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[Q] drivers disappear?

after i rooted my phone, i pluged in my device into the computer and click mass storage. but it dosent show up on my computer. i havent changed anything on my computer so it could be something on the phone? would usb debugging make a difference cause i have that turned off?
is it the drivers are no longer on my computer?

rickyy00 said:
after i rooted my phone, i pluged in my device into the computer and click mass storage. but it dosent show up on my computer. i havent changed anything on my computer so it could be something on the phone? would usb debugging make a difference cause i have that turned off?
is it the drivers are no longer on my computer?
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first thing, try rebooting your phone and computer. also make sure that your memory card is mounted (settings>sd and phone storage). secondly, are you SURE that the computer isnt recognizing it as a drive? Co to My Computer so you can see a list of available drives and see if its in there. Sometimes you wont get the popup on your screen.
Drivers normally wont just disappear unless there was some type of system error. You can also go into device manager and make sure that it shows up when the phone is plugged in. If that doesnt fix it to avoid a long drawn out troubleshooting thread, try picking a day before you rooted and go to system restore and select a recent restore point. If you do that and it still doesnt correct the problem, then it may be time to troubleshoot the phone
and USB debugging wont stop your computer mounting your phone as a drive. When you pull down the notifications panel once plugged in, you should still see the option to use a USB drive whether USB debugging is enabled or not

Thanks man yea I figured it out the system fixed the drivers so it connected
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Captivate will not connect to computer

I'm trying to unlock my dads old Captivate, but I need to connect it to the computer to do this. No matter what I do, this phone will not connect or be recognized by the computer. I plug it into the computer and it makes the little beep it makes when you connect, but thats it. No "USB Connected" on the top bar or anything.
I can connect my captivate fine, its just his. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling drivers and that wont work. Any ideas?

Do you have the drivers installed?
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Ye, the drivers are installed. Would it be a driver problem though if my one captivate works, but the other? That sounds like a phone problem to me.

Settings> applications>usb(something or other)> mass storage.
Also make sure usb debugging is enabled...
The froyo settings might be different...the usb options could be in "wireless and network" instead of applications.

studacris said:
Settings> applications>usb(something or other)> mass storage.
Also make sure usb debugging is enabled...
The froyo settings might be different...the usb options could be in "wireless and network" instead of applications.
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Nope, that doesnt work either. Its like its not even connected. Nothing showing up on my computer, nothing on the phone. The only thing that shows up when you plug it in is the charger icon comes on to let you know its charging.

i would recommend that you try another computer if that doesn't work, restore your phone to factory and if that doesn't work then you have two out of three possibilities that might lol, be seriously i think its not a drivers issue if the other phone is working. It might be a problem with the computer recognizing the port i really cant think of anything else..
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If it's not connecting to either captivate it's a driver issue. Make sure that USB debugging is on and that under the application usb setting you have it set to ask on connect. Try a different usb port on the pc, or another cable. I had a bad cable a while back that would charge but not connect, it was even the one that came with the phone.

Use a USB port off the back of the computer, coming DIRECTLY off the MB. There have been tons of issues with using remote USB ports. If it's beeping when it connects, it's being seen by the computer. Just that there's a problem with getting the proper info.

I get this problem sometimes too. This is how I solve it. Under USB settings select Samsung Kies and plug the USB cable into your computer and phone. See if your computer recognizes your phone. Mine won't recognize Mass Storage but will Kies. I don't have the program installed so windows will say Drivers Not Successfully Installed. Once you have done that, restart the computer and phone with USB cord unplugged. Once both come back on, switch your phone back to Mass Storage and plug in your USB cable to both the computer and phone and see if it will be detected by your computer. If not I would try a different USB cable. That is what works for me when I have that problem.
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Some cappies have issues with generic cables. Make its the original or a high quality one.
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Would be a good idea to check if the following
1. Settings- applications- USB settings : make it ask on connection.
2. Change the USB port which you connect

Charge isn't going into USB Mass Storage

It was working before I rooted.
I am using PBJ Voodoo Overclock Kernel with 1.8.5 Gummycharged and the SD card fix, before I flashed the kernel/rom/fix the mass storage was working fine, I could drag and drop but now (even though it's set to USB Mass Storage) whenever I plug it in the only thing detected is 'CD Drive (E: )'. Can anyone help? I'd really like to start putting my Music/Videos on my Charge. Thanks in advance :]

Try either:
Enabling USB debugging mode (Settings --> Applications --> Development)
OR
Setting the USB mode to ask on connection

aznxk3vi17 said:
Try either:
Enabling USB debugging mode (Settings --> Applications --> Development)
Setting the USB mode to ask on connection
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Debugging mode works as a temporary solution I guess, it causes alot of problems with my computer, it freezes it up and most of the time it can't finish the copy process, right now I'm just using my MicroSD USB reader, if that ever fails I could just put the SD card in my old phone which worked fine, thanks though

I am having the same issue. I got the phone yesterday and rooted last night and it won't connect either. It'll charge fine, but that's it. I am on my work PC so I cannot do much testing, but putting it in USB debugging mode at least made the PC recognize it.

I had to set it to ask on connection for it to work for me
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aznxk3vi17 said:
Try either:
Enabling USB debugging mode (Settings --> Applications --> Development)
OR
Setting the USB mode to ask on connection
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I did a quick reboot and enabled the debug and it seems to work now thanks. Seems like the sd fixed works afterall. Thanks everyone.

I cannot get phone to connect in mass storage either every time it loads it brings up a scan drive screen with quick fix or continue without scanning. Then opens as CD Drive, I am completely lost and getting no feedback, have yet to try SD Fix or where to get it or how to get it.

Have you done everything I told you? After you do all that, go to setting, USB Settings then check "ask on connection."

USB Not Working

OK, so when I try to go plug in my phone to my PS3. Nothing pops up at all. Not on the phone. Same thing happens with with windows. I tried using a different USB cable. No dice. Same thing. Nothing. No dust is in the USB port on my phone. Same thing with everything else. I am running Vallhalla 1.3. What should I do?

Reboot and fix permissions & reinstall USB drivers for Samsung 4g. If USB is broken a USB sdcard reader will work for putting stuff on the sdcard.
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Same happened to me as a result of "gravity incident" with cable plugged in. New phone arrives this week after $20 processing fee.

settings/applications - turn off usb debugging?

^^ and make sure it is in mass storage mode.

USB debugging is off. And I have me phone set to always ask.

i remember trying to play a video from my phone on a ps3 once. i dont remember how i got it working though.
-try media mode instead of mass storage.
-also give allshare a chance, it might meet your needs

[Q] USB Mass storage missing on gingerbread

Hey guys,
I'm trying to root my blaze so i can go from gingerbread to CM10, however i noticed my phone's mass storage function isnt even turning on... and obviously i cant run ODIN without my computer recognizing the phone. I tried turning debugging mode both on and off, etc.
When i plug the usb cable from phone to computer, it only charges. There's no setting in the pull-down menu saying anything about mass storage, no usb icon on top, that whole (software) part of the phone seems to be missing. I just bought this thing unlocked.. its not rooted and i did a hard reset as well.
When i go into settings/ wireless/ usb utilities, i see the mass storage button. It says Connect storage to PC. if my usb cable is plugged in, it says "USB is connected. Remove the cable." If its not connected and i hit the button, it says "please connect cable" and once i plug it in, nothing happens but charging. Any ideas? Can i root using kies?
Thanks for the help!

hwmpunk said:
Hey guys,
I'm trying to root my blaze so i can go from gingerbread to CM10, however i noticed my phone's mass storage function isnt even turning on... and obviously i cant run ODIN without my computer recognizing the phone. I tried turning debugging mode both on and off, etc.
When i plug the usb cable from phone to computer, it only charges. There's no setting in the pull-down menu saying anything about mass storage, no usb icon on top, that whole (software) part of the phone seems to be missing. I just bought this thing unlocked.. its not rooted and i did a hard reset as well.
When i go into settings/ wireless/ usb utilities, i see the mass storage button. It says Connect storage to PC. if my usb cable is plugged in, it says "USB is connected. Remove the cable." If its not connected and i hit the button, it says "please connect cable" and once i plug it in, nothing happens but charging. Any ideas? Can i root using kies?
Thanks for the help!
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You can't root via kies. But you can upgrade to ICS via kies and see if that helps. Provided kies recognizes your phone... Otherwise, I know very little about GB since I immediately upgraded to ICS upon purchasing my Blaze.

Have you seen mobileodin?
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@ njstein, I see the update now that you mentioned it, although it looks like the update is no longer provided? Check out these links, the samsung site link is broken for tmobile blaze, and the tmobile site link shows in the info box on top that the upgrades were only being provided until March 5? *I put a space between the .com on the links because i'm not allowed to post links yet*
samsung. com/us/support/SupportOwnersFAQPopup.do?faq_id=FAQ00046726&fm_seq=49755
support.t-mobile. com/docs/DOC-4182/
@ Somcom3X, I'll see if i can find threads on this forum about mobileodin. I think if i can just root the damn thing to bring it up to CM10 the rom should include usb cable software, correct?
I'll see if I can make something happen. Thanks for the tips guys.

@njstein On that tmobile link i put up, it says that software version T769UVLF5 wont receive the update because it is up to date??? That makes no sense as i'm on that version running GB. Are they trying to say that for whatever reason my phone cant do the upgrade? One thing after the next..

Somcom3X said:
Have you seen mobileodin?
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It appears only the model 9000s galaxy S is compatible with mobile odin, i dont see anything about the blaze. I couldnt post a message on the mobile odin thread due to low post count. I also read that your phone must be rooted to be able to use mobile odin. Do you guys have any other ideas how i can root my phone without a usb cable?