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.
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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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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.
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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....
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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.
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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
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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
Okay, I honestly have googled the crap out of this, and scoured the forums and all, but I can't seem to find a solution. My Captivate seems to have become invisible to computers. I've tried it out on 3 different laptops, tried installing kies, installing drivers, restarting the computers, restarting the phone, restarting the usb debugging, turning mass storage on and off, still the computers give no indication that the phone is even there.
I'm guessing the problem is within my phone, as it doesn't work on any computer, and I'd like to get it worked out, as I was hoping to try out Cyanogen mod, and Odin won't work without usb connection. For the record, I am running Firefly 2.4 with the Suckerpunch #50 kernel. Anyone have any ideas?
Try flashing a more updated kernal
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Same Here...
I have also been trying to find a solution to this after I flashed Di11i's 6.0 awhile back apparently my phone can no longer be picked up in download mode by Odin either XD I was also hoping to also try Cyanogenmod.
Tried updating Suckerpunch, no go. Suppose I could try another kernel, but I'm a little nervous as bricking finally seems like a real possibility. Also, I haven't read about anyone having this problem with suckerpunch. This is seriously going to cramp my style.
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I was having the same problem trying to istall darky's ROM.
unplug phone from computor
reboot in colckwork recovery
select "mounts and storage"
select "mount usb storage"
select "mount"
Then select "back" until you can roboot
Hope that helps.
p.s. I've been having this problem all week with every custom ROM i have installed.
I thought that one had potential, but no go. Thanks for the try, though.
I found that after I was still having the same problem when back in stock.
Odin3 would not see the phone in debugging mode, but would see the phone in sync mode.
phone would not mount. I would select mount phone from dropdown, the phone would give normal mounting response, but the computer would not see the phone.
Here is what I finally did.
uninstalled the SGS driver
reinstalled the driver as administrator
while waiting for it to install
entered recovery mode on phone and cleared cache and all user data
read a book while waiting for driver to finish installing...
rebooted computer
enabled USB debugging
connected phone to computer - got an installing driver for device message
ODIN3 worked fine after that
USB mounted with no trouble
did a master clear and everything worked fine
rooted to phone with AIO toolbox - everything went fine and I ODIN3 one click and three button see the phone properly in debugging mode, and USB still mounts properly.
I doubt if clearing the cache and stuff did anything, but it doesnt hurt. I suspect I made a change to the phone that confused the driver. Im also not sure if connecting for the first time in dubugging mode is important or not, but i suggest doing it to be safe
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Okay, I honestly have googled the crap out of this, and scoured the forums and all, but I can't seem to find a solution. My Captivate seems to have become invisible to computers. I've tried it out on 3 different laptops, tried installing kies, installing drivers, restarting the computers, restarting the phone, restarting the usb debugging, turning mass storage on and off, still the computers give no indication that the phone is even there.
I'm guessing the problem is within my phone, as it doesn't work on any computer, and I'd like to get it worked out, as I was hoping to try out Cyanogen mod, and Odin won't work without usb connection. For the record, I am running Firefly 2.4 with the Suckerpunch #50 kernel. Anyone have any ideas?
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Load up odin and then try connecting in download mode and see if odin detects it.
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Load up odin and then try connecting in download mode and see if odin detects it.
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Not a thing. That's actually when I first noticed that the phone wasn't being recognized, as a matter of fact. I was doing the cyanogen mod thing, already applied the efsbackup.zip. Which didn't hurt anything fortunately, or I'd be completely screwed.
So.... for some reason i cant mount my sd card so that i can get to my files in my phone... tried screwing around with settings and usb debugging and doesnt work at all.... went to recovery and set the thing to mount too and didnt work.... Now for some reason i cant use odin the yellow thing wont pop up in odin even though its on download on my phone. Also i cant restore my phone to a earlier version. It will work fine while going though the files and then it will get stuck on android_secure and it just freezes... waited for like near 20 min and still nothing. The phone still works fine though. Plz help me..... i want to try out [email protected]#
Sounds like you're on CWM3. Thats a known bug that it hangs on restore. As for the rest, sounds like user error.
Did you try either reloading or re downloading the driver? If the computer isn't picking it up its a driver issue, as for your mount problem that could be did you switch to gingerbread friendly cwm? If so, it will only flash zips if I remember right, if not try a different cwm.
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First make sure your USB debugging option is enabled and that your set to mass storage. If those don't fix then reflash the ROM using the correct steps.
I had the same issue with Heinz 57 05/07 release (I think). I would have to reboot repeatedly to get it recognized but the reflash back to 2.2 then Heinz has worked like a charm!
Hi.
I don't know much about details about root/room/recovery, but know some about
ODIN, CWM and other ROM to use.
I've been using Humble 5.0 for a while and my phone got unstable recently, so I ODIN the same Humble rom again, but that is how the problem started.
The main problem is, I can't wipe userdata or cache at all.
CWM says it wiped, but I always get Force close, so many that I can't even use the phone normally.
I tried to go back to stock ROM or any other, but all failed.
Stock ROM with stock recovery says, E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 (Invalid argument). and most of the time, Bootloops.
Humble is the only option I can go into, and actually use the phone, but it has all the apps and data from the past, even though I wipe data/cache thousand times.
I even erased all SD data, formatted in FAT32, and nothing works.
Finalizing my status,
Can't mount...error with Stock ROM.
Bootloop with other ROM.
Constant Force Close with Humble 5.0 (Can't wipe data/cache).
Please help.
So stock, you used ODIN EE4 and PIT file to go back to stock and took the newest update and still have problems?
Thank you for the reply.
Yes. I tried ED1 and EE4, and even with PIT(repartition) and I get "Can't mount..." error.
I went back to Humble 5.0 which has all kind of force close (still showing all app names I had, mysterious), and formatted SD, factory reset, and tried ODIN ED1/PIT, but result is same.
I have a feeling my internal SD partition got screwed.
I am no pro myself.. But I am running GummyCharge Froyo 2.0 which comes with Imoseyon's Kernel and its rock stable even overclocked to 1,200 mhz for me.. You may want to try getting a copy of that as well as flashing with your SIM Card out and Battery in after booting into recovery.. Let me know if this helps at all!
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Thank you for the reply.
Yes. I tried ED1 and EE4, and even with PIT(repartition) and I get "Can't mount..." error.
I went back to Humble 5.0 which has all kind of force close (still showing all app names I had, mysterious), and formatted SD, factory reset, and tried ODIN ED1/PIT, but result is same.
I have a feeling my internal SD partition got screwed.
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I had a similar problem but dont remember what I did to fix lol like that helps you. Did you format your sd card on a computer or with your phone? If not try using an adapter and format on computer. Going back to stock has always solved my problems. There is a new cwm that came out. Just throwing stuff out there. Have you tried re downloading images of the stock ee4 and pit? It is loading so shouldnt be a problem , hmm. Maybe someone with more knowledge will pop in.
I tried GummyCharge 2.0.zip from SD but it didn't help.
I tried CWM 5.0, with many ROMs to wipe cache/data, no use.
I formatted my SD on PC, and from phone, same result.
What I don't understand is, even after I flashed Humble 5.0 ROM which I used right before, and only ROM it works now, it shows all apps I had even after many times of Wipe Data/cache/dalvic.
Even funnier, I delete some apps causing Force Close, and I reboot my phone, it always goes back to where I start. Same Home, the app is still there.
It is just weird.
Im getting FC now all of a sudden. It's you fault damn it lol. Said I was gonna reload anyhow. Just didnt want to do it twice in one night. Oh it is past 12pm so I guess it is another day.
It's been now 3 days, and I found this thread hopelessly.
Same problem I think.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1191650&page=2
I hope somebody can help me fix it.
Now I can't even flash Humble, can't even get through recovery(stock or CWM).
I can't do anything now.
I will Odin back to stock and take it to the verizon tomorrow.
Thank you all of you for the help.
Tried a different usb cable, how did you flash the new cwm? So everytime it says pass through ODIN? Are you checking the right selections through ODIN and using PDA? Man just trying to think of everything and thats about it. Get another phone lol. Superuser and busybox?
I tried different USB cable, PC, installed Samsung driver again.
I took the phone to Verizon today, and they can't hard reset it either at that place.
I dropped the phone 3 month ago and it has a little dent, so that they refuse to repair it under warranty. I am sending it to MobileTechVideo tomorrow.
Thank you.
I'm having the same issues. I was on Humble 5.0 and had been using it without a problem for about 2 weeks and yesterday I noticed my phone reboot on it's own. After the reboot it was stuck in the boot loop. I've also tried reflashing Humble 5.0, tried the instructions on the fix your phone thread, tried flashing to stock and also tried the all in one Gingerbread 2.3.6 W/Root/CWR/IMO Kernel 4.0 to see if CWM would help any.
All successfully pass according to Odin, but they all still boot loop and all give error messages in their recovery modes if I try to do anything involving /cache or /data stating that they fail to mount.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Okay, I started this thread with the issue of not being able to root. I bit the bullet and wiped it all and ended up being able to root. Now I have a much bigger issue... My phone wont go into storage mode. Not in the OS, not in CWM, not in download mode. It just can't be recognized by a computer. Yes I have the drivers installed, and the phone knows it's plugged in, it will charge and everything, it just wont give me the option to go into storage mode. This will be an issue if I ever need to flash it for any reason since download mode can't be recognized in ODIN. It was working a day ago... Think it's a hardware issue?
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Okay, I started this thread with the issue of not being able to root. I bit the bullet and wiped it all and ended up being able to root. Now I have a much bigger issue... My phone wont go into storage mode. Not in the OS, not in CWM, not in download mode. It just can't be recognized by a computer. Yes I have the drivers installed, and the phone knows it's plugged in, it will charge and everything, it just wont give me the option to go into storage mode. This will be an issue if I ever need to flash it for any reason since download mode can't be recognized in ODIN. It was working a day ago... Think it's a hardware issue?
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Storage mode and download mode are different to me atleast.
Have you tried settings/usb settings/ask on connection.
When you connect your usb cable from your computer to your phone it should beep and then ask what you want to do. Is your sd card good? Have you checked it maybe on your computer with an adapter?
Or are you talking about getting into ODIN?
Have you usb cable connected to the main usb port. Pull the battery,put it back in, connect the usb cable , hold the volume down button and power key. Worked every time for me. Not sure what else to say from me atleast. Someone else might chime in. Ive done it both with the battery and with out. Try a different usb port.
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So stock, you used ODIN EE4 and PIT file to go back to stock and took the newest update and still have problems?
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If you have the charge pit file and EE4 you should be able to wipe everything on your phone. If I am correct, this bypasses all permissions and partitions and basically supercedes any roms or data you have. This should work. try another cable on a different usb port or another computer. I have hard brocked my phone numerous times and this was the only workable method. (if you want you can do a little solder job and have phone by fixed with the unbrickable mod here
I already sent my phone to the repair shop.
Btw, it is the normal case you described, but I tried different PCs, drivers, cables, USB slot, nothing works.
Thank you anyway.
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Storage mode and download mode are different to me atleast.
Have you tried settings/usb settings/ask on connection.
When you connect your usb cable from your computer to your phone it should beep and then ask what you want to do. Is your sd card good? Have you checked it maybe on your computer with an adapter?
Or are you talking about getting into ODIN?
Have you usb cable connected to the main usb port. Pull the battery,put it back in, connect the usb cable , hold the volume down button and power key. Worked every time for me. Not sure what else to say from me atleast. Someone else might chime in. Ive done it both with the battery and with out. Try a different usb port.
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Tried it with 2 different computers, different cables, different ports. Ask on connection is on. The SD card works fine when I put in in an adapter. The phone just doesn't data connect via usb. ODIN can't find it. Nothing. Pretty sure this is a hardware issue...
My phone just got back from the repair shop and they say they can't fix it. They think NAND got corrupted. Now I am really stuck...Man...
So I have an interesting little problem.
A few days ago after flashing Infinity ROM i noticed that when I plug my phone into my computer by USB, instead of reading the device correctly and matching/installing drivers I get an error message that says "USB device has malfunctioned" and is not recognized. This is a problem because I can no longer use ODIN to flash anything, it simply does not recognize my phone.
I have attempted to troubleshoot the problem myself by replacing the usb cable, uninstalling / reinstalling the drivers, resetting data and caches on my phone, using different computers etc.. So far nothing as helped. I would go so far as to guess that the USB controller in my phone is malfunctioning, but I can still charge my phone.
So I called verizon because my phone is still under warranty and they are going to ship me a replacement, so now my problem becomes how do I get back to stock or anything resembling stock so I don't void my warranty when I send this one back in.. remember I cannot use ODIN, and I am currently on the ext4 file system. Someone even suggested purposely bricking my phone, although I'm not sure how i would even pull that off. Thoughts? I'm still open to troubleshooting if anybody has any ideas.
Any ideas or help would be GREATLY appreciated!! Thanks!
In Summary:
Summary for those who think the first post was tfltr..
--Computer won't recognize phone through USB; device not recognized
--Phone will still charge but only with certain cords??
--Have troubleshooted through XDA boardsn
--Waiting on a replacement from Verizon
--Need to get phone to stock or close to stock for when I send it back in so i do not void warranty
--Is there a way to zip flash stock, even though I am on ext4 ow??
--If not, should I just brick my phone and then send it in?
Thanks bros!
If you get into download mode, your phone should be fine. If you get into download mode, go ahead and make sure everything else works. Use USB ports on the back of the computer, and try different ports. Try different cables. Try reinstalling drivers.
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Also, try cleaning out phone USB port and inspect for damage. Keep in mind that many cables don't work. I have several crummy cables that I can't get data through on the Charge
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Bleh..
xdadevnube said:
Also, try cleaning out phone USB port and inspect for damage. Keep in mind that many cables don't work. I have several crummy cables that I can't get data through on the Charge
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Thanks for the response, but I have tried several official verizon USB cables to no avail. I just received the replacement charge which works on the same computer port and with the same cable that was definitely not working with the old phone. I will try compressed air when I get home later.
Does anybody know what would happen if I attempted to flash a stock recovery image with RFS as a filesystem through CWM, on the phone which is currently running an EXT4 filesystem? Would I brick it?
I'm not sure, but that seems like a poor way to going back to stock.
Just use the stock ODIN images. They will take care of all your needs. I've used them on multiple occassions.
Format your SD card first so that Verizon doesn't know you were rooted, etc. I usually do this through USB mass storage when its connected to the computer, but since you probably can't get it through the computer, either pop in your SD card into your other phone and do it through mass storage or simply use a memory card reader. I format with FAT32 /w 32KB block size.
Then just ODIN the stock recovery image and there you go.
*EDIT* der, I just realized you can't get the USB to work. This is a question for somebody who knows more than I do!
I'm not sure if this is possible with that rom(doubtful) but try disabling lagfix by creating a file on your sdcard inside the Voodoo folder, named "disable-lagfix"(may not even be a folder for this). Reboot. If you hear the voice again maybe it worked.
Does Imo kernal support reverting? If the above doesn't work(or try this first) flash the Imo 4.0 Kernel and try reverting. NOT sure if that kernel is compatible. Try all this at your own risk.
then cwm flash this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1108115&highlight=cwm