Having a problem getting USB tethering to work on my computer running Windows 7 64-bit. My htc Droid Incredible (Verizon) has Linaro Optimized CM9 (which, by the way, is running very nicely so far). I connected it to the computer and enable tethering on the phone, and heard some Plug and Play connection noises, but when it went to load drivers it said that the RNDIS driver could not be found.
Checking Device Manager, I don't see any new network adapter that references the phone. I do see an Android ADB Interface listed under Android Phones, but there is a yellow exclamation on RNDIS, of course.
Have tried the following, based on suggestions I got on some other forums:
1) Loaded the latest version of HTC Sync to get drivers installed...no go, same issue listed in Device Manager. If I actually launch HTC Sync, it says that no phone is connected.
2) Tried an HBOOT driver from the unrevoked root wiki ... still nothing.
3) Tried installing--in Device Manager--some (but not all) of the different Microsoft RNDIS drivers that are available, but the install does not succeed. Usually says that it could not start the device, or something like that.
I'm really here, though, because someone just stated the following:
"The ROM may be your problem... since cm9 is not officially supported on the incredible...the ROM is a port from another phone, so that could be the cause of your problem... I'd make a nandroid of your current setup and try wired tethering with the official cm7 ROM."
Sounds plausible, I guess, but I would have thought that there would have been something here about this (if there was, I couldn't find it). I also have the nagging suspicion that the issue is on the computer and not the phone. So before I go backing up and changing ROMs, can anyone please confirm or refute as to whether this particular ROM would "break" USB tethering as described above?
Thanks in advance!
Mike
P.S. Wireless hotspot tethering works just fine, by the way. But I would like to be able to tether via USB cable as well.
P.P.S. Tried to post this in the pertinent thread started by mamarley, but I think I'm prohibited from doing so because I am brand new to the forum.
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Ok I did everything correctly from this website on how to install ADB on windows XP. Since i'm new, I can't post it up yet.
I got all the way up to the last bit and still my comp "new hardware wizard" keeps saying "Cannot find hardware". WTF....i have the google usb drivers, but it still won't work. Also i downloaded the java program for it.
PLEASE HELP
addictivetips.com / mobile / what-is-adb-and-how-to-install-it-android/
^^^^This is the site that i used.
What device do you have?
Some require external drivers (e.g. Motorola USB Drivers).
I have the HTC Thunderbolt from Verizon
Kappa,
Check this out: androidforums.com/thunderbolt-all-things-root/302621-ready-root-your-thunderbolt-but-adb-confusing-you.html
As roee88 alluded to, a lot of devices have their own ADB drivers. You wanna go with them first. HTH / Good luck
Thanks RD, that really helped. the problem now is that whenever I install the HTC Sync software for the usb drivers, it totally messes with my internet. My comp says it's connected to the internet with the enthernet connection, but i won't be able to surf the net or the internet browser tells me I'm not connected. My intel/pro set wireless says there is no wireless hardware. When i do a system restore, everything is back to normal and i have internet access. What's going on????
Kappa,
Definitely not "normal" behavior. I would just start from scratch. Before going at it again, check HTC's support site that you are using the most current drivers & sync software for your OS & phone, making sure you pay attention to whether you need 32 or 64-bit version. Reinstall. Reboot. Try syncing the phone again, and afterward see if the problem repeats itself.
In the unfortunate case that it does, the only lead I have for you is that I seem to remember (I haven't played around with HTC Sync in a long while) that the prog installs its own network adapter, so maybe when it is active (like after doing a sync) it disables your other network interfaces, e.g., Wireless. I think you said you're using XP, so in Control Panel-->Network Connections check that the Wireless is active.
I also seem to recall something about an Internet pass-through toggle in the software; this could be relevant as well, but sorry-- it's been a while. Good luck.
hi,
I am an advance user and recently brought the Samsung Omnia W i8350 a.k.a Samsung Focus Flash. Initially it connected fine and updated twice with zune since the initial stock version.
I did not had time to explore much and I am pretty new to the Windows Phone 7 environment. few days back when I connected the phone to the PC, the device was recognized as GT-I8350 and windows kept on searching for drivers but no drivers were located. I tried installing the zune drivers but even they do not allow me to connect the device to zune (hence no music, no updates, no backups )
Then I downloaded drivers from tsar3000 and they automatically instal 3 devices off my phone, one was a com port, one was modem , and so on...
STILL NO CONNECTION TO ZUNE.
I have tried almost everything but to no avail. can you guys help me?...
Regards
PS: between the last successful connect and unsuccessful connect, there was a time when Win7 stopped booting, so I simply stopped many services and booted again because I had a presentation and no time for a fresh install, could this possibly be a service issue?... I tried starting some services but the did not work. Can anyone enumerate the services required by winP7.5?... also if a manual driver is available, it will be appreciated.
PPS: I also tried running the windows phone 7 drivers from zune folder, it gives an error the device cannot start.
You put the phone in tethering mode, it sounds like. The COM port and modem drivers indicate that the phone is sending a different USB device ID than normal. On the gen1 Samsung phones (and quite possibly on the gen2 ones, but I havne't checked) you could put the phone's USB port in a mode where it would act as a modem for the PC. It sounds like that's what you've done.
Try a search on "WP7 Samsung tethering" or similar and see if you can put the phone back in its normal mode.
GoodDayToDie said:
You put the phone in tethering mode, it sounds like. The COM port and modem drivers indicate that the phone is sending a different USB device ID than normal. On the gen1 Samsung phones (and quite possibly on the gen2 ones, but I havne't checked) you could put the phone's USB port in a mode where it would act as a modem for the PC. It sounds like that's what you've done.
Try a search on "WP7 Samsung tethering" or similar and see if you can put the phone back in its normal mode.
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hey thanks,
I was just reminded, that I was one day testing the steps mentioned on this thread, to use the phone as USB modem, hence had left it there since then, Never used it though.
Great! Solved!
just wondering if there is any way to get usb tethering working on Linux. My last phone (LG Optimus T) worked out of the box, but my SK4G has never tethered. I've tried on Ubuntu, Debian and OpenSuSE to no avail. FWIW I just tried tethering on my old phone and it does not work either, but that could be because I am running an unstable ICS build. The last time I used it, I was on Cyanogenmod7.1 and everything was fine.
Could it be a kernel module is no longer present in the generic Linux kernel? Weird thing is though that I just built the latest kernel and made sure the Android modules were included and still, no tethering.
PDA Net works fine on OSX. I don't have a Windows install to test with though so I can't confirm whether it works on Windows.
I do believe PDA net works in Windows, but I've never been able to do any kind of usb tethering in Ubuntu. I was under the impression it just doesn't work, unless someone else knows a way?
All you should need is a generic "NDIS" driver. Not sure if one exists for *nix or not, but I would think one would.
The Sidekick is just really not a good phone when it comes to drivers and things like that.
Sent from my SGH-T839 using XDA
InvisibleNinja98 said:
The Sidekick is just really not a good phone when it comes to drivers and things like that.
Sent from my SGH-T839 using XDA
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...but for USB Tether that shouldn't matter. The generic ALL SAMSUNG PHONES driver should work, and on top of that, the generic NDIS driver should work with ANY android phone. (again, there is a generic Microsoft NDIS driver for windows, not sure about *nix, but I'd be very surprised if such a thing didn't exist)
not to split hairs but incorrect on all accounts. There is no need whatsoever to use NDIS drivers since Android support is built specifically into the Linux kernel. NDIS is not really a solution that is used anymore. The vast majority of regular ethernet and Wifi NICs work out of the box with the exception of some that have proprietary kernel modules that aren't shipped by default with distros due to licensing conflicts.
that being said, USB tethering is a whole different ball game. And as far back as Ubuntu 9.10 USB tethering has worked out of the box on Android phones. But since I think 11.04 (probably with kernel 2.34 I believe) it has ceased working. I came across a kernel patch for the USB ethernet modules used by Android devices, but I have yet to have any success with tethering, even on the patched kernel.
As I said, I don't have a Windows install on any of my computers, we're all Linux and OSX here. PDA Net works just fine on OSX.
wired tether doesn't work on my old phone either, but that may be because it's running a very bleeding edge unstable ROM.
Interesting. All I know is my CarPC uses tinyXP which includes no drivers. I downloaded the microsoft NDIS driver (just a .inf file), and it allowed my USB Tether to start working. I hope that clue helps you in your search for a solution.
UPDATE: Actually, I guess this most recent reinstall I did use samsung drivers. The drivers I used are attached in a zip. I know it's not *nix drivers, but maybe it will help you find the right thing.
Hi,
New to the forum and would appreciate some assistance.
I have a HTC One (M8) on EE, Android version 4.4.3 software 2.26.61.1 which until yesterday ran 4.4.2 from the box absolutely fine.
My issue is that when using the usb cable to connect to my pc, as I have done for months, with no other changes other than the ota update yesterday I can now no longer use the device for usb mass storage. In windows explorer style or other.
The pc is running XP so thought it may have been an MTP issue, so installed;
Media Transfer Protocol Porting Kit
microsoft .com download id 19153
which has made no difference.
I do have a windows 7 laptop and file browsing works fine regardless of the recent update however my main storage is exclusively connected to my PC and it has been in fine working order always, until this recent update.
All cables being used ate the ones supplied with the device going direct into USB2 ports.
I have uninstalled and reinstalled the HTC Sync manager and associated software both from the phone and from the HTC website.
To be honest the Sync Manager software has always been more trouble than its worth in my opinion.
The phone has been plugged into the PC for an hour and a half incase there was any install issues but this has made no difference.
No driver installations have failed or are outstanding in device manager and I'm at a complete loss.
I feel I shouldn't have to factory reset my phone or install a custom ROM as it should in my opinion work out of the box and any ota updates be thoroughly tested so would rather not go down that route.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I'm posting cuz I've literally spent hours and hours searching, trying things, etc, and am stuck. I have several PQs with various CM/LineageOS ROMs. It is not a ROM issue because if I plug via USB into my desktop pc running win 10, they all work as I want. Presumably, it's a driver issue or something related to my specific laptop - I recently bought an old used laptop, originally shipped with win7. After purchase I immediately removed all partitions and installed win10 from disc (fyi, you can d/l win10 iso from microsoft and use win7 oem key to legally install fresh win10, even now the free upgrade stuff is over - that surprised me).
I cannot, no matter what I do, get file access via usb to my phone. I've tried lotsa things. I don't remember if/what I had to do to make my win10 desktop see them - maybe it was automatic, i dont remember, if it wasnt, I easily downloaded/installed what was necessary - but nothing I've tried makes my win10 laptop load the drivers, although it does detect something when I plug it in, and something else when I select MTP on the phone (vs charge). But just exclamation points in device manager and nothing in explorer. Among other things, I've tried MotorolaDeviceManager_2.5.4
It's especially annoying as I have a video on my phone I wanted to send out tonite and can't, spent another couple hours trying. Bluetooth works fine for pictures but freezes at 10% for video, no idea why. But I'd much rather just use a cable than figure out any wireless BS.
Incase it's something specific to this laptop and someone is curious, it's a Sony VPCF115FM. That 'base system device' and "unknown device" are always "!", MTP with "!" only appears when phone plugged in.
Yea definitely a driver issue. When you plug the PQ into your desktop (which seems to work) what shows up in device manager?
Have you tried to right click on the devices with yellow exclamation points and update the driver from Windows update?
I never followed up on this, but still haven't found a solution, and kinda forgot about it. It does work in PTP mode. And works for a newer Moto (Lenovo) phone on this laptop. Yes, I tried the windows 10 device manager update auto search thing (in fact, just tried it again minutes ago before I read this). I'm about to wipe and install fresh as this phone is running crazy slow lately and wanted to copy everything off before I wipe which is what reminded me of this issue - funny thing is that a google search of this problem ("mtp driver motorola photon q windows 10") found this thread as the third search result and I completely forgot I posted it. I vaguely recall I read your reply but was waiting to see if anyone else responded and then just forgot to follow up when it wasn't on my new list...
PROBLEM SOLVED! It happened in TWRP too and sideload was failing (for another reason) but made me try to figure out MTP again.
Found solution here for anyone with similar issue:
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us...0-solved/d2226a54-65db-41ba-9398-a12196cc279c
Gotta update driver and manually select "MTP USB" from list of devices, in my case I found it under portable devices.