From 2beeb4a807fe15a51d82d509f2a0f8a2b6a0134f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Micay Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2021 04:43:54 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] provide more details on Windows fastboot driver --- static/install/cli.html | 17 +++++++++++++---- static/install/web.html | 17 +++++++++++++---- 2 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/static/install/cli.html b/static/install/cli.html index 17f026b9..52978a29 100644 --- a/static/install/cli.html +++ b/static/install/cli.html @@ -318,10 +318,19 @@ Installed as /home/username/platform-tools/fastboot

Connect the phone to the computer. On Linux, you'll need to do this again if you didn't have the udev rules set up when you connected it.

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On Windows, you may need to install a driver for fastboot now: In Windows Update, - click Check for updates. After that there might be a link "View optional updates." - Download and install any driver updates. If there are no optional updates, simply - continue with the installation instructions.

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On Windows, you need to install a driver for fastboot if you don't already have + it. No driver is needed on other operating systems. You can obtain the driver from + Windows Update which will detect it as an optional update when the device is + booted into the bootloader interface and connected to the computer. Open Windows + Update, run a check for updates and then open the "View optional updates" + interface. Install the driver for the Android bootloader interface as an optional + update.

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An alternative approach to obtaining the Windows fastboot driver is to obtain + the latest driver for + Pixels from Google and then + manually + install it with the Windows Device Manager.

diff --git a/static/install/web.html b/static/install/web.html index f2e14713..40ed16a7 100644 --- a/static/install/web.html +++ b/static/install/web.html @@ -205,10 +205,19 @@

Connect the phone to the computer. On Linux, you'll need to do this again if you didn't have the udev rules set up when you connected it.

-

On Windows, you may need to install a driver for fastboot now: In Windows Update, - click Check for updates. After that there might be a link "View optional updates." - Download and install any driver updates. If there are no optional updates, simply - continue with the installation instructions.

+

On Windows, you need to install a driver for fastboot if you don't already have + it. No driver is needed on other operating systems. You can obtain the driver from + Windows Update which will detect it as an optional update when the device is + booted into the bootloader interface and connected to the computer. Open Windows + Update, run a check for updates and then open the "View optional updates" + interface. Install the driver for the Android bootloader interface as an optional + update.

+ +

An alternative approach to obtaining the Windows fastboot driver is to obtain + the latest driver for + Pixels from Google and then + manually + install it with the Windows Device Manager.