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Solved having trouble getting root

I am running Windows 7 x64 I have no idea if following this guide on another operating system will work, this is just a step by step of EXACTLY how I did this, Not to say this is the only way. I have tested other methods and I have put in different variables and I have successfully gotten it to work several times in a row doing it this way while following jp4756's guide. I am sure this is not the only way to accomplish root, however this worked for me perfectly. PLEASE don't skimp out on any step. There is no shortcut here just follow the steps and jp4756's guide to the TEE!!!
Step 1.
Uninstall pdanet/htc sync/ any other thing you installed to get all this to work before
Unplug phone from computer usb cables and have phone powered on and in settings menu
Step 2.
download USBDeview(install it) easy to google it
download HTC SYNC(do NOT install it yet) for mytouch slide easy to google it
Step 3.
While in settings menu go to Application
go to Development
and check the box USB debugging
Step 4.
In settings go to Connect to PC
touch Default connection type and choose Sync
At this point you have the phone not plugged in, you have the setting on the phone changed, you have dowloaded usbdeview and installed it, and have htc sync dowloaded
Step 5.
Start USBDeview(some may have to right click the exe and run as administrator) and delete all android drivers and mytouch drivers, anything relating to android
Install HTC SYNC and let it completely install
Step 6.
Plug phone into computer and let the computer auto install drivers etc...
Step 7.
turn the phone off. Power on the Slide into the bootloader by Holding Down ( Volume Down + Power Button ) After it does its little thing your computer will beep and start auto installing drivers and stuff
Step 8.
If everything has gone according to plan in Device Manager it will show Android 1.0 or w/e with a exclamation point. Right click on that and choose Update Driver Software
2 options pop up choose Browse my Computer
then choose Let me Pick from list...
a list will appear giving lots of choices
choose Android Phone should be the first choice that says android....
then 3 options will appear, choose the 3rd one that has Composite in it and choose okay.
Step 9.
Now select Recovery from the bootloader menu
after it is done doing its thing completely 2 things will happen
1) In device manager you will now have something under disk drives
2) USBDeview a new driver will pop up at the end of the list, something like this:
Port_#0004.Hub_#0004 T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide USB Device Mass Storage Yes No No No E: HT05RPS05696 6/16/2010 4:00:58 PM 6/16/2010 4:07:35 PM 0bb4 0ff9 08 06 50 USBSTOR USB Mass Storage Driver USBSTOR.SYS USB @usbstor.inf,%generic.mfg%;Compatible USB storage device
Step 10.
This new driver to appear shows Yes under the Connection column. This needs to be disabled. Right click on it and choose Disable Selected Device
after about 10 seconds it should no longer say Yes under connection column, if this does not happen then you are not running it under Admin.
Okay so now you are literally almost freaking there.
Step 11.
Now basically all you have to do is follow jp4756's guide starting with step 5. Im going to assume you already understand steps 1-4 in his guide. And you already have the package listed in his guide as well. You have already put those files where they belong
Step 12.
Okay so we are basically following his guide now. first things first
5. run the update.zip it will fail(MUST DO)
6. now in cmd type adb reboot recovery (don’t press enter)
7. in the recovery hit reboot system now( once it starts rebooting run that command rapidly untill back into recovery) <--- Basically while the phone is rebooting you are just hitting up arrow enter up arrow enter up arrow enter up arrow enter in CMD. You will know when you can stop when the CMD freezes for a sex, computer makes beeping noises and the phone reboots basically. It is headed for recovery and we must switch our command now
8.type adb devices(if it says nothing repeat the steps, if it says offline unplug it and then plug it back in, if it says recovery your fine) <---- Basically after you know its headed for recovery you change command to adb devices and you repeat previous procedure, up arrow enter up arrow enter up arrow enter etc.... I did not use loop, i did this all manually.
This may take a few tries, if it does not show offline then go back to step 6 rinse and repeat. You go back and forth just a few times and you will have it. Literally within about 3 tries you should accomplish the annoying goal of having offline stay there.
My job is done, follow guide and continue on your quest for root
There is no guarantee this will work for everyone. I am not claiming that this is 100% Im just giving an explanation as to how i got it and what might have been causing everyones trouble. Results may vary
Thank you to all the devs who made this possible and jp4756 for his wonderful guide

Wow that is just way to much stuff there...
I've ran loop on 2 totally different Computers running 2 totally different OS's and running 2 totally different Drivers, I have no problems with either one..
1st: XP sp3 32bit w/ PDANet Drivers <--- Only ones that I could get to load, Forcing drivers wouldn't work in XP... also like I said before, make sure to close the PDANet Program in the Toolbar.. Also make sure to read the directions when installing PDANet...
2nd: Windows 7 64bit w/ Htc Drivers <---PDANet Drivers also work... You have to force the HTC Drivers in Devices Manager..
I think most people are having this problem because they aren't doing the USB Debug thing. But could be Wrong.
Also a side note my phone is running the USB Drive and not SYNC works just fine...
Also It just might be your computer so I would try and use a different one if you can.

jnight666 said:
Wow that is just way to much stuff there... I don't see how anyone has a problem with loop.
I've ran loop on 2 totally different Computers running 2 totally different OS's and running 2 totally different Drivers, I have no problems with either one..
Also It just might be your computer so I would try and use a different one if you can.
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Sorry that we all can't be as cool as you jnight666, but some of us are having real problems with no apparent explanation. I am an IT professional with access to every kind of computer used in the modern world, and trust me, I've tried all the ones that apply. Rubbing it in our faces that it was just so easy for you is just rude.

THE DRIVER MAKES NO DIFFERENCE FOLKS. IF YOU CHANGES DRIVERS AND THEN IT WORKED, IT'S PURELY A COINCIDENCE. PEOPLE HAVE GOTTEN THIS TO WORK ON MANY DIFFERENT DRIVERS.
THE CONNECT TO PC SETTING ON THE PHONE DOES NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN FASTBOOT/RECOVRY FOLKS. IF YOU CHANGED THIS SETTING AND IT WORKED, IT'S PURELY A COINCIDENCE. PEOPLE HAVE GOTTEN THIS TO WORK ON VARIOUS DIFFERENT SETTINGS.
That being said, this didn't solve mine. I still cannot root.
And Yes, my cap locks was on purpose.

Okay, please dont come in here and start telling me how my method is wrong. I already stated there are other ways to accomplish it. I had already stated that this isnt 100%. I am merely offering an exact procedure that i duplicated SEVERAL times, with it working for me every time. If this isnt how you accomplished it then pls, theres no reason for you to be in this thread posting negative comments.
With that said fermunky, did you follow the procedure to the tee? - btw im not assuming anything so please dont take it personal. Im just trying to help ppl : )

My caps wasn't to be negative. There are too many people claiming the drivers were a key. And I am not saying yours said this, but it also doesn't clearly say it doesn't. That is all.

Completely understandable, and definitely no disrespect to you or anyone here

When I disable the Mass Storage I see other items in USBDeview that reference the Slide. I end up in a loop after rebooting and rapidly entering adb reboot recovery. I was seeing everything as your instructions explained.
Do you think it is worth a shot to disable all but one item for the Slide? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I work in an IT Escalation Group and this has to be one of the toughest nuts I have tried to crack! LOL
Thanks,

jnight666 said:
Wow that is just way to much stuff there... I don't see how anyone has a problem with loop.
I've ran loop on 2 totally different Computers running 2 totally different OS's and running 2 totally different Drivers, I have no problems with either one..
1st: XP sp3 32bit w/ PDANet Drivers <--- Only ones that I could get to load, Forcing drivers wouldn't work in XP... also like I said before, make sure to close the PDANet Program in the Toolbar.. Also make sure to read the directions when installing PDANet...
2nd: Windows 7 64bit w/ Htc Drivers <---PDANet Drivers also work... You have to force the HTC Drivers in Devices Manager..
I think most people are having this problem because they aren't doing the USB Debug thing. But could be Wrong.
Also a side note my phone is running the USB Drive and not SYNC works just fine...
And if anyone want to say anything about this I'll go load up my Pentium III machine and see if it works on that...
Also It just might be your computer so I would try and use a different one if you can.
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3 different computers 3 different op systems installed uninstalled drivers different programs etc...some phones are hard to root its a ambiguous situation

Yeah sorry I wasn't trying to be rude.
I was just trying to be helpful, sorry if it came out that way...
I also have the loop not working issue but i usually only happens once or twice..
I feel your pain I had trouble with the push Update.zip part of this thing and I was trying it for hours...
I was just trying to tell you what worked for me...
If you tried different computer and still no luck then im guessing its the Phone that is the issue or the USB Cable...

gofizzle said:
When I disable the Mass Storage I see other items in USBDeview that reference the Slide. I end up in a loop after rebooting and rapidly entering adb reboot recovery. I was seeing everything as your instructions explained.
Do you think it is worth a shot to disable all but one item for the Slide? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I work in an IT Escalation Group and this has to be one of the toughest nuts I have tried to crack! LOL
Thanks,
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You definitely don't want to do that, as one of them is one that you need to be connected once you finally get to see offline stay. Are you rebooting using the method described in jp4756's guide? meaning your rebooting using the recovery option reboot, then in command doing the adb reboot recovery, then once you no the phone is gonna boot into recovery you switch to spamming adb devices? When you say your in a loop it sounds to me maybe your not doing the adb devices after the phone listened to your adb reboot recovery command

Followed your instructions...
No ! next to anything in device manager. Right clicked on Android Phone > Android ADB Device and went to properties to update the driver. Nothing in the HTC folder would work, they both said that they weren't applicable for the device...(this was in C:\Program Files (x86)\HTC\HTC Driver\Driver Files\Win7_x64)

before plugging your phone into your computer a single time, can you confirm that you started up USBDeview and uninstalled every single driver related to android, or mytouch or htc etc... Also before ever plugging your phone in a single time did you install htc completely?

Code3VW said:
Followed your instructions...
No ! next to anything in device manager. Right clicked on Android Phone > Android ADB Device and went to properties to update the driver. Nothing in the HTC folder would work, they both said that they weren't applicable for the device...(this was in C:\Program Files (x86)\HTC\HTC Driver\Driver Files\Win7_x64)
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Right Click Android Phone - Properties - Driver - Update Driver - Browse My Computer - Let me pick from a list of device drivers (click this, don't give it the path in the upper box) - Have Disk - Browse to yours C:\Program Files (x86)\HTC\HTC Driver\Driver Files\Win7_x64 - click androidusb.inf and select Open - OK - Unclick Show compatible hardware - Select "T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide" - Next - All Done.

after getting some sleep and starting fresh, i tried this method again this morning. on the fourth or fifth try i got my slide to stick in offline mode. so then i unplugged it and plugged it back in to get into recovery. lost it, and now im on my 50th or so try to get it back to offline mode.
i need a stiff drink lol
it seems partially a driver issue and also an adb issue i thinks. it connects 'when it feels like it'
i'll report back if i make any progress.
btw im doing this on XP Pro SP3 fully updated
edit: I also noticed when adb does catch the slide, 2 instances of adb are running, then one closes and loses the phone. maybe this will help solve some of the problems

You've misunderstood that post. Only one instance of ADB will show when the loop is not running. Once you start the loop, another instance of ADB will show up and disappear many times. This is normal. As long as only one instance is showing before loop, you are fine.

fermunky said:
My caps wasn't to be negative. There are too many people claiming the drivers were a key. And I am not saying yours said this, but it also doesn't clearly say it doesn't. That is all.
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I would just like to say that I have followed every method listed in these forums, achieved root the first try (using the updated update.zip). My problem occured when flashing the eng rom, I lost clockwork,root and now the phone runs like sh!t. Yes, superuser was installed and yes my pc no longer recognizes the phone when searching for adb devices after pushing the first 2 files from the eng flash walkthrough.
Sent from my T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide using Tapatalk

mtjnkee said:
I would just like to say that I have followed every method listed in these forums, achieved root the first try (using the updated update.zip). My problem occured when flashing the eng rom, I lost clockwork,root and now the phone runs like sh!t. Yes, superuser was installed and yes my pc no longer recognizes the phone when searching for adb devices after pushing the first 2 files from the eng flash walkthrough.
Sent from my T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide using Tapatalk
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maybe your downloads were corrupted. that's really strange...
man, that really sucks! I am truely sorry...
after spending 20 hours or so on rooting, I really feel your pain.

After I reboot into recovery mode and then use adb to check for my device I never get it to show up. Just so I am clear when you say 'spamming your device' you mean after reboot and rapidly entering the reboot recovery command, then looking for device with adb devices command. I never get it to show.
Thanks for the reply!

No devices in adb?
So I had this same problem with my MT3G. Type in "adb devices" kills the last device and it lists connected devices and NONE were listed. Not sure exactly what I did, but did eventually get it working. (I was trying to use the emulator)
Now though I'm having the same problem with my wife's MTS. Any ideas?

plzzzzzzzzz help with my dead gt540

i have lg gt540 and while updating to 2.1 with kdz tool the pc crashed now i cant turn on the phone...i hope some one help me with that

Have you tried updating again?

the problem the the phone dont open when i press power button there is nothing

what about when plugged into pc?

first thx for replying but there is nothing when i connect it to pc i think it needs abootloader.i hope u answer me

im afraid im pretty new to android ( gt540 is my first smartphone ) but anytime i updated, everything went ok, in fact yours is the first time i heard of a crash while updating so i cant give you much info but your in the right place, im sure the devs can figure something for you. just try remove the battery and then plug into your pc. and its not a problem replying just wish i could help.

well, did you try with the battery removed?

yes i did nd there is nothing

plz any one help in that

plz some one tell me how to make abootloader to it i have another lg gt540 i want to know if i can use it to repair the bootloader for this dead phone

The problem is theres noway u can acces inside the phone memory to patch bootloader. Go to lg waranty and tell them this happened when u were updating phone, dont tell them that pc crashed, tell them u updatet through lgsupport tool too, not through kdz updater they should fix it for u.
Sent from my GT540

thx for replying i will call them tomoorow i hope they will fix it for me... i want to ask if some one has passed with the same problem b4

Goto Emergency Mode, and upgrade from KDZ program. In KDZ program, you must setting Phone Mode to CS_Emergency. And flash agan.

i sent them email about the problem and this was the reply
Thank you for your email regarding this issue.
Unfortunately due to the nature of this issue, you will no longer be able to finish the update service. In this case you would be required to return to ourselves for servicing. To action this please contact the number below with your reciept and handset to hand.
If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us again.
Best regards,
LG Electronics UK Helpdesk
can any one tell me what should i do

Remove battery press volume - or + I can't remember try two options, then plug in usb.
You should see blue screen with DOWNLOAD or EMERGENCY MODE text.

i tried all keys combination nothing work

my mobile internet went dead after flashing quarx rom (I did it wrong btw...), but everything else worked fine.
I couldn't get mobile internet back on track no matter what (it was disabled in quick settings when I flashed quarx), I even tried factory reset and flashing the baltic rom. during the flashing, the kdz updater gave me an error close to the end, and my phone became stuck at the android screen.
even though I have CWR installed, so I could flash it again, I sent it to LG claiming I was updating through their website and since my phone doesn't start. I didn't tell them anything about the mobile internet not working. Hopefully they'll clean the phone completely and that will fix it.
I'll be picking up my phone after work today, I'll let you know how it went.

Same thing Happened to me n almost **** my pants for killing my brand new phone..
follow these steps
1. volume +or-(i dont remember) +camera n power on. it should turn on n say downloading mode.
2. update( you can use kdz updater, it probably wont crash this time but even if gets stuck just w8 for it)
3. after updating, remove the usb cable n turn on the phone, hopefully it would work
4. ENJOY ( N THINK TWICE BEFORE EFFING WITH THE PHONE, )
i am not sure about the keys for emergency/downloading mode(i think it was vol-) GOOGLE IT IF KEYS DONT WORK.

Put to microwave on 2 sec without battery and send do service

my service provider fixed my phone in 3 days without any issues, they flashed the t-mobile branded 2.1 on it. went home and now I have the open europe with fastboot and cwr.
so if all else fails, just send it to LG or your provider.
cheers!

problem with sgs firmware update

Hey guys I've been watching this forum for a while now and I need some help.
I searched around and found nothing relevant..
I got the latest kies, finally my sgs connected in kies mode, perfect. Popup for update, okay. Now... The first time i did this it showed me some progress bar which was probably something downloading. After that, the phone simply disconnected. Kies didn't show up anything, just that the phone was no longer linked to kies. The phone still showed the mtp application screen. After a few seconds kies shows 'Connecting...' and recognizes the phone again.
The second time it doesn't even get to the progress bar. When I click update, the phone simply vanishes from the kies screen.
I have not applied any lagfixes or anything, haven't rooted my phone.. Actually a few days ago I made a hard reset and everything is smooth. I just want that froyo already, I'm still running eclair.
Please, if you have a solution post it here, or at least point me in the right direction. I'm pretty much a noob when it comes to phones so.. Any help will be appreciated.

I dont know what to say
U already hard reset the phone.
Check with sgs tools what firmware do you have.
In case you have major issues.
Check the three button combo.
Uninstall kies, hard reset and try again.
Maybe is a usb problem .
How is the mount sd working ?
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I had a problem just like this and it turned out to be a faulty USB connection. Try a different lead and USB port on the PC first.

Thanks for your replies guys, but unfortunately I still have a problem.
Reinstalled kies, nothing. Hard reset the phone again. Nothing.
Three button combo working perfectly.
In settings, the firmware seems to be 2.1-update1.
Usb problem, I don't think so. The SD card mode works flawlessly. There's one more thing I noticed. When I plug my phone in kies mode, windows also recognizes the phone, showing it up in my computer. The point is that when kies loses link to the phone, windows still finds the phone to be there, e.g. phone disconnects from kies, but not from windows. That's pretty weird..
You guys have any other suggestions..? What is the risk of flashing my phone manually to 2.2? I wanted to avoid that at all cost.

Kies also does not like the phone to be plugged in via any hub. It is best always to plug direct into a system board USB outlet.

Oh forgot to mention. I was indeed plugging the usb cable into a hub, and tried plugging in directly from the motherboard connectors and still no luck.. No idea what to do next.

Might be worth putting the phone into recovery and going to Tools, Emergency firmware recovery.

Well in the 3-button thingy i only have 'reboot system now', 'apply sdcard:update.zip', 'wipe data/factory reset' and 'wipe cache partition'. Halp plox?

Looks like you are left with two routes .
one take phone to service centre
two flash the phone to upgrade .
If flashing i would go the rom kitchen route .
That is only requiring a USB mass storage mode connection to transfer update file to sd card .
jje

I would try it. What are the risks and what happens if something goes wrong? I read somewhere that if I the 3-button combo is working I have nothing to worry about since I can reflash my phone at any given time. Is that true?

To get into recovery it is Home button. DOWN volume and Power on.
You will see a yellow triangle with "DOWNLOADING" Do not turn off the target. When you have this and have opened Kies just plug the USB in and use the recovery option if you can. As with all flashing there is always a risk so do this if you are prepared to accept this.

I've been doing a bit of research and as I saw around the only way you can mess up your flash is simply by disconnecting the cable when you shouldn't. I never actually saw anyone on different forums that have failed flashing so.. That thing pretty much gave me some courage, like hell..
I found a guide which I think would work:
http://samsunggalaxysforums.com/showthread.php/2921-How-to-use-Odin-to-upgrade-to-Froyo-from-Eclair
Do you think this is okay? Also the guy sais we should check *#1234# for PDA, and mine seems to be I9000XWJFB. He said we 'should be on JM1, JM2, JG1, JF1 etc...'. I assume that my phone falls into that category?
If this guide is erroneous please point me in the right direction, if you could.

Odin screwed me over

Hey everyone,
so first let me tell you that I am not a newb so I tried every possible solution I could come up with, so this is just a last attempt.
So I wanted to tests some ROMs around since I had a free friday night and Odin screwed me over. I tried to flash JM9 with 512, some other Froyo ROMs and even gave a shot to Darky's resurrection. But no matter what I try, Odin always does one of these things:
It gets stuck at Initializing...
It gets stuck at SET PARTITION...
It gets stuck at Kernel flashing...
It turns my screen into a random colour and gets stuck (green, gray, blue, red so far..)
Tried flashing with/without PIT/Partition, 1 package ROMs, 3 package ROMs, etc.. To no avail. Tried to have the battery out for half an hour, etc..
All I can do with my phone atm is acces Download mode, so that kinda keeps me hoping, however it won't boot or go to recovery..
So any ideas anyone? Thanks for any help..

Download a known working copy of Odin and try that. also download new firmware from samfirmwares too just in case your current firmwares have become corrupted.

used odin 1.0 with pit 512
this was a guide i made for a not so savvy mate. so folder links and other bits you wont have but im sure it will help.
STAGE ONE
You will see in the stage one folder two items one is ODIN the other is a PIT file.
Lets plug your phone cable into a usb port ( on the main board is best not extensions)
Open up ODIN
On the left hand side make sure “Re-Partition” is ticked.
Now click on the words “PIT”
This should bring you up a selection window locate it to the “PIT” file in the same folder as ODIN.
Now put your phone in that downloader mode VOL DOWN+HOME+POWER
Plug the phone into the USB port.
You will now see the first box has a yellow com port under it (top left hand corner)
Now click start.
You will see some text in the bottom left message box.
This may take about 5mins.
But once it is done you will see a big green PASS!! In the top left box.
If its been to long say 10mins take battery out and start again.
If it doesn’t work second time Gtalk.
Once you see PASS!!!! Unplug the phone and take battery out.
STAGE TWO
On the right hand side click RESET ( its next to start)
Now un-tick RE-Partition.
Now in the stage two folder there is three files.
In ODIN click “PDA” this will bring up the selection window
Match it to this file
I9000XXJPY-REV03-PDA-low-CL757011.tar.md5
Phone matches with this file.
MODEM_I9000XXJPY.tar.md5
CSC matches with this file.
GT-I9000-CSC-MULTI-OXAJPY.tar.md5
Now that you have selected the files put the battery back in your phone.
Go back to downloader mode.
Plug phone it when you see the Yellow com port like in stage one click start.
This may take a while but you will see some text in messages box bottom left.
Once this is done we will again get the green PASS!!!!
The phone will proceed to the home screen.
You have successfully updated your phone to the latest version.
Pat on back.

Also make sure kies isnt running and try as many different usb ports as you can.
windows sucks at com port control.

Thanks everyone for the input but as I've mentioned I've tried all possible methods that came to mind. Even the one described above..
Any other ideas? :x

Could it be that your USB driver is screwing things up? Try flashing from a different port or better yet a different computer.
If all else fails maybe you could try to flash with Heimdall instead of Odin.

dakine said:
Could it be that your USB driver is screwing things up? Try flashing from a different port or better yet a different computer.
If all else fails maybe you could try to flash with Heimdall instead of Odin.
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Different USB ports is always worth trying.
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I always use Odin 1.0 but you could try 1.3 or 1.7.
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Just throwing ideas around really.
can you get into upload mode? Try clearing SD card. Clearing cashe. All thy kind of thing.
Try flashing a different kernal disable all lax fix stuff.
What was your set up before you tried flashing?
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Install (or re-install, whatever) USB drivers. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728929
Uninstall Kies (iff installed), it's horrible anyway
Like others said, use a different USB port. Reboot PC (lol, I know).
I like Odin 1.7 best so far...
And I agree, please describe your initial setup. Any fancy kernels? Lagfix/ext4?

Well finally. I did everything on my PC and nothing worked, but managed to try on friend's PC and it worked.
Anyone has an idea on what could have caused this? Hope future flashing will work on my PC
Also thanks to everyone trying to help, limited to 5 thanks only tho

I'm guessing it a driver issue. Assuming you have Windows, whenever you plug a USB device a driver is installed. You can see what these are if you enable the hidden devices: http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/window-on-windows/get-rid-of-old-device-drivers-hidden-in-vista/867 for Vista for example, but it works just like that for others.
Wipe every trace of the Samsung/Android drivers, uninstall Kies, run a registry cleaner, rebbot (obviously), and just reinstall the Samsung/Android drivers. Get the newest Odin. If that doesn't help, I have no idea what the cause might be.

mytouch 3g 3.5 problems please help

i have a problem with my tmobile branded mytouch 3g 3.5mm version
first off i got this second off my buddy in great shape almost new
has the 2.2.1 update but man it sucks FC alot very laggy
well my first problem is it will not connect to the computer either usb storage mode or usb debugging plus no options for any usb storage mode is this normal?
ps it does charge my phone but no option for charging or usb storage mode
plus i did a factory restore doing the same thing
i know the usb cable works because my gf uses it for her mytouch and it works flawless but see she never upgraded shes on 1.6 still
second i thought tmobile mytouchs had a pvt32b boards or am i wrong?
mine says
sapphire pvt 32a ship s-on g
hboot-1.33.0013 (sapp31000)
cpld-13
radio 2.22.28.25
well all in all i wanna root it but ive tried z4root nothing
universalroot nada
tried to downgrade nada
i just wanna get off this stupid froyo and put a custom rom or something that actually works any suggestions on what to do
EDIT: when i turn on usb debugging and try adb devices nothing shows up i know i got the right drivers because my gfs MT3G shows up under adb devices

Boot into fastboot and plug it up to the computer while on that screen to see if Windows will start installing drivers. The issue with the computer not recognizing the phone is driver related so if the previow try doesn't work, you'll need to manually uninstall them which I will link to in a second. After that you can use either guide in my signature to root. I'll also link you to a topic to clear up the confusion about the board.
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More info link: here.
To manually re-install the drivers: here. Look at Section III.

DonJuan692006 said:
Boot into fastboot and plug it up to the computer while on that screen to see if Windows will start installing drivers. The issue with the computer not recognizing the phone is driver related so if the previow try doesn't work, you'll need to manually uninstall them which I will link to in a second. After that you can use either guide in my signature to root. I'll also link you to a topic to clear up the confusion about the board.
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ok i booted into fastboot mode and windows did start to install drivers and it said device is ready etc but when i go back into android nada still doesnt see the phone

Use the link from my second post to reinstall the drivers. The other possibility is that USB is hosed in the ROM.
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Use the link from my second post to reinstall the drivers. The other possibility is that USB is hosed in the ROM.
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ii think the usb is hosed on the rom..... what now? lol i can get into the recovery menu by pressing home and power but it wont let me choose anything
ps while in fastboot mode it suddenly said fastboot usb and it popped up on my computer but nothing after that

Let me get back to my computer, about 20 minutes. So even if you select the factory reset option in recovery, it doesn't do anything? If that does work it'll wipe all your apps and you'll have to log back in with your Google account.
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Let me get back to my computer, about 20 minutes. So even if you select the factory reset option in recovery, it doesn't do anything? If that does work it'll wipe all your apps and you'll have to log back in with your Google account.
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its a new phone i havent done anything since i noticed how bad froyo sucked on here
so i dont have apps files etc on it its still clean
and yeah i can get into the recovery thing but i cant select anything i can navi with the volume and trackball to like highlight wipe data etc etc but when i try pushing buttons to try and select anything i cant even tried pushing in the trackball nothing i cant get it to do anything
i know pushing the trackball function works because it works under android
this suckssssss

Doesn't suck. It's definitely fixable, just trying to figure out how much work it's going to be.
Try using the new school guide to root from my signature. If we run into problems its going to be while your using SuperOneClick to try and root. I'm hoping it works though. Try that, let me know whether SuperOneClick works or if you have a problem. If you have a problem, please copy the log and post it with the problem.

what if i try flashing the stock oem rom via volume down+ power sequence
and where can i download it

the computer doesnt see anything so its says waiting for device on the superoneclick
can i try flashing the oem rom?

That would get you back to 1.6. If you don't want to root and install a new ROM you can do that. Let me know and I'll provide what you need.

i mean like the official ota 2.2.1 just to see if it was the rom thats screwing with the usb connections
edit i think it has to be in the img extension i tried to downgrade but it gave me a model id error

Not without downgrading to 1.6 first and then upgrading back to 2.2.1. If recovery was working we could just re-flash the 2.2.1 ROM which would probably fix the issues your having. So do you want to downgrade to 1.6 and then root, downgrade to 1.6 and stay there, or downgrade to 1.6 and then re-update to 2.2.1?

trackball isnt working maybe after a lil googling it says to push in the trackball to do a restore in the recovery menu but its not working

i wont mind downgrading

No, it's a common problem with the recovery after running the update. Just downgrading?

i just wanna get off of froyo so what ever i gotta do i am pretty savy but ive never encountered this problem etc so im sure i can follow directions
the oem froyo sucks i just wanna try a new rom

1. Download this file, rename it to "sappimg.zip".
2. Put it on your SD card.
3. Turn the phone off.
4. Boot into hboot by holding (volume down+power), after a few seconds you'll see a bar pop up in the upper right-hand corner.
5. When prompted to hit "ACTION" to apply the image, press the trackball in.
6. You'll see a few different bars pop up in the upper right-hand corner, and then it'll ask if you want to reboot. Press the trackball in to reboot.
7. /fistpump, you're now on 1.6.
Note: You will eventually get the prompt to update again. Make sure you don't or you'll end up going through this again. If you decide later on to root, just use the "New School" guide in my signature. The "Old School" guide will work for your phone as well, but it's a lot harder and more time consuming.

it doesnt find anything i renamed file to sappimg.zip put it on the root of the sd card and it doesnt find anything
anything else?