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hello all,
i had some small trouble setting up adb for my viewsonic gtab, so once i figured it out i thought i'd share.
so far, this is confirmed working only on windows 7 32 and 64 bit. vista should be the same, but i'm not sure, i'll keep you posted. EDIT: we've confirmed these steps for at least vista 32 and xp 32-bit. there shouldn't be any differences between the 32 and 64 bit systems as far as the instructions go.
most of my information comes from nvidia's tegra site, here. that's a pretty technical-minded page though, so i wanted to condense it.
make sure usb debugging is turned on for your tablet (settings -> applications -> development -> usb debugging)
1. open your device manager (right click My Computer -> Manage -> Device Manager)
if you haven't done anything to set up drivers yet, skip to step 4.
2. find your gtab. depending on your previous attempts, this may be under "Android Phone" at the top (Android ADB Interface, make sure it's your tab and not your phone), or under "Universal Serial Bus controllers" on the bottom (called Android somethingorother. should be at the top of the list.)
3. uninstall it. right click, uninstall. check the box that asks you if you want to delete driver software. i didn't need to use usbdeview to uninstall the drivers, but if you're running into issues on this step try it. usbdeview must be run as administrator, thanks droidjunkie.
it looks like most people should just skip right to usbdeview to uninstall any old drivers. like i said, i didn't have any issues using windows' "delete driver software" option, but apparently i was just lucky. rcgabriel recommends usbdeview, and he knows stuff.
4. unplug, and plug your tablet back in. now your device should be under "Other Devices" near the middle (will have a yellow exclamation icon, called NVIDIA harmony). good.
5. hopefully you have the android sdk installed. if you don't, go find a generic guide on setting up adb and then come back. when you have the sdk installed, you need to run "SDK Setup.exe" from where you installed it and use it to download and install the usb drivers (currently r8).
6. open the "usb_driver" folder in your sdk directory. right click "android_winusb.inf" and open it with notepad or your favorite text editor.
7. under the "[Google.NTx86]" section, paste the following:
Code:
;NVIDIA Tegra
%SingleAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_0955&PID_7000
%CompositeAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_0955&PID_7100&MI_01
save the file and exit.
8. go back into device manager. right click your tablet, select update driver, and click "browse my computer...", then "let me pick...", then "next", then "have disk"
if you're confused on this step, check this post.
9. browse to your android sdk, under the usb_driver folder, and select the "android_winusb.inf" file.
10. of the three choices, the bottom should say "Android Composite ADB Interface". choose it. click next, and allow the driver to install even though you get a big scary red warning.
11. open a command prompt, preferably in the tools directory of your sdk. type the following:
Code:
echo 0x955 > "%USERPROFILE%\.android\adb_usb.ini"
and hit enter. it will just return a new prompt line.
12. test it out.
Code:
adb kill-server
adb devices
you should see your device's serial number. all is well. congrats.
let me know if i should add or clarify anything here. thanks!
Just in case anyone doesn't know what ADB is:
http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/adb.html
Thank you so much! Great info!
this is great! thanks for the concise writeup
I had trouble too. I was unable to get uninstall device to work and put the device under Other devices. I was advised to use usbdeview from pershoot. I used this program to remove the device and was able to get it moved to Other devices in Device Manager.
HTH
Thanks for all the tips, everyone, but I've been trying for days to be able to connect my gtab to use as a device for installing/debugging my apps. I too am running Eclipse using the emulators to date.
I've tried the steps outlined by iammuze, as well as others that are slightly varied, but to no avail.
I am running Vista SP2. My Gtab has been rooted, running ClockworkMod, and TnTLite 2.2. I also updated the Google USB package, rev 4 via the SDK/AVD Manager after attempting to use the rev 3 usb package.
Should any of these be reason why I cannot connect my gtab to Eclipse via ADB?
I'm totally frustrated...If anyone has any other suggestions, please forward them on!
Thanks in advance.
THANK YOU!!! after trying many different guides this one worked...other then the fact that I had to right click usbdeview and click "run as administrator" in order to delete the driver it keep installing when i would plug in my tab. I am on windows 7 32 bit, for anyone else having problems getting adb working that is using windows 7.
Thanks
I am finally connected via adb.
rlapela said:
Thanks for all the tips, everyone, but I've been trying for days to be able to connect my gtab to use as a device for installing/debugging my apps. I too am running Eclipse using the emulators to date.
I've tried the steps outlined by iammuze, as well as others that are slightly varied, but to no avail.
I am running Vista SP2. My Gtab has been rooted, running ClockworkMod, and TnTLite 2.2. I also updated the Google USB package, rev 4 via the SDK/AVD Manager after attempting to use the rev 3 usb package.
Should any of these be reason why I cannot connect my gtab to Eclipse via ADB?
I'm totally frustrated...If anyone has any other suggestions, please forward them on!
Thanks in advance.
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I had the same experience on Windows 7 that you are having now. Like you, I tried following all the instructions similar to the ones listed above plus advice from other forums and still could not get it to work. I was finally able to get mine working after I discovered Windows still had some drivers from previous failed attempts stored in its system files. These old drivers were interfering with the proper installation of the new usb driver.
To get rid of the old drivers completely, do a file search for the file named android_winusb.inf in your Windows/System32/DriverStore. If your search results show several file folders with the same driver, try to delete each of the those folders completely. After those folders are deleted, you can do a clean install following iammuze's instructions.
NOTE: To delete those folders you will have to change the folder permissions. It won't be easy to do, because Windows doesn't like having its system files messed with. Unfortunately, I can't give you exact instructions on this, because I don't currently have a Vista machine.
rlapela said:
Should any of these be reason why I cannot connect my gtab to Eclipse via ADB?
I'm totally frustrated...If anyone has any other suggestions, please forward them on!
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where does your gtab show up under device manager?
Thanks, it worked great! ADB screen shots!
Look at this mess I have crammed onto one page.
[UPDATE: Problem solved: I had two versions of adb in my PATH and the old version (1.0.20) was being executed instead of the new version (1.0.26). Apparently the old adb silently fails and returns no devices when used in conjunction with the current drivers. I worked this out by accident. But if you're looking for ideas, there are lots in the ADB for Dummies thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=502010 ]
Hi All
I've been banging my head against this for hours with no luck. I can't get adb to recognise my gTablet. Here's what I've done:
I'm on WinXP. gTablet is running zTab Clean 3.0
- I've downloaded the latest ADB USB drivers using the Android tools (driver verion 4.0, December 12 2010).
- I've made the modifications to android_winusb.inf noted above.
- USB Debugging is enabled on the gTab
- adb_usb.ini contains a single line containing: 0x955
I've followed various instructions and the driver install ~seems~ to go ok, but adb doesn't work.
Windows Device Manager lists the following devices which are associated with NVIDIA Harmony:
Android Phone > Android Composite ADB Interface
Universal Serial Bus controllers > USB Composite Device
Universal Serial Bus controllers > USB Mass Storage Device
USBDeview lists three devices:
NVIDIA Harmony NVIDIA Tegra 2 USB Device
NVIDIA Harmony USB Mass Storage Device
NVIDIA Harmony Android Composite ADB Interface
The first is listed as connected. The others aren't.
When run adb i get this:
> adb kill-server
> adb devices
* daemon not running. starting it now *
* daemon started successfully *
List of devices attached
No devices are listed.
I have tried many combinations of uninstalling these devices (with Device Manager and with USBDeview). When I reconnect I get prompted to install drivers. I have tried installing at this point, cancelling and then installing in Device Manager, not cancelling so the Plug and Play window stays open and uninstalling with device manager. None of this has worked. Also the device drivers seem to linger on my machine as they seem to auto-reinstall even after I have uninstalled them (I've also tried the suggestion of searching and deleting the .inf and .dlls from C:\Windows -- that didn't work out either).
I have also been careful to make sure adb is not running when I change the drivers. I have tried rebooting the computer and the gTablet after various installs.
The only way I can get the gTablet to appear in "Other devices" is to plug the device in (the PnP window pops up, I leave it open and ignore it). Then I delete the drivers in USBDeview. Then I unplug and replug the gTablet. Now there is one device in "Other devices": NVIDIA Harmony. Problem is, if I right-click "Update driver..." it won't let me install from the Android .inf, it says "The specified location does not provide information about your hardware." and forces me to install "USB Composite device". Once that's installed, two more NVIDIA Harmony devices appear in "Other devices". The first requires me to install "USB Mass Storage Device" (once again won't accept the .inf). The third does allow me to install "Android Composite ADB Interface". That gets me to the point where the drivers are loaded as listed above. But adb still lists no devices.
When I first started trying to set this up I had old drivers for the original HTC android phone installed. I deleted these with USBDeview.
I think that's all the information I have. Please let me know if you have any suggestions, I'd love to get this working.
Thanks!
A real plus would be screenshots, I'm getting a little confused at the device manager window, especially the part where it's supposed to give you the option "let me pick" > "have disk" > locate the .inf > choose the last of the three choices
I'm not getting any of those windows/options. Also, when I uninstall it, unplug the gTab, and plug it back in, it just re-installs the default Tegra driver. Any help?
Right now my device is showing up under "Disk Drives" as "NVIDIA Tegra 2 USB Device", and then also under "Portable Devices" as "G:\"
EDIT: Fixed! (Sorta)
I found another forum that told me that in Device Manager, select "Add Legacy Hardware" from the "Action" menu. After going through there, I was able to complete the steps you told me to. If anybody's having the same problem I had before, I am using Windows 7 64-bit, so that may be part of the problem? I'm not sure. But it's installed now and in Device Manager it's under the "Android Phone" section as "Android Composite ADB Interface".
However this raises a new problem, it has a yellow triangle with an exclamation mark over the icon, and it comes up with the error "Error code 10: Device cannot start".
Any help?
you edited the .inf file to contain the three lines specified, and selected the modified driver when adding the driver, correct? i'll try to add some screenshots for the dev manager section
after right clicking your gtab in device manager and selecting "update driver software" you should follow these steps to get going on win7 64-bit
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5541925/drivergtab.png
Hi,
FYI, one thing to be careful of: In the thread where there's info about adding the 3 lines to the .inf, there's also a full .inf file.
If you try to use the full .inf file, note that it has references to various DLLs, which may, or may not match the DLLs in the driver install directory, so, if you use that full .inf from the thread, you have to adjust those DLL references to the ones for the DLLs you actually have on your machine.
In my case, I found it easier to just add the 3 lines to the .inf that came when I installed the USB driver files from the Android development website, which then worked.
Just an FYI...
Jim
iammuze said:
after right clicking your gtab in device manager and selecting "update driver software" you should follow these steps to get going on win7 64-bit
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5541925/drivergtab.png
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THIS IS PIVOTAL... This is where I had the hang up. Make sure that you are looking at iammuze's pic here, especially the 2nd image. by default most of us are used to just pointing to the correct directory where we DO have the modified .ini and it grabbed the wrong one. You HAVE to select 'let me pick'
Thank you iammuze for pointing this out. I think that's where most get lost. It haunted me for weeks as I was just 'skinning' through directions and missed this important step!
Just a quick suggestion - instead of trying to hunt around and fix drivers that are already installed and broken, I highly suggest using USB Deview (http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/usb_devices_view.html) which lets you nuke out the old drivers easily on a Windows Vista/7 machine.
I had old ADB drivers from my Nexus One sitting around, and I was unable to uninstall stuff with Device Manager.
Just run USBDeview **as administrator** if you are on Windows Vista/7 and you can uninstall old drivers for USB devices with a single click (in this case, just nuke any old Harmony drivers or other ADB drivers). Then the next time you plug in your G Tab, you should be able to select the proper drivers as suggested in the first post.
doesn't work
So i have also been trying for days and can't get it working right.
Running Windows Vista, have ADB installed, and can connect to other Android devices. I have setup the android_winusb.inf properly, but when I connect my device it shows up in Device Manager as a Portable Device->Tegra.
I have uninstalled the tablet and every other android device using usbdeview as admin
I have searched and destroyed all other usb.inf files.
i am running VEGAn-1.0.5B
No matter what happens, as soon as I plug in the tablet it immediately installs it as a Tegra Portable.
any help is appreciated!
that's very odd, i haven't seen that device description before. it doesn't sound like a vista issue... do you have another computer with vista on it anywhere that you can plug your gtab into? just to see what it reports to dev manager on a super clean system.
Old drivers were conflicting from previous installation attempts for me as well. All is working well once USBDeview was finally able to uninstall the device, however, it took multiple attempts and reboots for it to actually remove them. All is well now, and my Device is connected to the ADB. Thanks Everyone!
Ok so I've been looking around all over google and XDA for the correct way to install the usb drivers for adb and fastboot from sdk manager(r11) and there are no updated guides out there for the latest r11 sdk program... so here is my quick guide just to clearify how this is done on (Windows Vista/7) PC with Sdk r11!!!
Install Java and SDK
First Install Java jre, jdk... http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html
install programs and restart if required...
Now go visit the SDK site and download latest version (r11).zip... http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
Now unzip file directly to C: drive.. and rename folder to 'android'..
open 'android' folder and run 'sdkmanager.exe' install updates and packages than restart if neccessary..
ADB Driver install...
Now go to your device and enable 'usb debugging' located in settings>applications>development...
Now plug device into computer via usb and DO NOT mount device (storage) to computer!!
Now press START button on computer desktop..
Right-click on 'computer' and select properties..
Now select 'Device Manager' on upper left corner of newly opened window..
Look for device named 'Android' and open selection.. right click on under-link and select 'install drivers' or 'update drivers'...
Now select browse and go to this location than press ok..
C:/(sdk folder)/extras/google/usb_drivers
Now should say driver has been installed correctly..
Test method: Open CMD
cd/
cd (sdk folder)/platform-tools
adb devices
Should see device and number pop-up...
(ADB is located in Platform-tools folder now along with 2 .dll files needed for fastboot to work)
Fastboot Drivers Install
First powe off device, than power on holding (Back+Power)
Now plug usb cable from computer into device..
Do same exact method as 'ADB Driver Install' method..
(Fastboot drivers are located in same folder as ADB drivers)
Now to run fastboot mode in cmd prompt enter this..
cd C://
cd (sdk folder)/platform-tools
Should see device and number pop-up...
Alt method is to copy the 2 .dll files located in 'platform-tools' folder and paste them into 'tools' folder, than fast boot will run correctly off this in cmd prompt...
cd/
cd android/tools
fastboot devices
Should see device and number pop-up...
Also you could just go to ..
C:/android/extras/google in 'windows explorer'
and move the 'usb_drivers' folder to root of sdk folder (android) so then all the older guides out there for installing the drivers would actually kinda make sense.. lol
if i missed anything please feel free to add a comment!!
Edited for brevity: I'm setting up a Galaxy Tab 10.1 Retail with a W7 64 machine.
I completed the ADB section of your guide just fine and went to the Fastboot section. It says to power on using back+power. When I hold power+down volume (only option?) I end up in CWM Recovery.
Should I just power on normally and finish the guide or is there something else I should do?
Thanks for the guide btw
MarcAntonyy said:
Edited for brevity: I'm setting up a Galaxy Tab 10.1 Retail with a W7 64 machine.
I completed the ADB section of your guide just fine and went to the Fastboot section. It says to power on using back+power. When I hold power+down volume (only option?) I end up in CWM Recovery.
Should I just power on normally and finish the guide or is there something else I should do?
Thanks for the guide btw
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well to install the fastboot driver you need to be in fastboot mode on your device... for the G1 it is back+power...
Ok, I tried it again and I left out a detail (sry). When I power on with pwr+left vol it gives me two icons. One is an Android in a box, which takes me to recovery. The other is an icon that says 'Downloading'.
This time I went to it and now I'm at a screen which says
ODIN3 Download Mode
(Protocal v2)
Reason: Force Key
Secure Mode: Nonsecure
Check Signature: Check
Waiting USB Cable.....
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And then it has a big Android in the middle of the screen with
Downloading.....
Do Not Turn Off Target!!
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written under it.
Ok, I hooked up the USB and went through the steps and typed in the first two commands and am now in CMD at:
C:\Android\platform-tools>
But when I type in the "..\tools\fastboot.exe devices" command it says its not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program, or bath file
Btw, after I connected the USB, I got an additional line of text under "Waiting for USB" that says "===> Connected! Press the [Start] of Odin3!!"
***Update
Ok, so I copied the .dll files into Tools and ran CMD again and this time I at least did not get that error message, but it displayed no output at all, other than to begin another prompt at:
C:\Android\Tools
And that's where I'm at now.
wel uhhmmm this guide is for the G1... lol im not really sure what downloading mode is... if that is your version of fastboot than just follow the B. Instructions for the ADB driver install... the directions are the same exact for both..
Heh. Yeah its all good. I was able to install CWM and Root it, but I would like to get ADB/Fastboot working. Thanks for your help and patience with me
yeah no problem.. sorry if i couldnt help but the only thing i know is how to get it workin on G1 lol
i see many people on the G1 thread with sdk, adb and fastboot issues... FOLLOW THIS GUIDE!!! It is instructions for latest sdk Vr11... i promise this helps..
Thanks for the guide. Been trying to get ADB up & running on Vista with no success. I'll give this a try.
no problem.. sorry if i dont answer questions right away but send me a pm or comment on here and i will try to help as soon as possible!!!
ldrifta said:
no problem.. sorry if i dont answer questions right away but send me a pm or comment on here and i will try to help as soon as possible!!!
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i do all waht you said but i can t see the number of my device i just got
did you manually install the drivers?
adb is acceses in platform-tools directory and fasboot is in tools directory.. the drivers for each are located in extras/google/usb_drivers
ldrifta said:
did you manually install the drivers?
adb is acceses in platform-tools directory and fasboot is in tools directory.. the drivers for each are located in extras/google/usb_drivers
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Hi,
I have the same problem:
I manually install the drivers choosen located in extras/google/usb_drivers on device manager
then it say cash: "windows did fond no driver for your device.
I tried with XP SP3, Vista, Seven: always same problem
What is your device, this guide is for the dream but the same steps can be used for other devices, but you need the proper drivers for your device
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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!
Questions? Ask below!
Crowd-sourced solutions.
Windows 8 Diagnosis
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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Reserved.
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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:
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;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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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.
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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.
I have read many guides about setting up and using ADB, I am using an older computer with windows xp sp3. I just got my first nexus device which is a nexus 5, in device manager the phone shows up as " samsung android phone" and then "google nexus adb interface". I have tried uninstalling and then reinstalling the drivers using many different ones found on xda. I have the android sdk installed and adb seems to be working, at least when I type in "adb version" the version number comes up, but when I type "adb devices" nothing comes up as attached devices. This is really frustrating me, as I have have been trying to get this working for days now.i have already uninstalled every other android related driver using USBDeview. If anyone could please help me with this I would greatly appreciate it. I'm almost to the point go giving up! Could the problem be because I rooted the phone before getting all this setup? I ask this because when I try to update the driver in device manager it always shows driver type as clockwork mod no matter what driver I try to use
Did you enable ADB via Dev Options on the phone?
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Did you enable ADB via Dev Options on the phone?
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Do you mean USB debugging, yes I have that enabled
Go to device manager select your phone (samsung device or whatever it's showing!!) and right click and select "Update Driver Software".
On the next screen, select "Browse my computer for driver software" and set the path to : C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\extras\google\usb_driver"
I have used C:\Program Files (x86) because that's the place in which I have installed the SDK. Put a tick mark on "Include subfolders" and then hit Next...
Your device drivers will be installed again and adb will be working!
PS: Please make sure you have the latest android sdk and usb_driver downloaded from SDK manager!!
Hi To All Members. My HTC Explorer is unable to communicate with Windows 10 (64 Bit) in Fastboot Mode. Although i have installed the propers drivers for my Pico. In Device Manager, HTC Explorer is recognized as "ADB INTERFACE DEVICE" but whenever i connect it in FASTBOOT MODE. My PC says"Device Not Recognized" . I am using Windows 10 (Enterprise) and tried different USB CABLES. Also, whenever i connect it to install applications with APK INSTALLER. It Says "Connection Exception". .
Any help would be appreciated
help me tooo
My HTC sync is not recognising my device
Although the phone shows fastboot usb the computer doesnot recognise it
i am trying to unlock my bootloader but in cmd after the "fastboot oem get_identifier_token" command
I only see "<waiting for device>''
plZ HELP!!!!!!!:crying::crying::crying:
Hi their seems to be an error with usb registry since Windows 8 so some devices are not being recognised properly, thankfully their is a fix that works for Windows 8/8.1/10 right click on the attached Fasdtboot.txt file and "save target as" change the drop down option from "text" to "all files" then change the file extension from .txt to .reg (Fastboot.reg) so it can be added to your registry, once done simply double click on it and add it to your registry, then installed your drivers via device manager for fastboot and adb.
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Hi their seems to be an error with usb registry since Windows 8 so some devices are not being recognised properly, thankfully their is a fix that works for Windows 8/8.1/10 right click on the attached Fasdtboot.txt file and "save target as" change the drop down option from "text" to "all files" then change the file extension from .txt to .reg (Fastboot.reg) so it can be added to your registry, once done simply double click on it and add it to your registry, then installed your drivers via device manager for fastboot and adb.
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Tried It. Same issue persists
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Tried It. Same issue persists
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Should work, just make sure your manually adding the drivers back in device manager one for adb and one for fastboot. (right click on unknown/malfunctioned device update driver, point to drivers)
I have manually added registry key and also installed drivers but it says, windows has determined the best driver for you and it is up to date. Feeling hated with windows 10
Try to update your windows ...
Fastboot working fine in my window 10..PC..
I am using enterprise edition.
Please can you properly guide me about every step with screenshots. I am trying to solve it since many days but now frustrated. Please, i will be thankful to you @vaibhav1