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having trouble with usb drivers

so i am new to android and i decided " hey why don't i try to root my nexus" so i tried and i cant get any father that checking if the computer can see my device which it cant for some reason. so i went online i figured out that i don't have the usb driver for android. so after that i tried to down load then and i even installed them and restarted my computer and it still wont work. so if any one can help me with my problem it would be greatly appreciated.

On Home Screen, press menu>settings>applications>development and make sure USB debugging is checked.

What OS you running?
Specs would help, where did you get your drivers? What other software have you tried?

i turned on the debugging and it still hasnt worked
i am running xp. i downloaded the android sdk from here
developer.android.com

i just want to put the modaco desire rom on my phone that my onl reason for wanting to root. i really like the sense ui

I am having a similar problem, so i might as well use this thread instead of creating a new one.
I have a dual boot computer, win7 and fedora, both have SDK. I unlocked my nexus one with windows, as i noticed the commands were considerably easier, or at least they don't work when i plug the linux ones into fedora.
Last night i was going to push the undervolt kernel so i plugged my n1 while in win7, It instantly came up complaining about drivers, which i had already installed and had previously worked, i went to re-install them, and windows says they are up to date, but still no luck recognising the device (Debugging mode is definately on)
So i switched to fedora, no driver pop ups obviously, but when i try to push the kernel through, it does not recognise the device.
In the bootloader it says "fastboot usb" while plugged in.
I can't pinpoint when it stopped working, but the last time i used fastboot was to put the RA recovery, since then i flashed CM 5.0.2, CM 5.0.3.1, the desire rom, and used a nandroid restore to get back to 5.0.3.1
Anyone got any ideas? Without fastboot i am pretty much restricted to flashing .zip files from the recovery.

yeah i cant even unlock mine its so frustrating

Me either. I'm coming from windows and flashed the heck out of that. The instructions seem super easy, but the darn thing wont recognize phone to root... and there is no real good instructions on the driver part. Yes USB debug is enabled... sucks cause I want that desire rom, if 10.1 is working that is...

temperbad said:
Me either. I'm coming from windows and flashed the heck out of that. The instructions seem super easy, but the darn thing wont recognize phone to root... and there is no real good instructions on the driver part. Yes USB debug is enabled... sucks cause I want that desire rom, if 10.1 is working that is...[/QUOTE
Yeah I know how you feel its so frustrating I tried all day yesterdAY too
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drbrendin said:
temperbad said:
Me either. I'm coming from windows and flashed the heck out of that. The instructions seem super easy, but the darn thing wont recognize phone to root... and there is no real good instructions on the driver part. Yes USB debug is enabled... sucks cause I want that desire rom, if 10.1 is working that is...[/QUOTE
Yeah I know how you feel its so frustrating I tried all day yesterdAY too
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I tried all day too like a gazillion times.... and wonder does everyone have driver issues? I tried with my XP computer and windows 7, no go, then I read posts people having the same issue, then they just post " nevermind got it" and didn't even write what they did to get it.......
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not everyone is a dev

Ok, I have my Nexus One set up so I can use with via Windows 7 (desktop) or Ubuntu (Laptop).
The Linux part is a bit more involved, but since everyone is running Windows (unless I missed something), I will work there.
First of all, your phone needs to be in Dev mode (which was covered earlier).
With the phone UNPLUGGED from the PC, uninstall any previous SDK installs you have and be sure to remove the directory.
Then, install the SDK found here: SDK
Install this SDK and let it complete the install, which will include downloading for a bit. You need to do this since the SDK package above does NOT include the right drivers!!!
Once this has been completed, plug your phone into the computer via USB. Your computer will find a new device, however, it cannot locate the drivers for it. Browse and point the installer to:
DRIVE:\PATH_TO_android-sdk-windows\usb_driver
Don't go any further than this!!
Now, let it do it's thing and you should have a new device in the device manager called:
Android Phone
...|_Android Composite ADB Interface
Now, go to the command prompt and change to the following directory:
DRIVE:\PATH_TO_android-sdk-windows\tools
There, you will find adb.exe
Type:
adb devices
and you should see:
List of devices attached
HT019P801614 device
If not, something got screwed up and would need to dig further to help ya.

Ok ill give this a try once get home from school

nexus one root.
Ok assuming that you have the android sdk installed correctly, try rooting your phone via the superboot method. The first link below has a full detailed guide for rooting the nexus one and I believe has all of the device drivers for those who have not been able to get them running well. If you still have trouble getting the drivers working checkout the second link. Anyone who is relatively new to working with the sdk and is not familiar with working the commands check out the third link. Read the entire thread! it is very helpful.
1) http://theunlockr.com/2010/01/02/how-to-root-the-nexus-one/
2) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=613217
3) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=619153
If you have any questions PM me on xda. I'll try and help in anyway, it took my like two days to actually root my nexus, I wasnt familiar with using ADB and Fastboot to root.

One thing I know I was having problems with since I came from the G1 was that the new SDK has to actually be installed via an .exe now. I was used to it all being in a zip so I kept trying to load up what I thought were the right USB drivers, but they were actually the 1.6 drivers I already had. So make sure to run the .exe that comes with the SDK.

ok so while i was downloading the sdk a notification came up that said that it could not rename the directory. is this bad?

i am having an issue with installing the right driver as well. my computer keeps installing the nexus one as a "mass storage device". i have uninstalled and reinstalled a few times but no luck. i have the phone set to debug mode, using XP btw. any help would be appreciated.

Lost ability to ADB - help needed

Here is a mystery that never happened to me before.
Got the phone yesterday, rooted it and restored my apps.
Today i noticed that when i plug the phone in (USB debugging enabled, drivers from motoroal installed), i can see the device under "Android ADB composite device" but when i use "adb devices" from the command prompt, i get:
List of devices attached
TA20706TVK offline
I am not able to do anything else as the device is offline ?!?
I tried on 3 different PC's running Windows 7, windows 2003 server, windows XP, all with the same results.
Anyone has any idea what's going on?

My Evo gave me grief for a solid hour when I first got it. Followed the walkthrough here and one of the contingency plans worked like a charm.
http://theunlockr.com/2009/10/06/how-to-set-up-adb-usb-drivers-for-android-devices/

Thanks, but it is not a driver problem as the drivers are installed correctly and ADB can see the phone connected.
I tried on 3 different PC's, replaced US cables. everything failed.
I think something is up with my unit which will be going back tomorrow.

clubtech said:
Here is a mystery that never happened to me before.
Got the phone yesterday, rooted it and restored my apps.
Today i noticed that when i plug the phone in (USB debugging enabled, drivers from motoroal installed), i can see the device under "Android ADB composite device" but when i use "adb devices" from the command prompt, i get:
List of devices attached
TA20706TVK offline
I am not able to do anything else as the device is offline ?!?
I tried on 3 different PC's running Windows 7, windows 2003 server, windows XP, all with the same results.
Anyone has any idea what's going on?
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So it worked fine before you rooted it?

Yes, SuperOneClick is using ADB to push the root files, so i assume ADB worked then.
I am also getting constant device reboots (random) so i think there is a hardware problem. i'll take it back tomorrow.

I had drivers installed, but the set of drivers PDAnet ended up installing for me fixed the issue. Till I get my paycheck, I won't be able to play with it

clubtech said:
Here is a mystery that never happened to me before.
Got the phone yesterday, rooted it and restored my apps.
Today i noticed that when i plug the phone in (USB debugging enabled, drivers from motoroal installed), i can see the device under "Android ADB composite device" but when i use "adb devices" from the command prompt, i get:
List of devices attached
TA20706TVK offline
I am not able to do anything else as the device is offline ?!?
I tried on 3 different PC's running Windows 7, windows 2003 server, windows XP, all with the same results.
Anyone has any idea what's going on?
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I have the same issue! I had rooted my device and everything was fine. I wanted to try DG's new deodexed rom, but I can't get ADB to work anymore. My device is found but it is always offline. I have tried multiple computers and usb cables with no luck. Is there any solution? What could have happened, is ther something wrong with my Atrix? It was working fine before, but now I can't get adb to get my device "online". I uninstalled the drivers and reinstalled the many times without any luck. Please HELP!

I am now on my 4th phone - so will be waiting for things to simmer down before I go back to modding again, but the other 3 have all had the same issue after using the superoneclick to root.
Once root is done all ADB access goes away. Something is amiss.
edit: More specifically my 4th atrix.

airbillion said:
I have the same issue! I had rooted my device and everything was fine. I wanted to try DG's new deodexed rom, but I can't get ADB to work anymore. My device is found but it is always offline. I have tried multiple computers and usb cables with no luck. Is there any solution? What could have happened, is ther something wrong with my Atrix? It was working fine before, but now I can't get adb to get my device "online". I uninstalled the drivers and reinstalled the many times without any luck. Please HELP!
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I ended replacing the phone as I had other problems with it. Now a adb works fine even after root.

Have you tried to unroot and root again being sure to click ause third party apps before you reboot?

SNadler said:
Have you tried to unroot and root again being sure to click ause third party apps before you reboot?
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It does not solve the problem.

Is this a software or hardware problem? I lost adb after root and i have had no getting it back. I dont want to have to exchange my device for another, but i might have to. Any other ideas?

airbillion said:
Is this a software or hardware problem? I lost adb after root and i have had no getting it back. I dont want to have to exchange my device for another, but i might have to. Any other ideas?
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I am not sure. ADB died on my 1st device after rooting it BUT the device was also having other issues of random rebooting at least 4-10 times a day. So i replaced it and the 2nd device does not have any issue and i rooted it the same way.
I have ADB working and it does not have the random reboot the issue.
The only thing i did not do on the 2nd device is used SuperOneClick to enable none market apps like i did with the 1st device.
I am not sure if that's what made the difference. I did enable sideloading by manually editing the settings.db file.

clubtech said:
I am not sure. ADB died on my 1st device after rooting it BUT the device was also having other issues of random rebooting at least 4-10 times a day. So i replaced it and the 2nd device does not have any issue and i rooted it the same way.
I have ADB working and it does not have the random reboot the issue.
The only thing i did not do on the 2nd device is used SuperOneClick to enable none market apps like i did with the 1st device.
I am not sure if that's what made the difference. I did enable sideloading by manually editing the settings.db file.
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I havent had any hardware problems at all with my atrix. I did enable sideloading via the superoneclick though. The loss of adb pisses me off. I did hard reset my device once, but i did that because adb wasnt working and i thought a hard reset would fix it. I hope there is a fix soon though, i hate having to exchange my atrix for another one. Maybe something happened to a system file that enables adb?

airbillion said:
I havent had any hardware problems at all with my atrix. I did enable sideloading via the superoneclick though. The loss of adb pisses me off. I did hard reset my device once, but i did that because adb wasnt working and i thought a hard reset would fix it. I hope there is a fix soon though, i hate having to exchange my atrix for another one. Maybe something happened to a system file that enables adb?
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I tried restoring my device to factory default several times. It did not solve the ADB problem and not my random reboot problem (even with zero 3rd party apps installed).
I tried installing ADBWireless from the market - no go.
I googled and found a command to run via local terminal to force ADB to stay up - no go.
I finally came to a conclusion that a) I have bad hardware because my device was rebooting b) i can't fix the ADB problem without a full SBF file which we don't have.
Went to at&t, got it replaced. no more reboots. rooted with superoneclick and did not do the sideload fix from that app.
Then i manually edited the settings.db file to allow sideloading and been running fine ever since.

Clubtech,
Thanks for the file! It works for me!
Here is a post on the fix: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11738847&postcount=1

Can anyone explain this for a noob? i just want aRoot to work and the HDMI cable thing to work... the oneclickroot worked but nothing else will and i think it is because ADB is not recognized...

Debugging - Download mode / usb not recognized

So I want to root my phone, but I cannot get ANY computer to recognize the phone when it is in either download mode, or debug mode.
I'm running Sprints stock EB13 right now.
I've downloaded the samsung drivers and installed them.
I've tried 3 computers -- A XP 32bit, a vista 64bit, and a 7 64bit system. I've also tried 3 different cables. Nothing works.
The phone is recognized fine in mass storage mode.
Tried restarting the phone many times, removing the battery, etc.. same with the computer side of things.
I'm out of ideas to try and can't find a good post with a fix.
Thanks for any input!

syntax_erorr said:
So I want to root my phone, but I cannot get ANY computer to recognize the phone when it is in either download mode, or debug mode.
I'm running Sprints stock EB13 right now.
I've downloaded the samsung drivers and installed them.
I've tried 3 computers -- A XP 32bit, a vista 64bit, and a 7 64bit system. I've also tried 3 different cables. Nothing works.
The phone is recognized fine in mass storage mode.
Tried restarting the phone many times, removing the battery, etc.. same with the computer side of things.
I'm out of ideas to try and can't find a good post with a fix.
Thanks for any input!
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what are you running on your PC that you want to connect to the phone with?
Odin (in download mode?)
ADB in debugging mode?
What exactly are you trying to run ??

jdelano said:
what are you running on your PC that you want to connect to the phone with?
Odin (in download mode?)
ADB in debugging mode?
What exactly are you trying to run ??
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I wanted to use Odin to go back to DI18 at first. After that didn't work I tried ADB in debug mode, and that no longer works!
I know ADB in debug mode used to work when I was on DI18 because I used it before when I first got my phone. Now I've upgraded to EB13 from the file samsung provided on their website. I've also tried a hard re-set of the phone and that didn't help either.

I had a similar issue. I was able to resolve it by creating a fresh user in windows and then running it from there.
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iil said:
I had a similar issue. I was able to resolve it by creating a fresh user in windows and then running it from there.
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umm..yeah three complete different computers?...I don't think thats the case.

syntax_erorr said:
So I want to root my phone, but I cannot get ANY computer to recognize the phone when it is in either download mode, or debug mode.
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I had this exact problem with my Epic also. I tried rooting my fone too, for like 2 months straight, with no luck... Tried every technique, software, and trick in the book and nothing worked...
2 days ago though, I finally rooted it using this solution:
Forget about trying to "root" it.
Instead, flash the "Stock EB13 Deodexed EXT4 + CW 3.0.0.6" to your fone (search the forum, you'll find it and the thread that explains how to do it).
It's pre-rooted too!
It worked fabulous for me. I am now rooted and well on my way to fully customizing my fone.
Odin is finicky though... I had to switch the usb cord around to several different ports before it recognized my fone. Also, it kept locking up at a certain point in the flashing process, but after moving the image from "Phone" to "PDA" (you'll know what these are once you open up Odin), it worked brilliantly.
Try it, it works!
P.S. Just in case this helps anyone; I should note that originally I upgraded from Eclair to the official unrooted straight from Samsung (before they pulled it) stock Froyo. I loved it, but wanted it rooted.
I read somewhere that it was easier to root it if you reverted back to Eclair first. So I did (search forum for uninstalling Froyo).
And from Eclair, I flashed to the above mentioned rooted and deodexed version of Froyo (EB13).
Hope it helps!

syntax_erorr said:
I wanted to use Odin to go back to DI18 at first. After that didn't work I tried ADB in debug mode, and that no longer works!
I know ADB in debug mode used to work when I was on DI18 because I used it before when I first got my phone. Now I've upgraded to EB13 from the file samsung provided on their website. I've also tried a hard re-set of the phone and that didn't help either.
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Might try looking at the usb on the phone to check for something preventing a good connection; I've read where people have found bent connectors and were able to fix it.
Good luck; that has to be extremely frustrating.

I tried everything like you, multiple cables, multiple computers, EVERYTHING!!!
I finally broke down and took it to sprint and they couldnt even get it to connect or fix the problem so i got a new epic. You might just want to take it back and get another one. Im on my 3rd epic now so that should tell you something about these ****TY phones...

USB Device Not Recognized.

Hello, I was wondering if someone could help me. My computer no longer recognizes my tablet and says it is an unknown device when I connect it via USB. It won't detect it in odin either. I have the correct drivers installed and have tried reinstalling them and have tried it with different usb cords and different computers with the same result. USB debugging is enabled. I am not sure where to go from here. If someone could please point me in the right direction I would sincerely appreciate it. I would be able to restore functionality to be able to transfer files between my tablet and computer through USB once again.
ROM: BinDroid (Previous was CleanROM and had same issue)
If I download roms through tablet I can install them normally through CWM, and my tablet boots up okay so I am not really "bricked" But I am kind of bricked in the way that I can no longer use odin to flash anything..which is not very good.

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am i the only one with this problem.....

caaznkid said:
am i the only one with this problem.....
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No, it is one of the big problems when loading ROMs, bootloaders, etc. Most of the time it is better to fully de-install the driver and then reinstall, as the change of the ROM also changes the perceived device-id by USB (on Windows I presume). I have even seen this happen between HC Stock and ICS Stock...
Odd but true. So, try to de-install the driver (or Kies, including driver) and reinstall (Kies, or just driver). Most of the time that should be enough, but do not hold it against me if that did not solve it.

Just_Another_N00b said:
No, it is one of the big problems when loading ROMs, bootloaders, etc. Most of the time it is better to fully de-install the driver and then reinstall, as the change of the ROM also changes the perceived device-id by USB (on Windows I presume). I have even seen this happen between HC Stock and ICS Stock...
Odd but true. So, try to de-install the driver (or Kies, including driver) and reinstall (Kies, or just driver). Most of the time that should be enough, but do not hold it against me if that did not solve it.
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Here is a possible solution, disconnect device tab/phone, disable your firewall connect device, mine worked, disconnect again restart firewall reconnect device.
this worked for me and also with my s3.

I even tried it with a new computer that has not recognized the device before. I am afraid to use mobile odin as well and I can't backup all my stuff like my pictures and videos. I guess i could use upload to dropbox.
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[Q][Answered] Have I screwed up? (Fastboot not seeing the Tablet)

Okay, I bought a Nexus 10 off someone, and they had already rooted the device. Bootloader is unlocked and whatnot. That's where my problems start. I can not for the life of me get fastboot or adb to see this thing.
Here's my info:
Google Nexus 10 (Samsung)
ClockworkMod Recovery 6.0.4.3
Bootloader Version: MANTALJ12a
Windows 8.1 Pro x64
Full Android SDK
Samsung drivers installed (I rooted my Galaxy Nexus without issue).
USB has a direct connection
Before I decided to format and try to install a stock .zip, I could access the tablet as a media (That's how I got the .zip on the device).
Steps to how I got here:
Flashed Cyanogenmod 10.2 or whatever. Didn't want JB, wanted Lollipop.
Pushed the (what I thought was correct) .zip to /sdcard
Booted into recovery
Formatted /system, /cache, /data, /factory
Reflashed the .zip
Failed. Miserably.
I named the .zip as something simple and just overwrote it. I wouldn't have this issue if it wasn't for that. I know I did a bad there.
But still, nothing I can do will get fastboot/adb to see the device. It makes the sounds that it's connected when I plug it in. I'm using an elevated prompt as well, but it will not pull the device. How do I get myself out of this hole? If I could push a new .zip to somewhere on /sdcard I could at least use the recovery to reflash.

Wrong device ? [emoji14]

Khaon said:
Wrong device ? [emoji14]
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No, I was going to put it in the general help thread, may be better here since this may not be a simple question (Please prove me wrong).

Some additional things I've tried:
The NExus Root Toolkit. Removing all drivers etc. Still getting to fastboot by PWR+ VOL+ + VOL-.
Still nothing. Should I go to my wife's computer and try it there? I might do that anyways.

gothmog1065 said:
Some additional things I've tried:
The NExus Root Toolkit. Removing all drivers etc. Still getting to fastboot by PWR+ VOL+ + VOL-.
Still nothing. Should I go to my wife's computer and try it there? I might do that anyways.
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You don't have access to have os then? How did you push your zip if you don't have access to adb?
I have seen people who couldn't get adb and fastboot working on their windows and switching to another computer solved the issues.
Ok, make sure to make a full clean of your drivers. Wug toolkit explain how to. Then install proper samsung driver and this
If it is not a hardware's problem, you should have access to fastboot & adb. You might try on another computer if possible. A clean one would be the best (i.e. never used any droid devices, etc.).
Another workaround would be to use and otg cable and an usb drive with any zip of your liking.
Another one, I had an issue long time ago, similar, I had to flash through odin in downloading mode to fix my problems.
BUT did you really deleted /factory partition? It contains various proprietary files needed for the device to work. Well concerns more devices with imei and stuff to allow 3g connection and co. Might have no incidence tho on your device's behavior.

Khaon said:
You don't have access to have os then? How did you push your zip if you don't have access to adb?
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Sorry if I wasn't clear on this, I have 100% access to my computer. I have the Android SDK installed, and adb/fastboot commands working in command prompt. They're just not seeing the tablet.
Ok, make sure to make a full clean of your drivers. Wug toolkit explain how to. Then install proper samsung driver and this
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Yeah, that's one of the steps I did. Followed the Wug toolkit and removed everything. Still not seeing the tablet.
If it is not a hardware's problem, you should have access to fastboot & adb. You might try on another computer if possible. A clean one would be the best (i.e. never used any droid devices, etc.).
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Yeah, seems to be doing the same on my wife's computer (Win 7 HP, never had my phone/tablet hooked to it). I get adb/fastboot loaded and working in the command prompt, and it registers when I plug in, but neither command will "see" the tablet.
Another workaround would be to use and otg cable and an usb drive with any zip of your liking.
Another one, I had an issue long time ago, similar, I had to flash through odin in downloading mode to fix my problems.
BUT did you really deleted /factory partition? It contains various proprietary files needed for the device to work. Well concerns more devices with imei and stuff to allow 3g connection and co. Might have no incidence tho on your device's behavior.
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It's a Wifi tablet, no cellular data and IMEI etc.
edit: As a side note, I've been thinking about reformatting my computer, though it'll be a huge pain to get it back to here as I've got to go from 7 - 8.0 - 8.1 on the upgrade paths to get it back here again.

gothmog1065 said:
Sorry if I wasn't clear on this, I have 100% access to my computer. I have the Android SDK installed, and adb/fastboot commands working in command prompt. They're just not seeing the tablet.
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From my own experience, having similar issue with the windows drivers for adb, but eventually I fixed it. I really doubt you are screwed.
adb version output ? 1.0.32 is latest.
Yeah, that's one of the steps I did. Followed the Wug toolkit and removed everything. Still not seeing the tablet.
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Installed universal adb drivers? Nothing shows up in the device manager?
Yeah, seems to be doing the same on my wife's computer (Win 7 HP, never had my phone/tablet hooked to it). I get adb/fastboot loaded and working in the command prompt, and it registers when I plug in, but neither command will "see" the tablet.
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You might try odin.
Usb mtp doesn’t work from recovery?

Khaon said:
From my own experience, having similar issue with the windows drivers for adb, but eventually I fixed it. I really doubt you are screwed.
adb version output ? 1.0.32 is latest.
Installed universal adb drivers? Nothing shows up in the device manager?
?
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Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.32, yep latest.
I just feel like I'm missing something, maybe something stupid. HOWEVER, I'm now getting my nexus 10 to show up in device manager with a ? on it. Already tried the direct Samsung drivers, the universal drivers in the Wug toolkit.

gothmog1065 said:
Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.32, yep latest.
I just feel like I'm missing something, maybe something stupid. HOWEVER, I'm now getting my nexus 10 to show up in device manager with a ? on it. Already tried the direct Samsung drivers, the universal drivers in the Wug toolkit.
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Did you deleted all samsung vendor, etc from the usb program, you know what i am talking about?
You can force to install drivers from device maanger, don't remember how, when installing manually, you must do some step , install from floppy or file, get inf files or so, you will get a prompt telling you it might be harmfull and it will force installation. Might be the solution?
The culprit is definitely software-sided.
Does the mount internal storage (mtp) work?

Would this be easier in Linux? I could pop open my Ubuntu VM and do this if it'd be easier?
Beyond that, are you telling me to try and install the drivers from the driver files created by the Samsung vendor .exe?
I have tried to 'mount USB storage' from recovery, but it doesn't seem to do anything. /system /cache /data /factory are all mounted ATM and nothing is showing.

You've already got more advanced advice than I can offer but when I tried to update to 5.0.1 from 4.4.4, I couldn't get my windows computer to see my device. I was trying the adb fastboot but it I couldn't get it to work.
Wug's toolkit got it all straightened out (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2015467)[*]. There was an option on his interface that asked whether the device was working properly or not (a!most missed it as a choice). Checked that box and it went through much of the process I had done (installing adb, updating drivers etc). Long story short, it worked.

Where did you see this option? The only thing I see is the Soft Brick/Bootloop option where it will install the factory again. Was it that or somewhere else?
I swear to the Android droid that I tried that before. That seems to be doing what needs to be done, holy crap thanks!
e: I would like to know, however, why fastboot/adp wouldn't work but this would without doing any of the other stuff?

gothmog1065 said:
Where did you see this option? The only thing I see is the Soft Brick/Bootloop option where it will install the factory again. Was it that or somewhere else?
I swear to the Android droid that I tried that before. That seems to be doing what needs to be done, holy crap thanks!
e: I would like to know, however, why fastboot/adp wouldn't work but this would without doing any of the other stuff?
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You're right. I confused the heading but choosing that option got my computer and my Nexus "talking." After installing the factory image I think you can then push a cusom ROM to you Nexus (http://forums.androidcentral.com/go...acks/264619-wugs-nexus-toolkit-questions.html).

gothmog1065 said:
Where did you see this option? The only thing I see is the Soft Brick/Bootloop option where it will install the factory again. Was it that or somewhere else?
I swear to the Android droid that I tried that before. That seems to be doing what needs to be done, holy crap thanks!
e: I would like to know, however, why fastboot/adp wouldn't work but this would without doing any of the other stuff?
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Problem solved ? I always had less issues with fastboot and adb on Linux you can install a ppa that install for you adb and fastboot
Hovewer if you are using 2.8.2.0 you will need 1.0.32 and the ppa includes 1.0.31 so only adb sideload fails.
Sent from my nexus 10