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[Q] Fastboot driver problem

Hi, I have a huge problem and I don't know what to do anymore. I try to access fastboot mode on my Xperia Play, so I can flash ICS kernel, I did usual stuff, followed the guides, watches few videos on youtube, now I am stuck on part where I have to install drivers manually.
So basicly I go to device manager, select S1boot, update, select driver... And after I do that, every single time it says that Windows could not find driver software for your device.
I tried downloading many different drivers, I tried many combinations in pointing them like:
C:\Users\T-N-Z\Desktop\Fastboot\fastboot\Drivers\x64
or just
C:\Users\T-N-Z\Desktop\Fastboot\fastboot\Drivers\
etc..
I am on Windows 8 RTM Pro. I had similar issue in Windows 7, but it fixed itself randomly :/
I also installed Android SDK and Android USB drivers from it..
I tried installing fastboot driver with flashtool, but I believe it installs wrong driver, S1boot gets renamed to SEMCFLASH or something called like that, and after that my Xperia Play won't stay in fastboot mode, so I can't do anything.
Please help me out, what am I doing wrong? Thank you.

T-N-Z said:
Hi, I have a huge problem and I don't know what to do anymore. I try to access fastboot mode on my Xperia Play, so I can flash ICS kernel, I did usual stuff, followed the guides, watches few videos on youtube, now I am stuck on part where I have to install drivers manually.
So basicly I go to device manager, select S1boot, update, select driver... And after I do that, every single time it says that Windows could not find driver software for your device.
I tried downloading many different drivers, I tried many combinations in pointing them like:
C:\Users\T-N-Z\Desktop\Fastboot\fastboot\Drivers\x64
or just
C:\Users\T-N-Z\Desktop\Fastboot\fastboot\Drivers\
etc..
I am on Windows 8 RTM Pro. I had similar issue in Windows 7, but it fixed itself randomly :/
I also installed Android SDK and Android USB drivers from it..
I tried installing fastboot driver with flashtool, but I believe it installs wrong driver, S1boot gets renamed to SEMCFLASH or something called like that, and after that my Xperia Play won't stay in fastboot mode, so I can't do anything.
Please help me out, what am I doing wrong? Thank you.
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Click the link in my signature go to the unlock boot loader guide download Adb fastboot package.
Device manager
Right click
Update driver
I will choose
Install driver manually
all devices
Have disk/ browse
X86/X64 /usbwin.inf
Next
Please note you may need to disable driver signature enforcement. Google it
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Ok, I have disabled driver thingie on Windows 8 and installed your package files. Now drivers says that I have Android ADB interface, but... When I boot into fastboot mode, after some time it just turns offs and phone starts charging process.
Maybe it needs to be fully charged or something before I can do anything or what?

It just started working for no reason again... Don't know what I've done differently this time but it works now. Thanks for help.

[Q] Unrecognized Device only in hboot/fastboot

Let me say beforehand that I am a lifetime lurker. I would not be posting here if I hadn't already spent at least two days scouring the web for an answer.
My HTC Desire HD cannot connect to HTC Sync, but it can connect as a storage device, and can be seen by adb. Whenever it connects while in hboot/fastboot, it will flicker "USB" a few times before Windows tell me it's not recognized (Device failed enumeration code 43). This includes using the RUU wizard from HTC. That will just make it stick on "RUU" in the bootloader.
I have tried every driver download suggested on this site. I have switched USB cables three times (all htc cables). I have used two seperate computers (Windows 8 and Windows 8.1).
I'll admit I'm a nooby specifically to Androids. All I want to do is flash new ROMs/root my device. As far as I know this is step one, and I can't go any further until I've unlocked my bootloader.
EDIT: SOLVED
HTC Desire HD drivers really hates Windows 8 and 8.1. Installed Windows 7 32-bit and it worked just fine.

That error can be a pain in the ass. I have it as well. I believe disabling griver signature enforcement in win8 (it's your OS, isn't it?) should allow installing adb drivers, but I was too lazy to check it. As a workaround I instead flash the boot.img in bootloader by putting it to PD98IMG.zip
I can upload you a template, leave the txt in it and replace the boot.img with your desired one, choose store (none) compression level, then put the zip directly (don't use folders) in sd card
EDIT: I didn't fully read your post before. If you don't have S-OFF most probably you can't get away without adb drivers..

Turned off device signing. No effect.

Have you tried now manually installing drivers in device manager while the phone is in unrecognized state? Does it still say the drivers are incompatible?
If your OS is 64bit, you need these http://d-h.st/23V

I have those drivers. I installed them manually. I tried the updating the drivers through device manager and pointing them directly to the drivers folder I need, and Windows is insistent that not having ANY drivers installed is the best driver to have installed for my device.
I am getting a pop up saying that the device is failing to to start. It's not like other usb devices I might have plugged in and they just sit there in at least their correct category in device manager.
The part that ticks me off most, is that this exact problem on this exact model has been solved on three different forums, and each time the OP just said "nvm I fixed it" and never even bothered to explain how for the rest of us.
It's really hard not to curse right now.

in device manager update dialog goto
browse my computer --> let me pick --> have disk --> choose the .inf from the drivers path.

Ya, I had tried that too. None of them will work. It says the file I chose doesn't have compatible software for my device.
Once again, this only happens in the hboot/fastboot/RUU. Once the phone has loaded the OS it works totally completely fine, save for HTC Sync not seeing the phone and vice versa. I don't understand why some drivers would only work sometimes unless something is wrong with my bootloader, and if so, how do i fix it?

have you tried un-installing HTC SYNC?

SuperMechaCow said:
Once again, this only happens in the hboot/fastboot/RUU. Once the phone has loaded the OS it works totally completely fine, save for HTC Sync not seeing the phone and vice versa. I don't understand why some drivers would only work sometimes unless something is wrong with my bootloader, and if so, how do i fix it?
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Nothing is wrong with your phone, same thing happens to me, I just thought disabling driver signing should fix it, like I said I was too lazy to check it since I found workaround for my needs.

TheJokah said:
have you tried un-installing HTC SYNC?
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It is currently uninstalled.
@smoger:
I would try your workaround, but I' m not sure where to obtain the boot image I need. Also, I thought you could only change the S-Off if your bootloader was unlocked anyways?

Power down DHD and connect it to PC. I realized, my win7 was installing drivers, while phone was off.
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ammo12 said:
Power down DHD and connect it to PC. I realized, my win7 was installing drivers, while phone was off.
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It appears to be the same device/drivers when powered off or when in the Android environment. While in the bootloader, it shows as an unknown device.
I also noticed that only when I am trying to update via RUU, it says instead "Device Descriptor Request Failed"

SuperMechaCow said:
@smoger:
I would try your workaround, but I' m not sure where to obtain the boot image I need.
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The boot.img is in the ROM-zip-file packed. But I think, if its a RUU it is called PD98...img

Try this, I know its from Samsung, but this installs fastboot drivers and drivers used for ADB access
https://www.dropbox.com/s/vqfuv8fifmrkkxt/SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones.zip
For the set of Google Drivers, go here too http://d-h.st/23V

My drivers list does not show the Google or HTC drivers like yours does after installing all the things in your links. In fact, that's the fourth time I've downloaded those Google/HTC Win7 64x drivers from people around the web. They are not in my drivers list after installing them via the INF files. I must be doing something wrong.

SuperMechaCow said:
My drivers list does not show the Google or HTC drivers like yours does after installing all the things in your links. In fact, that's the fourth time I've downloaded those Google/HTC Win7 64x drivers from people around the web. They are not in my drivers list after installing them via the INF files. I must be doing something wrong.
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Did you browse to the folder where the manual driver files reside?
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SuperMechaCow said:
Ya, I had tried that too. None of them will work. It says the file I chose doesn't have compatible software for my device.
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SuperMechaCow said:
I have those drivers. I installed them manually. I tried the updating the drivers through device manager and pointing them directly to the drivers folder I need, and Windows is insistent that not having ANY drivers installed is the best driver to have installed for my device.
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To be exact I have:
Tried HTC Sync
Tried HTC Drivers Installer
Tried to Automatically search for drivers
Tried to install drivers by using the inf Install option
Tried to manually select drivers by pointing to the folder the Win7 64x drivers were placed
Tried to manually install by picking out the exact inf files
Tried to install from device drivers list, were they were not listed
Tried these steps with driver signing turned off
Tried all of these steps with another PC
I still think the issue is related to the fact that it only has problems in the bootloader menu

Ok, like u know I had this issue. Now I randomly managed to fix it when I needed adb drivers for my new toy (Sanei tablet for 40$ lol)
The mistake I was making is that I was trying to install the drivers while device was in fastboot, but apparently you can get away with casual "My HTC" drivers which can be installed when DHD is booted into Android. It looks likethe phone is not being detected from bootloader (it doesn't like any of the drivers I had tried), but I can fully use ADB while it's in recovery or starting/trying to boot OS, so it should be enough for rooting/unlocking bootloader.
I remember with HTC Wildfire I had drivers package with seperate drivers for Android and fastboot, so I had to install different driver after rebooting to fastboot, but with these new drivers and win8 it doesn't work out this way.

Solved. Used Windows 7 32-bit. Windows 8.1 was the culprit.

Similar issue
SuperMechaCow said:
Solved. Used Windows 7 32-bit. Windows 8.1 was the culprit.
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I am facing the same problem and I too have tried different methods like you did. Am using Windows 8.
Gotta try on Windows 7. Shall update if that solves my problem too.

OP3 Not Found By Fastboot (Win 10)

So I'm running windows 10 on my pc and my op3 is easily found by windows. When I enter fastboot mode on my op3, the command "fastboot devices" doesn't show my op3. I used that 15 sec adb & fastboot installer.

MrHaPpY66 said:
So I'm running windows 10 on my pc and my op3 is easily found by windows. When I enter fastboot mode on my op3, the command "fastboot devices" doesn't show my op3. I used that 15 sec adb & fastboot installer.
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Have you enabled oem unlocking from developer options?

I'm having the same problem. After going back to Oxygen OS (now 3.5.4) from MIUI 8 fastboot just doesn't work anymore. ABD works just fine (tried on Minimal ABD and Fastboot on Windows and ABD installed over Android Studio on Ubuntu. Fastboot did recognize the phone on Ubuntu but flashing TWRP resolved in a bootloop (tried the old and the new recovery image).
All drivers are installed on both Windows and Ubuntu (I even removed all drivers on Windows and added them again) and just to make sure everything gets installed I disabled driver signature verification on Windows, but as I said - still no luck.
Edit: Of course USB Debugging and OEM Unlocking is enabled (my bootloader is also unlocked since I already had tried out multiple roms)

Had the same Problem, Win10 is the Problem + the old OP Drivers + the new Update to Win10 etc.
Nothing worked, tryed everything. Created a Thread last week here also...
After that i created a new Partition and installed Win7 on it. All works fine, only thing is while Boot ur System u have to pick ur OS or it waits 30sec to boot up but thats ok.
Now i have Win10 for everything and i reboot to win7 for Fastboot/OP3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3/help/connect-to-phone-adb-fastboot-t3485079
Didnt tryed the last Tip.

KornY10 said:
Win10 is the Problem
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Can't solve your problem, but OP3 fastboot does work in Windows 10. I did have to disable driver signature verification to install the driver in the first place, and you'll have to leave it off for the driver to stay functional, but it definitely works on Win 10.

I dont tryed ur Way, so yes after disable Driver sign. it works like u Said but i did not Test it.

i had the same problem to find the correct adb driver spent many hours but it didnt work so after that last i try to update windows 10 and find adb driver there after updating window its work like charm so all u have to do is just connect ur phone with data transfer mode on and search the window automatic updates .

Same here

It's driving me crazy. I've updated from a rooted stock OS (incl TWRP) via full OTA directly to 3.2.7, which removed TWRP and root.
I now cannot enter a Fastboot mode which detects the USB connection. Thus I can't flash TWRP again and can't root my phone, making lots of apps unusable.
I've tried every suggestion on every thread but nothing works...
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Also got kedacom on my device manager after automatic driver update but my phone still isn't recognised in adb devices, does everyone else's serial number show up?

You guys still have the problem?
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Managed to solve it: Disable driver signature verification (follow howtogeek guide) then reinstall Drivers from Oneplus. Go to device manager chose the Kedacom Device and select the correct Oneplus Driver instead then reboot PC and Phone and now it should work

SgtIcetea said:
Managed to solve it: Disable driver signature verification (follow howtogeek guide) then reinstall Drivers from Oneplus. Go to device manager chose the Kedacom Device and select the correct Oneplus Driver instead then reboot PC and Phone and now it should work
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Good that you found the solution..
Sent from my Xiaomi Mi 5 using XDA Labs

Well I didn't really solve the problem on win 10 so i just decided to use Ubuntu instead. Worked well

SgtIcetea said:
Managed to solve it: Disable driver signature verification (follow howtogeek guide) then reinstall Drivers from Oneplus. Go to device manager chose the Kedacom Device and select the correct Oneplus Driver instead then reboot PC and Phone and now it should work
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I tried that too, but didn't work. What driver did you select in Device manager?

superiscch said:
I tried that too, but didn't work. What driver did you select in Device manager?
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Rebooted both devices, OP3 was in fastboot. Then there was a Driver called Oneplus Bootloader Interface (or something similar)

SgtIcetea said:
Rebooted both devices, OP3 was in fastboot. Then there was a Driver called Oneplus Bootloader Interface (or something similar)
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The driver that shows up as a spare drive when you connect the phone? Tried that too, no good. Going to boot Ubuntu later today, hope that works. I just need twrp, then I'm good ?

superiscch said:
The driver that shows up as a spare drive when you connect the phone? Tried that too, no good. Going to boot Ubuntu later today, hope that works. I just need twrp, then I'm good
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Yeah that one. After disabling the driver signature verification you have to re install it, when it's not disabled windows just doesn't install it although it says it does. After I disabled it Windows actually showed a completely new window during installation to install the driver properly

superiscch said:
The driver that shows up as a spare drive when you connect the phone? Tried that too, no good. Going to boot Ubuntu later today, hope that works. I just need twrp, then I'm good
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Man, had to just do it through my Ubuntu VM. Tried Win 10 Win 7, all gave me troubles.
Started Ubuntu, setup ADB and unlocked in a breeze

i have same problem

OP3 stucks on "Waiting for Device"

Hi,
I try to flash my OP3.
I did first the UNLOCK, that worked with the CMD (Running Windows 10).
My device is Unlocked.
But when I wanna try fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Or I type then it says waiting for device...
and when i typ: fastboot devices
then if gives nothing.
Yes, I did the OEM unlock in developers options en USB debugging is on.
HELP!

HELP!

Try manual boot into fastboot mode https://youtu.be/7ihDGm3EX_o and then reconnect.

peterk-1 said:
Try manual boot into fastboot mode https://youtu.be/7ihDGm3EX_o and then reconnect.
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Yes, I did that.
But not working...
Over WiFi it's working, but not with USB.

Oke, ADB is working, but only when the device in ON.
When I does the device in Fastboot.
Than it doesn't work!

HELP!

Oke, I fix it.
Did it in an VM with Windows 7.
Bye.

YourTheBest said:
Oke, I fix it.
Did it in an VM with Windows 7.
Bye.
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I'm also stuck with this, could briefly tell me how you set up a VM with window's 7 please? I tried with Ubuntu but no luck installing the adb and fastboot? Stuck with no recovery so please help

First Tick OEM unlock and enable usb debugging. And install latest driver

Ajshal said:
First Tick OEM unlock and enable usb debugging. And install latest driver
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Way past that mate everything is installed, I need to get device to show in fastboot as it's currently not showing

How did you install the driver? do you have windows 8 or above?

daviss101 said:
Way past that mate everything is installed, I need to get device to show in fastboot as it's currently not showing
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I have same pblm on my LG K10 dude

therightperson_630 said:
How did you install the driver? do you have windows 8 or above?
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At first it it was called Marshall London bootloader interface but after clicking automatic driver update it then showed as "kedacom bootloader" it does show its in adb mode thou. Is there any Google/Samsung drivers you could link me?
Edit- windows 10

daviss101 said:
At first it it was called Marshall London bootloader interface but after clicking automatic driver update it then showed as "kedacom bootloader" it does show its in adb mode thou. Is there any Google/Samsung drivers you could link me?
Edit- windows 10
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Ok, not sure if you know about this, but you'll have to install the drivers with signed driver enforcement turned off in windows 10:
Setting > update & security > recovery tab > Advanced start-up (restart now).
On boot up you'll use the function keys to turn off "signed driver enforcement" or something similar.
Then try and install adb/fastboot from this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
It should come up with an extra security window during the installation - the driver will be properly installed and you'll be able to use fastboot on your OP3

therightperson_630 said:
Ok, not sure if you know about this, but you'll have to install the drivers with signed driver enforcement turned off in windows 10:
Setting > update & security > recovery tab > Advanced start-up (restart now).
On boot up you'll use the function keys to turn off "signed driver enforcement" or something similar.
Then try and install adb/fastboot from this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
It should come up with an extra security window during the installation - the driver will be properly installed and you'll be able to use fastboot on your OP3
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Okay thanks, I have tried that step but that's when it changed to kedacom via automatic update. I'm confused here I downloaded official oneplus drivers and installed and my phone is perfectly recognised as A300 when its file transfer but when you say install drivers which ones can I download to install manually to remove kedacom? Thanks your time to help but I'm completely stuck

daviss101 said:
Okay thanks, I have tried that step but that's when it changed to kedacom via automatic update. I'm confused here I downloaded official oneplus drivers and installed and my phone is perfectly recognised as A300 when its file transfer but when you say install drivers which ones can I download to install manually to remove kedacom? Thanks your time to help but I'm completely stuck
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go to device manager and manually uninstall kedacom driver and install minimal adb/fastboot from the link I posted, they'll install the driver automatically

daviss101 said:
Way past that mate everything is installed, I need to get device to show in fastboot as it's currently not showing
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Just install an FRESH Windows 7.
Install ADB Drivers
Install OP3 drivers
And than open CMD an enter the commands.

YourTheBest said:
Just install an FRESH Windows 7.
Install ADB Drivers
Install OP3 drivers
And than open CMD an enter the commands.
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How do I get a free version of windows 7 without downloading a cracked ISO?

OnePlus 3 fastboot driver issue

I had previously rooted my OP3, but accidentally updated it with the OTA open beta update, losing twrp recovery. I'm finding it incredibly difficult to flash twrp again to reroot.
The bootloader is still unlocked, and USB debugging is on with OEM unlocked, but I keep getting FAILED messages when I attempt to flash. "fastboot devices" shows the device (as a series of numbers).
I've tried using the OnePlus3&[email protected]_radaideh, but when attempting to flash it shows the below and then fails:
error: no devices/emulators found
I couldn't get it to work on my computer at home (win10) and read about problems with the OP3 drivers being unsigned (even with driver enforcement off). I'm also struggling on win7 - for some reason, the driver is listed in the Device Manager under the hardware group TP-LINK Android Phone and I can't get it to work using the OnePlus Android Bootloader Interface (under OnePlus, Inc.) or the Android Bootloader Interface (under Google, Inc.).
Could anyone suggest anything I should try?

Win10, Update & Security, Recovery, extended Start, there disable driver signing and then do your thing. Don't reboot or signing is active again.

emuandco said:
Win10, Update & Security, Recovery, extended Start, there disable driver signing and then do your thing. Don't reboot or signing is active again.
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Thanks for the reply! I tried that and couldn't get past the issues people complained about in a thread on Reddit about Kedacom drivers (can't link).
I'm at work on win7 which I believe should be easier, but still struggling with the problem as described in the post above

justmast said:
Thanks for the reply! I tried that and couldn't get past the issues people complained about in a thread on Reddit about Kedacom drivers (can't link).
I'm at work on win7 which I believe should be easier, but still struggling with the problem as described in the post above
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Did you use the drivers coming with the phone on a emulated CD drive? These worked very well for me in the past.
EDIT: Yes, Kedacom problem is nice. But changing the driver to the unsigned one manually worked for me in the past.

emuandco said:
Did you use the drivers coming with the phone on a emulated CD drive? These worked very well for me in the past.
EDIT: Yes, Kedacom problem is nice. But changing the driver to the unsigned one manually worked for me in the past.
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Yes, I have tried those drivers (the OnePlus, Inc. ones). They worked for me when I rooted originally, I'm having trouble now though

justmast said:
Yes, I have tried those drivers (the OnePlus, Inc. ones). They worked for me when I rooted originally, I'm having trouble now though
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Yep I was here aswell. Boot into driver signature mode and install the proper drivers. If you connect your device you can change the drivers. I don't have a PC next to me so I can't give you exact steps. The unbrick tool has the proper drivers, just follow the first few steps of that instruction to get it to show up as Qualcomm or something else as long as it isn't Kedacom.