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[Resolved] [HOW TO ROOT] Star GT-i9300

Hello,
i just bought a SAM S3 clone. See attachments for pics.
i think this is a STAR GT-i9300 (i bought it from an italian ebay store)
I want to get root permission to remove some preinstalled chinese apps. I just tried with Colonel Zap method (using SP FLash tool 3.1222) but i got always errors (under win7 and xp)
Phone specs:
MTK6577
Android 4 (but info settings says 4.1.1, see image)
512 RAM
4GM ROM
pls help me! Thanks in advance

frankiep87 said:
Hello,
i just bought a SAM S3 clone. See attachments for pics.
i think this is a STAR GT-i9300 (i bought it from an italian ebay store)
I want to get root permission to remove some preinstalled chinese apps. I just tried with Colonel Zap method (using SP FLash tool 3.1222) but i got always errors (under win7 and xp)
Phone specs:
MTK6577
Android 4 (but info settings says 4.1.1, see image)
512 RAM
4GM ROM
pls help me! Thanks in advance
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Hi, the Star gT-i9300 and the Tinji I9300 are the same. So you can take a look in this thread.
It seems that you have a driver problem. The message came up directly after connecting the phone ? Or ist the status bar increasing to 100% for one time befor this error appears ?
Installing the correct drivers in the correct way seems to be the main barrier, i wasn't able to get the flashtool run on 2 win7 pc's. XP worked fine from the beginning.
In the thread i mentioned above are also some driver hints, maybe that helps.

hardi75 said:
Hi, the Star gT-i9300 and the Tinji I9300 are the same. So you can take a look in this thread.
It seems that you have a driver problem. The message came up directly after connecting the phone ? Or ist the status bar increasing to 100% for one time befor this error appears ?
Installing the correct drivers in the correct way seems to be the main barrier, i wasn't able to get the flashtool run on 2 win7 pc's. XP worked fine from the beginning.
In the thread i mentioned above are also some driver hints, maybe that helps.
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so i run flashtool, load MT6577_Android_scatter_emmc.txt, change boot.img with yours one (root-boot.img, i take it in that thread), hit download (now appears an alert and i say "yes") and connect the device (from power off). Now i listen windows usb plug-in sound and flashtool starts to download (with a red bar)...when its at 100% i listen the windows usb plug-out sound and appears that errors...

frankiep87 said:
so i run flashtool, load MT6577_Android_scatter_emmc.txt, change boot.img with yours one (root-boot.img, i take it in that thread), hit download (now appears an alert and i say "yes") and connect the device (from power off). Now i listen windows usb plug-in sound and flashtool starts to download (with a red bar)...when its at 100% i listen the windows usb plug-out sound and appears that errors...
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The first part is like it should be, also the stop after the first 100% ist correct. You should find a message like 'connect USB cable' or something like that in the status bar of the flash-tool.
But after 2-3 seconds it must continue automaticly. Is windows showing a message 'new hardware found' after the first 100% are finished ?
If you connect the phone the first time windows should install a driver at this time.

frankiep87 said:
so i run flashtool, load MT6577_Android_scatter_emmc.txt, change boot.img with yours one (root-boot.img, i take it in that thread), hit download (now appears an alert and i say "yes") and connect the device (from power off). Now i listen windows usb plug-in sound and flashtool starts to download (with a red bar)...when its at 100% i listen the windows usb plug-out sound and appears that errors...
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**UPDATE**
do this under win7 instead under XP it appears before Flashtool starts to download

hardi75 said:
The first part is like it should be, also the stop after the first 100% ist correct. You should find a message like 'connect USB cable' or something like that in the status bar of the flash-tool.
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yes i see
hardi75 said:
But after 2-3 seconds it must continue automaticly. Is windows showing a message 'new hardware found' after the first 100% are finished ?
If you connect the phone the first time windows should install a driver at this time.
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this not happens...after "connect usb cable" i listen the usb plug-out sound and see that error...

frankiep87 said:
this not happens...after "connect usb cable" i listen the usb plug-out sound and see that error...
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You took the battery out for a second before you start to flash ? You have tested it with all available USB ports ?
If you hear the 'USB sound' but nothing happens maybe your USB port ist to 'weak' (just a guess). Maybe try it with a external powered USB-hub.
Also installing a different driver is worth a try.

hardi75 said:
You took the battery out for a second before you start to flash ? You have tested it with all available USB ports ?
If you hear the 'USB sound' but nothing happens maybe your USB port ist to 'weak' (just a guess). Maybe try it with a external powered USB-hub.
Also installing a different driver is worth a try.
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i just tried with an external usb hub (not powered) without results...i just tried several drivers too...can u give me the drivers u are used?

frankiep87 said:
i just tried with an external usb hub (not powered) without results...i just tried several drivers too...can u give me the drivers u are used?
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No, sorry. I don't know which drivers i had used. You can try to install PDAnet. This is an often found hint. PDAnet installs drivers automaticly.
Somebody also posted that he had success with this driver.
You disconnected USB cable and battery before starting to flash ?
Update : I started playing around with the flashtool on my Win7 PC where i also wasn't able to flsah anything. Reinstalled the driver and got the same error as you (first 100% ok, then stuck).
I changed the USB cable, used the original delivered with the phone. And all of a sudden it worked !
So maybe try another cable too.

FINALLY! rooted using this method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460
No preloader driver needed...just enable DEBUG mode to usb connection (on the phone) and connect the phone to pc (from power-on!). Launch the script!!
PS: connecting phone to pc, u have to install Android ADB device driver. Serach it on google!

frankiep87 said:
FINALLY! rooted using this method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460
No preloader driver needed...just enable DEBUG mode to usb connection (on the phone) and connect the phone to pc (from power-on!). Launch the script!!
PS: connecting phone to pc, u have to install Android ADB device driver. Serach it on google!
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Puoi mettere la procedura che hai eseguito?
con xp o windows 7?
Grazie
You can put the procedure that you performed?
with xp or windows 7?
thanks

hi dear friend,s
i have buy a S3 GT-I9300 MTK6577 mobile phone
now i want to root it and test a lot of method and software but finally could not.
the main problem is that when i conect my phone to computer the GOOGLE ADB DRIVER will install ,but when use some root software they show not find device.
another problem is that i have install some keyboard,but even i choice it in setting at last not change and still show the chinese one.
thanks if any body can help me.
best regards to all

frankiep87 said:
FINALLY! rooted using this method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460
No preloader driver needed...just enable DEBUG mode to usb connection (on the phone) and connect the phone to pc (from power-on!). Launch the script!!
PS: connecting phone to pc, u have to install Android ADB device driver. Serach it on google!
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Hello,
I have the HDC GALASY S3 PLUS and would like to root and keep the current version (4.1.1 - JB)
Which option did you use to root using that method?
I just downloaded the file and followed instructions, but only option 1 and 2 available
Device type:
1) Normal
2) Special (for example: Sony Tablet S, Medion Lifetab)
Thanks in advance.

Hi, i have the same phone as you but im on ICS instead of JB. anyone has a JB rom ?

[Q] how to activate USB mass storage ?

can anyone tell me how to activate USB utility option on my P3100 ?

May be try this app (not confirmed to work) then reboot and see
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1389375
Sent from Galaxy S2 or Galaxy Tab2

MY previous device was Galaxy R and it does ve a USB utility Option......

What ROM are you using ?

Sean_Seany said:
What ROM are you using ?
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Tried Stock, CM10, now on AOKP-JB built 3

So you are running AOKP , so i assume you are not just talking about moving files from your PC to your tab , after installing the correct drivers from Samsung ( either via Kies or Windows update).
So what exactly do you want to do ? Am i right in saying that you want full access from your PC to your tab via USB ? From what I have worked out it doesn't work like that with our tabs as the set permissions wont let you. Or have it got it wrong ?
Have you read this thread by ChainFire? ( he IS the man ! ).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1493325

Sean_Seany said:
So you are running AOKP , so i assume you are not just talking about moving files from your PC to your tab , after installing the correct drivers from Samsung ( either via Kies or Windows update).
So what exactly do you want to do ? Am i right in saying that you want full access from your PC to your tab via USB ? From what I have worked out it doesn't work like that with our tabs as the set permissions wont let you. Or have it got it wrong ?
Have you read this thread by ChainFire? ( he IS the man ! ).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1493325
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dude i can transfer file by using portable media player..... but i need Usb utility option that we can connect like USB pendrives......
it look exactly like this

gearbox87x said:
dude i can transfer file by using portable media player..... but i need Usb utility option that we can connect like USB pendrives......
it look exactly like this
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same happpens to me but i noticed tihs:
in device manager i hae a dvice thats named MAS STORAGE CONTROLLER and my windows cant find driver with tab on or off, naybe thats what we need

arana1 said:
same happpens to me but i noticed tihs:
in device manager i hae a dvice thats named MAS STORAGE CONTROLLER and my windows cant find driver with tab on or off, naybe thats what we need
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Same issue :crying:

gearbox87x said:
dude i can transfer file by using portable media player..... but i need Usb utility option that we can connect like USB pendrives......
it look exactly like this
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Excuse my ignorance, but what will you be able to do with that ability?

feralicious said:
Excuse my ignorance, but what will you be able to do with that ability?
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MTP vs MSC mode... We don't like MTP, it's very very very better MSC aka USA Mass Storage Mode

PYCON said:
MTP vs MSC mode... We don't like MTP, it's very very very better MSC aka USA Mass Storage Mode
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Sorry, I don't understand why it's better. I just bought a Tab 2 and when I hooked it up to my pc I could see the folders and files and copy music and videos to it. I was going to hook it up again now to see if it's about getting into system files or something, but I'm exchanging it later today and I already did a factory reset.
Is it something to do with modding system files, rooting and flashing files that's easier with it? Sorry if this is a stupid question. I'm new to the Tab and rooting and flashing on my phone (Rezound) is so completely different than this, I'm still absorbing everything and trying to understand it all before I do anything with a Tab.

feralicious said:
Sorry, I don't understand why it's better. I just bought a Tab 2 and when I hooked it up to my pc I could see the folders and files and copy music and videos to it. I was going to hook it up again now to see if it's about getting into system files or something, but I'm exchanging it later today and I already did a factory reset.
Is it something to do with modding system files, rooting and flashing files that's easier with it? Sorry if this is a stupid question. I'm new to the Tab and rooting and flashing on my phone (Rezound) is so completely different than this, I'm still absorbing everything and trying to understand it all before I do anything with a Tab.
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Simple... MTP permits u to copy to / from video, music, photo... files. Finish.
USB Mass Storage gives u the total permission of copying files but also... format partition, defrag, open files directly from the device, etc etc.

PYCON said:
Simple... MTP permits u to copy to / from video, music, photo... files. Finish.
USB Mass Storage gives u the total permission of copying files but also... format partition, defrag, open files directly from the device, etc etc.
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And it is much!!!! faster than MTP!

badJester said:
And it is much!!!! faster than MTP!
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Oh ye, of course :highfive:

[SOLVED]Xperia L Drivers And ADB Problems

Hi there
I have seen some posts where users are having difficulty connecting Xperia L to their PC or ADB. Therefore, I am writing this guide to help you all.
The guide was prepared using Windows 7 Ultimate but should work with Windows XP and Windows 8.
Firstly, Sony uses a different driver for their Xperia devices and therefore, sometimes you are unable to install drivers for your devices especially for ADB commands.
IF YOU ARE LUCKY
There are few ways to get around to install drivers for your device. The most convenient and easy is you plug in your device and wait for automatic detection of your device. Make sure you have USB connected as MTP in MY XPERIA in SETTINGS of your phone. The device drivers would be automatically installed by Windows update.
METHOD
If suppose you can not install your drivers, connect your xperia and then on your PC, go to My computer > Properties>Device Manager.
You should see an undetected hardware with a yellow exclamation mark over it. Open it and click on update my drivers. Then choose GOOGLE DRIVERS by choosing hard-drive. This should install the drivers for you. If this doesnot work. Try the attachment with the post where the drivers are modified to work with Sony Xperia Devices.
Follow the same steps but this time choose the attachment folder to search for drivers. It might say, the drivers are not verified. Just Ignore it and carry on installing them. You will need to unzip these files.
IF suppose you do not see any exclamation mark while you connect your xperia. Just go to control panel and add new hardware. Select, I will choose my device and then install from hard-disk. Select the folder where you have unzipped the files and you are good to go. The name of new hardware is not important as windows will read the drivers files and install drivers for Xperia.
This will install all drivers for your device. If there are two or more drivers while installing them. Redo the steps and install all of them individually.
Suppose your ADB still doesnot work, then
FOR ADB DRIVERS :
Download the ADB Universal Drivers and connect your device. Then hit install. The ADB drivers will be automatically detected and installed.
Further, if these tricks fail, you can delete the unknown driver from your control panel and then try finding it again by using refresh button(scan for new hardware changes) in device manager.
Another trick is to click on unknown drivers and delete them. Connect your phone and restart your phone. Then scan for new hardware in device manager. The drivers should be installed for your device.
If still there are some problems, I will try to help you out.
DOWNLOAD LINKS
DOWNLOAD GOOGLE DRIVERS FOR MTP/ PC ETC
https://dl-ssl.google.com//android/repository/latest_usb_driver_windows.zip
DOWNLOAD UNIVERSAL ADB DRIVERS HERE :
http://adbdriver.com/upload/AdbDriverInstaller.exe
UPLOADED FILE : Sony Xperia Drivers for ADB.
UPDATE :
Use flashtool drivers to install adb/fastboot/flashboot drivers. This is the most simplest and easiest method I have come across lately.
Simply download flashtool
http://www.flashtool.net/index.php
Go to folder where you have downloaded it. Usually C:/flashtool/drivers.
Select the drivers for your particular device. I use universal for all three types of drivers. It is helpful to boot into fastboot/Flashtool before installing the drivers but not necessarily.
Good Luck

Reserved

This is great Hnk1 thanks a bunch

joel113- said:
This is great Hnk1 thanks a bunch
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I am glad I could be of help

Good work
Hnk1 said:
Hi there
I have seen some posts where users are having difficulty connecting Xperia L to their PC or ADB. Therefore, I am writing this guide to help you all.
The guide was prepared using Windows 7 Ultimate but should work with Windows XP and Windows 8.
Firstly, Sony uses a different driver for their Xperia devices and therefore, sometimes you are unable to install drivers for your devices especially for ADB commands.
IF YOU ARE LUCKY
There are few ways to get around to install drivers for your device. The most convenient and easy is you plug in your device and wait for automatic detection of your device. Make sure you have USB connected as MTP in MY XPERIA in SETTINGS of your phone. The device drivers would be automatically installed by Windows update.
METHOD
If suppose you can not install your drivers, connect your xperia and then on your PC, go to My computer > Properties>Device Manager.
You should see an undetected hardware with a yellow exclamation mark over it. Open it and click on update my drivers. Then choose GOOGLE DRIVERS by choosing hard-drive. This should install the drivers for you. If this doesnot work. Try the attachment with the post where the drivers are modified to work with Sony Xperia Devices.
Follow the same steps but this time choose the attachment folder to search for drivers. It might say, the drivers are not verified. Just Ignore it and carry on installing them. You will need to unzip these files.
IF suppose you do not see any exclamation mark while you connect your xperia. Just go to control panel and add new hardware. Select, I will choose my device and then install from hard-disk. Select the folder where you have unzipped the files and you are good to go. The name of new hardware is not important as windows will read the drivers files and install drivers for Xperia.
This will install all drivers for your device. If there are two or more drivers while installing them. Redo the steps and install all of them individually.
Suppose your ADB still doesnot work, then
FOR ADB DRIVERS :
Download the ADB Universal Drivers and connect your device. Then hit install. The ADB drivers will be automatically detected and installed.
Further, if these tricks fail, you can delete the unknown driver from your control panel and then try finding it again by using refresh button(scan for new hardware changes) in device manager.
Another trick is to click on unknown drivers and delete them. Connect your phone and restart your phone. Then scan for new hardware in device manager. The drivers should be installed for your device.
If still there are some problems, I will try to help you out.
DOWNLOAD LINKS
DOWNLOAD GOOGLE DRIVERS FOR MTP/ PC ETC
https://dl-ssl.google.com//android/repository/latest_usb_driver_windows.zip
DOWNLOAD UNIVERSAL ADB DRIVERS HERE :
http://adbdriver.com/upload/AdbDriverInstaller.exe
UPLOADED FILE : Sony Xperia Drivers for ADB.
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:good: Good work

Installing these drivers didn't work, But after a factory reset and installing the Sony companion, the drivers installed and now gets detected in the ADB.
Thanks

ReSkid said:
Installing these drivers didn't work, But after a factory reset and installing the Sony companion, the drivers installed and now gets detected in the ADB.
Thanks
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Did you try the attached drivers ?
I am just wondering you might hadnot turned USB debugging or disabled MTP mode or something you might have done to your kernel/ROM that might have changed the environment of your phone which factory reset reverted back. These drivers are NOT the drivers for connecting your device to your PC. These are used when you are unlocking your bootloader or working with ADB/fastboot commands.
Thanks for your contribution about how it worked for you and it might help others who might have a problem!

you can use ADB Wireless
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sherdle.adbwireless&hl=en

Hnk1 said:
Did you try the attached drivers ?
I am just wondering you might hadnot turned USB debugging or disabled MTP mode or something you might have done to your kernel/ROM that might have changed the environment of your phone which factory reset reverted back. These drivers are NOT the drivers for connecting your device to your PC. These are used when you are unlocking your bootloader or working with ADB/fastboot commands.
Thanks for your contribution about how it worked for you and it might help others who might have a problem!
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I had tried every possible driver haha! Also had everything like USB Debugging etc turned ON, I guess it might have been some app I had installed. Anyways now I have rooted it successfully.
Thanks a lot for your help.

I am still having this problem for days now. still no connection to pc/flashtool whenever i try to reboot into flashmode/flashboot. i've been google'ing around. and i've tried this method but it's seems doesnt work. i've already got tons of these unknown devices, and the driver doesnt work(or maybe im too noobish to install them).please help

ReSkid said:
I had tried every possible driver haha! Also had everything like USB Debugging etc turned ON, I guess it might have been some app I had installed. Anyways now I have rooted it successfully.
Thanks a lot for your help.
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I am here for anything that I can help you with. It's great that your problem is fixed now !
AATrooperz said:
I am still having this problem for days now. still no connection to pc/flashtool whenever i try to reboot into flashmode/flashboot. i've been google'ing around. and i've tried this method but it's seems doesnt work. i've already got tons of these unknown devices, and the driver doesnt work(or maybe im too noobish to install them).please help
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For a second when I looked at your images, I was just baffled. THOSE MANY UNKNOWN DEVICES! That can't be right you know.
There must be only ONE unknown device that ought to be installed as mentioned above in my post.
Do you see these devices when you connect your phone to your PC or those unknown devices are already there?
Have you tried windows update to fix it?
Tell me more about why you see so many devices.
If suppose, they are already there, just see which device comes up when you connect your phone and try installing drivers for that particular device.
Also, i suggest just go for add a new device and then select hard disk and then install drivers which are attached. I hope that fixes your problem.
REMEMBER your device must be connected when you are trying to install the drivers

right.i'm gonna give it a try,wish me luck. thanks!

I still need your help!!
I could not install or might be dont know how to install the attached xperia drivers which are in .dll files. Can u explain in detail how can I install it. I've lost root access after upgrade to 4.2.2 . I do really need your help to get back root access and install a valid driver for my device. From C2104

Hnk1 said:
I am glad I could be of help
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Dude someone needs your help ^
I just quoted your post so you'd get notified about it.

@up ur post is a simple spam, if u dont know how to help just dont write anything. n one needs notifications for replying
FPThatea said:
I could not install or might be dont know how to install the attached xperia drivers which are in .dll files. Can u explain in detail how can I install it. I've lost root access after upgrade to 4.2.2 . I do really need your help to get back root access and install a valid driver for my device. From C2104
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just go to device manager, connect phone and find ur not recognized device; then right click on it and press update/install drivers. From the window that will appear choose socond option (it should be something like manualy find drivers or something like that), then navigate to that downloaded folder. This way it should install them
But XL doesnt need any external drivers. If u install fasboot an flashmode drivers from flashtool folder they should work; they are working for me and for anyone i know. U may also install SEUS and then connect phone. This way u dont need that drivers, but ofc what i have mentioned earlier should work.

FPThatea said:
I could not install or might be dont know how to install the attached xperia drivers which are in .dll files. Can u explain in detail how can I install it. I've lost root access after upgrade to 4.2.2 . I do really need your help to get back root access and install a valid driver for my device. From C2104
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Hi
well first thing you need to understand is there are three drivers you need to install to make everything work including fastboot , flashboot, and Xperia L storage and SD card.
To install each type of drivers, you must have the phone in that particular state. To install normal drivers (for mass storage and PC companion), if suppose not detected automatically, you need to turn on your phone and then unlock it. Then see if drivers are found or not!
If the windows give you the error like undetectable device attached, go to my computers and then properties and the device manager and look for any device with an exclamation mark (yellow).
click on it and then select update drivers and use drivers that have been attached in the first post. (Remember to extract the attachment in a folder)
Then click on select drivers from hard drive (click manual installation of drivers )
and locate the folder where you have extracted drivers. This will install drivers!
if you want drivers for flashmode/fastboot, turn off phone and boot into flashmode and then install drivers as I mentioned above.
I'm quite certain they wouldn't trouble you at all. If you still need help, do not hesitate to ask !
Good luck
P.S: You will need to enable developers option and select USB debugging to root your device. I hope you are doing that right !
Joel16 said:
Dude someone needs your help ^
I just quoted your post so you'd get notified about it.
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Thank you so much ! I only check my notifications so I really appreciate it

uremytoy said:
@up ur post is a simple spam, if u dont know how to help just dont write anything. n one needs notifications for replying
just go to device manager, connect phone and find ur not recognized device; then right click on it and press update/install drivers. From the window that will appear choose socond option (it should be something like manualy find drivers or something like that), then navigate to that downloaded folder. This way it should install them
But XL doesnt need any external drivers. If u install fasboot an flashmode drivers from flashtool folder they should work; they are working for me and for anyone i know. U may also install SEUS and then connect phone. This way u dont need that drivers, but ofc what i have mentioned earlier should work.
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Actually why don't you have a look at what the OP said,
"Thankyou so much, I only check my notifications so I really appreciate it"
I know what I'm doing here, if you don't have anything nice to say about it then DON'T say anything

Thanks..but still need you
Hi..Thank you so much for getting me back very soon.. I've successfully installed the driver with your your help. But, When I tried to root by using metachopper 1.3 my device did not reboot and start. Now, it just dead and really sad for this. I don't know what shall I do to get my phone back. Yes, I have 4.2.2 update in .ftf file with a flashtool. But, it does not work for me now.. Do you any experience to help me to solve my unwanted problem..Please..

FPThatea said:
Hi..Thank you so much for getting me back very soon.. I've successfully installed the driver with your your help. But, When I tried to root by using metachopper 1.3 my device did not reboot and start. Now, it just dead and really sad for this. I don't know what shall I do to get my phone back. Yes, I have 4.2.2 update in .ftf file with a flashtool. But, it does not work for me now.. Do you any experience to help me to solve my unwanted problem..Please..
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you must boot your phone in fast boot mode. turn off your phone and hold down volume down when you connect it to the PC!
Use flashtool to flash ftf file. you'll need to place ftf file in C:/flashtool/firmwares
then select the right file for xperia L and just flash ftf.
in flash tool , select flash n then fastboot and then I'll ask you to put your phone in fast boot (use method mentioned above)
good luck !

I have tried all your methods
but I keep getting this error message "An error occurred during the installation of the device"
I am using windows xp sp3
please help

Delete Please!!!

Mod please delete!

Jiggs82 said:
Hey guys I followed the correct instructions and downloaded the correct files (cf auto root and Google drivers) but my PC can't find/detect my device and because of that when I run the windows command it stays on "waiting for device" and nothing happens. Is there something I did wrong? Do I need to download something else? Any help would be much appreciated
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I take it you have created a path in windows /android-sdk/platform-tools ?
Have you disabled usb driver signature authentication if you`re on Win8/8.1?
You could try removing the device in device manager and also uninstalll all drivers, then dis- and reconnect to the pc and install the google usb drivers from the sdk manualy.

ADB debugging enabled?

gee2012 said:
I take it you have created a path in windows /android-sdk/platform-tools ?
Have you disabled usb driver signature authentication if you`re on Win8/8.1?
You could try removing the device in device manager and also uninstalll all drivers, then dis- and reconnect to the pc and install the google usb drivers from the sdk manualy.
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Yes I have, this is not my first time rooting a device I own and I had downloaded the android sdks a few years ago so I really don't know what's going on and I'm on windows 7 smh lol

Jiggs82 said:
Yes I have, this is not my first time rooting a device I own and I had downloaded the android sdks a few years ago so I really don't know what's going on and I'm on windows 7 smh lol
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You might try installing the USB naked drivers 0.73 from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/goo...nt/adb-fb-apx-driver-universal-naked-t2513339.

[Q] USB not detected

My phone is still a stock phone, all I have used was only official OTA updates in the past 2 years. All I wanted to do are just flash recovery and try some 3rd party ROMs on this phone. To get everything started I have to unlock bootloader via HTCdev, or maybe do some backup using Helium. Either way I will have to connect my phone to my pc via USB cable. But the USB just not detected. I think there's a problem caused by the 4.2.2 update? Before that everything was fine. See what I've tried already below.
Model of my phone
>One XL Asia (international?)
Bootloader details
>In the attachments
Current ROM/kernel
>Stock
Current recovery
>Not flashed yet
All events that lead to your current situation
>I haven't done anything to it
What you've tried already
✓unplug and replug (over 9000 times)
✓uncheck and check USB debug (over 9000 times)
✓reboot my phone and try again (a few times)
✓uninstall USB driver on my PC, then reboot PC, re-install (a few times)
✓switch cable
✓switch PC
✓switch USB port
✓switch phone:
magically, when I switch phone, which is a HTC desire, everything works fine, USB detected, adb works well, fastboot command works well
under same condition, everything works fine on the desire, but only when I plug my One XL in, everything don't work, so I bet the problem is on the phone?
Anything else that's relevant
>Phone running Android 4.2.2
>My PC runs 64-bit Win 7
>Maybe what I included in attachment will be useful?
I have the basic knowledge on flashing ROMs and stuffs, but I'm a noob in front of all you gods, please help.

Go to the device manager and try deleting the One XL entry
Sent from my HTC One XL using Tapatalk

pandasa123 said:
Go to the device manager and try deleting the One XL entry
Sent from my HTC One XL using Tapatalk
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"One XL" not found in device manager, it shows "unknown device" removing that does nothing

Can you get Harware ID for that Unknown device from Device manager??
If you can add that Hardware Id to your Drivers .ini file and update the driver manually pointing to that driver folder.
Edit: I tried the drivers from this post and they worked for me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2061435

sathish804 said:
Can you get Harware ID for that Unknown device from Device manager??
If you can add that Hardware Id to your Drivers .ini file and update the driver manually pointing to that driver folder.
Edit: I tried the drivers from this post and they worked for me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2061435
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Where are the drivers .ini files? And how to do it?
Sad;y the link doesn't work for me

joetong2006 said:
Where are the drivers .ini files? And how to do it?
Sad;y the link doesn't work for me
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In the link I posted you will find a link to download the Win 7 64 bit drivers for HTC.
http://d-h.st/OYI
Unzip the archive downloaded from the link. In the extracted folder you will find a file named "androidusb.ini" open it with Notepad and Add your device hardware id found from the device manager to the file like below and save it.
%MyHTC%=HTCAND64.Dev, USB\XXHARDWARE_IDXXXXX
Follow the steps from this link to update your drivers once above modification is done.
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/fixtheproblem/ht/update-drivers-windows-7.htm

sathish804 said:
In the link I posted you will find a link to download the Win 7 64 bit drivers for HTC.
http://d-h.st/OYI
Unzip the archive downloaded from the link. In the extracted folder you will find a file named "androidusb.ini" open it with Notepad and Add your device hardware id found from the device manager to the file like below and save it.
%MyHTC%=HTCAND64.Dev, USB\XXHARDWARE_IDXXXXX
Follow the steps from this link to update your drivers once above modification is done.
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/fixtheproblem/ht/update-drivers-windows-7.htm
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sorry i have been busy round these days, no time to deal with my phone
look at the attachments and you'll know why i included some Chinese words, in case my roughly translation is not accurate, you can still copy them and see what google translate says
i right clicked on the "unknown device" in device manager, and clicked into Properties(內容)
and in the 3rd tab(詳細資料), i can't find any similar Hardware Id, but however i found some id-like thing and tried
then when i came to the 10th step of this page: http://pcsupport.about.com/od/fixtheproblem/ht/update-drivers-windows-7.htm
something pops out and says
您指定的資料夾沒有包含裝置可使用的相容軟體驅動程式
如果資料夾中含有驅動程式,請確認它已設計為搭配 適用於 x64 型系統的 Windows 使用
it's roughly says there is not usable driver for win 7 64 bit in that path file i selected, then it did nothing i have to close it
and i just found out, when my phone is in fastboot and USB connected, ADB command works fine, if you know what i mean
that means, i can unlock the bootloader, but still, i need to backup my apps and data, is there an alt solution for me to do backup rather than fixing the driver and use Helium?

joetong2006 said:
that means, i can unlock the bootloader, but still, i need to backup my apps and data, is there an alt solution for me to do backup rather than fixing the driver and use Helium?
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Why not use the methods on XDA? I don't recommend anything from outside of XDA

pandasa123 said:
Why not use the methods on XDA? I don't recommend anything from outside of XDA
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Do you mean unlocking the phone or the backup?

joetong2006 said:
sorry i have been busy round these days, no time to deal with my phone
look at the attachments and you'll know why i included some Chinese words, in case my roughly translation is not accurate, you can still copy them and see what google translate says
i right clicked on the "unknown device" in device manager, and clicked into Properties(內容)
and in the 3rd tab(詳細資料), i can't find any similar Hardware Id, but however i found some id-like thing and tried
then when i came to the 10th step of this page: http://pcsupport.about.com/od/fixtheproblem/ht/update-drivers-windows-7.htm
something pops out and says
您指定的資料夾沒有包含裝置可使用的相容軟體驅動程式
如果資料夾中含有驅動程式,請確認它已設計為搭配 適用於 x64 型系統的 Windows 使用
it's roughly says there is not usable driver for win 7 64 bit in that path file i selected, then it did nothing i have to close it
and i just found out, when my phone is in fastboot and USB connected, ADB command works fine, if you know what i mean
that means, i can unlock the bootloader, but still, i need to backup my apps and data, is there an alt solution for me to do backup rather than fixing the driver and use Helium?
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Please change the "Properties" to "Hardware ID's" as in attached screen shot.

sathish804 said:
Please change the "Properties" to "Hardware ID's" as in attached screen shot.
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Glad I put up screenshot so that you know I was at the wrong place
Pretty sure I'm at the right place this time as the other 2 devices shows the right thing (same cable same port), but it shows "UNKNOWN" :crying:
screenshot in attachment

joetong2006 said:
Glad I put up screenshot so that you know I was at the wrong place
Pretty sure I'm at the right place this time as the other 2 devices shows the right thing (same cable same port), but it shows "UNKNOWN" :crying:
screenshot in attachment
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Can you see any other devices without drivers in your device manager??
I think it is recognising your phone as USB device.