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is it ok to just pull the usb sync cable out my xda exec or do i need to first
do some sort of "safely remove hardware" as we do with other usb devices?
when the device is not in the middle of a sync it's safe to pull the plug
as is it with my usbkeyrings and sd readers
i thought with a normal usb stick, onw had to do a "safely remove hardware"
before puling the usb stick out
nope, you don't "have" to, all it really does is ensure that there is no activity occuring on the removal (this is what causes data loss)
oh ok, i will just pull the usb cable out then
thanks
I wondered that too.
Yeh, I suppose it's ok to disconnect, as long as there's no write-behind cache enabled.
the 'safe to disconnect' thing was mainly used previously where windows have a feature of caching the write files on pc (rather than the usb drive) for fast writing. however, as far as I know, these days, they don't do caching any more and relatively, as long as the usb device light is not blinking (in the case of activesync, the icon it not 'moving'), you can just disconnect it.
thanks for the reply
that is how windows worked in the past, is that windows xp too?
XP does have cached writing, but as has been said - aslong as the sync has finished (or in the case of USB stick, the light is off/ you have left a few seconds after windows says its finished) then you can just pull it.
i did not quite understand
how does it differ from how windows did usb transfers before?
One word of warning:- Tonight I quickly needed to copy a file to my device, so I plugged it in, copied the file, then pulled out the cable as soon as the file had copied and ActiveSync had finished syncing.
Straight after that I ended up with a corrupt memory card.
I guess I should have waited a few more seconds to ensure all access had stopped :?: :?
Using the "safely remove hardware" is also a means of shutting off power to the device without causing spike. Remember, there's about +/-5v going to the device.
breckw said:
Using the "safely remove hardware" is also a means of shutting off power to the device without causing spike. Remember, there's about +/-5v going to the device.
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Although this option isn't available for ActiveSync connections, is it?
so we wait for a few minutes before pulling the plug
xda_guy said:
so we wait for a few minutes before pulling the plug
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Well, from my experience yesterday I'd say at least a few seconds. The strange thing is that I was copying a file to the device itself, not the SD card, but the SD card ended up corrupting. But disconnecting the USB was the last thing that happened before it went corrupt, so I'm guessing that that's the cause.
There is a disconnect option in ActiveSync on the device. God knows why they didn't put one on the PC app too. :roll:
how do you do the disconnect in ActiveSync on the XDA?
xda_guy said:
how do you do the disconnect in ActiveSync on the XDA?
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so basically if it says connected synchronised, it is ok to pull the usb cable out, correct?
I plugged it into two different windows XP computers with the USB cord, but nothing shows up on my computer. I get some weird error on my phone, something like "PC connection unavailable ... blah blah blah ... idle screen ... blah blah ... close applications." I think this might be because I'm using LauncherPro. Why can't I just get a simple vanilla android build?
there are custom usb drivers, look for them in the how to root thread in android development subforum. After you dl them extract them somewhere and open up device mgr. U should see a usb device with a ? over it. Rightclick it and select update or install. Tell it that you want to select the location of the drivers and point it to where you extracted the drivers. You'll want to use the x86 ones if you have an intel 32bit winxp and the amd64 if u have an amd processor running windows xp.
OK.
Bring up your Settings pane and select Applications. In the Applications screen, select USB Settings and select Mass Storage. Now, when you connect the handset to your computer, pull down your notification bar and select USB Connected, it will bring up a prompt about mounting the volumes - press Mount. In the future you will just need to plug it in and mount the drives from the pull down menu.
You should be good to go. If not, try installing the Captivate drivers.
Also several people have had issues with plugging the Captivate into the front USB ports on their computers, and switching to a rear USB port fixed it - so give that try if you are still having issues.
mesasone said:
OK.
Bring up your Settings pane and select Applications. In the Applications screen, select USB Settings and select Mass Storage. Now, when you connect the handset to your computer, pull down your notification bar and select USB Connected, it will bring up a prompt about mounting the volumes - press Mount. In the future you will just need to plug it in and mount the drives from the pull down menu.
You should be good to go. If not, try installing the Captivate drivers.
Also several people have had issues with plugging the Captivate into the front USB ports on their computers, and switching to a rear USB port fixed it - so give that try if you are still having issues.
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Thanks! That was the ticket! Wow, am I relieved. Also, for any other newbies out there, it seems like you can just throw files at the drive and android will find them. I put mine under "SD", but I have a hunch you can just put them anywhere.
Also, I refuse to install any drivers for this phone, which is why I just used it like a generic usb drive. I honestly loved my iphone, but I hated that you had to use itunes with it. If I have to install anything on my computer to use my phone, android just lost an advantage to the iphone in my eyes.
mesasone said:
Also several people have had issues with plugging the Captivate into the front USB ports on their computers, and switching to a rear USB port fixed it - so give that try if you are still having issues.
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I had this same problem and there is no way I could it plug into the back so I tried the USB plugs on my monitor and thankfully that worked. I don't know why this phone was made so difficult to connect to the computer and have it recognized as storage.
lebe0024 said:
Thanks! That was the ticket! Wow, am I relieved. Also, for any other newbies out there, it seems like you can just throw files at the drive and android will find them. I put mine under "SD", but I have a hunch you can just put them anywhere.
Also, I refuse to install any drivers for this phone, which is why I just used it like a generic usb drive. I honestly loved my iphone, but I hated that you had to use itunes with it. If I have to install anything on my computer to use my phone, android just lost an advantage to the iphone in my eyes.
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Yeah, I installed them trying to figure the damn thing about but I suspect they may only be needed if you want to tether via USB - not sure though.
PhonePhun said:
I had this same problem and there is no way I could it plug into the back so I tried the USB plugs on my monitor and thankfully that worked. I don't know why this phone was made so difficult to connect to the computer and have it recognized and storage.
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Weird, isn't it? It's inconvenient to have the cable in the rear, but it was the only way I could get everything to play nice. I'll have to pick up some spare cables for the charger, work, etc so I don't have to reach back there and pull it out when I need it elsewhere. Not a bad idea anyway.
Hi folks, please excuse my ignorance as I am not a regular user of my phone for anything other than calling home and asking my wife if I need to pic up anything from the store before I come home from work ect...
I have some pictures on my phone that I would like to put on my computer so I can print them out. I am using a Samsung Captivate. I am so unfamiliar with most of the terms used here I am not even sure what to look for under a search. Would someone mind helping me please? Thank you in advance and if you happen to have a problem with your air conditioner I can be of help with that in return.
Hi knownot,
you can connect your phone via USB cable to your Computer.
Fortunately, Android devices are considered (by computer) as external hard disks so you can easily browse folders and copy your pictures to your PC.
I apologise for my bad english
dublade said:
Hi knownot,
you can connect your phone via USB cable to your Computer.
Fortunately, Android devices are considered (by computer) as external hard disks so you can easily browse folders and copy your pictures to your PC.
I apologise for my bad english
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It views as an HDD? mine shows up as a camera
normally if you connect your phone to your computer there should be something in the statusbar of your phone like USB-connection. click on that and now you can choose to connect as hdd.
Once you have the phone connected as a drive, on my phone the pictures are in the dcim/camera folder. Find that and copy and paste to your computer.
Detected as camera probably fine too, it should offer an import option.
Alternatively there are apps like dropbox, that if you use them on your phone and on your computer, it will automaticly upload the pictures to your computer whenever your phone connects to your homes wifi.
Or just mail them to yourself, the access the mails from your computer.
You also might type into youtube "samsung captivate usb mount" and You will find a video tutorial.
Or you can use Samsung Kies. It's a program for Windows or Mac to sync your data.
85gallon said:
Once you have the phone connected as a drive, on my phone the pictures are in the dcim/camera folder. Find that and copy and paste to your computer.
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First, use your USB cable to plug your phone into your computer. If you're not sure what the USB cable is, it's the black cord that came with your phone. It's probably plugged into your phone charger; unplug the cord from the charger and use that to plug the phone into the computer.
Then, on your phone, open the notifications menu at the top of the screen by swiping down. Click the button that says "USB connected" (or something similar) and choose the option that says "USB storage" (or something similar). Then your computer should say "Installing driver software" and then "Your device is ready to use."
An "Autoplay" window will probably pop up. You can choose "open folder to view files." Double click on the "DCIM" folder, double click on a folder inside there (it will probably be "Camera" or something), and you should see all of your pictures.
Google can be your friend, well for atleast the first 15 mins..
Often you have to select USB storage or something like that in order to enable your phone as a hd. that will mess with your apps when it is connected because it mounts the SD card etc on your PC, so it is usually not enabled by default.
Pull down the notifications bar, click on the USB connected link, select the appropriate action.
Enjoy.
Thanks for the tips folks. I am sure with your help I will finally figure this out. I had already tried sending my self an e-mail but I never got it. Tried connecting to computer with the cord and the notifications bar will not pull down. It just shows the connection thingy on the screen but I cant do anything with the phone while it is connected. Thanks again for your help. Its very much appreciated.
if it's not too many photos I usually just email them to myself and open it up on my computer
I did a google search and found this post showing step by step what to do as I don't have a captivate and each phone can differ.
forums.att.com/t5/Samsung/Samsung-Captivate-transferring-videos-and-photos-to-PC/td-p/2683255
Dave
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Thanks for the input. Have tried your suggestions and have come to the conclusion there is something out of whack with the phone. Going by AT&T tomorrow to see about it. Thanks again!
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an alternative method is;
be sure that your photos are stored in SD card.
remove your SD card and connect it to your laptop's SD card reader (you should have a micro SD - SD adaptor).
copy them to your laptop.
I hope it helps.
I have tried reinstalling Zune, manually selecting drivers from Zune under Update Driver. But no affect.
Something else that I can try to solve this?
Check the USB port & cable first. Try to reboot PC (with power off) and connect handset to the different USB port.
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Check the USB port & cable first. Try to reboot PC (with power off) and connect handset to the different USB port.
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Tried everything.
Have you tried to restart phone?
I had the same problem last night.
Fixed it by plugging in the USB cable to the actual motherboard. In other words, the back of the PC. Not a USB hub, or the front port USB on most computers, since those are not really connected to the motherboard (it is, but with wires/cables).
Worked perfect after that. I did re-install Zune and reboot my PC several times before I tried that.
Well the USB port is working fine, tested with other devices. Tried restarting the device as well as the PC, no affect.
It's kinda strange. Does your phone appears in the device manager? (you should see "Windows Phone USB Devices -> Windows Phone USB") Also, what the WPConnect.exe says?
P.S. Possibly your phone's USB connector is damaged; also, did you tried another USB cable?
It was detecting with a yellow "!" sign but then I added it manually.
What does these things mean or affect in the advanced settings of the device?
Port setting -> USB Switchng ->
QC Composite
MS Composite
Yellow "!" sign means your device isn't function properly, driver not started.
And I have no idea what are you asking about. Could you post a screenshot?
P.S. BTW, something wrong with your phone's USB connection: socket or cable. Did you tried another cable?
Hey, lamborg, did you resolve the issue? The good manners is (if you don't know that) at least inform people who's tried to help you.
lamborg said:
It was detecting with a yellow "!" sign but then I added it manually.
What does these things mean or affect in the advanced settings of the device?
Port setting -> USB Switchng ->
QC Composite
MS Composite
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That does affect, go ms composite and just reset phone.
prboss said:
I had the same problem last night.
Fixed it by plugging in the USB cable to the actual motherboard. In other words, the back of the PC. Not a USB hub, or the front port USB on most computers, since those are not really connected to the motherboard (it is, but with wires/cables).
Worked perfect after that. I did re-install Zune and reboot my PC several times before I tried that.
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This always works for me too. Usually my phone is detected/charges in the PC front ports, but in order for Zune to sync with the phone/Zune HD it must be plugged into directly into the USB ports on the motherboard. I have one of those early USB 3.0 PC chassis' and mobos...and which they usually have to be plugged into a 2.0 port too to sync.
Had the same problem a few days ago, had to uninstall the actual USB hub and reinstall it again on device manager. Actually, I uninstalled all USB ports, but luckily I still have one of those PS/2 mouse to reinstall those ports xD
Well the switching of mode of USB did worked.
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Hey, lamborg, did you resolve the issue? The good manners is (if you don't know that) at least inform people who's tried to help you.
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Have some patience man.
lamborg said:
Have some patience man.
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What?!! Are you nuts? You ungrateful clown are going directly to my ignore list! I hope it's only one you, not all members from India...
sensboston said:
What?!! Are you nuts? You ungrateful clown are going directly to my ignore list! I hope it's only one you, not all members from India...
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Reason.... you got none for saying that.
Perhaps you ate less burgers and fries today and you are here to get mad.
No one gives an eff about your list. Make your list and hit it on your clown face.
When I hook my Ultra to a PC expecting to download some video files, not all of them show up. I can use a file app, for example CX file explorer, I see them.
Any thoughts?
so what is not displaying all files, windows explorer?
Thanks for the interest
To elaborate on what I said "...not all files show up...", I specifically was looking for video files I had created an hour earlier, in the DCIM\CAMERA folder. I actually don't know if other things are not showing up.
Is the latest driver for the Sammy loaded on the PC? It's usually bundled with other Sammy PC/phone related apps so make sure that's current.
Also check your usb settings in Developer Options.
I go directly to drive management in W7 and open from there. Sometimes simply unplugging the usb cable, clearing/refreshing the window does the trick.
It can be a little squirrelly at times making the link up but once established is normally stable unless there's a bad cable or port.
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Is the latest driver for the Sammy loaded on the PC? It's usually bundled with other Sammy PC/phone related apps so make sure that's current.
Also check your usb settings in Developer Options.
I go directly to drive management in W7 and open from there. Sometimes simply unplugging the usb cable, clearing/refreshing the window does the trick.
It can be a little squirrelly at times making the link up but once established is normally stable unless there's a bad cable or port.
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Thanks. I'll proceed as suggested and post back my results. It is quite possible I don't have the latest driver.
ewingr said:
Thanks. I'll proceed as suggested and post back my results. It is quite possible I don't have the latest driver.
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Also check Windows for error messages related to this. The may give you more insight to the cause.