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[Q] Tried to Install MIUI, Now Stuck

Welp I am one of the stupid ones and installed MIUI on my Infuse, and like everyone else, I'm stuck on the boot screen. I looked at the post on the same topic and tried to do it but couldn't get it to work probably becuase the computer says that its an Unknown device instead of a Samsung device.
So my question is what do I do now that my computer doesn't recongize the phone as a device anymore?
Thanks to all that can give help.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1116251
And lesson learned - never install a ROM from another phone.

Yeah I know that now. Foolish mistake I know I shouldn't have made.
But, I have tried using that but when I connect the phone to the computer it shows to be an unknown device and Odin doesn't pick it up at all. My problem is, is that the computer doesn't recognize it as an Android Device anymore. Is downloading the drivers from Samsung going to help?

I'll have to leave that to someone else - I use Heimdall on a Linux box, I've never flashed from Windows.

Oh, ok. Well thanks for your help .

I fixed my problem. What I had to do was get another computer that doesn't have the Samsung Drivers or Kies installed and then install them. Once that was done Odin found the device and I was able to restore it.
So there's a tip for anyone who can't get their device to be recognized by the computer or Odin itself.

Or just uninstall/delete those drivers?

Entropy512 said:
I'll have to leave that to someone else - I use Heimdall on a Linux box, I've never flashed from Windows.
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i have started to do this to since i got the infuse. ill tell you i dont miss driver issues one bit! linux/bsd/mac/whatever rock as long as you have supported hardware and that is becoming less and less of a problem these days.

re: Now Stuck
You need to try and pull the battery out and put it back see if you can get the phone into "download mode". If you cannot get it into download mode by doing that or using the up/down volume and power key combo then I would suggest that you purchase a "jig" on ebay. (they cost under $10 bucks shipped).
Here is the ebay link for the jig:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Samsung-Galaxy-...0563626533?pt=Cell_Phones&hash=item20ba3eba25
With a jig all you would need to do is to remove battery, plug the little jig into the usb port of phone and replace the battery, then wait 5 seconds or so and the phone will be in download mode allowing you to use Odin3 and flash back to "stock rom" to start with..
Best if you did that using the "Ultimate Unbrick" stock froyo rom after that
you can install infuse 1.5 custom rom or Bionix or the defused custom rom or any other rom.
Here is the link for the Ultimate Unbrick:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1116251
Good luck.

nstong said:
Or just uninstall/delete those drivers?
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I tried that but it didn't work on my computer, but that's just my computer that could work for someone else. If that doesn't work though, you can get another computer and install the drivers on them and that should work.

SamsTechAnswers said:
I tried that but it didn't work on my computer, but that's just my computer that could work for someone else. If that doesn't work though, you can get another computer and install the drivers on them and that should work.
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Where are you trying to uninstall the drivers from? I have windows 7 and went to device manager or whatever and took it off there. Then reinstalled kies, worked perfect after.
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Entropy512 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1116251
And lesson learned - never install a ROM from another phone.
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and.... do not touch if it works properly

I guess this is a good sign. Our phone is gaining popularity because new people are buying it and trying dumb things with it

[Q] is there a fix for this???

ive tried multiple times to fix this but it doesnt work. Last time i posted a thread here i said my phone was broken and i was not able to fix it because of the usb connection problem i had, so i talked to the company and they sent me a replacement but i still have the same usb connection problem, whenever i want to plug in the usb cable to my pc, the phone recognizes the connection but my pc doesn't. i talked to the company about this and they said ' Unfortunately, we don't have any information regarding this issue.", i do not know how to fix this. I've tried uninstalling the usb drivers and re installing them but nothing seems to work.
some of you suggested to try to take out the battery for 30secs open odin plug the usb in the phone hold vol up and down then slap the battery in while still holding keep holding it and if a com sign comes up in odin flash it even if screens blank, but it didn't work. i tried heimdell but it doesnt recognize my phone. if i cant use that, it means i cant root my phone and change the annoying tmobile boot animation. so pleaaaassee can you find a fix for this????, ohh by the way it didn't work when i put it in the download mode.

please
does anybody know how to fix it??? pleeeeeeeeeease

I'm assuming that you downloaded the 64 bit drivers? Try downloading the 32 bit ones. I read somewhere that it worked for some people.

or try installing kies and then plugging in the phone. go to install --> drivers in kies and let it install. then unplug the phone, restart the computer and try again

imusing the32 bit drivers

it didnt work, im going to have to buy another cablee to see if thats the problem,thanks for being so helpful jager555

Also, don't forget to try to hook up the phone to another computer.

ive tried this in 3 different computers

Are you trying to odin or just transfer files to sd?
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djj.p said:
ive tried this in 3 different computers
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If it's not the computer or the cable it's the phone. You've narrowed it down. Send it in for warranty?
The phone should work as mass storage with no drivers whatsoever. Pretty much any modern OS out right now will be able to recognize the phone with the drivers it come with and let you access the SD card of the phone, so yes, looks like the phone's the problem.

hmmmmm
i believe its the cable. Im going to try to get a new one and see if it works, cuz the phone i got right now its a replacement that they sent me from the company, so its new and i dont think its the phones problem.And yes im trying to odin.

Can you take format the sd card from ths phone (make sure to back up all the important stuff.) Then take off the phone. Use the computer to put a different rom on the root. Flash the rom using cwm. Let the phone sit to build the cache. While it is building, uninstall the current drivers. Reboot. Then reinstall using the drivers from the bible. Put the phone in download mode and plug the usb into a different port. Lol, but try this after you get the new usb cable.
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thanks
i dont know why they always hate on you but you're a really cool dude who knows what hes talking about, thanks

Need major help!!!!! respond ASAP please!

I was trying to return my Infuse 4G back to stock using Odin3 but for some reason mid way through it, it said my phone had disconnected even though it wasn't touched at all. Now it wont boot up, go into recovery or anything I push the power button and theres nothing no sign of life :O but I can still put it into download mode but everytime i do that and i go to odin3 and start running the process <ID:0/004> factoryfs.rfs <<<< when it gets right there it says my device was removed again. then it just keeps repeating device added, device removed.... I tried 2 different USB ports. Someone please help? Sorry if this isn't the correct spot for this.

first...take a deep breath and slowww down...
this happened to me .. i kept getting stuck at factoryfs
my solution was to use a different usb cable and a different port on my computer..
and my usb cable was brand new ..but wouldnt work..trust me try new cable and different port
cable..cable ..cable!!!!!
good luck
now if you can get into download try one of these
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1116251
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1331381

mejori said:
first...take a deep breath and slowww down...
this happened to me .. i kept getting stuck at factoryfs
my solution was to use a different usb cable and a different port on my computer..
and my usb cable was brand new ..but wouldnt work..trust me try new cable and different port
cable..cable ..cable!!!!!
good luck
now if you can get into download try one of these
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1116251
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1331381
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I'll buy a new cable to see if that'll work, but I had no problem before with this cable even with odin3... :/ But thank you for the reply!

no prob... some people say that they had to use a different computer..all solutions are unique ...
again good luck

When all else fails, bring it to ur manufacturer haha
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mejori said:
no prob... some people say that they had to use a different computer..all solutions are unique ...
again good luck
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So true well i just got it to work... and how i got it to work is pretty unique, I think someone is playing a joke on me... I had to plug the phone in put it into download mode and hold it over my head... when I did that there were no connection problems.. had to do it for the full 4 minutes it took to reset the phone. anyways thanks again!

MaliciousIntent69 said:
So true well i just got it to work... and how i got it to work is pretty unique, I think someone is playing a joke on me... I had to plug the phone in put it into download mode and hold it over my head... when I did that there were no connection problems.. had to do it for the full 4 minutes it took to reset the phone. anyways thanks again!
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i would say that it is probably the contacts in usb cable ...glad you got it to work!!

mejori said:
first...take a deep breath and slowww down...
this happened to me .. i kept getting stuck at factoryfs
my solution was to use a different usb cable and a different port on my computer..
and my usb cable was brand new ..but wouldnt work..trust me try new cable and different port
cable..cable ..cable!!!!!
good luck
now if you can get into download try one of these
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1116251
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1331381
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good job bro...

qkster said:
good job bro...
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thanks bro!!
everytime i see you user id qkster..my brain sees it as keester..lol no offense

[Q] No USB detection on Samsung Infuse

HI all,
So yes I have already tried to google, and look through other posts but cant find anything that is my particular situation, heres what happened, Infuse was running on ZEUS 6.1 perfectly, I decided to install ROM][2.3.6]SGH-I997 UCLB3[Rooted, Deodexed, Busybox, Zipaligned, I followed all the instructions, installed ROM, disabled VooDoo lagfix and then the stock kernal, after that the phone just didnt come back to life, the result is currently on the SAMSUNG logo, I can go into recovery just download mode but my USB is not detected either, when I install the drivers it doesnt do anything, tried KIES and other drivers from SAMSUNG, also removed USB ports, restarted, and tried other pc's and laptops and same USB error, even tried on linux, no luck, can anyone please help, I love this phone and the ROM, I have no idea why I attempted to do this but need help.
Thanks all[/FONT]

This happened to me lately but I was on stock froyo. Seems like my usb cable was for charging only. When I bought one that said it was for charging and data, the Infuse was recognized instantly. I am a noob here, but hope this is all of your problem.

Yep, thats what I'm starting to wonder, if its the cable, I am using the microUSB cable that came with the phone from SAMSUNG, never was an issue before, would connect and trasnfer data without a problem, also tried a few blackberry cables no luck, the crazy part is I cant even go to recovery mode, it only goes to download mode, wondering if I can copy some files to the SDcard to boot off with.

If you try everything and it does not work, contact me I know a guy you can send it to for it to be unbricked. When he unbricked mine, he noticed the usb controller somehow glitched and can never be fixed, resulting in a whole new device needed (he tried replacing the usb hub, did no good). Thats what happened to me, make sure to try everything first though.

So after trying a dozen cables, nothing seems to work, I should have known this when the OS was still on ZEUS and I attempted to connect via USB which I received USB not recognized message, I have tried the same SAMSUNG cable for a blackberry and it installs perfectly, so its not the cable, my understanding the USB port on the Infuse is bad, is there a way to boot into recovery of an SDcard so that I can install ZEUS back? I only have "download" mode working, recovery for some reason does not come-up, I am really trying to avoid throwing this phone in the garbage, any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

Clarification?
You can get into download mode but Odin doesn't see the phone? I don't think you have said anything about trying to do anything to the phone in download mode.
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That's exactly it, I can get into download mode just fine, once I connect to pc I get USB device unrecognized, although the drivers are installed, so the crazy thing is I have been on here since the days of Infused downloading and updating ROMS back and forth, never posted anything, even when I had an issue back when, I was able to go into recovery and do what I need to do to bring it back to life, almost felt like an expert given the amazing advice here, never had an issue till now, please help.

I had accidentally set my Infuse in an "almost" empty cup, not realizing that there was still about an inch of lemonade at the bottom. This unfortunatley screwed my USB recognigtion to my computer. It can charge, but is no longer capable of transferring files via USB. There is, however, Kies Air. This has been such a lifesaver!!! You can transfer files to and from your phone, and I have transferred Zeus and Aeon to my SD card through Kies Air. I installed Aeon on my phone no problem and it is working flawlessly You only need to download the Kies Air app to your phone. No special drivers, apps, or software is needed for your computer. If anyone has any questions on how to do this, you can PM me or just post on here.

OnProzac said:
I had accidentally set my Infuse in an "almost" empty cup, not realizing that there was still about an inch of lemonade at the bottom. This unfortunatley screwed my USB recognigtion to my computer. It can charge, but is no longer capable of transferring files via USB. There is, however, Kies Air. This has been such a lifesaver!!! You can transfer files to and from your phone, and I have transferred Zeus and Aeon to my SD card through Kies Air. I installed Aeon on my phone no problem and it is working flawlessly You only need to download the Kies Air app to your phone. No special drivers, apps, or software is needed for your computer. If anyone has any questions on how to do this, you can PM me or just post on here.
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Doesn't help much when he is only able to go to download mode, or sick at Samsung screen. I was having a similar issue. Odin was not recognizing my device but heimdall 1 click worked like a charm. Give that a shot, let me know how that works out for you.
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teknhard said:
Doesn't help much when he is only able to go to download mode, or sick at Samsung screen. I was having a similar issue. Odin was not recognizing my device but heimdall 1 click worked like a charm. Give that a shot, let me know how that works out for you.
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^^ I second trying heimdall.

Infyzzled said:
HI all,
So yes I have already tried to google, and look through other posts but cant find anything that is my particular situation, heres what happened, Infuse was running on ZEUS 6.1 perfectly, I decided to install ROM][2.3.6]SGH-I997 UCLB3[Rooted, Deodexed, Busybox, Zipaligned, I followed all the instructions, installed ROM, disabled VooDoo lagfix and then the stock kernal, after that the phone just didnt come back to life, the result is currently on the SAMSUNG logo, I can go into recovery just download mode but my USB is not detected either, when I install the drivers it doesnt do anything, tried KIES and other drivers from SAMSUNG, also removed USB ports, restarted, and tried other pc's and laptops and same USB error, even tried on linux, no luck, can anyone please help, I love this phone and the ROM, I have no idea why I attempted to do this but need help.
Thanks all[/FONT]
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Have you tried a different computer
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If not download Odin and phone drivers to a different computer that worked for me
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im having exact same problem...
i got it connected to my friends laptop and i flashed infusion kernel 1.0 through odin.. it failed..
and now i can't even get to download mode.. it only shows pc!computer image/..

I have had this problem a lot too. I believe that the problem is with the cable from Samsung. It's crap. Just by chance I noticed that my friend's Kindle cable had the same usb plug. I tried that and it hasn't disconnected once.

e0mandaniel said:
im having exact same problem...
i got it connected to my friends laptop and i flashed infusion kernel 1.0 through odin.. it failed..and now i can't even get to download mode.. it only shows pc!computer image/..
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That is stil a download mode...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1618045
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bigjoe2675 said:
That is stil a download mode...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1618045
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yea but the pc stopped recognizing the phone.. odin doesnt either.
i get messages like "usb device not recognized" when i try to connect it to pc

e0mandaniel said:
yea but the pc stopped recognizing the phone.. odin doesnt either. i get messages like "usb device not recognized" when i try to connect it to pc
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Maybe uninstall any and old drivers then reinstall them...windows can be a pain...if that is what your using....
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bigjoe2675 said:
Maybe uninstall any and old drivers then reinstall them...windows can be a pain...if that is what your using....
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Ive tried that i think im just gonna reinstall windows and see how that turns out

e0mandaniel said:
Ive tried that i think im just gonna reinstall windows and see how that turns out
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I recently read where someone says the USB cable is really only for charging and that they sell cables specifically for data transfer
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Anyone else ever heard this
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bricked (here we go)

so... i was on cm7 with twrp and i wanted to install the new aokp team acid released with fixes. I thought i read the op correctly and could use twrp to install aokp. i was getting an error but i already wiped system and did a factory reset. anywho i had no os and all my backups on my sd card got deleted a few days prior than today. so i busted out heimdall and everything was going great but the usb cord i was using was some poop and it ""disconnected" during installation. so i rebooted the phone and it gave me the connect to kies message with the 2 computers and i tried i again leaving the phone in one spot. again it came "disconnected" (what a bs usb cord it is). so i went to try a third time and now heimdall cant see my device. but i know its not the cord as poopy as it is it will detect my wifes phone which is a sgs4g too. is there anyway to get heimdall to see what my phone is again?

goddi2010 said:
so... i was on cm7 with twrp and i wanted to install the new aokp team acid released with fixes. I thought i read the op correctly and could use twrp to install aokp. i was getting an error but i already wiped system and did a factory reset. anywho i had no os and all my backups on my sd card got deleted a few days prior than today. so i busted out heimdall and everything was going great but the usb cord i was using was some poop and it ""disconnected" during installation. so i rebooted the phone and it gave me the connect to kies message with the 2 computers and i tried i again leaving the phone in one spot. again it came "disconnected" (what a bs usb cord it is). so i went to try a third time and now heimdall cant see my device. but i know its not the cord as poopy as it is it will detect my wifes phone which is a sgs4g too. is there anyway to get heimdall to see what my phone is again?
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Calm down you will have to buy or use another USB a Samsung USB is preferred and try a different program I always had trouble using hemidall look up stock one click its a Java app
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Either that or you may have a broken charging port also. That could be a broken charging port on your phone. Not always is a usb cable fault. But like Imx said, just calm down and youll see the light at the end. After all, youre using an unbrickable Galaxy 4g. Which worst case scenario is the most simple to apply unbrickable mod.

enelyam said:
Either that or you may have a broken charging port also. That could be a broken charging port on your phone. Not always is a usb cable fault. But like Imx said, just calm down and youll see the light at the end. After all, youre using an unbrickable Galaxy 4g. Which worst case scenario is the most simple to apply unbrickable mod.
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Exactly I brick my phone all the time
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Technically called "soft bricks"

imxsteezin said:
Calm down you will have to buy or use another USB a Samsung USB is preferred and try a different program I always had trouble using hemidall look up stock one click its a Java app
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Actually a blackberry cable is preferred. The samsung cable is not the best quality. I use it but Im also scared Im going to have issues. I use to have a blackberry cable around here somewhere and there wasnt a phone I couldnt get recognized on my pc with it.

thanks for the advice guys i will try a different cord and reply with my findings. i dont think it is my charging port. that should be fine never had a problem charging it. i never applied the unbrickable mod do you think this would help me?
All i get in the unknown device error when i plug the phone in right now. samsung drivers still dont help it. like i said when i hook my wifes phone which is a galaxy s 4g too to my computer it will recognize hers just not mine.

goddi2010 said:
thanks for the advice guys i will try a different cord and reply with my findings. i dont think it is my charging port. that should be fine never had a problem charging it. i never applied the unbrickable mod do you think this would help me?
All i get in the unknown device error when i plug the phone in right now. samsung drivers still dont help it. like i said when i hook my wifes phone which is a galaxy s 4g too to my computer it will recognize hers just not mine.
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When you google one click stock for our device and download it the Java app requires you to install Java on your PC one this is done the program will automatically ask if you won't to install the drivers click yes then you will need to go to list at the top left corner select recent devices then Samsung will pop up install them then you click flash and it does all the work
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goddi2010 said:
thanks for the advice guys i will try a different cord and reply with my findings. i dont think it is my charging port. that should be fine never had a problem charging it. i never applied the unbrickable mod do you think this would help me?
All i get in the unknown device error when i plug the phone in right now. samsung drivers still dont help it. like i said when i hook my wifes phone which is a galaxy s 4g too to my computer it will recognize hers just not mine.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1517368
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Look at your base band and if its kj6 you can use my method
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Theres a thanks button you can use by the way
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lol i wil try it and right now i have no base band (it wont boot past the firmware upgrade screen)

i took a look at the link you pasted and thats the method ive been using. the problem is when the one click program loads it says disconnected when i plug the phone in instead of connected

goddi2010 said:
i took a look at the link you pasted and thats the method ive been using. the problem is when the one click program loads it says disconnected when i plug the phone in instead of connected
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Follow the directions in this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21953878&postcount=2
Be sure to follow them exactly how they are written. lumin has a guide on how to remove your drivers that is probably what is causing your problems is a wonked out driver.

goddi2010 said:
i took a look at the link you pasted and thats the method ive been using. the problem is when the one click program loads it says disconnected when i plug the phone in instead of connected
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Are you putting it in download mode? Also have you tried to use a different USB cable like I recomended
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It kind of sounds to me like your drivers are borked. I would recommend uninstalling all drivers, reboot and then install the drivers included with the heimdall one-click.
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guys, ive been messing around now for about 5 hrs trying to get this thing going and no luck. i know there has to be a way. this is a list of things that ive tried and any other suggestions would be very helpful.
*tried a different usb cord
*used usbdeview to delete anything android/samsung related
*tried another laptopkn
*tried another sgs4g (which one click will say connected but then if i try my phone it wont)
*deleted all known drivers samsung/android related
im going to the store now to see if i can get a brand new usb cord and see if that helps. other than that fellas im clueless as to why i wouldnt be able to get one click to see my device. its almost as if the device doesnt know what it is. but sometimes by chance when i plug it in to my computer it will try to install and if i have one click open it will say connected and the drivers are being detected and then when the drivers fail it becomes disconnected.
Anyone have anything else i can try???

Install Heimdall.
Plug in phone, while it's on download screen.
Launch zadig.exe from the Heimdall\Drivers folder.
Options->List all devices.
Choose the Samsung one... I'm away from my computer so I can't give you the exact name, but I think it's Samsung Composite Device.
Change the driver to libusb0.
Install/replace driver.
Restart computer.
Log into computer.
Restart phone.
Flash successfully.

I remember seeing somewhere that once on mtd the phone responds to the Google drivers. You can install those from the android sdk. Don't know if that would help, but worth a shot if you don't have those drivers installed.
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