NOTE: This is an older version of the driver, a newer version is available here.
This was pulled directly from the HTC Sync 3.3.21 installer.
HTCDriver_4.0.1.001_20121107.exe.part1.rar and HTCDriver_4.0.1.001_20121107.exe.part2.rar are the executable driver installer. The other files are the drivers for the individual platforms.
Note: The last zip is labeled Win2k, but I suspect it is also intended for use with Windows XP.
Note 2: The Windows 7 drivers are reported to work with Windows 8.
NOTE: This is an older version of the driver, a newer version is available here.
Wow almost four years and that was the first thing you decided to post?
Sent from my HTC One XL
954wrecker said:
Wow almost four years and that was the first thing you decided to post?
Sent from my HTC One XL
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It was borne out of my own difficulty in finding the driver from HTC, rather than some random file host, so I figured I would share it with others and provide them with a means of obtaining it on their own.
i was going to download the new htc sync to grab the driver but didn't feel like wasting the time. thanks for this driver.
everyone seems to like to use HTCDriver3.0.0.007.exe though which must be modified since it doesn't pass digital signature.
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Wow almost four years and that was the first thing you decided to post?
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Would you rather his first post be "What's the best ROM" or "How do you root"?
Pretty awesome first post, if you ask me.
redpoint73 said:
Would you rather his first post be "What's the best ROM" or "How do you root"?
Pretty awesome first post, if you ask me.
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It was a great first post, like you said most first posts are not as useful and it just caught me off guard
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i was going to download the new htc sync to grab the driver but didn't feel like wasting the time. thanks for this driver.
everyone seems to like to use HTCDriver3.0.0.007.exe though which must be modified since it doesn't pass digital signature.
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Here is version 3.0.0.007
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zipped for those not crazy about running an EXE found on the web.
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But still cool with installing drivers that are executable code that is loaded with the operating system running as system instead of user, so in fact much much more dangerous.
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But still cool with installing drivers that are executable code that is loaded with the operating system running as system instead of user, so in fact much much more dangerous.
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The drivers are digitally signed.
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The drivers are digitally signed.
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Is the exe not?
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Is the exe not?
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Yes, it is.
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Yes, it is.
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So a reputable signature on a exe is less secure than a reputable signature on a driver?
Back to my original point drivers are more dangerous than a exe. There is a logic fail to someone not liking an exe but installing drivers from the same source.
Ps not knocking you supplying these drivers. Thanks for offering them. I just found the irony in your statement about why you are offering zip versions rather funny. And it is funnier that I agree that many users actually will think that the zip is somehow safer, when in fact installing untrusted drivers is far more dangerous than running untrusted exe's. Crazy users...
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So a reputable signature on a exe is less secure than a reputable signature on a driver?
Back to my original point drivers are more dangerous than a exe. There is a logic fail to someone not liking an exe but installing drivers from the same source.
Ps not knocking you supplying these drivers. Thanks for offering them. I just found the irony in your statement about why you are offering zip versions rather funny. And it is funnier that I agree that many users actually will think that the zip is somehow safer, when in fact installing untrusted drivers is far more dangerous than running untrusted exe's. Crazy users...
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wut
twistedddx said:
So a reputable signature on a exe is less secure than a reputable signature on a driver?
Back to my original point drivers are more dangerous than a exe. There is a logic fail to someone not liking an exe but installing drivers from the same source.
Ps not knocking you supplying these drivers. Thanks for offering them. I just found the irony in your statement about why you are offering zip versions rather funny. And it is funnier that I agree that many users actually will think that the zip is somehow safer, when in fact installing untrusted drivers is far more dangerous than running untrusted exe's. Crazy users...
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I didn't to intend to suggest that the drivers were any less dangerous to install; although, re-reading my post, I can see how it could come across that way. Many users will, as you say, consider an EXE to be less trustworthy, which was the original purpose of my statement.
However, at least in Windows 7 (maybe even in XP, I don't remember), attempting to install drivers that are not digitally signed will result in a big, red, scary warning dialog; whereas, attempting to run an EXE that isn't digitally signed (like the HTC Sync installer, for example) will simply show a "The publisher could not be verified. Are you sure you want to run the software?" dialog, just like almost every other application you install. I know which one is more likely to get my attention.
Edit: Yes, the same warning appeared in XP, but did not have the scary, red band at the top of the dialog. Attaching a screenshot I found on Google Images from devicedriverfinder.com, for those unfamiliar with this red-banded dialog of which I speak.
On a somewhat related note, I actually installed the androidusb driver from the files I zipped, rather than using the installer, as I have no need for media sharing or USB tethering.
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attempting to run an EXE that isn't digitally signed (like the HTC Sync installer, for example) will simply show a "The publisher could not be verified. Are you sure you want to run the software?" dialog, just like almost every other application you install. I know which one is more likely to get my attention.
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Hmm cant remember exact Windows 7, it has been so long.
On a default install of Windows 8, you end up with all of these prompts for random unsigned exe's before you can run the app.
"Windows protected your PC. Windows SmartScreen prevented an unrecognized application from starting. Running this application could put your PC at risk." dims the screen and is in the foreground, you have to click "more info" and "Run anyway" and then get the UAC warning.
Nearly all exe's from any reputable company are signed these days.
Edit: the last picture is running the exe you posted. This was the only message that appeared.
Still all this seems to be a whole lot of noise for what started as me simply laughing that users would trust drivers over exe's because in their head only exe's are bad. Microsoft make the driver warning big and red because bad drivers are worse than bad exe's.
So do these have HBOOT drivers that work with win8
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So do these have HBOOT drivers that work with win8
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I'm not familiar with HBOOT drivers, but a Google search seems to indicate that they are a modified USB driver by unrEVOked. The ones posted in this thread were pulled directly from the HTC Sync installer.
Someone else will have to comment if these will work in Windows 8, as I am still on Windows 7.
Edit: There is, though, an Android Bootloader Interface driver provided by the Google USB Driver package in the Android SDK, which may be for what you are looking. Again, I can't say if it will work in Windows 8, though a few threads here on XDA seem to indicate that it will.
Edit 2: You can download the Google USB Driver 7.0.0000.00001 (2012-08-27) directly from Google here (ZIP).
nice thread stater
Very usefull threads
I realy like read this threads post.
the zips for win7 worked with win8. wohoo
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Hi,
My name is Joe aka AndroidSamurai.. I will be releasing more guides and media content in the weeks to come.
I'm currently very busy with "life events(new baby)" and apologize for my absence.
I will be updating this post since it was my original with a new guide updated to new SDK and Android methods.
Thanks again,
AndroidSamurai
Android4D Inc
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Well done.
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What do i do if the new hardware device notification doesnt pop-up ? NM i got it. Thanks for the writeup
@King_tee: Assuming windows, you follow the following steps.
1. Start > Control Panel > System.
2. Hardware > Device Manager
3. Click on the last icon below the File menu. It should correspond to "Scan for Hardware Changes."
If that doesn't work, try unplugging / replugging USB cable, different USB cable, restarting phone, restarting computer, etc.
If you never see the notification, navigate to the Device Manager(inside "System" in the control panel in XP and inside Device Manager on Vista).
You will see ADB Android Device at the top of the list with a Yellow Icon beside it meaning the device is not working. Right-click on the device and select "Update Driver".
Follow the dialogs that pop-up and navigate to where the unzipped drivers are at...
You should be good to go from there...
ok, i need some help please... I downloaded the SDK and followed the instruction in this thread, but when i try to update my driver for the phone, it says the driver is not compatible with my phone.. I am using Haykuro's ROM 4.5 with FW 1.5.. would that be the reason for this issue?
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ok, i need some help please... I downloaded the SDK and followed the instruction in this thread, but when i try to update my driver for the phone, it says the driver is not compatible with my phone.. I am using Haykuro's ROM 4.5 with FW 1.5.. would that be the reason for this issue?
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you may need to uninstall the current driver for your phone if you have mounted it before downloading the SDK. if you don't have the SDK setup the first time you plug the phone in then your computer will auto-update the driver to a regular UMS driver and it won't help you when you try adb. i forget how to uninstall your current driver since i don't use windows, but i'm sure you can find a nice crash course online
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you may need to uninstall the current driver for your phone if you have mounted it before downloading the SDK. if you don't have the SDK setup the first time you plug the phone in then your computer will auto-update the driver to a regular UMS driver and it won't help you when you try adb. i forget how to uninstall your current driver since i don't use windows, but i'm sure you can find a nice crash course online
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I dont know if thats the problem because when i plug it in, it doesnt show up as a notification, and when i go to the device manager it shows the little yellow triangle.. I'll look again. Thanks for the quick reply though. I am no expert in linux, but i have it installed, let me see if i can figure it out there..
tubaking182 said:
you may need to uninstall the current driver for your phone if you have mounted it before downloading the SDK. if you don't have the SDK setup the first time you plug the phone in then your computer will auto-update the driver to a regular UMS driver and it won't help you when you try adb. i forget how to uninstall your current driver since i don't use windows, but i'm sure you can find a nice crash course online
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ok, so i am in linux now, and i just noticed this guide was for windows.. lol can you or someone tell me how to install the SDK on linux?
devildogg2001 said:
ok, so i am in linux now, and i just noticed this guide was for windows.. lol can you or someone tell me how to install the SDK on linux?
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Downloading
http://developer.android.com/sdk/1.1_r1/index.html
Installing
http://developer.android.com/sdk/1.1_r1/installing.html
Found through Google...imagine that.
as well as what xyrcncp said can you you can download it and just mv ~/Desktop/sdk/tools/adb /usr/bin/adb abd you should be able to run the adb commands from any directory. not too hard to cd to the correct directory but i personally don't like to type cd ~/Phone/tools/android-sdk/tools every time cause i tend to make typographical errors. let me know how it worked but you shouldn't have any problems at all
umm no offense but your writing a tutorial for people that are not sure on how to do this, so you must assume that they do not know how to run an executable file...... write yourself a better tutorial without actually bashing the self esteem of some people... tutorials are positive not negative. I already know all of this but still... dont degrade someone due to the fact they dont know how, thats the whole point of writing your tutorial. Nothing should have been left out (including how to run a .exe .com or .bat
" (If you do not know how to install a windows executable file, please kill yourself now! ) "
this isnt honestly written with any hatred towards you, it was a good tutorial. Just might want to think about how you write it next time.
The "bashing" comments in my tutorial are directed towards the people with a true sense of humor. My tutorial was written to tell you how to simply complete a task and not to make you feel better about yourself. I do not get pleasure in abusing people's self esteem nor do I enjoy putting people down.
Just because you got a little sand in your crack does not mean you need to come in a very honest and informative thread and start bashing the people who are bending over backwards to help everyone out.
The reason I created this "tutorial" in the first place was because all the other threads are full of "start searching and stop asking so many damn questions" comments.
So start looking in the mirror when you wake up in the morning and stop saying "My, I think I will run over to good ole' XDA and be an @$$ to everyone today".
I am sincerely sorry that a little sense of humor has caused so much hatred in my thread. Please contact the forum moderators and see if the think my tutorial is so hateful.
lol i dont see any hatred but anyway when i download the adb driver when extracting it says unknown method
@ Nabzilla1990
Are you using Windows or Linux?
Are you using the built-in Zip tool or 7-zip from the links I provided?
Are you using a 32 or 64-bit OS?
using the same operating system as you 64bit vista ultimate sp1 and using winrar to extract
Try using 7-zip man, I have been using it for 3 yrs now.
Basically what I am saying is that everything in my guide is guaranteed to work.
Just to add, if you take adb.exe and adbwinapi.dll and copy or move them to the \windows\system32 directory you can run adb from any dos directory prompt.
it worked with 7-zip thank you and also want to add if it doesnt work for some people plug in ur phone and update the usb mass storage with the usb driver from here and it should work i had that problem earlier
Okay, so I did everything and got up to run cmd, when I type in the cd C:\android-sdk-windows-1.1_r1\tools it says not a specififed folder, but when I type it without the \tools it doesnt work. can anyone help?
Hi folks. im currently unable to use adb in cmd, only fastboot. So if anyone can help me upgrade my usb drivers to use adb with my windows 10. My device is seen currently as Kedacom USB Device, Google,inc driver. Android Bootloader Interface is using Microsoft winusb.sys (driver), wdfinstaller01009.dll(control), winusbCoinstaller2.dll(control)which are Windows 7 (old) Those are the best Microsoft and Dell can provide.
I know theres h91810 (i) LG_UP.dll floating around but Tmo is anti-rollback. So H91810( j ) LG_UP.dll would be the goto file set (i hope) Btw, the (i) is corrupt anyways? File extracted had error showing for me while it was in the .zip
Either one of these will help me with progressing towards getting my device working
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Hi folks. im currently unable to use adb in cmd, only fastboot. So if anyone can help me upgrade my usb drivers to use adb with my windows 10. My device is seen currently as Kedacom USB Device, Google,inc driver. Android Bootloader Interface is using Microsoft winusb.sys (driver), wdfinstaller01009.dll(control), winusbCoinstaller2.dll(control)which are Windows 7 (old) Those are the best Microsoft and Dell can provide.
I know theres h91810 (i) LG_UP.dll floating around but Tmo is anti-rollback. So H91810( j ) LG_UP.dll would be the goto file set (i hope) Btw, the (i) is corrupt anyways? File extracted had error showing for me while it was in the .zip
Either one of these will help me with progressing towards getting my device working
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Uninstall the driver. Unplug your internet. Plug in your phone. Profit
Might have to select to install driver from a list. Then select Google.
lightninbug said:
Uninstall the driver. Unplug your internet. Plug in your phone. Profit
Might have to select to install driver from a list. Then select Google.
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Ill try that
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Ill try that
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Next time post in the appropriate section.
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Next time post in the appropriate section.
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Isn't this recovery thread?
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Isn't this recovery thread?
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No... You made your OWN thread in the roms and development forum..... Can't you see that? ?
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No... You made your OWN thread in the roms and development forum..... Can't you see that? ?
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Your right. I'll slow down my brain a little. Adult adhd and my mind is in 10 spots at once. It's been challenging to focus very Long. I'm almost like the fish that gets distracted in Finding Elmore.
Except I get on one project and I end up doing 10. Ivr got an excellant excellent memory. I retain information really well hehe.
My apologies to folks in Roms-Recovery-Developement-and other projects )
Sent from my zeroltetmo using XDA Labs
It looks like following the official instructions on wiki.lineageos . org/devices/I01WD/install can brick your device if you're unlucky - at least for me, the bootloader seems to have vanished; trying to boot will just return a black screen. So, I looked for unbricking instructions. Unfortunately, the only two I found were getdroidtips . com/unbrick-zenfone-6-asus-6z-qdloader-9008-mode/ and piunikaweb . com/2019/10/24/unbrick-asus-zenfone-6-asus-6z/, which both use BAT scripts. I only use Linux, which doesn't support such scripts, and I'm not familiar with the Windows shell. I wondered whether anyone here could convert the instructions for Linux? The driver installation shouldn't be a problem, as Linux is monolithic and lsusb shows the Qualcomm modem being in QDL mode (I suppose that's the same as QDLoader 9008/EDL?). (remove the spaces from the links)
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It looks like following the official instructions on wiki.lineageos . org/devices/I01WD/install can brick your device if you're unlucky - at least for me, the bootloader seems to have vanished; trying to boot will just return a black screen. So, I looked for unbricking instructions. Unfortunately, the only two I found were getdroidtips . com/unbrick-zenfone-6-asus-6z-qdloader-9008-mode/ and piunikaweb . com/2019/10/24/unbrick-asus-zenfone-6-asus-6z/, which both use BAT scripts. I only use Linux, which doesn't support such scripts, and I'm not familiar with the Windows shell. I wondered whether anyone here could convert the instructions for Linux? The driver installation shouldn't be a problem, as Linux is monolithic and lsusb shows the Qualcomm modem being in QDL mode (I suppose that's the same as QDLoader 9008/EDL?). (remove the spaces from the links)
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Would this help you?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone-6-2019/how-to/guide-unbricking-zs630kl-t3998767
Or this:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone-6-2019/how-to/qdloader-brick-t3980165
I am sure you can easily read windows batch and convert them to your favorite shell language. I suppose it is simply a list of adb and fastboot commands. I don't know if I actually can help, but I'll be available for discussion, if you have any problems during your try with either of the two options above.
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Would this help you?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone-6-2019/how-to/guide-unbricking-zs630kl-t3998767
Or this:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone-6-2019/how-to/qdloader-brick-t3980165
I am sure you can easily read windows batch and convert them to your favorite shell language. I suppose it is simply a list of adb and fastboot commands. I don't know if I actually can help, but I'll be available for discussion, if you have any problems during your try with either of the two options above.
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The first links seems to be basically the same as what I found. The last one only works if the bootloader is still there, which is not the case. That's also the reason why I think, while not actually had looked into them, that it's not just adb and fastboot commands (those won't work anymore with my device). ADB only works in Android, and fastboot only in the bootloader. But yes, I'll look into it and see if I can do anything.
So, after looking into it, I noticed I basically understand even less of that script than I do understand Unix shells. I guess I'll probably ask in that thread however, as this seems to be the original developer of the script(s). (actually, there's several scripts, XMLs and so on there)
I had a quick look at the update_image_EDL.bat file and noticed that the file itself calls an executable in Windows format. I guess this won't be easy to convert.
But did you try to run this in wine?
I believe the best solution to your problem would be a VM with Windows 10 installation and USB support.
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I believe the best solution to your problem would be a VM with Windows 10 installation and USB support.
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This would require the OP to own a win10 version and if that was the case, (s)he could also boot from a installation disk and run the scripts on a live boot. But still, maybe a true Windows version is required.
As far as I know, Windows 10 is free to install without key and it will be legal as a short-period evaluation copy.
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As far as I know, Windows 10 is free to install without key and it will be legal as a short-period evaluation copy.
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True, might work...
So, while QFIL.exe would start with wine and Mono (apparently it's a .NET application) installed, it wasn't actually able to connect to the phone (I think direct hardware access is one of the things WINE cannot really do anyway). Thus I tried the suggestion with Windows in a VM and USB redirection, however, I got `ERROR: function: sahara_rx_data:277 Unable to read packet header. Only read 0 bytes.` and some other errors after this which were apparently caused by the first error when executing the `update_img_EDL` script. I found another solution that may possibly work: Using https://www.96boards.org/documentation/consumer/guides/qdl.md.html, however I don't really know which partitions I need, and which XML files I should use from the many that are present in the zip file. The signed ELF programmer is apparently `prog_firehose_ddr.elf`, at least that's what the script seemed to use.
EDIT: Looks like some people in the original thread are having the same issue as I do.
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So, while QFIL.exe would start with wine and Mono (apparently it's a .NET application) installed, it wasn't actually able to connect to the phone (I think direct hardware access is one of the things WINE cannot really do anyway). Thus I tried the suggestion with Windows in a VM and USB redirection, however, I got `ERROR: function: sahara_rx_data:277 Unable to read packet header. Only read 0 bytes.` and some other errors after this which were apparently caused by the first error when executing the `update_img_EDL` script. I found another solution that may possibly work: Using https://www.96boards.org/documentation/consumer/guides/qdl.md.html, however I don't really know which partitions I need, and which XML files I should use from the many that are present in the zip file. The signed ELF programmer is apparently `prog_firehose_ddr.elf`, at least that's what the script seemed to use.
EDIT: Looks like some people in the original thread are having the same issue as I do.
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Sorry for the late reply. Could you find out what kind of dragonboard the zenfone 6 has? I guess that will give you a clue through the manual linked at the end of you referenced threat.
Oh, and did you try to just install a win10 version as suggested before?
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Sorry for the late reply. Could you find out what kind of dragonboard the zenfone 6 has? I guess that will give you a clue through the manual linked at the end of you referenced threat.
Oh, and did you try to just install a win10 version as suggested before?
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Afaik Dragonboard is just the name of that line of SBCs which also uses Qualcomm SoCs. So while the Zenfone very likely doesn't use a Dragonboard as PCB, the SoC modes and such should be similar. The device-specific instructions most likely won't work, however the software should work on all Qualcomm-based boards.
I didn't try to install Windows 10 on my PC, however I also tried it at a friend's PC with W10, where I got the same error.
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I didn't try to install Windows 10 on my PC, however I also tried it at a friend's PC with W10, where I got the same error.
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Meaning that even the Windows scripts that reflash the bootloader did not work?
Interesting. Looks like the issue was the cable; it worked with a different one (though both cables had both data and power lanes).
I'm in the same situation, with a dead Zenfone6 and only a Linux desktop.
Was there a way to bring it back to life?
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I'm in the same situation, with a dead Zenfone6 and only a Linux desktop.
Was there a way to bring it back to life?
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See the original thread which was linked here. (the cable I originally used did not work, however it wasn't the original one that came with it) The only way I see is downloading the Windows installer and starting that in a VM with USB redirection (e.g. use QEMU/KVM and virt-manager). Then install Windows in that VM (if you don't want to create a Microsoft account, disconnect from the internet before it asks you to do so), and then follow all the instructions in the original thread.
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See the original thread which was linked here. (the cable I originally used did not work, however it wasn't the original one that came with it) The only way I see is downloading the Windows installer and starting that in a VM with USB redirection (e.g. use QEMU/KVM and virt-manager). Then install Windows in that VM (if you don't want to create a Microsoft account, disconnect from the internet before it asks you to do so), and then follow all the instructions in the original thread.
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My Asus brick has been lying in my drawer for a while but I had a bit of spare time so I thought to see what I could do with it. I have a bit of spare parts so I put together a bare bone computer and installed Windows 10 on it (the windows installer iso-file from microsoft.com)
I then tried to follow this guide https://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone-6-2019/how-to/qdloader-brick-t3980165
But when running the update_image_EDL.bat script I get "Environment variable _COM not defined". The USB cable I'm using is the one that came with the phone.
I know next to nothing about Windows. Somebody who has an idea what to do about that error message?
Marlin79 said:
My Asus brick has been lying in my drawer for a while but I had a bit of spare time so I thought to see what I could do with it. I have a bit of spare parts so I put together a bare bone computer and installed Windows 10 on it (the windows installer iso-file from microsoft.com)
I then tried to follow this guide https://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone-6-2019/how-to/qdloader-brick-t3980165
But when running the update_image_EDL.bat script I get "Environment variable _COM not defined". The USB cable I'm using is the one that came with the phone.
I know next to nothing about Windows. Somebody who has an idea what to do about that error message?
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Yes. Happened to me, too. The problem was that the phone is not recognized as a Qualcomm device in Windows. I had to open it and bridge two points on the board. See this: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=82965385&postcount=66
I finally got to the stage where i could execute update_image_EDL.bat script
It ran for a minute or so but then terminated in an error.
Code:
13: E:\firmware\prog_firehose_ddr.elf
06:28:01: ERROR: function: sahara_rx_data:277 Unable to read packet header. Only read 0 bytes.
06:28:01: ERROR: function: sahara_main:983 Sahara protocol error
06:28:01: ERROR: function: main:320 Uploading Image using Sahara protocol failed
Download Fail:Sahara Fail:QSaharaServer Fail:Process fail
Finish Download
Unhandled Exception: System.DllNotFoundException: Unable to load DLL 'QMSL_MSVC10R.dll': The specified module could not be found. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007007E)
at QC.QMSLPhone.Phone.QLIB_DisconnectAllServers()
at QC.QMSLPhone.Phone.DisconnectAllServers()
at QC.QMSLPhone.Phone.Finalize()
2020-07-11 06:28:02.931 Download Fail:Sahara Fail:QSaharaServer Fail:Process fail
press any key to continue . . .
Any ideas what that is about? The file it mentions QMSL_MSVC10R.dll does exist in the firmware directory
Read carefully, this is about the installation of Windows 10 ARM32 on the Surface RT1. Previously tried the Elektrohax tutorial (video on youtube and also posted at Alexenferman.com) but I was unlucky on my attempts.
This is the mentioned tutorial:
How to install Windows 10 on the Surface RT - Alexenferman
www.alexenferman.com
I followed the instructions but failed twice. Now I know what was wrong. The tutorial IS FINE, it works. The thing is you have to first apply a patched version of Windows RT8.1 and run some scripts, that was fine, now the specifics:
Don't "RUN" the scripts, do not double click, this was the issue on my side. It doesn't matter if you run the script as "Administrator", I repeat, in my case this was the problem, DO NOT RUN or just double click.
INSTEAD, open a CMD window elevated to Administrator privileges. Move to the location of the scripts, this means get into the specific folder, only then run the script.
This means, if you placed the script on a folder named "whatever", right clicking with administrator rights and then execute does-NOT have the same effect as getting inside the folder as in "CD\whatever" and then "name-of-the-script".
I tried several times and I can confirm this is the thing that failed on my attempts.
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Being that said, that website has all the instructions and links. Follow the tutorial carefully step by step. Keep the files on a safe place, who knows how long those will be kept on the web.
After my failed attempts I tried the chinese tutorial posted on Youtube by cong cheng on his channel. It worked, it even has some scripts working as installer, yes it works BUT after taking a deep look it's a method that applies a set of files made for some Nokia device, while it works, it is in chinese, has some broken things and it is SLOWER than Alexen Ferman method.
In short:
- Chinese - applies an already customized W10 version, way slower
- Alexen - it is an installer, you end up with a much better version
Good luck.
So what did you follow? The forums here seem to contain loads of broken links. Love to try W10 on my Surface since it's only collecting dust in my closet.
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Regarding Windows 10 on the Surface RT (CHINESE TUTORIAL)
I have no idea what's the risk on using a chinese modified pack. This one is different to the one at Alexen Ferman website, here I didn't need to apply all those patches (extras, after finishing the install), instead it worked out of the box. It's the same release as far as I know, but it's been customized.
My experience, what works:
o Edge works, better than IE11
o MyTube works (Youtube works amazingly well on this APP)
o System not as fast as W8.1
o I just clicked "Activate Windows" the usual way and it worked
o Cameras work out of the box (front and rear), no patches needed
o Can run ported apps (Paint.net, Halite, etc).
o YES, you gain access to some other apps on the STORE but hey, read below
X Office was in chinese (preinstalled) and slower, couldn't change it
X Removed it and installed the Office package provided by Alex Ferman
¬ After reinstalling, Office now is FASTER (tested and confirmed)
X No alternative browsers (just some but it's just IE with skin)
X Was kind of tricky to remove chinese (there are still some traces)
X Store doesn't fully work, just allows installing whatever is in my library (owned)
X VLC is way slower and ugly, worked way better on W8.1RT
- XX The Brightness control is kinda broken. You have to disable automatic changes and use only manual (via button), only there you can apply diff real levels of brightness to the screen, BUT, it won't work forever, after a while it will get stuck and you would have to reboot and set it right after going to the desktop.
- XX I'm still exploring this, I don't fully like it to be honest. The touch keyboard works, yes but in my case at times stops making sounds, and also stops working. Unplug and plug again fixes this but... meh.
It wasn't that great, I was actually considering going back to Windows 8.1 RT.
Now the final install I have (Alexen method):
Everything works, you just have to follow the tutorial and you will actually install W10, it's not an out of the box ready image, it is an installer. The only broken thing so far is the brightness control as explained above (it's an issue with the release so it won't go away), and the store didn't work for me, but there is an alternate method to install apps described at Alexen website.
Other than that EVERYTHING is better, it's fast, decent. I'm keeping my RT1 with Windows 10.
Read carefully, follow each step and don't give up. That's all I can say.
I did manage to get this working on my Surface 2 myself, was an interesting experience I don't really have any need for this thing anymore, but I have been pissed about buying a locked out piece of equipment for 8 years, so more just to principal of the thing! Thanks to Alex for all the work.
How do you install office from alexenferman? I tried running setup, but it says this app cant run on your pc. Also have you found a program to un pack .7z packages?
Has anyone written a guide on how to go back to windows rt 8.1?
Kolyei said:
Has anyone written a guide on how to go back to windows rt 8.1?
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here you have
Alexenferman [OLD] - How to go back to Windows RT on the Surface RT
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old.alexenferman.com
does anyone knows if it is possible to put google chrome book on W RT?
Haven't visited the thread until today.
xnappo said:
I did manage to get this working on my Surface 2 myself, was an interesting experience I don't really have any need for this thing anymore, but I have been pissed about buying a locked out piece of equipment for 8 years, so more just to principal of the thing! Thanks to Alex for all the work.
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Great that you got it working, now that you mention that you don't have any need for the Surface anymore, consider selling it to one of the member of the team working on modifications, unless you change your mind now that your surface works differently. In case you decide to move on, consider posting here on the Discord community
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mickeyx323 said:
How do you install office from alexenferman? I tried running setup, but it says this app cant run on your pc. Also have you found a program to un pack .7z packages?
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I simply downloaded the package and ran the Office Installer on the Surface (now with Windows 10ARM), your comment makes me think perhaps, you don't actually have a Surface with Tegra processor, please check. .7z? search for 7zip, that's the program to extract the files from the compressed package .7z
Kolyei said:
Has anyone written a guide on how to go back to windows rt 8.1?
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Yup, the link was posted by another forum member above.
bikrtoursportugal said:
does anyone knows if it is possible to put google chrome book on W RT?
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Nope, impossible. They didn't create a binary (executable app) for the platform and the way it's built (the source code) seems unlikely for someone else to do it.
Anyone interested please check the Discord link posted on this message.
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here you have
Alexenferman [OLD] - How to go back to Windows RT on the Surface RT
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old.alexenferman.com
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I just got around to reading this. Thank you so much! I'm back on windows rt 8.1. One problem: Secure Boot is still disabled. Is there a way to re-enable it?
Kolyei said:
I just got around to reading this. Thank you so much! I'm back on windows rt 8.1. One problem: Secure Boot is still disabled. Is there a way to re-enable it?
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You should repart the drive using the official image downloaded from microsoft's site. If you want to come back to completely stock you have to re-install windows using the standard procedure, not the installation through wim file
im having an issue at the installing the wim using the dism. says system cant find the path specified. i verified the drive labels and all any ideas?
can some help me, after successful installed and load windows 10 on surface RT... when i want to run CMD as administrator. it gave an error "The Parameter is invalid".
Looking for some help, I got to the Win10 install stage and keep getting 0xc000000f blue screen error on Win10 boot. From the guide, it says I didn't choose to not copy system files when creating my recovery drive, but I didn't have any other options. I unchecked the only box available. Not sure what is wrong or how to fix. I can't reset, it asks me for my recovery drive, it doesn't accept the drive I created.
Edit: I ended up creating a new recovery drive from my Win10 PC, unchecked the box to copy system files, downloaded the Win RT recovery zip file from MS, copied the contents of that folder into the new recovery drive, copied the Win10 .wim from Alexen to the flash drive, and retried step 4 (I had already installed the hacked RT image and disabled secureboot, etc.). It is now booting, at least getting farther than it did before, after flashing the Win10 image.
Running into an issue right after the installing the patched image I get to the Region and Language select after the reboot and cannot select anything. After a bit the display just goes black. What can I do?
Can somebody please provide a link for the drivers for the Poco x3 ? I am using Windows 7 and I cannot get shot of the yellow exclamation ! in the device manager. If there is an 'exe' version that would be great as I have had numerous attempts at trying to manually installing but to no avail. Thanks !
Have you tried to install Xiaomi PC Suite? It'll install the drivers for you.
MocnePifko said:
Have you tried to install Xiaomi PC Suite? It'll install the drivers for you.
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I didn't know this, I will give it a try! Thanks
Well I tried the Xiaomi PC suite , the PC suite does not connect. Says to update my device. Still got the yellow exclamation mark in device manager, but at least I can drag and drop to my phone. I think it's odd they don't provide a driver tho?
Have you uninstalled it first? The driver that was installed by the system I mean. If not try and do it in the Device Manager then reboot your PC with the phone connected. If this doesn't work try a different USB port (all the standard stuff, you know). I'd really suggest that you upgrade that windows to win10. MS has dropped the support for 7. So no more security updates. Also you can still upgrade for free.
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Have you uninstalled it first? The driver that was installed by the system I mean. If not try and do it in the Device Manager then reboot your PC with the phone connected. If this doesn't work try a different USB port (all the standard stuff, you know). I'd really suggest that you upgrade that windows to win10. MS has dropped the support for 7. So no more security updates. Also you can still upgrade for free.
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I am still getting security updates for my W7 machine that ain't a problem. I will uninstall all drivers and see what happens. Thanks for your help.
MocnePifko said:
I'd really suggest that you upgrade that windows to win10. MS has dropped the support for 7. So no more security updates. Also you can still upgrade for free.
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Excuse the Off Topic but, having both versions running on different computers, I think that's really bad advice.
If it works, don't fix it.
Windows 10 has given me little more than grief, while a 5 year old install of 7 is running as my daily driver without any major issues.
Security is no excuse here, both OS have attack vectors you must be mindful of -- but Ten's larger user base make it a bigger target... Not to mention MS regular updating breakage (just Google it).
Well I managed to get the phone recognised by the PC using Mi PC Suite. I followed the link here:
China Mi PC Suite with English Translation | MIUI Blog
Xiaomi has Mi PC Suite. It is the all-in-one tool to manage your device. It can install apps, update the mobile operating system, organize files, and so on.
miui.blog
Basically putting the Chinese version followed by some translation files. Recognised phone right away! just don't upgrade the app when it's asks.
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Excuse the Off Topic but, having both versions running on different computers, I think that's really bad advice.
If it works, don't fix it.
Windows 10 has given me little more than grief, while a 5 year old install of 7 is running as my daily driver without any major issues.
Security is no excuse here, both OS have attack vectors you must be mindful of -- but Ten's larger user base make it a bigger target... Not to mention MS regular updating breakage (just Google it).
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I don't intend 'upgrading' my laptop to W10, way too much trouble. Every update something else breaks. There are no supported (W10) drivers for WiFi of graphics so it just runs smoother as it is! Thanks!! W7 all the way!
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Excuse the Off Topic but, having both versions running on different computers, I think that's really bad advice.
If it works, don't fix it.
Windows 10 has given me little more than grief, while a 5 year old install of 7 is running as my daily driver without any major issues.
Security is no excuse here, both OS have attack vectors you must be mindful of -- but Ten's larger user base make it a bigger target... Not to mention MS regular updating breakage (just Google it).
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The OP is here because something actually doesn't work. Telling someone to stay on an 11 years old system based on personal preference is a bad advice. My security example is not an "excuse" as you call it but a good reason (one of many in fact) to upgrade. That would solve the problem OP has and help him avoid many others in the future.
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Have you tried to install Xiaomi PC Suite? It'll install the drivers for you.
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I used the Chinese version and put the English translation files into it. The English standalone did not work