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Please help me root this device. I have only ever done my Gs2 a few times with flashing etc, so am basically a complete noob.
I have tried for the last couple of hours and am wanting to go mad. I have followed all the lines about unlocking the device and the fastbook oem unlock, But all it ever tells me is waiting for device. Im guessing im missing drivers, but I have dont the samsung drivers a couple of times, and unzipped and followed the instructions.
Any easier to follow guides or info out there that can help me?
When I plug the phone in to unlock it, i dont get the usual ding from windows, i just get a little thre dings like it doesnt know what it is.
please help. Thanks....
Ps, sorry if I am being stupid or cluttering the forum. cheers..
No help out there at all???
If any one can I will be so grateful, Or if anyone is near to welwyn garden / st albans maybe youd fancy rooting 2 of these nexus' for me and il give you a drink?
Thanks..
Look in the development forum:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1352413
Install the android version of pdanet on your PC... it will uninstall but will leave the drivers you need.
kravevr6 said:
No help out there at all???
If any one can I will be so grateful, Or if anyone is near to welwyn garden / st albans maybe youd fancy rooting 2 of these nexus' for me and il give you a drink?
Thanks..
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Haven't rooted mine yet, I'll be doing it at the weekend. Had loads of issues with the drivers when I rooted my Nexus S. In the end I installed PDA net on my PC - the drivers installed with that worked fine (you don't actually use PDA net thereafter) Not sure if this works with the GN but you will not do any harm trying it.
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jaketurbo said:
Look in the development forum:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1352413
Install the android version of pdanet on your PC... it will uninstall but will leave the drivers you need.
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Beat me to it
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Cheers guys, Im so new to this, its so frustrating. Its got to be a driver issue. My comp reconises the phone when its on, but when its in bootloader mode, windows is giving me three dull bells when connecting the device....
will have a look at the other thread, Have already read that one I think, and looked so foreign to me!!! lol
I cant pst in the other thread, but have downloaded and installed pda net for android, and when it gets to installing the drivers from the phone, it does it all, ie galaxy nexus , the other driver that i cant remember and the galaxy driver is not installing. Even gone two miles down the road and got a different laptop. no matter what I download or ty and install it just dnt do it.
can some one either make a real simple idiots guide for me the idot, or locally please let me pay you a small fee to root these two phones. Im almost in tears after 5.5 hours of constant crap and pathetiness.
Wishing right now i had not bthered with these phones. At least my s2 and flashing was simple.
It says "waiting for device" because for some crazy reason when you are in fastboot mode Windows (which is what I'm using) uses a different USB driver than when you are in "normal" usb connect mode.
What you need do to sort it out is to go to Device Manager and change the driver to use the Samsung instead of whatever crazy one Windows has decided to use. Then you can carry on with doing the bootloader unlocking.
kravevr6 said:
I cant pst in the other thread, but have downloaded and installed pda net for android, and when it gets to installing the drivers from the phone, it does it all, ie galaxy nexus , the other driver that i cant remember and the galaxy driver is not installing. Even gone two miles down the road and got a different laptop. no matter what I download or ty and install it just dnt do it.
can some one either make a real simple idiots guide for me the idot, or locally please let me pay you a small fee to root these two phones. Im almost in tears after 5.5 hours of constant crap and pathetiness.
Wishing right now i had not bthered with these phones. At least my s2 and flashing was simple.
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Ok so what have you done so far?
You have the pdanet drivers installed on your pc?
You need to boot into fastboot mode to install the driver you need to root your phone.
*THIS* guide will explain what adb and fastboot are exactly.
*THIS* guide will show you how to set up adb and fastboot.
When unlocking the bootloader you will need the file fastboot.exe which you can put in the root of your c drive for easy access. The atteached file needs to be renamed from .zip to .exe as you cant attach .exe files in xda.
If you have any more questions then just ask .
Mark.
ok..... having gone through similar a few minutes ago.
The drivers kept saying that they had failed to install. kept trying over and over.
then i twigged:
1) made sure debugging mode was on
2) Rebooted the unit into bootloader mode - suddenly the adb driver installed successfully doh !
wonder if this is the same issue you are having ... the adb drivers only install successfully once the nexus is connected via usb and in bootloader mode
of course you may know all that already but it had me stumped for a while
Thank you guys, some good info and detailed posts, which is what I was hoping for! I'm in bed now, but will give this a blast and report back tomorrow!
Really appreciated!
Thanks .......
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Big thanks to everyone. Woke up with a clearer head and proceeded to try again. Done as wilbur said and installed drivers in recovery mode. And perfect.......
after so many problems all was sorted. Then used superboot, and all was ok. 2 galaxy nexus's rooted. think the lesson learnt is to walk away instead of furiously trying things.
Cheers for all the input. What a easy methd ONCE all the drivers are there!!
Cheers people
Glad you got it sorted
Hey
So I tried to root my SGN using Chainfires' thread, my phone got unlocked but I couldn't boot it so I got stuck with a black screen with the Google logo and an unlocked lock-logo. Now I have unrooted it and reset it back to stock using droid-life.coms' "How to", but when I try to boot now I only get the balck screen with Google-logo, and no lock-logo.
Do anyone know how I can fix this? Thanks for the help!
When I try to unroot, re-lock and set to factory state I get an error, probably because my driver isn't working, the 'SAMSUNG Mobile MTP Device'..
I tried the PDANet drivers, Samsungs' drivers and yeah.. I also downloaded the "Naked drivers" wich I found on another thread on XDA.
I really need help
How far into rooting it did you get? A link to the instructions you followed, and a detailed account of what happened and what you saw will help someone else help you.
as far as drivers go, if you installed a bunch drivers from different sources, uninstall them all, reboot, install the drivers from Samsung. Also remember that when you plug your phone in and the drivers start to autoinstall, that process can take awhile and you have to be sure it completed before trying to continue. It should show a status you can open in the system tray
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Also, be sure to scour all the sticky posts in these galaxy nexus forums, and also all the replies in the thread you were following. Chances are someone has explained an 'all else has failed blow it away' recovery step by step. Follow it closely!
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eovi said:
When I try to unroot, re-lock and set to factory state I get an error, probably because my driver isn't working, the 'SAMSUNG Mobile MTP Device'..
I tried the PDANet drivers, Samsungs' drivers and yeah.. I also downloaded the "Naked drivers" wich I found on another thread on XDA.
I really need help
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Have you tried downloading the Google USB Driver package from Android SDK? Its under Extras. If my memory serves me right, our phones actually require two drivers (one for adb and fastboot modes, and one for normal operation). Also, when you are restoring your phone are you sure its the right version? Like you're not installing an LTE ROM on a GSM device?
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@cancerouspete
I got the rooting all done until the phone was going to boot, then I got stuck at the black screen with the Google-logo. Unfortunately I can't post links, but I used Chainfires' ODIN method.
I can try to uninstall the drivers and only try Samsung drivers.
@nbeebe24
Yes, I downloaded the Android SDK drivers before I started the rooting. I am not 100% sure that it is the right version. I got the GSM, do you have a nice guide or 'How To' for restoring GSM?
Thanks for the help so far!
Let's take it form the beginning. First I followed the steps in Chainfires' thread about CF-Root for SGN (Galaxy Nexus). I used the ODIN-way to flash my phone. I followed the instructions to the letter and when I tried to boot the phone I only got a black screen with a white Google-logo in the middle and an unlocked lock-logo. Nothing else happens than this. My phone is GSM-version and is bought in Norway. One of the issues is that I'm not 100% sure of what build-number my phone is.. anyone know how I can find this out?
When I tried to fix this problem myself I tried to unroot, lock and reset the phone, and then unlock/root again with another version, the same happend (with the black screen and google logo + lock-logo). It doesn't work to unroot, lock and reset, if I do this I only get a balck screen with google-logo, but no lock-logo
I really hope someone can help me with this problem! All help and tips is appreciated!
Fixed!
I've finally fixed this problem. Can tell you how I fixed it if someone else need help.
I uninstalled the PDANet drivers, Samsung drivers and uninstalled the SDK-drivers. Then I reinnstalled the SDK driver and followed this to restore the phone to stock:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1366806
So I guess the problem was that I used the wrong version or for another build when I CF-Rooted. I have ITL41D build.
Thanks for the help and I hope this can help other with the same issue!
Love my GNex, it's a beast! Upgraded from a SGS, this was a beast when it first came out but the electronic power are growing fast! Go Samsung and Google! Love ICS
Samsung Canada is a garbage website which has no drivers to download, only Kies. Installing Kies didn't work because my computer won't recognize the phone.
I also tried installing other random drivers for gnex found on the webz. None of them worked.
I was wondering if anyone knows of a good official driver for this guy.
Btw i'm running the non-verizon one.
convolution said:
Samsung Canada is a garbage website which has no drivers to download, only Kies. Installing Kies didn't work because my computer won't recognize the phone.
I also tried installing other random drivers for gnex found on the webz. None of them worked.
I was wondering if anyone knows of a good official driver for this guy.
Btw i'm running the non-verizon one.
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Use these: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22915085
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If you need the USB drivers so that you can use ADB and fastboot, you can install them in this. Just follow the instructions provided in there. I found it to be the easiest method to get them.
Tried both already. Didn't work. Comp still won't recognize my gnex is plugged into comp. Win 7 x64.
Then would it still be the drivers fault or my phones fault.
I have Win7 64 bit on both my laptops, no problem with recognition. I do however have the Android SDK + Google drivers installed on both machines; do you?
The drivers are shoddy. If you look under Device Manager while plugged in, it probably has a ! on the device. Manually update it, choose list from computer, and go under Samsung Android device or something like that.
I am trying to connect my galaxy s3 to my windows computer and it will not install the drivers. Has anyone experienced this yet. I am rooted and running cm9 nightly. I also have a custom kernel installed. This was working when i rooted a couple of weeks ago. When I plug my phone into the usb it searches for drivers and display an error message that say it was unsuccessful at installing drivers. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling kies? I got a pop up on my phone when i plugged it in last time and it said it couldnt find the software but yet i was able to connect to kies and go into phone through windows.
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Since I got my phone it hasn't connected to my pc. I have the drivers but I get a "hardware id missing" error. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the drivers but it won't connect. Works fine in ubuntu tho. Idk
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Uninstall Kies if you have it. And install drivers again. That should do the trick.
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crushbox311 said:
I am trying to connect my galaxy s3 to my windows computer and it will not install the drivers. Has anyone experienced this yet. I am rooted and running cm9 nightly. I also have a custom kernel installed. This was working when i rooted a couple of weeks ago. When I plug my phone into the usb it searches for drivers and display an error message that say it was unsuccessful at installing drivers. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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I experienced a similar issue, it may have to do with the fact that I didn't wipe cache partition and wiped dalvik cache when installing zip from sd card etc... I don't know what caused it, but nothing I could do (including re-installing drivers a couple of times from KIES and tying it on a different laptop etc.) would fix it until I did a wipe data/factory reset by mistake! (instead of wiping catche partition) ;<( and that seemed to do the job!
Perhaps you may want to try doing a "wipe catche partition" and "Wipe Dalvik Cache" from CWM before tying to go ahead a do a "wipe data/factory reset"?
crushbox311 said:
I am trying to connect my galaxy s3 to my windows computer and it will not install the drivers. Has anyone experienced this yet. I am rooted and running cm9 nightly. I also have a custom kernel installed. This was working when i rooted a couple of weeks ago. When I plug my phone into the usb it searches for drivers and display an error message that say it was unsuccessful at installing drivers. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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This occured with me when I was using early build of CM10, the system fails to recognize the MTP and screws the drivers..
I say you revert back to nandroid, and reflash cm9
chrisram88 said:
Uninstall Kies if you have it. And install drivers again. That should do the trick.
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I have buddy. Several times. And I've never installed Kies. Idk what it even does lol
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mikeyinid said:
Since I got my phone it hasn't connected to my pc. I have the drivers but I get a "hardware id missing" error. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the drivers but it won't connect. Works fine in ubuntu tho. Idk
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have the same problem
I did have that 'hardware ID missing' error suddenly after i was connecting my phone to my laptop just fine. my desktop has no problem. i did a few things that seemed to have fixed it or steps for a solution. I downloaded the TMO Samsung drivers. if you already have it installed, try uninstalling it. If that doesn't work, toggle USB debugging in between connecting and disconnecting from the computer. Other times, toggling USB debugging wouldn't work, so i toggled in between MTP and PTP. i play with a few times til it work. hope that helps. i can't post the link the the drivers yet, but get it from samsung's website.
i'm on gsm r6 and trinity kernel
Since I've gotten the phone I've had to keis air everything. Hardware I'd missing error on every PC/laptop I owned.
Up until yesterday. Plugged it in and keis opened. Connection troubleshooting joppy. It redownloaded and installed drivers. Like if always has...but this time it actually worked and so does my mtp now.
I wonder if its ROM related. Before I was using stock with the problem. The aokp unofficial r6 with the problem.
But now I'm running the official aokp jellybean release and it works.
I dunnnoooooo. Unicorn is mighty!
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whatmonster said:
Since I've gotten the phone I've had to keis air everything. Hardware I'd missing error on every PC/laptop I owned.
Up until yesterday. Plugged it in and keis opened. Connection troubleshooting joppy. It redownloaded and installed drivers. Like if always has...but this time it actually worked and so does my mtp now.
I wonder if its ROM related. Before I was using stock with the problem. The aokp unofficial r6 with the problem.
But now I'm running the official aokp jellybean release and it works.
I dunnnoooooo. Unicorn is mighty!
Sent from my Unicorn powered T999
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I also got mine working last night. But after a reboot I got the same error again. Idk what it means.
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chrisram88 said:
Uninstall Kies if you have it. And install drivers again. That should do the trick.
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I tried uninstalling Kies and that didn't work. I have to re-flash CyogenMod to get it to work again. Wierd!
From my experiences it only ever occurs when Kies is running, even in the background, while usb debugging is enabled. If kies isnt running then its all good.
I ran into this using CM9; seems to me that Samsung is using MTP protocol's now instead of USB. I just use Driod Explorer with debugging and I can move files without any issues.
If you are wanting to just transfer files to/from computer try SwiFTP. I love this little program.
Original dev no longer supports but its been picked up by another. Download latest version here.
http://ppareit.github.com/swiftp/
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Please help my gs3 won't connect to any computer
I have tried on four different computers to plug my gs3 but phone never show any option on screen and computer never finds phone plugged in. I also used tried with different usb cables and resetting to factory but the result is same. All it does is charging the phone on all computers without any message or options on the screen. I am thinking there is something wrong cause it never found plugged into any computer nor any computer tried to install the driver.
If someone have experienced this please let me know what should I do to connect it to PC?
fix a "hardware id missing" error
1. install latest version of kies.
2. uninstall SAMSUNG USB Driver for Mobile Phones version 1.5.9.0
3. download and install SAMSUNG USB Driver for Mobile Phones 1.5.6.0
4. connect the phone let it install...thats it.
5..open kies update firmware, backup or whatever
pate201 said:
I have tried on four different computers to plug my gs3 but phone never show any option on screen and computer never finds phone plugged in. I also used tried with different usb cables and resetting to factory but the result is same. All it does is charging the phone on all computers without any message or options on the screen. I am thinking there is something wrong cause it never found plugged into any computer nor any computer tried to install the driver.
If someone have experienced this please let me know what should I do to connect it to PC?
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it turned out that phone is defective, they are getting me replacement.
SOLVED!
crushbox311 said:
I am trying to connect my galaxy s3 to my windows computer and it will not install the drivers. Has anyone experienced this yet. I am rooted and running cm9 nightly. I also have a custom kernel installed. This was working when i rooted a couple of weeks ago. When I plug my phone into the usb it searches for drivers and display an error message that say it was unsuccessful at installing drivers. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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:good:SOLVED! Check this thread
Connecting Galaxy S3
mikeyinid said:
I have buddy. Several times. And I've never installed Kies. Idk what it even does lol
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From talking to Samsung Advanced Technical Help, I learned that, although it is never mentioned on any site or any literature, if you have
Samsung Studio 3 and/or Samsung New Studio and the USB drivers, uninstall ALL. I use Revo Uninstaller. Then reinstall the USB drivers from Samsung site. Make sure WiFi and Bluetooth are turned off,on the phone, and connect the phone. Should work.
Hi all,
Got my new S III on Jan. 1. Love it. Gave me an opportunity to use my old Cappy to experiment with. Flashed a couple of ROMS already and really love it. OK..so here's the problem. The only thing I have done with the S III is root it using the QCOM Toolkit. When I downloaded the drivers and plugged in phone it said that if a device number was showing that all drivers had installed. Don't really know if the MTP driver loaded at that time or not...but the device number was there and I proceeded to root the phone. Now when I try to connect to PC I get the dreaded MTP driver failed error message. Did a TON of research on this and tried EVERYTHING...still no joy. I am running Windows 7 Home Premium and even tried using my XP Pro machine...still no joy. Would love to flash a ROM on the new S III but no way to copy to SD card without PC connection.
Phone is A T&T SGH-1747 4.04 Version.
OK to reduce the number of "have you tried's" I have: tried various cables, uninstall reinstall Kies..Kies driver repair, uninstalled/reinstalled all Samsung drivers. Tried the MTP/PTP toggle idea. Plugged in with USB debugging ON and OFF. Sooooo tired of getting the MTP USB Device Driver failed message!!!
Any new ideas out there?
do a factory reset on ur phone
uninstall/install drivers again http://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/SGH-I747MBBATT
after u install drivers open odin and connect phone. it should be recognized
MoeisHere said:
do a factory reset on ur phone
uninstall/install drivers again
after u install drivers open odin and connect phone. it should be recognized
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Thanks Moe. Yeah I was afraid of that. Just got all my apps restored. Oh well. Well worth it if it works. Thanks again!
Factory reset is the only option that worked for me, and I tried everything you listed above. Also, based on prior posts, I plugged it into my computer before I signed into my google accounts.
sjroberts98 said:
Factory reset is the only option that worked for me, and I tried everything you listed above. Also, based on prior posts, I plugged it into my computer before I signed into my google accounts.
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Right SJ...I had heard that also. I really hope it works because if I do a factory reset and lose all my apps and data and it doesn't work...I am gonna lose it! LOL!