For the People who Achieved root ? - Droid Incredible General

well i think its that it loads two different drivers when your actually trying to root the device. I mean it loads the adb composite driver in regular start up mode and then it loads the boot loader driver. We need to edit those drivers so they talk better. If we could have it load the composite driver every time it would work everytime as that works before we put the phone into reboot recovery. So my question is for the people who actually achieved root, if you watched the device manager, did the driver change when you went into reboot recovery mode?. Here lies the problem obviously as its not talking to the device right when we try and reboot it.

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N1 Windows Drivers problems

Hello,
After few months with my n1, finally I decide to root and put some roms.
Even when I already have done with my magic, tatoo, and hero, I can´t handle the driver problems in my nexus one.
I could unlock the bootloader. My problems came after this step.
Ive tested few things, but I will put my last experience.
In a just-formatted windows XP sp3, I downloaded the last android SDK and Ive downloaded the usb driver (R3).
After this, I connect my nexus one phone and it asked me for the drivers, I gave the path and it was successfully installed.
I unplugged the USB cable, turn the phone off and restart in debug mode, bootlader. Plug the cable, my PC reconigzed "something", and install some driver. "Unknowledge device". So, I tried to update the driver, giving the path to the USB-driver folder (inside of android-sdk-windows folder). And nothing. It tells me that there is not a better driver for my device. And I can´t connect to my phone. Of course Ive tried uninstalling the driver and nothing. (always from control panel).
I dont know what to do. Please, give me some suggestion because im totally frustrated.
Thank you
http://theunlockr.com/2010/01/02/how-to-root-the-nexus-one/Posted Yesterday, 10:17 PM
ATT N1's can run CyanogenMod without any real trouble. The commands and guides remain the same as the Tmo N1
THE ONLY CAVEAT IS: YOU CANNOT USE CM 5.0.5.1 or 5.0.5.2 as your initial install base, as these releases were bugged. Use 5.0.5 here
For Nexus' you DO NOT NEED SUPERBOOT and steps are super easy.
Setup ADB/FASTBOOT
Fastboot oem unlock
fastboot flash recovery recovery-ra-blah-blah.img
Reboot into recovery
NANDROID
WIPE!!!! (if you dont wipe you get boot loops)
Flash CM
Flash Google (optional)
Reboot
Fastboot flash radio radio.img (unnecessary on ATT n1's)
cheloman said:
Hello,
After few months with my n1, finally I decide to root and put some roms.
Even when I already have done with my magic, tatoo, and hero, I can´t handle the driver problems in my nexus one.
I could unlock the bootloader. My problems came after this step.
Ive tested few things, but I will put my last experience.
In a just-formatted windows XP sp3, I downloaded the last android SDK and Ive downloaded the usb driver (R3).
After this, I connect my nexus one phone and it asked me for the drivers, I gave the path and it was successfully installed.
I unplugged the USB cable, turn the phone off and restart in debug mode, bootlader. Plug the cable, my PC reconigzed "something", and install some driver. "Unknowledge device". So, I tried to update the driver, giving the path to the USB-driver folder (inside of android-sdk-windows folder). And nothing. It tells me that there is not a better driver for my device. And I can´t connect to my phone. Of course Ive tried uninstalling the driver and nothing. (always from control panel).
I dont know what to do. Please, give me some suggestion because im totally frustrated.
Thank you
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=613217
Try those drivers.
jerrycycle said:
...For Nexus' you DO NOT NEED SUPERBOOT and steps are super easy.
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jerrycycle said:
fastboot flash recovery recovery-ra-blah-blah.img
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Thank you by your post, it was very usefull and I could change my drivers, so I have access in debug mode to my n1. Even with this, Ive tried to apply the root with modaco´s files, using the original ERE27 pack, but, it just stucks in "copying...".
Maybe the problem is that I was instructed about I should execute the .bat, in bootloader moder (no in fastboot). I have the adb commands with fastboot mode, but, when I do: fastboot devices in bootloader mode, I dont have any device. Maybe the tutorial that I followed its wrong and should I execute directly in fastboot not in bootloader.
Anyway, Ive quoted your post, because when you say that isnt necessary, the instructions of recovery installation, says about its a "pre-requirement"
You can check it in /showthread.php?t=611829 As new user, i cant put the link to the thread of RA recovery, sorry
I dont want to mess with this, because the consequence of bad procedure.
Thank you by your help and patience.
you might want to make sure you're using the main USB ports, not those extension ones or those that are built into PC cases. I used to have the problem with "unrecognised device" because of that.

Soft brick? (No ROM installed but can sort of boot into recovery)

howdy y'all,
so im trying to help out my buddy. he currently has no os installed as well, but can boot to bootloader and twrp recovery 2.5. no idea how he has that but I figure I could just mount some zip files and be on my way. Currently whenever we try to do anything in twrp(ie wipe/mount) it is just hung up on unable to mount /radio even when all I have checked is system. I can't use adb or fastboot as far as I'm aware of; I've tried to use the unified android toolkit from skipsoft but its no dice since I was never able to turn on debug mode to begin with? So yeah any help would be much appreciated
oh and I know its not my cable or usb ports since the tablet can still charge.
Also this is the 2012 N7
Hi,
You'll need to get adb and fastboot working, best approach is to wipe and flash factory images through fastboot but may also need to use adb for e2fsck
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2277112
See this on getting fastboot working, best of luck!
demkantor said:
Hi,
You'll need to get adb and fastboot working, best approach is to wipe and flash factory images through fastboot but may also need to use adb for e2fsck
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2277112
See this on getting fastboot working, best of luck!
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I don't understand how I'm supposed to get fastboot working since I was never able to enable debug mode on the device in the past let alone now that it has nothing installed. And from what I can understand from the instructions I need the drivers to be installed after I plug in while under debug mode for the sdk to work.
I attempted to install the nexus 7 driver from here: http://support.asus.com/download.aspx?SLanguage=en&m=Nexus+7&os=32
However it looks like I already have the files on my computer from a previous attempt with Skipsoft's Android toolkit?
Because of this I'm unsure of how to move forward with this fastboot business.
fastboot doesn't need debugging on or an os installed, just a functional bootloader
You will probably need to manually update the drivers yo the proper ones
I see, how do I go about manually installing this driver then? I'm assuming I need to go through some sort of windows device tree? Or can I just extract a file somewhere?
You can download usbdview (just search Google for a free download) to see what driver is selected when you plug in your tab easily
Or you will need to go into device manager and select to manually update the drivers, don't allow windows to select but manually choose it
There are loads of instructional videos on YouTube for you if needed
I know this is a super late response, but I never managed to get around to trying to find out how to do a manual install. Just tried today using the Nexus Root Toolkit v.1.9.9. I still can't figure out how to manual install the driver because my issue is that windows doesn't recognize anything is plugged in, and all of these guides do state that I should have had usbdebugging checked. I can't seem to find a specific guide that correlates to setting fastboot up exclusively like you mentioned.
Also, using usbdeview like you said I could see that I have installed a google nexus adb interface, a google galaxy nexus adb interface, as well as the mtp usb driver.
Sorry for all the handholding, but this really is an issue that I've never have encountered and I can't seem to manage.
Hey again
There is a fastboot guide in the first post I linked you to
If you can't get fastboot to recognize device in bootloader mode it is possible the USB port is broken, but more likely an issue with drivers, cord or PC
So try a new USB cable, or a different PC
Try try again with drivers, uninstall and reinstall
Unfortunately this type of trouble shooting is hard to do without device in hand

Stuck on boot, can't access download mode, recovery crashes

I tried rooting my G2 using this guide, and seem to have f'ed up somehow.
The phone now won't boot (stuck at the "LG" screen, with rainbow LED), and I can't get into download mode.
The strange thing is that I do get into recovery mode, but it seems to exit abruptly. When I try to recover (by selecting yes twice), the Android recovery icon shows up for a couple of seconds, but then it goes back to the "LG" boot screen again.
I would be grateful for any help.
I've tried connecting to a computer with Ubuntu, as per this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2582142, but I was unable to mount the phone.
It does show up in the device manager in Windows, under "Portable Devices".
I've disovered that the guide I followed for rooting was for G3 phones (and the G2 D805). I'm guessing this could be part of my problem.
But the guide said that I should be safe, since I had Lollipop. The Download mode should be able to save me if anything went wrong. But alas.
Before starting the rooting process I had the latest Lollipop update from LG (it was performing poorly, that's why I wanted to install a custom ROM).
Is it possible to save this phone? I'll probably look for a good deal on the 5X at Black Friday if I can't fix the G2, but I'd rather keep this phone working for a while anyway.
Still having trouble with this.
If I turn on the phone and connect it to a PC (with the phone stuck at the "LG" screen) it appears my the device manager on my PC, but adb.exe reports no connected devices.
no connecting to pc
FonderPrism said:
Still having trouble with this.
If I turn on the phone and connect it to a PC (with the phone stuck at the "LG" screen) it appears my the device manager on my PC, but adb.exe reports no connected devices.
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bro install adb driver or qualcomm driver.
link:https://www.dropbox.com/s/3hovx8h7nauy7e6/Qcomm_Drivers.zip?dl=0
kalpesh patil said:
bro install adb driver or qualcomm driver.
link:
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How do I install these? When I plug in the phone and view properties in device manager, I can't select update or uninstall driver.
(I would insert a screenshot here, but I need to have more posts on the forum first)
EDIT: I just removed the LG drivers by uninstalling the LG software + drivers, and removing any left over drivers using Nirsoft USBDeview. Then I installed Koush’s Universal ADB Driver. But adb still reports no connected devices... I guess this device is bricked after all.
FonderPrism said:
How do I install these? When I plug in the phone and view properties in device manager, I can't select update or uninstall driver.
(I would insert a screenshot here, but I need to have more posts on the forum first)
EDIT: I just removed the LG drivers by uninstalling the LG software + drivers, and removing any left over drivers using Nirsoft USBDeview. Then I installed Koush’s Universal ADB Driver. But adb still reports no connected devices... I guess this device is bricked after all.
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bro i think ur phone is hard bricked.

Soft brick, but can't even get drivers to install

I was trying to install the October security updates on my rooted 6P and thought I did so successfully. However, when it rebooted, it just hung on the Google screen for an hour and I tried to investigate. It appears that I no longer have a recovery or OS and that all I can do is go into the bootloader and reboot the bootloader.
I'm using a Windows 10 64-bit laptop with two USB ports and a USB-A to USB-C cable from Anker. When I started this process, I was able to get my device to appear when using -adb devices-, but now it won't any longer. I've installed, uninstalled, and reinstalled the drivers, both manually and by using both Android Studio and SDK manager (like in Heisenburg's Rooting instructions, post 1, Prerequsites: paragraph 4), but nothing will help it appear on my devices list.
As I understand it, I need to enable USB debugging on my phone, but since I can't boot, that seems not to be possible.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I've searched dozens of websites looking for suggestions but nothing I do seems to get my phone to appear on the devices list.
Use fastboot from the bootloader instead of ADB. Use fastboot to flash the factory image. Same thread you mentioned.
ADB does NOT work from the bootloader. Only fastboot does.
You use ADB while booted into Android or in recovery. From the bootloader, you use fastboot.
Try again with "fastboot devices" instead of "adb devices"
Hate to say it, but you wasted a lot of your time reinstalling those drivers. If you had it working earlier, I can't see it just stopping. You just used the wrong command. ADB will only ever work booted to the OS or in recovery. Never from the bootloader, even if correctly installed. Same for fastboot, only from the bootloader and never from recovery or booted into Android, even though everything is installed correctly.
Read over that thread you mentioned a few more times. :angel:
Amazing. I have no idea how I could have not known that. Thank you for your help.
Glad you got it sorted!

Can't use fastboot on SM-A205U

I have my phone on bootloader mode, and "Android Bootloader Interface" is listed there. Even if I install the Samsung driver of the same name, it still says "no drivers are installed for this device". Fastboot commands won't work even though adb works perfectly fine
AOSP100 said:
I have my phone on bootloader mode, and "Android Bootloader Interface" is listed there. Even if I install the Samsung driver of the same name, it still says "no drivers are installed for this device". Fastboot commands won't work even though adb works perfectly fine
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Update: Replacing the Google drivers (ADB, bootloader, etc) with Samsung ones in device manager broke everything so I had to reinstall the Samsung USB drivers, and uninstall platform-tools and the Google drivers through Android Studio
Adb/fastboot drivers work with Samsung drivers, not against.
Install both, don't set a preferred driver.
After that connect your phone while it's active on the main OS, the Samsung drivers will then properly install for your device.
Once the set-up is finished, boot into fastboot and plug your phone in using USB.
You computer should install generic drivers or specified bootloader drivers.
ninjasinabag said:
Adb/fastboot drivers work with Samsung drivers, not against.
Install both, don't set a preferred driver.
After that connect your phone while it's active on the main OS, the Samsung drivers will then properly install for your device.
Once the set-up is finished, boot into fastboot and plug your phone in using USB.
You computer should install generic drivers or specified bootloader drivers.
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The driver issue was fixed by turning USB debugging back on, as I forgot to after I tested the validity of that done to death method to enable the OEM unlocking option, of setting the clock a week back and all, which my prediction was right of it being complete garbage. ADB now detects my device again and I'm able to reboot into the bootloader, but fastboot still does absolutely nothing
AOSP100 said:
The driver issue was fixed by turning USB debugging back on, as I forgot to after I tested the validity of that done to death method to enable the OEM unlocking option, of setting the clock a week back and all, which my prediction was right of it being complete garbage. ADB now detects my device again and I'm able to reboot into the bootloader, but fastboot still does absolutely nothing
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Yeah, sadly the a205u will probably never get root or custom ROMs. We have an extremely small chance since Samsung promised two major updates for the A20.
Either way, https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/tool-universal-fastboot-adb-tool-t3475832/amp/
Has the fastboot drivers if you haven't tried that one yet.
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