[Q] Reloading ADB drivers?? - General Questions and Answers

Hi all,
I ran into a problem with KFU 0.99 and got around it, but I have a question for the next time I root a device.
Basically, unzipped, ran install_drivers, checked Soupkits "ADB checklist" and started up. My device hung at fastboot and needed Soupkit to force it back into normal mode. The problem was the android_winusb.inf file did not have the device IDs that my machine assigned to my Kindle. Once I corrected the file in KFU, deleted the drivers and re-installed, all was well.
My question is -- do I *have* to reinstall the drivers when this happens, or can I simply update the INF file in the \windows\system32\drvstore\androidxxx directory and reboot.
Thanks in advance.
Pat

texnnyc said:
Hi all,
I ran into a problem with KFU 0.99 and got around it, but I have a question for the next time I root a device.
Basically, unzipped, ran install_drivers, checked Soupkits "ADB checklist" and started up. My device hung at fastboot and needed Soupkit to force it back into normal mode. The problem was the android_winusb.inf file did not have the device IDs that my machine assigned to my Kindle. Once I corrected the file in KFU, deleted the drivers and re-installed, all was well.
My question is -- do I *have* to reinstall the drivers when this happens, or can I simply update the INF file in the \windows\system32\drvstore\androidxxx directory and reboot.
Thanks in advance.
Pat
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OK - from experience ... You *need* to uninstall and reinstall the drivers after you update the INF file.

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[Q] Nexus S Root-Windows requests 'Android 1.0' hardware driver (and other weirdness)

Team XDA Developers,
It's been a long frustrating evening and I write to you in a desperate plea for help. First off--YOU ARE ALL GENIUSES. That being said let my scrubby noobermcnooberstein train of thought commence.
Found a lot of help from 'drexman8244' on the Nexus S 'fastboot help?' thread and although I've made it decently far... I've hit a wall that I cannot overcome.
First--the specs. Running Windows XP SP3 32-bit. The phone is a Samsung GT-i9020 (aka Nexus S).
Second--I've successfully installed the Java SDK, the Android SDK, downloaded USB drivers from Google, downloaded/installed a copy of ADB into the '/SDK/tools' directory, configured the PATH value in the Windows System Environment variables in Control Panel 'System', and basically set things up to rock and roll.
Third--I turn on my Nexus S, enable USB debugging, and attach the device to the workstation. The system detects the device and produces the following output (which appears to install the Android ADB driver and successfully establish a connection to Nexus S). Verified this step by entering 'adb devices' in a command prompt. Working great!
Fourth--In the command prompt I enter 'adb reboot bootloader'. The device reboots... but here's where things get strange. The device enters Fastboot (bootloader) mode and the Windows workstation request an additional 'Android 1.0' hardware device driver to continue. (I've searched far and wide and can't seem to find something that resembles this driver)
Fifth--Regardless of my efforts to direct the Hardware Installation Wizard to the 'C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk-windows\google-usb_driver' location on my workstation... it just doesn't seem to accept that as a valid driver for the device in Fastboot (bootloader) mode. Blows my mind.
Sixth--??? What steps do you fellas think I should take next?! I've obviously tried uninstalling the device from the workstation, rebooting the Nexus S and the workstation, attempting to install the ADB driver before attaching the device and rebooting into Fastboot. Nothing I've tried seems to work.
Any input is especially appreciated and I hope that there's nothing left out. Warm regards--
The Kid
Edit: Posted an album on the Imgur account in case anyone wants to look at screenshots of the steps provided.
Hey man what you need to do is this.....I had the same problem with drivers. Once I figured that out things ran smooth.
PDAnet drivers
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9861928#post9861928
webplus said:
Hey man what you need to do is this.....I had the same problem with drivers. Once I figured that out things ran smooth.
PDAnet drivers
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9861928#post9861928
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You're a scholar and a gentleman--and absolutely right.
Looks like the default drivers from Google are borked. Downloaded the ones from PdaNet and things went smooth like butter. Thanks for making my day!!
haha no problem took me 6 hours of trying everything to figure out what I was doing wrong. Glad everything worked. If not for these forums and some great minds on these boards many of us would still be sporting a locked phone......so KUDOS to them!
bluetrevian said:
Team XDA Developers,
It's been a long frustrating evening and I write to you in a desperate plea for help. First off--YOU ARE ALL GENIUSES. That being said let my scrubby noobermcnooberstein train of thought commence.
Found a lot of help from 'drexman8244' on the Nexus S 'fastboot help?' thread and although I've made it decently far... I've hit a wall that I cannot overcome.
First--the specs. Running Windows XP SP3 32-bit. The phone is a Samsung GT-i9020 (aka Nexus S).
Second--I've successfully installed the Java SDK, the Android SDK, downloaded USB drivers from Google, downloaded/installed a copy of ADB into the '/SDK/tools' directory, configured the PATH value in the Windows System Environment variables in Control Panel 'System', and basically set things up to rock and roll.
Third--I turn on my Nexus S, enable USB debugging, and attach the device to the workstation. The system detects the device and produces the following output (which appears to install the Android ADB driver and successfully establish a connection to Nexus S). Verified this step by entering 'adb devices' in a command prompt. Working great!
Fourth--In the command prompt I enter 'adb reboot bootloader'. The device reboots... but here's where things get strange. The device enters Fastboot (bootloader) mode and the Windows workstation request an additional 'Android 1.0' hardware device driver to continue. (I've searched far and wide and can't seem to find something that resembles this driver)
Fifth--Regardless of my efforts to direct the Hardware Installation Wizard to the 'C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk-windows\google-usb_driver' location on my workstation... it just doesn't seem to accept that as a valid driver for the device in Fastboot (bootloader) mode. Blows my mind.
Sixth--??? What steps do you fellas think I should take next?! I've obviously tried uninstalling the device from the workstation, rebooting the Nexus S and the workstation, attempting to install the ADB driver before attaching the device and rebooting into Fastboot. Nothing I've tried seems to work.
Any input is especially appreciated and I hope that there's nothing left out. Warm regards--
The Kid
Edit: Posted an album on the Imgur account in case anyone wants to look at screenshots of the steps provided.
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as far as the USB driver and such, dont point it directly at the USB-driver folder point it at the SDK folder and then click the box that searches the sub folders
The drivers from Google aren't borked. You install one driver - the "normal" Android USB interface - for when the phone is plugged in and fully booted, and another - the "Fastboot" interface - for when the phone is plugged in but in recovery. For the latter, you have to pick the driver manually and do a force install, as Windows won't recognize the device.
Both drivers are available in the usb-drivers directory in the Android SDK directory, provided you loaded the SDK manager and downloaded the USB drivers.
jimmypopulous said:
The drivers from Google aren't borked. You install one driver - the "normal" Android USB interface - for when the phone is plugged in and fully booted, and another - the "Fastboot" interface - for when the phone is plugged in but in recovery. For the latter, you have to pick the driver manually and do a force install, as Windows won't recognize the device.
Both drivers are available in the usb-drivers directory in the Android SDK directory, provided you loaded the SDK manager and downloaded the USB drivers.
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This is correct. Oddly, I had no problems searching with the driver with the wizard on my win7 x64 pc, but had to manually point it for the fastboot relevant driver on my laptop, running the same OS.
Basically, as jimmypopulous says, you need to manually select the usb driver when you're in fastboot, according to my experience.
I hear what folks are saying about the Google USB drivers working fine for most installs.
That being said... No matter how many times I manually provided the path to the Google Fastboot driver location the OS refused to accept them as valid. (Seems like there are others that experienced this problem from a quick glance at the forums.)
In either case it seems as though the alternative drivers resolved the problem and I appreciate all the feedback that was given!
The Kid
I had the same issue - my Nexus One always worked fine on my laptop but even after updating the SDK & drivers I couldn't get fastboot to work with my Nexus S.
ADB worked fine but my laptop didn't recognise my phone properly via fastboot.
After installing PDANet, fastboot works as well now - thanks very much for your help, my NS is now rooted!
Hi,
This is my first post so bear with me and let me know if I'm outta line in any way.
I'm trying to root my nexus s and I am running XP. I can get ADB devices to work but when it comes to fastboot my device is not recognised. I have been trying for a couple of days and still cannot get it to work! I have installed PDAnet and and tried force installing the drivers but I can' get them to install. When I click install driver from a list and browse to the drivers it says that the specified location does not have information about your hardware. Is there something I am doing wrong here? Is there another way I can force install the driver?
Also I am a MASSIVE NOOB so please try and be specific when giving me directions.
Thank you XDA Overlords!
Uninstall all references to the drivers. your phone should show up with a bang once done properly.
Then follow the excellent guides here to root your phone properly
Sent from my Nexus S
Also make sure you have the phone connected and in fastboot mode when you install PDAnet.
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App
Adding these 2 lines in the android_winusb.inf file from the google "usb_driver" folder helped me.
;Nexus S
%CompositeAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_18D1&PID_4E20&REV_0100
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Detailed:
If your PC displays "Android 1.0" in Device Manager (when you try to connect the phone through fastboot), then go to Android 1.0, Properties, Details tab. Select Hardware ids.
USB\VID_18D1&PID_4E20&REV_0100 This part should be exactly the same with the one you add in "android_winusb.inf"
When you say uninstall all references what do you mean? Again, I am a massive noob. Do you mean uninstall the device with USBDeview from all the previous times I have tried installing it? I've tried that multiple times and still can't get it to work
matt2053 said:
Also make sure you have the phone connected and in fastboot mode when you install PDAnet.
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App
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When I try install PDAnet with the ns in fast boot mode the installer says please connect your phone to complete the installation. Is there another way to install it where this won't happen?
lambda30 said:
Adding these 2 lines in the android_winusb.inf file from the google "usb_driver" folder helped me
Detailed:
If your PC displays "Android 1.0" in Device Manager (when you try to connect the phone through fastboot), then go to Android 1.0, Properties, Details tab. Select Hardware ids.
USB\VID_18D1&PID_4E20&REV_0100 This part should be exactly the same with the one you add in "android_winusb.inf"
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In fastboot the ns just comes up as unknown device with hardware id of USB\UNKNOWN.
I tried just entering that id into the .inf file but that didn't help.
Anyone got any other ideas?
Thank you for these ideas I'm not gonna give up yet!
thejug02 said:
When I try install PDAnet with the ns in fast boot mode the installer says please connect your phone to complete the installation. Is there another way to install it where this won't happen?
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Maybe the installer has changed since I did it.
Try running PDA install, put phone in fastboot, then plug in when prompted.
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App
matt2053 said:
Maybe the installer has changed since I did it.
Try running PDA install, put phone in fastboot, then plug in when prompted.
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App
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Yea maybe it did change. When I run the installer it stops and requests that you connect the device and put it in debugging mode. When you connect the ns in fastboot it doesn't read it as the ns so just continues to ask you to connect the ns.
Thanks for the idea though! Keepem coming people!
I just uninstalled the drivers from my laptop and installed again using PDAnet method. It worked without a problem.
The only other thing I can think of is to boot phone and make sure USB Debugging is checked and try again.
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App
lambda30 said:
Adding these 2 lines in the android_winusb.inf file from the google "usb_driver" folder helped me.
Detailed:
If your PC displays "Android 1.0" in Device Manager (when you try to connect the phone through fastboot), then go to Android 1.0, Properties, Details tab. Select Hardware ids.
USB\VID_18D1&PID_4E20&REV_0100 This part should be exactly the same with the one you add in "android_winusb.inf"
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It helped me too! It must be added under the [Google.NTx86] box

[Q] adb is not working, even in Emulator on the Galaxy Tab (P1000)

Okay here is the thing, I am a bit of an advanced user, and have been flashing ROM's for quite a while, so i am not a noob and I have already tried everything in the book to fix my problem.
Info:
1- Drivers installed on Windows 7 and have been working for the past 4 months.
2- USB Debugging ticked
3- Windows recognizes the Galaxy Tab 7" GSM (P1000 International)
Problem:
1-Running "adb shell" in adb results in: error: device not found
2-CWM Restore stops at android_secure.img not found and aborts.
How did it happen (Detailed):
1- Was on Overcome 2.0.1 "Hermes" and found out that there was an update on kies from someone.
2- Decided to restock
3- Flashed P1000JPJM5 (I already did that quite a few times and no problems ever occurred from that)
4- When i restocked i wanted to root, so i went into settings>Application>developement> and ticked USB Debugging
5- Plugged in USB and I opened up Super One Click Root v1.7 and hit Root, however, Nothing happened and it was "Waiting for device" forever.
6- tried Super One Click root v1.9 with the same result
7- Opened adb and typed "adb shell" and got error: device not found.
8- I downloaded Better Terminal app from the market and tried "adb shell" and i got "Adb not found" as a result
9- I wanted to root my device to use the Bootloader Batch and change my protected boot loaders
10- tried everything, Restore factory from 3e Recovery, Doing the same from Setting>Privecy, Flashing the same ROM Over and Over again with no luck
11- learned later that flashing ChainFire's Gingerbread P1000XXJMQ is safe on protected boot Loaders so i did that
12- the problem persisted and i just cant use adb
13- I had a CWM Backup done so i thought doing a restore might solve the problem, but that resulted in a failure in restore. it stops at android_secure.img not found and aborts restore.
If anyone kow's a solution or at least knows what might have gone wrong Please shed some light on how to go about this issue.
Thanks
While the device is plugged in, go to device manager and delete/uninstall the device. Should ask you if you want to delete the driver files also, check the box and go.
After that it will probably ask you to restart, restart the computer and reinstall the device with the google drivers.
pwolfamv said:
While the device is plugged in, go to device manager and delete/uninstall the device. Should ask you if you want to delete the driver files also, check the box and go.
After that it will probably ask you to restart, restart the computer and reinstall the device with the google drivers.
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well its like i said earlier it is NOT a driver issue.
I mean even Emulater apps from within the Tab are not recognizing ADB
DistortedWisdom said:
well its like i said earlier it is NOT a driver issue.
I mean even Emulater apps from within the Tab are not recognizing ADB
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Did you at least try what I suggested?
I can't get my galaxy tab to be seen by adb either. At least not since upgrading to Gingerbread.
I'm using the
"sprint_p100_Samung_GALAXY_Tab_USB_Drivers.msi" file from the Samsung web site.

New TF700T not showing in adb?

Hey everyone,
I've read through the All-In-One guide about how to root the TF700T, downloaded the driver pack, put it into developer mode and enabled unknown sources. When I plugged the device into my computer it was immediately recognized and automatically installed the drivers and I can see it through Windows Explorer and browse the file system.
Unfortunately the device doesn't show in adb and I read through this quote in the guide, "if not, install the ADB drivers from Windows Device Manager (if you don't know how to do it then you better stay off from rooting your device)" so I went to the Device Driver and and tried to update the driver with the ADB driver, however, it says it's not compatible.
On the Android device I see the USB mode as Media Device (MTP) and that USB Debugging Connected
In Windows Device manager I see under "Portable Devices" the "ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T" is there and installed without error.
There aren't any device drivers that have a yellow icon indicating they aren't configured correctly.
I had purchased the tablet a few days back and it prompted me for a system update which I did.
I've tried rebooting both my computer and the tablet but it didn't appear to assist.
I'm assuming I'm doing something silly and simple but I cannot for the life of me figure it out.
Does anyone have any suggestions on what I may be doing wrong?
Thanks in advance everyone,
Septurious
Search for universal adb drivers in Google. It should lead you to a thread on XDA in the TF101 section.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium
Thanks!
Nebucatnetzer said:
Search for universal adb drivers in Google. It should lead you to a thread on XDA in the TF101 section.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium
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Thanks for the info! I searched for "universal adb driver xda" in good ol Google and got to this post.
Downloaded the drivers and started to do the install process described in the post but when I did the "uninstall and delete" drivers deal and then replugged in the TF700T I quickly clicked on the "driver install" dialog in windows and told it NOT to search Windows Update which seemed to cause it to grab the adb drivers that I grabbed from the original post and voila it worked.
After running through the debugfs script and running the SuperUser program once I was rooted and finally got smartdimmer and remote management disabled.
Thanks so much for your reply, most appreciated!
Septurious
Glad I could help.
Excuse me that I didn't post the link directly it's a pain on the phone.
I had a similar problem. The TF700 was automatically found, and no ADB drivers were installed. I kept trying to uninstall the driver, but it wouldnt let me. I don't have an option to "delete drivers" on uninstall.
When I tried installing "legacy hardware" to force the drivers, it would come up listed under "Samsung" and not Asus. I think I have my drivers all screwed up from previous phones i've had. I took the driver set, and went to another PC (same os, Win 7 ult x64), and had no problem installing all the drivers and rooting.
Anyone have an idea for me? Not sure if I should start going through my sys32 and manually deleting all driver files associated with my tablet.
Fixed.
I had to do this.
http://www.thewindowsclub.com/how-to-remove-old-unused-device-drivers-in-windows-7
Went through and cleaned up all the old drivers, between the old Samsung Drivers, Motorola Drivers, previous Android ADB drivers. I now plugged in my TF700, and while the ADB shows up as a Samsung device, it shows up on "adb devices", which it didnt before.
Another solution
I tried all listed tips but failed.
ADB driver was installed automaticaly after enabling USB-modem on my TF700.
Now android device chooser showing device
for hours i tried it! no i know why it didnt work!
turn off windows firewall!!! DD maaaaaan
Septurious said:
Thanks for the info! I searched for "universal adb driver xda" in good ol Google and got to this post.
Downloaded the drivers and started to do the install process described in the post but when I did the "uninstall and delete" drivers deal and then replugged in the TF700T I quickly clicked on the "driver install" dialog in windows and told it NOT to search Windows Update which seemed to cause it to grab the adb drivers that I grabbed from the original post and voila it worked.
After running through the debugfs script and running the SuperUser program once I was rooted and finally got smartdimmer and remote management disabled.
Thanks so much for your reply, most appreciated!
Septurious
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>> I have the same problem and do the same thing, but windows didn't install drivers: its show a message indicating a problem with the hash of catalogue.
Anyone can help?
GBDias said:
>> I have the same problem and do the same thing, but windows didn't install drivers: its show a message indicating a problem with the hash of catalogue.
Anyone can help?
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Windows 8?
Try disabling driver signature verification.
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trouble with drivers

I have installed the drivers from tookit here on xda, drivers directly from LG and drivers from google's SDK app. literally none of them will work for me. i am running windows XP.... has anyone here had issues with the drivers thus far? every time i download them, i'll point the device manager to the drivers and it errors out..
any help would be greatly appreciated..
knox07 said:
I have installed the drivers from tookit here on xda, drivers directly from LG and drivers from google's SDK app. literally none of them will work for me. i am running windows XP.... has anyone here had issues with the drivers thus far? every time i download them, i'll point the device manager to the drivers and it errors out..
any help would be greatly appreciated..
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I`ll try to help you:
1. Download the 0.73 drivers from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2386956 and extract the file once with 7-zip
2. Connect the phone to usb and in device manager (rightclick) delete all excisting drivers of the device and after that uninstalll the device.
3. De-connect and reconnect the device and prevent windows to search for drivers. Select the device and rightclick and select update drivers. Then choose to install drivers from the pc and choose the unzipped 0.73 file and click install.
That should work, you may have to reboot the PC sometimes.
Good luck bro.
gee2012 said:
I`ll try to help you:
1. Download the 0.73 drivers from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2386956 and extract the file once with 7-zip
2. Connect the phone to usb and in device manager (rightclick) delete all excisting drivers of the device and after that uninstalll the device.
3. De-connect and reconnect the device and prevent windows to search for drivers. Select the device and rightclick and select update drivers. Then choose to install drivers from the pc and choose the unzipped 0.73 file and click install.
That should work, you may have to reboot the PC sometimes.
Good luck bro.
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i appreciate it. however i had tried these to no avail. i went ahead and uninstalled the current drivers, rebooted the computer and retried. however after redownloading the files and extracting, i tried to install them once again.. this is what i keep getting
it should be noted that i am unable to chose the unzipped files when pointing my computer to the drivers..
knox07 said:
i appreciate it. however i had tried these to no avail. i went ahead and uninstalled the current drivers, rebooted the computer and retried. however after redownloading the files and extracting, i tried to install them once again.. this is what i keep getting
it should be noted that i am unable to chose the unzipped files when pointing my computer to the drivers..
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If you connect the phone to the pc by usb and go to device manager and you rightclick on the Nexus 5 and choose update drivers. Choose the second option for installing drivers from the pc and select the unzipped naked drivers file, is that not possible?
gee2012 said:
If you connect the phone to the pc by usb and go to device manager and you rightclick on the Nexus 5 and choose update drivers. Choose the second option for installing drivers from the pc and select the unzipped naked drivers file, is that not possible?
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sorry, i misread your previous post and thought you mentioned selecting the zipped file! no it absolutely allows me to select the unzipped file, and shortly after it pops up the attached error stating it cannot find the necessary files..
this same error popped up for the google supplied drivers, as well as the lg supplied drivers
knox07 said:
sorry, i misread your previous post and thought you mentioned selecting the zipped file! no it absolutely allows me to select the unzipped file, and shortly after it pops up the attached error saying it does not contain the necessary files..
this same error popped up for the google supplied drivers, as well as the lg supplied drivers
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Strange, must be a XP thing, have you tried the Google usb drivers in the /platform-tools/extra/google section?
Look here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2514396 for some more info and post your question here. Good luck
gee2012 said:
Strange, must be a XP thing, have you tried the Google usb drivers in the /platform-tools/extra/google section?
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yes, i have tried them a few times to the same outcome. maybe i just need to give it a break and try again later.. rather frustrated. i am not a tech genius by any measure but i am certainly tech inclined to the point i have never had any issues with drivers before... much less rooting/flashing roms..

[Q] Problems updating to Lollipop

Hi,
To make to perfectly clear I am not a developer and my understanding of such issues should be classed as "novice" but I have done a lot of reading up and believe I now need to post a question regarding my problem.
Here goes...
I bought a 32gb off Amazon before Christmas which arrive with 4.4.4. I assumed after a few days of running it would update itself to Lollipop but to no avail, no matter how many times I "checked for updates". I now believe this is probably due to it being a Japanese import. I suspect this as this is on the barcode sticker and the Android with the hatch open logo in recovery has Japanese text underneath.
Anyways I posted a few questions on the Google community and they have basically told me to sit tight as the update is still rolling out. Seems to me that I could be waiting forever so I started to look at doing the manually install myself, remember I'm a amateur here...
I successfully downloaded the ADK file from Google and, even though this came with the USB drivers, I downloaded these seperatly too. I've since deleted the duplicate files.
The problem I am getting is I cannot get the USB drivers to install for when the phone is in USB debugging mode. When I put the phone into both PTP and MTP mode I can direct the driver location towards the folder and everything works OK, when its debugging mode it says they cannot be installed. I think its important to note that I am using Windows XP.
I've tried removing, restarting and reinstalling but to no avail.
Suspect its an XP thing, how do I get around this?
Thanks in advance!
iainwith2is said:
Hi,
To make to perfectly clear I am not a developer and my understanding of such issues should be classed as "novice" but I have done a lot of reading up and believe I now need to post a question regarding my problem.
Here goes...
I bought a 32gb off Amazon before Christmas which arrive with 4.4.4. I assumed after a few days of running it would update itself to Lollipop but to no avail, no matter how many times I "checked for updates". I now believe this is probably due to it being a Japanese import. I suspect this as this is on the barcode sticker and the Android with the hatch open logo in recovery has Japanese text underneath.
Anyways I posted a few questions on the Google community and they have basically told me to sit tight as the update is still rolling out. Seems to me that I could be waiting forever so I started to look at doing the manually install myself, remember I'm a amateur here...
I successfully downloaded the ADK file from Google and, even though this came with the USB drivers, I downloaded these seperatly too. I've since deleted the duplicate files.
The problem I am getting is I cannot get the USB drivers to install for when the phone is in USB debugging mode. When I put the phone into both PTP and MTP mode I can direct the driver location towards the folder and everything works OK, when its debugging mode it says they cannot be installed. I think its important to note that I am using Windows XP.
I've tried removing, restarting and reinstalling but to no avail.
Suspect its an XP thing, how do I get around this?
Thanks in advance!
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Install the adb/fastboot drivers. Google is your friend
Firstly thank you for your reply.
I have tried your install but it hasn't worked. I can tell I have been following a smilar update route looking at the pictures you uploaded also, although these screen snaps were obviously from a new OS (windows 7 perhaps).
Whats interesting to note however, is that in my device manager the phone is clearly shown twice, at the top as "Android Device", with "Google Nexus ADB Interface" below it and then again further down as "Other Devices" with MTP below with the familiar yellow exclamation mark.
Significant?
You actually don't need debugging mode if you're intending to manually flash the ROM. Debugging mode is only an android setting and you flash the ROM using fastboot which is outside of android.
Also you don't need the SDK.
I would say go to general > sticky roll-up then read my adb and fastboot thread to start
Thanks for your reply.
I do indeed only want to install stock 5.0.1 Lollipop so your suggestion looks perfect.
However, I'm having problems predictably...
I've followed the adb and bootloader install instructions and this seems to have worked, I have also installed the driver suggested and it looks like this has worked to as when I look at the driver in device manager (remember I am using XP), the driver manufacturer is Clockmod (or something). However when I follow "Method 1" and execute flash.all.bat file the command window repeats the following lines until it times out:
"'fastboot' is not recognised as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file."
I have also tried opening another command window and typed in "adb devices" but the following error message appears:
'adb' is not recognised as an intern blah blah blah, you get the idea.
I guess I am still missing something and I'm sure its pretty obvious to you?
Thanks in advance.
iainwith2is said:
Thanks for your reply.
I do indeed only want to install stock 5.0.1 Lollipop so your suggestion looks perfect.
However, I'm having problems predictably...
I've followed the adb and bootloader install instructions and this seems to have worked, I have also installed the driver suggested and it looks like this has worked to as when I look at the driver in device manager (remember I am using XP), the driver manufacturer is Clockmod (or something). However when I follow "Method 1" and execute flash.all.bat file the command window repeats the following lines until it times out:
"'fastboot' is not recognised as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file."
I have also tried opening another command window and typed in "adb devices" but the following error message appears:
'adb' is not recognised as an intern blah blah blah, you get the idea.
I guess I am still missing something and I'm sure its pretty obvious to you?
Thanks in advance.
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If you used the adb and fastboot installer in my thread, did you use the "install system wide" option?
If not, do.
If you did and it did not work, read more of that section as the manual steps are also mentioned, which you'll need to follow.
iainwith2is said:
Thanks for your reply.
I do indeed only want to install stock 5.0.1 Lollipop so your suggestion looks perfect.
However, I'm having problems predictably...
I've followed the adb and bootloader install instructions and this seems to have worked, I have also installed the driver suggested and it looks like this has worked to as when I look at the driver in device manager (remember I am using XP), the driver manufacturer is Clockmod (or something). However when I follow "Method 1" and execute flash.all.bat file the command window repeats the following lines until it times out:
"'fastboot' is not recognised as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file."
I have also tried opening another command window and typed in "adb devices" but the following error message appears:
'adb' is not recognised as an intern blah blah blah, you get the idea.
I guess I am still missing something and I'm sure its pretty obvious to you?
Thanks in advance.
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You don't have adb/fastboot set up properly. Google 15 second adb install xda.
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jd1639 said:
You don't have adb/fastboot set up properly. Google 15 second adb install xda.
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He should already have it from my thread. Its just a question whether he used it correctly or whether it doesn't set up the environment variables on xp properly
Yes installed the 15 second install, Y,Y,N, then installed the Clockmod driver.
I'll go back and read it again, guess I must've missed something.
Have you rebooted? Try that. Is still no, you'll need to manually populate the environment variables.
Right, I have re-read the manual section and I can tell you I HAD edited the path before as I was following another instruction, one where it required SDK tools. So I have deleted the text I added last time (platform-tools was part of it) and copied and pasted the test in the manual area, including the colon.
Still cannot see the adb in the command window though?
iainwith2is said:
Right, I have re-read the manual section and I can tell you I HAD edited the path before as I was following another instruction, one where it required SDK tools. So I have deleted the text I added last time (platform-tools was part of it) and copied and pasted the test in the manual area, including the colon.
Still cannot see the adb in the command window though?
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Don't copy and paste it. The text is generic. You must put your text there....then reboot.
this is what I pasted:
;c:\adb_fastboot
?
iainwith2is said:
this is what I pasted:
;c:\adb_fastboot
?
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Which is generic. Is the folder your adb and fastboot executables are in called c:\adb_fastboot? If you used the installer, it is not.
Where would the installer put them? I've searched my computer for "fastboot" and its found the exe that I put in a folder on my desktop. This looks a similar address to what I changed the path to previously...
Oy vey
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jd1639 said:
Oy vey
Pardon?
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OK so my path is broken so I won't be able to run adb commands?
Did you look at the root of c:? C:\adb perhaps? Its all covered in my thread isn't it? Are you reading it or skimming it? You don't even *need* to put it in the path. Its just easier. Please read to the end of the thread
Also, you don't need to run any adb commands
Yes I've scanned c: drive.
I've read and understood what I can, I'm not an expert so I can only compute what I understand.
I have reinstalled the adb setup a few times and I have noticed that it clearly says "0 files copied" after I select the exe files and system wide options.
I have also tried to run the adb and fastboot devices commands in the command window which gives me the aforementioned error messages.
For some reason, these programs are not being installed onto my machine?

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