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fastboot binary for windows!

I've compiled a fastboot binary for windows from the git source, using cygwin.
I had actually compiled it a couple of weeks ago, but I never could get it to work. I was looking into it again tonight and discovered that windows had installed the USB Mass Storage driver for the phone in SPL mode, instead of the android driver. So after updating it to the android driver, it worked! woot
Instructions:
(note: you have to check the USB device in Computer Manager when the phone is in fastboot mode. The computer sees the phone in fastboot mode as a different device than the phone in normal mode)
Download the file and extract it in the same folder as adb. (if you don't have adb yet, it's included in the android SDK for windows. go download it!)
Take out the usb cable and boot up your phone into the SPL (back + power). You have to have the dev bootloader for this to work (white background with 3 skateboarding androids).
Plug in the usb cable, and make sure the display on the phone changes from "Serial0" to "FASTBOOT". If it doesn't, try pressing the back button.
If it asks you to install drivers, then go ahead and use the same usb drivers that you used to get adb working. You can skip the rest of the instructions. Fastboot should be working for you now.
If it doesn't ask you to install a driver, you need to figure out if the correct driver is loaded already.
Right click on My Computer, and click Manage, then go to the device manager
If you see an "ADB Interface" category at/near the top, with "HTC Dream" under it, then you're good to go. Fastboot should be working for you.
If you don't see an "ADB Interface" category, then it's likely that windows loaded the USB Mass Storage driver for it automatically. In the device manager, go down to "Universal Serial Bus Controllers", and see if you have at least one "USB Mass Storage device". If you have multiple ones, you'll need to go through each to find the correct one.
To find the correct one, right click on the USB Mass Storage device and click Properties. Go to the Details tab. In the combo box at the top that says "Device Instance Id", bring up the pull down and choose "Compatible Ids". If that is the correct device, then you will see 3 entries:
USB\Class_ff&SubClass_42&Prot_03
USB\Class_ff&SubClass_42
USB\Class_ff
Once you find the correct device, go to the driver tab, and click "Update Driver". Choose "No, not this time", then "Install from a list or specific location", then "Don't search, I will choose the driver to install", and then choose the same usb driver that you used to get adb to work.
After that's done, you should be good to go. Open a command prompt and type fastboot devices and it should list the phone.

This is a great Christmas Present lol !!!!! Thanks again JesusFreke !!!!!

JesusFreke said:
I've compiled a fastboot binary for windows from the git source, using cygwin.
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Just four minutes shy of delivering on Christmas day too I kid, I kid. Great work. This will be quite nice for those of us still working primarily in Windows. b

Really Good!!!!!!!

Thanks JF, not for the files, I already had them compiled but because I found out why they weren't working...
USB MassStorage driver was as well on! LOL Its the simple things sometimes.

That's fantastic thanks JF. Now since we got fastboot in windows how does that change the process for having our custom boot image. I could not for the life of me get fastboot to recognize my device in ubuntu no matter what I did.

pablizzo said:
That's fantastic thanks JF. Now since we got fastboot in windows how does that change the process for having our custom boot image. I could not for the life of me get fastboot to recognize my device in ubuntu no matter what I did.
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Let me take a shot in the dark and say that it would allow you to do the "fastboot flash splash1 image.rgb565" part from windows instead of ubuntu?
Don't forget about koush's .NET application to convert an image to the correct format: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=462489

Thank you JesusFreke!
Way faster than booting Ubuntu under Sun's VirtualBox

Pardon my ignorance, but all that I can see with search about fastboot is it allows us to flash cupcake and new splash screens.
Can someone enlighten me as to what exactly this is? Does it simply bypass key signatures or error checks? Being that I don't turn my phone on and off a lot, a custom splash is really not necessary and being that cupcake is severely limited, don't want to even toy with that until it has more work in it.
Thanks in advance!!!

anyone try this on vista 64 yet?

Damn, someone needs to hire you or something. You've got talent!

Ha, thanks. But it's not like I wrote it or anything. The windows code is all there. I just figured out how to get it to compile in cygwin. (and figured out the driver thing, of course)

Valicore said:
Damn, someone needs to hire you or something. You've got talent!
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JesusFreke and Stericson need to partner up and start a company for Android apps.

I think your givin me too much credit....JF could handle the app shop all by himself, he's just that good
Stericson

THANKs alot i didnt feel i installing ubuntu on my laptop. once again thankss

hi，can i use this tool flash the cupcake to my G1？the driver is good，fastboot is good work，but when i use the command that FLASHALL，its told the products specified and android-products-out must be setted。i dont know whats that means~

"Waiting for device" with Fastboot
Edit: Got it working, thanks.

I've had issues with fastboot depending on which USB cable I used (I have different kinds with different shielding)... I assume my "cheap" cables didn't have enough shielding and corruption happened when trying to communicate... also noticed that this happened as well while using a USB hub... I now have a good cable connected to the BACK port of my PC... I used the back port because front ports have extensions running from the motherboard through the inside of the case that were making interference as well... hope this helps!

what the heck is fastboot?
Sorry, JF. What exactly is this?

texasaggie1 said:
Sorry, JF. What exactly is this?
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http://www.gotontheinter.net/content/fastboot-cheat-sheet

Diagnosing USB Driver and ADB issues in Windows

Are you getting errors like "device not found" or "device offline" while trying to run ADB commands? Here's a quick way to troubleshoot your problem on Windows.
Steps
1. Ensure USB Debugging is enabled in Developer Options.
2. Verify current Google USB Driver is installed and that Device Manager is using that driver.
3. Update to latest version of ADB.
1. Ensure USB Debugging is enabled in Developer Options.
Enable Developer Options by going to Settings -> About Phone and tapping on "Build Number" multiple repeated times. You will be greeted with "You are a developer."
Now, under Settings -> Developer Options, ensure you check the box for "USB debugging."
2. Verify current Google USB Driver is installed and Device Manager is using that driver.
You may skip this step if Device Manager lists your phone as "Android Phone -> Android Composite ADB Interface." If it does not, this is likely your root cause.
Go to the Google USB Driver page and download the latest driver directly from Google. Extract the zip file to a folder you know and will remember in the future.
Open up Device Manger in Windows with your Nexus 5 connected. Whatever your Nexus 5 is currently detected as, right click on it and select Properties. Then, in the Driver tab, hit "Uninstall." If available, select "Delete the driver software for this device." and hit "OK." It will remove the old drivers.
Restart your computer.
After restarting, reconnect your Nexus 5. It should be recognized as an unknown device in the Device Manager. (If it isn't, try the previous driver deletion steps again.)
Right click on the unknown Nexus 5 device, choose Properties, and in the Driver tab again select "Update driver." Browse your computer manually by putting in the path to the new Google USB Drivers you unzipped to a folder of your choice in the beginning of this step. Choose next and your drivers should install! You'll know everything completed successfully when you see the phone listed under "Android Phone -> Android Composite ADB Interface" in Device Manager.
This is the most finicky process, so don't be afraid to reboot your computer a time or two and repeat these steps if they don't work on the first try.
3. Update to latest version of ADB.
This is a crucial step. The new version of ADB is required to work with the "USB debugging authorizations" setting.
Perhaps you know how to update ADB, in which case, just do it. However, here's a detailed manual approach to download JUST the adb suite from the SDK:
Go to the Google Android SDK website and choose "Use An Existing IDE" and click the "Download the SDK Tools for Windows." This will allow you to download only an 80 MB file rather than the whole 400 MB suite.
Install the SDK tools exe to a folder of your choosing.
Run SDK Manager and uncheck everything except for "Android SDK Platform-tools." This is the ADB and Fastboot bundle. Install that.
Navigate to your SDK Path as indicated at the top of your Android SDK Manager window. You will now see a freshly downloaded platform-tools folder containing ADB.exe, Fastboot.exe, and a host of other files. That folder is now your updated, portable ADB tools folder. You can move it anywhere you like as long as you run ADB from a command prompt window set to that directory.
After you've followed these procedures, running "ADB Devices" should trigger a prompt on your device to accept the RSA fingerprint of your computer. Accept it, and now all should be working as intended!
Questions? Ask below!

Crowd-sourced solutions.
Windows 8 Diagnosis
Yorus said:
The following worked for me, since all of the suggestions mentioned here didn't work for me:
If you use a Windows 8.1 enterprise N or KN edition, install the Microsoft Media Feature Pack :
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2929699/en
Sounds too simple to be true but work instantly for me.
Hope it works you some of the people here looking for a solution
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Setting up ADB and Fastboot commands to work from ANY path (credit to original author in quote).
Chromium_ said:
Setup, Preparation and Prerequisites
ADB and Fastboot Installation
Download the full Android SDK here (scroll to the bottom of the page>DOWNLOAD FOR OTHER PLATFORMS>SDK Tools Only) or get a slimmed version containing only the essential components here (Thanks @El Daddy)
Extract the zip and place the android-sdk-windows folder on the root of your hard drive. (the path should be like this: C:\android-sdk-windows)
**If you chose to download the slimmed sdk skip to step 5**
Only if you downloaded the full sdk: Go into the folder and run SDK Manager.exe. Install the following packages (there are a total of 4 packages):
- Tools > Android SDK Tools, Android SDK Platform-tools
- Extras > Android Support Library, Google USB Driver
Only if you downloaded the full sdk: Go back into the android-sdk-windows directory, and you should see a new folder named platform-tools. If not, repeat the step above.
Open a command prompt window and run "sysdm.cpl" (without the quotes) and a new window should popup. Go to the Advanced tab > Environmental Variables
Now focus your attention to the System variables box (the lower box). Scroll down and look for the Path variable > highlight it > click Edit > go all the way to the end of the Variable value text box, and paste the following entry:
Code:
;C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools
(OR WHATEVER PLATFORM-TOOLS DIRECTORY YOU PICKED)
Click OK then close all of the System Properties windows
You should now be able to use adb/fastboot commands no matter what location your command prompt is in. To confirm that it is indeed working, open a command prompt window and enter "adb version" (without the quotes). If it displays "Android Debug Bridge version x.x.xx" it is working. If it is gives an error saying that adb is not a recognized command, it has not been successful. Carefully repeat the steps above if this is the case.
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The importance of being careful with your command choices.
MkVsTheWorld said:
"Be sure to use the CORRECT adb/fastboot commands, double-check the path on all commands, and double-check the existence of each file you are working with."
I hate to admit this, but I couldn't figure out why nothing was appearing in the device list when I did "adb devices", while the phone was in Fastboot. I did everything from A-Z and tore my hair out for 30 minutes until it hit me, my phone's in Fastboot. I've been messing with Android for 3+ years and made a newbie mistake lol.
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Fixing MTP device not showing up after installing ADB drivers.
dbareis said:
I'm not sure what happened but on my WINDOWS 7 (64 bit) OS I had to modify "%WINDIR%\inf\wpdmtp.inf" as shown here: "http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=37930602&postcount=937". I then uninstall the device and drivers and performed a hardware scan to get it to work. I also added a "...PID_4EE2&MI_01" line but I am not positive that was required.
Hope that helps someone.
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Whyzor said:
You should also mention what worked for me in post #16 (& confirmed by a few others in other threads). That is to toggle Settings - Storage - USB Connection type from Camera to Mass storage & also the debugging mode on & off.
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Ashcunak said:
Op might wanna tack this onto the bottom of the main post as a last resort for folks to "start over" and be sure they have no old drivers installed.
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/usb_devices_view.html
i had to use this program (right click run as admin if permissions are set) to remove EVERY single android related driver in order to get mine working.. turns out i had so many old ones in my system and some i couldn't remove from the device manager, the buttons wouldn't become click able..
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CrazyIvan said:
I've tried everything and cannot get the authorization prompt to pop up on my Nexus5 so when I run adb devices the phone shows up as "unauthorized". Any suggestions? This is with updated sdk and USB drivers. Device manager shows phone as "Android Phone->Android Composite ADB Interface" and "Portable Device->Nexus 5". Tried toggling between MTP/PTP, USB Debugging on/off, stopping and starting the adb server (latest version 1.0.31).
Thanks in advance!
EDIT: Finally got the ba$tard! Run this for some adb debug logging:
adb kill-server
set ADB_TRACE=all
adb nodaemon server
Go and look back at the output from the start for any errors. In my case it couldn't mkdir in c:\users\administrator, which for me doesn't exist. I changed the Windows environment variable "ANDROID_SDK_HOME" to point to "C:\users\<my account dir>", closed the DOS window, re-ran the commands and I got prompted for the permission on my phone. Yee ha! Now I can fire up hello world with the SDK on my phone. Praise be to Google search for turning up this thread that told me about the debug logging.
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SonicAngel said:
I just rooted my N5 (using the guide on this forum so I had no other drivers other than Google's SDK) and after unlocking my bootloader windows did not recognize my phone so I couldn't go further. Upon checking device manager I saw something called "AOSP on Hammerhead", a quick online search found a lot of very complicated answers (uninstall all drivers, restart, install adb drivers was one example).
Instead of all that I just right clicked "AOSP on Hammerhead", chose Update Driver, manually choose driver, went to "Android bootloader", chose the default driver from "Google inc" manually and that for some reason worked.
I figured this might help someone since the other solutions I found really were very long.
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Questions? Ask below!

MaxRabbit said:
Reserved.
Questions? Ask below!
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Hey man, thanks for the tutorial, I seem to still have trouble with this. Followed all the steps, even reset the device, to no avail. Anyone else having issues?

KTT16 said:
Hey man, thanks for the tutorial, I seem to still have trouble with this. Followed all the steps, even reset the device, to no avail. Anyone else having issues?
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You're welcome! What shows up in your Device Manager now?

MaxRabbit said:
You're welcome! What shows up in your Device Manager now?
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Hey thanks for the quick reply! I got it to work finally via: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507905
Great tips and tutorial though..so stoked to have this phone!

KTT16 said:
Hey thanks for the quick reply! I got it to work finally via: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507905
Great tips and tutorial though..so stoked to have this phone!
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What step exactly did you take that fixed it?

MaxRabbit said:
What step exactly did you take that fixed it?
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Open a command prompt window and run "sysdm.cpl" (without the quotes) and a new window should popup. Go to the Advanced tab > Environmental Variables
Now focus your attention to the System variables box (the lower box). Scroll down and look for the Path variable > highlight it > click Edit > go all the way to the end of the Variable value text box, and paste the following entry:
Code:
;C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools
Click OK then close all of the System Properties windows
You should now be able to use adb/fastboot commands no matter what location your command prompt is in. To confirm that it is indeed working, open a command prompt window and enter "adb version" (without the quotes). If it displays "Android Debug Bridge version x.x.xx" it is working. If it is gives an error saying that adb is not a recognized command, it has not been successful. Carefully repeat the steps above if this is the case.

KTT16 said:
Open a command prompt window and run "sysdm.cpl" (without the quotes) and a new window should popup. Go to the Advanced tab > Environmental Variables
Now focus your attention to the System variables box (the lower box). Scroll down and look for the Path variable > highlight it > click Edit > go all the way to the end of the Variable value text box, and paste the following entry:
Code:
;C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools
Click OK then close all of the System Properties windows
You should now be able to use adb/fastboot commands no matter what location your command prompt is in. To confirm that it is indeed working, open a command prompt window and enter "adb version" (without the quotes). If it displays "Android Debug Bridge version x.x.xx" it is working. If it is gives an error saying that adb is not a recognized command, it has not been successful. Carefully repeat the steps above if this is the case.
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Ahh, your problem with my instructions then were that you weren't running ADB from inside the platform-tools folder

Definitely! I seriously got frustrated for a second and forgot how to read!
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Not showing up as removable storage
Hi, maybe you can help me.
Last night I unlocked my N5 using CF-Root, and flashed TWRP using Flashify. However, when I plug my N5 into my home computer it doesn't ever show up under 'My Computer' with other removable storage devices. It is present in the device manager under 'Android Phone -> Google Nexus ADB Interface'.
I've tried restrarting my computer, uninstalling the drivers and reinstalling them. Developer mode is enabled and if I switch from MTP to PTP then is shows up under removable storage, but I only have access to the DCIM folder. Switching back to MTP makes it disappear.
On my work computer it shows up correctly no problem.
My personal computer has had multiple installations of WugFresh Root toolkit and ADB/SDK files for my previous Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 7 but I uninstalled most of that before setting up the N5.
Thanks!

JonnyRock said:
Hi, maybe you can help me.
Last night I unlocked my N5 using CF-Root, and flashed TWRP using Flashify. However, when I plug my N5 into my home computer it doesn't ever show up under 'My Computer' with other removable storage devices. It is present in the device manager under 'Android Phone -> Google Nexus ADB Interface'.
I've tried restrarting my computer, uninstalling the drivers and reinstalling them. Developer mode is enabled and if I switch from MTP to PTP then is shows up under removable storage, but I only have access to the DCIM folder. Switching back to MTP makes it disappear.
On my work computer it shows up correctly no problem.
My personal computer has had multiple installations of WugFresh Root toolkit and ADB/SDK files for my previous Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 7 but I uninstalled most of that before setting up the N5.
Thanks!
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same issue on my side...I canot use MTP only PTP...I also tryed new drivers from SDK but has not solved the problem
Alex

JonnyRock said:
Hi, maybe you can help me.
Last night I unlocked my N5 using CF-Root, and flashed TWRP using Flashify. However, when I plug my N5 into my home computer it doesn't ever show up under 'My Computer' with other removable storage devices. It is present in the device manager under 'Android Phone -> Google Nexus ADB Interface'.
I've tried restrarting my computer, uninstalling the drivers and reinstalling them. Developer mode is enabled and if I switch from MTP to PTP then is shows up under removable storage, but I only have access to the DCIM folder. Switching back to MTP makes it disappear.
On my work computer it shows up correctly no problem.
My personal computer has had multiple installations of WugFresh Root toolkit and ADB/SDK files for my previous Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 7 but I uninstalled most of that before setting up the N5.
Thanks!
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This is a really strange problem :-/ what does it show up as when you are in device manager on your work computer?

MaxRabbit said:
This is a really strange problem :-/ what does it show up as when you are in device manager on your work computer?
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It shows up as a 'Portable Device' -> 'Portable Media Player' (I was thinking it was a 'Device with Removable Storage').
I have full access to the internal file folders here at work.

Here's a suggestion for something to add to the OP.
"Be sure to use the CORRECT adb/fastboot commands, double-check the path on all commands, and double-check the existence of each file you are working with."
I hate to admit this, but I couldn't figure out why nothing was appearing in the device list when I did "adb devices", while the phone was in Fastboot. I did everything from A-Z and tore my hair out for 30 minutes until it hit me, my phone's in Fastboot. I've been messing with Android for 3+ years and made a newbie mistake lol.
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JonnyRock said:
Hi, maybe you can help me.
Last night I unlocked my N5 using CF-Root, and flashed TWRP using Flashify. However, when I plug my N5 into my home computer it doesn't ever show up under 'My Computer' with other removable storage devices. It is present in the device manager under 'Android Phone -> Google Nexus ADB Interface'.
I've tried restrarting my computer, uninstalling the drivers and reinstalling them. Developer mode is enabled and if I switch from MTP to PTP then is shows up under removable storage, but I only have access to the DCIM folder. Switching back to MTP makes it disappear.
On my work computer it shows up correctly no problem.
My personal computer has had multiple installations of WugFresh Root toolkit and ADB/SDK files for my previous Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 7 but I uninstalled most of that before setting up the N5.
Thanks!
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I have the same problem and done the same exact things u did. any help?

I'm having no luck with unlocking bootloader of my Nexus 5 today. I've unlocked previous Android devices fine, but this one for some reason it's not detecting it in USB drivers. It shows as Other devices -> Nexus 5 in device manager, but when I select update driver & navigate to the dir where Android SDK/extras/google/usb_driver
Windows was unable to install your Nexus 5
Windows could not find driver software for your device.
I updated the OTA that came right away earlier, maybe this caused the Windows USB drivers to not work match the updated OTA build? Is there a way to ensure that old windows driver is uninstalled? I can only select 'uninstall', but not the 'remove old driver files' some docs mention. Also when I connect my Nexus 4 it's fine, and enabling debugging mode prompts for to allow the security fingerprint of the PC. But this prompt doesn't appear on Nexus 5, not sure if it's supposed to happen AFTER the PC is able to communicate with the N5 or not, which is the step that I'm stuck on. Tried it on another Windows 7 system and same problem.
UPDATE: Well my Nexus 4 worked fine along with adb until a few minutes ago, after toggling the Debugging Mode on the phone, it's not recognized on Windows now either. So definitely think it's a Windows 7 or Google USB Driver issue. Any pointers on how to start over (without reinstalling Windows) would be appreciated.
UPDATE 2: For future reference, I got around my Windows driver issue by going into Nexus - Settings - Storage - USB computer connection, toggle to Camera (PTP) and Media device (MTP), that reinitialized windows to recognize it in Device Manager again. Stupid Windows.

aluxzen said:
same issue on my side...I canot use MTP only PTP...I also tryed new drivers from SDK but has not solved the problem
Alex
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I'm not sure what happened but on my WINDOWS 7 (64 bit) OS I had to modify "%WINDIR%\inf\wpdmtp.inf" as shown here: "http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=37930602&postcount=937". I then uninstall the device and drivers and performed a hardware scan to get it to work. I also added a "...PID_4EE2&MI_01" line but I am not positive that was required.
Hope that helps someone.

Whyzor said:
UPDATE 2: For future reference, I got around my Windows driver issue by going into Nexus - Settings - Storage - USB computer connection, toggle to Camera (PTP) and Media device (MTP), that reinitialized windows to recognize it in Device Manager again. Stupid Windows.
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That... Thankyou for that info.
I was able to get ADB to work but was not able to get the device to popup as a storage device. That fixed it. Thanks!

I'm not sure what happened but on my WINDOWS 7 (64 bit) OS I had to modify "%WINDIR%\inf\wpdmtp.inf" as shown here: "http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...&postcount=937".
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Thanks, that link was really helpful! I struggled with the correct detection before (seems I had some old drivers for my last phone on that windows installation...)

Whyzor said:
I'm having no luck with unlocking bootloader of my Nexus 5 today. I've unlocked previous Android devices fine, but this one for some reason it's not detecting it in USB drivers. It shows as Other devices -> Nexus 5 in device manager, but when I select update driver & navigate to the dir where Android SDK/extras/google/usb_driver
Windows was unable to install your Nexus 5
Windows could not find driver software for your device.
I updated the OTA that came right away earlier, maybe this caused the Windows USB drivers to not work match the updated OTA build? Is there a way to ensure that old windows driver is uninstalled? I can only select 'uninstall', but not the 'remove old driver files' some docs mention. Also when I connect my Nexus 4 it's fine, and enabling debugging mode prompts for to allow the security fingerprint of the PC. But this prompt doesn't appear on Nexus 5, not sure if it's supposed to happen AFTER the PC is able to communicate with the N5 or not, which is the step that I'm stuck on. Tried it on another Windows 7 system and same problem.
UPDATE: Well my Nexus 4 worked fine along with adb until a few minutes ago, after toggling the Debugging Mode on the phone, it's not recognized on Windows now either. So definitely think it's a Windows 7 or Google USB Driver issue. Any pointers on how to start over (without reinstalling Windows) would be appreciated.
UPDATE 2: For future reference, I got around my Windows driver issue by going into Nexus - Settings - Storage - USB computer connection, toggle to Camera (PTP) and Media device (MTP), that reinitialized windows to recognize it in Device Manager again. Stupid Windows.
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Thank you for sharing your solution.

HTC Pico "Fastboot USB" Issue On Windows 10 (x64)

Hi To All Members. My HTC Explorer is unable to communicate with Windows 10 (64 Bit) in Fastboot Mode. Although i have installed the propers drivers for my Pico. In Device Manager, HTC Explorer is recognized as "ADB INTERFACE DEVICE" but whenever i connect it in FASTBOOT MODE. My PC says"Device Not Recognized" . I am using Windows 10 (Enterprise) and tried different USB CABLES. Also, whenever i connect it to install applications with APK INSTALLER. It Says "Connection Exception". .
Any help would be appreciated

help me tooo
My HTC sync is not recognising my device
Although the phone shows fastboot usb the computer doesnot recognise it
i am trying to unlock my bootloader but in cmd after the "fastboot oem get_identifier_token" command
I only see "<waiting for device>''
plZ HELP!!!!!!!:crying::crying::crying:

Hi their seems to be an error with usb registry since Windows 8 so some devices are not being recognised properly, thankfully their is a fix that works for Windows 8/8.1/10 right click on the attached Fasdtboot.txt file and "save target as" change the drop down option from "text" to "all files" then change the file extension from .txt to .reg (Fastboot.reg) so it can be added to your registry, once done simply double click on it and add it to your registry, then installed your drivers via device manager for fastboot and adb.

anonymous-user said:
Hi their seems to be an error with usb registry since Windows 8 so some devices are not being recognised properly, thankfully their is a fix that works for Windows 8/8.1/10 right click on the attached Fasdtboot.txt file and "save target as" change the drop down option from "text" to "all files" then change the file extension from .txt to .reg (Fastboot.reg) so it can be added to your registry, once done simply double click on it and add it to your registry, then installed your drivers via device manager for fastboot and adb.
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Tried It. Same issue persists

syedbilal07 said:
Tried It. Same issue persists
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Should work, just make sure your manually adding the drivers back in device manager one for adb and one for fastboot. (right click on unknown/malfunctioned device update driver, point to drivers)

I have manually added registry key and also installed drivers but it says, windows has determined the best driver for you and it is up to date. Feeling hated with windows 10

Try to update your windows ...
Fastboot working fine in my window 10..PC..

I am using enterprise edition.

Please can you properly guide me about every step with screenshots. I am trying to solve it since many days but now frustrated. Please, i will be thankful to you @vaibhav1

"error: no device/emulator found" in fastboot

As the title says.
I'm trying to unlock the bootloader on my XZs so I can root it.
My device is listed normally when turned on w/ the command window, but in fastboot mode it disappears and when I try a command, an error comes up saying ""error: no device/emulator found". (see attached image)
As far as I'm concerned, I have all the necessary drivers, I've tried on another PC, the result is always the same.
And when I try to change the drivers (Via Device Manager>Update Driver>Browse My Computer...>Let me pick...>Have Disk...)
I get yet another error saying "The folder you specified doesn't contain a compatible software driver for your device..."
Can someone please give me a solution. This has been asked before on XDA by someone else (that thread has no replies). It seems it's always us little guys with actual problems which need solving who get little to no help at all here.

Reinstall driver again.

It doesn't work. The problem is I want to install the Google USB drivers for my Xperia phone but Windows 10 will not let me and driver signing seems to be impossible to disable (currently typing this on my laptop while it's in test mode).

1. Turn off your phone. Boot in to fastboot mode and plug the cable. After your heard the sound from the computer for new device found. Go to device manager look to usb S1 device. Reinstall driver by manual choose (do not search) from the menu with the name is Android Google. When prompt for install. Choose install anyway. After successful install driver, please check status from flashtool to make sure your device show connected in fastboot.
2. Change the usb port. Sometimes you get problem with usb port 2.0 and 3.0
Hope you can fix it asap.

Nothing by the name of 'Android Google' appears in the menu when selecting new drivers.
I clicked on 'S1boot Fastboot' under 'other devices' in Device Manager and clicked on update driver
>Browse Computer
>Let me pick
- and then there's something similar called 'Android Device' but no 'Android Google' so I click on that
- then I get three options:
Android ADB Interface Version 11.0.0.0
Android Bootloader Interface Version 11.0.0.0
Android Composite ADB Interface Version 11.0.0.0
None of them worked when I tried.

I think the solution is to have the phone on, with USB debugging enabled, connect via USB to PC, test your adb devices again, if all good, go ahead and
Rich (BB code):
adb reboot fastboot
This is because some phones use Fastbootd (notice the d..).

Yet another Pocophone F1 bootloader unlock guide

Hi,
first of all... YES this is another bootloader unlock guide for the Pocophone F1.
But wait...
I just started to play around with this phone and run into some flaws by following all the other guides here. So i decided to give this process an update.
So maybe this is the real dummy guide
In fact i'll really try to concentrate on all the details and what is really recommended for the unlock process only (no method b or something).
Prerequisites:
Windows 10 Drivers
Check first if all drivers are already present on you Windows 10 PC (or could be installed by the OS):
- Connect via ADB and check for driver install
- Power down and enter fastboot mode (Volume down + power) and check for driver install
Then power up your phone again.
Create the Mi Account on your phone
Create a Mi Account on your phone with a SIM card and data connection established.
Create the account with your phone number otherwise unlock will fail later on, during the 3 initial checks of the Mi Unlock tool (e.g. no phone number is bound to the account).
There's no need to sync anything else from your phone with the new account, so to keep data at home, disable anything related.
You may check the login to the new MI account on your PC afterwards. Then verify the account with the SMS code, which is send to your phone.
Prepare to unlock now:
Next steps on your phone
1. Go to Settings > About phone
2. Find the MIUI Version and touch this area 7 times
3. Go to Additional Settings > Developers Options
4. Press and check USB Debugging and OEM Unlocking
5. Go to Settings > Developers Options > Mi Unlock Status > Add Account & Device (information about Device-ID, IMEI and IMSI is gathered and bound to your Mi account)
At this point you should sign out from the MI account on your phone.
Steps on your PC
6. Go to MIUI Unlock website
7. Download Mi Unlock tool https://en.miui.com/unlock/download_en.html
8. Unzip it anywhere on your PC and start miflash_unlock.exe
9. Login to your account, this time from within the MI Unlock tool, the tool then checks if all information is valid
10. You will be prompted to connect your phone in fastboot mode
Final steps with your phone and PC
11. Shut down your phone manually, and hold Volume down + Power button to enter Fastboot mode.
12. Connect your phone to PC using USB cable and click "Unlock".
ATTENTION: All user data will be erased (factory reset).
Afterwards you may hit the button in the Mi Unlock tool to restart your phone.
The bootscreen on your phone will now already show the unlock symbol and it may take a little while for the device to restart.
In fact the phone may even seem to hang at some point. Be very patient or try to long-press power button to force a restart.
That's all about it!
For all the next steps please follow the multiple guides here at XDA-developers. They're not hard to find :highfive:
Administrators: If you really think this guide is redundant... do your work. Anyway i hope it will help even more to not get into trouble during the process.
Cheers,
scholbert

Fastboot driver issue
Hello. I am trying to unlock my poco's bootloader but I keep running into this issue.
Miui version - 11.0.9
When in fastboot mode, fastboot devices does not show any device but adb devices when not in fastboot shows me the phone. I see an unrecognized android device in device manager and try to update its driver to google usb drivers but the driver installer says no driver found in the folder. I have tried USB 2.0 as well as USB 3.0 ports. When I try to install 'Android ADB Interface' driver manually by picking, my phone screen turns to 'Press any button to shutdown'. Is there any solution to this?
PS: I have enabled USB debugging, 'find my device' feature, my account is synced to device.

rasput1n380 said:
Hello. I am trying to unlock my poco's bootloader but I keep running into this issue.
Miui version - 11.0.9
When in fastboot mode, fastboot devices does not show any device but adb devices when not in fastboot shows me the phone. I see an unrecognized android device in device manager and try to update its driver to google usb drivers but the driver installer says no driver found in the folder. I have tried USB 2.0 as well as USB 3.0 ports. When I try to install 'Android ADB Interface' driver manually by picking, my phone screen turns to 'Press any button to shutdown'. Is there any solution to this?
PS: I have enabled USB debugging, 'find my device' feature, my account is synced to device.
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Trying on an AMD pc/laptop?

taranbeer8 said:
Trying on an AMD pc/laptop?
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No I am on Intel machine.

rasput1n380 said:
Hello. I am trying to unlock my poco's bootloader but I keep running into this issue.
Miui version - 11.0.9
When in fastboot mode, fastboot devices does not show any device but adb devices when not in fastboot shows me the phone. I see an unrecognized android device in device manager and try to update its driver to google usb drivers but the driver installer says no driver found in the folder. I have tried USB 2.0 as well as USB 3.0 ports. When I try to install 'Android ADB Interface' driver manually by picking, my phone screen turns to 'Press any button to shutdown'. Is there any solution to this?
PS: I have enabled USB debugging, 'find my device' feature, my account is synced to device.
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Reinstall fastboot drivers or Try different pc or notebook , same thing happened to me still don't know why this happened

taranbeer8 said:
Trying on an AMD pc/laptop?
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Does this not work on AMD? I'm using a ryzen 7 desktop PC.

moozey said:
Does this not work on AMD? I'm using a ryzen 7 desktop PC.
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There's a script I think in one of the Poco or Pixel Experience t.me channels that you can use to overcome this. It works on Ryzen and Intel. Search there and you should find it.
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guhvanoh said:
There's a script I think in one of the Poco or Pixel Experience t.me channels that you can use to overcome this. It works on Ryzen and Intel. Search there and you should find it.
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Borrowed an Intel laptop and had no issues with unlocking my Poco on there. Thanks for your help, that script might come in handy for a friend.

Can you provide the link or some context for that?
guhvanoh said:
There's a script I think in one of the Poco or Pixel Experience t.me channels that you can use to overcome this. It works on Ryzen and Intel. Search there and you should find it.
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Can you provide the link or some context for that? Like maybe the channel link or content

abrahamjroy said:
Can you provide the link or some context for that? Like maybe the channel link or content
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Hope this doesn't get deleted. The admins frown at this... @ PixelExperiencePOCO
Note the misspelling of pixel, you need fastboot_fix .
HTH
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