when i plug in my phone to the computer nothing happens. any help?
That's a pretty vague question. Can you flesh it out with a few more details?
frankie51 said:
when i plug in my phone to the computer nothing happens. any help?
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yeah just had this headache of a problem. I was making the situation much more complicated then really needed to be. Long story short, i have about a billion micro usb cables laying around the house. What i didnt know, was, that not all cables are data capable. So when you plug it into the computer, it only charges, instead of giving the option of data transfer. I dont know if this helps you, but i hope so!
You can try a few things.
1) Try another cable
2) Try another computer
- i noticed sometimes windows take a few more seconds to recognise the mass storage
3) My wife's Optimus Black is unable to connect via USB, because it was rooted. If yours is rooted, perhaps you might want to un-root the phone and try.
Related
http://www.appbrain.com/app/siir.es.adbWireless
I have no idea if this will be useful to most people, but does this interest anyone so far? Requires a rooted phone duh.
Well, it works. That's pretty cool.
Interesting indeed, but I don't think I'll find it easier than just plugging my phone in.
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Interesting indeed, but I don't think I'll find it easier than just plugging my phone in.
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Same. No point really starting the app, then opening termal/cmd prompt and typing in a command to connect when you can just plug it in and go.
Well i dont want to dig up to the floor, where my AC charger is and pull out the USB cable so i can stick it into the computer and back when I'm done.
I never connect the phone to PC anyway, coz of app2sd card corruption, so this is a lifesaver for me.
thed0g said:
Well i dont want to dig up to the floor, where my AC charger is and pull out the USB cable so i can stick it into the computer and back when I'm done.
I never connect the phone to PC anyway, coz of app2sd card corruption, so this is a lifesaver for me.
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Well that's understandable. Me, I have like 4 micro USB cords. One connected to the ac charger, one connected to my car charger, another connected to my computer, and then an extra one just in case.
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I dont get it to work Where on my pc should I write the connect comand?
Hopefully a simple fix.. When i plug my unlocked captivate in my computer reads usb device not reognized? So then i went thru to try and format this brand new card and it wont let me select format? Im not sure what to do and am stumped. an help would be appreciated
try a different cable. for some reason mine gets recognized about once out of 50 tries with the cable that came with the phone but when i use a different one it works every time.
tried 2.. no change.. more info.. when i plug the usb in.. it says select usb mode..kies, media player, mass storage or pc internet.none seem to make a difference. but it does seem to let me format the card and does make it appear available in the sd card and phone storage?? its very confusing..
I ran into a similar problem 2 days ago. My phone was fine for 30 days and then all of a sudden the usb port crapped out on the phone. I had tried multiple pc's, my mac which doesnt require drivers and then a trip to the AT&T store. Those idiots were a waste of my time but tried to connect it to a box for sucking down phone numbers and it wouldn't connect to to the phone either. I am not sure if its a problem from a rom I installed but sorry to say they are sending me a replacement phone tomorrow.
I wouldnt have belived it but a co-worker said try a different usb plug on my computer.. Im glad it fixed it.. a little humbled but im posting just because it may happen to someone else. Whats weird is the usb port works with every other device?? strange but true story thanks for the responses...
yeah none of my usb ports in front of the comp worked, tried back usb ports and had no issue, also keep in my i had drivers installed before hand.
win 7 x64
all of a sudden i cant get my PC to see my captivate, at all. So now I cant do Odin! tried all the ports and also another computer. Ideas anyone?
I've looked everywhere and cant seem to find an answer, so i figured i'd start a new thread.
My captivate used to connect to my computer just fine, but there was another computer it would just NOT connect too! Well, after a few months, it stopped connecting to my home computer as well.
I have USB debugging on, the phone is rooted and everything. When I plug it in and mount the USB drives, i get drives J and K on my computer, one for the internal storage, and one for the SD card i have in the phone.
When double clicking any of those drives, it just sits there and reads forever without ever doing anything. I can use the SDK to run "adb devices" and it see's the phone, Odin One Click finds the phone but freezes on reading file line, or just fails all together.
Any ideas?
Try reinstalling the samsung usb drivers and restart your computer, that'd be my first step.
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You have to be on the touch wiz home screen if you're trying to connect to Kies, otherwise turn on USB debugging and you should be good to go
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SeenNotScene: I've uninstalled, rebooted, re-installed several times. I've been having this problem for a couple months now and i've tried everything i can think of. It doesnt work
bkhams: I dont even know what Kies is? I always have USB debugging turned on, and once connected i bring down the drop down menu and mount the USB so i can access my phones files as if they were another drive.
I had the same problem, and Samsung peeps told me I had to use the USB cable that came with the phone, low and behold they were right. Connected right away with the USB that came with the phone, could that be your problem?
I had the same problem in the past and it was actually a hardware problem with the Captivate and not anything with the computer. I ended up taking the phone in and they exchanged it for me.
I do not know if yours could be having the same problem, but that was my experience. Frustrating, to say the least.
Hmm... Could be the hardware i guess.. I know its not the cable though because i've only ever used the cable that came with it.
Have you tried connecting to the USB port directly off the motherboard? My connections were "sketchy" at best when using the ports of the top of the computer case. Once I connected directly off the MOBO, zero problems since.
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Have you tried connecting to the USB port directly off the motherboard? My connections were "sketchy" at best when using the ports of the top of the computer case. Once I connected directly off the MOBO, zero problems since.
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Thank you for suggestions! My front USB connector is probably connected to some internal HUB, not going straight to the motherboard and wont work. Connecting directly to MB USB solve the problem. I am a little bit surprised... but whatever - M$ bull*hits. I spend couple of hours yesterday to find out whats going on. Thank you again!
I have been searching for about a week now and still can't figure this problem out. I bought this phone used about a month ago and I haven't tried to connect it to my pc until just recently. I am wanting to root and unlock my phone but I can't connect to pc using usb cord although it will charge it.
I am on GB 2.3.6 vuvkj6, stock.
I have tried 4 different usb cords, 4 different pc/laptops and all usb ports. I have also installed and uninstalled several usb drivers with no luck.
My phone can only get into download mode using a jig. Even in download mode, I can't connect to pc. I have tried using Heimdall, Odin, and kies but it just does not connect.
If I can use a jig to get it into dl mode, does that mean the phones usb port is fine?
I just want to be able to connect with pc. Is it possible to flash using my sdcard? I am thinking maybe the phone is missing something to pick up the usb signal or something.
I am lost, any help would be appreciated.
Maybe, I think it's a phone issue.
Do you still have a warranty?
I bought this phone used, so no warranty. If the jig works, does that mean the usb port is ok?
Does the phone charge when plugged in? Have you tried to go ahead and flash even though it says not recognized?
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Yes the phone does charge when plugged in. I can't flash using Heimdall or Odin. Any other way of flashing?
I have also put the phone into debug mode with no luck.
Have you done a factory reset?
Yes, I have done a factory reset.
FINALLY! I got it to work.
Can you post back here and tell us what you did to get it working in case someone else has the issue?
Thanks and glad you got it going!
I am not sure what made it work for me. But what I did was "clear memory" on ram. I don't remember how I got onto that screen but I clicked on ram and clear memory.
I then pushed the usb into the pc a few times really fast until pc showed somethnig other than "usb device not recognized". Pc then started to show device connected.
if you are using windows i have found that sometimes the usb ports u used for the phone get stuck to the driver that was there in the first place. So what I do to fix this is go into device manager from the control panel and then uninstall the drivers for the specific port that I am trying to use. While keeping my phone unplugged from the computer I then reinstall the samsung drivers, restart my computer and then try to plug my phone in. 90% of the time that has been what works for me.
Ok, I figured out the problem. It has nothing to do with the drivers or clearing ram memory. My problem is the actual micro usb connection. If is a little loose from side to side and when I push it to one side, it connects no problem.
That is the exact same thing that happened to my wife's phone... luckily it was still under warranty...
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My phone is out of warranty. At least now I know the problem. It was extremely frustrating trying to figure it out.
It seems as though the USB portion of my phone connection no longer works. I can charge the phone and nothing else. No communication at all between PC and phone. So, I have the following questions, and appreciate all suggestions.
1. Is it easy to replace the USB port on the phone?
2. Is download mode attainable w/o use of the port?
I've had the phone for 18 months, and is not worth the $200 insurance deductible. May upgrade in a couple months, but wanted to know if this is an easy fix. Using Dropbox currently for file/ data transfer, so it's not a huge deal.
Thanks for all suggestions!
Infuse 4g USB problem
I too have an Infuse with a USB connection problem. The only thing it does is charge. The device is otherwise not recognized on a Windows XP or a Ubuntu 12.04 machine.
Thanks for any assistance.
Try app-Software data cable, and never need to worry about a cable again.
gabdes said:
Try app-Software data cable, and never need to worry about a cable again.
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Data transfer is not a problem, when I have Dropbox. I was curious, and I'm sure there isn't, was if there was a way to get into Download mode w/o having a PC connection or being able to use a jig.