Hey Guys:
Ive got a Samsung exhibit 2 4g and I want to root it. Except when I connect usb, it always says cannot install driver. I've gone to device manager and it has two listings saying "SAMSUNG Android USB Composite Device" with exclamation marks next to it. Ive factory reset the phone and I have usb debugging on to. It also wont list for adb devices. Ive burnt about 6 hours for this and nothing.
Any help would be appreciated.
Bump... ANy help? Still cant get it!
bozaira said:
Bump... ANy help? Still cant get it!
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did you install necessary stuff on PC? (e.g. http://theunlockr.com/2009/10/06/how-to-set-up-adb-usb-drivers-for-android-devices/)
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did you install necessary stuff on PC? (e.g. http://theunlockr.com/2009/10/06/how-to-set-up-adb-usb-drivers-for-android-devices/)
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Yeah I tried that... and probably every possible thing. I guess me and adb+Windows 7 64 bit dont go together . I still like the phone and I think I'll try this on Windows XP hopefully it will work. I'll keep you posted.
Do you know any other way of rooting the Exhibit 2 without adb. Cant even get it on XP
any solution yet??
bozaira said:
Do you know any other way of rooting the Exhibit 2 without adb. Cant even get it on XP
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Me too facing the similar issue.. my exhibit-2 is unlocked, so i was wondering if that could be the issue.. but seems it is not.
Share with me if u managed to get some solution.
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I have a bit of a dilemma. I cannot connect my phone to m computer and I really would like to root it.
Just wanted to know if there are an tips someone had or if there is possibly a way to root the phone without a computer.
And if I bring it to the Sprint store, will they help me any.
Im just lost. I think I have tried everything and it was working before.
Why can't you connect to a computer?
pellik333 said:
I have a bit of a dilemma. I cannot connect my phone to m computer and I really would like to root it.
Just wanted to know if there are an tips someone had or if there is possibly a way to root the phone without a computer.
And if I bring it to the Sprint store, will they help me any.
Im just lost. I think I have tried everything and it was working before.
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You cannot root without a computer.
Your problem is probably a driver issue. Please read the quides carefully as they contain everthing you need to do it.
raptoro07 said:
You cannot root without a computer.
Your problem is probably a driver issue. Please read the quides carefully as they contain everthing you need to do it.
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I installed the drivers. It just will not connect at all. No clue why. I have tried literally everything.
pellik333 said:
I installed the drivers. It just will not connect at all. No clue why. I have tried literally everything.
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The USB cable is known to be good? Also, remove HTC sync but leave the drivers.
pellik333 said:
I installed the drivers. It just will not connect at all. No clue why. I have tried literally everything.
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What version of windows are you using? im using 8 enterprise and could not get fastboot/adb drivers to install for my evo
Usb debugging is enabled in developer options?
(Don't ask me for help as I couldn't care if your phone explodes, eh!
coal686 said:
The USB cable is known to be good? Also, remove HTC sync but leave the drivers.
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Cable is fine, being an Android user, I have like 30 cables. And Imma uninstall sync.
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What version of windows are you using? im using 8 enterprise and could not get fastboot/adb drivers to install for my evo
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I have tried using Windows 8, Windows 7, and Windows XP.
flashallthetime said:
Usb debugging is enabled in developer options?
(Don't ask me for help as I couldn't care if your phone explodes, eh!
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Usb debugging is enabled.
pellik333 said:
I have a bit of a dilemma. I cannot connect my phone to m computer and I really would like to root it.
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So you can't get anything to work from your computer including USB storage and fastboot commands? Sounds like a hardware problem with the USB port on the phone or the cable to me.
Does it charge properly? You could still have data issues even if it charges. Some cables only support charging and are not wired for data.
ramjet73
Did you try going to device manager and completely uninstalling the drivers, then reinstall them?
And if I bring it to the Sprint store, will they help me any.
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Hahaa, no, they will not help you root your phone and void the warranty.
Happy Holidays Everyone!!!
Phone:
Tmobile T959 aka Samsung Vibrant
It is on stock Froyo 2.2
It has the 3E recovery.
I tried on 2 computers but I can NOT connect via USB it gives me USB malfunction error. The phone does charge. I can put it into download mode vie the 3 finger trick. When you connect it does give you the option to click the green Android icon Connect to USB. So it is talking to the computer, the usb is not totally dead.
Problem:
I need to root this phone. I can not use 1 click or anything else because I think there is a problem with the USB port. I can get files onto the phone via wifi or using the external sd card.
I tried using the update.zip file BUT because I am on the 3E recovery it will say signature failed. I can not run the install.bat to get it back to 2E recovery. I can not use ODIN because the Windows will not detect the phone properly.
What workaround can I use to root this phone? How would I use terminal on the phone?
HOW WOULD YOU ROOT THE PHONE IF YOUR USB PORT WAS "broken"?
THANKS for helping!
As far as I'm aware, you can't root your phone without the USB port working as most (if not all) root methods send their commands and files through ADB. Your pretty much stuck, unless your phone is under warranty. In that case, just go to your carrier and see if they'll give you a replacement device.
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As far as I'm aware, you can't root your phone without the USB port working as most (if not all) root methods send their commands and files through ADB. Your pretty much stuck, unless your phone is under warranty. In that case, just go to your carrier and see if they'll give you a replacement device.
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It's out of warranty
I think there may be a way to do it via terminal emulator on the phone.
If this is possible, can someone please post how to do it.
anyone with a work around?
damn!
Am I stuck or does anyone have a way for me to root this phone without the using the USB connection (USB does charge, It will know when you connect to the pc for USB storage BUT windows will say not recognized. I tried it on 4 other pc's same results. I think something is wrong with the OS of the phone. I think the previous owner tried to update with Kies and it messed up the phone. The phone does boot and works.
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damn!
Am I stuck or does anyone have a way for me to root this phone without the using the USB connection (USB does charge, It will know when you connect to the pc for USB storage BUT windows will say not recognized. I tried it on 4 other pc's same results. I think something is wrong with the OS of the phone. I think the previous owner tried to update with Kies and it messed up the phone. The phone does boot and works.
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Try to install phone drivers for the computer i had to do that for my phone.
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Try to install phone drivers for the computer i had to do that for my phone.
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I did all of that.
I think something is wrong with the phone's OS that is effecting the usb port.
How do I root this phone WITHOUT the USB port?
There has to be a way!
Can you determinate VID&PID of phone?
I can get into the device with airdroid and see the system files.
Which files do I need (or which apps) and where do I copy them manually to get it rooted?
droiduzr2 said:
I can get into the device with airdroid and see the system files.
Which files do I need (or which apps) and where do I copy them manually to get it rooted?
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Is there not a device forum where you might could get some better information? My thinking is, a lot of the people (or most of the people) who may know some workarounds can probably help, but they don't check this section very often or at all.
Even if there's not a section for that model, I'm thinking there's probably one quite similar. Also a lot of times, a big portion of the userbase of one phone, will migrate to the same model when they upgrade.
Just throwing out some ideas in case that's helpful. My only advice on the problem itself is that I would look further into the driver issue. I've helped several people with very similar issues that we finally were able to correct.
Have you tried to ADB the device just to pull the serial? With USB debugging enabled. Have you installed the SDK and tried the naked drivers? There's some things to pursue possibly so you can have more information for the person who helps you get things straightened out.
Is anybody else having problems with usb debugging mode not working? I have been trying to root with CASUAL all afternoon and I can NOT get usb debugging mode / adb mode to work. Any suggestions on what I could do to make it work?
Thanks guys/girls.
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Is anybody else having problems with usb debugging mode not working? I have been trying to root with CASUAL all afternoon and I can NOT get usb debugging mode / adb mode to work. Any suggestions on what I could do to make it work?
Thanks guys/girls.
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I'm having the same issue.. just bought it and this is driving me crazy! I'm i the process of removing drivers and crapware from verizon, and then figured I would try drivers direct from samsung.. I'll let you know if I have any luck.
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I'm having the same issue.. just bought it and this is driving me crazy! I'm i the process of removing drivers and crapware from verizon, and then figured I would try drivers direct from samsung.. I'll let you know if I have any luck.
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It's absolutely crazy isn't it? Please let me know if you figure out the problem. I don't consider myself a noob about rooting/romming/etc but this is making me feel like i just started today!
EDIT:::: I finnally got my phone to connect to my moms laptop but it still wont connect to mine. I got CASUAL to recognize the phone but I'm kind of scared to do it now since my first phone connected perfect the first time and when I started having other problems and needed to send it back and usb debugging WOULD NOT work. I don't want to leave it stock but I don't want to go through what I went through with the first phone again
Ok, I finally got my phone rooted, unlocked using casual. I had to use my moms laptop ( hp, windows 7, 32 bit ) to unlock it, our desktop ( windows xp 32 bit ) to use odin and my laptop to transfer music, vidoes, etc..... Now i absolutely hate installing drivers and windows in general. You would think being 1 of the top-of-line smartphones, **** like this wouldn't be so difficult.
It seems this is a driver issue.. I still couldn't get it to work. I'm guessing that either the old GNex drivers or maybe a windows driver. I recall having a similar issue with another device and I had to go through device manager and remove certain drivers and install others.. That doesn't explain the failure I had with linux thought.. perhaps my adb is out of date??
After updating adb removing/installing various drivers in an old XP install was able to get the phone to be recognized by CASUAL, but casual would would reboot the phone to a "Downloading" recovery screen, and just hang.. CASUAL seemed to be waiting for this screen, but could'nt tell that it had it ???
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It seems this is a driver issue.. I still couldn't get it to work. I'm guessing that either the old GNex drivers or maybe a windows driver. I recall having a similar issue with another device and I had to go through device manager and remove certain drivers and install others.. That doesn't explain the failure I had with linux thought.. perhaps my adb is out of date??
After updating adb removing/installing various drivers in an old XP install was able to get the phone to be recognized by CASUAL, but casual would would reboot the phone to a "Downloading" recovery screen, and just hang.. CASUAL seemed to be waiting for this screen, but could'nt tell that it had it ???
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Yep that's the same thing that happened on my windows xp based desktop, it would boot into download mode but it wouldn't recognize the phone. It's got to be a driver related issue though. I had similar issues with my gnex but that was nothing compared to this catastrophe.
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I finally got mine done.. gave up on windows drivers and went back to linux.
I had to switch to a disto that used gksudo & dpkg in order for the CASUAL app to work properly (..my distro of choice is PCLinuxOS, but it doesn't use gksudo or dpkg).
hey everyone, so ive have went thru all the threads i can find, done alot of research and have come up short. seems like alot of the users with the Verizon I605 Samsung Note 2 have the same problem, not connecting to their PC's.
-ive restarted both my note 2 and my PC numerous times.
-ive installed/uninstalled/re-installed the official Samsung website device drivers
-tried other USB ports
-tried up to 4 different USB/Mini USB cords
-made sure USB debugging was switched on
-Tried Samsung Kies, come to find out it doesn't support the I605 Note 2
-called Verizon and Samsung directly and both actually offered me a position as a tech after i told them all the things i did to figure it out, because it was way more then they could handle.
i know it has connected before, as i have done it once or twice a few weeks back but now it wont connect, drivers fail to install, and nothing else works. i have also tried every other method mentioned in the other threads. nothing has worked.
is there any fix for this? was it cause by the latest update?
im running 4.1.2/ VRAMC3
and im using Windows 7
please anyone lmk if there is a fix for this. ive exhausted all avenues known to me. thanks in advance.
Happened to me too, it's USB port in your computer. If you have any other computer or laptop try using that.
You can also try wireless connection for file transfer.
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Hope you found your answer. If not have this moved. This was posted in the sprint version of the note 2 forums.
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The appropriate forum would probably be more helpful.
Plus, are you getting any error messages? I've had issues with connecting the Sprint GN2. If I install the Samsung Drivers, I get a "Missing Hardware ID" error. I just found it's better not to install drivers. Let Windows install what drivers it can. Not all the drivers will install and will get an error message about device not successfully installed. But enough install that the GN2 will connect so you can move files around for MTP. See a thread I did back in December, linky
Also, you can try out SG Flash Drive Enabler. I've tried it out. It works pretty well. It has quirks, but does allow you to use your SDHC card as a flash drive. You have to use the MTP to access the phone's storage.
oh man...*face palm* sorry about posting in the wrong forum guys, i was about to crash and i didn't even realize. my mad.
MODS: please move this to the correct Forum section at your earliest convenience, thanks :silly:
i have found that airdroid does work for wifi file transfers for such things as pictures, music...etc. but im wanting to root my note 2 and it needs a direct line from the phone to the pc to work.
ill check out those links posted up and see what how it goes. but we still need a fix for this. kinda lame only (well most) the verizon SN2 is having this problem.
flip06 said:
...im wanting to root my note 2 and it needs a direct line from the phone to the pc to work....
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You may want to use ToolKit. I believe it's setup for AT&T tool. Uninstall KIES and all the samsung driver on the your PC. Choose to have ToolKit install the drivers. It should get your enough connection for ADB to work and be able to root and install a custom recovery. I had to use it a couple days ago to get a custom recovery back on the GN2 and I was getting the Missing Hardware ID error and still worked.
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You may want to use ToolKit. I believe it's setup for AT&T tool. Uninstall KIES and all the samsung driver on the your PC. Choose to have ToolKit install the drivers. It should get your enough connection for ADB to work and be able to root and install a custom recovery. I had to use it a couple days ago to get a custom recovery back on the GN2 and I was getting the Missing Hardware ID error and still worked.
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Ive done that very process. Uninstalled kies and installed the toolkit drives. Some reason it would sort of connect but then disconnect. Never stayed on and wasnt able to be picked up as connected on the Odin program.
flip06 said:
Ive done that very process. Uninstalled kies and installed the toolkit drives. Some reason it would sort of connect but then disconnect. Never stayed on and wasnt able to be picked up as connected on the Odin program.
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I had a problem in windows 7 where it would connet to Windows update and try to get drivers for everything once they were connected. I turned off windows looking at windows update for drivers, uninstalled the driver for the phone, then installed Samsung's drivers. my phone showed up in windows again. now im able to get to both sd cards.. did you try that?
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I had a problem in windows 7 where it would connet to Windows update and try to get drivers for everything once they were connected. I turned off windows looking at windows update for drivers, uninstalled the driver for the phone, then installed Samsung's drivers. my phone showed up in windows again. now im able to get to both sd cards.. did you try that?
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That's what I did to fox it as well
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PuffJr2 said:
I had a problem in windows 7 where it would connet to Windows update and try to get drivers for everything once they were connected. I turned off windows looking at windows update for drivers, uninstalled the driver for the phone, then installed Samsung's drivers. my phone showed up in windows again. now im able to get to both sd cards.. did you try that?
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where did you go on windows 7 to turn off the above mentioned? the middle part confuses me a bit. so your saying you turned off the windows feature to look for driver updates when the phone is connected via USB?
if you dont mind, please walk me thru your process. thanks in advance.
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where did you go on windows 7 to turn off the above mentioned? the middle part confuses me a bit. so your saying you turned off the windows feature to look for driver updates when the phone is connected via USB?
if you dont mind, please walk me thru your process. thanks in advance.
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http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc730606(v=ws.10).aspx
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shangrila500 said:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc730606(v=ws.10).aspx
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I was just abput to refer this link to him. you beat me too it! loljooo
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http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc730606(v=ws.10).aspx
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thank you so much for the link. but still no dice. i uninstalled the drivers i had before, did your method, and then downloaded the drivers again from the toolkit. i still dont get a serial number in the toolkit showing the drivers are good to go, and the phone still doesn't connect.
WHAT THE DEUCE?!
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thank you so much for the link. but still no dice. i uninstalled the drivers i had before, did your method, and then downloaded the drivers again from the toolkit. i still dont get a serial number in the toolkit showing the drivers are good to go, and the phone still doesn't connect.
WHAT THE DEUCE?!
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Do you have Kies installed? I have to have Kies installed along with the other drivers to use Casual, Odin, or any of the other tools
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Do you have Kies installed? I have to have Kies installed along with the other drivers to use Casual, Odin, or any of the other tools
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Kies was un-installed per instuctions on the toolbox. i guess i could try and re-install it and retry everything.
EDIT: just remembered that Kies dosnt support the Verizon Note 2....lame sauce.
Source: https://community.verizonwireless.com/message/966503
i am going to try to download a older driver that was working before and see if that works. its linked near the bottom of the above posted link in one of the replies. ill come back with results.
ok so i downloaded the samsung drivers version 1.4.6.0 and followed the directions on the link i provided above. the drivers installed successfully, but the CASUAL(R515b) No You Verizon! program doesn't seem to see the phone connected to the computer. and just continually loops. sigh...this is getting to get stupid. such a simple task yet its not connecting.
EDIT: the drivers SAY they have installed successfully, but the computer still doesn't recognize the phone is connected. even reads on the phone that the software wasnt found to connect to the computers, and the CASUAL program also tells me that the phone isnt connected....sigh...seriously....WTF.
When you install your driver's on your pc you need to restart your pc...have you tryed that?
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Kies was un-installed per instuctions on the toolbox. i guess i could try and re-install it and retry everything.
EDIT: just remembered that Kies dosnt support the Verizon Note 2....lame sauce.
Source: https://community.verizonwireless.com/message/966503
i am going to try to download a older driver that was working before and see if that works. its linked near the bottom of the above posted link in one of the replies. ill come back with results.
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While Kies does not officially support the VZW Note 2 it is the only way me and my friends can get our PCs to see our Note 2s, that's the only reason I ask and it is usually par for course. Its what's suggested in these cases if it isn't already installed. It can hurt to give it a shot and see if it helps anything, if not you can just uninstall it again.
Also check out the OP in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2304481
And if that doesn't help you can always try the code in the last post of this page and see if it works:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2033870&page=2
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When you install your driver's on your pc you need to restart your pc...have you tryed that?
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yup tried that.
shangrila500 said:
While Kies does not officially support the VZW Note 2 it is the only way me and my friends can get our PCs to see our Note 2s, that's the only reason I ask and it is usually par for course. Its what's suggested in these cases if it isn't already installed. It can hurt to give it a shot and see if it helps anything, if not you can just uninstall it again.
Also check out the OP in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2304481
And if that doesn't help you can always try the code in the last post of this page and see if it works:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2033870&page=2
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ive redownloaded it, so ill give it another try. are you saying just have it downloaded and then do nothing with it? or do you somehow get it to connect? i mean just having it as a presents on the computer to have something else connect seems odd to me but hell im down for whatever at this point. ima load it up now and try.
My nexus 4 has no OS in it, while connecting to PC it was showing "USB device not recognized" I've actually tried to google but couldn't find anything. I'm hoping someone come up with a solution.
akhil1289 said:
My nexus 4 has no OS in it, while connecting to PC it was showing "USB device not recognized" I've actually tried to google but couldn't find anything. I'm hoping someone come up with a solution.
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i have a similar problem with my nexus 10.
while trying to unlock/root it i think i may have bricked it.
i was able to unlock it then tried to root it and got stuck in a loop where the google dots keep going around.
tried to reboot several times. tried everything i could find.
was able to get into twrp v2.6.3.1 andd found that it has no os.
now when i try to unlock it goes thru the motions but returns to fastboot screen, showing that it is still locked.
im guessing that is because it doesnt have or cant see any os.
tried to mount the system partition but that failed as well.
anyone have any advice. at this point i dont have much to lose
tia,
thouston
akhil1289 said:
My nexus 4 has no OS in it, while connecting to PC it was showing "USB device not recognized" I've actually tried to google but couldn't find anything. I'm hoping someone come up with a solution.
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You should be able to use adb whilst booted into recovery.
akhil1289 said:
My nexus 4 has no OS in it, while connecting to PC it was showing "USB device not recognized" I've actually tried to google but couldn't find anything. I'm hoping someone come up with a solution.
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Try this http://adbdriver.com/
i had to get the usb jig replaced and it started working for few days now i have the same problem again but i'm using stock android now and with a custom recovery rooted i would be happy if u would explain the cause of this kinda problem and the solution considering my current situation!