[Q] Upgrading to GB stock via LG Updater - T-Mobile LG G2x

So about a month ago I decided to do the GB update via LG's app. Holy moly big mistake. Anyway, I was unable to unbrick the phone after 3 hours. Now since a month has passed, has LG fixed the issue with their software bricking phones?
Reason I ask is because my co-worker has a stock non-rooted G2x with Froyo. Damn thing has been giving him issue so I'd like to help the guy out with upgrading to GB and make sure the new baseband comes along with it. He never got the OTA so the only way to get the new baseband is via the LG updater but I just don't want to brick his phone.
All our machines at work are with Windows XP Pro 32bit.

I did mine a couple weeks ago and had no issues whatsoever. I used a 32-bit windows 7 machine.

I had no issues with it via lg updater + win xp. I only did it for the baseband. Worked fine a few weeks ago also myself, or maybe a month ish.
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Just make sure you turn off your anti-virus program and turn off the Windows Firewall. Then close down every program running that you can, including right clicking items in the task bar and closing them down. Also disconnect all other USB devices and you must connect the phone directly to a USB port on the computer, never through a hub when doing a software update. Before updating reinstall the USB drivers directly from the LG Updater to make sure you have the latest up to date drivers. Then if the device loses the connection try unplugging the usb, plugging it back in and restarting before doing the battery pull as instructed. I just did a simple usb pull, reinsertion and restart when mine lost communication and it started back up and completed with no problem. Just a small, easily overcome glitch.

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[Q] USB not connecting to PC

After unrooting my phone to take to Verizon for some repairs, I can't connect my phone to a computer. I haven't connected my phone to a computer since I rooted back in March. And you don't need to connect to unroot.
I read somewhere that upgrading the radio will fix it but I'm not rooted so I can't. All I want to do is root again and I cannot. My mac doesn't see with osx or bootcamp, it and neither does my Windows 7 desktop. It's not that it's unrecognized, my computers just can't find it.
Is there some fix that I'm just not finding? Or is my USB port fried? I've tried another cable as well.
I can still charge so idk. I'm at a loss.
I had something similar happen to me the other day. I upgraded the hard drive on my netbook & then did a fresh install of Windows 7 Ultimate x64. upon getting it up & running, I plugged in my phone and it just said "USB device not recognized".
Seeing as how I ocassionally do wired tethering with PDAnet, I loaded PDAnet on to the netbook & then it specified to disconnect my phone & asked what manufacturer phone I have. I selected "HTC", it installed HTC drivers, then asked me to plugmy phone back in(with USB debugging on), then it said it was installing my phone and everything went smooth from there.
Right, but I don't even get "Unknown Device" or "Device not recognized". Absolutely nothing happens.
My phone will charge but neither device talks to each other.
you ate sure igs a USB 2.0/3.0 and not a 1.0 jack?
czn you trhy on someone elses pc?
normally wjen a USB jack goes out that's it.
sprryfor typos, lpud music and alcohol. id say what else but domt want some law enforcement type to see my post. weee
howephillip said:
After unrooting my phone to take to Verizon for some repairs, I can't connect my phone to a computer. I haven't connected my phone to a computer since I rooted back in March. And you don't need to connect to unroot.
I read somewhere that upgrading the radio will fix it but I'm not rooted so I can't. All I want to do is root again and I cannot. My mac doesn't see with osx or bootcamp, it and neither does my Windows 7 desktop. It's not that it's unrecognized, my computers just can't find it.
Is there some fix that I'm just not finding? Or is my USB port fried? I've tried another cable as well.
I can still charge so idk. I'm at a loss.
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Have you tried loading hboot then connecting?
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Have you tried uninstalling your USB drivers, I had this happen and after a reboot it worked once everything loaded back up, search for a tutorial or I'll post when I get home
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icesteve said:
Have you tried uninstalling your USB drivers, I had this happen and after a reboot it worked once everything loaded back up, search for a tutorial or I'll post when I get home
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that *might* work.. if your PC is a store bought system, you'd just go to the manufacturers website and download the drivers from the 'downloads/support' page, then uninstall from device manager, reboot, re-install(and possibly reboot again).
if it's a custom PC, you'd goto the motherboard manufacturers page & do the same thing. if you don't know the make/model of the motherboard, it will also tell you in device manager(or just remove the side of the case and look at the motherboard itself, it'll be labelled somewhere near the cpu).
Stratejaket said:
Have you tried loading hboot then connecting?
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If by loading Hboot you mean loading the bootloader and trying every single option (even Hboot USB), then yes.
voxigenboy said:
you ate sure igs a USB 2.0/3.0 and not a 1.0 jack?
czn you trhy on someone elses pc?
normally wjen a USB jack goes out that's it.
sprryfor typos, lpud music and alcohol. id say what else but domt want some law enforcement type to see my post. weee
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I've tried two computers! And one is a mac which has 2.0
icesteve said:
Have you tried uninstalling your USB drivers, I had this happen and after a reboot it worked once everything loaded back up, search for a tutorial or I'll post when I get home
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I can't even get the computers to recognize that I need a driver or that I have a device connected.
not sure if you've tried another USB cable or not, but if you have and it's still doing the same thing then it has to be a hardware related issue. possibly something wrong with the USB connection on your phone.
Awhile back, mine was doing something weird where when i'd plug it in to charge it and it kept showing that it was constantly charging, then not charging... I thought "what the hell!?".. I ended up trying canned air and it helped a little.. but started up again. I finally used some 'electrical parts cleaner' on it and ever since it's been functioning normally again.
not sure if you've tried another USB cable or not
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Please read the op
It charges but doesn't connect
howephillip said:
Please read the op
It charges but doesn't connect
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it helps to read the entire post apparently ;P
well, in the time I've had my TBolt, I've tried out every radio & countless rom/kernal variations. I have never had an issue connecting to PC on any radio so I doubt the radio has anything to do with your issue.
You have already attempted everything else though(a side from the cleaning) so i'd wonder if there's some sort of issue with the software on your phone.
I have had this exact problem.. have tried different PC's, different cords, different usb ports...I have tried to mount under CWM also. Computers don't give any indication that there is anything hooked into them....the phone does charge however. I have reinstalled the ROM (using CM7.1.1) I have intalled previous backups which had no problems linking to my PC. I have not tried to clean the charging port..will give that a go...I feel I will have to by a card reader for my pc to read the microSD. worked fine for 6 months, but then just quit. Posted this problem on android central...but no one could figure out a solution, thought someone here might have....last post on my AC thread from someone with same problem was told by verizon/htc to send it back for replacement...don't want to but might have to do this...love to have a brilliant idea before I do though! Can't post the link to the AC thread as I am a new registered user here..been trolling all year...but you can find it under the Thunderbolt Rooting. ROM's and Hacks area.....
I'm pretty sure no one has a solution to our problem. I've taken compressed air and cleaned everything and still no luck. It's just a question of how much they'll charge me for it.

bricked P920

My phone hanged (froze) when I was answering a call.
Screen went partially black and was not responding.
I switched off by long pressing the power button and now the phone won’t start.
Removing battery, SIM card, microSDHC doesn’t help.
I also cannot enter Recovery mode.
I tried unbrick with this method but when connecting computer detects new hardware omap4430 and after 1 sec omap4430 disappears/disconnects and then connects again and immediately disconnects and again…
The same both on Win7 64bit and clean installed XP 32bit.
ROM ThiaiZO3D V2.1 GB
Please help.
edit:
I was searching this forum and found similar problem here. So is it hardware problem (PCB)?
While in device manager you will see omap, connect and disconnect. You have to be fast and double click it to install...
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OK I am fast I have installed omap driver but I can't go to next step. Phone is connecting and disconnecting all the time.
Tried on different PC's - still the same thing.
Any ideas?
Warranty repair bro.
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hefonthefjords said:
Warranty repair bro.
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I concur. Seems like a hw malfunction to me
kold11 said:
OK I am fast I have installed omap driver but I can't go to next step. Phone is connecting and disconnecting all the time.
Tried on different PC's - still the same thing.
Any ideas?
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you are
kold11 said:
OK I am fast I have installed omap driver but I can't go to next step. Phone is connecting and disconnecting all the time.
Tried on different PC's - still the same thing.
Any ideas?
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you are so close. hold volume up and power during thé connect disconnect cycle and it Will connect
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[GUIDE] Unbricking your O3D
Hi,
Try this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1186460
I was bricked my Optimus 3D three times.
I use this solution every time.And it's working fine.
You must be patient.And you make this solution step by step.
I used windows XP with this solution.
deepfresh thanks for your advice and solution but it's not working (my phone is still disconnecting and connectking no matter what I do)
rdannar said:
you are you are so close. hold volume up and power during thé connect disconnect cycle and it Will connect
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I tried it, phone is still disconnecting when I hold volume up and power or when I hold any other combination of keys.
When I connect the phone (with battery) and press only power I hear sound of connecting device in windows and then immediately disconnecting sound.
So it looks like the phone wants to start but something is damaged, blocking (I think it's hardware problem). Also in the past it hanged many many times (but I was able to restart until the last one).
Right now phone is on the way to service.
Thanks everyone for help.
I will inform about results of repairing by service.
Same exact problem
Got the same exact problem with mine. It's a rogers LGP925G and no matters if I install the driver or anything nothing is doing the trick.
I'm going to drop it at rogers tomorow for warranty repair/replace and hopefully Lg staff won't be able to see I changed the software since it's impossible to even have the phone connected to a computer.
It happened to me when I tried to format a 32GB sdcard on cyanogenmod7 nightly 5
I'm not blaming cyanogenmod at all, it's a great rom and I know the maintainer is doing a great my dream and nexus one are still running uber fine on both of them.
So it's only to try to see what can have cause this problem and if there is a crosslink to do with both cases.
Also did you tried warranty replacement? did it work??
b.charles.gagne said:
Got the same exact problem with mine. It's a rogers LGP925G and no matters if I install the driver or anything nothing is doing the trick.
I'm going to drop it at rogers tomorow for warranty repair/replace and hopefully Lg staff won't be able to see I changed the software since it's impossible to even have the phone connected to a computer.
It happened to me when I tried to format a 32GB sdcard on cyanogenmod7 nightly 5
I'm not blaming cyanogenmod at all, it's a great rom and I know the maintainer is doing a great my dream and nexus one are still running uber fine on both of them.
So it's only to try to see what can have cause this problem and if there is a crosslink to do with both cases.
Also did you tried warranty replacement? did it work??
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Mine did exactly the same. Had to go for repair and had PCB replaced
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charlo999 said:
Mine did exactly the same. Had to go for repair and had PCB replaced
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When mine died it was the same problem. Have to change PCB.
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OK my phone returned from warranty repair few days ago. PCB replaced.
But I have still some problems (black screen freezing)
how i unbricked my O3D
Its rather simple really.
the easiest way is to just download the software update software on lg site for phone model. launch the software. Take out battery, attach usb to pc, then hold volume up and power at same time, the software will see phone, select customer support then recovery – type IMEI number and then software will just re download and flash the phone to repair. this is the way that LG software can repair a rooted phone gone bad, though LG will not tell any1 this when u call them, i work in the industry and a former LG technician mentioned this to me. worked a treat when i thought i bricked my O3d. Also this usually just does a repair installation so usually it keeps all your settings.
mikey_sk said:
Its rather simple really.
the easiest way is to just download the software update software on lg site for phone model. launch the software. Take out battery, attach usb to pc, then hold volume up and power at same time, the software will see phone, select customer support then recovery – type IMEI number and then software will just re download and flash the phone to repair. this is the way that LG software can repair a rooted phone gone bad, though LG will not tell any1 this when u call them, i work in the industry and a former LG technician mentioned this to me. worked a treat when i thought i bricked my O3d. Also this usually just does a repair installation so usually it keeps all your settings.
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You are completely right, I have saved my phone three times like this and it's brilliant!
confirm, I was the same situation, forma sdcard on cm7, totally bricked, blinking omap4430
only warranty repair
My story
Ok, i swapped my internal and external sds, after that plugged in to my laptop Win7.
it told me to format the "sdcard", i did it. But, it told me it had only 128kt memory? WTF? i did it, and after that rebooted. or no, i shut it down
and then no boot. no download mode. i tried http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1244490 but no, it just lags, device manager refreshes 24/7, finds it every 5 secs... I WAS AND IDIOT! DO NOT DO THIS!
Itried that method on xp machine.
after that blinking omap ****:laugh:
Samizzu321 said:
My story
Ok, i swapped my internal and external sds, after that plugged in to my laptop Win7.
it told me to format the "sdcard", i did it. But, it told me it had only 128kt memory? WTF? i did it, and after that rebooted. or no, i shut it down
and then no boot. no download mode. i tried http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1244490 but no, it just lags, device manager refreshes 24/7, finds it every 5 secs... I WAS AND IDIOT! DO NOT DO THIS!
Itried that method on xp machine.
after that blinking omap ****:laugh:
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i have P920h darkroom v2 and dont conect omap 4430 mode disconect/conect every moment
please could you tell me where you got the pcb as i cant find one anywhere
Same problem here
Same problem here... OMAP connects and disconnects to fast, I tried omap4boot fix... but It didn't work. Finally, I sent it to repair, as it was on warranty.

USB Storage can't be turned on

So I got an incident with my phone, if you wanna now about it, its at my sig, but the thing is that I dunno why or how, sometimes my computer does recognizes my phone and display the Turn on USB storage option at the notification bar, but each time I try to turn it on it just wont work. Attached is a logcat whenI try to enable it, maybe someone could tell me why it wont work.
What rom are you running for those off that are on the xda application?
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Normally I got two nandroids a GB based one and an ICS based one, right now Im using both Eagle's Blood 2.3.7 v2.8 and ICS 4.0.3 Build 1. But I had this problem since... always. I'm a flashaholic so i have tested actually every rom from stock 2.2.2 to beta 4.0.3... I even have a nandroid of my original ROM (the one that came with it when y bought it and rooted it) and not even there works. The only clue i have right now is that only if I disable USB debugging it will randomly connect.
This may sound dumb but have you tried a different usb cable? I had the same problem and tried my girls and my phone was able to connect each and every time. another thing I noticed with my phone is that it sometimes won't connect using windows 7...xp no problem but 7 it plays hard to get.
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No man, doesn't sounds dumb, actually if you read the "issue" background on my sig, you'll notice that I have made all those steps... its not a big deal, there are SDCard Readers and the bluetooth but... itw not the same.
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Ok but my bad I can't see your sig since I use the app most of the time. Yea its not the same
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Holy Mother of God! I did it! In one of those "random" times my comptuter recognized my phone I just pulled out the batt unplug/plug again the cable, keeping both vol buttons pressed and it reconginzed the APX decive! Then all I had to do was NVFlash again, restore the stock 2.2.2 Nandroid i had somewhere and play a bit with the USB mount/debbug options, flashed both storages (using gparted for the microSD) and it works! Now have to restore everything to my SD and reflash latest cm7...
Nice!
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Talked too early, if. I restore my nandroid the issue continues... -_____- Gonna try doing everything again...
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Did you ever figure this out? Sounds like your having the same problem that i am.
I've tried at least 6 different cables, home PC, work PC, laptop and a co-worker's PC that didn't have anything vmware installed (had a hunch that vmware usb drivers were the cause). Oh, all the computers were win7x64.
I've only rooted my phone and upgraded to 2.3.3 so nothing crazy going on there and it's worked for months since i did both of those.
I have a feeling that this may have been a recent windows update, but no clue when or which one because i haven't really cared that it didn't work. If i had to guess i'd say mine stopped working about 3 months ago... again, hard to remember.
CaptMorganz said:
Did you ever figure this out? Sounds like your having the same problem that i am.
I've tried at least 6 different cables, home PC, work PC, laptop and a co-worker's PC that didn't have anything vmware installed (had a hunch that vmware usb drivers were the cause). Oh, all the computers were win7x64.
I've only rooted my phone and upgraded to 2.3.3 so nothing crazy going on there and it's worked for months since i did both of those.
I have a feeling that this may have been a recent windows update, but no clue when or which one because i haven't really cared that it didn't work. If i had to guess i'd say mine stopped working about 3 months ago... again, hard to remember.
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Make sure usb debugging is turned off.
Plug in the phone, enable usb storage.
Right click on the phone drives in the explorer and click on eject.
Turn off usb storage.
Unplug and plug in again.
Enable usb storage.
Drives should work now.
This did it for me. Since then if I remember to eject before unplug I haven't seen any issues.
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Thanks for the reply, I'll give that a shot.
Curious though, when yours was having problems, did windows detect anything? For instance, when I plugged mine into my co-workers pc there are zero pop ups about new hardware detected.
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I had the same problem. Dirt in the mini-USB port can cause that problem.
Take a can of compressed air and blow it into the mini-USB port (blowing with your mouth isn't enough). Also, take a close look at the port with a magnifying glass and look for any dirt or discoloration in there.
Do the same with your cable.
Not working after install RemICS 1.3.2
EEngineer said:
I had the same problem. Dirt in the mini-USB port can cause that problem.
Take a can of compressed air and blow it into the mini-USB port (blowing with your mouth isn't enough). Also, take a close look at the port with a magnifying glass and look for any dirt or discoloration in there.
Do the same with your cable.
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Hi, this problem occur to me after I've installed RemICS 1.3.2 ROM (CM9 based), I did follow the installation steps from beginning, when the problem occur, I did re-flash the same ROM several times, but this problem still unsolved.
I did try all recommendations (blow out dirt, disable usb debugging etc) but still not success.
This ROM should able to detect USB when phone connected with PC, but somehow I don't know why. Any experts recommendation?
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Ok, I just found the problem. I can hear now the tone of PC detected USB when plugged-in, and I update the driver. then Voila!!
Thanks All..
Try wifi file explorer gives you the ability of seeing your sd card through your ip address you'll find it on the play store
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Hey, just thought I'd register an account because I stumbled upon this thread because I had the same issue verbatim and I managed to get it working.
I ended up using the USB 3.0 ports on my desktop and suddenly it picks up my g2x without fail everytime. With that said, I'm lead to believe that perhaps its an issue of power. Maybe the USB 2.0 ports you're using simply aren't providing enough power. Not sure what its worth or if my issue was something unrelated but maybe that bit of information is something to work with. =)
Found another solution that fixed the problem for me.
If you are using Windows XP, log on as an Administrator and open Device Manager
Select View > Show Hidden Devices
Scroll down to Storage Volumes, and expand
Right-click on each entry and select Update Driver.
This fixed the problem for me!

[Q] computer suddenly stop recognize phone

i searched this forum for the solution...however the thread it led me to, was over half a year ago and they didn't have a solution on what to do but to call tmobile and get a replacement phone...so yeah, i was using hellfire phoenix on windows 7 (64 bit), last week it worked, today it's no hope...i still had hellfire sandiwich saved on my phone, so i tried that rom, no luck...i have uninstall/reinstall the driver and rebooted on my phone, computer multiple times...the phone charges while connected but no connection to pc...i was wondering if anyone can help me out please...thank you
themug05 said:
i searched this forum for the solution...however the thread it led me to, was over half a year ago and they didn't have a solution on what to do but to call tmobile and get a replacement phone...so yeah, i was using hellfire phoenix on windows 7 (64 bit), last week it worked, today it's no hope...i still had hellfire sandiwich saved on my phone, so i tried that rom, no luck...i have uninstall/reinstall the driver and rebooted on my phone, computer multiple times...the phone charges while connected but no connection to pc...i was wondering if anyone can help me out please...thank you
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Turn on USB debugging. Usually helps me. Then turn on mass storage. It might take a while to connect. If that doesn't work there are a couple other things you could try.
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themug05 said:
i searched this forum for the solution...however the thread it led me to, was over half a year ago and they didn't have a solution on what to do but to call tmobile and get a replacement phone...so yeah, i was using hellfire phoenix on windows 7 (64 bit), last week it worked, today it's no hope...i still had hellfire sandiwich saved on my phone, so i tried that rom, no luck...i have uninstall/reinstall the driver and rebooted on my phone, computer multiple times...the phone charges while connected but no connection to pc...i was wondering if anyone can help me out please...thank you
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If push comes to shove, you can always mount the SD card in recovery.
Caliyork said:
If push comes to shove, you can always mount the SD card in recovery.
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I've heard that has a tendency to corrupt files and should only be used as a last resort.
Pin it to Win it.
I R A Robot
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Skyrocket usb error

Hi everyone, this is my first post requesting help.
My skyrocket charges with the usb port but wont connect. I tried a darkside wipe, format of system data cache emmc and reflashing many roms. I want to use odin and try to use stock.recovery and rom to see if it works. I enter download mode and it still wont connect. I reinstalled kies and still doesnt work. Its not my computer cause my t989 galaxy s2 connects and these two phones are nearly identical.
Running ics real thing 4.2 v9 cwm touch by realsk8tr
If possible, try another computer.
I have the same problem with mine. This is a new problem that just started a couple weeks ago. Mine seems to be a hardware problem since it won't recognize USB connection in CWM, Odin, the stock rom, or my current Sky ICS rom.
I'll flash back to stock and send it back for warranty repair once I get another phone to use. I have a contract renewal coming up in May, so I'll do something then (I bought this one off contract, so I have to send it to Samsung)
Its a real pain because I have to transfer everything wirelessly between to/from my laptop.
SnackCracker said:
I have the same problem with mine. This is a new problem that just started a couple weeks ago. Mine seems to be a hardware problem since it won't recognize USB connection in CWM, Odin, the stock rom, or my current Sky ICS rom.
I'll flash back to stock and send it back for warranty repair once I get another phone to use. I have a contract renewal coming up in May, so I'll do something then (I bought this one off contract, so I have to send it to Samsung)
Its a real pain because I have to transfer everything wirelessly between to/from my laptop.
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It is a new problem that occured after using the ics leak. I cant believe there isnt a solution. Can you link me to a zip method that will return me to stock GB without the use of odin? And can i send my skyrocket in for warranty replacement? I never got insurance on it, i brought it in november from att nyc. This skyrocket also gets dev/block errors upon format. Any ideas guys?
FeRoCiiOuS said:
It is a new problem that occured after using the ics leak. I cant believe there isnt a solution. Can you link me to a zip method that will return me to stock GB without the use of odin? And can i send my skyrocket in for warranty replacement? I never got insurance on it, i brought it in november from att nyc. This skyrocket also gets dev/block errors upon format. Any ideas guys?
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What radios have you flashed? Also did the problem just happen after a flash or appear out of nowhere?
Just for the heck of it try uninstalling kies, the drivers should stick. Sometimes that'll do the trick
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Mine happened while I was still stock/rooted. I had changed nothing for several weeks. It just stopped recognizing when it was connected to USB. I have tested on multiple computers and tested another sgs2 on my laptop. The problem is definitely with my phone. No other computers recognize my phone is connected, phone won't mount USB, etc. Yet other phones work fine when connecting to my laptop.
I even flashed back to stock GB 2.3.5 , etc. Its not an ICS issue since this happened prior to flashing ICS (it actually went tits up in March prior to the leak).
I have a GB 2.3.5 Nandroid backup I'll flash before sending it to Samsung.
Samsung warranty is good for one year. AT&T will only do a 30 day exchange type warranty. Anything after 30 days has to go back to Samsung repair.
My only concern is without a USB connection I can't flash to the stock recovery. I can flash to stock GB and unroot and clean it up on the ROM side, but it will still have CWM recovery. Oh well.
The way I see it this is definitely a hardware issue. Samsung should fix the hardware problem regardless of the recovery software.
SnackCracker said:
Mine happened while I was still stock/rooted. I had changed nothing for several weeks. It just stopped recognizing when it was connected to USB. I have tested on multiple computers and tested another sgs2 on my laptop. The problem is definitely with my phone. No other computers recognize my phone is connected, phone won't mount USB, etc. Yet other phones work fine when connecting to my laptop.
I even flashed back to stock GB 2.3.5 , etc. Its not an ICS issue since this happened prior to flashing ICS (it actually went tits up in March prior to the leak).
I have a GB 2.3.5 Nandroid backup I'll flash before sending it to Samsung.
Samsung warranty is good for one year. AT&T will only do a 30 day exchange type warranty. Anything after 30 days has to go back to Samsung repair.
My only concern is without a USB connection I can't flash to the stock recovery. I can flash to stock GB and unroot and clean it up on the ROM side, but it will still have CWM recovery. Oh well.
The way I see it this is definitely a hardware issue. Samsung should fix the hardware problem regardless of the recovery software.
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Did you try a different cord? I had the same issues with my epic on sprint... Samsung had crappy USB cords at the time
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traumaj said:
Did you try a different cord? I had the same issues with my epic on sprint... Samsung had crappy USB cords at the time
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I guess I should have stated I have tried about 6 different cords.... I am a Systems Admin, so I've tried all the obvious fixes. It just absolutely will not recognize a USB connection anymore. Also, none of the computers recognize that a USB device has been connected.
It's definitely something wrong with the USB on the device.
SnackCracker said:
I guess I should have stated I have tried about 6 different cords.... I am a Systems Admin, so I've tried all the obvious fixes. It just absolutely will not recognize a USB connection anymore. Also, none of the computers recognize that a USB device has been connected.
It's definitely something wrong with the USB on the device.
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you're gonna have to send it to Samsung for repair then.
I did flash the note modem once maybe my efs is corrupt
No, it's not that. It's hardware. It's almost certainly a cold solder joint. Must be a bad batch of I727s out there, mine's doing the same thing.
Sunday, I had a 30 minute call. After, I noticed the phone would charge, but couldn't get the computer to see it as a USB device. Last night, after an hour long call, I tried it and it worked. Managed to get it into download mode, flashed the stock .tar with ODIN, and got back to stock. About five minutes after that it started failing again (charging but not connecting, etc).
I'm using my T989 as a charger. If you can find a way to charge the battery, what I'm testing now might work. [EDIT: I re-read the OP and you have a T989 as well so you're set!] I'll post back. I set up a call to a test number (909-390-1390 is a 1Khz continuous tone) and placed the phone on the back of my video card with the USB cable connected. If it connects, we'll know this works for heating the phone up enough to temporarily 'fix' the cold solder joint.
But my skyrocket charges perfectly, via wall charger and usb, i have no need to use a external charger
You may not have the same issue as I have. I will note that as mine degrades it'll start acting as though I'm repeatedly unplugging it (PC rapidly going through USB connect/disconnect cycles, etc), then it'll still show that it's charging although the PC no longer recognizes it, until finally it acts as though the USB does nothing at all. The hotter I get the phone, the longer each stage takes.
Im just concerned that cwm will bone you from Samsung. one crazy idea is force brick so it doesn't turn on at all if they can't see recovery then you can anyways claim power failure
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Mobile Odin pro with stock recovery(flashes over cwm)? May just be crazy enough to work. Stock recovery tar is in the forum somewhere, I used it for my other skyrocket
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Mobile Odin pro with stock recovery(flashes over cwm)? May just be crazy enough to work. Stock recovery tar is in the forum somewhere, I used it for my other skyrocket
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How is that possible? I tried using mobile Odin and iT says my SR is not supported.
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This is a good thread. My skyrocket is a used one from Texas. Won it on Ebay. Shipped out quick. Nice unit except it did exactly what I see described here.
It worked great the first day as a stock ice cream sandwich or whatever you call the ATT skyrocket software package Android 4.0 something. The USB hookup started getting flaky the more I used it, it would disconnect. It was unhooking, and I'd click to "copy files to PC" button again and again. It made rooting it a real challenge.
As if getting your arms around "Odin" wasn't intimidating enough...
I thought it might be from being jiggled, so when I was stashing the last of my downloads to flash CM9, I was careful to have it on a surface when I gently touched the screen and got all the files copied I wanted, and the phone, computer, and data cord left untouched, appeared to "work" ahead of the epic fail.
After I flashed the new CM9 from (wow thanks team chopsticks!) the USB is not recognized either in the skyrocket nor the computer, nothing. It shows charge, that's it.
I intend to get a USB reader for the microchip as a work-around. The phone screams. This is my second skyrocket and the new CyanogenMod 9 is the love I've been looking for. At last, a phone that can bring up a gallery full. My first skyrocket had trouble when the 32 GB microchip approached full. This one flips the 20 GB worth of pages full of folders up like nothing flat.
Also, interesting detail on this used Ebay phone... the first thing I noticed is you can't power it off. The seller shipped it with the battery removed. I tried plugging it in, leaving it unplugged, this i727 just will not power down. I do love the touchwiz recovery, and how you can select to reboot and then choose to boot into recovery. That part worked nicely and I am over all happy.
I know its late replay but I got solution!
I had same prob all i did was took toothpick stick it inside phone USB connector thing and pushed it little bit up and now it works perfectly FINE!
Yes the toothpick fix does work. Had the same problem with mine. Read about using the toothpick to fix this problem from a post back in December of last year. Don't pry up too much and break the toothpick off inside. A little twist is all it needed on mine. Noticed some dirt and grime came off on the toothpick. Maybe this helped clean it as well
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