When I start the rooting process, I see where I am to start phone holding volume down button while pressing Power button. then choose HBOOT USB and plug phone into computer. My computer (running Vista) is trying to load device drivers but doesn't find any. When I finally get the option to pick where to look and tell it to look in folder I downloaded drivers from Unrevoked ( to install unrevoked 3) it doesn't load them. I don't understand!!!
When I downloaded them it just kept them in the zip file. so I copied them into the folder out of the zip file. i went to device manager and I get message:
The drivers for this device are not installed. (Code 28)
There is no driver selected for the device information set or element.
To reinstall the drivers for this device, click Reinstall Driver.
I re-downloaded drivers and placed in another folder. I keep getting error: "The System cannot find the file specified".
Am i supposed to have some drivers already installed on my computer before I try this process to load the "New" drivers?
I am following the link you provided. I have downloaded the file and unzipped the folder and saved to my desktop in a folder I created just for the drivers. When I follow the steps . It says to click on the Android 1.0 in Device Manager and go to C:\android-sdk-windows\usb-drivers. My computer tells me there is no such location.
is the android-sdk-windows\usb_drivers supposed to be part of the drivers I downloaded from: unrEVOked modified USB driver or is it from somewhere else that I should have loaded onto computer already?
That is the file I downloaded (3 times now). I have the option to Open or save and I have done both. I have left the zip file closed and also taken extracted everything from zip file and placed into folder and have browsed to both with computer telling me that driver is not there.
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do you have htc sync installed? if you do try unistalling it. if you don't install it, run it, then uninstall it.
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OK, I re-installed HTC Sync, used once, then un-installed. Restarted computer and connected phone to see about loading drivers. Still showing that the android-sdk-windows\usb_drivers can't be found, and trying to install drivers from unrevoked (down loaded 4 times now) can't be loaded. Says athere was a problem loading them.
I have tried everything and can not get past the 1st step. When I go into HBOOT and go to device manager I see Other Devices and under that Android 1.0 (with a yellow warning sign). I can click on that to pick to update drivers but can't figure out where to tell it to go to get drivers.
If I choose folder that I downloaded the zip file to, I get error that states "Windows found driver software for your device but encountered as error while attempting to install it".
In the screen shots, it shows to go to "C:\android-sdk-windows\usb_drivers" but I dont have that file.
The file I have downloaded is called: android-usb-driver.zip
In the zip file are:
2 Security Catalogs - androidwinusb86.cat & androidwinusba64.cat
1 Setup info - android_winusb.inf
3 Application Extensions - WdfCoInstaller01007.dll, WinUSBCoInstaller.dll, WUDFUpdate_01007.dll
1 File - NOTICE
(Note: Within the zip file, the Application Extensions and the Notice File are in there twice)
I don't know where the android-sdk-windows file is supposed to be downloaded from.
When I go to Unrevoked and click on More Info, it says to download the Windows HBOOT drivers. When I click on that link, I go to: public:windows_hboot_driver_install [RootWiki]
and it has a zip file called:
android-usb-driver.zip
That is what I have downloaded 4 different time now.
Unless you created the android-sdk-windows folder, it won't be there. The .zip file when extracted becomes android-usb-driver. Check for that folder on your desktop. I just redid the steps and this is what I did:
Download android-usb-driver.zip
Drag and drop on desktop
right click .zip file
click extract all
I now have the original .zip file and a regular file folder named android-usb-driver on my desktop
I went to the device manager and right clicked the android 1.0 selected browse for driver and went to my desktop and found it.
The Following User Says Thank You to Xtremedays For This Useful Post:
Xtrmedays - Thanks for trying to help. I finally figured out what the problem was. ME... haha. The drivers that I was trying to install were the right one I just didnt do 1 simple step. I didd't "Extract" the files. When I download them, I just opened the zip file and copied tham as they were to a folder. Can't do that, they have to be Extracted just like it says in all the tips. So now that I have "Extracted" the files, I have sucessfully rooted my phone. Thats to all you guys who understand this stuff a lot more than us "Newbies" and thnks for putting up with answering questions that shouldn't have to be asked in the 1st place. hig413
Glad you got it and glad I could help. We were all newbies at one time or another
I am by no means knowledgeable about this, I am learning more everyday by reading and doing it myself. I have become an addict like most of the rest on here
Glad you got it and glad I could help. We were all newbies at one time or another
I am by no means knowledgeable about this, I am learning more everyday by reading and doing it myself. I have become an addict like most of the rest on here
Any more questions, feel free to ask.
ok i cant even get that far, in the device manager, i dont even see the drop arrow for "other devices" i downloaded the file, extracted them. i got all that done but in the device manager under network adapters i do not even see android 1.0 or "other devices" please help asap
ps i got unrevoked dled, i got all the files extracted, what now
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Originally Posted by KingPappy
ok i cant even get that far, in the device manager, i dont even see the drop arrow for "other devices" i downloaded the file, extracted them. i got all that done but in the device manager under network adapters i do not even see android 1.0 or "other devices" please help asap
ps i got unrevoked dled, i got all the files extracted, what now
Ok I'm not reading this while thread I just woke up...you install htc sync, connect the phone, let it recognize it and install the drivers, unplug, uninstall htc sync....?
EVO Drivers not loading on computer
