Hello, I am by no means a noob, but I just joined verizon from t mobile and have a galaxy nexus straight out the box. First off, what is this MTP thing? I'm on linux and now I don't know how to put music/photos, and transfer them to my phone, is there anything like usb mass storage as i see this MTP only works on windows? also I've searched and searched because I kno xda hates answering answered questions lol but I can not find a guide for rooting on linux and is there really any benefit to rooting at this moment? Thanks
Any help is appreciated
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MTP should work on linux.. Google Android File Transfer.. it's the app we have to use on macs to transfer files. There is no USB mass storage
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MTP should work on linux.. Google Android File Transfer.. it's the app we have to use on macs to transfer files. There is no USB mass storage
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Thank you for the reply but nothing pops up on my computer when I plug phone in like other android phones :/
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But anyways I'd really appreciate a Linux version of unlocking the boot loader and rooting the Verizon gnexus please.
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Actually I've been reading tutorials and stuff, and with this new MTP that they have implemented in ICS it brings nothing up on my computer and since what people were saying as far as check "device manager" to see if the computer recognizes the phone, I have no idea how to see if my computer does that.
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I am trying to get my WIN 7 64 bit windows to recognize my Epic 4g. I cannot however find any drivers that actually work worth a darn. Any help would be highly appreciative
Did you check Samsung? Its in the support section
when installing the drivers. It'll say "failed," however its false. Also you need to make sure your using a MAIN usb port on your PC. (for desktops its the USB's next to internet adapter)
I'm running win7 x64 it works fine for me
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I'm running win7 x64 it works fine for me
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Happen to have a link to latest driver's? (not the samsung website)
Its sammy's tricky drivers sometimes they decide to work other times they make you go crazy!
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It could b what I did wrong .... turn off usb debugging and than plug it in first (sounds stupid I know but it is what was frustrating me for an hr or so) the device won't self install drivers with it on
So, this will probably be the stoopidest question of the day...
JUST got a new Macbook, am playing around with it now. Can I use it to flash ROMs and that kind of thing, or do I have to use the wife's PC?
(I'm told I have to buy a copy of windows to activate bootcamp, and that ain't gonna happen anytime soon.)
Thanks in advance!
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Well your gonna need a pc or anything running ubuntu (linux) to root it and then after that you really don't need a computer. You can literally do everything from your phone. hope that helped a little
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Already rooted an all good there, just wondering about flashing ROMs, radios, that kind of thing.
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Hey man,
if your already rooted you just need to be able to transfer the zip files to your phone and I am pretty sure you can do that with your mac. since you flash them from recovery on your phone you dont need a computer other then to download and transfer the file! so yes you can do it!
Just d/l the ROMs on our phone over wifi. No transferring needed
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Skripka said:
Just d/l the ROMs on our phone over wifi. No transferring needed
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Yeah I mean you can do that but I think it takes longer and is just a pain in the butt.
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Yeah I mean you can do that but I think it takes longer and is just a pain in the butt.
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It only do that I think its a pain to download on pc and then transfer I just download straight to phone
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So...(I'm showing my idiocy, I know...) Do I do that they ROM manager or is there another way to do this. Teach this Padawan, Masters!
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Yea, you don't use your computer to flash roms, so it doesn't matter if you have a Mac or a PC. It only matters when you root the phone, after that it doesn't matter.
So...(I'm showing my idiocy, I know...) Do I do that they ROM manager or is there another way to do this. Teach this Padawan, Masters!
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Don't use ROM Manager.
I have a ICS rom(Blue Kuban) on my Epic Touch that has USB Storage built in,it functions the same way it did on Gingerbread.With this i can connect and copy files to my PS3 and 360.
Do we have any roms with this hack?
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ParanoidAndroid 2+ search in development.
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Any Twiz non CM roms?
Cm is not a daily driver yet.
You can conne t ur phone to the ps3 using any rom. It just won't go I to direct USB mode on a aosp rom
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You can conne t ur phone to the ps3 using any rom. It just won't go I to direct USB mode on a aosp rom
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Im talking about Mass Storage mode.On Epic Touch they have roms with it baked in.
Regular ics does not have Mass Storage mode,so we cannot connect it to ps3 or xbox like we was able to on gingerbread oand froyo.
To answer your question short and simple, No. And tbh, I don't see it coming soon. MTP is a much more efficient AND faster way to transfer files between your computer and the device. Hence why it was used instead of UMS.
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To answer your question short and simple, No. And tbh, I don't see it coming soon. MTP is a much more efficient AND faster way to transfer files between your computer and the device. Hence why it was used instead of UMS.
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Funny you say that because most Epic Touch roms have it baked in,and there is threads all over internet because people are asking for it back.
It might be more efficient but you cant connect it to any other device besides pc and pc's are getting used less and less nowadays.
i'm thinking about buying a macbook air. and i want to know if i'll face issues with trying to connect my S3 to it via USB. i got ICS on it. if anyone here had issues trying to connect it to their s3 or found a solution in case i cant connect, please let me know. i want to connect via USB not wifi.. if its not possible to connect, then i wont buy a mac.
Airdroid works perfectly for me (I'm on Lion).
Boot camp.
I'm on a mac and I just use air droid for everything. I like it better anyways. I also have windows in boot camp :good:
Noob question, where to get boot camp? I want to Odin my phone and can't with a mac so far.
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Noob question, where to get boot camp? I want to Odin my phone and can't with a mac so far.
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Its built into every Mac. You just need a windows installation disc
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Airdroid works perfectly for me (I'm on Lion).
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i dont want to use wifi to connect my s3 to my mac. i want USB.
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I'm on a mac and I just use air droid for everything. I like it better anyways. I also have windows in boot camp :good:
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so wat ur saying its not possible to connect a s3 to a mac thru USB? again, i'm not going to use wifi.. completely out of the question,
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Its built into every Mac. You just need a windows installation disc
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so, with boot camp, i'm able to use windows-based programs on a mac? but i'm getting a macbook air.. how am i going to install a windows cd if the air doesnt have a disc drive? how can i work around this?
also, after i somehow install win xp on a mac, all i do is install the windows-based samsung drivers?
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"Buying any apple product is a bad idea for life." ~ Said the person who hates apple. (PS That would be me )
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so ur saying that buying a mac is a bad idea for connecting to s3? i'm confused now.. i dont know if i should buy a mac or just stay with my pc instead. i want a mac but i dont want to exp any connection issues that i read so much about.
Lol everyone is just confused! MTP doesn't play nice with MAC but Google has their own software to read mtp on Macs. I've used it nicely with the nexus 4 on a Macbook pro
If you want to root and have software on the computer. Well you'll need to buy windows 7/8 and run it boot camp as Macs are not really Android hacking friendly
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I say if you're getting a laptop get a Mac. Its easy to run windows on and build quality and design is better than all other laptops in my opinion. If you're getting a desktop get a PC you can build far better specs than any imac
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Lol everyone is just confused! MTP doesn't play nice with MAC but Google has their own software to read mtp on Macs. I've used it nicely with the nexus 4 on a Macbook pro
If you want to root and have software on the computer. Well you'll need to buy windows 7/8 and run it boot camp as Macs are not really Android hacking friendly
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hi osmosizzz ..1st, can u tell me wat software google has that runs on mac that allows me to connect my s3 to it viz USB?
2nd, if i get a macbook air and somehow install xp on it thru boot camp, are there any downsides to it?
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I say if you're getting a laptop get a Mac. Its easy to run windows on and build quality and design is better than all other laptops in my opinion. If you're getting a desktop get a PC you can build far better specs than any imac
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i presently got a pc laptop thats almost 8 yrs old.. and it runs a bit laggy.. the battery overheats a bit and doesnt last long.. so i think its about time i get a mac. i just want to make sure i have no probs connecting it to my s3 thru boot camp.
Why macbook air..... if not pro I would go ultrabook
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Why macbook air..... if not pro I would go ultrabook
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mba is my choice and i wont change.. i never use the optical drve
Mac osx is the problem with connecting the phone. I have no problems connecting the phone in boot camp. Go for it
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I have MBP. aside from the magsafe adapter being a piece of garbage which the cord just fell out of the L connector I haven't been able to root Jellybean bc Odin doesn't work on Mac, Heimdall wont work with JB and terminal commands dont root on JB. so Windows or bootcamp,which I cant use atp because I have no boot discs for the drivers. Also Mountain Lion sucks. Does this answer your question?
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You must completely remove Kies using the uninstaller to connect successfully via usb. This was my only remedy.
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Boot camp is a program that is already on yiur Mac in utilities. You will need a copy of Windows for it to matter.
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I use kies to sync with my gs3 and it works perfectly
Edit: I'm using Macbook pro
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Mac osx is the problem with connecting the phone. I have no problems connecting the phone in boot camp. Go for it
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i'll look into it. but after mac boots up, will i be able to open up bootcamp and see xp there? or do i need to boot up xp as mac boots up?
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I have MBP. I haven't been able to root Jellybean bc Odin doesn't work on Mac, Heimdall wont work with JB and terminal commands dont root on JB. so Windows or bootcamp,which I cant use atp because I have no boot discs for the drivers. Also Mountain Lion sucks. Does this answer your question?
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so will Odin work in bootcamp?
and why cant you use windows in a mac exactly? is it cuz you dont have a windows CD?
You must completely remove Kies using the uninstaller to connect successfully via usb. This was my only remedy.
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so this method will work without bootcamp?
Boot camp is a program that is already on yiur Mac in utilities. You will need a copy of Windows for it to matter.
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but will odin work after you install xp thru bootcamp?
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i'll look into it. but after mac boots up, will i be able to open up bootcamp and see xp there? or do i need to boot up xp as mac boots up?
so will Odin work in bootcamp?
and why cant you use windows in a mac exactly? is it cuz you dont have a windows CD?
so this method will work without bootcamp?
but will odin work after you install xp thru bootcamp?
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You can boot into XP when the MBA is booting up (White screen before the apple logo shows up) by holding the Options key.
I don't have an answer to your other questions.
Don't buy apple. Over priced.
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Well here I am. I'm brand new, so hello! I'm Tom.
I'm on Windows 8.2 trying to root my Samsung Galaxy Nexus.
I've seen a LOT of posts exactly like this, and I've tried absolutely everything I've seen suggested, yet I always end up getting stuck on < waiting for device > in the command prompt while trying to root, with nothing changing on my phone screen.
Every single time! I've used every method I've seen(including superboot), and resorted to manually navigating through Android SDK, only to reach
"< waiting for device >"
I've been at it for three hours after deciding that one of you (or more) skilled folks could definitely help me on my way to rooting.
Now, I'm not afraid to say that I'm new to executing this process. I've read up on it plenty, but putting it into practice has been troublesome for me, and if you could offer explicit instruction, it would be best.
Thank you kindly!
(Yes, it is in fastboot mode at the time of attempted rooting/fastbooting)
(Yes, USB Debugging through developer options is on)
Sounds like a driver issue but your phone is detected.. Weird but I think you should check your drivers.
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This may sound silly, but is it a driver issue on my phone, or on my computer?
And is there a guide on how I might go about fixing it?
(I took the time to re-install the USB Driver directly from Samsung website, if that's what you mean.
On your pc Just use device manager to see if there is any yellow exclamation mark by your device when its plugged in. If there is you need to update the driver manually. For that: all hail google lol
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On your pc Just use device manager to see if there is any yellow exclamation mark by your device when its plugged in. If there is you need to update the driver manually. For that: all hail google lol
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I updated the driver - directly from Google, as well. Alas, no luck. Do you have any other suggestions?
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I updated the driver - directly from Google, as well. Alas, no luck. Do you have any other suggestions?
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Use a different USB cable and try different ports.
I tried a different port, no luck there. It still attempts to start fastboot and stops at "< waiting for device >" - like before.
What does using a different USB cable change? I've yet to do it (but I will within two hours), and I don't see what difference it could make.
Thank you though. The help is very much appreciated.
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I tried a different port, no luck there. It still attempts to start fastboot and stops at "< waiting for device >" - like before.
What does using a different USB cable change? I've yet to do it (but I will within two hours), and I don't see what difference it could make.
Thank you though. The help is very much appreciated.
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A diffrent usb cable works because magic minions in your computer recognize the new usb cable and then go and install the right driver. No seriously I have no idea but it might work.
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I tried a different port, no luck there. It still attempts to start fastboot and stops at "< waiting for device >" - like before.
What does using a different USB cable change? I've yet to do it (but I will within two hours), and I don't see what difference it could make.
Thank you though. The help is very much appreciated.
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A diffrent usb cable works because magic minions in your computer recognize the new usb cable and then go and install the right driver. No seriously I have no idea but it might work.
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I have had a cord go bad before. Funny thing is that it would charge just fine. Trust me sometimes it can be the cord.
Also I have heard of the phones USB port having a couple of bent pins. This can result in the behavior you're experiencing. The phone will charge just fine but can't be recognised by the PC. If they are bent back into shape everything will be fine.
Wouldn't it prove that the USB Drivers were functioning properly from being able to sync files, use adb commands, etc?
I'm definitely going to try it - in about an hour - but I still question what makes it work.
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So both of my USB Cables are fully functioning - and still waiting for device. Anything else you can recommend?
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So both of my USB Cables are fully functioning - and still waiting for device. Anything else you can recommend?
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Have you looked at those pins inside the phone port yet?
You can notice if they are bent.
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So both of my USB Cables are fully functioning - and still waiting for device. Anything else you can recommend?
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Have you looked at those pins inside the phone port yet?
You can notice if they are bent.
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If all else fails try another PC.
I will try another PC.
In the meantime, I spoke to a friend, and we came to the conclusion that the version of Android SDK i'm using could be too new - the Galaxy Nexus was a product of 2011, after all.
Perhaps if I install an older version of SDK (however that's possible) I'll be able to root successfully? Just an idea.
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I talked to a sales associate at my local mall, and he suggested I try http://www.cyanogenmod.org/ and it worked flawlessly. My phone is now unlocked, running CyanogenMod, and running Kitkat 4.4.
Thanks to everyone for the help! I hope all of your days are great.