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Ive been trying to root my KF for about a week and for some reason i am completely unable to do it even though i followed multiple guides to the exact letter, my problem i that no matter what i do my KF will not show up under "adb devices". so i would rele like some help if you guys r willing to give it, also dont feel the need to simplify things, definitely not a noob at this kind of stuff lol.
would suggest to uninstall all the old drivers:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315539/en-us
then use this ones:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20855280&postcount=54
unplug and long power down the kf then power down (not restart) the computer sometimes helps (computer still thinks it's connected)
if computer is up again connect whithout powering the kf on (will do it itself)
allthrough i think you have gone through all this
no more ideas ...
Did you try using adb under linux ???
I just found the linux usb drivers much more stable than the windoof once.
But maybe uninstalling the old drivers under win will do the trick too.
Talk to vashypool in irc he could help u
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i got epically pissed yesterday as well because of something similar. tried on my wifes computer and it recognized but wouldn't on mine. mine also didn't recognize my phone or as a removable disk though so i figured something was screwed up. i just reinstalled windows, it was about at it's 6 month format time frame anyway and had the day off so figured why not lol
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i got epically pissed yesterday as well because of something similar. tried on my wifes computer and it recognized but wouldn't on mine. mine also didn't recognize my phone or as a removable disk though so i figured something was screwed up. i just reinstalled windows, it was about at it's 6 month format time frame anyway and had the day off so figured why not lol
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On my pc it won`t recognize to (Windows 7 x64 ) so i had to use my moms pc (Windows 7 x86 ) but i didnt have this issue when rooting my nexus s with the stock SDK drivers .
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I had a similar experience. The first time installing TWRP, it was stuck on the FFF boot screen. I installed the drivers but every time I connected the KF to the PC, it would not detect properly. Several connects and disconnects later it showed up properly in the device manager.
I have seen this before with other Android devices. Some computers USB bus can't detect certain USB devices. Annoying. Maybe try another computer?
When I plug my wife's phone in, most of the time it does not even recognize that anything is plugged in at all, but the phone charges. Sometimes in device manager the phone comes up with a yellow exclamation point and the error
Windows has stopped this device because it has reported problems. (Code 43)
I installed the Android SDK and USB driver.
I installed the Samsung Driver from the site.
I thought possibly it was a software issue, so I was going to try to set the phone to factory settings. When I go into recovery, there is an Android logo with a red exclamation point, then eventually it boots back into Android with no change.
I manually added the driver into android_winusb.inf as I saw on another post here, but no matter what it is not picking it up.
I want to just be able to connect so I can root the phone and put a ROM on it. The phone is pretty hosed and slow. Any suggestions?
I had this at one point. It was the device, I had to get a replacement.
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esoh said:
I had this at one point. It was the device, I had to get a replacement.
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Well I do have insurance on it, and I agree that is the easy way, but I really don't think the hardware is broken.
I mean it charges, so the USB port works. I think if I was able to reload Android from scratch onto it, it would work. However, every solution I see requires rooting and you can't root without USB. It is a frustrating catch 22. Any other possible solutions? If not, I guess we are screwed.
The most frustrating part is factory reset not working.
I am currently having similar problems like you, I have one USB port from memory card reader and on that port phone isn't even charging but a flash drive works without problems. On other ports (back of case and front) there is charging but computer can't recognize the device. Try uninstalling all phone related drivers or cleaning them with some sort of driver cleaner. Then reinstall driver, or let Windows update it automatically. Mine worked for a while, and in device manager it was recognized as Acer ADB.
EDIT: Hi, just to report reason of my problems, my USB cables started failing for no apparent reason, my original Samsung USB cable and one other no name have both failed. I'm currently using my old LG USB cable, wrapped up in insulating tape, but everything is working good. So try some other micro USB cable, it maybe the source of your problems.
Hello all!
I'm just guna say, this might get long winded so, TLDR, Nexus 7 has no OS, I can get into the boot loader, the only thing I can actually do is get into TWRP v2.8.01, computer doesn't recognize it, can't get it to even see a flash drive that I've formatted to Fat32, now what?
For those who want some background. I got my N7 refurbished from ebay, if that matters at all. First thing I did was update it to Kitkat and root it. Installed some apps and was happy with it for a few months. About a month or so ago it stopped connecting to the Google Play Store. I wasn't bothered by it too much. But as time goes on, I find new apps and would like to use them. But obviously can not.
So, just to be safe, I wrote down all the apps I still had on it just in case they didn't want to load back up. Did a factory reset, still couldn't connect. Looked online and cleared caches and stopped services. Still didn't work. When I went onto the GPS, heh, on my computer it said that I had no devices so that was a clue of some sort. I could still go onto Youtube and log in and use it just fine. Just nothing in the store. So I decided to try something else.
What that was was to clear all my data with TWRP. Went to put in my email and password, couldn't connect, tried another wifi connection, still no go. I was able to use it, but the Play Store still didn't want to play nice. So in a bit of, "rage" we'll call it. I formatted it and now I'm where I am now. With a tablet that won't boot, just sit at the Google logo for up to 5 mins, as long as I've let it sit there for anyway. I have downloaded the Nexus Root Kit and tried to use that, but my computer won't even see my N7 now. In the bootloader or TWRP. So I can't even get anything onto it now.
So, what now? Do I have a bricked tablet that won't do anything or is there something an Android Guru out there can help me with? I'd like to keep it. I mainly used it to read and for various videos.
I have posted on forums.androidcentral but after a week and almost 300 views, no one has made any comments. I'm sorry for my ignorance if I'm missing something.
Thanks! I shall be hoping for good news.
So, does ADB recognize your tablet or not when you type "fastboot devices"?
I take it you mean shift+right clicking in the platform tools folder, open command window here, and typing that into the command prompt? If so, then no, it doesn't show up.
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I take it you mean shift+right clicking in the platform tools folder, open command window here, and typing that into the command prompt? If so, then no, it doesn't show up.
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Can you go into the bootloader? Did you install the right drivers?
I can get into the boot loader just fine. Recovery sends me to TWRP 2.8.01. I've got the drivers from the Android SDK Manager, Rev. 11 apparently. Would that be any different from the standard drivers that get installed when you hook up the N7? Well, when it works?
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I can get into the boot loader just fine. Recovery sends me to TWRP 2.8.01. I've got the drivers from the Android SDK Manager, Rev. 11 apparently. Would that be any different from the standard drivers that get installed when you hook up the N7? Well, when it works?
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That is correct. Use this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48915118#post48915118
And if doesn't work check in device manager.
If it works flash the latest factory image and then you will be good to go
I've already had that installed and set up and nothing pops up in the device manager. I've also tried all the usb ports on my computer to no avail.
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I've already had that installed and set up and nothing pops up in the device manager. I've also tried all the usb ports on my computer to no avail.
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Then try the driver manual in nexus root toolkit
I can follow the instructions, but that doesn't resolve the fact that my computer can't see the Nexus .
go into device manager and delete every single entry that suggests anything to do with a phone, tablet, google device, nexus device, ETC. if you dont do that first, this will probably not work.
once you delete every single entry in there, go to the top command bar and somewhere in those menus is an option to show disconnected devices. delete everything again as above.
now, does your tablet still charge on the AC plugged into the wall? does it still charge when plugged into the computer usb? drivers are NOT required for usb to supply power. if so, the usb connector is probably OK. if not, your usb connector may be toast.
next, connect to the computer. does windows show any device connected? if not, try a different usb cable. report your findings back.
Sorry for the late reply.
There is nothing in the device manager related to my Nexus, which is odd, it had entries for flash drives, a camera, and my phone. All of which were in the disconnected devices. I got rid of just for the sake of it. Nexus charges just fine, either from the wall or any of my usb ports. If there is no way to make ANY computer see my Nexus, is it safe to say it's bricked?
I do have a cousin who's fluent in Linux if that means anything. I know that Android is a flavor of it. Might work better if both devices speak the same language. Grasping for straws I know.
Again, thanks for the help fwayfarer, GtrCraft, and Fobos531!
If I am reading right, you did NOT try a new USB CABLE yet, did you?
Try a known good USB cable, what I mean by that is try a cable you KNOW works for data transfer on another device and report back.
Connecting it to a Linux machine isn't going to make any difference in my opinion.
I have 2 cables and they transfer things just fine with my phone and my Kindle. I just downloaded everything off of both things, and transferred them back. No issue with the cables. I just popped open my Nexus and it looks like the usb connector and ribbon are fine. I did wiggle them a little but to no avail.
Pull the battery cable, smash the power button for a few minutes, reconnect and try again. It won't recognize a USB thumb drive in bootloader or recovery to my knowledge, BTW. I noticed you mentioned it not seeing one.
I unplugged the battery, hit the power switch for a while, plugged the battery back in, plugged the usb back in, nothing. Still nothing. I had read before that you can put the version of android you wanted on a flash drive. With an otg cable you could use that to update/install what you wanted.
You're probably right, I haven't tried using one in recovery for a long time. You didn't change the battery or anything recently did you?
Nope, haven't replaced anything in the Nexus. The only thing that I could think of that could be wrong is the usb connector. But for it to "fail" at the same time I formatted everything, too much of a coincidence.
Over a week bump
I ran into a similar problem about a year ago. Unless your tablet is connected to the computer you will not see it show up it the windows device manager. You should be able to connect your N7 to a work computer & it should go out for the drivers. If not, then you are Sol. You might have a blown main board.
The only thing my N7 does when I plug it in, is that it charges. That's the only thing I can get it to do. Well, this sucks. If I really have a bricked, or worse, tablet, it's still good for its screen and other bits.
I have read every single thread that exists on the internet about this problem, the bootloops, the faulty bootloaders, the wrong rooting and image installations, every single posible way to brick this piece of device that everyone seems to have problems with. Yet none of them has gave me a solution. First of all, it's my girlfrinds tablet, she told me that one day, she tried to upgrade the android software and while it was installing it, the tablet bricked. She was able to go to fastload mode (power + volume up) we've tried recovery mode, factory reset, every option there, nothing. She gave me the tablet, I plugged it on my pc and used Nexus Root Kit to install a new android software to the device. After a painful search of how to make the Kit recognize the tablet because usb debugging was not on, I was able to start the process of installing the new software. Yet, in the middle of the installation, the micro-usb moved a little bit and the tablet got disconected. The process was cancelled and the tablet screen froze. I turned the tablet off and that was when it just bricked and never wanted to turn back on. Neither with any combination of the buttons, nor while leaving it charging a long time, nor any possible solution the internet may have about this. Just fully totally and simply bricked. Yet, when I connect it to my pc (windows 7 ultimate 64 bits) sometimes, it reads it as an unknown device, sometimes it reads it as a random APX device, and when I install any kind of drivers that already exist on every thread that there is about it, it reads it as an ASUS Transforme Prime APX Interface, yet the tablet never displays anything, and I'm not able to access it in any way nor make any changes to it whatsoever. I live in a country were there is no google or asus techical support, and third-party technical supporters are dumb as f***. My girlfrind took the tablet to 2 other places before giving it to me and they said to her that "it didn't have any software installed" (which was wrong) and that "it was beyond repair" (which was also wrong). The only thing I want to know is: is there any way to fix it now? or do I just have a very nice and fancy paperweight in my hands.
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I have read every single thread that exists on the internet about this problem, the bootloops, the faulty bootloaders, the wrong rooting and image installations, every single posible way to brick this piece of device that everyone seems to have problems with. Yet none of them has gave me a solution. First of all, it's my girlfrinds tablet, she told me that one day, she tried to upgrade the android software and while it was installing it, the tablet bricked. She was able to go to fastload mode (power + volume up) we've tried recovery mode, factory reset, every option there, nothing. She gave me the tablet, I plugged it on my pc and used Nexus Root Kit to install a new android software to the device. After a painful search of how to make the Kit recognize the tablet because usb debugging was not on, I was able to start the process of installing the new software. Yet, in the middle of the installation, the micro-usb moved a little bit and the tablet got disconected. The process was cancelled and the tablet screen froze. I turned the tablet off and that was when it just bricked and never wanted to turn back on. Neither with any combination of the buttons, nor while leaving it charging a long time, nor any possible solution the internet may have about this. Just fully totally and simply bricked. Yet, when I connect it to my pc (windows 7 ultimate 64 bits) sometimes, it reads it as an unknown device, sometimes it reads it as a random APX device, and when I install any kind of drivers that already exist on every thread that there is about it, it reads it as an ASUS Transforme Prime APX Interface, yet the tablet never displays anything, and I'm not able to access it in any way nor make any changes to it whatsoever. I live in a country were there is no google or asus techical support, and third-party technical supporters are dumb as f***. My girlfrind took the tablet to 2 other places before giving it to me and they said to her that "it didn't have any software installed" (which was wrong) and that "it was beyond repair" (which was also wrong). The only thing I want to know is: is there any way to fix it now? or do I just have a very nice and fancy paperweight in my hands.
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Ha, yes...same boat and similar situation happened where USB became disconnected during bootloader flash. Surprised there haven't been any snarky comments made on your (and now my) situation. I have a totally non-responsive device now and Windows is also not recognizing the USB device (because it does not respond back when attempting to connect/mount). Looks like the only magic at this point would be cracking open and trying a completely different path to restoring, otherwise it is time to find a nice door needing a doorstop!
~Dubhead
Do I need some proprietary USB dongle accessory for my G5 Plus for it to connect to my PC? Because I've tried ten different cables over the weekend and the damn phone won't do anything but charge when I connect it to my PC. No dropdown MTP menu selection, no camera mode, nothing. My PC just whines about it not recognizing a USB device and my phone simply charges albeit slowly. I haven't updated my phone at all since I got it on Friday because I don't want to risk screwing root up. Should I try that? I just want to root my damn phone already.
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Do I need some proprietary USB dongle accessory for my G5 Plus for it to connect to my PC? Because I've tried ten different cables over the weekend and the damn phone won't do anything but charge when I connect it to my PC. No dropdown MTP menu selection, no camera mode, nothing. My PC just whines about it not recognizing a USB device and my phone simply charges albeit slowly. I haven't updated my phone at all since I got it on Friday because I don't want to risk screwing root up. Should I try that? I just want to root my damn phone already.
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Hi there: I'm currently soft-bricked, and trying to find my way back to life. I mention that because I can't step through what I'm about to say, it's coming from my human memory. I'm sure some subsequent poster will explain something, give attitude and tell us both how stupid we are, but that's just how it goes.
Assumptions I'm making: You're running windows on your PC, because you said "my pc whines...." sounds like windows to me!
So, as I recall, you need two things to get your pc to "see" your device in windows explorer.
1. Proper Drivers
2. A selection change in the MTP menu
For drivers, windows sometimes does this for you, it works sometimes depending on your windows flavor and your device brand. You can work this angle by looking at usb entries in device manager for yellow warnings or red exclamation marks to see if you're over the driver hurdle. Or you can search for installers of just the drivers for the Moto G5 plus, or you can install Motorola device manager, which installs the drivers.
So if you fix that, your pc won't whine when you plug the device in on usb, but you still can't see it in explorer without going from USB charging to "transfer files". I believe you have to pull the notifications shade down once or maybe even twice where you'll see a list. Because I've been rooted and had usb debugging enabled in the past mine had two entries, and it was the second one at the bottom where I could use it to go from "charging only" to "transfer files".
At that point, your pc should make the thump thump sound and your phone should appear under "this PC" in windows explorer.
To the gods of Android karma. Gimme a break, forgive me for my sins of the past and breathe life back into my primary communication device. Open my blind eyes and give me the understanding to ignore the noise and focus on the message. Lead me to the promised land as I remain your humble servant.
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Hi there: I'm currently soft-bricked, and trying to find my way back to life. I mention that because I can't step through what I'm about to say, it's coming from my human memory. I'm sure some subsequent poster will explain something, give attitude and tell us both how stupid we are, but that's just how it goes.
Assumptions I'm making: You're running windows on your PC, because you said "my pc whines...." sounds like windows to me!
So, as I recall, you need two things to get your pc to "see" your device in windows explorer.
1. Proper Drivers
2. A selection change in the MTP menu
For drivers, windows sometimes does this for you, it works sometimes depending on your windows flavor and your device brand. You can work this angle by looking at usb entries in device manager for yellow warnings or red exclamation marks to see if you're over the driver hurdle. Or you can search for installers of just the drivers for the Moto G5 plus, or you can install Motorola device manager, which installs the drivers.
So if you fix that, your pc won't whine when you plug the device in on usb, but you still can't see it in explorer without going from USB charging to "transfer files". I believe you have to pull the notifications shade down once or maybe even twice where you'll see a list. Because I've been rooted and had usb debugging enabled in the past mine had two entries, and it was the second one at the bottom where I could use it to go from "charging only" to "transfer files".
At that point, your pc should make the thump thump sound and your phone should appear under "this PC" in windows explorer.
To the gods of Android karma. Gimme a break, forgive me for my sins of the past and breathe life back into my primary communication device. Open my blind eyes and give me the understanding to ignore the noise and focus on the message. Lead me to the promised land as I remain your humble servant.
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You assume correctly, win7 64bit. Oh I neglected to mention, I've already installed the drivers and the moto manager but my phone won't show me the MTP menu in the dropdown shade when I connect it to my PC via usb and my PC continues to give me the USB device not recognized prompt on my taskbar. I got it to work for half a minute with one cable on saturday but then my internet cut out before I could do anything. The cable stopped working right afterwards too. I already have USB debugging enabled and I haven't bothered to update the phone yet, I'm gonna go to best buy and try finding a new usb cable since all of the ones I have now are old or not meant for phones. I'd use the one my phone came with but I friggin left it at my friends house way up in gloucester and I really don't feel like driving for an hour when I could just get a new one right down the street, you feel me?