Attempting to update new Vibrant (Galaxy S) using "Unleash the beast v0.1" - post reboot my XP machine is asking for a "Gadget Serial" driver. I've been looking around for such a beast but not having much success. The phone is displaying a lovely "Do not turn off target!!" error too. Makes me a tad nervous.
Suggestions?
[Solution]
FWIW: This can be fixed by downloading "PC Studio" from Samsung. (This board isn't letting me post the link but you can search on the Samsung main site).
I tried installing that pc studio. Did not work. I have windows vista-64 bit.
Same problem
Hi I'm new in this forum and new to Android also.
I'm having the exact same problem, when I'm trying to flash my phone (AT&T Captivate) back to stock using Odin3 One-Click Downloader my PC is asking me for a Gadget Serial Driver.
I already install ( a few times ) the Phone drivers downloaded from the Samsung site and my PC recognize my phone with no issues. My problem is when I'm in Download mode.
I have a Samsung Captivate rooted with 2.1 update 1 (JH7)
MY PC is running Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3
I will try the PC Studio from Samsung
Problem solved
Problem solved after installing the Samsung PC Studio. Thanks
It did not fix my problem. Is there another fix? Device manager even says that it is "other device" no drivers.
Try installing Keis mini. i had the same problem and that fixed it.
samsung.com/us/support/downloads/SGH-I897ZKAATT
WTF are Samsung up to? Seriously?
I have a Galaxy S2 and i'm stuck on this Gadget driver issue. So I googled, found this thread and started looking. I've now found:
Kies Lite (Samsung site)
Kies 2.0 (Samsung site)
PC Studio 7.blah.blah... (Some driver download site)
PC Studio 3.blah (Samsung site)
NEW PC Studio 1.blah (Samsung site)
Talk about f*&king confused!
Oh and Kies 2.0 never finishes installing, I suspect its in a look as it sticks on "Evaulating Launch Conditions"...
WTF?
Anyone ANY clues on WHICH is the correct software AND version?
please anybody help us
I tried all of the above but nothing working. I tried on 2 different computers. one with
win7 64bit the other with winxp. both had the same problem. the stupid gadget serial
driver.
Try updating your Samsung drivers to the most recent ones:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=11633550#post11633550
I totally got it to work for my Galaxy SII
I remember putting my phone into some sort of usb tethering in the setting
so I just unchecked it and the drivers installed themselves
Settings> Wireless And Network > USB Utilities
and just push the connect to PC button and when you put your phone into Download mode the download wizard should install the drivers
Just so you wont switch..
From July 2012 Kies version
7HUND3R said:
Here it is: version 1.5.6.0 of the samsung usb drivers just extracted from latest updated kies
http://www.mediafire.com/?5fy7vwxhrhrpiwj
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Pierrick
Gadget Serial
None of that worked for me. Doing the following worked for me. Basically you have to tell your pc what kind of driver this "Gadget Serial" is.
Goto "Device Manager".
Find the "Gadget Serial" device.
Right click and choose select update driver.
select "browse my computer for drivers" and then choose "Let me pick the drivers to install".
zachol said:
Try updating your Samsung drivers to the most recent ones:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=11633550#post11633550
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Thanks so much . This fixed my issue on Win8 x64 with Hemdal and Epic 4g
micromax a71
micromax a71 driver gadget serial error how to solve
I want to flash my Q mobile i6 metal one but when I connect to computer and it has yellow icon too and it not working.... do I flash if gadget serial drive not work properly ??? How to flash Qmobile i6 metal one
Hi,
Does somebody know where I can get the drivers in title!!
I have a brand new SGS2 and would like to root the thing. But it's a bit more tricky the my old SGS
In my device manager win7 x64 - I get warning on "CDC serial & SAMSUNG Android"
I have Kies and Android SDK installed and it will still not find the drivers.
Thanks in advance.
have you plugged in the phone while kies is running mine wouldnt install the drivers till i did that.
Its the same for me on one of my computers. It was all done correctly, but no drivers are found. Ive tried repeatedly and have uninstalled and reinstalled Kies but it makes no difference.
Go to Kies directory in Program Files you will find a directory something like "USB Driver"
inside of it there's USB Driver for Galaxy S II, install it.
Problem solved.
MAJED.y said:
Go to Kies directory in Program Files you will find a directory something like "USB Driver"
inside of it there's USB Driver for Galaxy S II, install it.
Problem solved.
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maybe this will help someone as well. I had the same problems as you above with these driver not installing. So what i did was the following
installed samsung kies V.2.2.2.11044 with the tel hooked up to the usb and the computer. I did not have USB debugging on in the : settings/applications/usb debug (unchecked)
then I let kies start did not find the drives, so I unhooked the tel. ( galaxy s2) and I enable USB debugging, plugged it in again, started kies and it found all rivers.. NOTE.. it found all drivers but I do not use kies other then to get the drives, I use Odin 1.8.5 which after this , Odin worked just fine.. so you can still upgrade, just without using this Samsung Kies. which sucks anyway
best
This worked for me:
Install kies and open it, connect you phone and let windows attempt to install drivers, then click tools drop down menu and click 'install driver', kies will then download the drivers for the phone.
kies v. 2.0.1.11053_99
Kies -> Tools -> Install driver
XD
it worked!
mojolive said:
maybe this will help someone as well. I had the same problems as you above with these driver not installing. So what i did was the following
installed samsung kies V.2.2.2.11044 with the tel hooked up to the usb and the computer. I did not have USB debugging on in the : settings/applications/usb debug (unchecked)
then I let kies start did not find the drives, so I unhooked the tel. ( galaxy s2) and I enable USB debugging, plugged it in again, started kies and it found all rivers.. NOTE.. it found all drivers but I do not use kies other then to get the drives, I use Odin 1.8.5 which after this , Odin worked just fine.. so you can still upgrade, just without using this Samsung Kies. which sucks anyway
best
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This worked a treat - thank you dude!! lifesaver!
xtrememorph said:
Kies -> Tools -> Install driver
XD
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i did this, then i get a Windows 7 popup on the bottom right saying installing drivers, but it fails and both CDC Serial and SAMSUNG_Android have a red X beside them. so frustrating
Kies
I have tried all of the suggestions above except turning on USB debugging. None have worked.
different attempts give me different messages
Installing drivers does nothing.
Sometimes plug in says missing MTP
Sometimes plug in says missing CDC
Sometimes device recognized completely.
All cases, first plug in while kies is running causes kies' "devicemanager.exe" to crash followed by infinite connecting loop.
Any ideas PLEASE PM let me know
Manually install drivers but instead of choosing Samsung MTP drivers choose Mass Storage Drivers.
Update Driver >> Install from PC >> First Browse to the Program Files/Samsung/usb drivers folder then >> I want to choose from PC >> Choose Mass Storag e Driver.
Worked for me just now.
not working
I have tried all solutions from this thread. Still have the CDC error in my device manager on the PC.
x86
W7
Anyone can help me?
Thank you!
Noonski said:
Manually install drivers but instead of choosing Samsung MTP drivers choose Mass Storage Drivers.
Update Driver >> Install from PC >> First Browse to the Program Files/Samsung/usb drivers folder then >> I want to choose from PC >> Choose Mass Storag e Driver.
Worked for me just now.
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Great fix, worked for me. Thank you
I Solved the issue this way::
Issue: Samsung Galaxy SII didn't find driver after kies update.
Solution: Uninstall the old kies completely + Samsung USB Driver..... which is installed.
Delete the files completely from program files to make sure we get everything new during next install... U may need to use a safe mode boot sometimes for a full delete.
Download latest kies from samsung.com to get an original fresh one.
Then do the install.. Plug in phone...
Hi all,
I have the build 2.1.0.11095_121 and I can get my sg2 to be recognised anymore.
I have tried uninstalling and debug and off. No joy.
Does this mean I won't be able to root or load apps on from eclipse?
Any ideas to fix arggghh?
I have tried all above solutions but this what helped me was go to Kies directory -> USB Driver and start setup All problems gone and Kies is running now.
Always the simplest solution is the hardest to find
mmiesz said:
I have tried all above solutions but this what helped me was go to Kies directory -> USB Driver and start setup All problems gone and Kies is running now.
Always the simplest solution is the hardest to find
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this worked for me ! big props
is there any alternative way to install drivers without kies?
i dont wanna install kies :S
sadicim said:
is there any alternative way to install drivers without kies?
i dont wanna install kies :S
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Go to my 4shard, link in my sig, drivers are in there. (4icon) (its been updated to the newest one as of December 2011)
Thanks Veyka, your file on 4share did the job.
I installed latest version of Kies in my Windows 7 Professional 64bits (UAC disabled, install was "ran as admin")
In the end of the installation process, Windows shows a balloon saying it is installing the driver for the device (note that there is no phone connected to the computer at that moment), but it fails saying that it could not find the driver for the device.
After installation finishes, I can connect the phone, open and use Kies normally, but if I go to Windows device manager, in the "Other devices" branch, it still lists an "Unknown device".
Any idea about how to solve this? I already searched the forum, but could not find anything that worked for me.
Thanks!
PS: I'm using the original USB cable from Samsung.
As long as you are able to connect and work via Kies just leave it. Just check how many people are having problem with Kies, you should consider yourself lucky that you don't have a connection problem
Regards.
Leave your phone plugged in and do a windows update. It should find the missing drivers.
You can find the drivers inside the dir where kies was installed, alternatively a copy is stored on my 4shared, link in my sig.
You can try installing the drivers and see if that helps.
Kies is a huge PITA, you may need to swap USB port and uninstall/reinstal for it to get its act together.
Thanks all who answered.
Unfortunately, Windows Update can't find any driver (already had tried that), and also asking to update the driver and setting it to search in the Kies driver directory has no effect either.
Alrighty, two problems I ran into trying to get ICS up and running.
Problem number one is what I call the infinite Kies update loop where Kies will ask you to update, you do all the steps, and Kies AGAIN asks you to update to the same version you just supposedly did. The software has to be current in order for Kies to perform the update. Now, there are two ways to go about it:
You can either edit the KiesVersion.txt and just type in the current version to 'fake' Kies out
OR you can download the latest build HERE:
downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/SW/201110/20111024092325174/Kies_2.3.2.12064_9_7.exe
Doesnt matter if you have another version installed or not, the installer will guide you through the process and uninstall the previous version. Takes about 5 minutes to install the whole deal.
Problem number two is getting Kies to actually recognize your device instead of just 'connecting' forever.
The way to get around this is the following:
Shut down Kies
Unplug your phone, then ON YOUR PHONE, go to settings>Wireless and Network>USB Settings and enable mass storage (Ill fix the wording on this shortly as my phone is currently updating but its only one option). After doing so, it will tell you that USB Debugging needs to be disabled (I think it will do this automatically), hit the Continue box and then plug your phone in. YOU DO NOT need to tap the Connect phone button under the little Android guy that appears on your phone screen. Now, let Windows install the driver.
NOW, unplug your phone and go to Settings>Applications> and enable USB Debugging (its the last option in the applications menu) and let windows install the driver.
Now, launch Kies and it should only take about 30 seconds to connect.
Note that your phone MUST be in USB Debugging for Kies to upgrade the firmware (which is why the last thing we did was enable USB Debugging, your phone will already be in USB Debugging mode).
Hope this helps
littlewierdo said:
Alrighty, two problems I ran into trying to get ICS up and running.
Problem number one is what I call the infinite Kies update loop where Kies will ask you to update, you do all the steps, and Kies AGAIN asks you to update to the same version you just supposedly did. The software has to be current in order for Kies to perform the update. Now, there are two ways to go about it:
You can either edit the KiesVersion.txt and just type in the current version to 'fake' Kies out
OR you can download the latest build HERE:
downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/SW/201110/20111024092325174/Kies_2.3.2.12064_9_7.exe
Doesnt matter if you have another version installed or not, the installer will guide you through the process and uninstall the previous version. Takes about 5 minutes to install the whole deal.
Problem number two is getting Kies to actually recognize your device instead of just 'connecting' forever.
The way to get around this is the following:
Shut down Kies
Unplug your phone, then ON YOUR PHONE, go to settings>Wireless and Network>USB Settings and enable mass storage (Ill fix the wording on this shortly as my phone is currently updating but its only one option). After doing so, it will tell you that USB Debugging needs to be disabled (I think it will do this automatically), hit the Continue box and then plug your phone in. YOU DO NOT need to tap the Connect phone button under the little Android guy that appears on your phone screen. Now, let Windows install the driver.
NOW, unplug your phone and go to Settings>Applications> and enable USB Debugging (its the last option in the applications menu) and let windows install the driver.
Now, launch Kies and it should only take about 30 seconds to connect.
Note that your phone MUST be in USB Debugging for Kies to upgrade the firmware (which is why the last thing we did was enable USB Debugging, your phone will already be in USB Debugging mode).
Hope this helps
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You are the man! Thanks for posting this!
littlewierdo said:
OR you can download the latest build HERE:
downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/SW/201110/20111024092325174/Kies_2.3.2.12064_9_7.exe
Doesnt matter if you have another version installed or not, the installer will guide you through the process and uninstall the previous version. Takes about 5 minutes to install the whole deal.
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Didn't work. I get caught in an endless loop where it keeps asking me to uninstall the previous version.
What do you mean "edit the KiesVersion.txt"?
bigmout said:
Didn't work. I get caught in an endless loop where it keeps asking me to uninstall the previous version.
What do you mean "edit the KiesVersion.txt"?
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Ok, what you need to do is copy and paste the download link into a new tab in your browser. This should automatically give you a download dialog box (no need to browse a website). Download the app, its 90 megabytes and when it is done downloading, run it. Follow the on screen prompts.
This DOES work, I know, I did it on three different machines, all running Vista, XP, and Win7.
Alternatively, you can browse to where Kies is installed (C:\Program Files\SAMSUNG\Kies) and look for a file called KiesVersion.txt. Open this in Notepad and you will see one line at the top. Copy and paste the version number REPLACING whatever version is showing:
2.3.2.12064_9
(So you should have just one line showing the version number above).
Save and exit.
Note, if you choose the KiesVersion.txt method, Kies will not update correctly which is why I strongly recommend doing the first method first.
littlewierdo said:
Alrighty, two problems I ran into trying to get ICS up and running.
Problem number one is what I call the infinite Kies update loop where Kies will ask you to update, you do all the steps, and Kies AGAIN asks you to update to the same version you just supposedly did. The software has to be current in order for Kies to perform the update. Now, there are two ways to go about it:
You can either edit the KiesVersion.txt and just type in the current version to 'fake' Kies out
OR you can download the latest build HERE:
downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/SW/201110/20111024092325174/Kies_2.3.2.12064_9_7.exe
Doesnt matter if you have another version installed or not, the installer will guide you through the process and uninstall the previous version. Takes about 5 minutes to install the whole deal.
Problem number two is getting Kies to actually recognize your device instead of just 'connecting' forever.
The way to get around this is the following:
Shut down Kies
Unplug your phone, then ON YOUR PHONE, go to settings>Wireless and Network>USB Settings and enable mass storage (Ill fix the wording on this shortly as my phone is currently updating but its only one option). After doing so, it will tell you that USB Debugging needs to be disabled (I think it will do this automatically), hit the Continue box and then plug your phone in. YOU DO NOT need to tap the Connect phone button under the little Android guy that appears on your phone screen. Now, let Windows install the driver.
NOW, unplug your phone and go to Settings>Applications> and enable USB Debugging (its the last option in the applications menu) and let windows install the driver.
Now, launch Kies and it should only take about 30 seconds to connect.
Note that your phone MUST be in USB Debugging for Kies to upgrade the firmware (which is why the last thing we did was enable USB Debugging, your phone will already be in USB Debugging mode).
Hope this helps
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Thanks man. Your method worked for me!:good:
littlewierdo said:
Ok, what you need to do is copy and paste the download link into a new tab in your browser. This should automatically give you a download dialog box (no need to browse a website). Download the app, its 90 megabytes and when it is done downloading, run it. Follow the on screen prompts.
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Yeah, I did all that. I downloaded the installer and clicked on it. It started installing, then asked me if I wanted to uninstall the old version of Kies. I said yes, and it started uninstalling.
And... that's as far as I can get. After that, it loops back and keeps asking me if I want to uninstall the old version of Kies.
littlewierdo said:
Alternatively, you can browse to where Kies is installed (C:\Program Files\SAMSUNG\Kies) and look for a file called KiesVersion.txt. Open this in Notepad and you will see one line at the top. Copy and paste the version number REPLACING whatever version is showing:
2.3.2.12064_9
(So you should have just one line showing the version number above).
Save and exit.
Note, if you choose the KiesVersion.txt method, Kies will not update correctly which is why I strongly recommend doing the first method first.
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I'll try this -- thanks.
bigmout said:
Yeah, I did all that. I downloaded the installer and clicked on it. It started installing, then asked me if I wanted to uninstall the old version of Kies. I said yes, and it started uninstalling.
And... that's as far as I can get. After that, it loops back and keeps asking me if I want to uninstall the old version of Kies.
I'll try this -- thanks.
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Maybe try uninstalling the version you have before you install the one I posted. Might be a version problem (my version that I had installed might be newer/older than yours).
Thx...i finally got it working
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FINALLY!!!!!! Thank you so much! Downloading the newest version you posted finally got rid of the infinite updating issue plaguing me.
BTW I uninstalled the old version first before installing the new one since im seeing issues with replacing also
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29% about 40 mins way to slow to download.
Edit: Received a timeout error damn!!!!!!!
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Thank you for the debugging tip! This worked when I used it regularly. However, as soon as I went into download mode, it started the infinite connecting again! Any idea what is up with that?
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My phone still won't connect
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whittakerh said:
Thank you for the debugging tip! This worked when I used it regularly. However, as soon as I went into download mode, it started the infinite connecting again! Any idea what is up with that?
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It has to do with the bizarre way Windows handles drivers.
EVERY phone state has to have a different 'driver' installed, although technically, it is using the same driver for each phone state..
The Note actually has five states, Download mode (this is the mode you would put your phone into to 'Odin' anything to it), Recovery mode (Clockwork recovery menu), Debugging mode (turn on USB Debugging) - also known as ADB mode, Mass Storage, and Wifi Direct (useful for connecting to your PC's files or public files on your phone using your PC - requires the PC to have wireless capability). Due to the way plug and play works, any device connected to your PC must put out a 'ping' to tell the OS what it is (a device name). Samsung has opted to really confuse everything by reporting a different device name for all these different states rather than doing what most devices do, a recovery mode and a mass storage mode (two states instead of the 5 Samsung is using).
Installing the samsung note driver via kies is sufficient to cover all the different states (windows just duplicates the driver for each new state it has not detected previously) but in order to cover every state the phone can possibly be in, you have to plug in the phone while the phone is in that state (ie. plugging it in with USB debugging on will install the drivers for ADB mode). One other note, just in case you are getting the brilliant idea to go ahead and -pre-install all of these different states, it has to be done for each USB port (each state) and Windows tends to remove unused drivers after a short period of time (if you havent put your phone in download mode and plugged in to your PC in awhile, chances are, Windows will have to reinstall the driver for this state again). This is why in the instructions I listed, I explain putting the phone into mass storage mode and then back into ADB mode - this forces windows to install the drivers for each state.
For those still having trouble with this, reboot your PC and try the instructions again. Pay very close attention to the system tray (the icons by your clock in the lower right corner - typically unless you moved your start menu).
MAKE SURE that windows FINISHES installing the driver for mass storage BEFORE you switch to ADB mode or you will have problems. BE PATIENT! Put your phone in mass storage and go get a coffee, do a cross word puzzle, take a shower, whatever. It takes anywhere between 30 seconds to 5 minutes to install the driver and if you interrupt the process, things become wonky until you reboot.
There will be an icon by the clock that is animated while the driver is installing (click it and it will tell you it is installing the driver). When it isnt animated, clicking it will tell you that windows finished installing the driver. DONT RELY ON THE ANIMATION! Click the icon and be sure it has installed.
Also, you cannot have Kies running while Windows is installing the driver. If you do, windows will correctly install the driver but Kies will never detect the phone. It is possible that shutting Kies down and restarting it (and repeating the steps I mentioned to get Kies to connect) may correct the issue but most likely, it will require a reboot and then you will have to run thru the steps I outlined again to get it to connect properly.
This is a combination of Windows and Samsung both. Windows could handle this so much better, Samsung could have reported the device as two possibilities instead of 5. But, what can I say, One company is Korean and one is American and they each like to do things their own way.
Thanks, OP - finally able to get the ICS update. This whole process was a complete cluster****. Samsung should work on that.
Edit: Guess I spoke too soon. Kies was able to recognize my Note and began the update process (i.e., asked me if I wanted to update, had to agree to whatever, etc.), but after it downloads the firmware and begins "preparing firmware upgrade components" to install the upgrade it loses the connection with the phone and restarts the whole process again. Kies doesn't say anything about losing the connection - the box that shows the status of the update just closes and Kies doesn't register any connected devices (though it starts the "connecting" process again a few seconds later. Any suggestions?
NickNaylor said:
Thanks, OP - finally able to get the ICS update. This whole process was a complete cluster****. Samsung should work on that.
Edit: Guess I spoke too soon. Kies was able to recognize my Note and began the update process (i.e., asked me if I wanted to update, had to agree to whatever, etc.), but after it downloads the firmware and begins "preparing firmware upgrade components" to install the upgrade it loses the connection with the phone and restarts the whole process again. Kies doesn't say anything about losing the connection - the box that shows the status of the update just closes and Kies doesn't register any connected devices (though it starts the "connecting" process again a few seconds later. Any suggestions?
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Use the link I provided in the original post to download the updated version and stick it in a folder you can find.
Completely UNINSTALL Kies.
Unplug your Note from the PC.
Reboot your PC.
Reinstall Kies using the new version you downloaded.
After installing, reboot your PC.
After your PC has rebooted, go through the process of installing the Note drivers as I described in the original post (see below). Once you reach the step of putting the phone in USB debugging mode and have plugged it into your PC, wait until AFTER Windows has told you the drivers have been correctly installed. If Windows gives you an error that the drivers did NOT install correctly, reboot and try again. You need to pay attention to the icon in the system tray, click on it to see whether it is currently installing, whether it successfully installed, or whether it failed if you arent seeing the icon animation.
MAKE SURE to watch the icon near the clock, do NOT change the USB mode on the phone until AFTER windows has told you it has installed the driver for that mode.
AFTER you have enabled USB Debugging and plugged it into your PC, wait until AFTER Windows says that it successfully installed the driver, then, WITHOUT unplugging your phone, launch Kies and proceed to update your phone.
littlewierdo said:
Use the link I provided in the original post to download the updated version and stick it in a folder you can find.
Completely UNINSTALL Kies.
Unplug your Note from the PC.
Reboot your PC.
Reinstall Kies using the new version you downloaded.
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Thanks for all of these suggestions. This makes complete sense but I'm still having a problem (Windows Vista 64):
- I uninstalled using Kies Uninstall tool
- I searched out and deleted all other Kies related files, including program data stored under the user profile
- I rebooted my PC
But... when I try to install Kies from the new .exe file, it goes back to the loop: uninstall / install / uninstall.
Is there something more that needs to be done to "uninstall Kies" completely? e.g. modify a registry?
PS about the "loop" it goes like this:
10 Pop up: Before you install the new version, you need to uninstall the old version of Kies
20 Me: OK
30 (it then uninstalls - allegedly)
40 Pop up: You will now install the new version.
50 Me: OK
60 goto 10
UPDATE (7/17):
I used a registry cleaning utility to wipe out Kies related keys in the registry. I was then able to install the new, downloaded version of Kies and successfully updated my phone. So... I assume the loop was caused by Kies not being able to properly uninstall itself. (Or... it could have just been me...)
There is a possibility of user account control getting in the way. Forgot to mention that before you run the installer, you need to right click on the exe and select the compatibility tab and then select 'run this program as administrator'. For whatever reason, some machines I have noticed that Windows doesnt always automatically detect when a program needs to be run as admin and it needs to in order to access everything it needs to.
Why arent people flashing ICS the way everyone else has been for months? Seems like its causing more problems than anything
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Newer Version of Kies!
littlewierdo said:
Alrighty, two problems I ran into trying to get ICS up and running.
Problem number one is what I call the infinite Kies update loop where Kies will ask you to update, you do all the steps, and Kies AGAIN asks you to update to the same version you just supposedly did. The software has to be current in order for Kies to perform the update. Now, there are two ways to go about it:
You can either edit the KiesVersion.txt and just type in the current version to 'fake' Kies out
OR you can download the latest build HERE:
downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/SW/201110/20111024092325174/Kies_2.3.2.12064_9_7.exe
Doesnt matter if you have another version installed or not, the installer will guide you through the process and uninstall the previous version. Takes about 5 minutes to install the whole deal.
Problem number two is getting Kies to actually recognize your device instead of just 'connecting' forever.
The way to get around this is the following:
Shut down Kies
Unplug your phone, then ON YOUR PHONE, go to settings>Wireless and Network>USB Settings and enable mass storage (Ill fix the wording on this shortly as my phone is currently updating but its only one option). After doing so, it will tell you that USB Debugging needs to be disabled (I think it will do this automatically), hit the Continue box and then plug your phone in. YOU DO NOT need to tap the Connect phone button under the little Android guy that appears on your phone screen. Now, let Windows install the driver.
NOW, unplug your phone and go to Settings>Applications> and enable USB Debugging (its the last option in the applications menu) and let windows install the driver.
Now, launch Kies and it should only take about 30 seconds to connect.
Note that your phone MUST be in USB Debugging for Kies to upgrade the firmware (which is why the last thing we did was enable USB Debugging, your phone will already be in USB Debugging mode).
Hope this helps
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This worked great to finally upgrade my Kies to Version 9.7, however there is a newer version 2.3.2.12064.10 available so when trying to update it once again goes into the loop. Any idea as to where to find this newer version?
Cubbump1 said:
This worked great to finally upgrade my Kies to Version 9.7, however there is a newer version 2.3.2.12064.10 available so when trying to update it once again goes into the loop. Any idea as to where to find this newer version?
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I found this direct link at the German Samung website: downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/SW/201105/20110512115717796/Kies_2.3.2.12064_10_1.exe (Grrr...I am not allowed to post a working link since I am a new user. Sorry for that.).
Worked for me, but I had to remove the old version on my own before installing the latest version with this installer. Otherwise it got stuck in the infinite uninstall loop.