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[Q] Not sure if bricked?

I've troubleshooted a lot of things on my Vibrant since 2010, but for some reason I couldn't get it right on the GS4G (and it's embarrassing). I'm not new to Odin, but I get the phone ---- ! ---- pc screen whenever I try to connect to my computer. Yes, I understand that it's another way of the phone being in download mode, but the other variables involved make it difficult to start from scratch again. Here's a list of what I've checked so far:
- 64-bit drivers from http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S_4G#FAQ_.28with_answers.29 have been installed/reinstalled multiple times, and the computer (64-bit Windows 7) has been rebooted to make sure
- the computer will not recognize the device no matter what I do; all Odin attempts using files from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1480418 have had no effect
- attempts to connect to Odin and have it recognize the phone by showing the yellow COM have ended in vain
- yes, the phone in question is a Samsung Galaxy S 4G and the previous ROM on it was Black Valhalla
Another checklist I constantly read: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22234345&postcount=63 . It's basically a repeat of what I've done above. I'm just showing what I've read on how to fix this problem.
I can't even get the one-click program to recognize the phone because of some USB issue. The USB ports are seen fine by the Vibrant in download mode, so it shouldn't be any different for the GS4G. I've used all of the USB ports on this laptop and nothing works.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Have you tried thoroughly uninstalling all drivers including for the vibrant and restarting your laptop?

lumin30 said:
Have you tried thoroughly uninstalling all drivers including for the vibrant and restarting your laptop?
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Yup, that's what I meant by installing/reinstalling. Sorry for being a bit vague.
I was really thorough with the USB drivers.

joe98200 said:
Yup, that's what I meant by installing/reinstalling. Sorry for being a bit vague.
I was really thorough with the USB drivers.
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Remove them all again. Try the Heimdall One-Click guide in the second link of my signature.
In the notes I link a utility called USBDeview. Use it to double check you have all android and samsung related drivers removed. Make sure you also go into your traditional uninstall programs on your laptop and uninstall samsung drivers from there. Heimdall One-Click has drivers and everything else you need within the program.

lumin30 said:
Remove them all again. Try the Heimdall One-Click guide in the second link of my signature.
In the notes I link a utility called USBDeview. Use it to double check you have all android and samsung related drivers removed. Make sure you also go into your traditional uninstall programs on your laptop and uninstall samsung drivers from there. Heimdall One-Click has drivers and everything else you need within the program.
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I'm getting this whenever I try to connect. All Android and Samsung-related drivers are removed already, even more thoroughly with the utility program.
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Edit: I don't see USB Receiver (Interface 0). http://i50.tinypic.com/34ioirr.jpg
Is there something else I should do with these available options? The computer seems to recognize the phone now.
Edit 2: For some odd reason, Odin recognizes the phone before the drivers from the One-Click were installed. I just finished using Odin to go back to stock since the One-Click program wasn't showing the USB Receiver (Interface 0) I was looking for. Before I decided to close everything, I wanted to see what Odin thought. I assume the root of this whole problem was really the USB drivers that I couldn't get rid of without the utility program. Thanks for your help!
I never thought that annoying T-Mobile startup sound would sound so glorious.

Glad you got it.

If you do flash to the "homebrew" ICS ROMs, you'll need the Google USB drivers from the SDK; the Samsung ones won't recognize the phone.
(This applies to Windows only)

Moto g3 no detect usb connection. Help

Johello, I speak Spanish so I will use a translator , I hope I understand .
I have a motorola g3 but I have no original accessories, yesterday connect my phone to pc and I realized that only load does not detect USB connection , restart the phone factory but also activate usb debugging.
in my pc and install the drivers from motorola and have 2 operating systems windows 7 and 8.1 and is not detected it has marshmallow 6.0 what I'm thinking maybe a USB cable motorola needed, since the 2 that I use one is from alcatel and another mobo . Could anyone help me?

MaaikyStymest said:
Johello, I speak Spanish so I will use a translator , I hope I understand .
I have a motorola g3 but I have no original accessories, yesterday connect my phone to pc and I realized that only load does not detect USB connection , restart the phone factory but also activate usb debugging.
in my pc and install the drivers from motorola and have 2 operating systems windows 7 and 8.1 and is not detected it has marshmallow 6.0 what I'm thinking maybe a USB cable motorola needed, since the 2 that I use one is from alcatel and another mobo . Could anyone help me?
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Try to install this : https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/88481 ( This will install Motorola Drivers to PC)
Use a Data cable, that has ability to Charge your MotoG, Others data cables which cannot charge your phone can be useless in sometimes..
no need of keeping USB DEBUGGING - ON
if your phone does not connect .. Do one thing, Install Mobogenie, and Do as it says..
http://www.mobogenie.com/in/product/mobogenie-pc.html
This might help ,
check these , in your phone
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as I said earlier ... and I have motorola drivers installed on my 2 computers ... I just installed mobogenie not work
1 pc the option is enabled, the other 2 is a cable that is connected to the PC and load only it says that there is no connection as shown and the other does not show me any notification.

MaaikyStymest said:
as I said earlier ... and I have motorola drivers installed on my 2 computers ... I just installed mobogenie not work
1 pc the option is enabled, the other 2 is a cable that is connected to the PC and load only it says that there is no connection as shown and the other does not show me any notification.
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Try this:
When connected the phone with pc, Goto
Settings > Developer Options > Networking > Select USB Configration
Select MTP (Media Transfer Protocol)
Done

Question ROG phone 5s not recognized in fastboot mode, but ADB works... Windows driver issue?

Hi All,
I bought a ROG phone 5s (ZS676KS) direct from ASUS and I've been trying to root it all week. The firmware version is WW_18.1220.2111.160.
So far, I have been able to unlock the bootloader using Asus' app. My phone displays the unlocked bootloader warning on every boot.
I can't make fastboot work... the "adb reboot bootloader" command does work. I can also boot using the power + volume up button. But the "fastboot devices" command always comes up empty.
I found two possible reasons why fastboot doesn't work. So far I failed to fix either one.
First, the "OEM unlocking" option is missing in my developer options menu. I have the "USB debugging" option checked off. But many of the guides I read online say to allow OEM unlocking and I can't do that. But I've also seen people say that it doesn't matter. So, I don't know if this is a real problem. I can't find any reference to this problem except in Samsung phones. I tried the recommended fix but it didn't work.
Second, something's wrong with the fastboot driver on my computer. When get my phone into fastboot mode and plug it into the computer, device manager shows a device called "ASUS_I005D" with an orange caution icon on it. The error message in the properties menu says "The drivers for this device are not installed. (code 28)". This is probably the real problem.
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Windows isn't finding a driver with its online driver search. I spent a few hours playing with Windows drivers to no avail. But maybe I missed something. I did find "ASUS_Android_USB_drivers_for_Windows_20150212" online and it didn't help.
I have tried different wires and USB ports and I'm using the side port of the phone instead of the bottom (although I tried the bottom port too). I tried another computer and that didn't work. But this was before I realized what was happening with windows drivers so I didn't check the device manager. I'm away from home now so I just have access to the one computer for now.
Does anyone know where I can find the correct driver? Or is there another approach I haven't considered? I hope there's nothing fundamentally wrong with the phone. I kind of just bought it without explicitly verifying, assuming the 5s is rootable since the 5 is...
Thanks Everybody,

Success is disgusted by some people, and will not share any files for free in the future.

It's not your device but likely Win 10 playing games with you. First completely uninstall the device driver to clean things up. Reboot your pc into Safe Mode. Plug in your phone from the side connector with a good data capable USB cable. From Device Manager choose "Add Legacy Hardware" from the menu and point the location to where you have saved the latest official Android USB drivers and install. Reboot Windows normally. If things have gone well, you should be able to both ADB & Fastboot into your device.

What a relief.
I am now able to flash my patched boot.img.
Thanks to both of you. I'm off to the races...

For me I just get a Ubuntu iso, boot your computer off a USB stick, install adb and fastboot via apt, and boom, no crappy drivers needed

Going back to stock ROM

Hi everyone. Could someone please direct me to a guide for going back to the stock firmware? I have been looking everywhere with no luck at all.
Thanks!

Jonny_Bandana said:
Hi everyone. Could someone please direct me to a guide for going back to the stock firmware? I have been looking everywhere with no luck at all.
Thanks!
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https://c.mi.com/oc/miuidownload/detail?guide=2
This page doesn't like playing with mobile browsers, so if you've got a blank page change the browser to desktop mode.
All required downloads are in the guide.
The Mi Flash Tool will lock the bootloader, by default, after flashing. If you don't want to do this, then change the option at the bottom of the tool before flashing (step 5)
If you wish to lock the bootloader, you must make sure the ROM region matches the phone, i.e. global ROM on a global phone.

Robbo.5000 said:
https://c.mi.com/oc/miuidownload/detail?guide=2
This page doesn't like playing with mobile browsers, so if you've got a blank page change the browser to desktop mode.
All required downloads are in the guide.
The Mi Flash Tool will lock the bootloader, by default, after flashing. If you don't want to do this, then change the option at the bottom of the tool before flashing (step 5)
If you wish to lock the bootloader, you must make sure the ROM region matches the phone, i.e. global ROM on a global phone.
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Thanks!
However, I'm having a lot of trouble with the tool. It will not recognize my phone. I connect it, and the computer detects the phone. Then I click on "refresh" on the tool, and automatically the USB device is disconnected from the computer and the tool will not recognize it.
I have installed the Qualcomm and ADB drivers, rebooted and nothing changes.
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Then, after hitting refresh (device still connected on Fastboot):
Any ideas?
Thanks again

Sounds like a dodgy USB connection.
Try using the best USB cable you can find. If that doesn't work, try using a different computer. Fastboot and adb are very sensitive to the quality of the USB connection.
My old laptop will happily connect normally to my phone and I can transfer files with no issues, but from about a year ago I can no longer use adb and fastboot, with similar problems you are seeing. Using the same phone and cable I have no issues with my wife's laptop.

Robbo.5000 said:
Sounds like a dodgy USB connection.
Try using the best USB cable you can find. If that doesn't work, try using a different computer. Fastboot and adb are very sensitive to the quality of the USB connection.
My old laptop will happily connect normally to my phone and I can transfer files with no issues, but from about a year ago I can no longer use adb and fastboot, with similar problems you are seeing. Using the same phone and cable I have no issues with my wife's laptop.
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That actually worked. Phone is flashed. Thanks a lot friend.

Can't find working drivers for adb

Guys I am getting desperate here. I hate crying in the forums for help, but that's why they are here. I am sorry but here I am to whine about the problem that I am facing whole day.
I tried with OP, Samsung, Xiaomi, Google USB drivers. Nothing so far works. I tried many options but I can' make the Windows to recognize the phone after getting into BL. Windows 11, tried all my USB ports (I have only 3), no success. Pushed even Googles driver files manualy from the Device manager and I chose the BL option of the driver, that didn't work, then I tried the rest of the 3 options of the driver, that didn't work either.
I followed this metod as well - https://www.droidwin.com/how-to-install-fastboot-drivers-in-windows-11/
The only thing that has left as an option is the lack of USB 2.0. If this is the problem I am gonna throw up...
Any help or suggestion would be highly appreciated.
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mrpeev said:
Guys I am getting desperate here. I hate crying in the forums for help, but that's why they are here. I am sorry but here I am to whine about the problem that I am facing whole day.
I tried with OP, Samsung, Xiaomi, Google USB drivers. Nothing so far works. I tried many options but I can' make the Windows to recognize the phone after getting into BL. Windows 11, tried all my USB ports (I have only 3), no success. Pushed even Googles driver files manualy from the Device manager and I chose the BL option of the driver, that didn't work, then I tried the rest of the 3 options of the driver, that didn't work either.
I followed this metod as well - https://www.droidwin.com/how-to-install-fastboot-drivers-in-windows-11/
The only thing that has left as an option is the lack of USB 2.0. If this is the problem I am gonna throw up...
Any help or suggestion would be highly appreciated.
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i could be way off base here but your in fastboot so the CMD should be "fastboot devices". Your screen looks no dif then mine

Are the drivers installed correctly, ie with admin rights, and if so, is the help in the link that works, but requires more time and effort. With that guide, I will install the win 11 and win 10 drivers myself.
How to Disable Driver Signature Verification on 64-Bit Windows 8 or 10 (So That You Can Install Unsigned Drivers)
64-bit versions of Windows 10 and 8 include a “driver signature enforcement” feature. They’ll only load drivers that have been signed by Microsoft. To install less-than-official drivers, old unsigned drivers, or drivers you’re developing yourself, you’ll need to disable driver signature enforcement.
www.howtogeek.com

hammered58 said:
i could be way off base here but your in fastboot so the CMD should be "fastboot devices". Your screen looks no dif then mine
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that was correct, now the fastboot finds the device while in BL, thank you!