Xperia Z2 - USB Drivers on Windows 10

[Ciesi]

USB Drivers on Windows 10

Greetings!

I have been playing around with my Xperia Z2 for a couple of days now, and I cannot seem to get the last remaining drivers installed, that is required for me to unlock boot loader.

I have tried the ways described on Androids "unlockbootloader" website, without succes.

Then I started googling around, and found a driver tool in another thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2635830) and when I run the program, and select the "Fastboot Drivers", it fails the installation.

http://imgur.com/HlE936D

When I try to install the driver manually from "Device Manager", where you select the driver for "S1Boot Fastboot" --> Browse my computer for driver software --> ~\Local\Android\sdk\extras\google\usb_driver

http://imgur.com/VZJWLgW

http://imgur.com/A0tBQ4z

http://imgur.com/fQ82jYa

http://imgur.com/5Q44KCv

So what could I have done wrong? Or could it be that the drivers just aren't compatible with Windows 10 yet?

Any help or guidance appreciated!

 

[dwcasey]

Greetings!

I have been playing around with my Xperia Z2 for a couple of days now, and I cannot seem to get the last remaining drivers installed, that is required for me to unlock boot loader.

I have tried the ways described on Androids "unlockbootloader" website, without succes.

Then I started googling around, and found a driver tool in another thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2635830) and when I run the program, and select the "Fastboot Drivers", it fails the installation.

http://imgur.com/HlE936D

When I try to install the driver manually from "Device Manager", where you select the driver for "S1Boot Fastboot" --> Browse my computer for driver software --> ~\Local\Android\sdk\extras\google\usb_driver

http://imgur.com/VZJWLgW

http://imgur.com/A0tBQ4z

http://imgur.com/fQ82jYa

http://imgur.com/5Q44KCv

So what could I have done wrong? Or could it be that the drivers just aren't compatible with Windows 10 yet?

Any help or guidance appreciated!

I was able to get drivers install with these instructions http://www.flashtool.net/win8drivers.php but still having issues

3/037/2016 20:37:15 - ERROR -
13/037/2016 20:37:15 - ERROR - Error flashing. Aborted
13/037/2016 20:37:16 - ERROR - Drivers need to be installed for connected device.
13/037/2016 20:37:16 - ERROR - You can find them in the drivers folder of Flashtool.

EDIT: I just went back through it. Flashtool running, tablet powered on, plugged tablet into USB, selected device type. Then select Flash, first flash option (not fastboot), waited until window popped. Then I unplugged USB, powered off, waited 5-secs, pressed and held volume-down button, plugged in USB

3/042/2016 20:42:15 - INFO - Preparing files for flashing
13/042/2016 20:42:38 - INFO - Please connect your device into flashmode.
13/042/2016 20:42:40 - INFO - Device disconnected
13/043/2016 20:43:06 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode
13/043/2016 20:43:07 - INFO - Opening device for R/W
13/043/2016 20:43:07 - INFO - Reading device information
13/043/2016 20:43:07 - INFO - Phone ready for flashmode operations.

And on and on it scrolls...

EDIT2: After several minutes, it finally said Flash was finished, unplug and power on. Then it booted two (or three?) times. I thought it was bootloop-ing, but it finally came up to "Android is starting, Optimization app ..."

 

[rowlers]

I too am having big trouble getting flashtool work with win 10 and my z2. How did you get it to work. Which driver's did you use? Phone is currently dead and my daughter is desperate fur me to fix it.

Sent from my XT1572 using Tapatalk

 

[dwcasey]

I too am having big trouble getting flashtool work with win 10 and my z2. How did you get it to work. Which driver's did you use? Phone is currently dead and my daughter is desperate fur me to fix it.

Sent from my XT1572 using Tapatalk

I used the drivers from Flashtool. But you have to go through the steps on that page to the letter. They apply exactly the same on Windows 10 as on Windows 8.

Before, I would just get that they failed. After following procedure, when I used the Flashtool driver install, it then asks "do you want to install this unsigned driver", just as it's lined out on that page.

 

[Skanin]

In Windows 10, you have to disable driver signature verification on boot.
To do so: Start>Settings>Update and security>restore>Advanced boot (or something similar):

From there, choose the Troubleshoot option>Then head into Advanced options>Then Startup Settings. Since we are modifying boot time configuration settings, you will need to restart your Computer one last time. Finally, you will be given a list of startup settings that you can change. The one we are looking for is “Disable driver signature enforcement”. To choose the setting, you will need to press the F7 key.

More information and picture help, click here

Hope this helps