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[Q] Can't Odin: Computer doesn't recognize the device

What can I do if the computer isn't recognizing the my device?
Rebooted the computer
Redownloaded the drivers (at least I think I did)
Tried with a brand-new cable from Radio Shack
Anything else that could be tried?
Running bamboozle 1.1 on EF02 modem. Does the modem matter? Will it help if I do a nandroid restore from another modem?
Thanks to all!

Try to reinstall the drivers again. Try different USB ports and make sure your phone is in debug mode.
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Esteway.619 said:
Try to reinstall the drivers again. Try different USB ports and make sure your phone is in debug mode.
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Also, are you opening Odin then plugging in phone?
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I get this constantly. What i do is
1) Remove drivers.
2) Reboot computer.
3) Reinstall drivers.
4) Reboot computer.
5) Put phone into download mode then plug it in usb port. Wait for windows to install drivers.
6) Then start-up odin.
I run windows 7 and i have to do this each time i odin the phone.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1042746
Try that worked for me
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Just to add the stupid but sometimes works response. Try a different USB cable or different USB port.

Fatonuseni said:
I get this constantly. What i do is
1) Remove drivers.
2) Reboot computer.
3) Reinstall drivers.
4) Reboot computer.
5) Put phone into download mode then plug it in usb port. Wait for windows to install drivers.
6) Then start-up odin.
I run windows 7 and i have to do this each time i odin the phone.
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Try what I said too. Try opening Odin then connecting phone
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Drivers for Odin are not installd automatically unless someone put together a complete set. With USB debugging on connect to your computer. Go to Control panel>system>device manager and under USB go to Android Samsung. Hit update drivers through windows update and wait for it to find and install all 5 drivers. Takes over a half an hour.

Fatonuseni said:
I get this constantly. What i do is
1) Remove drivers.
2) Reboot computer.
3) Reinstall drivers.
4) Reboot computer.
5) Put phone into download mode then plug it in usb port. Wait for windows to install drivers.
6) Then start-up odin.
I run windows 7 and i have to do this each time i odin the phone.
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U still didn't put it on USB debugging
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Esteway.619 said:
U still didn't put it on USB debugging
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isn't that used for getting root on froyo?
How does that help you when you odin and set the phone to download mode by turnimg phone on and holding 1 on the keyboard?
I don't think any of the os loads for usb debugging to matter?!?
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Fatonuseni said:
isn't that used for getting root on froyo?
How does that help you when you odin and set the phone to download mode by turnimg phone on and holding 1 on the keyboard?
I don't think any of the os loads for usb debugging to matter?!?
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Because Odin needs the drivers that are loaded with usb debugging on as I mentioned in my post to you. Dude, if you are not going to try what we suggest exactly as we suggest it why do you post asking for help? Not to mention there have been like 30 other threads exactly like this. If you don't have all 5 drivers loaded you will not connect to Odin.

kennyglass123 said:
Because Odin needs the drivers that are loaded with usb debugging on as I mentioned in my post to you. Dude, if you are not going to try what we suggest exactly as we suggest it why do you post asking for help? Not to mention there have been like 30 other threads exactly like this. If you don't have all 5 drivers loaded you will not connect to Odin.
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Exactly what Kenny said.
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kennyglass123 said:
Because Odin needs the drivers that are loaded with usb debugging on as I mentioned in my post to you. Dude, if you are not going to try what we suggest exactly as we suggest it why do you post asking for help? Not to mention there have been like 30 other threads exactly like this. If you don't have all 5 drivers loaded you will not connect to Odin.
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I'm not the one with the odin problem from the op. I just suggested a fix I've been using recently because of a nagging problem I've had. I don't enable usb debugging, yet I get all the drivers to load.
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Fatonuseni said:
I'm not the one with the odin problem from the op. I just suggested a fix I've been using recently because of a nagging problem I've had. I don't enable usb debugging, yet I get all the drivers to load.
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Hmmm...it's possible it loaded the drivers previously and the extra needed drivers for Odin were already on your computer. Unless you loaded it from a driver package that had them all. If so a link to those drivers would be helpful to the OP since I don't think he has all the drivers needed.

kennyglass123 said:
Hmmm...it's possible it loaded the drivers previously and the extra needed drivers for Odin were already on your computer. Unless you loaded it from a driver package that had them all. If so a link to those drivers would be helpful to the OP since I don't think he has all the drivers needed.
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No idea. I think I might have done that in the way beginning. If you have the link then post it. I'm sure it will be helpfull to some.
If only there was a wiki to help newbies?!?
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Try This.
Sometimes, only 1 port will get the proper recognition...
As I odin'd to EG22 today. I had my old laptop not recognize my phone, after trying all ports, and checking each, uninstalling, reinstalling, scanning for plug and play devices in device manager with little luck. Anyway, I ended up using my dad's awesome Win 7 laptop, no issues, recognized immediately after installing the samsung drivers.
If another laptop/desktop is not an option for you, try different ports, also, have device manager open, go down to usb ports, and uninstall the 'unknown device' and just scan for plug and play.
Device Manager is found by typing it in on Vista or Seven. And on XP by going to Start-->Settings-->Control Panel-->System-->Select the Hardware Tab--> Click on the Device Manager Button. Enjoy and I hope I helped.

for some reason I only one USB port that i can use. The other 3 will not work at all. This is on a Dell laptop.
not sure if this helps

gundrted said:
for some reason I only one USB port that i can use. The other 3 will not work at all. This is on a Dell laptop.
not sure if this helps
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Yes. Whichever port you installed the drivers on is the one Odin works on. Does that on my Gateway as well.

kennyglass123 said:
Yes. Whichever port you installed the drivers on is the one Odin works on. Does that on my Gateway as well.
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I installed the Drivers & Modem on every port so I can Odin from any port.

Shinydude100 said:
I installed the Drivers & Modem on every port so I can Odin from any port.
SchizioPunk's Epic Experience 2.1 Eclair -> Odin to EC05 Froyo. Rooted. Bloatware Removed. Voodoo Sound V9 Module Loaded. TouchWiz4. Enjoying my Customized Stock Experience.
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That'll work...lol.

Can't Access Storage, no Rom Installed.

Long story short, don't have any Rom's installed on my Nexus,none on the card, can only get to Fastboot and Clockwork recovery, and can't access sd card as I can't get into Android, what the hell do I do now ?
Cheers
Adam

Use fastboot
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Ahk, as you can tell, I'm not the greatest with this, I know how to use fastboot, but which img should I flash with it?

Hey, this is because the phone is not fully rooted I think. Are you sure the bootloader is unlocked and you have successfully rooted? If you go into rom manager can you flash CWM?
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Foxhounnd said:
Ahk, as you can tell, I'm not the greatest with this, I know how to use fastboot, but which img should I flash with it?
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If you are going down that road check this out. Should sort you out. Good luck.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1366806

jd1001 said:
Hey, this is because the phone is not fully rooted I think. Are you sure the bootloader is unlocked and you have successfully rooted? If you go into rom manager can you flash CWM?
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If you are going down that road check this out. Should sort you out. Good luck.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1366806
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I actually did all that

Foxhounnd said:
I actually did all that
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D'oh!
Can you try going through the rooting process again the way you first did it?
I had this recently and when I rooted again it worked fine but it was the exact same issue. Hope it works out for you.

There's no ROM on the phone at all so what would the OP be actually rooting??
To the OP, go into CWM and then mount the SD card so Windows can read it. Then transfer the ROM you wish to use and flash it as before
Or restore the backup you obviously took before flashing a new ROM

EddyOS said:
There's no ROM on the phone at all so what would the OP be actually rooting??
To the OP, go into CWM and then mount the SD card so Windows can read it. Then transfer the ROM you wish to use and flash it as before
Or restore the backup you obviously took before flashing a new ROM
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Yeah, forgot too, fullretard.jpg. I tried mounting, doesn't work

EddyOS said:
There's no ROM on the phone at all so what would the OP be actually rooting??
To the OP, go into CWM and then mount the SD card so Windows can read it. Then transfer the ROM you wish to use and flash it as before
Or restore the backup you obviously took before flashing a new ROM
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Good point! It's a Monday is my only defence!
Can you mount sd in CWM? Does your Nexus have an SD slot because mine doesn't. Mounting usb in CWM never worked for me either.
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Yeah, forgot too, fullretard.jpg. I tried mounting, doesn't work
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Yeah as far as I am aware mounting usb in CWM won't work and never has. I also have never heard of or seen a GNex with an SD card.

You can try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1394051
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LOL, I just answered this in another thread yesterday. You'll need to start all over by going back to stock Google images first.
Get the images here and be sure to pick the right GSM/LTE image:
http://code.google.com/android/nexus/images.html
Once you have the image, follow my steps in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1447888
Finally, you need to install su again for root and flash CWM again.
EDIT: BTW, should warn you that doing so will wipe everything on your phone.

You could always download a ROM to your PC. Then boot your phone into CWM. Select Storages and Mounts. Then mount as a USB Mass Storage. Then copy the ROM to your phone.

kgeissler said:
You could always download a ROM to your PC. Then boot your phone into CWM. Select Storages and Mounts. Then mount as a USB Mass Storage. Then copy the ROM to your phone.
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Has this worked for you? I've tried it before but CWM always fails to mount. I thought it's because GN doesn't have a dedicated SD card.

There is so much bad information here..
This phone WILL NOT MOUNT AS USB MASS STORAGE, therefore MOUNT USB in CWM does not work :/
If you are EVER stuck in this situation, you need to use fastboot to flash stock Google images as per three posts above me.
Not trying to be an ass, just get a point across.

joshnichols189 said:
There is so much bad information here..
This phone WILL NOT MOUNT AS USB MASS STORAGE, therefore MOUNT USB in CWM does not work :/
If you are EVER stuck in this situation, you need to use fastboot to flash stock Google images as per three posts above me.
Not trying to be an ass, just get a point across.
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I totally agree! I knew usb couldn't bemounted in CWM!!!Thanks for clearing it up.

If you can boot into CWM you do not need to use fastboot. Boot into CWM and ADB push a ROM into /data/media (your "sdcard") and CWM flash the ROM.
Here's my advice for people who want to tinker with their Android phones.
Learn these fundamentals:
1.) Basic Linux/Windows command lines
2.) ADB
3.) Fastboot
4.) Odin or other flashing utilities respective to your phone.
Troubleshoot your phone in this order (as available to your situation):
1.) ClockworkMod Recovery
2.) Fastboot
3.) Odin/Download mode, RUU, other flashing utilities

joshnichols189 said:
There is so much bad information here..
This phone WILL NOT MOUNT AS USB MASS STORAGE, therefore MOUNT USB in CWM does not work :/
If you are EVER stuck in this situation, you need to use fastboot to flash stock Google images as per three posts above me.
Not trying to be an ass, just get a point across.
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If that's the case then the mount options should be removed from CWM to stop confusion - I assumed it would connect as it does when booted
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EddyOS said:
If that's the case then the mount options should be removed from CWM to stop confusion - I assumed it would connect as it does when booted
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No SD caed either. Glad it's all cleared up.

NewMossie said:
Has this worked for you? I've tried it before but CWM always fails to mount. I thought it's because GN doesn't have a dedicated SD card.
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Nexus S doesn't have a sdcard, and it works on the NS. The reason why this functionality doesn't work in CWR is because Galaxy Nexus uses MTP and not USB mass storage. Therefore, it doesn't work.

EddyOS said:
If that's the case then the mount options should be removed from CWM to stop confusion - I assumed it would connect as it does when booted
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CWM is widely distributed across many devices. They're not going to remove it and give Galaxy Nexus owners their own recovery if they don't need to. There shouldn't be confusion because this phone does not support UMS, and that is very clear. So "mount USB storage" obviously wouldn't work.

[Q] Bricked GNex?

I was doing a lot websurfing and the phone got hot but didn't think much of it. Then my screen imagine became distorted and a loud noise came out of the speaker. I had never seen it before. I figured the phone crashed. The power button didn't work, so I removed the battery and put it back in. Now the phone can't get past the "Google" screen (which blurs after a few moments). My phone is unlocked and rooted. It's been so long since I've flashed my phone that I don't know if the usb debugging is turned on and here's where my problem lays. I can't get the phone to be recognized by any of my computers. I've tried a bunch of tools, installing different drivers, and Odin. All of them can't see my phone. I can boot into Fastboot and Odin. I can sometimes boot into CWM, and if I do, all I see is "ClockworkMod recovery v5.8.0.2" and no other options. After 15 seconds, the phone will exit CWM and reboot.
Anyone have any ideas on how to fix this?

Can you boot into recovery and maybe full wipe and re flash? Have you tried a backup? Have you tried mounting in recovery? Should be SD or USB mount try that maybe. I'm not a Dev. But I would try all those first. Post back if possible.
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Man_Utd said:
I've tried a bunch of tools, installing different drivers, and Odin. All of them can't see my phone. I can boot into Fastboot and Odin. I can sometimes boot into CWM, and if I do, all I see is "ClockworkMod recovery v5.8.0.2" and no other options. After 15 seconds, the phone will exit CWM and reboot.
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Since you can boot into fastboot, then follow this if you want to return to stock immediately and start fresh, or keep this method for later if you want to try some other solutions first. It is your choice

ahmadallica said:
Since you can boot into fastboot, then follow this if you want to return to stock immediately and start fresh, or keep this method for later if you want to try some other solutions first. It is your choice
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I can boot into fastboot, but it does me no good if I can't get my computer and phone to communicate. This is where my problem lies. I've tried different USB drivers and none of them work.

savagehax said:
Can you boot into recovery and maybe full wipe and re flash? Have you tried a backup? Have you tried mounting in recovery? Should be SD or USB mount try that maybe. I'm not a Dev. But I would try all those first. Post back if possible.
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I can boot into CWM, but there is no option to flash or wipe. All I see is one line of text. That's it.

ahmadallica said:
Since you can boot into fastboot, then follow this if you want to return to stock immediately and start fresh, or keep this method for later if you want to try some other solutions first. It is your choice
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Man_Utd said:
I can boot into fastboot, but it does me no good if I can't get my computer and phone to communicate. This is where my problem lies. I've tried different USB drivers and none of them work.
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Did you try the "Universal Naked Drivers" linked in ahmadallica's post?
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Man_Utd said:
I can boot into fastboot, but it does me no good if I can't get my computer and phone to communicate. This is where my problem lies. I've tried different USB drivers and none of them work.
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I think it is bettER to uninstall the drivers you have already, and try another USB port. Did you try that as well?

Download the galaxy Nexus toolkit and that will apply the stock image vai google. You can restore your phone from scratch back to stock.
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3rdstring said:
Did you try the "Universal Naked Drivers" linked in ahmadallica's post?
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3rdstring said:
Did you try the "Universal Naked Drivers" linked in ahmadallica's post?
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Okay, I figured out why my computer couldn't see the phone. The USB cable was bad. It charged the phone, so I assumed it worked. Tried another cable and now the computer sees the device. Stupid cable!
So, I got going using fastboot but now I have another problem. I can connect to the phone and my computer sees it, but when I try a flash command like "fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img", I get "Failed (status read failed (Too many links))". I've been doing some reading and see this is not a good thing.
I haven't tried Odin, because I read in another post by efrant, not to use Odin if I'm getting the "Failed (status..."
I probably have a hardware issue, right? Any suggestions?
Thanks to everyone for their input!!!

I tried using fastboot to boot into the latest recovery .img file. Again, all I got was the title "ClockworkMod Recovery Mod 6.0.1.9"

Man_Utd said:
I tried using fastboot to boot into the latest recovery .img file. Again, all I got was the title "ClockworkMod Recovery Mod 6.0.1.9"
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Try using fastboot to flash TWRP recovery image not CWM.
Download it from here if you have GSM GNex (Maguro), otherwise, just choose your device from the same website
And what about returning to stock using fastboot? You changed the USB cable so seems this should work with you now.

ahmadallica said:
Try using fastboot to flash TWRP recovery image not CWM.
Download it from here if you have GSM GNex (Maguro), otherwise, just choose your device from the same website
And what about returning to stock using fastboot? You changed the USB cable so seems this should work with you now.
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I just tried TWRP recovery and got "Failed (status read failed (Too many links))".
I also tried using fastboot to return to Android stock rom. That didn't work either.
I think I'm screwed. Man, I didn't even overclock the cpu. :crying:

Man_Utd said:
I just tried TWRP recovery and got "Failed (status read failed (Too many links))".
I also tried using fastboot to return to Android stock rom. That didn't work either.
I think I'm screwed. Man, I didn't even overclock the cpu. :crying:
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Well, I searched for that error and found this thread. I checked it quickly and there are many suggestions up there to solve the issue like changing the cable, ports, and so on. So please take some time to read through it and try the various solutions so hopefully this error will be solved

I too have had issues with cables. Never that same error but I've had read and write errors. I've resorted to using a 3yr old Motorola Droid power cable because it seems to be built the best. I've also had success using different ports and computers.
Also instead of updating the drivers to the newest try deleting the device out if device manager and rebooting and then installing the device new. That has fixed a "hardware component ID" error I had
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need some help

just wiped my phone completely by accident...all files are on my computer but when i go to hook phone to computer there is no samsung device to drag and drop the files too. Toolkit says usb debug isnt enabled. but twrp the current recovery i can acces doesnt give me option to enable it so at the moment im stuck still looking for solution but any input would be helpful

moose1313 said:
just wiped my phone completely by accident...all files are on my computer but when i go to hook phone to computer there is no samsung device to drag and drop the files too. Toolkit says usb debug isnt enabled. but twrp the current recovery i can acces doesnt give me option to enable it so at the moment im stuck still looking for solution but any input would be helpful
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Odin back to stock look for the thread by sextap it is in the development thread
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If you need the files I pm me I can send them to you when I get home in a few
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budde2 said:
Odin back to stock look for the thread by sextap it is in the development thread
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If you need the files I pm me I can send them to you when I get home in a few
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ill try but my problem is phone isnt being recognized by computer and i dont have a os to go into and set usb debug up. Itried to odin back using toolkit but says waiting for usb debug to be enabled... so not sure how im going to sextapes file on to phone

moose1313 said:
ill try but my problem is phone isnt being recognized by computer and i dont have a os to go into and set usb debug up. Itried to odin back using toolkit but says waiting for usb debug to be enabled... so not sure how im going to sextapes file on to phone
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You need to be in download mode and not recovery for odin to work ...
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Yea got it thanks Budde2 for pointing me to sextapes file..Toolkit failed to recognize but that file got me squared away..back to reinstalling everything though. ISSUE FIXED

moose1313 said:
ill try but my problem is phone isnt being recognized by computer and i dont have a os to go into and set usb debug up. Itried to odin back using toolkit but says waiting for usb debug to be enabled... so not sure how im going to sextapes file on to phone
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In recovery you need to go to mount and mount usb storage to transfer files to the device. You don't need usb debugging enabled to transfer files. Just mount storage drag a rom over snd flash from recovery, or remove you ext sd and put it in a reader and transfer it that way. Just make sure when you go to flash or restore you choose external storage to find the files
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moose1313 said:
Yea got it thanks Budde2 for pointing me to sextapes file..Toolkit failed to recognize but that file got me squared away..back to reinstalling everything though. ISSUE FIXED
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Glad you got it back up and running.
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[Q] Deleted Everything, Need help restoring

So, I've done goofed. Ill admit it, i was stupid. Anyways, I was in ClockworkMod Recovery V6.0.1.5 because i wanted to restore to older backup because CN Mod update screwed up my play access. While mucking around in it, i went ahead and deleted everything (formatted sdcard, systen, cache, data). So yea my rom is gone but i wasnted to worried because i could install everything again from recovery. Now the thing is, my phone wont connect to the pc. I cant find an option in recovery to enable phone to connect to pc (or is that supposed to be automatic?). I tried fastboot and adb but without phone connecting to pc, no dice. I went into ODIN mode and the pc would recognize it but the windows install driver would always fail. Any help in solving this would be really appreaciated. Thanks.
PS. It a Fido Galaxy Nexus GT-i9250M

Looks like you havent installed the drivers properly.
I use the drivers that come along with the PdaNet installer for windows (google it).
In case you are using Windows 8, you'll have to enable installation of digitally unsigned drivers. You can google this too as well.

Just use the nexus tool kit 1.7.6 by wugfresh is can fix all your problems

osiandtrix said:
Just use the nexus tool kit 1.7.6 by wugfresh is can fix all your problems
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Even teaching a user to install drivers on Windows?

beekay201 said:
Even teaching a user to install drivers on Windows?
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Yes.
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Yeah it is basically a one button method and it also tells you how to get out of a soft boot loop so if it does happen you can restore from a backup and not to flash from a program like ODIN
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Try "Setting Up ADB for Our Device", it's in the first paragraph of this thread by the great Juba.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1529058
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Also you can try "Setting up Drivers" from this thread also by Efrant
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
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And since I'm link happy, if you feel like trying to get your data back, try this thread from Wartickler.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1994705

Thank you all, i fixed it.
Heres what i did for future reference:
Turns out the drivers were the problem. I used the tool kit osiandtrix suggested and that helped remove all previous installations of the drivers. After i rebooted the pc i just left the phone connected to windows and let windows do it thing. I clicked on the universtal drivers option but not sure if it did anything. From there i went into recovery and used adb sideload to put the new cm update and flash it. Everything is good now.