i just got this and was trying to root it. but when i plug it into the pot {or any port for that matter} i just charges. nothing more. ive installed the drivers, turned on usb debuging, and tried to use mass storage. nothing. please help i really want to root this
well first welcome to the G2x forums. you have alot of reading to do.
make sure you read EVERYTHING before you start ANYTHING. sometimes a few passes over a post really helps.
you say your trying to get root, well there is a guide in the general section stickied up top to show you just how to do this. i linked to it Here for you.
Im not sure if you've owned and Rooted other android devices, but the G2X is a little different than most. just read that ENTIRE post start to finish and then follow all of the steps. if all you want is to be rooted on the stock rom, then you can stop at step 3. otherwise follow all the way through.
have fun and hope it works for ya.
NA. I got the rooting down. But my laptop wont even pick up that I've hooked up my g2x. It just charges.
spade1788 said:
NA. I got the rooting down. But my laptop wont even pick up that I've hooked up my g2x. It just charges.
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what are you trying to do?
are you trying to use NVFlash?
are you trying to connect via USB to transfer files?
or are you trying to get root via the computer?
if your just trying to transfer files via USB, what ROM are you currently using?
im rooting its. but it will only charge when hooked up to my lap top. ive used other cords, laptops, installed the drivera. just wont regester
spade1788 said:
im rooting its. but it will only charge when hooked up to my lap top. ive used other cords, laptops, installed the drivera. just wont regester
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I don't know of any computer applications that gain root for us, so unless you can link to the guide you are using, i can't help
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I'm not using a guide. I'm just plugging my g2x into my laptop so I can start rooting but all it does is charge. No USB message on the phone or computer. I just want to know how to male it connect
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I'm not using a guide. I'm just plugging my g2x into my laptop so I can start rooting but all it does is charge. No USB message on the phone or computer. I just want to know how to male it connect
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1) you cant root like that, so stop trying.
2) if you are trying to get root, just follow the link i posted above and you will have it in no time
3) if you properly installed the drivers for USB Mass-Storage, it should show up on your computer just like any other USB Drive, try These (i searched Google and picked the first thing) and see if it works.
4) if you are trying to use ADB or another debugging tool, make sure USB-Debugging is checked in your settings.
5)if none of this works, its a hardware issue with either your computer or your phone.
im trying to help, but every time i ask you a question, you seem to ignore it and just re-state your first post. you said you have rooting down, but you obviously dont, you are trying to get root, but it seems as if you wont even read my entire posts.
so this is most likely the last post im going to make in this thread, hope it works out for you.
Just to say, I'm assuming he is aware just plugging the phone into the computer won't root it. It sounds to me like he was saying, he was planning on rooting the phone so he did the steps to get it connected to the computer but it is just charging and not showing up anywhere so he is unable to proceed to the actual rooting steps.
If you're on Windows 7 maybe try XP my phone had issues connecting to Windows 7 even though I see many people that have done it perfectly fine. I had to get the screen replaced when I dropped my phone and since then it hasn't been registering to my computer only charging so as Klathmon already suggested in my similar thread about this, the USB port on the phone itself is damaged so Wednesday I'm getting a replacement -_- good luck with your issue.
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I'm not using a guide. I'm just plugging my g2x into my laptop so I can start rooting but all it does is charge. No USB message on the phone or computer. I just want to know how to male it connect
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Could it possibly be your micro USB cable? I know some of them only support charging and not data transfer. Maybe try another computer if it isn't the cable. Are you rooting it with SuperOneClick? just curious
I had two bad Galaxy Nexus' with a confirmed defective USB port. Bear in Mind with both phones I did not root them. The first one came rooted (Check out NewEggs reviews about this "The Box was Open" issue) and the second one did not.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1589628
So I returned it (the second one that exhibited this) for refund to NewEgg and ordered one directly from Google Play
On the GNex forums they kept telling me to check if Fast-Charge was enabled. I tried different cables, Different batteries, with or without SIM. Enabling/Disabling fast-charge, Switching between PTP and MTP, well over 100 different computers (I work in IT and have a literal TON (over two thousand pounds) of computers to work with) and USB cables. I personally came to the conclusion that the part of the port that transfers data to an external part is fried. It saddens me to say that your port may be fried on your G2x.
By the way, the G2x absolutely demolishes the GNex in respect to performance, but the GNex's stability makes me very very happy.
Fixed!
After months of searching the net for a solution, my issue was resolved by replacing the usb flex cable in the phone. I can't tell you how elated I was then I first hooked it up.
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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?
Wp7 Focus
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.
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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?
Ok I have drivers installed and USB debugging is off all the normal stuff and the phone beeps but storage does not show so I can mount the computer does not detect??
Go into settings wireless and networks USB utilities and toggle the setting in there.
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Try to plug your phone in another USB
MJHawaii said:
Ok I have drivers installed and USB debugging is off all the normal stuff and the phone beeps but storage does not show so I can mount the computer does not detect??
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Sounds like PC to me, happens reboot PC and phone if it does not help I would suggest plugging it into another computer. If it works then try your computer again. This happened to me before with an external hard drive. Hope you get it worked out.
This also happened to me, it was working properly before but it just stopped. It seems that the phone always detects that there is a USB connected even if there was none, evidence is it is always in the charging state when I check the battery status. I think this is a hardware problem. I'm still looking for a solution for this.
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This also happened to me, it was working properly before but it just stopped. It seems that the phone always detects that there is a USB connected even if there was none, evidence is it is always in the charging state when I check the battery status. I think this is a hardware problem. I'm still looking for a solution for this.
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USB issues like this will never make sense to me. It's working fine and then not, back and forth. I too am looking for a resolution.
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Ok I have drivers installed and USB debugging is off all the normal stuff and the phone beeps but storage does not show so I can mount the computer does not detect??
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I've never UNCHECKED USB Debugging.... during Odin connections or transferring files between phone and computer. As soon as I plug USB into phone, the USB symbol appears in notification bar and then I press notification to transfer files between computer and phone. My SR internal and external storage are recognized as drive letters on the PC. Try leaving USB Debugging checked and see if that works for you.
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I had this problem using my front USB port on my computer.
When I switched to the rear USB port, it worked fine.
Well... it kills my DVI KVM every time. But the PHONE works.
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USB issues like this will never make sense to me. It's working fine and then not, back and forth. I too am looking for a resolution.
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i highly believe this is a hardware problem because mine started when the phone overheat and turned itself off. I already tried resetting to factory setting but still the problem persisted.
brevin.antonio said:
i highly believe this is a hardware problem because mine started when the phone overheat and turned itself off. I already tried resetting to factory setting but still the problem persisted.
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good point there have been instances where I have had to switch ports to get it to work.
I remember also having the same problem with a USB cable I used with my captivate. This cable worked well with the captivate but when I plugged my Sky, I had the same problem as you. It took me a while to figure it out and change the cable.
Hope it help
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Go into settings wireless and networks USB utilities and toggle the setting in there.
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Thank you.
Hey guys. I recently came across the same problem as the OP.
My phone will not detect that it is connected to a computer, and the computer will say that the device is not detected/has malfunctioned.
I have tried a factory reset, I have tried USB debugging, checking and unchecking, I have tried going into USB Storage and hitting the connect to PC button.
The phone does not connect using any of the 6 USB ports. It does not connect to my home or work computer. I have used two different cables, the stock and a third party one. (I have always used stock, never any third party until now to resolve this issue.)
This problem also came out of the blue, no changes were made. The phone is stock no rooting or flashing. Although that was the plan, but now it seems pointless.
Judging from the responses on many websites, I would have to say it's a software issue that can't be resolved. Or maybe a hardware issue. Either way I'm sending it into Rogers (Canadian carrier it originated from) tomorrow if I can't fix it by tonight.
I would love help from the outside public, but please respond with suggestions that are more intricate than to hit the connect to PC button, as I have exhausted all of those options already.
If this is a random occurrence, (and it seems like a common problem from all the results I get when searching for answers) then this phone model really needs to have a fix or something down the road soon, because this is ridiculous.
EDIT: Also tried reboot of the PC. It's Windows 7 64-bit so shouldn't need drivers either, and it was working fine last week.
If u did all that, u did ur due diligence in troubleshooting the problem. I almost guarantee ur mini-usb is dead, or maybe damaged so that it still allows charge but won't connect to computer. Send it in to Rogers, they should give u a temp phone in the mean time becuz its under warrantt
Yeah I figured something hardware related decided to crap out on me.
Is there a specific cause for this to happen? I plan on rooting and flashing different roms when I get the phone back, and don't want to have this happen again out of warranty, or else I'm screwed.
I try to take good care of my phone, so it's weird that this happened. If it is a common problem, then I guess I'd have to be careful to not do anything on my phone that's not reversible.
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If u did all that, u did ur due diligence in troubleshooting the problem. I almost guarantee ur mini-usb is dead, or maybe damaged so that it still allows charge but won't connect to computer. Send it in to Rogers, they should give u a temp phone in the mean time becuz its under warrantt
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Replacing the usb port on some devices arent solving the issue.
For example, i have a usb bricked GT-N7000 and technician said that usb port is working on another device but there is something blocking usb mounting in the emmc. I dont have a bricked emmc, but the thing is i have been searching all over to find a fix for this thing more than a year now.
Hello, first off I wanna say thank you to all those that worked on roms for the infuse it's fun playing with different ones and peeks at ones not available for my phone.
I'm new to the scene even though I read a few threads relative to the infuse.. So, I'm almost new to android devices though I can pick up on things semi quickly, my problem is USB connections with my phone..
I use the Samsung Infuse 4g and currently on cyanogenmod 9 (ICS), I first noticed this problem 4 days ago, My AC Adapter (wall charger) won't charge my phone, If my phone is on even though it shows it's charging the battery life decreases. When my phone is off, the battery charges but very slowly, also my original USB (from phone to pc) cord broke of course lol. I got a new one today that connects phone to pc or phone to a detatchable wall charger (don't know the correct term for it) so know my phone charges both ways, wall and pc.
At first I was highly fustrated because I could only charge my phone in the car.. Anyway, I went into the settings and went to the battery section, this is where one of/possibly my main problem occurs.
Charging my phone with my original wall charger (the one that only charges when phone is off), it shows up in the battery option: Charging (USB) or something to that extent, WHILE charging my phone from my pc, it shows: Charging (AC).. So my phone won't connect to my PC directly (can't access memory cards and such).. Obviously this is backwards but again, I don't know if that was a mistake on my end or the rom..
You know on froyo when you connect to the pc via USB the options come up on the phone umm, I believe kies, media, then mass storage. I don't get those options either so I can't use heimdall or odin.. Also tried downloading older roms for a more extensive test, thus I can't because most of the links are either removed or go to the multiupload site and I can't access the downloads because of the petition going on..
So I'm mainly looking for some insight on the USB connectors and also a possible froyo, even a gingerbread rom link, I'm not really comfortable downloading a rom from a random site, even a torrent site since I'm not adept with android quite yet..
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated, and sorry for the loooong post lol, but I like to explain in details.. I could also provide screenshots of how the phone picks up my USB connections from wall mount and from PC ( with the backwards connections).. Just thought about the screenshot part also lol..
Thanks again
Looks like you have the same problem i had with my old phone. Try going into download mode (remove battery, hold both volume i think then insert battery along with cable to pc, you may want to check elsewhere i nah be wrong on the steps lol i dont think so though). From there enter odin/heimdale. If it doesnt show try other ports, other computers just install kies on the other computers for the drivers. If it doesnt show then come back and tell me... i needed a whole new phone, my usb was fried but yours may not be.
Thanks for the response, and sorry for the late reply, had a lot of issues the past few days. Searched around some more and it's a obvious solution that sadly isn't out there as much. It's true about the "Data" and "Charging USBs.. Sadly they don't put in BIG letters on a package stating the difference, so yeah thanks again and hopefully this will help out someone else like me lol.
hello I have a doubt I can do as root, I infuse without odin or Heimdall, as my pc does not recognize my phone in download mode only gives me the error: Windows does not recognize the usb device, and try to install drivers kies , kies mini and samsung usb drivers
- I use windows xp sp 3
- Phone found on
- I have version 2.3.6 uclb3 stock
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Checklist:
:good:Try rebooting ur PC after installing the official up to date drivers.
:good:If not try different USB port...
:good:Try another different USB Cable...
:good:TRY ANOTHER COMPUTER......
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Checklist:
:good:Try rebooting ur PC after installing the official up to date drivers.
:good:If not try different USB port...
:good:Try another different USB Cable...
:good:TRY ANOTHER COMPUTER......
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already, already, already and not :/
with another PC if it is recognized but I have no access to another for now
Oddly enough I just acquired a Samsung Infuse 4G this morning, and I've gone through 4 USB cables (that work perfectly with a number of other devices, all tested one by one this morning just to prove it to myself), I've gone through dozens of USB ports across 4 computers (3 laptops and 1 desktop), and no matter what I try to do and how many times I install/uninstall/reinstall either Kies/Kies mini/the USB drivers all by themselves, I cannot get any response from Windows (or even Linux) with respect to this Infuse and I gotta say I'm a bit peeved about it (not at anyone here, or Samsung, but at the person that sold it to me - my fault there for not checking it out completely).
It'll charge fine off the microUSB port, it'll even recognize that it's been plugged into a computer and ask what mode would I like (Kies firmware upgrade, Media, USB storage) and regardless of what I do in any respect, still nothing. Windows never recognizes it at all - there's no error message about not being able to use a device, it just doesn't "see" it ever no matter what's attempted - the classic "ba-donk" sound when attaching a USB device is never heard from any computer I've plugged this phone into, nor detached it from.
What pisses me off the most is the device is at pure factory stock condition, running Froyo 2.2.1 and I can't get it to update over the air to Gingerbread 2.3.6 in any respect - it'll connect with the AT&T servers but then it says "Your device is up to date" which obviously is not correct.
So I'm stuck with a device that's not allowing me to get it off the most basic stock build - if I could just get it to Android 2.3.6 I'd be much happier with it but, I don't see it happening and I have no idea how to proceed.
Don't want to try and dump it off on someone else now even though that would be pretty easy to do off craigslist, probably get $125 for it in no time flat.
Any suggestions as to how I can make it somewhat useful past that dreaded Froyo 2.2.1 would be greatly appreciated.
It's pure stock, not rooted, but it is unlocked as it works with a T-Mobile SIM installed when I tried it. Guess there's just no potential way to force it to update to 2.3.6... dagnabbit.
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And no, download mode, recovery, nothing works outside of the OS either, the phone goes into Download mode obviously without issues but attaching the USB cable does nothing, it's just not visible to the computer in any respect. Seems a bit odd but whatever, guess it's just dead for USB data transfer at this point.
br0adband said:
Oddly enough I just acquired a Samsung Infuse 4G this morning, and I've gone through 4 USB cables (that work perfectly with a number of other devices, all tested one by one this morning just to prove it to myself), I've gone through dozens of USB ports across 4 computers (3 laptops and 1 desktop), and no matter what I try to do and how many times I install/uninstall/reinstall either Kies/Kies mini/the USB drivers all by themselves, I cannot get any response from Windows (or even Linux) with respect to this Infuse and I gotta say I'm a bit peeved about it (not at anyone here, or Samsung, but at the person that sold it to me - my fault there for not checking it out completely).
It'll charge fine off the microUSB port, it'll even recognize that it's been plugged into a computer and ask what mode would I like (Kies firmware upgrade, Media, USB storage) and regardless of what I do in any respect, still nothing. Windows never recognizes it at all - there's no error message about not being able to use a device, it just doesn't "see" it ever no matter what's attempted - the classic "ba-donk" sound when attaching a USB device is never heard from any computer I've plugged this phone into, nor detached it from.
What pisses me off the most is the device is at pure factory stock condition, running Froyo 2.2.1 and I can't get it to update over the air to Gingerbread 2.3.6 in any respect - it'll connect with the AT&T servers but then it says "Your device is up to date" which obviously is not correct.
So I'm stuck with a device that's not allowing me to get it off the most basic stock build - if I could just get it to Android 2.3.6 I'd be much happier with it but, I don't see it happening and I have no idea how to proceed.
Don't want to try and dump it off on someone else now even though that would be pretty easy to do off craigslist, probably get $125 for it in no time flat.
Any suggestions as to how I can make it somewhat useful past that dreaded Froyo 2.2.1 would be greatly appreciated.
It's pure stock, not rooted, but it is unlocked as it works with a T-Mobile SIM installed when I tried it. Guess there's just no potential way to force it to update to 2.3.6... dagnabbit.
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And no, download mode, recovery, nothing works outside of the OS either, the phone goes into Download mode obviously without issues but attaching the USB cable does nothing, it's just not visible to the computer in any respect. Seems a bit odd but whatever, guess it's just dead for USB data transfer at this point.
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Did you ever find a solution for rooting your Infuse? I'm having the EXACT same issues with mine and would love to root it and move on.
I had the issue had to take it out of debug mode to get it to recognize even then only heimdall would recognize it in download mode
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juggernaut76 said:
Did you ever find a solution for rooting your Infuse? I'm having the EXACT same issues with mine and would love to root it and move on.
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If you would like to root 2.2.1 without usb, see this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28975506&postcount=2
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I don't want to get burn in on my phone, but I tried for 6 hours today to get this rooted and it was just one problem after another, most of which I see have barely happened to anyone. Between driver errors, installing driver errors, unauthorized adb errors, some strange error with a missing key or something, and it saying it's waiting for a device when attempting to run the boot image, I had to give up because everyone around me was getting annoyed by how much time I spent on it. A simple guide of maybe five things I had to do turned into a huge rabbit hole, it even resulted in my phone inconspicuously seeming as though it's bricked for a few hours for some reason.
So my question is, is there anything I can do? I'm a gamer, and I have OCD to boot, so when I see those damn icons burnt into my screen when playing something, it's gonna kill me. Is Tasker an option? Man, this was much easier on IOS, surprisingly.
Well first off, it would help it you told us what os is on your computer..
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Well first off, it would help it you told us what os is on your computer..
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Oh, sorry about that. Windows 10 Home. It's a couple years old now. An Acer Aspire 5. It has been giving me driver troubles for a long time, which would explain why it's made it so difficult to root.
The "waiting for device" is symptomatic of a missing driver.
There's a number of threads on installing drivers/connecting to PC in https://forum.xda-developers.com/f/oneplus-8t-guides-news-discussion.11585/
I even write one of them with lots of screenshots.
If none of them work then I suggest you have issues with your PC or, if you can't see your phone at all using MTP, your physical contention between the phone and PC.
Have you tried using a different USB port and USB cable? It's possible the port/usb cable is damaged and causing issues. swap both with a different USB Cable, make sure it's a thicker cable and not a cheap one. if you're using the C to C cable that comes with the phone, try using a USB C to USB A adapter.
Download full android SDK. Works for me every time.