usb storage button - Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have a problem, but not sure if everyone else has the same, when i connect my usb cable to my pc and phone, a screen shows up as usb connected and a button says "turn off USB storage", whether the phone is in storage mode or not, the button still says "Turn off USB storage", shouldnt it trigger between "Turn on USB storage" or "Turn off USB storage"
these are my phone details.
android version
2.3.3
Baseband version
I9020XXKB1
Kernal Version
2.6.35.7-g1d030a7
[email protected]#1
Build number
GRDI40
thanks in advance

its not just your phone, i think it crept in with the 2.3.3 update. It doesnt affect functionality though.

poid said:
its not just your phone, i think it crept in with the 2.3.3 update. It doesnt affect functionality though.
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you mean all nexus s running the stock 2.3.3 rom all have this, so it's a typo error from google.

poid said:
its not just your phone, i think it crept in with the 2.3.3 update. It doesnt affect functionality though.
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My phone shows "Turn on USB storage" when I plug in the usb cable. I don't have this problem.
I have the i9020 stock 2.3.3 with KB3 radio and netarchy 1.3.0.2 kernel

sagech said:
My phone shows "Turn on USB storage" when I plug in the usb cable. I don't have this problem.
I have the i9020 stock 2.3.3 with KB3 radio and netarchy 1.3.0.2 kernel
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Same, I've run pretty much every rom including stock and I can confirm that I have an option to turn it on and then off (I have it set to not pop the screen up on plugin though).

[ QUOTE=kenvan19;12672661]Same, I've run pretty much every rom including stock and I can confirm that I have an option to turn it on and then off (I have it set to not pop the screen up on plugin though).[/QUOTE]
The function still works, its just the word on and off does no trigger.

kms108 said:
The function still works, its just the word on and off does no trigger.
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I'm running stock 2.3.3 and I have it saying "on" and "off". The android USB logo turns from green to orange and then back. Are you missing the USB drivers for your machine possibly? I can confirm there is no typo in the stock ROM.

does the NS have a special code for master reset, I could try the reset first, and see if it will sort the problem, before i start flashing the stock rom, that i'm still having trouble figuring out.

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having trouble connecting the nexus s to a pc

i looks like my phone doesn't recognize when i'm connecting it to the PC,
i dont see any option about mounting the sd card on the notification bar, actually there is nothing said about charging over there...
i also discoverd, when i enter the *#*#4636#*#* mode, so at the battery info it says:
Battery Status: Charging
Power Plug: Unplugged
and i'm quite sure its the problem, because the power plug should mention if its AC or USB charging....
i think i've already tried everything!
some other cable, other pc, i've tried flashing another ROM, going back to the default ROM...and nothing! its still doesn't recognize it...
what could be the problem?
mltk96 said:
i looks like my phone doesn't recognize when i'm connecting it to the PC,
i dont see any option about mounting the sd card on the notification bar, actually there is nothing said about charging over there...
i also discoverd, when i enter the *#*#4636#*#* mode, so at the battery info it says:
Battery Status: Charging
Power Plug: Unplugged
and i'm quite sure its the problem, because the power plug should mention if its AC or USB charging....
i think i've already tried everything!
some other cable, other pc, i've tried flashing another ROM, going back to the default ROM...and nothing! its still doesn't recognize it...
what could be the problem?
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the usb could have died. very likely if it worked before. try another usb chord.
simms22 said:
the usb could have died. very likely if it worked before. try another usb chord.
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i've already tried with different cable.... it's the same...
was it working before? go to the main phone settings, application, development, uncheck usb debugging.
simms22 said:
was it working before? go to the main phone settings, application, development, uncheck usb debugging.
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yeah of course it was working before, i've already tried that, and i've tried flashing some other rom...and currently i'm on the stock ROM...
mltk96 said:
yeah of course it was working before, i've already tried that, and i've tried flashing some other rom...and currently i'm on the stock ROM...
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next step would be to plug it in via the same usb into another computer. the last step would be to wipe data/factory reset the phone.
I had this problem as well, what fixed it for me was plugging it into a computer running XP. After that, it worked fine.
JAguirre1231 said:
I had this problem as well, what fixed it for me was plugging it into a computer running XP. After that, it worked fine.
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i have just tried it on XP, it got usb error message in the xp, it says usb device not recognized....
simms22 said:
next step would be to plug it in via the same usb into another computer. the last step would be to wipe data/factory reset the phone.
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unfortunately i have already tried all of that...-/
are there any other suggestions.....? i'm really frustrated....
please help! having the same problem.
This is not going to fix the usb not being recognized issue but is a alternate option. I have a working usb but choose not to use it unless have to.
I use my dropbox account. I download all files there and when I want to flash just sync to phone and flash rom, kernel & theme
jerrycycle said:
This is not going to fix the usb not being recognized issue but is a alternate option. I have a working usb but choose not to use it unless have to.
I use my dropbox account. I download all files there and when I want to flash just sync to phone and flash rom, kernel & theme
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at the moment the phone is stocked and is not rooted...so without approach to the sd card from the pc, i will not be able to root it nor flash any ROM....
If you have tried all option then looks like may need a replacement. I don't have the black tie program but there are treads on the return policy

phone keeps looping on usb and only power on while usb conected

my phone keeps giving notification that usb is conected when is not.
Also, phone only power on while usb conected and charging.
I recently rooted((using superoneclick)) and flashed to clockwork, running 2.1, unlocked.
Now, i cant even enter clockwork recovery. I tried ti 3button fix and it was a not go...
What can i do?
EDIT: i think it has something to do with my bootloader because i flashed to cm7 everything was going good but it was reseting every 10 mins so i tried to go back to 2.1 and everything went to hell and i had to use odin to flash 2.1...
Thats a known bug in CM7, even if you turned off your phone and plugged in the USB your phone will start.
what do you recomend for me to do? flash a new rom to fix this? flash a new bootloader
Coolman4now said:
Thats a known bug in CM7, even if you turned off your phone and plugged in the USB your phone will start.
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A new rom. Use odin one click to go to stock now since cwm us unavailable. Then start from scratch there. Also go check out "the difinitive guide to bricking" sticky up at the top of the subforum. You REALLY need to learn what a bootloader is before you do something you'll regret.

Charge won't go into USB mode

First off, I have 3 Charges in the house. One is stock , one is on GBE 1.8 still and mine is GBE1.9RC2.3 with EXT4 on /system, /data, /dbdata and /cache. So, I have some idea what I'm doing.
This issue is driving me crazy. My daughter's Charge (stock with voodoo) will not connect properly so she can sync with Doubletwist. If I plug my phone it, it is recognized as a USB device and Doubletwist see it without a problem so it shouldn't be the drivers on the computer. When I plug hers in, the phone asks if I want to turn on USB mode (like mine does), but the computer says device drivers failed and it shows up only as a CD drive. Doubletwist will not work with that.
I've gone through her phone several times looking for the magic switch that will make it work, but I can't find anything. I've tried 3 different computers - all of which recognize my phone fine, but not hers...
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm just about to the point of flashing her phone with GBE1.9RC2.3 and telling her to get over not having TW (she's just used to it) and hoping that the new rom will work.
Set the USB settings to "Ask on Connection", it's a known problem with Gummy. Also, if that doesn't work you will need to flash the SD card fix(if you haven't already)
blarrick said:
Set the USB settings to "Ask on Connection", it's a known problem with Gummy. Also, if that doesn't work you will need to flash the SD card fix(if you haven't already)
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I have tried ask on connection. The phone does ask but doesn't end up working right. This phone is stock. Not Gummy. I think I voodoo'd it but need to verify. Regardless of the kernel and recovery its running Verizons latest rom software - EE4?
Could the SD Fix work even on stock?
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Try the trick that worked for the Fascinate. Plug her phone into the usb with usb debugging enabled then reboot the phone while it is still connected.
Also try re-installing the Samsung drivers on the computer.
tdenton1138 said:
Could the SD Fix work even on stock?
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I may be wrong on this, but my understanding was the sd card showing up as a CD drive on EE4 roms stemmed from flashing a custom kernel, which seems applicable in this case if the phone is stock with voodoo. When this happened to me I already had the fix file on the sd card, and flashing the fix ... well, fixed it.
I too was having similar issues with this on my charge running rc2.3, lo and behold, all I needed to do was reboot my pc, then reconnect my charge to the usb cable... Its been so long since I have actually used my desktop properly. Lol
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USB Data Connection Issues

Okay first off I'm running Senseless Energy, the latest updated version.
When I plug my phone into my PC, it does not give me the option to change it to any other connection mode. I have the option checked to ask me everytime I connect the phone but it does not, it doesn't even show that the phone is connected at the top of the phone. I can run all my ADB commands, I've tried that and it works. I also noticed that if I go to Menu>Settings>Wireless & Networks, and enable USB tethering, then disable it, all my USB Connection options will then be in the statusbar like they should be. It will let me change what connection type, etc., but when I disconnect the cable, the USB connection options stay in my statusbar until I click it and it gives me an error message.
I've also noticed that my mount/storage in my recovery, that also works as well. It's just a hassle having to go through all these steps to put my phone in disk drive mode when I connect it to a PC so any help is appreciated.
Do you have this problem on other ROMs also? It could just be a bug in Senseless. I have the best results with my Shift connecting the sd card to my laptop via cwm myself.
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Do you have this problem on other ROMs also? It could just be a bug in Senseless. I have the best results with my Shift connecting the sd card to my laptop via cwm myself.
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It works when I mount through cwm. I'll flash a different ROM and let you know; don't know why I didn't do that to start with
klund29078 said:
It works when I mount through cwm. I'll flash a different ROM and let you know; don't know why I didn't do that to start with
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Well I flashed newSense and it worked properly on there.
I also flashed a clean install of Senseless Energy, just to be sure, and it didn't work.
I even flashed the PCSCII.apk from the newSense ROM and it still wouldn't work on Senseless Energy grrrrr!!! Oh well it's still my fav and DD :good: :good:
Well newSENSE iS sense 2.1 and senseless is 3.5. Try using parts from newRUNNY or Energy instead. They're 3.5

help flashing / back to stock

hi i have a Samsung galaxy S 4G (SGH-T959V) it has the rom slimsaber
i want to install the stock rom but i cant access the download mode
also doesnt charge while its turn off , but charges fine while its turn on
Vongolazer0 said:
hi i have a Samsung galaxy S 4G (SGH-T959V) it has the rom slimsaber
i want to install the stock rom but i cant access the download mode
also doesnt charge while its turn off , but charges fine while its turn on
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The charging not being fully functional is not a surprise as SlimSaber is based on Android 4.4 which has problem with the charging for our phones.
The next question is, how are you trying to access download mode?
From what I've heard, a download jig is the way to go. However, I don't have one so I turn off my phone, push both volume buttons in, and, with the other end of the USB cable already in the computer, plug in the USB. Sometimes it doesn't go first time so try it a few times (also can take a couple of seconds). It should bring up yellow warning screen asking if you want to continue. Flash away (assuming you have the right files)!
well i have tried with the button combination like you said , but nothing appears and my computer only says ¨unknown usb device¨ and when i try from the recovery it just reboot.
Vongolazer0 said:
well i have tried with the button combination like you said , but nothing appears and my computer only says ¨unknown usb device¨ and when i try from the recovery it just reboot.
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Yes, the download mode reboot from recovery not working is a known issue. Fixing it would have probably involved messing with the bootloaders so it wasn't done (if i recall correctly).
Since I'm assuming you're on Windows, have you installed the USB drivers? Also, it would be worth trying a different USB cable and a different USB port if you haven't already. Typically the ones on the back of a desktop are the best. If you have a laptop, trying ports on the other side is recommended.
Can you transfer files from the phone as a mass storage device? Does the phone act as if its plugged in when it is (ie is there a notification to connect storage to your pc?). In Device Manager on your computer, could you please list off any unknown devices. If you have linux, the output of the command "lsusb" would be great (if not, don't worry).

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