for a Google account it will auto-login (this step is essential)
22) In the real world scream outside the window about your success and you are done, this is the most important step
This is Googles Factory reset protection and tut on how to bypass it are all over the place. Also this only works on this device. It has been patched by google about 3 months ago in a security update.
I have tried other procedures and it weren't working on this phone.
I have tried to update the ROM and it say it is the latest version so it still works.
ale5000 said:
I have tried other procedures and it weren't working on this phone.
I have tried to update the ROM and it say it is the latest version so it still works.
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That is because it is a security hole that oem caused and it will only work on that device for now. A security hole with that oem is not surprising or new really.
zelendel said:
That is because it is a security hole that oem caused and it will only work on that device for now. A security hole with that oem is not surprising or new really.
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Beside the initial security hole (that hopefully can be replaced by others) almost all guides end in another factory reset that on this phone do not solve the issue.
Instead I have opted to add a Google account and make the phone accept it.