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[Q] Soft brick but no adb/fastboot connection

Hey
A couple of days ago i tried to install the latest CM12 nightly. After updating it my phone crashed everytime it booted up. I did a factory reset and tried to flash older versions but nothing seemed to work so i went into CWM recovery 6.0.4.5 and pretty much formatted everything.
I still have access to the bootloader and recovery but my Windows 8.1 PC doesn't recognize my phone ("Unknown usb device" "Windows has stopped this device because it has reported problems. (Code 43)") I can't access my phone with adb or fastboot now. This looks like a driver problem but i tried a lot of different drivers on multiple PC's.
What can i do now?

Try this thread, could help...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979

Darth said:
Try this thread, could help...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979
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He said that he can't access his phone with adb or fastboot. Maybe he must try to resolve driver problems first?

zagorteney said:
He said that he can't access his phone with adb or fastboot. Maybe he must try to resolve driver problems first?
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It's a driver issue likely. Starting from scratch in the thread I linked addresses drivers. Likely ones he hasn't tried.
Though, a few other ideas are trying another cable, another USB on the computer. And last... Try another computer. ?

Darth said:
It's a driver issue likely. Starting from scratch in the thread I linked addresses drivers. Likely ones he hasn't tried.
Though, a few other ideas are trying another cable, another USB on the computer. And last... Try another computer.
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And in future: please, stay on stock.

No driver seems to work. Is it possible to install a zip from an usb flash drive with OTG?

dermaxe said:
No driver seems to work. Is it possible to install a zip from an usb flash drive with OTG?
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Try this: http://nirsoft.net/utils/usb_devices_view.html
It helped me a few times.

I uninstalled everything from there that was android-related. After plugging in my phone (in bootloader mode) my PC detects it as " Google Nexus BootLoader Interface" but "this device cannot start. (code 10) an invalid parameter was passed to a service or function"

dermaxe said:
I uninstalled everything from there that was android-related. After plugging in my phone (in bootloader mode) my PC detects it as " Google Nexus BootLoader Interface" but "this device cannot start. (code 10) an invalid parameter was passed to a service or function"
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Did you use USBDeview or you just manually removed all drivers that you saw?

I went into USBDeview and uninstalled everything that was android related

ummm why hasnt everyone mentioned the very basics? USB Debbugin enabled?
you already flashed and reset phone...
because after any reset, that will default back to unchecked and u wont be able to adb or fastboot until that is checked

How do i enable usb debugging without any os?

dermaxe said:
How do i enable usb debugging without any os?
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chaco81 said:
ummm why hasnt everyone mentioned the very basics? USB Debbugin enabled?
you already flashed and reset phone...
because after any reset, that will default back to unchecked and u wont be able to adb or fastboot until that is checked
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USB debugging enabled is only needed when using Adb from within the Android OS. It's not needed for adb use in recovery mode, and never needed for fastboot.
??

good to know

Okay so i don't have to do this but i still have that driver problem. It is recognized as Android Bootloader Interface but i still get "this device cannot start. (code 10) an invalid parameter was passed to a service or function"

dermaxe said:
Okay so i don't have to do this but i still have that driver problem. It is recognized as Android Bootloader Interface but i still get "this device cannot start. (code 10) an invalid parameter was passed to a service or function"
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For me this sounds more like computer realted problem rather than device. If you can try all of those steps ( installign drivers, etc ) on another pc maybe this will solve your issue

Just tried it on a fresh installation of W7 but my device wasn't recognized and i couldn't install any drivers for it. How can it be a PC related problem if it doesn't work on so many different configurations?

If you run it on VirtualBox, see this answer (prepend http, I can't post links): superuser.com/a/887249/239087
To make it short, you need VirtualBox Extension Pack, and you need to configure the USB port to use USB 2.0 at least.

[Q] My Nexus 5 screen broke

Well, it happened
I was sitting on a bench and somehow my phone found a way to slide between my fingers and crash. (I must note that it dropped on the bench, which was like 10 cm max fall).
Anyway, I came home, plugged it into my computer and miraculously the phone works even though the screen is all crashed/pixelated/non-responsive.
Is there a way to control my phone with my computer? Like viewing everything on the computer itself?
There are some programs that I need to backup my files there in order to use them on my other phone.
Thanks!

Hi
Thanks for writing to us at XDA Assist. Here is a thread which will be very helpful to you:
[Tool][Windows] Control a device with a broken screen
Good luck!

timmaaa said:
Hi
Thanks for writing to us at XDA Assist. Here is a thread which will be very helpful to you:
[Tool][Windows] Control a device with a broken screen
Good luck!
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Already tried it.
I can't see if I got into the recovery mode and cmd does not recognize what "adb shell" is.
Even if I somehow reach it (and I'm not sure if I really did) then on windows it gives me an error qhsusb_bulk (driver not found).

Airbender123 said:
Already tried it.
I can't see if I got into the recovery mode and cmd does not recognize what "adb shell" is.
Even if I somehow reach it (and I'm not sure if I really did) then on windows it gives me an error qhsusb_bulk (driver not found).
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If you're seeing qhsusb_bulk in Windows there's more wrong with the phone than just the screen unfortunately. I think we're going to have to move your thread into the Nexus section so the Nexus experts can lend a hand. Please standby while we have your thread moved.
Good luck!
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I finally managed to get into recovery mode. It seems like the "qhsusb_bulk" error is gone.
I tried using the adb shell but it doesn't recognize my phone even though device manager sees it perfectly fine.
Any help?
Maybe there is a chance that USB debugging is enabled so I just waste my time, how can I check?

Airbender123 said:
I finally managed to get into recovery mode. It seems like the "qhsusb_bulk" error is gone.
I tried using the adb shell but it doesn't recognize my phone even though device manager sees it perfectly fine.
Any help?
Maybe there is a chance that USB debugging is enabled so I just waste my time, how can I check?
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Does the "adb devices" command return your serial number?
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timmaaa said:
Does the "adb devices" command return your serial number?
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Nope, that's the problem I'm facing currently.
It just gives me an error "device not found".

There could be many reasons for that. Unfortunately I'm not terribly experienced with this phone so we'll need to wait for one of the Nexus experts to come and lend a hand.

Airbender123 said:
Nope, that's the problem I'm facing currently.
It just gives me an error "device not found".
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Please Google "15 second adb installer". Use that to install adb drivers. Then open a command prompt. Make sure you navigate to where adb gets installed (usually in program files) then adb device
Edit: To check Developer Settings go to Settings then About phone. Tap your build number 7 times. This will enable developer options in settings. Turn on developer mode there.

Sandman-007 said:
Edit: To check Developer Settings go to Settings then About phone. Tap your build number 7 times. This will enable developer options in settings. Turn on developer mode there.
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Ummm that's kind of hard to do with a shattered display.
OP Just follow sandmans advice to get the drivers right and you'll be able to follow the tools instructions you're trying to use to enable USB debugging. If you just want your data off you could also just use:
Code:
adb pull /sdcard

Is your Bootloader unlocked?
If USB debugging is not enabled in Android and you can not enable it in android due to unreadable screen,
Your only option is to ADB shell from custom recovery such as TWRP.
You can only boot into custom recovery if your bootloader is already UNLOCKED.

theesotericone said:
Ummm that's kind of hard to do with a shattered display.
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Not really. There are some tools out there that let you view and control your screen on a PC.

Sandman-007 said:
Not really. There are some tools out there that let you view and control your screen on a PC.
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Yes there are. The OP is trying to use one of them. He has a broken screen and is unable to use the screen on the device. He does not have USB Debug enabled. To use the program to mirror screen you need USB Debug enabled. See the catch-22 there? His only hope is to enable it via recovery and ADB. But as @joegestes points out if he's not already unlocked he needs to unlock for that. Unlocking wipes the phone. Another catch-22.

This thread is still alive?

Can't unlock bootloader after upgrade

Hi
My phone is international NXT-L29
I was on Ephemeral B180 rom but i decided to upgrade it to get emui 4.1
I flashed back stock b180 rom, and after I flashed stock b321 rom
ROM works great but i would like to get root and twrp back again, but everytime I try to go through fastboot i get this screen on picture.
I logged into my dc unlocker again and followed the procedures (manufacture mode, unlocking,...) and dc unloccker tool informs that the phone was unlocked...but no, when I do adb reboot bootloader i still get the same message on the picture.
I saw other suggestions here on XDA, i confirm oem unlock is activated on developer options...i made factory reset and then "vol+- power" (with or without phone connected to PC) but i dont't get any option to unlock bootloader. I always arrive to a menu saying that the phone is looking for upgrade and tries until 5% is reached... (if I keep waiting it does not fisplat error message, only waits and waits and after a while it reboots normally (i don't have any dload folder either on phone or sd card)
Any suggestion to solve this is highly appreciated
many thanks

Try to get ur unlock code from huawei website maybe this can help.

Did you run the bootloader unlock command with your unlock code again?

Ephemera said:
Did you run the bootloader unlock command with your unlock code again?
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the only command my phone accept is adb reboot bootloader
Then i get the screen of picture that I posted, which says that it is a cold reboot (?)
Whem I reach this point it doens not respond to anything else taht I type on Command line (I type fastboot oem unlock (and the code) but on pc screen i read 'ewaiting device' and nothing happens on phone

gm007 said:
Try to get ur unlock code from huawei website maybe this can help.
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I retrived my code from DC Unlocker (it has an option to read bootload code) but the problem is thar when I get de Fastboot&Rescue Mode the phone does not react to any command i can type on PC

Can I replace the stock boot.img that comes inside the UPDATE.APP file byone decrypted boot image of same rom?
If that would be possible then flashing this "modified" UPDATE.APP would solve the problem?
Many Thanks

pasil.pt said:
I retrived my code from DC Unlocker (it has an option to read bootload code) but the problem is thar when I get de Fastboot&Rescue Mode the phone does not react to any command i can type on PC
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Hi pasil.pt,
try to update the fastboot mode driver
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=69382774&postcount=202

grofock said:
Hi pasil.pt,
try to update the fastboot mode driver
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=69382774&postcount=202
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I don't see any kedacom usb device folder...

Check if the device isnfound by the computer. Restart in fastboot mode then on your computer type "fastboot devices" you should get a device and its serial. If you're not getting anything its a driver issue.

Ephemera said:
Check if the device isnfound by the computer. Restart in fastboot mode then on your computer type "fastboot devices" you should get a device and its serial. If you're not getting anything its a driver issue.
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I did not try the command fastboot devices, but as per the new picture attached when I run adb devices the computer finds my phone
the problem is, then, when next i run 'adb reboot bootloader'...the device goes into fastboot&rescue mode and the device is not recognized by computer anymore

pasil.pt said:
I did not try the command fastboot devices, but as per the new picture attached when I run adb devices the computer finds my phone
the problem is, then, when next i run 'adb reboot bootloader'...the device goes into fastboot&rescue mode and the device is not recognized by computer anymore
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Open control panel when your phone is in this state (it's fastboot mode) and you should see the folder I talked about.

It seems drivers issue, i hate windows 10
Try different usb port,and try to remove the drivers and install them again.
Make sure no usb device connected to any other ports.

grofock said:
Open control panel when your phone is in this state (it's fastboot mode) and you should see the folder I talked about.
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YES!!!!!!
many thanks to you. grofock, and to ephemera, and XDA
At last i got it done. (Huawei are so tricky compared to samsung...but at least they do not explode

gm007 said:
It seems drivers issue, i hate windows 10
Try different usb port,and try to remove the drivers and install them again.
Make sure no usb device connected to any other ports.
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You were probably right because i recently changed PC and aeverytime w10 upgrades I pray...

Have the the same problem, but didn't find the solution. Try different laptops and different cables. Windows can't recognise my Mate 8 L29 after B320 update cause of the wrong descriptor.

timasan said:
Have the the same problem, but didn't find the solution. Try different laptops and different cables. Windows can't recognise my Mate 8 L29 after B320 update cause of the wrong descriptor.
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try grofock's hints about control panel and Device manager on windows....

pasil.pt said:
try grofock's hints about control panel and Device manager on windows....
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I try it on four different PCs and still error 43 "wrong descriptor".

timasan said:
I try it on four different PCs and still error 43 "wrong descriptor".
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Maybe explain more what you did,what are you trying to do and which tools you used.

gm007 said:
Maybe explain more what you did,what are you trying to do and which tools you used.
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I'm trying to install drivers for Mate 8. I did it on different PC with Win 10 and 7. With different cables. Try to change or delete drivers for USB hub and etc. In fastboot mode and normal with usb debug and w/o.

timasan said:
I'm trying to install drivers for Mate 8. I did it on different PC with Win 10 and 7. With different cables. Try to change or delete drivers for USB hub and etc. In fastboot mode and normal with usb debug and w/o.
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Did you install hisuite it has all the drivers and make sure to enable allow hisuite to use hdb in phone settings under security.

Moto G USB Problem

Greetings, everyone!
Okay so a few days ago I fell asleep while using my phone, a Moto G 2014 (XT1068). At one point I wake up to see a window saying something along the lines of 'Updating X of X Apps" on a black screen. I put my phone on my bedside table and fall asleep again. When I wake up, the phone's off so I assumed it was done doing whatever it was doing (which I now think it was some sort of system update), so I turn it on only to find out it gets stuck in the Motorola logo loading screen. I've left it like that for maybe an hour and it's just stuck there. I've accessed Fastboot to try the Recovery option but it just returns a 'Boot Up Failed' message and if I choose the 'Factory' option (which I assume is a factory reset), it also gets stuck in the Motorola logo loading screen. The other options are 'Normal PowerUp', 'Barcodes' & 'BP Tools', none of them doing anything either. Upon some research, I figured it was probably some sort of update that crashed down the whole thing and that apparently a way to solve this would be to flash the phone with the Stock ROM, which I've already acquired (and hopefully it's the right one). Now, thing is, I need to connect my phone to the computer, which is running Windows 10, while on the Fastboot menu. This is where the problem comes in. I never enabled USB Debugging in the settings. I've also installed the Motorola Device Manager from the Motorola website because apparently it installs the drivers for the phone, but after installing the MDM countless times, I just don't see drivers anywhere. I've checked the Device Manager on Windows and there's no track of my phone's drivers in there whatsoever. There's no 'Other Devices' tab anywhere and my PC doesn't do that "device was plugged in" sound effect when you connect something through USB. I've downloaded ADB Drivers and different versions of Motorola Drivers but nothing seems to work. I've tried 6 different cables in 10 different ports, still nothing. The phone charges but it's like the PC doesn't detect it. While on the Fastboot menu, according to a few videos I've watched, it is also supposed to say a USB Cable is connected when you connect the phone to the computer, but even though my phone is connected to my PC, that never shows up. I don't know if this is because the drivers might not be installing on my computer or if it's because I never enabled USB Debugging in the settings. I've seen some people say it doesn't need to be enabled while in Fastboot but I don't know if that's true or not. So I'm pretty much out of ideas at this point, do you think something might be done?
Thank you in advance,
- Nervly

Hello, did you try typing in `fastboot devices` while in fastboot ?

-Hope- said:
Hello, did you try typing in `fastboot devices` while in fastboot ?
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Hey, thanks for replying!
I did, but it wasn't recognized. I also tried 'adb devices' but it just returned an empty list of devices attached. Any other commands just returns <waiting for device> and I'm guessing this is all happening because the drivers might not be actually getting installed (considering there's no track of them in device manager) and/or because my PC doesn't detect the phone as connected through USB (even though it is). The PC doesn't play the sound effect of when you connect something to it and the fastboot menu doesn't display the message "USB Cable Connected" (or something along those lines).

Nervly said:
Hey, thanks for replying!
I did, but it wasn't recognized. I also tried 'adb devices' but it just returned an empty list of devices attached. Any other commands just returns <waiting for device> and I'm guessing this is all happening because the drivers might not be actually getting installed (considering there's no track of them in device manager) and/or because my PC doesn't detect the phone as connected through USB (even though it is). The PC doesn't play the sound effect of when you connect something to it and the fastboot menu doesn't display the message "USB Cable Connected" (or something along those lines).
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Using a windows 10 and installing drivers may require you to disable drivers signature enforcements
Check here:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...ment-win/a53ec7ca-bdd3-4f39-a3af-3bd92336d248
Also go to device manager then press the view drop list > show hidden drivers
Check if the drivers are already there
If they are right click on them uninstall and reinstall drivers
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-Hope- said:
Using a windows 10 and installing drivers may require you to disable drivers signature enforcements
Check here:
<link>
Also go to device manager then press the view drop list > show hidden drivers
Check if the drivers are already there
If they are right click on them uninstall and reinstall drivers
Reply back :highfive:
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I'm off to a job interview right now but I will try the disabling drivers signature method you suggested once I get back.
As for the device manager, showing hidden drivers still doesn't list the phone's drivers or the 'Other Devices' tab, sadly. Perhaps after I disable the drivers signature enforcement and try to install the phone's drivers again it will work. I'll keep you updated!
Thank you for the help thus far!

-Hope- said:
Using a windows 10 and installing drivers may require you to disable drivers signature enforcements
Check here:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...ment-win/a53ec7ca-bdd3-4f39-a3af-3bd92336d248
Also go to device manager then press the view drop list > show hidden drivers
Check if the drivers are already there
If they are right click on them uninstall and reinstall drivers
Reply back :highfive:
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Alright, I just got back and tried to disable the drivers signature enforcement thingy but it sadly still didn't work. The drivers still won't show up on the Device Manager and my phone still won't be detected by the computer. What's weird is that it seems like the drivers are being installed because there are some .sys files related to Motorola in my C:\Windows\System32\drivers folder but nothing will detect them.

Nervly said:
Alright, I just got back and tried to disable the drivers signature enforcement thingy but it sadly still didn't work. The drivers still won't show up on the Device Manager and my phone still won't be detected by the computer. What's weird is that it seems like the drivers are being installed because there are some .sys files related to Motorola in my C:\Windows\System32\drivers folder but nothing will detect them.
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Fastboot drivers aren't same as USB drivers
They differ so if you want to work with fastboot you need fastboot drivers

Botched Graphene install on Pixel 3A - need help restoring default settings

Hello,
I am hoping for some advice on how to revert my phone back to its original "factory settings" after a botched instal of GrapheneOS onto an unlocked Google Pixel 3A.
I got to the point at which I needed to Flash the Graphene Rom to the phone, but rather than installing, I received a message from Smart Screen MS edge asking if I really wanted to run as it's protecting my PC - I clicked run anyway and a blank command line window appeared for a second. Now my pc doesn't seem to be recognising the pixel 3A when I type ADB devices. My phone is currently in Fastboot mode "unlocked" and I'm hoping for some advice on what to do next. I'm total noob, so unsure how to start the process over (return the phone to it's previous state) before, maybe, trying again on a different PC.
I have since turned on my phone and Android 11 is still present and seems to work fine (however it gives me a warning on startup that the bootloader is unlocked.
Any help would be very much appreciated - thank you in advance.

Is all what happened that your phone now:
complains about "'maybe not safe bootloader unlocked".
This is just what android does when the bootloader is unlocked.
This you did before trying the flash.
If you want the warning gone simply lock it again.
However if you into the market for graphene OS then I would recomend: along with following their guide to a t to also read up here on xda about the general rooting unlocking thing a bit more so you get the overall process a bit better perhaps next time.
About windows. There are so many tools out there to help ya with disabling some of it's spying, turning off smartscreen, auto - uploads of all your data to M$oft, etc etc.
It's not hard to find.

Thanks for the response - I think I've worked out what is going on.
Typing ADB devices, my PC recognises the phone until I put it into fastboot mode - typing adb devices when in fastboot comes back with nothing and therefore when I try to flash, I assume the devices aren't talking to each other.
Not sure if there's a work around or whether it's a case of finding a new PC to try it on?
Thanks again.

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deroller said:
Thanks for the response - I think I've worked out what is going on.
Typing ADB devices, my PC recognises the phone until I put it into fastboot mode - typing adb devices when in fastboot comes back with nothing and therefore when I try to flash, I assume the devices aren't talking to each other.
Not sure if there's a work around or whether it's a case of finding a new PC to try it on?
Thanks again.
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try another USB port first; use USB 2.0 if available! Reinstall google ADB drivers, make sure to use latest!
If above will not help:
on your computer: open device manager; on your phone: put your phone into fastboot; connect your phone to the computer WHILE keeping an eye on device manager; as soon as you'll connect your phone new device will appear in device manager ("unknown device" most likely but it might be some "android device" or "ADB device" too); right click it —> update driver —> automatic driver update worked in most cases for me, if not, go manual way and select google's "android fastboot device" (or something like that, can't remember actual name of the device); after driver install confirmation you should be good to go

Tamsta_T said:
try another USB port first; use USB 2.0 if available! Reinstall google ADB drivers, make sure to use latest!
If above will not help:
on your computer: open device manager; on your phone: put your phone into fastboot; connect your phone to the computer WHILE keeping an eye on device manager; as soon as you'll connect your phone new device will appear in device manager ("unknown device" most likely but it might be some "android device" or "ADB device" too); right click it —> update driver —> automatic driver update worked in most cases for me, if not, go manual way and select google's "android fastboot device" (or something like that, can't remember actual name of the device); after driver install confirmation you should be good to go
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Hey there,
This is brilliant - thanks for all the advice. Having this support is helping me gain the confidence to learn more, research more, and then give it a go.
All the best.

deroller said:
Thanks for the response - I think I've worked out what is going on.
Typing ADB devices, my PC recognises the phone until I put it into fastboot mode - typing adb devices when in fastboot comes back with nothing and therefore when I try to flash, I assume the devices aren't talking to each other.
Not sure if there's a work around or whether it's a case of finding a new PC to try it on?
Thanks again.
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thats if I am not wrongly remembering my experience:
because now your phone is in fastboot mode thus it won't show up with that command anymore.
Try: 'fastboot devices'
I imagine you put it into fastboot through: 'reboot fastboot' when you where in adb?
When in fastboot you can go on and flash the recovery and such.
Are you still in need of help here?

Hey, thanks for the clarification - been away and so haven't implemented all suggestions, yet.
I typed "adb reboot booloader" which I assumed put it into fastboot mode and then unlocked it using "fastboot flashing unlock".
I tried fastboot devices but the PC still doesn't see the phone. I'm going to try the update usb driver suggested by Tamsta_T and see how it goes.
Thanks for your help.