To enter download mode, hold down the Home button and the Volume Down button at the same time. To use ODIN, you will need to be able to put your Samsung into download mode. Do a Google search and you will find this software.
SP Flash Tool does NOT work with Samsung phones! For Samsung, you will need to download and install ODIN. To use MTK Droid your phone MUST be already unbricked and turned on with USB Debugging also on. In Summary: You cannot unbrick your phone with MTK Droid Tools. After a brief period, MTK Droid Tools will recognize your phone. Now with your phone still on, start up MTK Droid Tools and connect the phone to the computer with a USB cable. Then scroll down and make sure the USB Debugging box is checked. Then click on the Build Number several times till it says, "You are now a programmer!" Then go back to Settings and you will see a new option called "Development". Once your phone is unbricked, turn it on and go to Settings>About Phone. So if it is bricked, you have to first unbrick with SP Flash Tool (this link ay be helpful: ). To get access to the Developer Options, you must first be able to TURN ON YOUR PHONE. MTK Droid Tools will only recognize your phone if you turn on the USB Debugging in the Developers Options. Why risk BRICKING your phone just to remove the PIN? The only time you would need to flash your phone or tablet to remove a forgotten PIN is if your device does not have a recovery mode! Delete It is EXTREMELY bad advice to suggest that people flash their phone because they cannot remember their PIN. Just wait a few minutes and then follow the instructions to reconfigure your phone. When it is done, you then select reboot phone now and you're done. The screen will show that it is formatting data, then formatting cache. Once you are in recovery, select the "wipe data/factory reset" option and confirm on the next screen. You will need to enter the recovery mode of the phone, usually by turning the phone off, then holding down the VOL+ button while pressing Power (but the key combination may be different for your phone.just use Google to find the right key combination). The simplest and fastest way to solve the problem of a forgotten PIN is to do a factory reset on your phone. If you cannot remember your lock screen PIN, please DO NOT FLASH YOUR PHONE. If you have any question, feel free to ask You have just successfully installed mediatek Preloader Usb Vcom Port Driver. (Code 10)” just ignore it and click finish. => if you see this error message “ This device cannot start.
Select Install this driver anywayand the installation of the MediaTek Preloader driver will start. =>An error in red that says Windows can't verify the publisher of this driver software will pop up. => In the next window select MediaTek Preloader USB VCOM Port and hit next.
inf file either for 32 or 64 bit (depending on your Operating System). => Open the appropriate folder and select the. note: There are three folders inside namely 2K_XP_COM(for windows xp), Vista (for windows vista) and win7 ( for windows 7, 8, 8.1 and 10). => click browse and locate the vcom driver you extracted earlier.
=> select show all devices and click next. => select Install the hardware that I manually select from a listand click Next again to continue. => Click on action and select add legacy driver. => Open control panel and search for device manager. Procedures: => Download and extract Mediatek vcom driver from the link provided above.
How to Install: Downloads: Mediatek Vcom Port Driver: Download here. Now you can go ahead and install Preloader USB VCOM driver on your Windows 8,8.1 or 10. That’s all, your pc should restart automatically. =>Press 7 or F7 on your keyboard to select Disable driver signature enforcement. Now your PC will restart showing you another screen with more options. Your pc will reboot into the advance startup screen => Click on Troubleshoot ( refresh or reset your PC or use advanced tools) => Select Advanced Options => Select Startup Settings ( change windows startup behavior) => then click on Restart. => Under Advanced Startup, click on Restart Now.
=> Open Pc Settings > Update and Recovery > Recovery. How To Disable Driver Signature Enforcement In Windows 8/8.1 And Windows 10 => Open your start screen and search for pc settings. But for all those using windows 7 or older version of windows, you can skip this step. For those using windows 8, 8.1 or windows 10, its advisable to disable Driver Signature Enforcement since the driver is not signed. But today I will be explaining with pictures how to install MediaTek Preloader USB VCOM Port driver on your windows pc. Many people face a lot issues when installing vcom port driver since it has to be done manually.