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[Fixed] Can't unroot nexus

I am trying to unroot my Nexus S and relock the boot loader. I've followed multiple guides and tried them on different computers (mac & windows). Every time I am supposed to type in "fastboot oem lock" and every time the command prompt just says waiting for device and nothing happens
I've installed the usb drivers from the android SDK so I'm lost as to why this is happening
I'm running the I9020T on Wind
Fix: Turns out it was just a driver issue, following these instructions got it working for me
Part 1 - Drivers
1 - Download Android SDK
2 - Unzip & launch "SDK Manager.exe"
3 - Cancel the first popup & go to "Available packages" > "Third party Add-ons" > "Google Inc."
4 - Select "Google USB Driver package" & click "Install Selected"
5 - Once you're finished go to your SDK installation "extras\google\usb_driver" dir
6 - (MOD EDIT: Ignore this step for i9020A models) Open "android_winusb.inf" and add the following lines to both "[Google.NTx86]" and "[Google.NTamd64]" sections :
;
;Google Nexus S GT-i9023
%SingleAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_18D1&PID_4E20
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as described here [SOLVED] Google Android USB drivers - Nexus S SCLCD GT-i9023 not recognized
7 - Turn Off your SNS
8 - Make sure the SNS is connected to the PC via the USB cable
9 - Boot the SNS into the Bootloader Interface, by holding Volume UP & Power button
It reads LOCK STATE - LOCKED
Open Device Manager (or run devmgmt.msc) make sure you don't see this problem (windows failed to identify the SNS and install the correct drivers)
10 - Do a right click and select Update Driver Software
11 - Select Brose my computer for driver software
12 - Point it to your Android SDK installation "extras\google\usb_driver" dir
13 - Make sure to CLICK "Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer"
14 - Then from the list 3 choices select Android Bootloader Interface
15 - If it's installed properly it should show up like this (reboot is not required)
NOTE: if you encounter problems like question marks, unknown drivers, or exclamation marks eve after you have installed the drivers, download and try the USBDeview 32/64 to remove and uninstall all the junk USB devices from your computer/registry
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Turn on usb debug inside the os.
Then do adb reboot bootloader
Once in bootloader do fastboot oem lock
Hope this helps
Sent from my Nexus S 4G using XDA

Unfortunately i've tried that, nothing happens after I enter fastboot lock

Once you unlocked your bootloader you can not lock it again.

Tom Foolery said:
Unfortunately i've tried that, nothing happens after I enter fastboot lock
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Do you have a custom recovery installed? Did you try a different usb cable?

1. connect the USB cable directly to USB port on the laptop/desktop; dont connect via monitor USB or extension
2. Open device manager and check if the device is detected as ADB; you need to have the drivers installed
3. perform "fastboot oem lock"
or
Follow the step by step instructions here

zonesan said:
Once you unlocked your bootloader you can not lock it again.
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Not true, i've done it...as have many others...

gullu101 said:
Not true, i've done it...as have many others...
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Thanks very much, I always thought we can't lock back the bootloader.

gsrdemon said:
1. connect the USB cable directly to USB port on the laptop/desktop; dont connect via monitor USB or extension
2. Open device manager and check if the device is detected as ADB; you need to have the drivers installed
3. perform "fastboot oem lock"
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I've tried these steps and I used the guide from nexusshacks but it didn't work.
Do you have a custom recovery installed? Did you try a different usb cable?
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Although it probably didn't work because before I started the tutorial I installed a ROM which removed Clockwork recovery. I'm going to reroot my phone and try again from the beginning.
Edit: wait that's a lie, I did this a week ago so I'm not 100% sure what I did now, but I'm pretty sure I used the ROM from the guide

I've tried flashing a new recovery but I get the same "waiting for device" message
This makes me think it's a usb issue. I've been having usb issues for a while now, I've tried different cords and different computers. Is there any options I have left.
EDIT: Now I'm almost 100% sure the only thing standing in my way is the USB problems.

Try installing pdanet and using their drivers. Although i doubt this will work as im almost sure that the fastboot drivers arent the same as the adb drivers. Try disconnecting ng and reconnecting your phone on usb once you boot into bootloader.
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Help required - Bootloader only

Hi Guys/girls
I received my nexus 7 today (its lovely!) and then proceeded to attempt to root it so I can change the dpi etc.
I unlocked the bootloader using the Nexus 7 toolkit and that worked fine.
I then went to do the one click to root/flash etc and then got stuck on downloading boot.img.
After leaving it for a few hours I gave up and the nexus booted straight back into the os.
My next attempt was to root using the su binarys via fastboot. This again failed on sending the file. I also noticed that my device is locked at fastboot mode when the usb cable is plugged in, e.g the up/down doesn't work unless I unplug the cable. I have tried different cables and a different PC!
My next step was then to use the toolkit to reset back to factory incase I had screwed something up, so this deleted the bootloader etc as it should and then froze on sending the .img across.
I now have a un responsive fastboot when usb is plugged in and no recovery or bootable tablet, any hints/solutions?
Thanks

herghost said:
Hi Guys/girls
I received my nexus 7 today (its lovely!) and then proceeded to attempt to root it so I can change the dpi etc.
I unlocked the bootloader using the Nexus 7 toolkit and that worked fine.
I then went to do the one click to root/flash etc and then got stuck on downloading boot.img.
After leaving it for a few hours I gave up and the nexus booted straight back into the os.
My next attempt was to root using the su binarys via fastboot. This again failed on sending the file. I also noticed that my device is locked at fastboot mode when the usb cable is plugged in, e.g the up/down doesn't work unless I unplug the cable. I have tried different cables and a different PC!
My next step was then to use the toolkit to reset back to factory incase I had screwed something up, so this deleted the bootloader etc as it should and then froze on sending the .img across.
I now have a un responsive fastboot when usb is plugged in and no recovery or bootable tablet, any hints/solutions?
Thanks
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yes, actually : D
download this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1809195
if you dont have that one.
pick your device from the list.
install the drivers for your device with device unplugged
make sure the device is fully off
plug in into the computer and hold down the power and volume buttons
windows should pop up saying nexus 7 bootloader driver successfully installed and then you can use the whole fastboot menu thing without a problem and reboot to recovery or whatever.
my suggestion is to install twrp recovery project 2.x.x.x
oh yeah, its a bug with the bootloader that it freezes when you plug the usb cable into the wall or a computer without the proper drivers

jombo2323 said:
yes, actually : D
download this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1809195
if you dont have that one.
pick your device from the list.
install the drivers for your device with device unplugged
make sure the device is fully off
plug in into the computer and hold down the power and volume buttons
windows should pop up saying nexus 7 bootloader driver successfully installed and then you can use the whole fastboot menu thing without a problem and reboot to recovery or whatever.
my suggestion is to install twrp recovery project 2.x.x.x
oh yeah, its a bug with the bootloader that it freezes when you plug the usb cable into the wall or a computer without the proper drivers
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Thanks for your reply, thats what I did in the first place! Removed and tried again but same issue

herghost said:
Thanks for your reply, thats what I did in the first place! Removed and tried again but same issue
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you are 100% positive you did EXACTLY what i said?

I have no idea what went wrong
That's the problem with toolkits though. People don't know what they're doing and when something goes wrong you don't know how to fix it!! I understand where toolkits come from, but they are only useful if you know what happens in the background when you click on a button.

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I mess with several android and other devices on my notebook..
Doing so i install drivers for them and often have the exact same issue as you are having..
Do a search for a program called usbdview.. Install to your pc..
With the nexus unplugged run the program..Delete everything in the list that you do NOT HAVE plugged into your computer..Especially anything that says ADB.. OR ANDROID..
Plug in the nexus 7 refresh the list.. and delete the entries created for it..
Unplug the nexus .. reboot the pc.. Then download or use the tool kit to install the latest Adb drivers for nexus 7 ..
reboot the pc.. then plug in the nexus ..
After doing the above see if you can now use fastboot/ adb...
The above will insure its not a driver issue.Often computers get usb devices confused and causes them to hang ..
Good Luck

erica_renee said:
I mess with several android and other devices on my notebook..
Doing so i install drivers for them and often have the exact same issue as you are having..
Do a search for a program called usbdview.. Install to your pc..
With the nexus unplugged run the program..Delete everything in the list that you do NOT HAVE plugged into your computer..Especially anything that says ADB.. OR ANDROID..
Plug in the nexus 7 refresh the list.. and delete the entries created for it..
Unplug the nexus .. reboot the pc.. Then download or use the tool kit to install the latest Adb drivers for nexus 7 ..
reboot the pc.. then plug in the nexus ..
After doing the above see if you can now use fastboot/ adb...
The above will insure its not a driver issue.Often computers get usb devices confused and causes them to hang ..
Good Luck
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You Star
Put me on the right track, my PC was basically assuming that it was my S3, in the end I removed everything with samsung in it from the registry, uninstalled all the drivers then tried again, correctly showing as a nexus and not a samsung

[Q] Wugs Nexus Root Toolkit stuck on "ADB Device Not Found"

Hi,
I tried a lot of other rooting applications and have had no luck with any of them. Then I found Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit. It works for my Nexus 4 (Jelly Bean 4.3) - until I came to the "Full Driver Configuration Guide" - where it gives a message: "ADB device was not found".
I have tried it over several times to no avail. Can anyone offer any clues as to what may be causing this?
btw, I am running the Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit v1.7.2 on Windows 8.
Thank you,
David

I was just having the same problem, and I realized after a while that I was making the STUPID mistake of not noticing that my phone was asking me to confirm USB debugging when the toolkit started searching for ADB devices. If you're as big of a dummy as I am (or just having an off day), this may be your problem

aaronwebstey said:
I was just having the same problem, and I realized after a while that I was making the STUPID mistake of not noticing that my phone was asking me to confirm USB debugging when the toolkit started searching for ADB devices. If you're as big of a dummy as I am (or just having an off day), this may be your problem
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I am having the same problem. Where/how does the phone ask you to confirm USB debugging? It asks me when I turn it on, but not again later.
I have tried 3 or 4 different drivers, but, although the device is recognised by Windows 8, it is not recognised by Root Toolkit.

.... toolkits are the the devil...
They promote not learning what you're doing or what's actually happening in your devices so... there's posts like this.
please read this thread before touching your device

studacris said:
.... toolkits are the the devil...
They promote not learning what you're doing or what's actually happening in your devices so... there's posts like this.
please read this thread before touching your device
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I'm not quite sure how this was supposed to help. My problem is that the ADB drivers do not seem to work on my computer. I have just tried installing the Android SDK (which comes with its own ADB drivers), having first uninstalled all the existing drivers. It did not help.
Not entirely sure where to go from here.

PDAnet's drivers may work. Simply install PDAnet (after uninstalling any previous attempted driver installations) to get the drivers.

studacris said:
PDAnet's drivers may work. Simply install PDAnet (after uninstalling any previous attempted driver installations) to get the drivers.
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I had installed PDANet from within Root Toolkit, and it didn't work. Just now, I uninstalled everything again, and installed PDANet from their web site. Still get no ADB device in Root Toolkit. [NB I didn't have PDANet on the phone, but it seems to be there now]
I tried running adb from the android SDK, and it says "error: device not found".
However, I noted there was an adb prompt on the phone when I first plugged it in, this time (which I told to always accept).
[Later]
Wierd - it is now a bit further on. This is what I did:
Started PDANet on the phone, and enabled USB tethering.
Started PDANet on the computer, and it connected to the phone. At this point the USB debugging permission thing came up again, and I accepted it (also ticking the box to always accept).
Unticked USB tethering on the phone again.
Stopped PDANet on the computer (right click on icon, exit).
Tried the Root Toolkit again (pressed Root button), it connected to the device, and put it into fastboot mode.
The boot loader appeared on the phone, and the computer said "Checking Fastboot Status".
It seemed to stay like that for ever.
Killed the root toolkit. and tried again.
Left the computer for a while, and when I came back, it had completed.
So, it seems to be working now.

And when you try using fastboot directly instead of the toolkit....... what happens?

changing MTP to camera in USB connection mode did it for me...with MTP it showed correctly in device manager but the toolkit didn't recognise it
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studacris said:
And when you try using fastboot directly instead of the toolkit....... what happens?
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I type "fastboot reboot" at the command prompt.
It replies "< waiting for device >"
I wait a few minutes.
Then I press ^C and the command prompt returns.
P.S. Changing the USB connection to camera doesn't make any difference to the above.

Best idea i didnt notice too
aaronwebstey said:
I was just having the same problem, and I realized after a while that I was making the STUPID mistake of not noticing that my phone was asking me to confirm USB debugging when the toolkit started searching for ADB devices. If you're as big of a dummy as I am (or just having an off day), this may be your problem
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Thanx !!!!!!!

cmajetic said:
changing MTP to camera in USB connection mode did it for me...with MTP it showed correctly in device manager but the toolkit didn't recognise it
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Thank you so much! This solved it for me :good:

nikkilocke said:
I type "fastboot reboot" at the command prompt.
It replies "< waiting for device >"
I wait a few minutes.
Then I press ^C and the command prompt returns.
P.S. Changing the USB connection to camera doesn't make any difference to the above.
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I got stuck the same way.
The way to got around was to change connection to camera -> the PC is intalling some drivers,
then turn off the USB debugging -> the PC is again installing some drivers,
then turn on the USB debugging -> "bingo" adb mode recognized by the toolkit
Now I can install and enjoy Kikat 4.4.1 :good:

cmajetic said:
changing MTP to camera in USB connection mode did it for me...with MTP it showed correctly in device manager but the toolkit didn't recognise it
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I found the same solution, changing over from MTP to CAMERA suddenly had the toolkit recognise the phone and could boot it to unlock then root it... Previously, I had installed PDA drivers...
I am astonished how PATHETIC nexus phones/tablets are at simply connecting to a PC. I am baffled at the attempt by google to make their devices as UN-plug & play friendly as possible... bizarre! I have a N10, N7 and have had two N5's and all have the same PITA random disability....
grrr...
Mark.

So the Nexus toolkit is able to see the Nexus 7 as a media device but not Windows ?
marcelin99 said:
I got stuck the same way.
The way to got around was to change connection to camera -> the PC is intalling some drivers,
then turn off the USB debugging -> the PC is again installing some drivers,
then turn on the USB debugging -> "bingo" adb mode recognized by the toolkit
Now I can install and enjoy Kikat 4.4.1 :good:
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So the Nexus 7 toolkit is able to see the Nexus 7 as media device with this method, but not Windows ? That's strange because Windows is supposed to see your files within the Nexus via Mtp mode. Is it that google removed the ability for Windows to be able to see Nexus 7 files in Android kit kat 4.4.2. What should I do then if I simply want to view files inside Nexus as a non root user ? B.T.W I'm currently on stock kitkat 4.4.2 build KOT49H. Therefore, I'd gladly appreciate it if anyone out there would answer this question and thanks in advance. Feel free to PM me on this so we can "talk" about this. : )

cmajetic said:
changing MTP to camera in USB connection mode did it for me...with MTP it showed correctly in device manager but the toolkit didn't recognise it
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Success.

Well, mtp connection works perfectly fine in my Windows 7 machine. But on my xp machine I could never get it to work no matter what driver combination I used.
I can see the reason they changed to mtp but I found mass storage to be much more user friendly.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using XDA Free mobile app

as others, I was using WUG kit to get back to stock. I was stuck without USB degugging options. Installing PDAnet did the trick, installing drivers so that I was able to get WUG working. I am now stock. All traces on my tinkering are gone. Later this week I will upgrade to a Galaxy Mega and trade in my Galaxy Nexus that I have loved for 3 plus years.

Stuck on fastboot screen
GranPaSmurf said:
as others, I was using WUG kit to get back to stock. I was stuck without USB degugging options. Installing PDAnet did the trick, installing drivers so that I was able to get WUG working. I am now stock. All traces on my tinkering are gone. Later this week I will upgrade to a Galaxy Mega and trade in my Galaxy Nexus that I have loved for 3 plus years.
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Hi
Happy New Year to all! unfortunately I am left with the unusable nexus 7 that happened last night.
I was going crazy with the lags with lollipop and was waiting for the 5.0.5 update OTA but the delay was making me go crazy so I decided to take the risk of manually flashing the image using ADB and SDK.
Like many others pointed, I knew how to enable my computer to see my device by switching from MTP to PTP mode from my earlier rooting experience with Samsung, HTC and others. So that was not an issue for me.
I was following a tutorial from androidcentral and half way through I went to check a tutorial on youtube which I think caused the disaster. After I executed the adb devices no devices were detected and like I said I went and changed the MTP mode to off and bingo now my device was detected.
I executed device unlock and currently my device is in unlocked bootloaded state which is displayed in the fastboot screen where I am stuck now. Following the youtube instead of flashing each separately bootloader first and then the factory image I jumped to 'flash-all.bat' command...I saw something say on my command prompt on pc that completed in so many seconds or minutes which led me to get anxious and since no rebooting happened on the device I went and manually tried to press the power button.
From that time I am stuck on the fastboot screen. I can cycle through 'power off', restart booloader, recovery mode and start. But when I select 'restart bootloader' it comes to 'start' in the same mode and when I select that I can see a tiny 'Booting failed' in white letters in tiny fonts on the top left side of the 'Start'. I cannot go past this state.
Since I know the last time I had enabled 'usb debugging' and MTP off before everything went wrong I am presuming those states are still intact. I can see status on 'reboot bootloader' screen that my bootloader is unlocked.
Now, when I try to go through the process again my device is seen in device manager but when I send 'adb devices' command it cannot detect any devices. If my device is usable I can atleast go into settings to see if my MTP state and usb debugging status. Now I don't have that option. I even tried the Nexus Root Toolkit - everything is fine but until it tests the driver to finally say 'ADB device not found'.
After browsing so many posts I spotted there were some posts that said there is some discrepancy between the device id as listed by the driver to what actually is usb.inf, which all is too technical and overboard for me. And finally left me thinking that it is some issue of Windows PC as someone pointed that the ADB device was detected on a MAC. So I am now thinking to give it a shot in a mac machine as a final attempt to recover my device.
Anyone please suggest a solution, apologies if this is covered by someone elsewhere in the forum if so please point me there. I will make sure that from next time I will never do a manual flash of factory image.
please help!

It sounds like you are on top of it, but haven't hit the right combination yet. Thanks for the quote and I am sorry I am unable to offer any help. As mentioned in my post, I have switched to the Galaxy Mega and was pleasantly surprised by the OTA upgrade to 4.4. Now I am trying to figure out how to root it.

Tricky problem with ADB

Hi everyone !
I got a tricky situation there and I need some help. (I googled a lot before posting this.)
Few day ago I tried to root my Nexus 4 using Nexus Root Toolkit.
I'm going to explain step by step what happend :
1. My phone was on Android 4.3 stock rom and I unlocked it with NRT.
2. I did all updates from OTA to get Android 4.4.
3. Then I’ve made a HUGE MISTAKE because I've rooted my phone with the wrong modele selection in NRT. (Android 4.3 was still selected, but my phone was actually in Android 4.4).
4. While rooting, "everything was fine" exept that I’ve got a black screen just after the “Bootloader” and then nothing happend.
5. I’ve restarted my phone manually, by pressing the Power button 5 seconds. It worked, my phone actually booted but it was normal/not rooted.
Since that, ADB doesn’t work anymore on my phone.
ADB was fully functionnal before and I think I have soft-bricked something in my phone.
The problem is not my computer because :
- Yes, ADB is enabled on my phone and I tried unplug/plug USB many times. (doesn’t work)
- I've tried other USB port. (doesn’t work)
- I've tried drivers reinstallation on my computer, and restarting it many times. (doesn’t work)
- I've tried my phone on differents computers (doesn’t work)
Details :
- The “Stock ROM + Unroot” option on Nexus Root Toolkit worked (throught Bootloader mode) but ADB sill doesn’t work.
- I've tried to launch a custom recovery from Nexus Root Toolkit using Fastboot mode but I also get a black screen.
- In the stock recovery mode, the option “Apply update from adb” seems to work. (The drivers test of Nexus Root Toolkit pass, but I need to restart my phone manually to get to the Bootloader mode test.)
Any idea what I can try now ?

Lefjojo said:
Hi everyone !
I got a tricky situation there and I need some help. (I googled a lot before posting this.)
Few day ago I tried to root my Nexus 4 using Nexus Root Toolkit.
I'm going to explain step by step what happend :
1. My phone was on Android 4.3 stock rom and I unlocked it with NRT.
2. I did all updates from OTA to get Android 4.4.
3. Then I’ve made a HUGE MISTAKE because I've rooted my phone with the wrong modele selection in NRT. (Android 4.3 was still selected, but my phone was actually in Android 4.4).
4. While rooting, "everything was fine" exept that I’ve got a black screen just after the “Bootloader” and then nothing happend.
5. I’ve restarted my phone manually, by pressing the Power button 5 seconds. It worked, my phone actually booted but it was normal/not rooted.
Since that, ADB doesn’t work anymore on my phone.
ADB was fully functionnal before and I think I have soft-bricked something in my phone.
The problem is not my computer because :
- Yes, ADB is enabled on my phone and I tried unplug/plug USB many times. (doesn’t work)
- I've tried other USB port. (doesn’t work)
- I've tried drivers reinstallation on my computer, and restarting it many times. (doesn’t work)
- I've tried my phone on differents computers (doesn’t work)
Details :
- The “Stock ROM + Unroot” option on Nexus Root Toolkit worked (throught Bootloader mode) but ADB sill doesn’t work.
- I've tried to launch a custom recovery from Nexus Root Toolkit using Fastboot mode but I also get a black screen.
- In the stock recovery mode, the option “Apply update from adb” seems to work. (The drivers test of Nexus Root Toolkit pass, but I need to restart my phone manually to get to the Bootloader mode test.)
Any idea what I can try now ?
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I foresee a total wipe in your future. First try uninstalling all the Android drivers in the Device Manager, turn off debugging on the phone, plug the phone in, and see what happens.
Sent with my Nexus® 10 minus 3

Berrydroidcafe said:
I foresee a total wipe in your future. First try uninstalling all the Android drivers in the Device Manager, turn off debugging on the phone, plug the phone in, and see what happens.
Sent with my Nexus® 10 minus 3
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Hey ! Thanks for your repy
I tried what you told me, I uninstalled everything related to Android drivers on my computer in Device Manager and with USBDeview. I also uninstalled "Universal ADB Driver" and I restarted my computer.
I pluged my phone back in without USB Debugging and Windows reinstalled every drivers itself.
Everything worked fine, so I've installed "Universal ADB Driver" from NRT, and follow it instructions.
Then I've enabled USD Debugging, I unpluged and pluged back my phone and tried the drivers test.
But ADB still doesn't work...
Windows detect my phone, but my phone doesn't dectect my computer (it doesn't ask me if I want to accept this computer as it should do.).

yo,ve tried to reinstall NRT and to redownload the android sdk
uninstall NRT using iObit Uninstaller (it will totally delete any NRT file from HDD)
after uninstalling it wirh iObit Uninstaller shift delete on android sdk folder
restart
and now download the Android SDK 32bit (even if you have 64bit os download 32bit version is totaaly stable and compatible with the drivers)
open android SDK and install google driver
then install NRT
another thing to do is to change the usb port (allways to be an USB2 port and use the cable that camed with the phone
GOODLUCK

Try to get into fastboot power+volumes then go into toolkit on root and all should be fine
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note 4 not showing in my computer.

so as the title says my note 4 n910g is not showing up in my computer . i have tried all the method. i'm on nameless 4.2 lollipop, windows 10. this is what i have done.
1. uninstalling and installing the drivers again . ( http://androiddrivers.net/samsung-android-drivers/galaxy-note-4-windows-drivers/) .
2. tired the " let me pick " when updating from the device manager. and updating all the components.
3. rebooted windows and phone like 100000 time and ticked the usb debugging.
4. did a fresh install of the ROM.
5. the problem is on both MTP and PTP
so the phone is showing up as "SAMSUNG_Android" when i connect and i hear the sound of my phone connecting and i also have the eject icon.
if some one could help me get this sorted i would really appreciate it.
thx and have a nice day,