NEED: drivers for tethering windows phone 7.5 in windows 8
hi, i was happily tethering my t-mobile dell venue pro with my windows 7 computer. i recently upgraded to windows 8, and noticed i can no longer tether. i tried installing the windows 7 - htc usb drivers as well as qualcomm, neither installed at all.
any one have any ideas and could maybe link me to the right place if it was posted already how to do this? i have searched for a few hours already and have come up with nothing.
if someone knows how to get this running please please do share and feel free to write a tutorial as well. i am sure many people would benefit from it.
As always Thanks in advance!
W hile ago, I couldn't get my Windows 7 PC to recognize the original drivers as compatible with the USB modem, so I modded the drivers to recognize it... and it has worked fantastically. Hopefully this will work for you too.
Hello,
Did you try compatibility mode Windows 7 ?
thesecondsfade said:
W hile ago, I couldn't get my Windows 7 PC to recognize the original drivers as compatible with the USB modem, so I modded the drivers to recognize it... and it has worked fantastically. Hopefully this will work for you too.
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thanks for that but i have had the same problem with these drivers, as with the stock drivers. the error says
"windows was unable to install your unknown device"
"windows could not find driver software for your device"
I was interested if it is possible to downgrade from Kitkat with cyanogenmod installed on it to 4.1.2. I have Motorola Droid Razr HD and I just hate 4.4 (for some reason).
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this might help http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2789743
ncsuwolfs said:
this might help http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2789743
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Sadly I cant really use RSD Lite, since it doesn't detect my phone for some reason (probably because it's not OEM). Is there any other way of doing it without rsd lite?
just to make sure, did you have phone in fastboot with debugging enabled while having it connected to a pc running newest version of rsd lite on a usb port not usb 3.0?
ncsuwolfs said:
just to make sure, did you have phone in fastboot with debugging enabled while having it connected to a pc running newest version of rsd lite on a usb port not usb 3.0?
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Yes, and everything is as it should be, except RSD Lite 6.1.6 (which is the latest version as far as I know) does not detect it. Bootloader unlocked, I have root access, everything is OK. But still it won't show up in the list.
Have you uninstalled all the drivers and everything? I'm going to assume you are Windows 7.
Also, ensure you are connected to a 2.0 usb port. You don't have 3.0 USB ports do you? If so, those don't work from what others have reported.
Also, have you tried several different cables? If you have the OEM cable that came with your phone, use that. If that doesn't work, the cable could be bad.
If it's not showing up when you connect with the phone booted up normally nor under fastboot mode, then that points to either a driver issue or a cable issue.
I had an issue where the driver was old, so I went into Device Manager and saw that it showed my phone (Motorola USB Phone) but it had an exclamation mark next to it which meant it had trouble with the drivers. I then uninstalled all the drivers and eventually, point it to the drivers in the Android SDK (Google USB drivers) and that fixed it.
iBolski said:
Have you uninstalled all the drivers and everything? I'm going to assume you are Windows 7.
Also, ensure you are connected to a 2.0 usb port. You don't have 3.0 USB ports do you? If so, those don't work from what others have reported.
Also, have you tried several different cables? If you have the OEM cable that came with your phone, use that. If that doesn't work, the cable could be bad.
If it's not showing up when you connect with the phone booted up normally nor under fastboot mode, then that points to either a driver issue or a cable issue.
I had an issue where the driver was old, so I went into Device Manager and saw that it showed my phone (Motorola USB Phone) but it had an exclamation mark next to it which meant it had trouble with the drivers. I then uninstalled all the drivers and eventually, point it to the drivers in the Android SDK (Google USB drivers) and that fixed it.
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I have all the drivers that were necessary to flash, set up recovery, install CM11, so I don't think it's a driver issue. I'm using Windows 8.
I do have 1 USB 3.0 port, but for this operation I use 2.0.
And the cable, I am using a different cable, I don't have OEM anymore, so that might be a problem here.Thanks, I'm going to buy the cable from Motorola I guess and will post results here.
toka793 said:
I have all the drivers that were necessary to flash, set up recovery, install CM11, so I don't think it's a driver issue. I'm using Windows 8.
I do have 1 USB 3.0 port, but for this operation I use 2.0.
And the cable, I am using a different cable, I don't have OEM anymore, so that might be a problem here.Thanks, I'm going to buy the cable from Motorola I guess and will post results here.
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That's the issue then. Windows 8, from what I've read, is very finicky with Android and ADB.
Go to this thread as it might help -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1583801
otherwise, I would suggest either going to a Windows 7 machine or even a Unix machine. Worse comes to worse, you might be able to hook up a Virtual Machine (using either VMWare Player or Oracle's Virtual Box - both are free) and set up a Ubuntu Linux and try it that way since Linux doesn't need the SDK USB drivers. ADB and Fastboot will work right out of the box.
I actually have another PC set up with Ubuntu directly (not in a Virtual machine image) and it works just fine. I have a Windows 8 laptop, but that's my wife's so I don't hook up my phone to it. My other machine is a Windows 7 64-bit machine and it works just fine (and it has two Ubuntu virtual machines that work with my phone just as well).
So, now that I see you have a Windows 8 machine, it makes more sense.
iBolski said:
That's the issue then. Windows 8, from what I've read, is very finicky with Android and ADB.
Go to this thread as it might help -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1583801
otherwise, I would suggest either going to a Windows 7 machine or even a Unix machine. Worse comes to worse, you might be able to hook up a Virtual Machine (using either VMWare Player or Oracle's Virtual Box - both are free) and set up a Ubuntu Linux and try it that way since Linux doesn't need the SDK USB drivers. ADB and Fastboot will work right out of the box.
I actually have another PC set up with Ubuntu directly (not in a Virtual machine image) and it works just fine. I have a Windows 8 laptop, but that's my wife's so I don't hook up my phone to it. My other machine is a Windows 7 64-bit machine and it works just fine (and it has two Ubuntu virtual machines that work with my phone just as well).
So, now that I see you have a Windows 8 machine, it makes more sense.
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Oh okay, I'll try it on Windows 7 then.
iBolski said:
Go to this thread as it might help -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1583801
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Thanks for the link iBolski - I am in the unfortunate situation, that my laptop came with Win 8.1 and has just two USB 3.0 ports.
Hopefully some of the suggestions will get RSD to work, otherwise I may need to start my Linux learning adventure sooner than planned..
StefanGA said:
Thanks for the link iBolski - I am in the unfortunate situation, that my laptop came with Win 8.1 and has just two USB 3.0 ports.
Hopefully some of the suggestions will get RSD to work, otherwise I may need to start my Linux learning adventure sooner than planned..
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The only isssue is, if all you have are 3.0 USB ports, then you are hosed as far as I know. Some have reported getting it to work on USB 3.0, but I have no idea how they did it.
A goggle search might help lead to some answers though.
iBolski said:
The only isssue is, if all you have are 3.0 USB ports, then you are hosed as far as I know. Some have reported getting it to work on USB 3.0, but I have no idea how they did it.
A goggle search might help lead to some answers though.
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I will do some deeper research on google.. first pass didn't yield any viable information other than "it doesn't work"
Are you saying, that USB 3.0 may not even work under Linux?
I used to have the same problem... I solved by doing the following:
1- first go to window's device manager and check that windows is recognizing that there is a new hardware but it does not has the drivers for it
2- install morotola's drivers (if you haven't already)
3- look where the motorola's installer store the files in your machine
4- go to device manager, look for the unrecognized hardware, click properties and install the proper driver manually
sorry I can't give you more details cause I'm currently at work.
StefanGA said:
I will do some deeper research on google.. first pass didn't yield any viable information other than "it doesn't work"
Are you saying, that USB 3.0 may not even work under Linux?
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I believe so, though I'm not 100% positive. But, from what I've read, USB 3.0 is incompatible with Android phones in general.
I have a computer with Windows 8 and 2 USB 3.0 ports, everytime I try RSD with one of the two 3.0 ports it doesn't work. Fortunately I have a USB 2.0 and it always work. I always use RSD 6.1.4 because for some weird reason this is the only version that detects my xt925. So it might not be the comp or windows 8, but the cable or drivers, as stated before. The latest drivers are on Motorola's website and they're updated to work with Windows 8.
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Hi,
I'm using this CM 11 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2922500 but I have strange problem with my laptop. It periodically looses driver information for my device. I don't know how but when I re-installed my OS Windows 7 (32bit) it found the proper driver. Later I've got a message that my USB device is not recognized and can't connect to my device. Does anyone else have the same problem and do you know a fix? I've tried a lot and different driver versions but without success. Logcat doesn't show anything last time but I will try later or when I loose drivers again (it seems I cannot use USB again).
BTW I don't have this problem with my desktop PC which has always connected USB cable to it. Also everything works fine with CM 10.1, MIUI or Sense ROMs but they are based on lower Android versions.
P.S. I was trying to connect with another USB cable. I've found my cable that I used to install drivers and USB is working again. This is really strange behaviour
Logcat from device terminal
Logcat when plug in or out my USB connector is attached.
Use this tool
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979
Anyone else having trouble connecting your phone with your pc?
I've tried different computers with win 10 and one Ubuntu Linux pc with no luck.
The phone starts loading but I get no other options. I've tried different usb ports and different chords.
The computer sees the phone in device manager as "Unknown device".
I have had no luck finding drivers?
When i had this kind of issues tho with another Xiaomi phone mi pc suite did the thing. Hope itll help
Installing this suite triggers the usb driver install, or at least you can install them within it´s menu
I will try, but latest update was 2015
While connecting my tab to PC (Windows 11)
It's showing USB device not recognised. I already tried reinstalling the drivers and replacing the USB Cable but to no avail. Can someone help me out?
Suraj_Shiva said:
While connecting my tab to PC (Windows 11)
It's showing USB device not recognised. I already tried reinstalling the drivers and replacing the USB Cable but to no avail. Can someone help me out?
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If it failed after replacing the cable and you are sure the drivers are working then it's possible that the port is broken and there is nothing you can do about it unless you bring it into a repair shop. At most you can share files through internet, Bluetooth or SDcard if this happens.
KappaTheCapper said:
If it failed after replacing the cable and you are sure the drivers are working then it's possible that the port is broken and there is nothing you can do about it unless you bring it into a repair shop. At most you can share files through internet, Bluetooth or SDcard if this happens.
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Hey. Thanks for the reply! I will give my tab for repair shortly. I just have a couple more questions.
1. My Laptop is running Windows 11 and my PC is running 10. I don't have previous versions of Windows. Is Windows 11/10 responsible for this in any way? i.e. will the device be recognised in computers running older versions of Windows? (I have already tried the fixes mentioned in Windows forums for "USB Device not Recognized" but to no avail).
2. Is there any way to access Download Mode, root, install a custom recovery & ROM without using the USB cable ?
Suraj_Shiva said:
Hey. Thanks for the reply! I will give my tab for repair shortly. I just have a couple more questions.
1. My Laptop is running Windows 11 and my PC is running 10. I don't have previous versions of Windows. Is Windows 11/10 responsible for this in any way? i.e. will the device be recognised in computers running older versions of Windows? (I have already tried the fixes mentioned in Windows forums for "USB Device not Recognized" but to no avail).
2. Is there any way to access Download Mode, root, install a custom recovery & ROM without using the USB cable ?
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Looooool WinSh1t 10 and 11 lmaoooooooo ... good luck.
There is no problems on Win7 and linux.
Suraj_Shiva said:
Hey. Thanks for the reply! I will give my tab for repair shortly. I just have a couple more questions.
1. My Laptop is running Windows 11 and my PC is running 10. I don't have previous versions of Windows. Is Windows 11/10 responsible for this in any way? i.e. will the device be recognised in computers running older versions of Windows? (I have already tried the fixes mentioned in Windows forums for "USB Device not Recognized" but to no avail).
2. Is there any way to access Download Mode, root, install a custom recovery & ROM without using the USB cable ?
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Windows is not at fault. I am using windows 10 myself and everything works as expected. If it was at fault then it didn't manage to find a suitable driver in which case you have to do it manually.
Also from what I know you are not able to flash a custom recovery through the SD card in download mode. I believe it has to be done through the cable. But if you already have a custom recovery installed you can install a custom ROM just fine with an SD card
Suraj_Shiva said:
Hey. Thanks for the reply! I will give my tab for repair shortly. I just have a couple more questions.
1. My Laptop is running Windows 11 and my PC is running 10. I don't have previous versions of Windows. Is Windows 11/10 responsible for this in any way? i.e. will the device be recognised in computers running older versions of Windows? (I have already tried the fixes mentioned in Windows forums for "USB Device not Recognized" but to no avail).
2. Is there any way to access Download Mode, root, install a custom recovery & ROM without using the USB cable ?
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About no. 2., you may try this method to first root, then install TWRP, and then install custom rom. But please read the instructions and NOTE carefully.
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