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I cant't connect my phone to my PC

Hi,
I am having issues connecting my phone to my PC in order to S-Off. I have unlocked the bootloader using HTC-Dev and installed Albinoman's ROM. I have tried the following to remedy the issue:
1 - uninstalled/Installed the universal drivers: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1998650
2- Installed/uninstalled HTC sync (I recieve this error while installing: HTC driver Installer 4.01.001' failed)
3 - Updated Java
4 - restarted the computer
5 - Debugging is on
6- using a USB 2 Port
7 - tried another computer using the universal drivers.
8 - Reflashed the ROM without wipe

kapateh said:
Hi,
I am having issues connecting my phone to my PC in order to S-Off. I have unlocked the bootloader using HTC-Dev and installed Albinoman's ROM. I have tried the following to remedy the issue:
1 - uninstalled/Installed the universal drivers: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1998650
2- Installed/uninstalled HTC sync (I recieve this error while installing: HTC driver Installer 4.01.001' failed)
3 - Updated Java
4 - restarted the computer
5 - Debugging is on
6- using a USB 2 Port
7 - tried another computer using the universal drivers.
8 - Reflashed the ROM without wipe
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i remember you mate
so you have done a lot of things and still you can't connect your device to the pc
have you considered that probably could be a hardware failure?
have you tried to run a ruu.exe or flash a different rom?

S-On
rzr86 said:
i remember you mate
so you have done a lot of things and still you can't connect your device to the pc
have you considered that probably could be a hardware failure?
have you tried to run a ruu.exe or flash a different rom?
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I have considered hardware failure however I am hoping it isn't, as I have treated my phone with extreme care! :crying:
I don't know what 'ruu.exe' is, also what other ROM would you recommend which simply installs on S-On phones that I could quickly try.
Many Thanks for the help

kapateh said:
I have considered hardware failure however I am hoping it isn't, as I have treated my phone with extreme care! :crying:
I don't know what 'ruu.exe' is, also what other ROM would you recommend which simply installs on S-On phones that I could quickly try.
Many Thanks for the help
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For all things RUU,look HERE

malybru said:
For all things RUU,look HERE
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also you can use any rom for flashing even with S-ON
it doesn't matter if you are on S-ON or S-OFF

[Q] Really need to return to stock Rom

My friend Rooted my phone using TWRP 2.4. I need to sed the phone back to T-Mobile and need to return it to stock but have no Idea what I need to do and all the info I find is just confusing can someone help me find the RUU I need and some instructions I can follow to return the phone to stock. Thank in advanced

imfocused said:
My friend Rooted my phone using TWRP 2.4. I need to sed the phone back to T-Mobile and need to return it to stock but have no Idea what I need to do and all the info I find is just confusing can someone help me find the RUU I need and some instructions I can follow to return the phone to stock. Thank in advanced
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is yours T-Mobile US?
if so, Try This RUU.

khan.orak said:
is yours T-Mobile US?
if so, Try This RUU.
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Thanks man now I have a bigger problem because I may have Soft bricked my phone loading a JBsmooth ROM

imfocused said:
Thanks man now I have a bigger problem because I may have Soft bricked my phone loading a JBsmooth ROM
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The RUU I prescribed above will take you to stock IF your phone is from T-MO US.
Just go to bootloader then select Fastboot, connect your phone to PC and run this RUU.

khan.orak said:
The RUU I prescribed above will take you to stock IF your phone is from T-MO US.
Just go to bootloader then select Fastboot, connect your phone to PC and run this RUU.
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I am doing what you said but I never see the RUU even though I copied it to my phone or am I running it from my PC?

imfocused said:
I am doing what you said but I never see the RUU even though I copied it to my phone or am I running it from my PC?
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You have to run it from your PC, it's an executable file with an extension .exe ... so it will work on PC and not the phone

khan.orak said:
You have to run it from your PC, it's an executable file with an extension .exe ... so it will work on PC and not the phone
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Ok I id that but I keep getting a usb connection error even though it shows up in my computer.

imfocused said:
Ok I id that but I keep getting a usb connection error even though it shows up in my computer.
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- USB Drivers
- Plug it into USB 2.0 ports and not 3.0
- faulty cable

khan.orak said:
- USB Drivers
- Plug it into USB 2.0 ports and not 3.0
- faulty cable
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Ok thanks man so I installed the USB driver and that fixed my issue but after running the RUU that you gave me I received a "Signature error" so do I need a different RUU?

imfocused said:
Ok thanks man so I installed the USB driver and that fixed my issue but after running the RUU that you gave me I received a "Signature error" so do I need a different RUU?
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Yeah that usually means different RUU needed.
Do you know what your phone's CID is?
If you don't know, go to fastboot from bootloader on your phone.
Open a Command window and navigate to the directory where your adb+fastboot files are located and enter this command.
Code:
fastboot getvar cid
It'll help me narrow down the usable RUUs.

khan.orak said:
Yeah that usually means different RUU needed.
Do you know what your phone's CID is?
If you don't know, go to fastboot from bootloader on your phone.
Open a Command window and navigate to the directory where your adb+fastboot files are located and enter this command.
Code:
fastboot getvar cid
It'll help me narrow down the usable RUUs.
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It says TMOB010

imfocused said:
It says TMOB010
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Okay then the RUU is correct.
You may have left your bootloader unlocked.
You need to relock it.
Go to Fastboot on your phone and enter this command to lock bootloader from your PC:
Code:
fastboot oem lock
Boot into fastboot again and run the RUU.exe

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! This fixed y phone now I can return my phone. But I don't think I will ever root or Flash my ROM again lol. Things have changed since I was flashing ROMS.

imfocused said:
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! This fixed y phone now I can return my phone. But I don't think I will ever root or Flash my ROM again lol. Things have changed since I was flashing ROMS.
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No problem bud, Flashing is fun. you might get tempted again .. HOPEFULLY

khan.orak said:
No problem bud, Flashing is fun. you might get tempted again .. HOPEFULLY
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I Sure I will because I hate all the Bloat that gets loaded on the phone. I just cant find clear cut instructions for loading ROMs these days.

imfocused said:
I Sure I will because I hate all the Bloat that gets loaded on the phone. I just cant find clear cut instructions for loading ROMs these days.
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If you need any help just ask, pm anything.
Sent from my HTC One S using Tapatalk 4 Beta

thanks khan.orak , it was helpful for me too for getting back to stock rom .

[Q] S-OFF'ing the HTC One S4 - Fastboot not working

Hi everyone,
I need a little help here as I find myself stuck between a lot of possibilities and I don't know which one to take or generally what to do.
My girlfriend has an HTC One S4 with unlocked bootloader (HBOOT 2.15), recovery installed, running Viper ROM 3.1.
However because she only has the 1.15 RADIO on the device it tends to reboot quite a lot and she can't have a phone that reboots that often to use on a daily basis.
I want to S-OFF the device so I can upgrade the RADIO.
I've heard of Moonshine method and rumrunner method, however both of these only work with fastboot drivers installed and working.
This is not the case for her S4. I have a desktop (win 8.1, with USB 2 and USB 3.0) and a laptop (win 8.0 with only USB 3).
And none of them can find the device when it is connected while in fastboot. Therefore I can't S-OFF the device that way..
Could anyone point me in the right direction or have some suggestions on what to do?

Hammerbak said:
This is not the case for her S4. I have a desktop (win 8.1, with USB 2 and USB 3.0) and a laptop (win 8.0 with only USB 3).
And none of them can find the device when it is connected while in fastboot. Therefore I can't S-OFF the device that way..
Could anyone point me in the right direction or have some suggestions on what to do?
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Did you try a Ubuntu Live CD? That's what I had to do to get things working reliably.
How did you install fastboot and adb?

808phone said:
Did you try a Ubuntu Live CD? That's what I had to do to get things working reliably.
How did you install fastboot and adb?
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No I haven't tried with an Ubuntu Live CD, and tbh I'm not that well known in the Linux systems.
Well I installed the Google Drivers from the "Android SDK Manager" and I tried a lot of different methods I found on posts alike.
The problem is that neither of my two computers can find the device when it's connected and in fastboot.

Hammerbak said:
No I haven't tried with an Ubuntu Live CD, and tbh I'm not that well known in the Linux systems.
Well I installed the Google Drivers from the "Android SDK Manager" and I tried a lot of different methods I found on posts alike.
The problem is that neither of my two computers can find the device when it's connected and in fastboot.
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How about using some friends computer /laptop?

LS.xD said:
How about using some friends computer /laptop?
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Well I guess I could try out her PC when I get home later today, but I doubt there will be a lot of difference.
However her PC runs Win 7. I will return here as soon as I know more!

Hammerbak said:
Well I guess I could try out her PC when I get home later today, but I doubt there will be a lot of difference.
However her PC runs Win 7. I will return here as soon as I know more!
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Is it a unbranded phone hboot 2.15 eu ??
For me Facepalm was the only wotking one.

The biggest problem is that without adb and fastboot working, you probably won't get anywhere.
The reason I mentioned the Ubuntu live CD is that I have working fastboot and adb and still had problems with windows 7.
I finally created the Ubuntu live CD (actually USB) and it worked. It doesn't take too long to create the live CD/USB and it's worth a try.

LS.xD said:
Is it a unbranded phone hboot 2.15 eu ??
For me Facepalm was the only wotking one.
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Well tbh I don't know if it is unbranded - Since I don't know what that term means.
We live in Denmark and I think she got the phone from germany - bought on a sale somewhere.
Whenever it was booting up (before I rooted and unlocked the bootloader) it came with a splash screen saying "T-Mobile".
Does that mean it is branded to T-Mobile?
808phone said:
The biggest problem is that without adb and fastboot working, you probably won't get anywhere.
The reason I mentioned the Ubuntu live CD is that I have working fastboot and adb and still had problems with windows 7.
I finally created the Ubuntu live CD (actually USB) and it worked. It doesn't take too long to create the live CD/USB and it's worth a try.
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The LiveCD/LiveUSB sounds like an idea and will be my first attempt after "trying" Win 7.
Does the moonshine S-OFF method only support Stock ROM/Firmwares?
I guess I am to try the rumrunner method once on the LiveCD/LiveUSB.
Thanks in advance and again I will return when I know more

Hammerbak said:
Well tbh I don't know if it is unbranded - Since I don't know what that term means.
We live in Denmark and I think she got the phone from germany - bought on a sale somewhere.
Whenever it was booting up (before I rooted and unlocked the bootloader) it came with a splash screen saying "T-Mobile".
Does that mean it is branded to T-Mobile?
The LiveCD/LiveUSB sounds like an idea and will be my first attempt after "trying" Win 7.
Does the moonshine S-OFF method only support Stock ROM/Firmwares?
I guess I am to try the rumrunner method once on the LiveCD/LiveUSB.
Thanks in advance and again I will return when I know more
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moonshine only supports "supported" firmware versions listed on the moonshine.io homepage (page 3)..

LS.xD said:
moonshine only support "supported" firmware listed on the homepage...
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So I will be using rumrunner then..
Thanks however.

Hammerbak said:
So I will be using rumrunner then..
Thanks however.
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wish you best luck

LS.xD said:
wish you best luck
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I am sitting on a LiveUSB right now, but I find that the instructions on the rumrunner webpage doesn't work.
Any suggestions?
It goes through the first steps and I will get to answer ''Yes'' twice.
After a please wait message I get: "ERROR: run rumrunner again and READ (no adb connection to device. Debugging on? Drivers?)
I followed the instructions to perfection. Will I need to install drivers on Linux?

Hammerbak said:
I am sitting on a LiveUSB right now, but I find that the instructions on the rumrunner webpage doesn't work.
Any suggestions?
It goes through the first steps and I will get to answer ''Yes'' twice.
After a please wait message I get: "ERROR: run rumrunner again and READ (no adb connection to device. Debugging on? Drivers?)
I followed the instructions to perfection. Will I need to install drivers on Linux?
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Do you have USB Debugging on? When you are booted into the phone and connected to the computer. Type adb devices and see if it returns a valid value (not offline).
No, you don't have to install drivers on Linux. Also I never was able to get anything but moonshine.io working.

808phone said:
Do you have USB Debugging on? When you are booted into the phone and connected to the computer. Type adb devices and see if it returns a valid value (not offline).
No, you don't have to install drivers on Linux. Also I never was able to get anything but moonshine.io working.
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Well USB debugging is enabled on the device, however it doesn't show the USB debugging icon on the phone that it does when connected to a Windows PC.
I will try to check is ADB is active later tonight.

Sim Unlock help

Hi
I have been trying for several hours to sim unlock my htc sensation but seems I cannot find a set of instructions that work
Can anyone please put me onto a youtube video or a set of instructions...
I have been to the revolutionary website but this is missing the Blue box so cannot proceed any further, plus the link for downloading the driver doesn't work
All I am after is a simple set of steps that i can follow to do this
thanks for your help

EFCLEE said:
Hi
I have been trying for several hours to sim unlock my htc sensation but seems I cannot find a set of instructions that work
Can anyone please put me onto a youtube video or a set of instructions...
I have been to the revolutionary website but this is missing the Blue box so cannot proceed any further, plus the link for downloading the driver doesn't work
All I am after is a simple set of steps that i can follow to do this
thanks for your help
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have you seen this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1232107

rzr86 said:
have you seen this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1232107
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I cant even start any of that, i got as far as trying to root??

EFCLEE said:
I cant even start any of that, i got as far as trying to root??
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are you sure that revolutionary.io site doesn't work because for me links are working
check again

I can't see or don't get the blue box where you drop down the options, but even prior to that it states follow this link to download and install htc drivers, that link fails but I did download from somewhere else but once installed ....nothing....so a few issues here...htc drivers and the blue box
Cheers for your help
Sent from my SM-T805 using XDA Free mobile app

EFCLEE said:
I cant even start any of that, i got as far as trying to root??
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EFCLEE said:
I can't see or don't get the blue box where you drop down the options, but even prior to that it states follow this link to download and install htc drivers, that link fails but I did download from somewhere else but once installed ....nothing....so a few issues here...htc drivers and the blue box
Cheers for your help
Sent from my SM-T805 using XDA Free mobile app
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can you post your bootloader details?
also what OS do you have on your pc?

rzr86 said:
can you post your bootloader details?
also what OS do you have on your pc?
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Boot loader is 1.27.0000 and my OS is Windows 10
Still having trouble, have spent a long time looking at how this is done and now I read I cant use revolutionary way??
The blue box was not being displayed cos of a java or flash issue but it works now but my bootloader is not in the list
any help would be great
cheers

i found this but I dont have Recovery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GauObpXwyl8
All I have is HBOOT but if I remove the sd card it does show then, if I choose recovery i get a red triangle??

EFCLEE said:
i found this but I dont have Recovery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GauObpXwyl8
All I have is HBOOT but if I remove the sd card it does show then, if I choose recovery i get a red triangle??
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you have 2 ways
to S-OFF the device
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1661631 (revolutionary.io doesn't work for you because you have 1.27 hboot version)
i will send you the files via pm
or
use htcdev method to unlock the bootloader
by the way windows 10 are already released?

rzr86 said:
you have 2 ways
to S-OFF the device
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1661631 (revolutionary.io doesn't work for you because you have 1.27 hboot version)
i will send you the files via pm
or
use htcdev method to unlock the bootloader
by the way windows 10 are already released?
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I am now trying another video but I cannot get the FASTBOOT to change to FASTBOOT USB, i am trying to install recovery
please can you link me to what i need to follow, 2 more hours now wasted cos nothing I try works!!
Oh and, yer Windows 10 technical preview was released few weeks ago, its not bad am getting used to it, much better than 8 or 8.1
cheers for your help,

rzr86 said:
you have 2 ways
to S-OFF the device
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1661631 (revolutionary.io doesn't work for you because you have 1.27 hboot version)
i will send you the files via pm
or
use htcdev method to unlock the bootloader
by the way windows 10 are already released?
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htcdev method i have the cmd window stuck saying waiting for device?? although i have my phone at the correct screen as i followed the instructions perfect??? this phone is a gnat todger away from being smashed to peices, all i need to do is put my sim into it and i have lost hours and hours of my life trying to unlock it!!!!!
please help

EFCLEE said:
htcdev method i have the cmd window stuck saying waiting for device?? although i have my phone at the correct screen as i followed the instructions perfect??? this phone is a gnat todger away from being smashed to peices, all i need to do is put my sim into it and i have lost hours and hours of my life trying to unlock it!!!!!
please help
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the thing is i don't know if adb/fastboot is working on windows 10
there was connectivity issues even on windows 8/8.1
also AFAIK there are no drivers for windows 10 yet
if you want to make your simcard free for any network S-OFF is mandatory
you must make adb/fastboot to get working
and i think windows 10 is a problem
by the way have you enabled usb debugging mode from settings?

rzr86 said:
the thing is i don't know if adb/fastboot is working on windows 10
there was connectivity issues even on windows 8/8.1
also AFAIK there are no drivers for windows 10 yet
if you want to make your simcard free for any network S-OFF is mandatory
you must make adb/fastboot to get working
and i think windows 10 is a problem
by the way have you enabled usb debugging mode from settings?
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Seens it was advised Windows 10 was incompatible, I now have Windows 7 on my PC so giving it another go,
No doubt I will be posting back cos this process has been the most difficult out of all the phones ive done
So I have to unlock the bootloader, achieve S Off, then run a file to remove the sim lock.
Wish me luck

Hmm, still trying!! No luck
Gone from 1 thing to another, every time I try something I need something else first so now am back like 6 steps
Following this link....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCwEbh_JsI8
Got to the Control Bear.exe part but message saying "Device needed to be HTC unlocked"
So went to here >>>> http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader/
Which gave me Fastboot.exe, try to run and get error
The program cant start because AdbWinApi.dll is missing, so I google this and I need SDK Tools installing
So I go here >>>>>> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=781386
I downloaded Android Studio which installed Android SDK Manager so thats done,
But seems I do not have C:\android-sdk-windows
So I found I had SDK folder here >>>> C:\Users\Lee\AppData\Local\Android\sdk
So I moved the Android directory to C:\
Can anybody help, this is really annoying me now

I also have the dll file in a folder I downloaded while following the Youtube video
temproot-sensation-windows
This so far has cost me like over 10 hours of messing round, i clearly do not know what I am doing but all I want to do is take the sim lock off this phone!!!!!!

EFCLEE said:
I also have the dll file in a folder I downloaded while following the Youtube video
temproot-sensation-windows
This so far has cost me like over 10 hours of messing round, i clearly do not know what I am doing but all I want to do is take the sim lock off this phone!!!!!!
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see here how to install sdk tools
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1152148
about S-OFF if your bootloader is locked see this S-OFF guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1661631
it doesn't require htcdev method
i will send you the files via pm

Its S-Off now so looking for recovery so I can flash a rom,
cm-11-20141207-Sultan-pyramid
I have read I need a particular recovery to use this, the one I downloaded was an APK but as am still on stock it hasnt worked

Now I am having major trouble with PG58IMG.zip
I have put onto root of SD card so when I HBOOT it tries to install, but says no IMG file
So I do the fastboot way by copying in the fastboot directory and following the relevant commands, seems to finish OK
But still no recovery,
Now I am seeing ***LOCKED*** at top of my screen???? is this right????

Words fail me how ridiculous this process is just to remove the SIM lock??????

Now I am trying with PG58DIAG in the root of my SD card
This attempts to run but I get a security fail!, Update Fail!
Can someone please help
Thanks

Unable to unlock bootloader

As the title says, i cant manage to unlock the bootloader. My device is GM1910, i am running 9.5.10 GM21AA. i went to OB2 but then rolled back and decided i wanted to unlock and root, but for some reason i cannot. followed all the proper guides, tried the adb method, but when i type fastboot oem unlock, it just says waiting for device. I also tried the all-in-one tool and same problem, the moment i check for bootloader status, the application hangs. has anyone faced this issue before? could use some help. Thanks
Using the OP cable and tried on both USB 3 and 2

linx1287 said:
As the title says, i cant manage to unlock the bootloader. My device is GM1910, i am running 9.5.10 GM21AA. i went to OB2 but then rolled back and decided i wanted to unlock and root, but for some reason i cannot. followed all the proper guides, tried the adb method, but when i type fastboot oem unlock, it just says waiting for device. I also tried the all-in-one tool and same problem, the moment i check for bootloader status, the application hangs. has anyone faced this issue before? could use some help. Thanks
Using the OP cable and tried on both USB 3 and 2
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If your on sprint you cant unless you pay off the phone or have it active for 50days. Not sure about t-mobile. heres a helpful link tho.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-7-pro/how-to/discussion-sprint-oneplus-7-pro-5g-t3963319

lonewolf2k2 said:
If your on sprint you cant unless you pay off the phone or have it active for 50days. Not sure about t-mobile. heres a helpful link tho.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-7-pro/how-to/discussion-sprint-oneplus-7-pro-5g-t3963319
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Sorry but mine isnt any carrier phone GM1910 is the chinese international running GM21AA

Sounds more like a USB connectivity issue, than a problem with the device. Try the command: fastboot devices
And if it just hangs, then you don't have USB fastboot connectivity.
To be clear, the phone is booted to bootloader-fastboot mode (which is required for fastboot commands)?

You need the latest windows 10 drivers, adb & fastboot. And off course Open Beta it's still young... meanning sh.. could happen.

redpoint73 said:
Sounds more like a USB connectivity issue, than a problem with the device. Try the command: fastboot devices
And if it just hangs, then you don't have USB fastboot connectivity.
To be clear, the phone is booted to bootloader-fastboot mode (which is required for fastboot commands)?
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null0seven said:
You need the latest windows 10 drivers, adb & fastboot. And off course Open Beta it's still young... meanning sh.. could happen.
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Yes adb devices does register and adb reboot bootloader command does take me to the bootloader, but when i tried the fastboot devices it didnt register, so i think you are on to something. I will check again once i get home today. Thanks
I was on open beta, i reverted to 9.5.10 Pie in order to unlock bootloader and root.
If its not too much trouble, could you link me to the drivers (i would ask adb too but seeing as it works when i do adb devices command, i think thats working fine)? Thanks

Platform tool 2.9.0.4 (adb-fastboot), latest
https://android.gadgethacks.com/how...stall-adb-fastboot-mac-linux-windows-0164225/

null0seven said:
Platform tool 2.9.0.4 (adb-fastboot), latest
https://android.gadgethacks.com/how...stall-adb-fastboot-mac-linux-windows-0164225/
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Thanks. This was the version i was working with yesterday. Could you link me to the usb drivers i might need? Since response stops at fastboot i am assuming the drivers are to blame

One thing you can try, on Windows go to Device Manager, find the phone, and pick the option to update the drivers. Select the drivers manually (don't let Windows find the drivers automatically). Then the one called Generic Android Device (or something like that).
I sometimes have to do this, to get Windows to work with adb/fastboot.
This is all on my old Windows 7 machine. So if you have Win 10, it might be a bit different.

redpoint73 said:
One thing you can try, on Windows go to Device Manager, find the phone, and pick the option to update the drivers. Select the drivers manually (don't let Windows find the drivers automatically). Then the one called Generic Android Device (or something like that).
I sometimes have to do this, to get Windows to work with adb/fastboot.
This is all on my old Windows 7 machine. So if you have Win 10, it might be a bit different.
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Thank you. You were right about the driver issue....going through the device manager yielded the driver situation. Had to enable debugging to finally let the driver install. I completely forgot about this. I had to do this same thing when i had to unlock bootloader and twrp for my HTC 10.
Now that i am done with this, a few final things i would like to clear out....doing the local update on root to restore stock system is still valid right? and if i want to go full stock from say custom roms like los and so on, a flash through MSM tool? Will doing that also relock the bootloader? Sorry for all the noob questions and thanks in advance.

Local upgrade works with/without root or twrp.
MSM tool revert youre phone like it's out of the factory. Bootloader locked, no root, no twrp.
If you come back to Oos from custom roms you need to Format Data (this will wipe ALL in youre phone. everything).