I'm from the Evo 4G section of xda and just bought an Epic 4G from a friend to play around with. I've rooted and fully customized my Evo 4G and my uncle's Samsung Infuse. So I am not new to the rooting side of these phones. However, I just can't seem to get this to work no matter how hard I try.
Ok so I have done Google searches and sifted through the various "fixes" here on xda....I cannot, no matter what I do, get my epic 4g to be recognized on my Windows 7 64 bit.
I've downloaded and installed about 3 or 4 different USB driver files. I've gone through 2 different cables. I've uninstalled and even updated drivers via Windows. And I've installed and updated Kies. I bought the phone from a friend of mine who had done a full system restore before he gave it to me. So if there were any system issues they should be gone. When I plug in one of the cables the phone shows that the USB cable is connected and I have USB debugging on. But my computer shows "Uknown Device." Does anyone have any suggestions for me please?
I've included screenshots of what my computer shows me. Any help, or reference literature that I may have overlooked, that you guys can provide would be extremely helpful.
There's a few reasons this could be happening. You may want to try different USB ports on your computer or connecting through a USB hub. Also, make sure you're using the official Samsung drivers (you can search for them on XDA).
Otherwise, go to the dialer on the phone and punch in ##8778# and under USB make sure PDA is checked instead of modem. Hope that helps.
I too could never get win7x64 to work but had no problem on other pc running win7x86. I wasted hours trying. Uninstalled everything, removed all references in registry, used usbdevview, device manager, different usb ports, win update, and on and on and on. Gave up since I had other computer and it just worked 1st try. Please pm me if u find the solution. Would still like it to work on 64 bit. My thought is the 64 bit driver, but I hear others are working. :-O
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BillyBob3 said:
I too could never get win7x64 to work but had no problem on other pc running win7x86. I wasted hours trying. Uninstalled everything, removed all references in registry, used usbdevview, device manager, different usb ports, win update, and on and on and on. Gave up since I had other computer and it just worked 1st try. Please pm me if u find the solution. Would still like it to work on 64 bit. My thought is the 64 bit driver, but I hear others are working. :-O
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Mine works fine on my 64bit Laptop. I had to update drivers once though since going to GB leak broke it. On my desktop it will only work if connected in the rear USB port.
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I've used atleast 3 different computers with 64 bit windows 7, I never did anything special except for download the drivers from samsungs website...
I don't know what it is because I couldn't get the computer to recognize my phone on my uncle's laptop (which runs Vista 32). It kept giving me the same "Unknown Device" message when I went to look at the drivers.
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I don't know what it is because I couldn't get the computer to recognize my phone on my uncle's laptop (which runs Vista 32). It kept giving me the same "Unknown Device" message when I went to look at the drivers.
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Where it says unknown device double click on that then go to update driver then browse to location of unzipped samsung drivers.
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Welcome to the Epic 4g xda section! It just so happens I was looking for Windows 7 64-bit drivers earlier today.
Here's where I found them: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=798067
Then scroll down to the section "2.3 – ROOTING" and you'll find the listed drivers there.
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Welcome to the Epic 4g xda section! It just so happens I was looking for Windows 7 64-bit drivers earlier today.
Here's where I found them: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=798067
Then scroll down to the section "2.3 – ROOTING" and you'll find the listed drivers there.
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That post and those drivers are old...
Go here and get the drivers from Samsung:
http://www.samsung.com/us/support/downloads/SPH-D700ZKASPR
AFAIK, that package should install the correct drivers for the OS.
GL
=]
I install 32 and 64 bit drivers for the i9000
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I have literally the same problem, phone was reconized and connected fine when i was running xp 32 bit, installed windows 7 64 bit and nothing i do will work. Was your problem ever resolved?
All i can say is try extracting the drivers thru 7zip
then extract the files it gives you
then u should see like a folder and then copy and paste the
folder in the c: program files
and then go back to device manager and then actually manaually search for
drivers and that should work cuz it worked for me im using Windows 8
unfortunately that is one of the exact ways I tried to do it, thanks for the input tho. Just incase I over looked something searching for the driver manually, what sub category should my phone be under in device manager? thx
For those having trouble getting the drivers installed in Win7(x64/x86).
A workaround could be to use WUBI (Ubuntu's windows based installer that adds an option to boot to Ubuntu, while allowing it [Ubuntu] to be uninstalled from windows like a "normal" program).
Install WUBI, boot to Ubuntu, problem solved!
If the point of installing the drivers it to get Odin working...
The WUBI workaround would still work, you would just replace Odin with Heimdall (which is 100x better/more stable than Odin anyway).
I realise this is a lot to do for resolving a driver install problem, but... Heimdall pwns Odin anyway.
GL
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unfortunately that is one of the exact ways I tried to do it, thanks for the input tho. Just incase I over looked something searching for the driver manually, what sub category should my phone be under in device manager? thx
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It will show up under USB.
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It will show up under USB.
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and if your in download mode when you hook your phone up
it will show up under modem it wil not show until you connect your phone
Ok I had to do the following inorder for it to work on my windows 7 x64 bit
I download the samsung epic 4g driver samsung_mobile_driver_v1.3.800.0.msi
I then used 7zip to extract the file
I then used the msi file and installed it
I then used 7 zip and extracted the samsung_mobile_driver_v1.3.800.0.msi file to a directory
I then DISABLE ALL INTERNET ACCESS ON THE LAPTOP BY TURNING OFF WIFI AND OR PULLING THE LAN CABLE OUT THE PC.
I then plug the phone into the pc usb slot
let the pc find the drivers
if it does not find them point to the extracted directory you did above and it will be good.
now do ##8778# and place the bottom into pda and if it cant find drivers point it to the extracted directory.
now turn phone off and go into download mode 1 key and power button and let windows find the drivers
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There's a few reasons this could be happening. You may want to try different USB ports on your computer or connecting through a USB hub. Also, make sure you're using the official Samsung drivers (you can search for them on XDA).
Otherwise, go to the dialer on the phone and punch in ##8778# and under USB make sure PDA is checked instead of modem. Hope that helps.
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Oh... my... god. I spent hours today trying to figure out how to get this phone I picked up to show me its sd card as a drive. Everyone on the internet seemed to be saying it was the lack of the right drivers, though they all disagreed on what the right drivers were. I tried so many different drivers, no luck.
That above, that I quoted: all it took. Why would it possibly be misconfigured out of the box in such a weird, impossible-to-locate way? Jeez.
(Anyway, I know I'm bumping a super old thread with this first post, but I felt compelled not just to thank this person for restoring my sanity, but also to bump up this thread's relevance for future googlers going as crazy as I was going.)
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my computer does not recognize my epic anymore. I have the required drivers for it , but it keeps on popping up as an unknown device. I also made sure usb debugging was left unchecked. I have been trying to connect for a few hours now but still no luck.
Ballerkz said:
my computer does not recognize my epic anymore. I have the required drivers for it , but it keeps on popping up as an unknown device. I also made sure usb debugging was left unchecked. I have been trying to connect for a few hours now but still no luck.
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What OS are you using on your laptop? If it's windows go to control panel and your programs add/remove (will vary depending on windows version) scroll down to "Samsung USB drivers" and click "uninstall", then reboot. Go to here and download the most recent usb drivers again. Plug in your phone, then install the drivers.
Post your results. Most likely it is not your phone, its a driver that has become corrupt on your laptop. Other possibilities are a bad USB cable or port on your phone.
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What OS are you using on your laptop? If it's windows go to control panel and your programs add/remove (will vary depending on windows version) scroll down to "Samsung USB drivers" and click "uninstall", then reboot. Go to here and download the most recent usb drivers again. Plug in your phone, then install the drivers.
Post your results. Most likely it is not your phone, its a driver that has become corrupt on your laptop. Other possibilities are a bad USB cable or port on your phone.
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I'm running windows vista. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling the driver already, still no luck.
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I'm running windows vista. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling the driver already, still no luck.
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Have you tried a different USB cable? Did you make any changes to your phone or PC just before it stopped recognizing it?
I had to use a usb hub with a power source for my laptop to see the phone.
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Samsung Epic 4g
same thing on my pc. I keep getting USB Mass Storage Device Failed Error Code 10. started happening after the first push of froyo. im running Windows 7. very frustrating.
Epic thread revival!
I'm having a similar issue with my Epic. Both my laptop and desktop will recognize my phone as "Samsung CDMA Technologies" However, I can't do anything with it except charge. What's particularly bugging me is
A) Wired (USB) Tether won't work
B) Can't mount SD card through the phone
Laptop Specs:
Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
Linux Mint 11 64bit (I'm having the same problems with Linux)
Phone Specs:
Epic 4G (SPH-D700)
Syndicate ROM Frozen 1.2
EG22 Moden
Genocide 2.0 Kernal
Here is what I've tried:
Toggled USB Debugging (both on and off)
Used Premium Micro USB cable in addition to stock cable
Uninstalling and Reinstalling drivers
used different USB ports
rebooted phone and computer
It should be worth noting that my phone seems to think everything is a-ok. Wired Tether app doesn't report errors, and when I mount SD card, there is no error either and the phone proceeds with the "USB storage in Use" message. My computer (regardless of which OS I boot) seems to think my phone doesn't exist, unless I'm doing admin type of things, such as flashing via Odin.
Normally, when I had my previous Epic (SRF 1.0.1, EC05, Twilight Zone Kernal), before it was stolen, Wired Tether worked perfectly, especially with Linux (connect as "AutoUSB 0"), and I could mount my SD card.
Suggestions?
Go to control panel and have it update drivers from Windows Update. Takes a long time to get them all.
I get the feeling it's more than a simple driver issue. I have the same problems with Linux, and linux has native drivers. And Windows Update is useless. It can't even find drivers for my fingerprint reader. Nevertheless, I will try it next time I'm on my laptop. Windows on my desktop is fubar.
I had the same issue with my pc.. I ended up using an old vista lapptop and everything worked perfectly.. sometimes these pc's just straight out don't work with these drivers.. wish I could help you out more man
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Maybe dialing ##8778# and selecting modem mode under the usb section will help automtically install drivers.. see if that works, it helped me out for the whole epic to boost mobile process
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It's already on Modem mode... I'm going to try PDA mode.
j7jman said:
Maybe dialing ##8778# and selecting modem mode under the usb section will help automtically install drivers.. see if that works, it helped me out for the whole epic to boost mobile process
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It's already on Modem mode... I'm going to try PDA mode.
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GREAT SCOTT!!! IT WORKS!!!! Thx
BTW- I replied to this post from my Linux Desktop connected to the Internets via USB tether.
jerm1027 said:
GREAT SCOTT!!! IT WORKS!!!! Thx
BTW- I replied to this post from my Linux Desktop connected to the Internets via USB tether.
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Awesome.. glad to help I figured messing with those settings should help, sinced it helped me out
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So I have this problem too but dialing ##8788# doesn't do anything. Am I missing something?
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anderson620 said:
So I have this problem too but dialing ##8788# doesn't do anything. Am I missing something?
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-have youu tried usb debugging?
anderson620 said:
So I have this problem too but dialing ##8788# doesn't do anything. Am I missing something?
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wait.. i just realized you put ##8788# its ##8778#
I'm having problems getting my phone recognized by Heimdall (both Windows and Mac) and Odin (Windows). Here's the situation.
I have a practically fresh install of Windows with no drivers installed. I downloaded Heimdall to try and restore my Epic that has the [Phone] ! [PC] screen. I booted it into recovery mode, ran zadig, used a non-Samsung cable, etc. Heimdall's detect button recognizes my phone. However, when I actually try and do anything, I get "Error: libusb error: -12". I've seen some posts from different forums that say this is correlated with NOT having the zadig drivers installed, so I reinstalled them and rebooted for good measure. I still have the same problem.
So, I assumed that Heimdall was a lost cause and moved on to Odin. I'm following the how to in the dev forum and I installed the drivers mentioned there (x64 as I'm on Win 7 64 bit), downloaded the TAR, and so on. I open up Odin, put my phone in download mode, plug it in... and Windows says that it's an unknown device and can't recognize it. I've uninstalled/reinstalled the drivers several times, swapped out USB cables, and I can't find or think of anything more to do.
Help!
Okay when you open device manager and find the "unknown device" update the driver with your epic 4g drivers this will fix it hopefully... if not try and unistalling it pulling your usb out and popping out the battery and leave it out and plug in the usb and go into dlmode and it should reset things.
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I'm getting a screen that says "The best software for your device is already installed. Windows has determined the driver software for your device is already up to date." and the dialog still shows Unknown Device.
Biggoron said:
Okay when you open device manager and find the "unknown device" update the driver with your epic 4g drivers this will fix it hopefully... if not try and unistalling it pulling your usb out and popping out the battery and leave it out and plug in the usb and go into dlmode and it should reset things.
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http://db.tt/gh3MgHKl
Try installing these.. more device specific drivers let me know if these work... did you unistall it and try an advanced install?
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That's just a download for driver detective..
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http://db.tt/gh3MgHKl
Try installing these.. more device specific drivers let me know if these work... did you unistall it and try an advanced install?
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Hmm that's weird sorry.... don't have a 64bit pc so I've never tried em.... I'm at a loss then... usually if you unistall it and go back into download mode it erases the previous setup and asks you for the reccommended install or advance install which is what you would want to advance install the correct drivers...
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Well thanks for trying. I'm basically where I started, unfortunately: I put the phone in download mode, it tells me it's an Unknown Device, I can't update/advanced install the correct drivers, and Odin doesn't recognize my device.
Biggoron said:
Hmm that's weird sorry.... don't have a 64bit pc so I've never tried em.... I'm at a loss then... usually if you unistall it and go back into download mode it erases the previous setup and asks you for the reccommended install or advance install which is what you would want to advance install the correct drivers...
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redct said:
Well thanks for trying. I'm basically where I started, unfortunately: I put the phone in download mode, it tells me it's an Unknown Device, I can't update/advanced install the correct drivers, and Odin doesn't recognize my device.
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Just read someone fixed this by reinstalling Windows 7. Otherwise try Heimdall. It installs it's own drivers. Check out post 2 here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052813
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I'm having problems getting my phone recognized by Heimdall (both Windows and Mac) and Odin (Windows). Here's the situation.
I have a practically fresh install of Windows with no drivers installed. I downloaded Heimdall to try and restore my Epic that has the [Phone] ! [PC] screen. I booted it into recovery mode, ran zadig, used a non-Samsung cable, etc. Heimdall's detect button recognizes my phone. However, when I actually try and do anything, I get "Error: libusb error: -12". I've seen some posts from different forums that say this is correlated with NOT having the zadig drivers installed, so I reinstalled them and rebooted for good measure. I still have the same problem.
So, I assumed that Heimdall was a lost cause and moved on to Odin. I'm following the how to in the dev forum and I installed the drivers mentioned there (x64 as I'm on Win 7 64 bit), downloaded the TAR, and so on. I open up Odin, put my phone in download mode, plug it in... and Windows says that it's an unknown device and can't recognize it. I've uninstalled/reinstalled the drivers several times, swapped out USB cables, and I can't find or think of anything more to do.
Help!
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http://www.samsung.com/us/support/downloads/sprint/SPH-D700ZKASPR
this is a direct link to the drivers needed.
Well, I got it to work with Heimdall. It seems to have been a combination of the USB cable, USB port, and drivers that caused my problems. Here's how I got it to work for those who might have this problem in the future.
1. Uninstall literally everything related to Samsung, Heimdall, Odin, etc. This means uninstall any drivers, delete all instances of Odin, Heimdall, Kies, or any other software.
2. Reboot.
3. Download the latest version of Heimdall (1.3.1).
4. Remove the battery from your Epic and let it sit for about 15 minutes.
5. Get a fresh, non-Samsung (and possibly non Amazon, as that's another one that didn't work for me) USB cable. I opened a brand new Monoprice one that I had laying around.
6. Plug in the cable to a USB port directly on your computer.
7. Hold down power and 1 while plugging in the USB cable (this is with the battery still out).
8. Run zadig.exe, which comes with Heimdall. The computer should recognize it as a Samsung composite device or "Gadget serial". Install drivers.
9. Open Heimdall and flash. DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING UNTIL IT'S DONE!
Great. As long as u got it to work. Excellent.
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Nice job redct. I get mine to flash by whispering to it "it'll be OK...it will make you better"....LOL
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don't know if you are still around,..but THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! After all my searching and seaching,. this post saved me. Uninstalled drivers, rebooted pc, and the rest is history. Before I used heimdall I reinstalled the drivers and unzipped odin,. and odin recognized the phone,.so getting phone back up was just a matter of adding 2 files to odin and waiting!
this site had ALL the files I needed as well
epiccm.blogspot.com ..I cant post the direct link yet but maybe search factory firmware with the site.
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6. Plug in the cable to a USB port directly on your computer.
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I suspect this might of been your issue. Where you plugged into a hub or an extension cable?
kennyglass123 said:
Nice job redct. I get mine to flash by whispering to it "it'll be OK...it will make you better"....LOL
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ROFLMBO
Hello everyone. My E4GT is unable to connect my computer after I install the drivers. I tried reinstalling them, used different usb ports, and different cables to find out that it still wouldn't work. The weird think is when I connect my phone to another computer after installing the drivers, it works. I'm hoping that someone knows of a fix to this.
OS: Windows XP SP3 32-bit
Edit: I solved this problem. What the problem was that I was missing usb.inf in WINDOWS/INF . To get this file, I got it from the other computer. At the time of me doing this, my only goal was to fix my webcam because I was getting an error about a missing .inf file.
cuber268 said:
Hello everyone. My E4GT is unable to connect my computer after I install the drivers. I tried reinstalling them, used different usb ports, and different cables to find out that it still wouldn't work. The weird think is when I connect my phone to another computer after installing the drivers, it works. I'm hoping that someone knows of a fix to this.
OS: Windows XP SP3 32-bit
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Is your computer a "company" computer? Friend of mine had the same issue due to security settings on the laptop.
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lambohoos said:
Is your computer a "company" computer? Friend of mine had the same issue due to security settings on the laptop.
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No, it is a home computer.
cuber268 said:
Hello everyone. My E4GT is unable to connect my computer after I install the drivers. I tried reinstalling them, used different usb ports, and different cables to find out that it still wouldn't work. The weird think is when I connect my phone to another computer after installing the drivers, it works. I'm hoping that someone knows of a fix to this.
OS: Windows XP SP3 32-bit
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Try downloading the kies , sp?, program for your PC, it installs Samsung drivers and may solve the issue
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Venomusdragon said:
Try downloading the kies , sp?, program for your PC, it installs Samsung drivers and may solve the issue
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SP3 means Service Pack 3.
Kies did not solve my issue. Thanks for your help so far.
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Hello everyone. My E4GT is unable to connect my computer after I install the drivers. I tried reinstalling them, used different usb ports, and different cables to find out that it still wouldn't work. The weird think is when I connect my phone to another computer after installing the drivers, it works. I'm hoping that someone knows of a fix to this.
OS: Windows XP SP3 32-bit
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Looks like you tried different USB cables (hopefully NEW ones), and different ports too. Along with Kies.
Try going into device manager (check show hidden devices too!) and uninstall ANY Samsung drivers or software you have installed. And reboot.
Download and install the latest drivers for the Epic 4GT [ http://org.downloadcenter.samsung.c...342248/Sprint_d710_USB_Driver_v1_3_2360_0.exe ]
Reboot your system. Then try to connect again.
If you have some type of Antivirus/Antispyware application you may also want to try and temporarily disable it too. I've seen this happen before.
leaderbuilder said:
Looks like you tried different USB cables (hopefully NEW ones), and different ports too. Along with Kies.
Try going into device manager (check show hidden devices too!) and uninstall ANY Samsung drivers or software you have installed. And reboot.
Download and install the latest drivers for the Epic 4GT [ http://org.downloadcenter.samsung.c...342248/Sprint_d710_USB_Driver_v1_3_2360_0.exe ]
Reboot your system. Then try to connect again.
If you have some type of Antivirus/Antispyware application you may also want to try and temporarily disable it too. I've seen this happen before.
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I'm pretty sure it is not my antivirus because the other computer has the exact same antivirus. Also, in Device Manager, I enabled hidden devices and I do not see any drivers that seem like they have to do with Samsung.
Cool, but did you uninstall, reboot and then reinstall? And did you also disable the AV just in case?
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I Use usbdeview to remove the devices
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Cool, but did you uninstall, reboot and then reinstall? And did you also disable the AV just in case?
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Uninstalling Kies right now. I will post after I reboot my computer.
I rebooted my computer, installed the drivers, and it still did not work. It's like my computer does not know how to use the drivers for my phone.
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I rebooted my computer, installed the drivers, and it still did not work. It's like my computer does not know how to use the drivers for my phone.
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Wow not sure what else to try. If you've tried removing all drivers and re-installing them, using brand new USB cable(s), using different USB ports and disabling AV software and if it does connect and show up on other PCs yet it still wont show on one PC, then something is amiss with that machine.
When you're connecting your device you do have it on too right? I'm sure you do but just checking.
Did you install any ROM on this device already? There are some international versions that if installed on this device disable the USB port.
And does it show up on other machines just not this one?
If it shows up on other machines than it there is something amok with that PC.
If it doesn't then..
One last thing you might want to attempt is to download sfhub's One-click FF18 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1721229 download the 'reset data' and extract the exe.
Make sure you phone is off and NOT attached to the PC.
Run the One-click application.
Simultaneously Press and Hold [Power] [VolDn] until confirmation screen appears
Press [VolUp] to enter Download mode
Then Attach your phone via USB to the PC and see if it shows up on a COM Port (anyone is OK).
IF it does you can then at least flash the stock rooted FF18 and get the device to probably work correctly next time you plug it in after of course the entire Odin/Update finishes and your phone restarts.
Just reaching here but hope that helps.
leaderbuilder said:
Wow not sure what else to try. If you've tried removing all drivers and re-installing them, using brand new USB cable(s), using different USB ports and disabling AV software and if it does connect and show up on other PCs yet it still wont show on one PC, then something is amiss with that machine.
When you're connecting your device you do have it on too right? I'm sure you do but just checking.
Did you install any ROM on this device already? There are some international versions that if installed on this device disable the USB port.
And does it show up on other machines just not this one?
If it shows up on other machines than it there is something amok with that PC.
If it doesn't then..
One last thing you might want to attempt is to download sfhub's One-click FF18 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1721229 download the 'reset data' and extract the exe.
Make sure you phone is off and NOT attached to the PC.
Run the One-click application.
Simultaneously Press and Hold [Power] [VolDn] until confirmation screen appears
Press [VolUp] to enter Download mode
Then Attach your phone via USB to the PC and see if it shows up on a COM Port (anyone is OK).
IF it does you can then at least flash the stock rooted FF18 and get the device to probably work correctly next time you plug it in after of course the entire Odin/Update finishes and your phone restarts.
Just reaching here but hope that helps.
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This shows up on other computers but not this one. I did install CM9 onto my phone, but when I was on stock, this problem was still happening. This is most likely something with this PC. Thanks for you help.
Well then that's it. PC is the issue it won't show. Something is pooped.
Good luck.
Just to be clear, when someone says, 'try different usb ports' make sure you only use the ports on the motherboard and not the ones on the front of the case or door.
It's the difference between powered and un powered.
That one the threw me for a loop on my win7 when I usually use my laptop with xp.
Are you still able to connect your phone via usb with no problems? With drivers and odin still working?
Thanks!
Yes yes and yes it works fine
Sent from my ........
Odin'd my phone and my sisters vibrant yesterday. All is well.
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Odin won't see my epic since I went to Windows 8 :/
Any thoughts?
Please?
xfilemanx said:
Odin won't see my epic since I went to Windows 8 :/
Any thoughts?
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The only way I could get the drivers to install right on windows 8 was to boot into download mode and plug in to usb on computer... let it search and find them in download mode... worked for me when nothing else was...
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I actually came across a link to samsungs web site for some USB drivers.......I thought what the hell, I've tried everything else LOL, I installed them on my 8 box...and it actually worked, Odin sees my Epic now
did anyone get this to work? ive tried repeatedly to get my epic 4g (with keyboard) to be recognized by my new windows 8 computer and I cant for the life of me. The above does not work for me. Along with other suggestions ive read online.
i downloaded these drivers and even tried compatibility mode.
what i noticed is windows 8 isnt listed in the list of compatibility mode
http://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/SPH-D700ZKASPR
My win 8 machine did just fine when I connected my Epic. Able to transfer files between them both and Odin worked with no issues.
I did find, however, if you download the new drivers - win 8 has a hard time seeing the Epic. I also have Zentimo Storage Manger installed and it actually reads the Epic as a Linux Card Reader.
niteNarmor said:
My win 8 machine did just fine when I connected my Epic. Able to transfer files between them both and Odin worked with no issues.
I did find, however, if you download the new drivers - win 8 has a hard time seeing the Epic. I also have Zentimo Storage Manger installed and it actually reads the Epic as a Linux Card Reader.
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which drivers do you have? can you post them so i can try to install your version instead and hopefully have better luck. The computer recognizes my evo lte right away without installing any type of drivers. but wont recognize the epic.
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which drivers do you have? can you post them so i can try to install your version instead and hopefully have better luck. The computer recognizes my evo lte right away without installing any type of drivers. but wont recognize the epic.
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Not a problem. Give me a couple of minutes to find them plus I am currently doing maintenance to my media server.
As soon as I'm done I will post the drivers and links.
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AL_CAPONE_X3 said:
which drivers do you have? can you post them so i can try to install your version instead and hopefully have better luck. The computer recognizes my evo lte right away without installing any type of drivers. but wont recognize the epic.
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Took the liberty to find the driver download that I have on my laptop. ----> Samsung Driver <----
Let me know if this helped.
Just in case you don't know (which I am sure you do), open with winrar or 7-zip and click on setup.exe.
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Not a problem. Give me a couple of minutes to find them plus I am currently doing maintenance9 to my media server.
As soon as I'm done I will post the drivers and links.
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Took the liberty to find the driver download that I have on my laptop. ----> Samsung Driver <----
Let me know if this helped.
Just in case you don't know (which I am sure you do), open with winrar or 7-zip and click on setup.exe.
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i extracted and ran the exe and I get "the samsung android driver was not successful(9)" or something like that. Guessing the "9" is a error code?
one thing i might add is device manager doesnt even recognize the device when i plug it in. no sound notification like you would usually here.
Are you running 32 or 64? Those drivers are 64.
Also try a different port. I know if I don't use the sane point I have issues too.
One other thing might be your connecting wire. If you have another USB wire, I would try that too.
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Are you running 32 or 64? Those drivers are 64.
Also try a different port. I know if I don't use the sane point I have issues too.
One other thing might be your connecting wire. If you have another USB wire, I would try that too.
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im running x64
ive tried the only other usb 2.0 port i have and tried even the 3.0 for the heck of it as well as another cable. But ill look for another cable and see again.
you think since the computer is still new enough where i can get away with a system restore to when i first got it without losing anything if that would be any help? maybe I messed up some how. maybe plugging in the phone before installing drivers messed it up?
also funny thing is i connected the phone to the computer in download mode as well and still was recognized not even as if it was charging.
forgot to add I was able to install your drivers once i did compatibility mode but my phone still wasnt being recognized.
I'm sure you know this as well, but is USB debugging checked?
You can try a system restore but my experience with that and windows 8 hasn't been good.
You stated when you connect your device the computer does nothing? Not even chime?
If that is true, it is your USB ports on computer not your phone.
Have you connected another device with the same cable? If so, what if anything happens?
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I'm sure you know this as well, but is USB debugging checked?
You can try a system restore but my experience with that and windows 8 hasn't been good.
You stated when you connect your device the computer does nothing? Not even chime?
If that is true, it is your USB ports on computer not your phone.
Have you connected another device with the same cable? If so, what if anything happens?
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Yes tried usb debugging. Switched back and forth between pda and modem on diag uart menu thing. Tried different cables as well as different ports and yes other phones it sees and chimes the epic 4g charging light lights up but won't chime with computer.
I've also installed kies to see if that would help.
One last thing to try.
Go to settings/wireless - mobile networks/ scroll down till you find USB connection.
You may accidentally have check charging only. Check ask on connection.
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One last thing to try.
Go to settings/wireless - mobile networks/ scroll down till you find USB connection.
You may accidentally have check charging only. Check ask on connection.
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I've been through usb debugging and the charge only the tether option as well as mass storage
Could the version have anything to do with it or that's its been flashed already from another computer.
Flashed from another computer should have nothing to do with it. I can take my device from desktop (where my device was flashed) to my laptop without any issues.
The only thing I can think of is, it has to your USB port on your device. For some reason, it is only letting you charge from a computer. That's why I thinking of the charge only feature. That would prevent your computer from seeing your device.
Even if it was the wrong driver it still would say "unrecognized device".
I would say go into control panel and uninstall driver but with it not seeing the device you can't do that.
Sorry. Right now I'm at a loss. I will keep thinking about it.
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Flashed from another computer should have nothing to do with it. I can take my device from desktop (where my device was flashed) to my laptop without any issues.
The only thing I can think of is, it has to your USB port on your device. For some reason, it is only letting you charge from a computer. That's why I thinking of the charge only feature. That would prevent your computer from seeing your device.
Even if it was the wrong driver it still would say "unrecognized device".
I would say go into control panel and uninstall driver but with it not seeing the device you can't do that.
Sorry. Right now I'm at a loss. I will keep thinking about it.
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Ya Im lost too. I usually search and search and only post if I'm stummped and ny ideas are ran out of lol
That's what I do too. Are you able to connect to another computer with the same rom you are currently running?
Let's see....Where do I start...
I've tried the Mac route....No luck in any successful root using Mac OS X. With that being said, I have done the following.
I have virtually booted my Mac OS X to simultaneously boot into Windows XP SP3 Home Edition using VMWare Fusion Professional Version 5.0.3 (1040386).
I went to this link here ( after deleting all Samsung drivers from previous tries and restarted windows ) and installed the driver on the Windows XP Virtual Machine.
SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones.zip (25.32MB)
I then went and downloaded two versions of Odin. Version 1.87 and Version 3.07.
I also downloaded Heimdall Suite V 1.4.0
I essentially followed the steps in this Youtube video by qbking77.
How to Root the Samsung Epic 4G on FC09 - Latest
With everything said and done, my phone isn't recognized in Odin or Heimdall. However, it's recognized in normal mode. It obviously doesn't root like that.
I put my phone in download mode, plug it in. Let it sit for at least 5 minutes even though it technically should be less than a minute for the USB detection to come up. It doesn't detect anything at all.
I've used 3 other cables.
I've double checked the settings with VMware Fusion for the USB Configuration. Essentially, when I have XP running, anything that is plugged in via USB will automatically connect to XP rather than OS X.
Any help on this would be great! Thanks in advance.
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To my knowledge, heimdall was made to do the same thing as odin, but on Mac OSX and Linux. Try dual booting?
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I have used a windows vm and throught vmware rooted my epic. I lack the mac and virtualizing a mac to virtualize a winblows box is too much fun for this lad.
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Djinn23 said:
I have used a windows vm and throught vmware rooted my epic. I lack the mac and virtualizing a mac to virtualize a winblows box is too much fun for this lad.
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I'm not quite sure what you mean by this.
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I'm not quite sure what you mean by this.
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I'm not sure what he means either, but maybe Heimdall didn't work because I think Heimdall and Odin files are packaged slightly differently.
Have you followed the instructions in post #2 in this thread?
The Windows issue may be the USB Driver. When I updated Windows version, my old driver failed to COM link with my phone in ODIN while I was still able to read and write to USB as well as gain adb access. I searched and found another poster stating the latest driver from Samsung fixed it. Worked for me as well. Try the link below.
http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/c...ng_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones_v1.5.14.0.exe
Disclaimer: Samsung, nor I, assume no responsibility; use at own risk... usual TOS.
Here, in case anyone has trouble finding the cwm-5.0.2.7-epic4g.tar (for ODIN) thanks to kennyglass123
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samep said:
The Windows issue may be the USB Driver. When I updated Windows version, my old driver failed to COM link with my phone in ODIN while I was still able to read and write to USB as well as gain adb access. I searched and found another poster stating the latest driver from Samsung fixed it. Worked for me as well. Try the link below.
http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/c...ng_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones_v1.5.14.0.exe
Disclaimer: Samsung, nor I, assume no responsibility; use at own risk... usual TOS.
Here, in case anyone has trouble finding the cwm-5.0.2.7-epic4g.tar (for ODIN) thanks to kennyglass123
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Thank you for some insight on this. I have switched out my Windows XP for Windows 7 Ultimate ( I've actually read a few people who used this on a virtual machine and it worked perfectly for them ) . I turned on the automatic updates and everything was updated. Windows 7 is working perfectly. The problem is still occurring though. I have used every version of Odin from 1.83 to 3.09. I put my SPH-D700 into download mode and if I configure vmware to "ask" for what to use when I plug it in in the USB menu, I've managed to get as far as the window popping up to allow me to select windows. I made it pop up by booting into download mode without the battery in and putting in after I put it into download mode. With that being said, nothing shows up in Odin still. I have used several drivers for this device. Here's the list of drivers I used:
Samsung USB Driver for Mobile Phones 1.3.8
Samsung USB Driver for Mobile Phones v1.5.14.0
Samsung USB Driver for Mobile Phones v1.5.27.0
SAMSUNG USB Driver for Mobile Phones ( No Version, default I believe )
Samsung Kies ( It downloads the default driver automatically )
I've also was trying to use this tar file:
SPH D700 FC09 8Gb REL.tar.md5
I have installed, uninstalled, and rebooted every time I did this to ensure that drivers would't conflict.
I even brought my phone to my neighbors house to use his XP machine. I brought the software with me to do this. I also had to update his USB drivers because of the yellow exclamation mark in the device manager menu. I did that and was able to fix his USB driver. It still didn't recognize my device. ( I believe it was his computer though because it's in really bad shape :/ )
I was told at one point that I could have a faulty secondary bootloader. If that's the case, is there a way to fix that myself? If that's not the case, I'm just not sure what to do at this point to root this phone. I've felt like I've exhausted all my options other than to find someone who has a decent windows machine and try with that.
I have a Mac OS X 10.8.4 and tried using Heimdall. That didn't work at all. From my understanding, Heimdall is used to root? Flash devices? Both? Regardless, it didn't work when I tried using it on Mac. Hence why I am using VMWare Fusion Pro ( The latest version before the newest 6 that just came out ) with Windows 7 Ultimate.
If there is anything that I am missing, anything at all that I could successfully root this phone with the methods I have been trying, some information on how to do this would be great! I've been trying to root this phone for quite awhile now with no success.
I would give the tar a try that you gave me but without Odin recognizing the device, I have no way of being able to do anything. That "COM" never shows up. Currently, I have the Samsung USB Driver for Mobile Phones v1.5.14.0 driver installed because that is the exact one from the Samsung website specifically for the SPH-D700.
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To my knowledge, heimdall was made to do the same thing as odin, but on Mac OSX and Linux. Try dual booting?
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I haven't tried boot camp with windows yet. I used to have a dual boot set up that way but I have not set that back up yet. That is one avenue I have not tried thus far. I may actually give that a go just for kicks. As for as my previous post goes, I've been just working at it through VMWare Fusion Pro which is a virtual machine for Windows.
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I'm not sure what he means either, but maybe Heimdall didn't work because I think Heimdall and Odin files are packaged slightly differently.
Have you followed the instructions in post #2 in this thread?
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Thank you for the link to this specific thread. I actually have not come across that one yet. I appreciate you linking me up with it! I'll be reviewing that thread tomorrow and see if I come across something useful in it.
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Thank you for some insight on this. I have switched out my Windows XP for Windows 7 Ultimate ( I've actually read a few people who used this on a virtual machine and it worked perfectly for them ) . I turned on the automatic updates and everything was updated. Windows 7 is working perfectly. The problem is still occurring though. I have used every version of Odin from 1.83 to 3.09. I put my SPH-D700 into download mode and if I configure vmware to "ask" for what to use when I plug it in in the USB menu, I've managed to get as far as the window popping up to allow me to select windows. I made it pop up by booting into download mode without the battery in and putting in after I put it into download mode. With that being said, nothing shows up in Odin still. I have used several drivers for this device. Here's the list of drivers I used:
Samsung USB Driver for Mobile Phones 1.3.8
Samsung USB Driver for Mobile Phones v1.5.14.0
Samsung USB Driver for Mobile Phones v1.5.27.0
SAMSUNG USB Driver for Mobile Phones ( No Version, default I believe )
Samsung Kies ( It downloads the default driver automatically )
I've also was trying to use this tar file:
SPH D700 FC09 8Gb REL.tar.md5
I have installed, uninstalled, and rebooted every time I did this to ensure that drivers would't conflict.
I even brought my phone to my neighbors house to use his XP machine. I brought the software with me to do this. I also had to update his USB drivers because of the yellow exclamation mark in the device manager menu. I did that and was able to fix his USB driver. It still didn't recognize my device. ( I believe it was his computer though because it's in really bad shape :/ )
I was told at one point that I could have a faulty secondary bootloader. If that's the case, is there a way to fix that myself? If that's not the case, I'm just not sure what to do at this point to root this phone. I've felt like I've exhausted all my options other than to find someone who has a decent windows machine and try with that.
I have a Mac OS X 10.8.4 and tried using Heimdall. That didn't work at all. From my understanding, Heimdall is used to root? Flash devices? Both? Regardless, it didn't work when I tried using it on Mac. Hence why I am using VMWare Fusion Pro ( The latest version before the newest 6 that just came out ) with Windows 7 Ultimate.
If there is anything that I am missing, anything at all that I could successfully root this phone with the methods I have been trying, some information on how to do this would be great! I've been trying to root this phone for quite awhile now with no success.
I would give the tar a try that you gave me but without Odin recognizing the device, I have no way of being able to do anything. That "COM" never shows up. Currently, I have the Samsung USB Driver for Mobile Phones v1.5.14.0 driver installed because that is the exact one from the Samsung website specifically for the SPH-D700.
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I wish I took better notes when solving this... I can't help the MAC Heimdall method but if you want to get Windows working, I'd stay with that USB driver and try installing Microsoft Visual Basic Power Packs 3.0 I'm also using ODIN3 v1.85. You didn't mention the PIT Victory file; it's needed if following the un-brick method with repartition enabled.
Funny thing about newer Windows versions, they're lighter and don't include needed packages to develop.
My recall is bad; I've rooted two different phones and setup to theme apk's again and downloaded several packages and depends and can't recall which package needed the depends for Windows... but looking at my Windows setup, I can at least tell you what I installed. The Visual Basic auto-installer works with Windows to tell you what version of Visual Basic you need for your applications when you attempt an install so follow the guidance it gives if it suggests another Visual Basic Version. I know I needed java for adb and Android SDK and I had to modify Environmental Variables to allow those applications to see each other but I don't think you need all that to root. Hope that helps some; maybe someone else more savvy with Windows or Heimdall can jump in and help.
Edit: Forgot to mention that you should open a new ODIN session for each file pushed. Once ODIN is opened, hold power and 1 button on slide-out kb while plugging the USB cable in. You should see the COM added within seconds, not minutes. The battery can stay out while using USB with ODIN; the intent is to prevent a reboot after file install so you can unplug USB after it attempts to reboot (it cannot without a battery), close ODIN and re-open ODIN and enter download mode to install the cwm recovery tar. If you get that far, you don't actually have to boot that rooted tar; just install battery, three finger salute into recovery and flash a MTD custom ROM; all customs ROMs in forum should auto-convert from BML to MTD (or you can stay with the rooted stock or flash custom BML ROM... Important to remember there is no autoconvert from MTD back to BML; that's what ODIN with repartition and PIT file is for as well as recovering a semi-bricked phone). Good Luck.
If Odin still does not recognize it borrow someone's thick BlackBerry cable.
Good one; forgot about that. My Samsung cable didn't work so the wife and I swapped cables long ago. I got her HTC USB cable and it has served me well except that the outer shell has frayed at and around the connectors.
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samep said:
I wish I took better notes when solving this... I can't help the MAC Heimdall method but if you want to get Windows working, I'd stay with that USB driver and try installing Microsoft Visual Basic Power Packs 3.0 I'm also using ODIN3 v1.85. You didn't mention the PIT Victory file; it's needed if following the un-brick method with repartition enabled.
Funny thing about newer Windows versions, they're lighter and don't include needed packages to develop.
My recall is bad; I've rooted two different phones and setup to theme apk's again and downloaded several packages and depends and can't recall which package needed the depends for Windows... but looking at my Windows setup, I can at least tell you what I installed. The Visual Basic auto-installer works with Windows to tell you what version of Visual Basic you need for your applications when you attempt an install so follow the guidance it gives if it suggests another Visual Basic Version. I know I needed java for adb and Android SDK and I had to modify Environmental Variables to allow those applications to see each other but I don't think you need all that to root. Hope that helps some; maybe someone else more savvy with Windows or Heimdall can jump in and help.
Edit: Forgot to mention that you should open a new ODIN session for each file pushed. Once ODIN is opened, hold power and 1 button on slide-out kb while plugging the USB cable in. You should see the COM added within seconds, not minutes. The battery can stay out while using USB with ODIN; the intent is to prevent a reboot after file install so you can unplug USB after it attempts to reboot (it cannot without a battery), close ODIN and re-open ODIN and enter download mode to install the cwm recovery tar. If you get that far, you don't actually have to boot that rooted tar; just install battery, three finger salute into recovery and flash a MTD custom ROM; all customs ROMs in forum should auto-convert from BML to MTD (or you can stay with the rooted stock or flash custom BML ROM... Important to remember there is no autoconvert from MTD back to BML; that's what ODIN with repartition and PIT file is for as well as recovering a semi-bricked phone). Good Luck.
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I downloaded and installed Visual Basic. I'm not quite sure what that was suppose to do honestly. It didn't seem like anything changed. I still don't have the "COM" showing up in Odin 1.85. You are right about me forgetting to mention the "PIT" file. I actually did have that. ( victory_8G_100528.pit )
I loaded that into Odin as well as the ( SPH D700 FC09 8Gb REL.tar.md5 ) into the "PDA" section of Odin. Even though the "COM" didn't show up, I tried to run in anyways, this was the message I got in the console.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Also, these are the USB cables I am using. One is a short one and the one the the "B" on it is a normal length. I don't know what the "B" stands for but I don't know if that's a Blackberry one or not.
Also, will Odin still recognize the device if the MicroSD card is in? I actually never tried without taking it out.
Gotta say I agree with Kenny on the cable.
When I tried to replace my frayed cable with a "data sync" mini USB cable, it did not support adb.
Go with what you know; borrow or invest in a thick BlackBerry mini USB cable.
Can't guarantee but I think the cable is your problem.
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Blackberry USB Cable
kennyglass123 said:
If Odin still does not recognize it borrow someone's thick BlackBerry cable.
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samep said:
Gotta say I agree with Kenny on the cable.
When I tried to replace my frayed cable with a "data sync" mini USB cable, it did not support adb.
Go with what you know; borrow or invest in a thick BlackBerry mini USB cable.
Can't guarantee but I think the cable is your problem.
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Do one of you perhaps have any good sources for where I could get a decent inexpensive Blackberry USB Cable? I've looked up quite a few but since I'm not certain that I would make the correct purchase, perhaps one of you could point me in the right direction. I would appreciate it. Thanks
Would this be a decent one to buy?
New OEM BlackBerry Micro USB 1m Data Cable Charge & Sync 9900 9930 9800 9810
I just went ahead and purchased it. With a 30 day return policy and the price only being $1.99, it's not really that big of a deal. Lol! I suppose we just wait and see what happens when I receive this cable. Let the waiting begin...
DarkXShadowX21 said:
Do one of you perhaps have any good sources for where I could get a decent inexpensive Blackberry USB Cable? I've looked up quite a few but since I'm not certain that I would make the correct purchase, perhaps one of you could point me in the right direction. I would appreciate it. Thanks
Would this be a decent one to buy?
New OEM BlackBerry Micro USB 1m Data Cable Charge & Sync 9900 9930 9800 9810
I just went ahead and purchased it. With a 30 day return policy and the price only being $1.99, it's not really that big of a deal. Lol! I suppose we just wait and see what happens when I receive this cable. Let the waiting begin...
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Yes! That one will definitely work. I usually buy 5 when I need them.
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Yes! That one will definitely work. I usually buy 5 when I need them.
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I just received the cable. It didn't work... :/
I'm uninstalling and reinstalling the Samsung USB Driver for Mobile Phones v1.5.14.0 driver. I'll try again to see what happens.
I suppose I need to diagnose this issue in order for this to work. I don't see how a Samsung Galaxy S1 Epic 4G SPH-D700 is drawing to much power in download mode though....
I even put my mac into safe mode so it would load a new set of kernals rather than the ones from the cache files. That still didn't work for 2 reasons.
1.) Heimdall Front-end doesn't recognize the device in download mode
2.) I'm not able to boot into windows with VMWare Fusion because that specific kernal isn't loaded into safe mode.
Only necessary kernals are being used in safe mode.... I'll keep updating as I go.
Update on my Windows 8 Pro USB driver issues.. but maybe old news.
@DarkXShadowX21,
I posted earlier that I had to install Microsoft Visual Basic Power Packs3. I found the note in my logs were referenced to a problem I was having with the HTC USB driver, AFIAK, I came upon a post somewhere in xda stating I needed it (exact reason or problem I had at that time not noted). So when I ran the installer, I got a pop-up stating I must first install Microsoft.NET Framework 2.0 Running that installer, I got another pop-up stating I needed Microsoft.NET Framework 3.0, instead. Both programs installed without error. Dependencies were determined by programs already installed in my system. Anyway, my PC now sees both phones correctly now. But looking at my update history, I'm getting security updates for Microsoft.NET Framework 3.5 and 4.5 (both versions).
Looking at my Windows Control Panel/Programs and Features, I have Microsoft Visual c++ 2005 Redistributable and Microsoft Visual c++ 2008 Redistributable x86 9.0.30729.4148 these show as being installed the next day but all I had in my notes following that was some developing programs I installed. The 30729 looks to be part of the Android-SDK bundle for Windows. I also have java installed for developing. IIRC, these are not requirements for ODIN; I had minimal effort getting ODIN to work on my wife's Windows7 laptop but at least for the HTC phone and drivers, Windows 8 Pro was lacking some tools. After getting the HTC USB drivers functional and rooting that phone, I only had to get the right Samsung USB driver to get ODIN COM to work. But since I did the HTC first, not sure if any of the above was needed for ODIN to see the Epic.
Good luck.
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@DarkXShadowX21,
I posted earlier that I had to install Microsoft Visual Basic Power Packs3. I found the note in my logs were referenced to a problem I was having with the HTC USB driver, AFIAK, I came upon a post somewhere in xda stating I needed it (exact reason or problem I had at that time not noted). So when I ran the installer, I got a pop-up stating I must first install Microsoft.NET Framework 2.0 Running that installer, I got another pop-up stating I needed Microsoft.NET Framework 3.0, instead. Both programs installed without error. Dependencies were determined by programs already installed in my system. Anyway, my PC now sees both phones correctly now. But looking at my update history, I'm getting security updates for Microsoft.NET Framework 3.5 and 4.5 (both versions).
Looking at my Windows Control Panel/Programs and Features, I have Microsoft Visual c++ 2005 Redistributable and Microsoft Visual c++ 2008 Redistributable x86 9.0.30729.4148 these show as being installed the next day but all I had in my notes following that was some developing programs I installed. The 30729 looks to be part of the Android-SDK bundle for Windows. I also have java installed for developing. IIRC, these are not requirements for ODIN; I had minimal effort getting ODIN to work on my wife's Windows7 laptop but at least for the HTC phone and drivers, Windows 8 Pro was lacking some tools. After getting the HTC USB drivers functional and rooting that phone, I only had to get the right Samsung USB driver to get ODIN COM to work. But since I did the HTC first, not sure if any of the above was needed for ODIN to see the Epic.
Good luck.
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For Windows 7,
I went ahead and downloaded this
Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (Standalone Installer). I actually downloaded on top of the download you provided me with. I'm pretty sure this is ok because this is the most updated version of .NET Framework for Windows 7. After the installation, nothing happened by the way. I didn't get a pop up asking to update anything further. I have 3.0 installed and the version for Windows 7 that I provided.
As far as setting up all the additional programs for the HTC drivers, I don't really need to do that since this is a Samsung device obviously. I understand you are stating that to explain that you were able to get your Samsung device seen after installing drivers for the HTC and finding the correct driver.
As far as finding the correct driver, I suppose I need to figure out EXACTLY which driver it is that is going to allow Odin to recognize the SPH-D700 in "Download Mode".
I used the Samsung USB Driver for Mobile Phones v1.5.14.0 only because I found a source from Samsung directly that this is the correct driver for this device.
I've also read that Samsung Kies was able to install the default Samsung drivers for most Samsung devices and that also have worked for them. It didn't work for me.
After the installation of .NET Framework I went ahead and tried to plug in my device to see if Odin would recognize it.
COM Never showed up.
I left the USB cable in, removed the battery, put the battery back to to show this pop up.
Ever after I click windows. Nothing showed up in Odin....