I'm trying to use moonshine to root my dna. It's on firmware 2.06.605.1 710RD, completely stock and unrooted. USB debugging is on, it's connected to the computer, and fastboot is unchecked. I'm on Windows 7 64 bit, and I followed the instructions to the letter:
Settings on phone (fastboot, usb debugging, no lock) set exactly to how the instructions described.
I downloaded the correct file on the moonshine download page.
I unzipped the file and kept all the moonshine files in the same directory.
I allowed distiller in my firewall.
I had an internet connection.
I triple checked that I did not have HTC Sync Manager installed (it wasn't).
I ran distiller as administrator.
The process runs fine until the second time it puts the phone into bootloader mode:
(see attached picture)
Distiller prints dots, one every second, starting a new line every minute, I assume (note: these dots will print as long as the program runs. I let it print about half a line to show where the program freezes). My phone remains on the bootloader screen. I can quit distiller and reboot without bricking the phone or anything, but it always freezes at this point. At first I thought it was an issue with the usb 3.0 port, so I switched to the 2.0 port on the same computer, but I got the same output. I have the android sdk installed, and the initial adb and fastboot checks run fine. I can't figure out why this won't work. Should I just try this from a linux live cd?
Also, when I connect my phone, not only is the phone mounted, but also two drives called "CDROM" and "HTC Sync Manager". There is no way that I know of to keep these from automatically mounting. I can eject them, but as soon as the phone reboots they are mounted again. I have never installed HTC Sync Manager on this computer, so it's on the phone. I don't think that's what's causing the problem, though, because the first part of distiller runs fine with both CDROM and HTC Sync Manager mounted.
I had the same issue. I used revone and it worked first try. Might go that route instead.
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mikeyinid said:
I had the same issue. I used revone and it worked first try. Might go that route instead.
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I'm not sure if this will work for you, but I got errors on moonshine until I factory restored my phone, powered it off, plugged it into the computer and then powered it on and then ran moonshine, after that it worked perfectly.
M0rtiferrimus said:
I'm trying to use moonshine to root my dna. It's on firmware 2.06.605.1 710RD, completely stock and unrooted. USB debugging is on, it's connected to the computer, and fastboot is unchecked. I'm on Windows 7 64 bit, and I followed the instructions to the letter:
Settings on phone (fastboot, usb debugging, no lock) set exactly to how the instructions described.
I downloaded the correct file on the moonshine download page.
I unzipped the file and kept all the moonshine files in the same directory.
I allowed distiller in my firewall.
I had an internet connection.
I triple checked that I did not have HTC Sync Manager installed (it wasn't).
I ran distiller as administrator.
The process runs fine until the second time it puts the phone into bootloader mode:
(see attached picture)
Distiller prints dots, one every second, starting a new line every minute, I assume (note: these dots will print as long as the program runs. I let it print about half a line to show where the program freezes). My phone remains on the bootloader screen. I can quit distiller and reboot without bricking the phone or anything, but it always freezes at this point. At first I thought it was an issue with the usb 3.0 port, so I switched to the 2.0 port on the same computer, but I got the same output. I have the android sdk installed, and the initial adb and fastboot checks run fine. I can't figure out why this won't work. Should I just try this from a linux live cd?
Also, when I connect my phone, not only is the phone mounted, but also two drives called "CDROM" and "HTC Sync Manager". There is no way that I know of to keep these from automatically mounting. I can eject them, but as soon as the phone reboots they are mounted again. I have never installed HTC Sync Manager on this computer, so it's on the phone. I don't think that's what's causing the problem, though, because the first part of distiller runs fine with both CDROM and HTC Sync Manager mounted.
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Sounds like PC issue. Anyways, linux liveCD is worth a shot. We have support on IRC #moonshiners on freenode.
mikeyinid said:
I had the same issue. I used revone and it worked first try. Might go that route instead.
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Revone's just s-off, though, right? I'd like to get root too, if I can.
So, I tried the linux route. I got past the place where I was stuck last time, but after "moonshining" for a half second I get an error: "WTF: What are you doing?" I saw I had accidentally been using a USB 3.0 port, so I tried it on a 2.0 port, but I got the same error in the same place. The second time, the phone stayed on the droid splashscreen for a few minutes, then rebooted missing every single widget and app shortcut.
I had already backed up everything I needed, so I did a factory reset and tried again on Windows. Same error in the same place. How can I get past the WTF error?
Edit: On Windows, it's the same error with the dots, not the WTF error. I only get that on Ubuntu.
M0rtiferrimus said:
Revone's just s-off, though, right? I'd like to get root too, if I can.
So, I tried the linux route. I got past the place where I was stuck last time, but after "moonshining" for a half second I get an error: "WTF: What are you doing?" I saw I had accidentally been using a USB 3.0 port, so I tried it on a 2.0 port, but I got the same error in the same place. The second time, the phone stayed on the droid splashscreen for a few minutes, then rebooted missing every single widget and app shortcut.
I had already backed up everything I needed, so I did a factory reset and tried again on Windows. Same error in the same place. How can I get past the WTF error?
Edit: On Windows, it's the same error with the dots, not the WTF error. I only get that on Ubuntu.
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Weird. support is via irc. #moonshiners on freenode
M0rtiferrimus said:
I'm trying to use moonshine to root my dna. It's on firmware 2.06.605.1 710RD, completely stock and unrooted. USB debugging is on, it's connected to the computer, and fastboot is unchecked. I'm on Windows 7 64 bit, and I followed the instructions to the letter:
Settings on phone (fastboot, usb debugging, no lock) set exactly to how the instructions described.
I downloaded the correct file on the moonshine download page.
I unzipped the file and kept all the moonshine files in the same directory.
I allowed distiller in my firewall.
I had an internet connection.
I triple checked that I did not have HTC Sync Manager installed (it wasn't).
I ran distiller as administrator.
The process runs fine until the second time it puts the phone into bootloader mode:
(see attached picture)
Distiller prints dots, one every second, starting a new line every minute, I assume (note: these dots will print as long as the program runs. I let it print about half a line to show where the program freezes). My phone remains on the bootloader screen. I can quit distiller and reboot without bricking the phone or anything, but it always freezes at this point. At first I thought it was an issue with the usb 3.0 port, so I switched to the 2.0 port on the same computer, but I got the same output. I have the android sdk installed, and the initial adb and fastboot checks run fine. I can't figure out why this won't work. Should I just try this from a linux live cd?
Also, when I connect my phone, not only is the phone mounted, but also two drives called "CDROM" and "HTC Sync Manager". There is no way that I know of to keep these from automatically mounting. I can eject them, but as soon as the phone reboots they are mounted again. I have never installed HTC Sync Manager on this computer, so it's on the phone. I don't think that's what's causing the problem, though, because the first part of distiller runs fine with both CDROM and HTC Sync Manager mounted.
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I'm experiencing the exact same thing here...
Hopping into IRC to see if I can get a hand figuring it out, I will post here when I get it working.
jawschwah said:
I'm experiencing the exact same thing here...
Hopping into IRC to see if I can get a hand figuring it out, I will post here when I get it working.
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Add me to that list as well.. I've been rooting devices for a long time and this is the first time I have ever had a problem I haven't been able to figure out. I'm officially stumped
TNPaparazzi said:
Add me to that list as well.. I've been rooting devices for a long time and this is the first time I have ever had a problem I haven't been able to figure out. I'm officially stumped
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Likely just missing fastboot drivers.
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M0rtiferrimus said:
Distiller prints dots, one every second, starting a new line every minute.......
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ok first off big thanks to Beaups and Zanzibar for their patience in IRC..
After troubleshooting some, all we had to do was turn off windows firewall and antivirus. After that, no hangups! GL guys.
WTF Error
I also get the "WTF: What are you doing" error while moonshing.
Running Windows, tried two cables, attempted 4 times. Correct firmware, no htc sync installed.
Has anybody found anyway to get around the WTF error?
M0rtiferrimus said:
I'm trying to use moonshine to root my dna. It's on firmware 2.06.605.1 710RD, completely stock and unrooted. USB debugging is on, it's connected to the computer, and fastboot is unchecked. I'm on Windows 7 64 bit, and I followed the instructions to the letter:
Settings on phone (fastboot, usb debugging, no lock) set exactly to how the instructions described.
I downloaded the correct file on the moonshine download page.
I unzipped the file and kept all the moonshine files in the same directory.
I allowed distiller in my firewall.
I had an internet connection.
I triple checked that I did not have HTC Sync Manager installed (it wasn't).
I ran distiller as administrator.
The process runs fine until the second time it puts the phone into bootloader mode:
(see attached picture)
Distiller prints dots, one every second, starting a new line every minute, I assume (note: these dots will print as long as the program runs. I let it print about half a line to show where the program freezes). My phone remains on the bootloader screen. I can quit distiller and reboot without bricking the phone or anything, but it always freezes at this point. At first I thought it was an issue with the usb 3.0 port, so I switched to the 2.0 port on the same computer, but I got the same output. I have the android sdk installed, and the initial adb and fastboot checks run fine. I can't figure out why this won't work. Should I just try this from a linux live cd?
Also, when I connect my phone, not only is the phone mounted, but also two drives called "CDROM" and "HTC Sync Manager". There is no way that I know of to keep these from automatically mounting. I can eject them, but as soon as the phone reboots they are mounted again. I have never installed HTC Sync Manager on this computer, so it's on the phone. I don't think that's what's causing the problem, though, because the first part of distiller runs fine with both CDROM and HTC Sync Manager mounted.
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Ive been stuck with this same problem for a few days now. Did you ever get it worked out?
ghettocowboy22 said:
Ive been stuck with this same problem for a few days now. Did you ever get it worked out?
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Try turning off AV and firewall. There are many threads troubleshooting the Moonshine errors.You can find them with the search feature in the forums.
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i wanna get s-off and root on my wife's phone using the revolutionary method so she doesn't lose any data, problem is that I can't get the HTCDriver3.0.0.007 on my windows 7 machine to open up, i get a windows popup that asks is it ok to run this file, i hit 'ok', then that's it, setup never starts. so when i try to run revolutionary, i get stuck at the 'zerging root' step. apparently it won't get past that step until after i get that htcdriver to install.
i've made sure the phone was in usb debugging, updated windows, tried to download that same exe from other sites, and still nothin.
anybody have an idea of what to do
There's no point bothering to run Revolutionary until you get the driver installed....
Are you logged in with admin privileges on Windows ? Is a User Access Control window popping up that you don't see and aren't responding to ?
You could use HTC sync to get the drivers that's what u did...
My name is Revos I'm a recovering flashaholic running Liquid Gingerbread 3.0
the only window i get is the one asking if i'm sure i wanna run the file, i hit yes and nothin else happens. i'm the admin, i even ran hit 'run as admin' and it still nothing happened. i've tried other exe files that i have on my computer to see if they would run and they ran. it's just this one
i thought htc sync had to be disabled in order to use revo though
Sync does have to be disabled, but I think what Revos means is install the sync and connect your phone. It should at that point automatically install the htc driver for your specific device. Then remove the HTC Sync and leave the driver.
Stratejaket said:
...but I think what Revos means is install the sync and connect your phone. It should at that point automatically install the htc driver for your specific device. Then remove the HTC Sync and leave the driver.
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Don't the instructions at revolutionary.io say exactly that ?
how could i uninstall sync and not uninstall the driver with it
The installer from HTC includes multiple pieces that show up individually in Add/Remove Programs. Easiest thing is to try it...
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i FINALLY got it! i reinstalled htc sync, it was over 100 mb. then deleted it. after that, i plugged the phone in and mounted it as a disk drive, so it installed whatever drivers it needed. then mounted it as htc sync; windows installed more drivers. then i set it to charge only, enabled usb debugging and ran revolution again, and it finally worked. she's rooted!! thanks!!!
Same thing was happening to me when I was tryin to root my mom's Thunderbolt. Couldn't get past the "Zerging Root..."
So contrary to what all the guides say, I installed HTC Sync, it installed all it's pre-requisites during the install, UPDATED HTC Sync to latest version, it updated all the pre-reqs again, mounted phone to computer as a disk drive, waited for drivers to install, mounted phone to HTC Sync, waited for all drivers to install, confirmed that HTC Sync was communicating the phone, set phone as Charge Only, waited for drivers to install, unistalled HTC Sync, ran Revolutionary, waited a minute, it FINALLY got past Zerging Root!
Hope this helps anyone else who has been tearing their hair out over this issue...
Alternate solution for rooting with latest ota...if you have locked bootloader
For those of you that have endured the frustration of updating to the latest software version (2.11.605.9) There is hope! Apparently with this software version, the bootloader is locked. And for some reason this version would not allow the "Revolutionary" rooting method to work. (I would imagine everyone with this problem had issues with not being able to get past Zerg Root. At least that was the problem I had)
Anyways, I got my phone rooted....heres how.
Per the instructions for using Revolutionary, install the driver as stated on their website. (Make sure HTC Sync is not installed on your computer)
Download Mecha_2.11.605.3.zip (I'm a newbie here so I cant post links, but I found it through Android Police but if u google it its easy to find, its hosted on multi upload) rename the zip file as PG05IMG and put on the root of your SD card (as you would in other rooting methods) and run the bootloader.
Once its booted and all that fun waiting is over and your TB powers back up, make sure to turn off all wireless connections to make sure OTA doesnt try to upgrade you. (I turned on airplane mode as soon as I could)
From there run Revolutionary as instructed from their website. Worked like a charm for me, and hope it does for all of you with this same problem.
I TAKE ABSOLUTELY NO CREDIT FOR THIS SOLUTION. Thank you for all you developers out there that make our phones able to be so much cooler and more enjoyable. I'm just glad I could help in this marginal way, and hope that someone will find it usefull. SPREAD THE WORD IF YOU KNOW OF ANYONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM
Thunderbolt Tool
I was able to S-OFF and ROOT my Thunderbolt by using the Thunderbolt Tool located at this link... rootzwiki.com/topic/27310-all-in-one-the-htc-thunderbolt-tool
This app does it all for you, just follow the instructions.
I seem to have exactly the same question as here, where Globatron refers to the first post for the answer. Perhaps I am being dense, but for the life of me, I cannot find the answer in the first post (nor the second, nor the third). I am using the instructions here. The error message is attached as an image.
I want to mention perhaps a related question. I'm using VMWare (a virtual box) to run the windows revolutionary program on my Mac. Throughout the process, the USB keeps ejecting. Whenever this happens, I reconnect it, and the program continues. This happens twice:
1. After a few minutes of "Zerging root"
2. USB disconnects and I reconnect it, and it goes on to "Sending in Caroline"
3. Right after it reboots and goes into the boot screen. Again, I reconnect it, and it goes to "Rebooting fastboot (once moar)"
I'm not sure if this is relevant, and/or whether it's because of the virtualization. I want to also mention that I've uninstalled and reinstalled the drivers linked in the thread. The fastboot option is off, and the USB debugging is on.
Thanks for helping.
TSGM said:
I'm using VMWare (a virtual box) to run the windows revolutionary program on my Mac.
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Mystery solved.
globatron said:
Mystery solved.
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Ah. So the only way to do it on a Mac is via non-virtualization on Windows?
Ubuntu 32 bit live CD would be my recommendation.
Revolutionary ended up with "Failed! Go have some lemonade!" on my View.
So..I ran it again. Then it said: "You already have S-Off".
And yes, I had one indeed.
Then it flashed the correct CWM, and then I gained root by flashing the corresponding file.
Hi, I've searched around the forum, but i don't see any solutions. Am trying to run the unroot ruu, but I keep getting error code "171", telling me basically, that it can't find my phone, that it is not plugged in, i think. I really need to take it in for warranty repair, cause I am having serious issues with the proximity sensor.
Any idea guys?
Do u have the drivers installed, debug on, charge only mode enabled? It has been a while since I did the ruu, so some of those steps may be over kill
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All of the above are done. i rooted fine from this computer, the message tells it's a usb connection error.
greek goddess said:
All of the above are done. i rooted fine from this computer, the message tells it's a usb connection error.
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I would try downloading the drivers again. Download htc sync which will download drivers also. Then go into control panel>uninstall programs and then uninstall htc sync. Drivers will remain. Then plug phone in again and see if computer sees phone.
http://www.htc.com/www/software/htc-sync-manager/
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When I was doing this I had to install the drivers twice. When the RUU attempts to reboot into the bootloader, if you have device manager open, you can see that it drops out and no longer recognizes your phone and you'll see a device with a yellow exclamation point next to it.
So, next time you try when it reboots into the bootloader load the drivers quickly (same way you have before). If you're fast enough it'll continue the RUU process. If you're not fast enough, oh well, the RUU should just work when you try it again.
ok, so when i rooted, i couldn't get the root to run on my desktop (almost bricked it I thought) cause it kept saying "too many devices" and it would get stuck. then got this crazy idea to do it from my laptop and voila! it worked flawlessly first time. Then when I started having issues with the proximity sensor and going back for warranty I had to unroot, right?
Only this time, no matter what I could not get the ruu to run on my laptop. So again, this crazy idea says go to the desktop and voila! it worked! I think that is too friggin " weird!
So I am good now, thanks!
I had a problem with running the RUU to unroot the other day, and the thing that fixed it was turning off my antivirus software for some reason..
I've spent at least 6 hours today trying to figure this out. I've (tried) following numerous guides. I've never used ADB and I am have a lot of trouble with that. I've tried using the one-click tool, that doesnt work. This seems extremely complicated. More complicated than any other phone I've rooted and unlocked. Is it a Windows 8 issue?
I did it, it was a pain however I had other issues with win8 such as all large file downloads would freeze up then my dl speed would skyrocket then appear to be downloaded and were corrupt. Ive since reverted to win7 and my s3...DNA wasnt cutting it for me but ill return to DNA later on down the road, what issue you having? getting adb? I had to change my usb drivers
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I did it, it was a pain however I had other issues with win8 such as all large file downloads would freeze up then my dl speed would skyrocket then appear to be downloaded and were corrupt. Ive since reverted to win7 and my s3...DNA wasnt cutting it for me but ill return to DNA later on down the road, what issue you having? getting adb? I had to change my usb drivers
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Yes I am having trouble getting ADB. How did you change the USB Drivers?
art0605 said:
Yes I am having trouble getting ADB. How did you change the USB Drivers?
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for me, to get the drivers to work i had to install htc sync.
If you plug in your phone, you should have 2 virtual cd's, one of them HTC sync.
After you get it installed, open a command prompt using administrator privileges (even though i am admin on my pc, i had to do this anyways)
and try running the command ADB devices and see if your phone shows up. that's what i had to do to get it to work.
Cdoan34 said:
for me, to get the drivers to work i had to install htc sync.
If you plug in your phone, you should have 2 virtual cd's, one of them HTC sync.
After you get it installed, open a command prompt using administrator privileges (even though i am admin on my pc, i had to do this anyways)
and try running the command ADB devices and see if your phone shows up. that's what i had to do to get it to work.
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I am pretty sure I did the exploit correctly. But when trying to submit the token, I get Error Code: 160.
Try right clicking on the root program if there is an AIO and select compatability and chose windows 7
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So basically moonshine is the only option if you take the ota to get s-off. so i have all the drivers installed and and start moonshine and it all goes good until it says rebooting into bootloader <again> waiting for fastboot <9/60> then instead of going to the next step it makes dashes (-) that fill up the comand promt and my phone is in the fastboot menu. I let it do that for about An hour *and I've tried multiple times. Any ideas ?
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Additional info running windows 7 phones on 4.1.1 with the 2.06.605.1 710 RD update, usbdebug is on fastboot is off. Phone is fully charged. Htcsync is uninstalled and im using usb 2.0 with factory HTC cable.
Try different drivers (pdanet) and disable your firewall and antivirus. I tried everything 2 with moonshine. I was so frustrated. Took me a whole day to finally work. Disabling firewall, anti virus, and loading different drivers finally worked!!!!!
BTW I was stuck in the EXACT spot where your having trouble!
Also.....after each unsuccessfully try reboot your phone and reattempt
Make sure you have the latest android SDK tools installed as well. Great video here if you are lost with this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdeIol1m6A0&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Uninstall any HTC drivers and just plug the phone in and let it build drivers directly from the phone.
Hope my tips help.
Try these drivers http://www.mediafire.com/download/eqrqb44r3ot18g1/HTCDriver_4.2.0.001.exe
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d08speed3 said:
Try different drivers (pdanet) and disable your firewall and antivirus. I tried everything 2 with moonshine. I was so frustrated. Took me a whole day to finally work. Disabling firewall, anti virus, and loading different drivers finally worked!!!!!
BTW I was stuck in the EXACT spot where your having trouble!
Also.....after each unsuccessfully try reboot your phone and reattempt
Make sure you have the latest android SDK tools installed as well. Great video here if you are lost with this
Uninstall any HTC drivers and just plug the phone in and let it build drivers directly from the phone.
Hope my tips help
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Tried all that except the pda drivers and the firewall. Going to give it a go tomorrow thanks it is driving me crazy and it helps to have someone else's input so i really appreciate it.
MoonShine didn't work for me. Try RevOne. If that doesn't initially work try omitting the -P switch in the first step and continue.
if it fails grab a ubuntu 32 bit live cd and use those instructions it took me about 10 minutes to do mine since it reboots the phone about 20 times lol.
Alright I used revone and finally got s-off unlocked but I tried flashing twrp and it hangs when trying to enter recovery. It says enteringrecovery and I have to hold power to reboot it.
the waco kid said:
Alright I used revone and finally got s-off unlocked but I tried flashing twrp and it hangs when trying to enter recovery. It says enteringrecovery and I have to hold power to reboot it.
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Use goo manager app to flash it l, that's what I did and twrp works perfectly.
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moonshine works
plug your usb cable into a port directly on the mobo, be sure you have installed all of the HTC drivers(remove the sync program and any other HTC programs), makes sure your adb is up to date.
The first night i did it, it didnt work and I kept getting the WTF? What are you doing? error.
2nd night, made sure adb and drivers installed(restart pc), used port on modo instead of hub, changed screen timeout settings to 10 mins instead of never, (ran adb.exe as admin), ran moonshine as admin(win 7x64) and it worked. I screenshot the results if ud like to see.