Hi,
So I've been trying to get my NS to connect with my MBP. I'm not having any luck. When I connect the USB to my MBP nothing happens and on the NS I've read there should be a USB mode but it doesn't appear. I know its connecting because the NS does charge, but how do I go about transferring files?
Thanks
Works fine for me on my mbp. Plug in, and turn on USB storage through the pull down notification bar and you should see the drive on your desktop.
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I've tried that, but when its connected nothing appears on the notification bar on the NS. I don't even see anything mounted on MBP. I can tell its connected because its charging but I can't connect.
Do you guys think it could be the USB cable itself? It allows for charging but it won't detect the storage device.
Its a possibility. Are you using the supplied USB cable? Ive had problems connecting my ipods before due to faulty USB cables.
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I'm using a cable that I have for me LG phone. I bought the phone of Ebay, and never got the USB cable
Most likely USB cable.
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Okay so I tried the cable with my old phone, it would only charge. Then I put in the SD card and it went into storage mode and showed up on MBP.
This is not happening with my NS. So I doubt its the cable.
Any other suggestions?
Try using different port on the MBP?
I would still try another USB cable. Not all USB cables are made equal. You would be surprised. Borrow a friends. Otherwise try factory clearing or going back to stock on your device if that applies.
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sunakujira said:
Try using different port on the MBP?
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Tried that already, and multiple computers.
peeturr said:
I would still try another USB cable. Not all USB cables are made equal. You would be surprised. Borrow a friends. Otherwise try factory clearing or going back to stock on your device if that applies.
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I just bought an OEM cable from Ebay. Hopefully that will work. I also reset the phone, tried erasing USB mount no luck.
This isn't a big deal but I would really like to transfer some music from my iTunes.
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So my girlfriends little brother gave me his skyrocket. He asked me to backup his pics, which I did with no problem. I then did a factory reset. After that, my computer does not recognize the phone! I've tried different cables, different computers. My girlfriend has the exact same phone, connects right away.
I even flashed it with a different rom and put ICS on it. No luck! I then proceeded to take it to a phone repair place, thinking it might be the actual usb port. They said they checked out the port, and it look fine. All solder joints were good, no bent pins.
The weird thing is, is that it connects on an average of 1/20 times! It charges perfectly too. The phone doesn't go in and out of charge mode if i wiggle the cable either. I'm kind of confused! Is there a file on the phone that tells the computer what it is when connected? If so, can I manually replace that file? WHAT DO I DO!
When you goto recovery mode can you goto mounts and say mount usb? and does the pc recognize it then?
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Kind of. We had trouble with it when flashing it. I personally didn't flash it. I watched my friend do it
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You could try installing the drivers again..
You mean on the computer? I did that. No luck. It does connect more often though WITH the drivers.
I had some problems with USB connectivity too. Using the cable that the Skyrocket came with solved my issues.
Have you tried any combination of restarting and reinstalling the drivers?
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Yes. I've tried multiple cables including the stock cable. Installing drivers, restarting both devices. I have definitely ruled out the cable, the PC ( PC's actually), and the physical USB port.
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I had similar issues, messed with phone for a bit and came up with this
System settings>more>USB utilites
Now I got a screen that says USB mass storage with a button that says Connect storage to PC. Tap Button.
A window will pop up asking to Turn off USB debugging (if on) Tap OK
Connect USB cable to storage (plug USB cord into PC).
You should now be at the USB Mass Storage screen, Tap button at bottom (Turn on USB storage)
I found this to be the way to turn on Mass Storage since I flashed ICS, I believe. Hope this helps you, it took me a little while to figure out.
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I had similar issues, messed with phone for a bit and came up with this
System settings>more>USB utilites
Now I got a screen that says USB mass storage with a button that says Connect storage to PC. Tap Button.
A window will pop up asking to Turn off USB debugging (if on) Tap OK
Connect USB cable to storage (plug USB cord into PC).
You should now be at the USB Mass Storage screen, Tap button at bottom (Turn on USB storage)
I found this to be the way to turn on Mass Storage since I flashed ICS, I believe. Hope this helps you, it took me a little while to figure out.
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Of course, that's how it's always been except in a slightly different location on ICS
I've tried that also. Didn't work
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it basically sounds like the USB port on the phone is dead. Warranty that sucker
I took it to a repair shop. They said the port was perfectly fine!
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Not to mention that it was working perfectly before I did the factory restore
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how exactly did the repair shop test it?
try plugging it into another usb port on the same computer or try using a different computer. It could be the usb port on the PC itself.
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try plugging it into another usb port on the same computer or try using a different computer. It could be the usb port on the PC itself.
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That's the first thing he tried, it's in the OP
yeah i've tried everything! The repair shop determined that the port was good by examining it under a scope and they also said they tried re-flowing the solder joints. They said they wanted to stay away from replacing the usb port because it was very difficult to replace, not to mention they didn't warranty the job!
Someone has to know the answer to this!
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if its still under warranty replace it, thats all u can do. No one else in this forum besides u can physically touch the phone, so if you've tried all suggestions thats all thats left
i have the same problem but mine is little different, when i power off the phone it keeps on going to download mode, i keep on restarting it and it goes back to download mode, i flash stock rom and it does the same, i flash ics rom and it keeps on doing the same can anyone help?
So this issue started a few days ago. Any time I plugged my phone in it would constantly connect and disconnect from the pc. I've tried multiple usb cables, ports, and the 3 PCs I have with the same result on each. Now when I plug it in, it is no longer being recognized by the PC, Odin, ADB, etc... It will charge but that is it.
I have a warranty replacement coming to me however I need to be able to get this one back to stock... Any suggestions?
Before anyone asks, NO it has never been wet, dropped, damaged in any way, set on fire, caught in a land slide, earthquake, what have you.. The phone itself functions perfectly fine. All drivers are up to date, none of my PCs configurations have changed. I have one I use specifically for app development and not even that one will see the phone.
I had the same problem. I used a different cable and it all worked better....now with that said it happened again so I flashed my phone back to stock and all was well.
Then went to flashing ROMS.
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Really check out the micro usb cable. A bad cable will just about always allow a device to charge, but data transfer is another story. If you really have tried a few micro USB cables, then it the problem relies elsewhere. Try restarting both phone and PC, and if neither works, sounds like you have a busted port on the Skyrocket.
Thank you both for your responses. I am a PC technician so I followed my usual troubleshooting steps to figure this out. I narrowed it down to either all of my cables are bad (not a chance) or the phone is just f**ked (likely). Ah well ill have to try to use another way to force the stock firmware and recovery on here. Lol
HTC = Hate The Consumer
I use my old Nokia OEM USB cable. Connects with the right number of pins on the USB connection end. I'd check your USB cables for # of pins . Skyrocket uses 5 I believe. Also that there is sufficient power to your USB ports. Aka avoid front USB ports which could only be 4 pin....
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When you plug the usb cable in, do you see the usb icon at the top left of your screen? I have to pull that window down to tell it to connect to pc, then confirm it again before mine connects. Mine doesn't auto connect on its own.
I see you've been a member for a few years so if its not connecting, that really sucks man. Hope you get it figured out.
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Your phone is a ghost.
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Not running the AOKP ROM are you? The R3 build had an issue with this, and all AOKP will disable USB to PC if you enable 'fast charge' under ROM Control...
Good luck :S
According to what I've been reading you can try using the *#7284# code and setting the USB portion from PDA to MODEM and then back to PDA and it would kickstart the connection. No dice for me though. Ive been through 7 different USB cables already.. I am not about to go and buy one just to keep playing with it my other phones connect just fine using the same cables. No, I am running the latest Sky ICS
Hi, my TF101 died some time ago and the other day i changed the motherboard and it came back to life.
The problem now is that is not detected by any pc when connected via usb, not even in APX mode.
The usb cable works fine, it charges the tablet but nothing else. Tried a couple of cables, pcs, macs, usb debugging on/off, etc.....
Now it is in stock 4.0.3 and i cannot find a way to root it.
Any idea what can i do to root it?
Thanks!
Anyone? Having stock android is very painfull.... Need help!
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Have you double checked everything is plugged in correctly on the board you replaced ?
Cna't remember off hand how to root without USB on stock ICS, but check transformerforums.com - there are a guides on rooting ICS, you might find something
I would look at the USB issue though, maybe just taking the thing apart and connecting it all back up will sort it, could just be a loose connection
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Have you double checked everything is plugged in correctly on the board you replaced ?
Cna't remember off hand how to root without USB on stock ICS, but check transformerforums.com - there are a guides on rooting ICS, you might find something
I would look at the USB issue though, maybe just taking the thing apart and connecting it all back up will sort it, could just be a loose connection
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Yea i thought about that but if the tablet is charging then the connections are ok, as it's the same flex that connects the port to the mb. Right?
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pinkster said:
Yea i thought about that but if the tablet is charging then the connections are ok, as it's the same flex that connects the port to the mb. Right?
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Well it's the same one, but different pins, sometimes people find they can charge but not connect to USB, but a replacement cable fixes the problem
Worth checking imo
My 2 year old original cable still charges but does not work for USB connections. Had to get a new cable. New one works perfectly well.
So for a while I haven't been able to connect my GSIII to my laptop cause it pisses me off. It will constantly disconnect at random times, no matter what USB port I use.
I have a Clevo W350STQ laptop, which has two (2) USB 3.0 ports and one (1) USB 2.0 port. My only shot at connecting it is using the 3.0 ports, as the 2.0 one will be worse.
With the 3.0 ports I can have the phone connected for anywhere between 10 seconds and 5 minutes, but it's never been connected for longer than 5 minutes. The 2.0 port connects and disconnects every second.
It's not the cable as I use it for charging and have used it for connecting other phones
It's not the USB ports cause I use them all the time for other things, and I even re-installed my USB drivers.
What could it be?
I did a factory reset and updated to 4.3, and it only happens with my laptop.
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I needed to transfer files over and tried using Kies Air because I can't use Kies 3, and Kies Air just says that java isn't installed, and I won't upload every song one by one.... And when using Kies Air, I have it sent to the desktop and every time I try to open it, it just says it cannot be opened.
Here's a photo of what comes up when I uninstall the drivers completely, restart computer, install the drivers, then connect my SIII to my laptop.
http://puu.sh/6nAmK.png
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So for a while I haven't been able to connect my GSIII to my laptop cause it pisses me off. It will constantly disconnect at random times, no matter what USB port I use.
I have a Clevo W350STQ laptop, which has two (2) USB 3.0 ports and one (1) USB 2.0 port. My only shot at connecting it is using the 3.0 ports, as the 2.0 one will be worse.
With the 3.0 ports I can have the phone connected for anywhere between 10 seconds and 5 minutes, but it's never been connected for longer than 5 minutes. The 2.0 port connects and disconnects every second.
It's not the cable as I use it for charging and have used it for connecting other phones
It's not the USB ports cause I use them all the time for other things, and I even re-installed my USB drivers.
What could it be?
I did a factory reset and updated to 4.3, and it only happens with my laptop.
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I needed to transfer files over and tried using Kies Air because I can't use Kies 3, and Kies Air just says that java isn't installed, and I won't upload every song one by one.... And when using Kies Air, I have it sent to the desktop and every time I try to open it, it just says it cannot be opened.
Here's a photo of what comes up when I uninstall the drivers completely, restart computer, install the drivers, then connect my SIII to my laptop.
http://puu.sh/6nAmK.png
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You're probably not using a very good usb cable. Just because you're able to charge through it doesn't mean you're going to get good data transfer. They use completely different wires, and transferring data is much more reliant on a high quality cable.
I have a charging cable that works fine for charging, but won't connect to my computer at all no matter what. I bought a 3 ft OEM cable on amazon that works great for data transferring and I only use it for that purpose.
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monoprice 10ft cable charges and connects to laptop fine ..$1.xx a cable ..shipping was more lol
why 10ft ..why not
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You're probably not using a very good usb cable. Just because you're able to charge through it doesn't mean you're going to get good data transfer. They use completely different wires, and transferring data is much more reliant on a high quality cable.
I have a charging cable that works fine for charging, but won't connect to my computer at all no matter what. I bought a 3 ft OEM cable on amazon that works great for data transferring and I only use it for that purpose.
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I'm using the OEM cable that came with my phone. The cable works perfectly fine on my desktop, it's only my laptop. I have tried different cables as well, and they all produce the same results. This is why I'm stumped... I'm currently using AirDroid to transfer files and stuff to my phone, but I would at least like to get the USB connection working.
I've tried re-installing the drivers and still nothing. I tried using the mobile drivers from the samsung website, no work. Tried using the drivers that install when you plug the phone in, no work. I can't seem to get anything to work :/
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I'm using the OEM cable that came with my phone. The cable works perfectly fine on my desktop, it's only my laptop. I have tried different cables as well, and they all produce the same results. This is why I'm stumped... I'm currently using AirDroid to transfer files and stuff to my phone, but I would at least like to get the USB connection working.
I've tried re-installing the drivers and still nothing. I tried using the mobile drivers from the samsung website, no work. Tried using the drivers that install when you plug the phone in, no work. I can't seem to get anything to work :/
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I don't think is ur fone since it connects to ur desktop. Have u tried different devices with same cable and/or different cables. . If ur jst putting files into ur external sd card y not use an adapter or put the sd card in another fone or mp3 player to transfer the files then back to ur fone.
Most likely it is a mechanical failure in the phone USB connector , mine will not connect at all . I have seen several complaints about this issue. Looks like the connections are breaking internally in the phone and it cannot be repaired. Software is never intermittent, hardware often is.
I recently bought a Google Pixel it's all working fine
But when I plug it on my PC it doesn't get recognized even though the phone is charging I don't get any notification that the phone is plugged through USB I have all the drivers installed
Here are the errors I'm getting: "Unknown USB Device (Device Descriptor Request Failed)" and "Windows has stopped this device because it has reported problems. (Code 43)" please help I've moved from iOS recently I don't want to refund I freaking love this phone! and i'm starting to get desperate.
Thanks
Not for the Pixel 2 but I thought it'd be the same case plus I need help ASAP cause I'm leaving country soon!
Are you connecting it using the cable that it came with? If you are, try a different port or reboot your phone and see if that helps. You can also get into the developer settings and tell it to MTP rather than USB Charging. Sometimes that helps. You can also try different cables, (if desktop) use the usb ports on the back of the computer rather than the front.
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Are you connecting it using the cable that it came with? If you are, try a different port or reboot your phone and see if that helps. You can also get into the developer settings and tell it to MTP rather than USB Charging. Sometimes that helps. You can also try different cables, (if desktop) use the usb ports on the back of the computer rather than the front.
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Yeah I did it all. It just doesn't wanna work
The cable it comes with is garbage. Use that only for charging and go buy a good USB C or USB A to C cable (for transfer, adb, etc. I've had better luck with the A to C cables).
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The cable it comes with is garbage. Use that only for charging and go buy a good USB C or USB A to C cable (for transfer, adb, etc. I've had better luck with the A to C cables).
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I am using an original S8 one, tried with my friend's Google pixel original one and tried with a Chinese crap all three of em same ting
Make sure you are plugging into a USB 2.0 port. If all you have are 3.X ports you need to enable USB debugging in Developer options. If you are plugging into a desktop use the ports on the back of the machine.
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PiousInquisitor said:
Make sure you are plugging into a USB 2.0 port. If all you have are 3.X ports you need to enable USB debugging in Developer options. If you are plugging into a desktop use the ports on the back of the machine.
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Didn't work too. I never had this issue before when I had an iPhone
fr3akfr0m said:
Didn't work too. I never had this issue before when I had an iPhone
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Perhaps you should have stuck with iOS then?
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Perhaps you should have stuck with iOS then?
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It's too late for that now mate
I don't bother connecting with a cable. I use the free app 'Airdroid'. It gives you a url to use on your computer and as long as both your phone and computer are on the same network you can see all your files, photos, messages etc. on your computer screen. Very easy to move files either way and do all sorts of other things. Very slick.
BTW, you don't need to setup an Airdroid account just skip that bit.
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I don't bother connecting with a cable. I use the free app 'Airdroid'. It gives you a url to use on your computer and as long as both your phone and computer are on the same network you can see all your files, photos, messages etc. on your computer screen. Very easy to move files either way and do all sorts of other things. Very slick.
BTW, you don't need to setup an Airdroid account just skip that bit.
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Nah I'm doing this so I can root n stuff
You don't need pc to recognize device as a drive via USB for file recognition to root and stuff. Just use adb push and pull. That's of course if it is recognized by adb. Mine is that way as not recognize mtp drivers but adb is fine
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I had the same issue when I first got my phone. Initially, the only way I was able to get it to work was plugging directly into a USB port on the PC....it wouldn't work on any USB hub. I ordered a Anker Powerline II cable (my hub was Anker so I figured it would have the best luck) and it worked. No other cable would work...not sure why. Also, I didn't have to enable debugging (I had tried that before and it still didn't work)...I was able to go into Settings and change USB from charge only to file transfer.
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I had the same issue when I first got my phone. Initially, the only way I was able to get it to work was plugging directly into a USB port on the PC....it wouldn't work on any USB hub. I ordered a Anker Powerline II cable (my hub was Anker so I figured it would have the best luck) and it worked. No other cable would work...not sure why. Also, I didn't have to enable debugging (I had tried that before and it still didn't work)...I was able to go into Settings and change USB from charge only to file transfer.
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I'm plugging it into a port not a hub and it still doesn't wanna work
fr3akfr0m said:
I recently bought a Google Pixel it's all working fine
But when I plug it on my PC it doesn't get recognized even though the phone is charging I don't get any notification that the phone is plugged through USB I have all the drivers installed
Here are the errors I'm getting: "Unknown USB Device (Device Descriptor Request Failed)" and "Windows has stopped this device because it has reported problems. (Code 43)" please help I've moved from iOS recently I don't want to refund I freaking love this phone! and i'm starting to get desperate.
Thanks
Not for the Pixel 2 but I thought it'd be the same case plus I need help ASAP cause I'm leaving country soon!
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I've had the same issue - it ended up being a bad cable.
I know you probably checked this, but... did you update the Google drivers on your PC? My phone wan't recognized until I installed the latest from Google.
Just use an a to c cable. If you're using the adapter that came with your pixel, it won't work. And yeah everyone else is right, use the 2.0 port
Apparently 8.1 fcuked up usb 3.x connections such that you can't even use them for data, only usb 2.0 for now, it's super annoying. There's an issue tracker for it if you want to star it.
I use Solid Explorer and the ftp server to connect to Win 10 for file transfers atm
I had the same problem. After I finally switched to my one USB 2.0 port, I was subsequently able to use my 3.0 ports again. It was a while ago, so I don't remember the details, but I think I updated the driver for the device that was reporting as active in Windows Device Manager while I was connected via the 2.0 port.
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I had the same problem. After I finally switched to my one USB 2.0 port, I was subsequently able to use my 3.0 ports again. It was a while ago, so I don't remember the details, but I think I updated the driver for the device that was reporting as active in Windows Device Manager while I was connected via the 2.0 port.
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Would be interesting if you could share your driver info - no one I've seen online has fixed this!