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[Q] My phone won't mount as a disc drive

I tried plugging my phone to a usb port on my computer using my usb cable/charger on my computer and on my phone, it gives me the option to mount it as a disc drive. I press yes to that, and the computer tries to install the driver software but keeps failing. I think this happened recently since i don't recall it trying to install the driver software for it. It works for other phones with their charger/usb cables just not for mine. It could possibly be my usb cable/charger but i don't think so. It its good condition. So what driver software, if that's an issue, would i need for it to work? Otherwise, i tried switching usb ports and updating them via device manager, so i don't know what else i could try.

What rom are you running? What os?
You probably need the Google USB_drivers that get installed with the sdk. If you search for "stand alone Google USB_driver" you can install it without the sdk.
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You also should try mounting through your recovery. If that doesn't work then you may have a bigger issue.
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ajrty33 said:
What rom are you running? What os?
You probably need the Google USB_drivers that get installed with the sdk. If you search for "stand alone Google USB_driver" you can install it without the sdk.
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Im using dReW's Ginger Faux ICS Rom ( the first rom in my sig.) My os is Android 2.3.7. I searched what you suggested but im not sure if this is it. Please let me know if it is or isn't.
http://code.google.com/p/android-roms/downloads/detail?name=android_usb_windows.zip&can=2&q

It used to work and now it doesn't? Did you recently install any updates to windows, new hardware, av software or firewall?
have you tried a system restore?

Mobiono said:
Im using dReW's Ginger Faux ICS Rom ( the first rom in my sig.) My os is Android 2.3.7. I searched what you suggested but im not sure if this is it. Please let me know if it is or isn't.
http://code.google.com/p/android-roms/downloads/detail?name=android_usb_windows.zip&can=2&q
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That looks like it if you know how to use those files. If not, here's a .exe and instructions....
http://www.androidsim.net/2009/08/how-to-1-how-to-install-usb-driver-on.html

Help with rooting 2.3.5

Help with rooting 2.3.5
Using megatron root I have followed several different threads to a tee. un-installed all drivers and restarting laptop .updated drivers to most recent tried several different drivers even p920, tried to fully reset the phone through stock 3e recovery full wiped everything. Still getting ADB not recognized as internal or external command. Tried two different downloads of Megatron root. Ive even tried Superoneclick several different versions. I think still the driver is the issue anyone have the drivers that they used? Thanks community for all help
BTW i have searched thoroughly to no avail.

kevhuff said:
Help with rooting 2.3.5
Using megatron root I have followed several different threads to a tee. un-installed all drivers and restarting laptop .updated drivers to most recent tried several different drivers even p920, tried to fully reset the phone through stock 3e recovery full wiped everything. Still getting ADB not recognized as internal or external command. Tried two different downloads of Megatron root. Ive even tried Superoneclick several different versions. I think still the driver is the issue anyone have the drivers that they used? Thanks community for all help
BTW i have searched thoroughly to no avail.
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I'll see if I can fix the adb drivers and whatnot when I get home.

You appear to be the man with the Thrill i see you all over these threads thanks for your contribution to the community man. BTW no hurry on those drivers my man i got the rest of my life.

Bump I need this phone rooted please.

really? no one has any help ive been patient now wtf?

The dark lestat is busy and I am not all that knowledgeable and everyone else on the thrill o3d that develops has left the thrill I wish I could help
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Do you have debugging mode turned on it won't root unless debugging is on
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wayno140 said:
Do you have debugging mode turned on it won't root unless debugging is on
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This.
Also try it with your sd card removed.
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yes i have debugging enabled thanks for your responses it is a driver issue i need the correct drivers for megatron root tool i have tried numerous different drivers of my own if some one has the drivers that they used that would be greatly appreciated i will try to remove the sd card and try when i get home from work

I don't remember I just used the LG driver for everything and that is on the dark lestats guide
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tried those too

Got that root yet bud?
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Uninstall all LG drivers plug it into the comp and run the LG update tool and it will se you have no LG drivers. It will give you the option to do them clikk that now you have them. If this doesn't work then go to LG website and search for them there. That's where I got mine.
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whodisname said:
Uninstall all LG drivers plug it into the comp and run the LG update tool and it will se you have no LG drivers. It will give you the option to do them clikk that now you have them. If this doesn't work then go to LG website and search for them there. That's where I got mine.
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tried all suggestions still no root thanks for all help

Well man only thing left i could say is to get a new wire. Just cuz it charges dont mean the wire ismt damaged. Other than that i think you might have a phone with an attitude!
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Did you try to factory reset the phone and root it using megatron or superoneclick?

I had the same issue. Nothing i tried would root. I finally gave up, flashed the v21a kdz, and then gained root on first try. Something about the v20p wouldn't allow me to root. Have you tried flashing another baseband?
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Ugh, I got a problem..

I'm a big noob in this community. Well, yesterday I flashed a custom rom and got my captive in a loop. No biggie. I flashed it back to stock and now running elcair 2.1. I've tried hooking it up to lies mini but it seems two drivers fail to install correctly everytime. Downloaded the drivers from Samsung and other places. Contacted Samsung through live chat (never again). Ive tried factory resetting. I also need to mention I can't go into download mode or recovery. I need the 3 button mod but I've read that rom manager doesn't support eclair. Am I screwed and stuck on this firmware?
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First, forget Rom Manager. It has almost nothing for the Captivate. Second, check out my signature for an ADB Utility to help you get into download/recovery. Also, you may want to completely uninstall the drivers for the captivate, reboot, and then reinstall them again before plugging your phone back in.

ADB utility would help me go into download mode?
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If the drivers are working correctly, yes.

Red_81 said:
If the drivers are working correctly, yes.
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My drivers ARENT working correctly. I dont know what seems to b e the problem.

As Red_81 mentioned, if you can't get into download or recovery mode, try using ADB to force it to get there. You can get it with the utility in Red_81's signature. Once you have the phone hooked up and ADB installed, just open a command prompt, navigate to where you have ADB installed, and type "adb reboot download" or "adb reboot recovery".
If the Samsung drivers aren't cutting it for you, you might want to try flashing a stock Gingerbread ROM (with bootloaders) from Heimdall. Heimdall will install its own USB driver (lib-usb), which might bypass your issue.
If you're still having driver issues, take a look at the "Captivate Connection Issues" thread in my signature. At least one of those solutions should (hopefully) work for you.

I used Odin to flash back. Would it be easier if I used a jig?
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i too am a noob. ive gotten back to 2.1 and i can get into download via adb but odin does not see my phone after adb reboot download. any ideas?

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Same as a couple of posts up...
See this Captivate Connection Issues and Download Mode Help.
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When I go to adb, do I go indeed mass storage mode?
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4-2ndtwin said:
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Same as a couple of posts up...
See this Captivate Connection Issues and Download Mode Help.
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i could kiss you

^
A hit on my Thanks button will do instead...
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xylos123 said:
When I go to adb, do I go indeed mass storage mode?
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Go to Settings/ Applications/ Development and USB Debugging on.
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ive been trying everything in the dev forum for days trying to sort this out. then i tried to log in to ask a question and found out that i couldnt post because THERE IS AN ENTIRE FORUM FOR NOOB QUESTIONS lol. his is my second smart phone that ive messed with, the first was my htc eris. the eris was like fisher price my first root kit. glad i found out about adb and odin though. thanks again man.

How am I suppose to connect it if i can't install the drivers? -.-
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Edit: Can u try a different pc to see if the drivers will load to it ??
The Stickied Threads in the Captivate Forums (Q & A and General and Development) will prove to be of much help also.
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I've already tried. Installed, uninstalled, rebooted my computer nothing. I've been trying for two days already.
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Did u try Heimdall as suggested previously. It will install it's driver only to the one usb port that u r connected to at the time of the install. ??
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Yeah, I've tried with two computers already.
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Heimdall didnt work, better yet im not sure what im suppose to do with it. What my phone does when its in Samsung kies mode is it keeps on booting up the mtp application. Whats happening there?

Wugfresh Rooting Toolkit

Ok, so figured i need a quick reply
I used this toolkit, unlocked bootloader fine, but when i go to root, it gets stuck on 'Waiting for your device to finish booting back up...' on the PC and 'Booting Downloaded image' on my nexus
Do i have to manually reboot?
Is it safe to stop the process now?
Thanks
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EDIT: Pressing the POWER button does not reboot the device

Don't use toolkits and you won't have this problem.
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Jordanooo said:
Ok, so figured i need a quick reply
I used this toolkit, unlocked bootloader fine, but when i go to root, it gets stuck on 'Waiting for your device to finish booting back up...' on the PC and 'Booting Downloaded image' on my nexus
Do i have to manually reboot?
Is it safe to stop the process now?
Thanks
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EDIT: Pressing the POWER button does not reboot the device
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Almost all computers (including the n7) will turn off if you hold the power button long enough. With the n7 it will immediately reboot.
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i dont have any knowledge in adb so didnt really have a choice

@eldaddy - The forums are for collaboration and help. I fail to see how your post does either.
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raywaldo said:
Almost all computers (including the n7) will turn off if you hold the power button long enough. With the n7 it will immediately reboot.
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Wow, thanks a lot man
I've been sat here for like 10 minutes thinking i had broken it
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raywaldo said:
@eldaddy - The forums are for collaboration and help. I fail to see how your post does either.
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I'm rather aware what these forums are for. I was helping by telling them not to use a toolkit.
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Wugfresh's toolkit works fine, and is a perfectly good choice for those new to Android who don't want to take the chance they'll mistype something in the command line.
This happened to me using the toolkit as well, I think the problem lies with the USB drivers, which can get confused or lose sync. Just power off your Nexus and try the procedure again from the start. Make sure you plug it into one of the USB ports on the back of your motherboard rather than going through a hub.

charlesky said:
Wugfresh's toolkit works fine, and is a perfectly good choice for those new to Android who don't want to take the chance they'll mistype something in the command line.
This happened to me using the toolkit as well, I think the problem lies with the USB drivers, which can get confused or lose sync. Just power off your Nexus and try the procedure again from the start. Make sure you plug it into one of the USB ports on the back of your motherboard rather than going through a hub.
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Just tried it. Completed root process but no SU.apk
Busybox was there
Im gunna try again later

Jordanooo said:
Just tried it. Completed root process but no SU.apk
Busybox was there
Im gunna try again later
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Mine hung at the reboot, i just rebooted while holding the volume down button.
The tool kit it's great and even had an advanced for manual commands. Which was nice since i just reinstalled windows to a ssd, which was nice instead of setting up and downloading the sdk
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Now that Asus has posted official USB drivers you may want to uninstall the ones provided by the toolkit and use those instead.

I found this toolkit great, try using a manual root. Theres a guide in dev section

charlesky said:
Now that Asus has posted official USB drivers you may want to uninstall the ones provided by the toolkit and use those instead.
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Thanks. The drivers really screwed me on Windows 8 because they weren't signed and requires hacking Windows to accept them.
I'm already on CM10 but nice to keep those officials handy for some emergency.
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Jordanooo said:
Just tried it. Completed root process but no SU.apk
Busybox was there
Im gunna try again later
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Try this first
Try downloading supersu or superuser from the market, along with an app whih requires root permissions, such as titanium backup. After installing supersu, try running titanium backup, hopefully it will give you the prompt to grant permissions, and then you wont have to reroot.
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[Q] Cannot install ADB driver

When I try to install the Kindle fire ADB driver, at the very end, I get a dialog saying the driver did not install properly, or I need to reboot. I reboot and plug my kindle in, and I see the ADB driver show up in device manager. However, adb devices does not recognize it.
The EXACT same file and installation on a different computer worked perfectly fine. Both are Windows 8.1. Any suggestions to get it working on the other (newer) laptop?
My Nexus 5 is recognized by BOTH laptops via adb by the way.

I think you need to turn off driver signature verification. .
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...X-uvrC5tOQbkuNzZg&sig2=hNyRRZDUCgYwT1bb0LIn5w
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Red_81 said:
I think you need to turn off driver signature verification. .
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...X-uvrC5tOQbkuNzZg&sig2=hNyRRZDUCgYwT1bb0LIn5w
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Well, a few things. I don't get an error about the driver signature. 2nd, it installed perfectly fine without any disabling on my other laptop. 3rd, I actually tried that already, it makes no difference - driver installs, I get an error, and ADB doesn't work.

I don't have windows 8 so I'm shooting from the hip. Try using other USB ports. If that doesn't work, you could try the version of adb in my signature and see if that works.
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Red_81 said:
I don't have windows 8 so I'm shooting from the hip. Try using other USB ports. If that doesn't work, you could try the version of adb in my signature and see if that works.
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No problem, I appreciate the help. I tried both USB ports already as well (I'm not one of those people who posts on the first failed attempt, I literally tried everything I know). I've also tried the universal ADB drivers, no help.
I'll check out your version of ADB, though I think it's something with the driver and/or installation process. It's just odd that my Nexus 5 connects to ADB fine.

cpufreak3 said:
No problem, I appreciate the help. I tried both USB ports already as well (I'm not one of those people who posts on the first failed attempt, I literally tried everything I know). I've also tried the universal ADB drivers, no help.
I'll check out your version of ADB, though I think it's something with the driver and/or installation process. It's just odd that my Nexus 5 connects to ADB fine.
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You must disable MS driver security or you will not be able to install the drivers manually which you need to do (at this point. Use Stunts modified drivers http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2459498
Edit: Check his signature in the OP at the link.
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I had a similar issue with the adb that was included with the binary root. It would never see my device, but the older adb version saw it just fine. I had to replace the adb files in the binary root with the ones from the Kindle fire utility (1st Gen Kindle tool).
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