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[Q] stuck trying to root nexus s, please help

I was trying to root my Nexus S
I got to bootloader, flashed rootboot.img and clockwork. Now I'm stuck on the unlocked google reboot.
When I try mounting the sdcard via usb in clockwork I can't get it to show on my comp, so I can't drop the zip files in there to update the phone. I believe that's the last step I need to get my baby working again.
If this is the case do you have any suggestions on how I can get files in there? I thought there might be a fastboot command to move the files there but I can't seem to figure it out.
If not can you please point me in the right direction
I tried searching the forums for a solution but everything I come across does not seem to help my particular needs, I apologize if I missed the solution elsewhere but I'm at wit's end right now
All suggestions are greatly appreciated
Thanks!

I am almost having the same issue. I unlocked the bootloader and flashed recoverymod but was unable to locate the superuser zip file so I rebooted my nexus. When I tried to start over again and fastboot I'm getting an error with CMD saying its waiting for device. On the nexus when in fastboot mode at the very bottom it says fastboot failsomething or another.
Any suggestions as to how I can get fast boot working again?!
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I'm obviously no pro! but from what I gather it sounds like your phone's not being recognized. I had that problem and this guide seemed to solve it so you might find it of some help
nexusshacks.com/nexus-s-hacks/how-to-install-nexus-s-windows-usb-drivers

Thanks, it can't be a driver issue though since I was able to use fastboot to unlock the bootloader. Although it sure does seem like its not connecting properly.
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blahhhh you jinxed me. I just realized how to use ADP, figured it was the way to push the files I needed to SD card and now I'm getting your error. I'll reply with a solution if I find one, hope you do the same! two noobs are better than one after all!!

Yikes! Please do, it's driving me insane!
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Fixed it, a simple battery pull fixed my problem. Rooted it this morning!
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Think you can tell me what driver you're using? When I plug my phone in I see the following in the device manager
ADB Interface
SAMSUNG Android Composite ADB Interface
I tried your battery trick to no avail, I even had ADB running and tried the battery trick and it won't work
Also, fastboot is recognizing my device.
Any help would really be appreicated. it's day 3 with no phone now

I'm at work now till 9 and I'm in CA. Ill look it up when I get home. U have to DL the Google something or another driver in sdk. I remember 4 was at the end of it. Ill post when I get home.
Your phones not working at all?!
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vintagetonez said:
I am almost having the same issue. I unlocked the bootloader and flashed recoverymod but was unable to locate the superuser zip file so I rebooted my nexus. When I tried to start over again and fastboot I'm getting an error with CMD saying its waiting for device. On the nexus when in fastboot mode at the very bottom it says fastboot failsomething or another.
Any suggestions as to how I can get fast boot working again?!
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hi there
i'm trying to root my xperia x8 using superoneclick, ADB start OK.... waiting.... and i'm waiting more than 5 min i think.... but nothing happen...
-i've extracted/copied xrecovery into sd, phone browser but nothing happen.
- boot the phone and press "back <--" key multiple time.... but phone start as usual ...
can somebody teach me how or give link to show how to root step by step please...
i'm new here..... TT
-- sorry for english.... not my language..

yeah I just switched to the google android service 4 "something or other" not in the mindset to find it. My phone's working it's just in super retardo mode right now. All that's working is the bootloader screen and the clockwork orange screen. I've kind of abandoned all hopes of getting adb to work on it because I've tried EVERTHING (except for what will work). I'm trying to figure out how to get clockwork to work with my pc that way I can get files into the sdcard which is what I was trying to use adb for in the first place.
ps... can you send a pic of your homescreen? I miss mine

U don't need adb to transfer files to your nexus s. Make sure debugging is turned on and mount your SD. You should get a promt to transfer files to and from your device via comp. You can use cmd to transfer with fastboot. I just got home and haven't even downloaded anything for root other than free tethering so I'm not sure which app will allow screen shot capture.
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I'm relatively sure debug is still on otherwise I would not have been able to do what I already did. what's the command to transfer files to sd via fastboot? I tried "push" but that did not seem to work.

Once you plug the phone in.and mount SD.windows will automatically recognize it and prompt what woulf you like to do. Just choose transfer files. Go to the file you want yo transfer and right click. Choose send to E. At least on my comp the nexus shows up as e drive so choose which one it shows up as.
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Thanks for all your help, I really appreciate it. It seems the phone's not being recognized by the computer when I mount it. The drivers show up in device manager when I boot to bootloader but then disappear when I go into clockwork. So I never get a chance to see it in "computer" when I try mounting the sdcard. Any thoughts?

[SOLVED] Rooting Nexus S <recovery wont stick>

I missed out something i think.
I have my sdk, with those files.
I went to cmd and type the commant
bla bla bla
fastboot devices >>> no error, means connected
fastboot oem unlock
>>>> it is connected but why it still waiting for my device?
I added the path to the system too, but still cant get rid of
I search the net and I cant get the solution.
Any idea anyone?

What drivers did you install? And yes, I read the "fastboot devices"

installed everyhing...
samsung adb + google package
samsung driver
pdanet

Phone has to be in bootloader mode?
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yup.. it is in volume up + on mode.

If you plug your NS in and look in the Device Manager, do you see an unknown device with the question mark? If so, you should try to manually install the driver located in android-sdk-windows\extras\google\usb_driver
And when you issue the command
Code:
fastboot devices
It should display your NS device id, not just a blank line.

melvinchng said:
installed everyhing...
samsung adb + google package
samsung driver
pdanet
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"samsung" driver... no
you use the drivers obtained from the Android SDK or PDAnet
Pretty much what suksit said.

Try pdanet! Last place i go y find drivers
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I tried sdk driver, pdanet driver. I can't unknown driver, it is listed as android. Means my phone is found by computer
I have android 2. 3. 4. Does it effect?
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Just curious, did you enabled the option in Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging?
In Device Manger it should say something like "Android Composite ADB Interface"

I enabled it too... maybe I will try to reinstall and root it via my XP in VM.
I rooted my wildfire with this pc last time, maybe the drive mixed up.
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Just noticed that your location is in Malaysia. Could it happen that you have the i9023 (SLCD) model? If that's the case then I think you should try this.

Ya, I bought slcd set.
I will try it tomorrow at night and report back to you guys.
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It is really strange. Tried everything and won't work.
Pdanet detected my device that it is connected to computer, but it just show wait for device.
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Edit: my full charge is 95%, it is normal right?
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melvinchng said:
Ya, I bought slcd set.
Edit: my full charge is 95%, it is normal right?
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Yeah thats normal, Samsung did some weird battery calibration thing!
However people here have found to get 100% or close to it.
When charging just leave screen on for 1 hour and have tethered wifi On, so far im charging full up to 98%, just waiting to squeeze in the last 2%.....could take awhile.
and yeah the 95% charge is normal. heres a explanation in further detail
Your battery gauge is lying to you (and it's not such a bad thing)

make sure u have following dlls in fastboot folder
AdbWinUsbApi
AdbWinApi

j0l6 said:
make sure u have following dlls in fastboot folder
AdbWinUsbApi
AdbWinApi
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i have these in tools. and still waiting for device.
anyone any idea?

I forgot to tell you guys that my windows is 64-bit
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Try this or this then (the latter is quite hard to read anyway, I think they messed up the code formatting)

Unlocked bootloader!
thanks!
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melvinchng said:
I haven't root yet.
After I root, my storage and Rom will be wipe? So I need to install new Rom?
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Rooting will add su binary and Superuser app to your NS. But your data will be wiped (both on phone and SD card) when you unlock the bootloader -- it's the same as doing a factory reset. However, your system partition will not be affected so no need to install new ROM if you prefer using stock.

No recovery mode help!

I installed Mitra ROM [Motherf**** **** rom ] this stupid rom has messed up my phone completely , when someone calls me its shuts off , there are different colored lines on the screen , EXTREMELY laggy!!!!
I cant go into recovery again and my pc wont recognize the phone , ive installed drivers , kies and everything , tried every method !!1
WHAT can i do to get rid of this ****ty ****ty ROM??
Please help
Phone Samsung Galaxy S I9000

shasul said:
I installed Mitra ROM [Motherf**** **** rom ] this stupid rom has messed up my phone completely , when someone calls me its shuts off , there are different colored lines on the screen , EXTREMELY laggy!!!!
I cant go into recovery again and my pc wont recognize the phone , ive installed drivers , kies and everything , tried every method !!1
WHAT can i do to get rid of this ****ty ****ty ROM??
Please help
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heeeelp urgent

What phone are you using?
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I am using Samsung Galaxy S i9000

http://www.hard-reset.com/samsung-i9000-galaxy-s-hard-reset.html
Have you tried this?
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Yes that's the problem i cant access it with pressing those buttons , neither can i access it from Rom manager. Is there any app/program available which i can download from the phone?
I want my reset to its original settings without this ****ty rom. I made a backup of the original rom but that backup has been deleted.
F*** i hate this ROM

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1256385
That should help you out!
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ABorgh said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1256385
That should help you out!
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Thanks i am currently looking at that but i cant connect to usb either because my phone is messed up and my laptop wont recognize it.

I can boot into the OS , like i can use the phone normally but its kind of messed up , shuts off randomly , gets stuck , makes horrible beeping noise etc etc.
So i just want this all cleared up and install a new fresh ROM
Please help

Well try to reinstall kies and all! Try to remove the sd card and inserting it to your computer trough a sd reader and put a stock rom on it, go in to fastboot (if your phone have it) then flash trough fastboot. Your phone can be saved, don't worry.
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ABorgh said:
Well try to reinstall kies and all! Try to remove the sd card and inserting it to your computer trough a sd reader and put a stock rom on it, go in to fastboot (if your phone have it) then flash trough fastboot. Your phone can be saved, don't worry.
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There is something really wrong with the usb settings , ive installed/uninstalled Kies several times , installed/reinstalled USB drivers several times but no luck.
I have rom manager and when i choose another rom to install it reboots the phone to get into clockwork recovery mode but instead of going to recovery my phone gets stuck on the Galaxy S start up screen
So
- No computer access (cant use odin)
- No recovery

shasul said:
There is something really wrong with the usb settings , ive installed/uninstalled Kies several times , installed/reinstalled USB drivers several times but no luck.
I have rom manager and when i choose another rom to install it reboots the phone to get into clockwork recovery mode but instead of going to recovery my phone gets stuck on the Galaxy S start up screen
So
- No computer access (cant use odin)
- No recovery
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Try to download 4ext updater and flash new recovery, do superwipe and install a STOCK gingerbread rom
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My device is not supported with Ext4 :/

Okey! This may sound ridiculous but try diffrent cable and pc!
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ABorgh said:
Okey! This may sound ridiculous but try diffrent cable and pc!
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Tried on 6 different pc's and tried 4 different micro usb cables
my pc does give me a message when i connect it but it says there is something wrong with the device therefore it cant connect

Hmm... Can you connect via ADB?
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ABorgh said:
Hmm... Can you connect via ADB?
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Nope , i installed ADB , drivers etc everything , it gives me error because it cant recognize the phone

shasul said:
Nope , i installed ADB , drivers etc everything , it gives me error because it cant recognize the phone
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But have gone into cmd and written ADB Shell whilst cd in android sdk folder?
Read and watch this!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DYzCn4mzJE&feature=related
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=977725
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Nexus bootloader not recognized

Hey guys , I have a big problem right now.
About a week ago I unrooted my phone to get to stock ics to be able to receive the jb OTA and eventually I did. However, I'm unable to re root mg device :/ whenever I go into fastboot mode my phone doesn't get recognized by my pc ... I've also tried almost every single driver there is( pdanet, Google drivers, Samsung drivers) and still it won't get recognized :/ any help?
Also, my power button is broken so I get into fast boot through adb
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Any help guys?
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acfa said:
Any help guys?
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take some screenshots about what happen when you enter in fastboot and try to flash a custom recovery

Cascabreu said:
take some screenshots about what happen when you enter in fastboot and try to flash a custom recovery
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All it says in command prompt is "waiting for device".. I googled how to fix it and the only answer is to install the drivers but I've already installed them and still no luck :/
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acfa said:
All it says in command prompt is "waiting for device".. I googled how to fix it and the only answer is to install the drivers but I've already installed them and still no luck :/
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try on another pc. are u sure that your drivers are correct?
what system do you use? xp or wnd 7?

Cascabreu said:
try on another pc. are u sure that your drivers are correct?
what system do you use? xp or wnd 7?
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I did I tries my PC, my brother's and even my brother's iMac and still nothing. Just 'waiting for device' and yeah I installed them properly. I'm using windows 7 32-bit
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acfa said:
I did I tries my PC, my brother's and even my brother's iMac and still nothing. Just 'waiting for device' and yeah I installed them properly. I'm using windows 7 32-bit
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ok! im using windows 8 32 bit (its the same).
go check the drivers that i upload

Cascabreu said:
ok! im using windows 8 32 bit (its the same).
go check the drivers that i upload
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unfortunately that did not work either I still get the same "waiting for device" prompt...

acfa said:
unfortunately that did not work either I still get the same "waiting for device" prompt...
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try to type "adb devices". does any numbers appear?
if yes, your pc is recognizing your nexus.
if not try to unplug all usb from your pc, restart ur pc and try again with only ur phone plugged in

Cascabreu said:
try to type "adb devices". does any numbers appear?
if yes, your pc is recognizing your nexus.
if not try to unplug all usb from your pc, restart ur pc and try again with only ur phone plugged in
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adb does recognize my nexus the problem is that fastboot does not. fastboot devices does not show anything.

acfa said:
adb does recognize my nexus the problem is that fastboot does not. fastboot devices does not show anything.
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i think the problem is your bootloader, try to find a bootloader on a flashable zip

Cascabreu said:
i think the problem is your bootloader, try to find a bootloader on a flashable zip
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I have the stock recovery so I flash it?
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acfa said:
I have the stock recovery so I flash it?
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try that, it may work.

Cascabreu said:
try that, it may work.
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Sorry my wording was off. I meant that I have a stock recovery installed so I can't flash anything
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acfa said:
Sorry my wording was off. I meant that I have a stock recovery installed so I can't flash anything
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i have one last tip for you.
back up all your stuff to your pc. then flash stock android 4.0.4 and update via OTA.
follow this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1785672
dont do the second step
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if u need any help for the fastboot commands just ask... i will be here for more 2 hours or so

Cascabreu said:
i have one last tip for you.
back up all your stuff to your pc. then flash stock android 4.0.4 and update via OTA.
follow this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1785672
dont do the second step
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if u need any help for the fastboot commands just ask... i will be here for more 2 hours or so
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Okay thanks for the tip im going to try that right now.

Cascabreu said:
i have one last tip for you.
back up all your stuff to your pc. then flash stock android 4.0.4 and update via OTA.
follow this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1785672
dont do the second step
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if u need any help for the fastboot commands just ask... i will be here for more 2 hours or so
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acfa said:
Okay thanks for the tip im going to try that right now.
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okay still I'm unable to use fastboot it gets stuck in waiting for device...

acfa said:
okay still I'm unable to use fastboot it gets stuck in waiting for device...
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ok so the problem really is your fastboot mode wich is broken in some way...
i think u should talk with a dev.
if anything that i said helped or learned you something please hit that thanks button

Where did you get fastboot? The SDK Or from one of those things people to toss together for people to root/unlock?
After reading the thread its tough to know for sure if there is anything you can do or we can do to help. So I suggest downloading the latest Android SDK if you have not done so already. If that still don't work or you already have it what does device manager ( on windows) show when your phone is connected to the PC while in the bootloader/fastboot?

albundy2010 said:
Where did you get fastboot? The SDK Or from one of those things people to toss together for people to root/unlock?
After reading the thread its tough to know for sure if there is anything you can do or we can do to help. So I suggest downloading the latest Android SDK if you have not done so already. If that still don't work or you already have it what does device manager ( on windows) show when your phone is connected to the PC while in the bootloader/fastboot?
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I download fastboot and adb from the SDK and I have the most up to date one. Also when in boot loader mode the PC does not show my phone connected.
Btw, my power is broken and I don't know if that might be the problem :/
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Not being seen by pc... Kinda? - SOLVED

I've unlocked, rooted and flashed linaro kernel. So my phone does/has been recognised fine by my pc.
But when I plugged it in earlier for mtp mode the phone recognised being plugged in but the pc didn't? If i switched it to camera mode the pc then recognised. But then switching it back and still nothing? Any ideas?
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Ben36 said:
I've unlocked, rooted and flashed linaro kernel. So my phone does/has been recognised fine by my pc.
But when I plugged it in earlier for mtp mode the phone recognised being plugged in but the pc didn't? If i switched it to camera mode the pc then recognised. But then switching it back and still nothing? Any ideas?
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Goto Devices and Printers and see if Nexus 5 is there. Sometimes it has a yellow triangle on it. If so right mouse and troubleshoot.

This happened to me too. This is what I did to fix it. I was on windows 8 btw. I used wugfresh's toolkit to manually install raw drivers. If you do use windows just follow the instructions on steps to install them. You may use Mac or Ubuntu for I know lol. In that case I would search for those tookits. They may have similar method of driver installations. I used the composite driver that came with the toolkit and it worked right after installation. I even unlocked my bootloader in the process too so adb and fastboot worked too. good luck.

wyrman said:
Goto Devices and Printers and see if Nexus 5 is there. Sometimes it has a yellow triangle on it. If so right mouse and troubleshoot.
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I can't find this option? I'm on xp?
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Ben36 said:
I can't find this option? I'm on xp?
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Try Control Panel... Devices and Printers. Or Control Panel - Hardware and Sound - Devices and Printers

Found it, it says mtp with an exclamation mark and no drivers installed?
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Ben36 said:
Found it, it says mtp with an exclamation mark and no drivers installed?
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DL google adb drivers and put them in a folder. Click on the device in device manager and choose install from computer. Select the drivers. That should clear it up.

Ben36 said:
Found it, it says mtp with an exclamation mark and no drivers installed?
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Alot of times you can right mouse the device and troubleshoot. It will put the drivers back in. Another way is to delete that device and reboot. When you plug your phone into the usb it should load drivers.

theesotericone said:
DL google adb drivers and put them in a folder. Click on the device in device manager and choose install from computer. Select the drivers. That should clear it up.
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Nope, still says cannot install the hardware?
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Toggle USB Debugging . Worked for me. If we have the community or ADB driver this might be the issue?
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Ben36 said:
Nope, still says cannot install the hardware?
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Well then? Sorry man it has always worked for me. I'd try rebooting the comp then doing it again. If that doesn't work Ubuntu is free. lol

rye&ginger said:
Toggle USB Debugging . Worked for me. If we have the community or ADB driver this might be the issue?
I'm using the PDA.net drivers included with the Nexus Root Toolkit. The Universal drivers didn't work for me (Windows 7 pro x64bit). I also had to toggle the USB Debugging.
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Ben36 said:
Nope, still says cannot install the hardware?
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Device Manager. Uninstall that device and reboot. Plug your phone back in and it shud install the drivers

Tried, still nothing.
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Ben36 said:
Tried, still nothing.
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So MTP is no longer in Device Manager?

Nope its vanished and the phone still isn't recognised by the pc. And now if I try a toolkit and tell it to reboot to recovery it says not device found even though the device says it's plugged in with usb debugging enabled
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Ben36 said:
Nope its vanished and the phone still isn't recognised by the pc. And now if I try a toolkit and tell it to reboot to recovery it says not device found even though the device says it's plugged in with usb debugging enabled
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I haven't used XP for quite awhile bud. Shud be under Devices that you can scan to see it it will get picked up.
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Are you using the USB cable that came with the phone bud?
Debugging off. Here's a link
http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/nexus/N-QCblB5gKQ

Someone in that link mentioned the mtp option on the N5 . where is this option please?
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Ben36 said:
Someone in that link mentioned the mtp option on the N5 . where is this option please?
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Settings/storage. Choose 3dot menu. Also, have you used USBDeview http://www.tomsguide.com/us/download/USBDeview,0301-13254.html to be sure all Android USB drivers have been removed?
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In case you didn't understand the above.
Settings > Storage then click on the menu (3 dots on upper right screen corner) and USB computer connection. voila, you are now in the USB connection settings and can enable MTP/PTP again.