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Root need bootloader drivers

junkie2100

junkie2100

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i know its not "fully" functional yet but backup capability works as well as unsigned zip installation, and i just had to go return my phone at the walmart because of the inability to recover my app directory, stupid updater app kept telling me there were no updates and not doing anything.

so yea knowing that i understand full well what im doing, i just need the bootloader drivers for fastboot to flash the image onto my phone. adb is fine i got that and can reboot into bootloader mode but i require the bootloader driver and no matter how hard i try i cant find any drivers that work. ive tried 4 different bootloader drivers and every driver in the zte package
 
if your driver is installed on your phone all you have to do is go to your bootloader using a app called rebooter in the google playstore my dude.

p.s you got root which is required so you are all good to go.
 
no see my problem is the computer doesnt have the drivers, i can reboot it into bootloader mode fine with the adb reboot bootloader command
 
oh damn..... try uninstalling the drivers and reinstalling them.
when you put your phone into bootloader they should automatically install...
thats crazy its not.
 
i had success using pdanet just for the drivers it installs. I read about this working somewhere so I tried it and it worked for me.
 
i think i figured out that the problem is my computer not my drivers or the device. ive read about people not being able to use fastboot with usb 1.0 slots and unfortunately that is all i have at the moment. ill let you all know what my findings are when i get the chance to use a better computer
 
i am having same problem but i have tried on 2 different computers and on 2.0 slot and still no luck. driving me crazy. i really want cwm
 
bootloader(fastboot) is standard google format it turns out, i tried using linux to do it and found out how to get fastboot to recognize it but it still couldnt write to it
on a happier note tho it gave me insight into the fact that bootloader mode gives off a google vendor id instead of a zte one meaning if you download the standard driver package put out by google it should work

here is a softpedia link to the newest version i could find
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CDUQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrivers.softpedia.com%2Fget%2FOther-DRIVERS-TOOLS%2FOthers%2FGoogle-Android-Bootloader-Interface-Driver-4000.shtml&ei=Ga3NUOuzBNSpqQHRn4D4CQ&usg=AFQjCNG2-BIo7QDeytOmRiuC_PXelW4ftA&bvm=bv.1355325884,d.aWM
 
also something to watch out for, my board was advertized as having usb 2.0, and it does, but it also has usb 1.1 hubs in between the usb 2.0 main hub and every port on the entire computer, meaning all ports built in or otherwise are still 1.1 because of the bottleneck. my board has usb 2.0 just as the huge ass sticker on the box said i will just never be able to access that functionality
 
and if all else fails, get a live distribution of ubuntu linux, download the linux sdk, look up how to make an ##-android.rules file and chmod it, then go to town
just always remember your "sudo" command when using linux for that, its basically like doing su in android only you have to type it before each command, ie
sudo adb start-server
keep that one in mind kuz otherwise the adb server will fail to communicate with your device properly
 
i retract those statements. It uses the google vendor id but the google drivers dont work i dont think. The zte driver pack includes on that says something about "kernel" maybe debugger i dont remember but its the zte one with the word kernel in it. Finally got it done myself by using a better computer so now i know exactly how it works
 
ugh now i cant get this thing to install on pc while in bootloader mode. using xp pro. tried the pdanet drivers. any other ideas?

nevermind, if you have a linux box, use sudo fastboot blah blah blah
 
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