Hi all,
I'm planning to root my GS4 but I noticed that when I plug my phone into my computer (win 7) it switches to Media Device instead of staying in Installer mode. I have USB debugging checked and install from unknown sources checked. I've tried to uninstall the drivers and then plug back in to reinstall the drivers but have had the same result.
Has anyone heard of this and know a possible solution or something I could try? I really don't want to start rooting my phone if its not staying in debug mode.
Thanks!
lewbrah
lewbrah said:
Hi all,
I'm planning to root my GS4 but I noticed that when I plug my phone into my computer (win 7) it switches to Media Device instead of staying in Installer mode. I have USB debugging checked and install from unknown sources checked. I've tried to uninstall the drivers and then plug back in to reinstall the drivers but have had the same result.
Has anyone heard of this and know a possible solution or something I could try? I really don't want to start rooting my phone if its not staying in debug mode.
Thanks!
lewbrah
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You could try to Odin the Stock image and then try to root from there.
DarkMenace said:
You could try to Odin the Stock image and then try to root from there.
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Thanks for the reply. I am on Stock image (haven't done anything to my phone yet). It's just weird why it won't stay on installer mode if I have debug mode checked.
lewbrah said:
Thanks for the reply. I am on Stock image (haven't done anything to my phone yet). It's just weird why it won't stay on installer mode if I have debug mode checked.
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Try getting the latest USB drivers from my signature. You should be in MTP mode when it's connected to the PC I do believe. It will then show a picture of you phone and you can browse the device then.
DarkMenace said:
Try getting the latest USB drivers from my signature. You should be in MTP mode when it's connected to the PC I do believe. It will then show a picture of you phone and you can browse the device then.
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Ok i'll try that. I thought if USB debugging was checked that there was a third mode (installer) that it stayed in besides the Media or Camera options that can be selected because I was reading another post on XDA about the root tool by a post from user Jondoyle24:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301720&page=11
lewbrah said:
Ok i'll try that. I thought if USB debugging was checked that there was a third mode (installer) that it stayed in besides the Media or Camera options that can be selected because I was reading another post on XDA about the root tool by a post from user Jondoyle24:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301720&page=11
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Use the Recovery's/Root tools in my signature. I'll also PM you.
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"firmware update encountered an error please use kies to enter recovery mode "
thats whats coming up on my phone after my pc crashed while i was trying to flash a firmware on odin
now odin doesnt see my phone when i put it in download mode and if i try to enter recovery mode i just get
"firmware update encountered an error please use kies to enter recovery "
i have no problem getting my phone into download mode i just cant get odin to see it to be able to flash a firmware .
any ideas or is there a different program i could use to flash a firmware
Go check this threat out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1457458
Firstly, no offence but please do not create topics with idiotic titles like "help" which do not describe teh topic in any way other then its a newbie thread.
Second use search before creating topics because its a good chance that the thread already exists or question has already been answered.
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Second use search before creating topics because its a good chance that the thread already exists or question has already been answered.
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i have searched the forums ,my problem is i cant get odin to see my phone and i have tried . i have taken out kies from my pc and kept the drivers for my phone on the pc . so i am just looking for a solution
You need to keep kies on your pc and then use Odin
Tool-kit said:
Go check this threat out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1457458
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i followed this thread and it said to uninstall kies as it sometimes interferes with odin
odin wasnt seeing my phone when kies was installed and still not seeing it with kies uninstalled either
Yes it interferes with Odin. Just open your task manager and quit all tasks related to kies. Kies doesn't like Odin being able to do all the amazing flashing.
Chris.
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This should not happen... if it does... I'm guessing it's because... when you use kies, USB debugging should be off. And when you use Odin... you should enable USB debugging.
(This way has NEVER failed me... or anyone else I know. Otherwise something else must be up)
themadba said:
Yes it interferes with Odin. Just open your task manager and quit all tasks related to kies. Kies doesn't like Odin being able to do all the amazing flashing.
Chris.
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chris thanks but i even switched off my pc and and nothing in tassk manager is running related to kies
but thanks anyway
Because when you uninstalled kies, you probably removed the usb drivers you need. Try to re-install it and make sure you phone is in debugging mode after... before using odin.
If you don't want to install the drivers with kies, then you need to download and install the samsung drivers yourself.
cyberboob said:
make sure you phone is in debugging mode after... before using odin.
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my phone wont boot up so i dont know if debugging mode is on and i have installed the usb drivers to my pc .
ouch... that is a bit of a problem then. If you can't boot up your system... because debugging mode is needed.
cyberboob said:
ouch... that is a bit of a problem then. If you can't boot up your system... because debugging mode is needed.
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your not kidding lol
cyberboob said:
ouch... that is a bit of a problem then. If you can't boot up your system... because debugging mode is needed.
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I don't think that's true. To flash via Odin, you just need drivers installed (with Kies installation, or stand-alone driver installation), and the phone needs to be in download mode. If these conditions are met and the phone is connected to the computer via USB, and Odin still doesn't see the phone, you may need to try another computer.
lol. Are you trying this while the phone is plugged in via usb? Try unplugging it first... then go into download mode... then start odin and then plug in your phone.
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ouch... that is a bit of a problem then. If you can't boot up your system... because debugging mode is needed.
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i was flashing a firmware and in the middle of it loading onto my phone ,my pc shut down my phone wont boot up . when it starts up it comes up with
two little pc's and it says firmware update encountered an error please use kies to enter recovery
i can get the phone into download mode but kies doesnt see the phone neither does odin .
if i try to enter recovery mode by holding down power ,home and volume up it comes up with the same message about the firmware error .
hope this explains it
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I don't think that's true. To flash via Odin, you just need drivers installed (with Kies installation, or stand-alone driver installation), and the phone needs to be in download mode.
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Then you know something I don't, because from all tutorials I've seen and videos... Odin won't see phone unless debugging mode is enabled.
cyberboob said:
lol. Are you trying this while the phone is plugged in via usb? Try unplugging it first... then go into download mode... then start odin and then plug in your phone.
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oh ive tried that too lol
now downloading the drivers again and going to try and reinstall them
Well I hope it gets sorted, or someone with better knowledge can help you get it recognized by Odin or kies.
Past 5am here and I need sleep. Will check to see how you doing tomorrow. Good luck!
cyberboob said:
Well I hope it gets sorted, or someone with better knowledge can help you get it recognized by Odin or kies.
Past 5am here and I need sleep. Will check to see how you doing tomorrow. Good luck!
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thanks for all your help , i have a feeling its the usb drivers for some reason
will let you know how i get on
thanks again
Help mee.
I have bought a s3 that is locked to Orange, need to unlock, but odin does not see the phone in recovery/dl mode.
Odin see the phone in normal mode , but each time i put into start/+vol/home odin see nothing.
I have kies updated.
Thanks
crazydiamond1970 said:
Help mee.
I have bought a s3 that is locked to Orange, need to unlock, but odin does not see the phone in recovery/dl mode.
Odin see the phone in normal mode , but each time i put into start/+vol/home odin see nothing.
I have kies updated.
Thanks
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I had a similar thing when i was plugged into a usb hub
Was ok when i plugged directly into the pc
Install Samsung Kies to be able your PC to detect your phone via Odin
also check the debugging mode in the developer options
bordikun said:
Install Samsung Kies to be able your PC to detect your phone via Odin
also check the debugging mode in the developer options
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I have Kies, also tried debugging, i need root to unlock phone
Try to use the latest Odin
Odin v3.04
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Try to use the latest Odin
Odin v3.04
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I have uninstalled the older Kies, re installed the latest.
I have installed the lastest odin.
Have tried to link up with and without debugging, odin still does not see phone when in recovery mode.
Only time odin see the phone when phone is in normal mode.
Starting to get annoyed now lol, i cant cut my sim to fit phone, untill this is done
I cant see my s2 on odin either, what am i doing wrong ????
1. Reboot PC
2. Ensure KIES is not running and kill any KIES processes in PC task manager.
3. Download mode
4. Connect USB directly to PC port (no hub)
5. Wait for any drivers to instal or load on PC
6. Start Odin in administrator mode
If still no good;
a) Different USB cable
b) Different PC USB port and wait for drivers
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Thanks . Seems that I had been pressing volume up not down.
I have another question . I used chainfire Rom to debrand the phone but keis does not recognize . How can I solve this . Could it be because the phone is rooted ?
i am having this problem at the mo, I have tried all of the above, apart from a different pc.
oden worked fine with my galaxy s2
is there any more updates on how to sort this out please?
thanks
ian
I know this is a 7 day old thread, but I feel for you having been in the same situation. Firstly, have you installed the Android SDK? If not then I advise you to do so. Do a search on how to install the SDK. There maybe smaller downloads available with a package of the binaries you need to do some testing i.e. adb. The instructions will elaborate about how to set up your Environment settings in Windows. Essentially ADB needs to be called from within any part of your Windows system....or else you will have to cd to its location each and every time you want to do something like this. So once you have done that, open command prompt and type adb and see what comes up? If it says bad command or file name it means your environment settings for the ASK are incorrect, if it displays the adb help text in command prompt you are ready to proceed.
When you plug your device in (not in DL or recovery modes) is it detected by the PC? If so then your drivers are probably fine. If not then it maybe 1 of 2 things? 1 the device is detected but the MTP drivers have not been loaded or 2. No detection what so ever and all drivers need to be installed.
To determine how to proceed you will need to do a bit of investigating.
Note the USB drivers are included as part of the Android SDK.
Check in Device manager inside of Windows to see if anything is detected when you plug it in. If so but it has a yellow exclamation ! then it would indicate you need to update your drivers (but not always?). From here you can test to see if the phone is detected and you only need MTP drivers.
If not then I would suggest uninstalling Keis all together and downloading and installing the Samsung USB drivers separately. Install the drivers. Plug in the phone. If it is not detected straight away, then reboot the PC then plug the phone into a different USB port. From here you can determine how to proceed by using adb.
plug your phone in via USB and open command prompt and type this: adb devices
You should see 1 of 2 things.
1) The words "list of devices attached" followed by a 16 digit long ID number a gap and the word "device"
2) just the words "list of devices attached" and then blank and nothing else?
If a device ID is returned then you can proceed with the following. Otherwise you need to do some additional trouble shooting
Proceed here:
Once it is detected by Windows and shows up in Explorer then unplug the phone and go into settings and developer options and check enable USB debugging. Once you have done this it should allow your device to be seen in DL and recovery modes.
Troubleshoot: If not detected try the following:
1) Reboot the PC and plug into a new USB port that you have not previously plugged into.
2) Try disabling USB debugging plugging the device in and then unplugging it and reenabling USB debugging
3) From the status bar try switching modes between MTP and PTP modes. Wait a good minute or so between to allow Windows to detect the driver change. Tip a good indication is your notification tray Icon with green USB disk with a magnifying glass swirling around....Note if you cannot see this at all you probably should drag it into the notification panel so that you CAN!
4) Open up device manager again and ensure no yellow exclamation marks !
Once all this is right and you can get List of devices attached followed by an ID number then you can for sure be able to detect your device from Odin. Make sure you are running Odin 3.04, run it as admin (not necessary but have heard that it helps?)
Good luck
James
I have an S4 Active that NO MATTER WHAT I DO, Odin will NOT see phone in Download mode, it will with the phone on, and my PC will see the phone, but not Odin. I am stumped. I have tried 3 PC's, I have ALL the drivers and then some. I am Stumped.
rekamyenom said:
I have an S4 Active that NO MATTER WHAT I DO, Odin will NOT see phone in Download mode, it will with the phone on, and my PC will see the phone, but not Odin. I am stumped. I have tried 3 PC's, I have ALL the drivers and then some. I am Stumped.
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have you tried factory resetting the phone?
afasayan said:
have you tried factory resetting the phone?
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Several times
rekamyenom said:
Several times
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You can try with minimal/no drivers i.e. uninstall kies if you have it and delete the drivers you might have installed on your own-it sounds counter productive but it has worked for me a few times.
You can also try to either install kies or the drivers separately.
Try the forum for your own phone, the people there might know better about this problem.
Also what OS are you on?
afasayan said:
You can try with minimal/no drivers i.e. uninstall kies if you have it and delete the drivers you might have installed on your own-it sounds counter productive but it has worked for me a few times.
You can also try to either install kies or the drivers separately.
Try the forum for your own phone, the people there might know better about this problem.
Also what OS are you on?
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I will give all that a try. I'm on 4.4.2 build NH3. That's why I need Odin, to get back to build NE3
rekamyenom said:
I will give all that a try. I'm on 4.4.2 build NH3. That's why I need Odin, to get back to build NE3
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By OS I meant the computer's OS.
afasayan said:
By OS I meant the computer's OS.
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I have tried several computers using Windows 7 and Windows XP both 32 and 64
hello people.
i was trying to flash the kernel from ics 4.0.4 . first i connected it to the computer to flash it from odin. the green thing that was supposed to show up in odin didnt show up. me being dumb, i clicked start on odin for the heck of it. on odin it said fail. on my player there was this weird symbol.
i tried taking out the bettery and then i waited a few seconds. then i turned it on and the same symbol was there. i also tried going into download mode but when i tried it just showed the weird symbol and then turned black and again and again. i also tried going in to recovery which also did the same kind of thing. (bootlooping) . so has anyone experienced this before.
device info:
samsung galaxy player 4.0 (usa version)
terrasilent kernel
rooted
running icyfusion.
any help would be apperciated!
Its basically the same thing as the Download Mode sign. Don't worry about the awkward symbol, just means you are in download mode
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EcHoFiiVe said:
Its basically the same thing as the Download Mode sign. Don't worry about the awkward symbol, just means you are in download mode
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Its not in download mode though, i TRY turn it off (which I cant cuz the same thing shows again and again.)
ABSOLUTELY no way to turn it on. -.-
the playa! said:
Its not in download mode though, i TRY turn it off (which I cant cuz the same thing shows again and again.)
ABSOLUTELY no way to turn it on. -.-
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He said that it's the same as download mode. For your information this mode is a forced download mode which means that you need to flash something to get over it. In this case a new kernel.
zaclimon said:
He said that it's the same as download mode. For your information this mode is a forced download mode which means that you need to flash something to get over it. In this case a new kernel.
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oh im sorry i didnt understand what he meant. but for some weird reason my computer makes the noise but it doesnt show anything as connected... not even unknown device or something. do you guyd have any idea how i could fix this?
the playa! said:
oh im sorry i didnt understand what he meant. but for some weird reason my computer makes the noise but it doesnt show anything as connected... not even unknown device or something. do you guyd have any idea how i could fix this?
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Try these:
1. Be sure to have anything Kies related not running [as a process] in the background (Task Manager alt+ctrl+delete on your computer)
2. Restart your computer and try the same usb port again (Kies process closed again).
3. Try a different USB port.
4. Try a different usb cord (I have over 4 in my home due to phones).
5. Try a different computer (I have two in my home).
Flash your kernal again as this is usually the case the phone dash exclamation sign icon comes up, odin of course.
da1writer said:
Try these:
1. Be sure to have anything Kies related not running [as a process] in the background (Task Manager alt+ctrl+delete on your computer)
2. Restart your computer and try the same usb port again (Kies process closed again).
3. Try a different USB port.
4. Try a different usb cord (I have over 4 in my home due to phones).
5. Try a different computer (I have two in my home).
Flash your kernal again as this is usually the case the phone dash exclamation sign icon comes up, odin of course.
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the "forced download mode" sign comes even when the player is not connected to the computer, but I will look at this.
the playa! said:
the "forced download mode" sign comes even when the player is not connected to the computer, but I will look at this.
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nothing is working.
i think its bricked.
the playa! said:
nothing is working.
i think its bricked.
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Have you tried flashing back to stock? There is a guide in how to do it, don't do it the odin way - it's too unstable and unpredictable. Flash back to stock with heimdell. Click on my name and you should find my recent past posts (6 to 10 most recent) explaining how to flash back to stock with heimdell.
da1writer said:
Have you tried flashing back to stock? There is a guide in how to do it, don't do it the odin way - it's too unstable and unpredictable. Flash back to stock with heimdell. Click on my name and you should find my recent past posts (6 to 10 most recent) explaining how to flash back to stock with heimdell.
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i dont think heimdall recognizes it either.
but i will look into your instructions so im sure that i didnt miss anything out.
I ran into this once. What fixed it for me was doing
heimdall close-pc-screen
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Thanks guys,
its been a while but my laptop DOEST NOT recognize my player when I plug it in my laptop. I uninstalled the drivers and when I try to install the drivers, I get error 10. KIES does not resolve the issue either. Any ideas how to make the laptop recognize the player?
By the way, I tried every USB port.
the playa! said:
Thanks guys,
its been a while but my laptop DOEST NOT recognize my player when I plug it in my laptop. I uninstalled the drivers and when I try to install the drivers, I get error 10. KIES does not resolve the issue either. Any ideas how to make the laptop recognize the player?
By the way, I tried every USB port.
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uninstall, reboot, re-download drivers, reinstall
also, does you player recognize when it is plugged in? (ie it shows usb connected)
iurnait said:
uninstall, reboot, re-download drivers, reinstall
also, does you player recognize when it is plugged in? (ie it shows usb connected)
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by reboot u mean the laptop right? And then reinstall the drivers? And the player charges but it says USB Device Not Recognized.
the playa! said:
by reboot u mean the laptop right? And then reinstall the drivers? And the player charges but it says USB Device Not Recognized.
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put device in download mode
plug into computer
run zadig.exe
options --> list all devices
then in the menu of devices click samsung usb composite device
install driver
in heimdall you wont be able to tell if heimdall recognizes it or not.
this is hiemdall when you first start it up
this should be heimdall when youve added everything in.
now all you have to do is hit start
also both of these pics have comments that will help you. good idea to look at them. also feel free to comment
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goldflame09 said:
put device in download mode
plug into computer
run zadig.exe
options --> list all devices
then in the menu of devices click samsung usb composite device
install driver
in heimdall you wont be able to tell if heimdall recognizes it or not.
this is hiemdall when you first start it up
this should be heimdall when youve added everything in.
now all you have to do is hit start
also both of these pics have comments that will help you. good idea to look at them. also feel free to comment
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I did all of that but i can't seem to click start... Even th ready button is grey and says 0%
:/
I'm currently running CM 10.1 Android 4.2.2 JDQ39E build. I wanted to install the Samsung leaked 4.2.2 firmware, but strangely my phone is not getting detected in Odin any more.
Things i tried:
1. Update Samsung USB drivers.
2. Changed USB cable.
3. Changed USB port.
4. Tried using MTP/PTP modes.
Nothing worked . Strange thing is that my phone is displaying on Windows explorer and I am able to transfer files to it.
Kindly let me know what to do to fix this.
lorzinian said:
I'm currently running CM 10.1 Android 4.2.2 JDQ39E build. I wanted to install the Samsung leaked 4.2.2 firmware, but strangely my phone is not getting detected in Odin any more.
Things i tried:
1. Update Samsung USB drivers.
2. Changed USB cable.
3. Changed USB port.
4. Tried using MTP/PTP modes.
Nothing worked . Strange thing is that my phone is displaying on Windows explorer and I am able to transfer files to it.
Kindly let me know what to do to fix this.
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is USB debugging enabled in settings>developer options?
sriram231092 said:
is USB debugging enabled in settings>developer options?
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Yes, it is. Also I tried different versions of Odin 1.85/3.04/3.05/3.07, nothing worked.
lorzinian said:
Yes, it is. Also I tried different versions of Odin 1.85/3.04/3.05/3.07, nothing worked.
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original samsung usb cable?
sriram231092 said:
original samsung usb cable?
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Yes, original Samsung USB cable. I'm doubting whether the new RSA key prompt which came in 4.2.2 is the reason for this. But that prompt is not coming up even while I disable and enable debugging mode.
wipe everything from recovery mode. once again check for usb debugging option. then reboot into download mode and connect to pc.
note: stop kies if running as a background process.
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lorzinian said:
1. Update Samsung USB drivers.
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If you have updated using windows update then uninstall the drivers. Then turn off the internet connection and then install and let windows search 'preconfigured folders' and then every time it tries to update don't allow. And download that specific version of drivers that for or device. Download different versions.. One of them should work.
Apart from that, in cm10.1 you have enabled USB debugging right?
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When I'm not in download mode everything works fine, but I'm trying to root my phone and when I;m in download mode my pc doesn't recognize my phone.. this is starting to really piss me off..
Thanks in advance for those who help
almogkm said:
When I'm not in download mode everything works fine, but I'm trying to root my phone and when I;m in download mode my pc doesn't recognize my phone.. this is starting to really piss me off..
Thanks in advance for those who help
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(1) Change usb port (yes this does work sometimes)
(2) Change usb cable (yes this does work sometimes)
(3) Reinstall usb drivers
tallman43 said:
(1) Change usb port (yes this does work sometimes)
(2) Change usb cable (yes this does work sometimes)
(3) Reinstall usb drivers
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already tried all of those
almogkm said:
already tried all of those
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Go to device manager in windows look for yellow triangle when you plug your phone into pc in download mode (to see triangle plug usb in then back out) right click on triangle select update drivers install and reboot....See if that works
Edit: Also try a older version of odin
tallman43 said:
Go to device manager in windows look for yellow triangle when you plug your phone into pc in download mode (to see triangle plug usb in then back out) right click on triangle select update drivers install and reboot....See if that works
Edit: Also try a older version of odin
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didn't work, i didn't see any yellow triangle when i plugged it in, and the drivers are updated, i already updated them today because i thought it'll solve the problem.
Use a different PC is the next step .
JJEgan said:
Use a different PC is the next step .
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i'll try that and update you guys, might take a few days though