Root Universal Windows USB Drivers (ADB, BootLoader, Disk Drive, HTC Sync)

[trend0nd]

Ok, this is probably the most aggravating thing I've ever done! First, Some background:
1) Droid inc, froyo 2.2
2)PC= Vista 32bit
3) DL'd the drivers for windows for the "ANDROID BOOTLOADER INTERFACE"
4) I go to device manager and see android 1.0 under other devices, good
5) Right click, update driver, click on where driver is, and goes through installation process and then ACCESS DENIED! WTF!
6) I've tried in safe mode, anything i can think of and nothing.
7) DOES ANYONE PLEASE HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS
Also i am in debuging mode, don't have HTC sync installed, and about ready to give up on this. PLEASE Help been trying to get this to work for hours now. Thanks.

 

[trend0nd]

I'm trying to root my Incredible, but I can't get past installing these dang drivers! Windows Vista.

No matter what I do I keep getting an error when i attempt to install them:

"Windows found driver software for your device, but encountered an error while attempting to install it.

Android Bootloader Interface

The system cannot find the file specified."

I've read and re-read the instructions, hoping to find some important step I've missed, but to the best of my knowledge, i am following them to the letter (and I've looked at a few different sources).

I've downloaded and re-downloaded (several times) the drivers but that didn't help either.

Frustrating to say the least!

I'm probably missing something small but important, hopefully someone can point it out to me!

Thanks in advance!

UPDATE: Surfed the net quite a bit and found others who had this problem never got it resolved. I just went ahead ran Unrevoked from linux on a usb drive, skipped the whole windows ordeal. Worked like a charm.

It did the same thing to me but then i realized it was in .zip format. So i extracted it and then thats when i stated getting ACCESS DENIED message.

 

[StanJonesPhoto]

On step 8 "HBOOT USB" doesn't even show up in the menu, what could be causing this?

 

[sdrawkcab25]

Sounds like you aren't signed on as the administrator...or don't have proper permissions for the drivers.
I'd redownload the drivers from the administrator account and try again.

Download the drivers and extract to the desktop.

 

[Bob Denny]

Is that computer yours? Or did you get it from a company? If the latter, I would say you've been locked out from doing things like installing drivers.

5) Right click, update driver, click on where driver is, and goes through installation process and then ACCESS DENIED! WTF!

 

[JoeSchmoe007]

MODS: can you sticky this?

 

[markosaurus]

Trying to root a stock HTC desire....this is frustrating, first mod I've done with android, although I've done other systems in the past no problem.

I've tried various things, including following the instructions ot the letter, no joy. I've even watched videos and tried google! [sarcasm btw]

OK, so things went fine to begin with, downloaded usb drivers and reflash package, went into hboot, installed usb drivers fine. Device shows up as "Android Phone -Android Bootloader Interface" in device manager and "hboot usb plug" no problem on my device, this is where the problem arises.

From there, I understand that I must then boot into normal mode, engage USB debugging ON and then open reflash package. If I do that, it doesn't detect my phone.

It seems that as soon as I try and reboot the device in normal mode (usb debugging ON), windoze seems to think the drivers no longer apply for this device any more, It shows up as simply ADB now.

From reading other forums, people have had this before and then just reinstalled the usb drivers, but when I do that, I just get the standard windows thing of "new hardware detected", which is fine, install the drivers as before and I'm told "cannot install this hardware".

The drivers work with the device in hboot mode, but not runing in standard user mode.

Anyone got any ideas where to start?

Thanks.

PS -Also tried on Mac OSX (10.4) and was told it's not compatible with this version.

 

[rgr555]

I uninstalled dropbox.

When I connect to HBOOT I don't see Android with its own tab. I see "Other Devices --> Android 1.0"

Do I proceed? Or is there something wrong?

 

[Aoc5014]

Mad props!!! Been looking for the solution to this problem the last couple weeks. Very helpful post!! Now able to connect the phone to the computer again



Droid Incredible Rooted.

 

[mitchellpaul]

Can this process "brick" a phone, or is it the actual rooting process that bricks it?

 

[sdrawkcab25]

Can this process "brick" a phone, or is it the actual rooting process that bricks it?

Neither really has any chance of bricking your phone.

 

[ikinone]

I am stuck with this. When I hboot my phone, and plug in the USB it says HBOOT USB PLUG, but windows does not detect anything (no 'other devices' pops up in the device manager) so I can see no way to install the usb drivers.

Anyone know why this is?

Some extra info:

My pc is running Windows 7 64bit

I have tested the phone on a windows xp computer and it identifies hboot fine, so there is no problem with the phone.

 

[iamhammer]

I had the drivers unzipped files saved on a portion of my harddrive that was encrypted which made the installing of the drivers fail. Moving them (or unchecking the encryption) worked for the drivers.

The rooting was though unsuccessful (HTC Desire) but I'll keep trying.

 

[maryzein]

Hi, when i connect the usb to htc sensation The word HBOOT (blue box with white letters) didnt change to HBOOT USB PLUG .
any idea where is the problem?
thanks

 

[iowabowtech]

Hi, when i connect the usb to htc sensation The word HBOOT (blue box with white letters) didnt change to HBOOT USB PLUG .

These instructions are geared toward the HTC Incredible so our drivers may not apply to your situation. I think you would be best served to check out the "All Things Root" subforum of one of our HTC Sensation forum here:

HTC Sensation - Android Forums

I am taking you literally that you own an original Sensation. If you happen to own a Sensation 4G or a Sensation XE, we also have forums for those as well.

 

[pegpk]

ive read all the instructions and after i turn off my phone and press the down volume and power nothing happens. can somebody please help me and tell me what i should do or download to be able to get to the boot screen so i can root my phone? i have the droid incredible btw

 

[sdrawkcab25]

ive read all the instructions and after i turn off my phone and press the down volume and power nothing happens. can somebody please help me and tell me what i should do or download to be able to get to the boot screen so i can root my phone? i have the droid incredible btw

To get to the bootloader, pull the battery, put the battery back in, press and hold volume down, continue to hold, press and hold the power button....
It's important to pull the battery to completely shut the phone down. (or turn off fastboot in the application settings)

Then you can follow this thread:
http://androidforums.com/incredible-all-things-root/427344-how-root-2-3-4-downgrade-get-s-off.html

 

[longbowz]

Just want to thank you Bob! I'd been stuck in 'waiting device' message for hours this morning trying to unlock my wife's Nexus S with fastboot, until I found the post. I did suspect it was driver issue but just had no idea how to move forward. Everything was smooth after root cause was located, bootloader mode driver downloaded and installed properly. Thanks again!

 

[cowggodd]

Can anyone help me? It seems the link for the unrEVOked modified USB driver is not valid anymore. I cannot seem to find it anywhere else

 

[Cool Javelin]

Help, it looks like the link to get the drivers is broken.

unrEVOked modified USB Driver

The drivers from Google don't work either. Help, Help, Help please.

Mark.

 

[EarlyMon]

Links to universal adb driver and Koush's individual ones -

https://github.com/koush/UniversalAdbDriver

http://www.clockworkmod.com/carbon/drivers

I haven't used unrEVOked in years, and I only needed the HTC Sync drivers in WinXP back then so that's all I got, sorry.