Samsung focus won't connect to PC - Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello, I have a Samsung focus that use to work fibe connecting to PC but off recent whenever I plug it in windows 7 says USB is not recognize.
I've tried everything from resetting the phone to refatting the computer nothing helps. I have a feeling its the phone because same problem on other computers, anyone had to problem and cured it?
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or it might be a problem with your usb cable that came with the phone. if u can, try getting another one and using that (they go for very cheap on ebay). Have u *unlocked your device lately?

I've tried many different USB cables none works for me. I got the phone almost 2months now already unlocked. Live in UK and its a ATT branded phone so I'm abit screwed.
Wp7 Focus

jamreal said:
I've tried many different USB cables none works for me. I got the phone almost 2months now already unlocked. Live in UK and its a ATT branded phone so I'm abit screwed.
Wp7 Focus
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Have you tried the microsoft answers forum (answers.microsoft.com)? They have some solution wizards in one of the stickies near the top.

Did anyone ever find an answer to this? I've had my focus since Nov last year and it's worked fine for me aside from some odd, and random nonsense.
I went to go connect my phone to my laptop the other day and realized it didn't see my phone. When I plug it in, the phone chimes and shows it's getting power, but both my laptops show nothing being installed, Zune doesn't load, and if I load it, shows nothing connected. Nothing appears in the device manager either. I get no error message.
the cord shows no damage, and it's been plugged into my wall outlet for awhile. I guess i'm going to see about getting another cable tomorrow and try it that way?
Was wondering if anyone else has had a problem with the cable going bad suddenly, or if something else could be to blame? I've been reading here, MS's site and anywhere else I can, and I find things ranging from error message, drivers not installing and other things. I just know it worked fine a few weeks ago, but now...nothing.

Had the same issue. My 4th USB cable did the trick. I wanted to throw it out the window
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I don't know much about electricity, but every device I can remember having with a removable charger: instructions said Plug power cord into Device FIRST, then Plug into Power Source. Could leaving cord plugged into power source, thus reversing above instruction, cause a problem with the cord?

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ZT-180 ePad won't boot, no longer recognized by PC via USB port

This has happened all of the sudden.
ePad was working just fine last night. No problems at all, working completely normally. Turned it off and put it on the charger.
Today, took it off the charger, turned it on, and the ePad showed up in the middle of the screen for a few seconds, then, the
linux penguin in the upper left hand corner, and the little " - " flashes for just a second, and then it freezes, and never gets any
further than this.
I thought something may be corrupted, so I decided to try and re-flash the firmware again. Prepared to do the flash, followed the
directions as before the last two or three times I have upgraded the firmware as the changes have come down, and nothing. The
computer does not recognize that the ePad is plugged into it at all. There is no reaction from the PC at all that I have connected a
USB device. I am using the same PC that I have always been using to upgrade the firmware on the ePad, so, it is not a PC problem.
Just to rule things out, I tried TWO different USB cables, and THREE different computers. All 32-bit, 1 running Windows XP Pro, 1 running
Windows Vista Business and 1 running Windows 7 Professional. None had any reaction from being connected via USB. The little box
in Burn Tool never turned green.
Is my tablet toast? I just gave this to my son yesterday for his birthday, have only had it for about 3 months or so, and been tweaking things
to get everything working just right. He has only had 1 day to play with it, and it would be a shame if it is a brick now.
Please help!
Thanks!
Hi,
I got same problem but after flashing. I think my device is not real ZT-180 its look like but i opened and checked there is not Zenitink text on board. Board looks same also.
Can anyone help how to flash another boot? Or recognized by pc?
Did anyone ever help you with this? The same thing happened to my e-pad. I ust hate to toss it! Any help you can give me is GREATLY appreciated!
Thanks,
Cathleen
No, I was never able to resolve my issue.
There is a US seller on Amazon.com that may be able to help you.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0049312JM
I am pretty sure he ships direct from US.
Good luck.
We seem to be SOL
Did any of you ever get help with this??? EVERY other forum thread pertaining to start-up problems with the Zenthink ePad always pertains to the device freezing up AFTER the ANDROID_ prompt. I've posted in numerous forums regarding this problem (freezing up when the penguin appears) and this is the ONLY thread that mentions my particular problem. I'm assuming that the USB and SD drivers must not get loaded until the ANDROID_ screen because I can't do the "zt update" flash or the USB ROM update (device doesn't get recognized by my PC). If anyone has come up with a fix, I'd sure like to hear it. Or, if this is simply an un-fixable problem, at least I'll know to stop kicking the dead horse

The new infuse drives me mad

Okay, to make it short, I've brought home a Samsung Infuse for testing. It's not even a day yet and it's showing one hell of a problem already. Firstly, I can't install the right drivers for it. I've used Kies and tried downloading every drivers I can find but no, the phone won't even connect as mass storage. I tried going into download mode by holding the volume keys and insert the usb cable but it only gets in download mode once every 20 tries or so, the other times it just boots right into the OS. In the rare cases of successful download mode, Odin won't recognize the phone. I used SGH-i997-UCKJ4-One-Click and finally it said the phone is connected, but intructed me to install the right drivers. So I did exactly as it said but the whole process of reinstalling drivers just repeats. I put the cm7 and mosaic ROMs in the phone using wifi and flashed them, here I met another problem, the phone keeps getting into car mode. I disabled it, and the phone changed orientation although I tried disabling it back and forth. I'm raging at it here, does anybody know about these problems or should I throw the infuse at the seller's face?
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Okay, to make it short, I've brought home a Samsung Infuse for testing. It's not even a day yet and it's showing one hell of a problem already. Firstly, I can't install the right drivers for it. I've used Kies and tried downloading every drivers I can find but no, the phone won't even connect as mass storage. I tried going into download mode by holding the volume keys and insert the usb cable but it only gets in download mode once every 20 tries or so, the other times it just boots right into the OS. In the rare cases of successful download mode, Odin won't recognize the phone. I used SGH-i997-UCKJ4-One-Click and finally it said the phone is connected, but intructed me to install the right drivers. So I did exactly as it said but the whole process of reinstalling drivers just repeats. I put the cm7 and mosaic ROMs in the phone using wifi and flashed them, here I met another problem, the phone keeps getting into car mode. I disabled it, and the phone changed orientation although I tried disabling it back and forth. I'm raging at it here, does anybody know about these problems or should I throw the infuse at the seller's face?
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sounds like an issue with the usb port not the drivers.
try cleaning it, or you may need to send it to samsung for repair. if you dont want to do that then i'd make you an offer on it, but you might be insulted at what id pay for a "broken" device.
Something I ran in to as well, I ended up using the ports on the back of my PC.
Something else too ... I ended up using a Blackberry USB cable.
Hope this helps
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I couldn't get my infuse to transfer files to my computer but then I changed cords it worked so try that.
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Yea not an issue with infuse but the USB port. My laptop connects to it if I use the secondary or tertiary USB ports.
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people read the whole post. his issue is not limited to computer connectivity. the phone goes into car mode on its own. car mode is triggered by a simple resistor in the car dock. different resistor values will put the phone in the different dock modes, Adam outler had a bunch on information on USB standards when he made his own captivate car mount. what is going on is most likely that a piece of semi conducive material is trapped in USB port on the phone or the port is otherwise damaged on the phone. there could also be some physical issue or calibration issue with the chip that controls the USB. I have seen similar issues on my own phone and seen atleast one post with issues identical to mine.
the seller sold it for a reason.

[Q] USB Connection on/off every 2 seconds

I am trying to connect via USB to my PC, not having much luck. I've tried several micro USB cables, and tried plugging them into every USB port on my PC.
When I plug in, and view "Devices and Printers" in Windows 7 32-bit, I can see a total of 6 LG devices show up:
LG Android Phone
LGE p999DW USB Device
LG Android (modem)
LG Android (NMEA)
LG Android (Serial)
Android Sooner Single ADB Interface
But literally every second some of them fall off the list and some reappear, sometimes they are all present for 1 second, sometimes none of them are present, and every combination in between.
I have no ideas left here. Uninstalled the LG driver from control panel, and reinstalled. Tried brushing out the USB port on the phone, as well as the old NES 8-bit blow method, no luck. Lots of cables tried all of which have worked in the past, no luck. Anyone have any thoughts?
Put the phone in apx mode by taking out the battery, holding vol +/-, plugging in the phone and waiting until the driver is ready.
Apx mode won't reconnect if dropped. .. I would guess a bad USB connector if the problem exists.
Also if the PC is overclocked turn that off. It messes with USB.
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sound like a connection problem, either with the cable or your physical port on the computer
So it's connecting fine in APX mode, it stays connected in Devices & Printers. But I can't run the LG Mobile Support Tool from there, I've got to boot into Android. As soon as I boot into Android and connect USB, it's dropping the various device profiles in and out of Devices & Printers ever second.
Does it seems odd that I get a good solid connection in APX mode, but not when connecting with Android booted? Seems if the problem was with the USB connector on the phone, it would be an issue all the time.
Any other suggestions? I've tried going back to stock recovery and stock ROM, same issue. I'm really just trying to get the baseband update.
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So it's connecting fine in APX mode, it stays connected in Devices & Printers. But I can't run the LG Mobile Support Tool from there, I've got to boot into Android. As soon as I boot into Android and connect USB, it's dropping the various device profiles in and out of Devices & Printers ever second.
Does it seems odd that I get a good solid connection in APX mode, but not when connecting with Android booted? Seems if the problem was with the USB connector on the phone, it would be an issue all the time.
Any other suggestions? I've tried going back to stock recovery and stock ROM, same issue. I'm really just trying to get the baseband update.
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So you can safely say that the connector is good and cable its good. This suggests a software problem... either in Android or PC.
You can try the cleanup batch tool but I doubt it would solve the issue. Does not hurt to try though.
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Are all of your Lg Drivers up to date?
No luck there either. Seems like a hardware problem, but it works fine in APX, only cutting in and out once Android boots.
I've been having the exact same issue.
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Great, we've got strength in numbers!
So I've tried everything. I've flashed to stock recovery and OS, uninstalled the LG driver and reinstalled, multiple USB cables, different machines, USB debugging on/off, and every combination of things I can think of.
Sucks if if it's a hardware issue. Out of warranty period and I don't want to pay $130 or whatever the insurance deductible is for something so small... but I can't get 2.3.4 loaded without getting USB connected.
I'd be sure it's a USB connection problem, if I didn't get a smooth steady connection in APX mode. I've used NVFlash several times without issue.
Yeah I've only noticed it since i got the 2.3.4 update.
I've tried all my usb ports, and it will pop-up.
Last night i finally got it to let me decide to turn usb mass storage on but when I opened my computer nothing was showing up.
Just got a replacement g2x today after a long battle with my old one's usb port. When i was troubleshooting, I found that vmware and blackberry drivers can cause conflicts.
Try plugging in the phone and removing the drivers for all the LG devices you see in device manager.
btw... brand new replacement phone, if i move it the slightest bit while connected windows will play the disconnect/reconnect sound. I think LH just screwed up in the port design...
There's a funky greenish sticker around the usb port on this new one. Not sure what thats all about... cant tell if this is a refurb either.
Finally got mine to stop. I did a system restore on my laptop and it was good
@captmorganz the green sticker was on both my originals, and to check for the refurbished or not there is a code on the back under the battery by the screws that shows p999dw for original and something close but another letter at the end for refurbished, can't think right now since I've been at work for about 15 hours doing nothing and drinking coffee for the past 5 haha, excuse the rant.
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[Q] Desire S, USB not working but charges? Pls help.

Hi
I recently bought a Desire S from a friend. I went about rooting it but when I plugged it into my PC it is not recognised at all, literally nothing pops up on the phone or the PC.
I've checked the settings in the phone and USB debugging is enabled and I always changed default connection type.
I have even booted into Hboot and plugged the USB in, but still nothing.
The phone charges perfectly fine and I've tried plenty of different cables. My other Android phone works perfectly when plugged it.
I'm starting to think its a hardware issue, anyone else heard of this? common problem? any fixes?
Thanks
Re install htc sync and drivers, then remove sync and try again
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I have the same problem, sort of. When I plug mine in all is well at first, but give the phone one tiny nudge (or just wait a few minutes) and it goes back to charge-only mode. It's probably a slightly loose connection somewhere in the USB port on your phone.
To be sure, try if it works in Linux. The Linux USB stack sucks infinitely less than what Windows uses.
Thanks for the replies. I tried Ubuntu but exactly the same (it worked with my Nexus 4)
Thats a little annoying, thankfully charging still works, just unsure how long that will last for! plus I cant root it! but I dont exactly need it rooted but I tend to do it anyway.
I've sorted it now. It was a loose ribbon cable, plugged that back in after taking the phone apart and its working.
Bootloader unlocked and custom recovery flashed. Ready to rock.

[Q] Ready to root, but.....

I'm in a quandry. I've had my Samsung Droid Charge for 2 years and while I qualify for an upgrade, I thought to myself it's time to root and see what this thing can do (and hopefully get some extended life out of it).
So I read thru a lot of root threads and how-to's, and was about ready to start setting up, went to connect my phone to my computer with the USB cable that came with the phone (which I have also used for 2 yrs) and lo and behold, there's no connection to the computer. Computer recognizes something trying to connect via USB, but notification on the computer that pops up says "USB Device Not Recognized." Now, when I used to connect to any computer, a screen on my phone would come on asking if I wanted to connect the phone as a mass storage device or media player. That screen doesn't come up any more when I plug in the USB. The phone beeps as if it was connecting but then just indicates that it is charging. I've never had any issues with this before.
I've gone thru the rigamorole of trying different USB ports, different computers, different USB cables. Nothing doing on any of those. Tried setting the phone on "ask on connection" and "mass storage" on different computers. Nothing there either. Tried with USB debugging on and off on the phone. No dice. I have even tried a couple of complete hard resets of the phone, and still will not connect to any computer. Based on some info from other forums I even tried downloading some Samsung USB drivers to my computer (which I never had before and had no problem connecting without), and they don't even seem to install properly. message I get when the install finishes says "Device driver was not successfully installed" and then just shows a list of my printer drivers????? My printers work fine - don't know what the hell that Samsung's Mobile Phone driver has to do with our HP printer.
Spent 45 useless minutes at the Verizon store yesterday only to have their "tech" guy do another master reset, and finally give me the toll free number to Verizon and tell me it was their tech support number. Spent another hour on the phone when i eventually got to a tech support person only to be told that I'm eligble for an upgrade.
Part of the reason I started this process was that after two years, the original battery was draining really quickly with minimal use, and the battery power screen that shows during the charge cycle (with power off) was looking weird - it was showing battery with no charge, then all of a sudden would show partial depending on how long it was connected. Maybe thats what it's always done, but for some reason it looks different to my. So I purchased a brand new battery. For a couple of days it "seemed" like the new battery was holding power, but when I go to charge it, that charge screen is still doing the same thing. On top of that the last two days my battery drained really quickly again, with very minimal use (Went from full charge at the start of the day to about 50% after 5 hours just checking a few texts and emails). I don't know if that factors into why it's not connecting to the computer, but I find it unlikely that both the connection and battery problems are coincidental.
Anyone have any ideas for me at this point? Frustrated by having spent waaaaaaay too much time on this already. I'd really like to go root, but I don't see how unless I can determine how to get this thing to connect to a computer again.
I wish I could help but I'm not a real big phone Tech. I did root and install Tweaked on my wife's Samsung Charge FP8 last night. I'm not trying to throw that in your face because I did have some issues as well. I did have to install Samsung drivers. My windows 8 never told me if it installed correctly so I had to play around with the install until Odin recognized my phone. You may have to plug your phone in and go to device manager on the computer and uninstall any drivers associated with it. My computer would say "removable storage" when the phone was plugged in. Please ask any questions or private message me. I swear my wife's phone runs and looks great now. She was getting tired of it until I got my hands on it, lol. Good luck.
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