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Having a strange problem with my HTC One (m7) where adb works fine and can even reboot to bootloader, but fastboot doesn't see the device.
My HTC One is S-Off and rooted and unlocked. Running Android Revolution HD 31.5 (JB 4.3) and my current recovery is TWRP.
The computer is running Windows 8.1 x64.
I've got the latest Android SDK installed, and can run both adb and fastboot from command prompt with no problem.
I've got the latest HTC Sync manager installed so the drivers should be there as well.
adb works fine, I can issue "adb devices" and it shows my device and serial number and I can do all other things with adb as well (so no issue with USB cable or port either).
I can boot to bootloader with "adb reboot bootoader" and when I'm there it shows "Fastboot USB" so that looks ok as well.
But fastboot doesn't see the device. "fastboot devices" returns nothing.
I've tried searching the forums and googling and everything, but can't find anything. I'm at my wits' end. Any help greatly appreciated.
aryonoco said:
The computer is running Windows 8.1 x64.
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That is the problem mate
google: fastboot windows 8.1 and you will find your answer im sure.
alray said:
That is the problem mate
google: fastboot windows 8.1 and you will find your answer im sure.
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You were indeed correct, and I was obviously googling for the wrong thing. I just didn't think the 8.1 update would have broken that...
Anyway, for the record, this guide helped me fix it by replacing Microsoft's USB drivers with Intel's. http://www.droid-now.com/2013/10/fix-working-fastboot-drivers-windows-8-1-x64/
Oh, and thanks to Microsoft for wasting hours of my time with your buggy driver Times like this I really miss my Linux box.
fastboot not returning anything
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I ran the Cyanogenmod factory reset and now the phone will not boot. It is stuck on the Cyanogenmod boot logo. If I boot to the fastboot it tells me device is still unlocked with s-off. From there it will not boot further or go into recovery. If I try to go into recovery it sits at the Android boot logo.
If I need to do anything complicated to fix please explain. I haven't messed with the phone other than rooting, unlocking, and flashing roms.
Thanks!
Lunarpancake said:
I ran the Cyanogenmod factory reset and now the phone will not boot. It is stuck on the Cyanogenmod boot logo. If I boot to the fastboot it tells me device is still unlocked with s-off. From there it will not boot further or go into recovery. If I try to go into recovery it sits at the Android boot logo.
If I need to do anything complicated to fix please explain. I haven't messed with the phone other than rooting, unlocking, and flashing roms.
Thanks!
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Try in fastboot there 2 commands:
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader
After that u should be able to enter in recovery and flash your rom again.
Fain11 said:
Try in fastboot there 2 commands:
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader
After that u should be able to enter in recovery and flash your rom again.
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Sorry if this is a dumb question but I go into fastboot and it turns red and says "Fastboot USB" however I do not see the device in My Computer. Is there another way to run those commands or do I need to have access to it from my pc?
Lunarpancake said:
Sorry if this is a dumb question but I go into fastboot and it turns red and says "Fastboot USB" however I do not see the device in My Computer. Is there another way to run those commands or do I need to have access to it from my pc?
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You won't see the device, partitions and all.
It should only be present in device manager.
Try the command:
fastboot devices
it should get you the SN on your phone.
If u are new to fastboot and ADB try this article http://techbeasts.com/2014/01/05/useful-adb-and-fastboot-commands-and-how-to-them/
and this one even better:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2225405
After you understand fastboot and adb, and also performed the 2 commands above, if u deleted the zip archive of your ROM to flash again your phone, you will have to push or sideload a ROM, see point E) from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2228274&page=3
I have the google usb drivers installed, the fastboot folder made and the sdk installed and theres no devices listed.
In device Manager I have "Android USB Devices > My HTC"
Driver Details: HTC Corporation 7/25/2014 Version 2.0.7.26
Lunarpancake said:
I get "Error: device not found"
I have the google usb drivers installed, the fastboot folder made and the sdk installed
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Are you on windows 8.1?
What is your Hboot?
Did u installed HTC drivers?
Fain11 said:
Are you on windows 8.1?
What is your Hboot?
Did u installed HTC drivers?
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WIndows 7
HBOOT 1.54.0000
I uninstalled all HTC Drivers and applications.
Lunarpancake said:
WIndows 7
HBOOT 1.54.0000
I uninstalled all HTC Drivers and applications.
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Well, not all drivers, u must still have htc drivers:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=54098442&postcount=223
Also try a different USB port from your computer.
Fain11 said:
Well, not all drivers, u must still have htc drivers:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=54098442&postcount=223
Also try a different USB port from your computer.
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Tried different USB, no change. Also that driver when applied still does not seem to work and now I have no "Android" section in my Device Manager. Device Manager updates the list when I plug in or unplug the phone but I cant locate what is being added/removed.
Lunarpancake said:
Tried different USB, no change. Also that driver when applied still does not seem to work and now I have no "Android" section in my Device Manager. Device Manager updates the list when I plug in or unplug the phone but I cant locate what is being added/removed.
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It should be ANDROID USB DEVICES>>>MY HTC
Fain11 said:
It should be ANDROID USB DEVICES>>>MY HTC
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If I boot the phone normally and let it get stuck at the Cyanogenmod loading screen it sees my device. Tells me the serial number and "UNAUTHORIZED".
Booting in fastboot usb - nothing.
Lunarpancake said:
If I boot the phone normally and let it get stuck at the Cyanogenmod loading screen it sees my device. Tells me the serial number and "UNAUTHORIZED".
Booting in fastboot usb - nothing.
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What is your adb version?
"adb ver"
Fain11 said:
What is your adb version?
"adb ver"
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1.0.31
It's the latest version...
Try to see if u can install drivers manually:
Download the Windows7 (64 Bit) drivers here - http://d-h.st/OYI
Unzip to any location you want. Just remember where you put them.
Plug in your phone FASTBOOT to your USB cable .
Open your Device Manager (Windows Key + X and select Device manager) and locate HTC under Other Devices and right click on it and select Update Driver Software
Select "Browse my computer for driver software"
Click Browse and then select the folder you unzipped with the drivers in it then click next.
It should now install your drivers and then in your device manager it will now show up "My HTC" under Android USB Devices.
as per here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2232799
Fain11 said:
It's the latest version...
Try to see if u can install drivers manually:
Download the Windows7 (64 Bit) drivers here - http://d-h.st/OYI
Unzip to any location you want. Just remember where you put them.
Plug in your phone FASTBOOT to your USB cable .
Open your Device Manager (Windows Key + X and select Device manager) and locate HTC under Other Devices and right click on it and select Update Driver Software
Select "Browse my computer for driver software"
Click Browse and then select the folder you unzipped with the drivers in it then click next.
It should now install your drivers and then in your device manager it will now show up "My HTC" under Android USB Devices.
as per here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2232799
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Still nothing. BTW that driver is older than the others.
Let me clarify a little.
Driver you gave me is installed and phone shows up in device manager when in fastboot usb mode.
However if I type "adb devices" I get the response "List of Devices" with nothing under it. There are no devices listed.
If I boot the phone normally and get hung on the Cyanogenmod Boot screen the command will show my device serial.
Lunarpancake said:
Still nothing. BTW that driver is older than the others.
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Well, if u don't see a new device in Device Manager when u plug your phone, is either Windows or your phone.
U already swiched usb ports.
Try another computer.
If that doesn't work, it's your phone's usb port, and that is a hardware problem.
****, I just realized my problem. I was using command "adb devices" not "fastboot devices"
UGGG *slams head on desk*.
I am in CWM Recovery now.
Lunarpancake said:
Let me clarify a little.
Driver you gave me is installed and phone shows up in device manager when in fastboot usb mode.
However if I type "adb devices" I get the response "List of Devices" with nothing under it. There are no devices listed.
If I boot the phone normally and get hung on the Cyanogenmod Boot screen the command will show my device serial.
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Man, not adb devices. u are in fastboot
fastboot devices
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Lunarpancake said:
****, I just realized my problem. I was using command "adb devices" not "fastboot devices"
UGGG *slams head on desk*.
I am in CWM Recovery now.
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U still have your ROM zip?
Install that. Do not try factory reset again!
If not, I explained how to push or sideload a ROM
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Man, not adb devices. u are in fastboot
fastboot devices
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U still have your ROM zip?
Install that. Do not try factory reset again!
If not, I explained how to push or sideload a ROM
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I HAD my ROM zip however the SDCard partition is toast apparently. Error is "E: Can't Mount /SCDARD"
Well ive had this problem for some time now. what had happened was that my phone was updating the software and it got switched off. so now it only boots up to the htc logo screen. i can go into recovery and what not but i cant get the phone to be recognized on my computer.
s is on and my phone is locked. i believe the software version is 1.44.0000.
if anyone could assist me on what to do it would be greatly appreciated.
i am trying to put the stock software on it.
JulioGeeee said:
Well ive had this problem for some time now. what had happened was that my phone was updating the software and it got switched off. so now it only boots up to the htc logo screen. i can go into recovery and what not but i cant get the phone to be recognized on my computer.
s is on and my phone is locked. i believe the software version is 1.44.0000.
if anyone could assist me on what to do it would be greatly appreciated.
i am trying to put the stock software on it.
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Plug the phone into your PC boot to the bootloader (power plus volume down)
with the phone is fastboot usb
use fastboot to get fastboot getvar all (minus your serial no and IMEI) from a command window and post it here
clsA said:
Plug the phone into your PC boot to the bootloader (power plus volume down)
with the phone is fastboot usb
use fastboot to get fastboot getvar all (minus your serial no and IMEI) from a command window and post it here
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Oh okay i didnt see that file you attached. let me try that out.
clsA said:
Plug the phone into your PC boot to the bootloader (power plus volume down)
with the phone is fastboot usb
use fastboot to get fastboot getvar all (minus your serial no and IMEI) from a command window and post it here
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I run fastboot.exe it opens runs a command and closes. ?
JulioGeeee said:
I run fastboot.exe it opens runs a command and closes. ?
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in the fastboot folder / right click / command prompt here / now type fastboot getvar all
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in the fastboot folder / right click / command prompt here / now type fastboot getvar all
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alright i do as you say and it just says waiting for device.
i do have htc sync and ive treid different usb outlets. ive got three cables and tried them all as well.
any idea
JulioGeeee said:
alright i do as you say and it just says waiting for device.
i do have htc sync and ive treid different usb outlets. ive got three cables and tried them all as well.
any idea
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with hboot 1.44 you need a windows 7 computer (windows 8.1 won't work) or use a Ubuntu live cd to use fastboot
clsA said:
with hboot 1.44 you need a windows 7 computer (windows 8.1 won't work) or use a Ubuntu live cd to use fastboot
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i am on windows 7.
ive also got ubuntu on my main computer. how would i go about doing it on ubuntu.
JulioGeeee said:
i am on windows 7.
ive also got ubuntu on my main computer. how would i go about doing it on ubuntu.
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fix your windows 7 drivers
ubuntu terminal same command
clsA said:
fix your windows 7 drivers
ubuntu terminal same command
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I cant get the device to be recognized on either the windows computer nor the ubuntu one.
JulioGeeee said:
I cant get the device to be recognized on either the windows computer nor the ubuntu one.
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I'm the same situation and hopefully someone can help us out.
Hey. I got a problem with my beloved M7. Few days ago I gave a chance to CM12, but I got bored of it and tried to flash InsertCoin 4.0.5. Everything went well but now my phone boots up and locks the screen. If I unlock the screen, a green HTC logo on white background appears. After few seconds of showing the logo the phone reboots and locks the screen again. I can freely access the TWRP, but I have no backup and I lost CM12 installing files. Please can someone help me bring my lovely phone back to life?
P.S sorry for my English
Taurenom said:
Hey. I got a problem with my beloved M7. Few days ago I gave a chance to CM12, but I got bored of it and tried to flash InsertCoin 4.0.5. Everything went well but now my phone boots up and locks the screen. If I unlock the screen, a green HTC logo on white background appears. After few seconds of showing the logo the phone reboots and locks the screen again. I can freely access the TWRP, but I have no backup and I lost CM12 installing files. Please can someone help me bring my lovely phone back to life?
P.S sorry for my English
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Just follow this guide, it should help:
Originally posted by @alrayHTC ONE M7_U/M7_UL - ADB PUSH & FLASH A ROM - DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS
Prerequisites:
You need ADB and FASTBOOT on your computer,
either by installing the Android SDK or Minimal ADB and FASTBOOT
You need to know how to start a fastboot/adb command prompt:
To open a command window prompt, in Windows go to Start Menu --> ''Run'' then type cmd. Change the directory to the ADB folder on your machine:
If using the default install location for the SDK:
Code:
cd C:\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-<DATE>\sdk\platform-tools
If using the default install location of Minimal ADB and FASTBOOT:
Code:
cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot
Or hold left shift + right click a blank space inside the folder where adb and fastboot are located and select ''Open command window here'' from the contextual menu.
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You need TWRP recovery on your device.
We still recommend to use version 2.6.3.3 for all roms
except if another version is specified in the rom OP.
Use 2.7.1.1+ for roms that require "block:by-name" support (CM11)
Unlock bootloader if not already unlocked:
Thanks to Electroz for the video tutorial
Flash TWRP Recovery:
Make sure the recovery.img file is in the same folder where adb and fastboot are located
(C:\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-<DATE>\sdk\platform-tools or C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot)
reboot phone in bootloader mode
Flash the recovery:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery name_of_recovery.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader
You need your HTC drivers correctly installed on your PC:
If not, follow this guide (thanks to nkk71):
originally from @nkk71: [GUIDE] [02-MAR-2014] nkk71's SuperGUIDE to returning 100% back to stock
follow the below instructions to fix
Open "Device Manager" -> select the unknown "One" -> right-click -> "Update Driver Software ..." -> "Browse my computer" -> "Let me pick" -> "Android USB Devices" -> select "My HTC ..." -> install that
just in case, HTC Drivers can be found here: [Drivers] HTC Drivers for Windows - Several Versions (credits to @mdmower)
though you should already have them since you have been using your phone any ways
for those who like a visual guide:
okay so I did a fastboot boot command, and as you can see it didn't install correct driver
Open "Device Manager"
there's the culprit
right click and Update Driver Software
select Browse my computer for driver software
select Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer
select Android USB Devices
select My HTC ... (if you have more than one version, choose the latest)
warning, select Yes
successful installation
now it looks better
and can confirm:
Code:
C:\ADB3>[B]adb devices[/B]
List of devices attached
HTxxxxxxxxxx recovery
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Procedure:
Make sure the ROM you want to flash is in the same folder where ADB and FASTBOOT are.
(C:\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-<DATE>\sdk\platform-tools or C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot)
Here is a list of the HTC M7 roms. Some other roms can be found here.
Connect your phone to computer using usb cable
(if not using the official HTC USB calble, make sure
you are using a USB data cable and not only a charging
cable. Data cables have 4 contacts: 5V, GND, DATA+, DATA-.
Charging cable only have 5V and GND contact and will not work)
Reboot phone in recovery mode (TWRP):
If phone is booted in OS:
Code:
adb reboot recovery
if not booted or bootlooping, hold power button + volume down until phone boot in bootloader mode
then select BOOTLOADER then RECOVERY using volume up/down to navigate and power button to select.
Make sure your phone is booted in TWRP main menu:
transfer the rom to your /sdcard folder:
Code:
adb push name_of_rom.zip /sdcard/
Wait for the zip file to transfer, this can take several minutes (5-15) and there is no progress bar, the command prompt will be unresponsive for that duration. When the command prompt is responsive again and display how much bytes transferred in X seconds, the transfer is completed:
In TWRP main menu, select ''INSTALL''
Browse the installation menu and select your rom zip file inside /sdcard folder:
Swipe to confirm you want to flash the rom
Reboot phone
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Taurenom said:
Hey. I got a problem with my beloved M7. Few days ago I gave a chance to CM12, but I got bored of it and tried to flash InsertCoin 4.0.5. Everything went well but now my phone boots up and locks the screen. If I unlock the screen, a green HTC logo on white background appears. After few seconds of showing the logo the phone reboots and locks the screen again. I can freely access the TWRP, but I have no backup and I lost CM12 installing files. Please can someone help me bring my lovely phone back to life?
P.S sorry for my English
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Sounds like another one with Unknown IMEI and baseband
Follow @alray guide as posted by @majmoz if the problem persists try flashing CM11 then go to Settings>About>Phone Identity and check your IMEI is displayed correctly there. Also check baseband in Settings>About>Software Information>More.
Danny201281 said:
Sounds like another one with Unknown IMEI and baseband
Follow @alray guide as posted by @majmoz if the problem persists try flashing CM11 then go to Settings>About>Phone Identity and check your IMEI is displayed correctly there. Also check baseband in Settings>About>Software Information>More.
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I managed to somehow flash CM12 back. ^^ My baseband is 4A.17.3250.14_10.39.1150.04L. And here comes another question. How can I get back to 4.4.3 with Sense ROMs without reboots which happened earlier? I have seen that I have to flash certain firmware, but I am not sure which one.
P.S @majmoz Thanks for help, you saved my One!
Taurenom said:
I managed to somehow flash CM12 back. ^^ My baseband is 4A.17.3250.14_10.39.1150.04L and IMEI 3578640528003796. And here comes another question. How can I get back to 4.4.3 with Sense ROMs without reboots which happened earlier? I have seen that I have to flash certain firmware, but I am not sure which one.
P.S @majmoz Thanks for help, you saved my One!
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First you should edit you post and remove your imei. You don't want to make that public
If you could post the output of
Code:
fastboot getvar all
it would be helpful you should also remove your imei and serial number before posting :good:
but the fact the imei and baseband don't display Unknown in settings is good
Danny201281 said:
First you should edit you post and remove your imei. You don't want to make that public
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Got it done As I wrote earlier, I would like to get back to 4.4.3 Sense. I found a guide for m8
HTML:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2733523
., which I guess would work on m7 too, but I'm not sure which firmware is required to make 4.4.3 properly work.
Taurenom said:
Got it done As I wrote earlier, I would like to get back to 4.4.3 Sense. I found a guide for m8
HTML:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2733523
., which I guess would work on m7 too, but I'm not sure which firmware is required to make 4.4.3 properly work.
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It depends on which variant of the HTC One you have, see the edit in my post above
Well, I struggled almost 2 hours in order to get "getvar all" logs and nothing happened. When I enter ADB command - "adb devices" it lists my phone below but as an offline device. I tried over and over using guides linked by majmoz and this one -
HTML:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfC9_HXaI_U
. Is there any other possible way to get logs excepting via ADB/fastboot on PC?
Taurenom said:
Well, I struggled almost 2 hours in order to get "getvar all" logs and nothing happened. When I enter ADB command - "adb devices" it lists my phone below but as an offline device. I tried over and over using guides linked by majmoz and this one -
HTML:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfC9_HXaI_U
. Is there any other possible way to get logs excepting via ADB/fastboot on PC?
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To get the getvar info your Device should be in the bootloader in fastboot usb mode.
Then send the fastboot getvar all command.
@Danny201281 Yeah, I tried to do this in fastboot mode. Windows pop up says that there is unrecognized device connected, what shouldn't have even happened because I have the latest HTC drivers(2.0.7.27) from HTC Sync.
Taurenom said:
Yeah, I tried to do this in fastboot mode. Windows pop up says that there is unrecognized device connected, what shouldn't even happened because I have the latest HTC drivers(2.0.7.27) from HTC Sync.
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See Q(2 in this faq post to fix the drivers http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=52135024
It's common for Windows drivers to fail like this. You can check in device manager you phone should be listed a "MY HTC"
Other than that try connecting to a different usb port. USB2.0 ports are best. :good:
Danny201281 said:
See Q(2 in this faq post to fix the drivers http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=52135024
It's common for Windows drivers to fail like this. You can check in device manager you phone should be listed a "MY HTC"
Other than that try connecting to a different usb port. USB2.0 ports are best. :good:
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My hboot version is 1.54.0000; device manager lists the phone as "MY HTC" with exclamation mark in a triangle, and yes I'm using USB 2.0 port.
P.S won't this command work if I'm S-ON?
Taurenom said:
My hboot version is 1.54.0000; device manager lists the phone as "MY HTC" with exclamation mark in a triangle, and yes I'm using USB 2.0 port.
P.S won't this command work if I'm S-ON?
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We need to know your CID, MID and Version Main which is all in the getvar. In any case you will need fastboot working to flash your firmware.
If your Device is s-off that's good you don't want to go back to s-on for any reason. In any case going back to s-on also requires fastboot. Try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=54272479
This is my guide for setting up Linux on a bootable usb pen drive. It will eliminate any driver issues
Danny201281 said:
We need to know your CID, MID and Version Main which is all in the getvar. In any case you will need fastboot working to flash your firmware.
If your Device is s-off that's good you don't want to go back to s-on for any reason. In any case going back to s-on also requires fastboot. Try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=54272479
This is my guide for setting up Linux on a bootable usb pen drive. It will eliminate any driver issues
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I tried to follow your guide on virtual machine because I simply don't know how to boot from pendrive on my laptop. Now Linux can't even see my One After typing "sudo adb devices" command, there is blank list of devices attached, and when I typed "sudo adb reboot bootloader" an error popped up "error: device not found".
Taurenom said:
I tried to follow your guide on virtual machine because I simply don't know how to boot from pendrive on my laptop. Now Linux can't even see my One After typing "sudo adb devices" command, there is blank list of devices attached, and when I typed "sudo adb reboot bootloader" an error popped up "error: device not found".
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Sorry i can't help with adb/fastboot problems when running Linux as a VM. I've never used linux as a virtual machine in windows, and your knowledge of Windows it's self is probably better than mine especially Windows 8. I'm confident there is no problem with your device this is a connectivity issue most probably caused by drivers. Hopefully @majmoz or @clsA can help you get it working on windows 8.
Although booting your laptop from a usb shouldn't be that difficult. You just need to change the boot order in the bios. The bios can be accessed normally by pressing "Delete" or "F2" during the first boot screen on your laptop. Then change the boot settings so that USB is the first boot device. What make is your laptop?
Danny201281 said:
Sorry i can't help with that adb/fastboot. I've never used linux as a virtual machine in windows, and your knowledge of Windows it's self is probably better than mine especially Windows 8. I'm confident there is no problem with your device this is a connectivity issue most probably caused by drivers. Hopefully @majmoz or @clsA can help you get it working on windows 8.
Although booting your laptop from a usb shouldn't be that difficult. You just need to change the boot order in the bios. The bios can be accessed normally by pressing "Delete" or "F2" during the first boot screen on your laptop. Then change the boot settings so that USB is the first boot device. What make is your laptop?
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It's Lenovo y50-70; bios is completly hidden from the user - that's why I can't boot it from pendrive. I will try to follow your hints asap as I get access to my PC at home
Taurenom said:
It's Lenovo y50-70; bios is completly hidden from the user - that's why I can't boot it from pendrive. I will try to follow your hints asap as I get access to my PC at home
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Ok cool, Sorry man i'm not big on Windows. I use linux as my main OS although my pc dual boot Windows 7 but I use that mainly for gaming. If linux got a little more gamer love I wouldn't use windows at all
As far as I know Windows 8 can bit a bit finicky when it comes to android phones although I know there are plenty that use it without any problems.
Taurenom said:
It's Lenovo y50-70; bios is completly hidden from the user - that's why I can't boot it from pendrive. I will try to follow your hints asap as I get access to my PC at home
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Danny201281 said:
Ok cool, Sorry man i'm not big on Windows. I use linux as my main OS although my pc dual boot Windows 7 but I use that mainly for gaming. If linux got a little more gamer love I wouldn't use windows at all
As far as I know Windows 8 can bit a bit finicky when it comes to android phones although I know there are plenty that use it without any problems.
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Their is only one problem using windows 8.1 and that is hboot 1.44 and that is still fixable with a little searching
My windows 8.1 PC only uses 3 files you can download and install them from here > http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-s/general/guide-fix-fastboot-windows-8-1-t2858337
And the HTC Driver from here >> https://mega.co.nz/#!9cpz0Soa!rZH0H5djENbFN2xkS9S7yUlXzX_vcC5yOHhmUR55kUM
I just did a brand new Blue HTC One on hboot 1.44 Last week with this setup ... It Works !
clsA said:
Their is only one problem using windows 8.1 and that is hboot 1.44 and that is still fixable with a little searching
My windows 8.1 PC only uses 3 files you can download and install them from here > http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-s/general/guide-fix-fastboot-windows-8-1-t2858337
And the HTC Driver from here >> https://mega.co.nz/#!9cpz0Soa!rZH0H5djENbFN2xkS9S7yUlXzX_vcC5yOHhmUR55kUM
I just did a brand new Blue HTC One on hboot 1.44 Last week with this setup ... It Works !
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Thanks @clsA that's exactly why I tagged you in my post. I know from previous posts that you use Windows 8 without problems :good: I don't know where to start with Windows 8. Never used it and doubt I ever will. If it was in front of me I dare say I could figure it out. But over the forum I'm just poking around in the dark when it comes to windows 8
Hello guys,
I have 3 identical phones i-mobile IQ2. They are shared among our family.
Mine (fortunately) is runnng fine. The 2 others not so. That's the reason why I want to flash a different ROM.
I have 2 Computers, One with Windows, the other Linux. Both are equipped with adb/fastboot.
What did I do?
1) enabled developer options in the settings.
2) enabled USB debugging and OEM unlock in developer options.
3) Connect the phone via USB
4) Terminal command "adb devices" shows correct serial number of the phone
5) and here it starts. After typing "adb reboot bootloader", the phone shows the white i-mobile screen which is shown when you enter fastboot mode. But....
6) "fastboot devices" results in the terminal message "waiting for any devices"
And that's it. Nothing happens. Retried with 2 phones and always the same. The funny thing is that on my identical phone, there is not a problem and typing "fastboot devices" results in a proper recognition of my phone.
So.... is there anything that I could have done wrong or that I forgot? How can I unlock my bootloader in a different way? As far as I know, adb commands are usually the last resort.
I would appreciate every help. Thanks
You need to install fastboot drivers for your device when your device is in fastboot mode as I know.
here is the right drivers for me in the whole internet: https://mega.nz/#!YcUABBpR!_8w6S5zj_Ct2eBMPr6cL1d1NhC4AZEfphOSQJRJZmjU
I had the same problem on my gm4g nd i solved installing the correct driver just like nhmanas said. Good luck.
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You need to install fastboot drivers for your device when your device is in fastboot mode as I know.
here is the right drivers for me in the whole internet: https://mega.nz/#!YcUABBpR!_8w6S5zj_Ct2eBMPr6cL1d1NhC4AZEfphOSQJRJZmjU
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Ok, I will try and get back to you again. Thanks for now.