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g1 will not sync with pc

I've had my g1 for about 2 weeks. I have root. I have the RC33 update. I was able to connect to a pc after this update then one day I tried to get this song off of the computer so I plugged in the phone and it said "found new hardware"....I have tried everything different pc's different usb ports,different storage cards,....I tried the anycut app method....failed on one pc it opened on my laptop and then shut off again....I've soft reset,hard reset...removd the card and put it back in...no luck...any one with the answer please help...I will love you long time!
And the pc does recognize the phone is plugged up because its charging...

Hi,
Found new hardware means it was trying to install the usb drivers for your g1.
If this was not done correctly, than several things won't work like adb.
So that's what that message is.
But unplug your phone and go into settings, applications, development uncheck the box that says usb debugging,
Exit out and connect your cable, mount you drive and you can transfer files back and forth again.

Ok I did that but the box was already unchecked...so I plugged up the phone...and nothing happens so I check the box and the g1 acknowleded the pc and vise versa....and the installation wizard is for Android Phone...and is asking for an installation disk...so now I'm back to square 1...

Once you have plugged in the USB cable and Windows has recognized your phone (i.e. no new hardware found dialog anymore), you need to pull down the notification bar of the G1 and click on "connected to USB" or something along those lines. The phone will then give you an option to mount the SD card for read/write over the USB cable.

LG Incite CT810 - Problem with USB

So I got my shiny new LG Incite at Best Buy yesterday. I knew I was getting it a while ago, so I downloaded a bunch of games and apps to load it up with as soon as possible. I get home from the store, play around with it and let it charge for a while, then I try to connect it to my computer (After installing ActiveSync 4.5 from the included disk, as well as both of the USB drivers on the disk). Windows comes up with that "found new hardware" stuff and asks where to look for the driver to install. I tell it to look on the CD, as well as the directories where the USB drivers from the disk were installed. It looks like it's working at first, but then I get this error:
(Error: "The data is invalid.")
Then it gives me the message balloon about how there was an error during installation and my new hardware may not work properly, etc. Now when I go to Device Manager, a number of things showed up with that little yellow exclamation point that I'm pretty sure were not there before, but I could be wrong:
- IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers: VIA OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
- Network Adapters: Unknown device, WAN miniport (L2TP), WAN miniport (Network Monitor), and Windows Mobile-based Device
- Ports (COM & LPT): Communications Port (COM1)
So I tried reinstalling the drivers from a link I found in a thread on these boards (after clicking uninstall for "Windows Mobile-based Device" and having it tell me that the device is necessary to boot up the computer), but the same thing keeps happening. I also tried having ActiveSync scan for devices, but it never finds anything (Just says that USB is "available").
Please help, I really want to start putting pictures, music, and all that good stuff on my brand new phone
(btw, I'm pretty sure the problem is with the software/drivers on the computer, because when I plug in the USB cable the phone starts to charge. Other than that, nothing happens on the phone.)

If at all possible, I would try using the phone with another computer. For quite some time I was only able to sync data with my laptop and not my desktop, so I knew it was a software issue and not the phone itself.

would say it's down to
dead activesync install and no uninstalling it is not enough one have
to remove all traces of it in registry too
and it could also be an issue with usb drviers for the motherboard

chad.pflughaupt said:
If at all possible, I would try using the phone with another computer. For quite some time I was only able to sync data with my laptop and not my desktop, so I knew it was a software issue and not the phone itself.
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Well, I'm not going to have another computer until September at least, so I really want to get it working on this computer, but I guess I could test it out on a friend's pc to see if my computer is the problem.
Rudegar said:
would say it's down to
dead activesync install and no uninstalling it is not enough one have
to remove all traces of it in registry too
and it could also be an issue with usb drviers for the motherboard
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Know of any links or tutorials that would tell me all of the registry entries I'd have to remove?

(Sorry for the double post, but no one was replying...)
So I found my bluetooth adapter for my PC, and after I installed the proper software I could connect to my phone no problem. After that, I just used the bluetooth adapter's software to transfer files to my phone via FTP. (ActiveSync still just sat there, even when I set my phone to sync with bluetooth instead of USB, and I allowed wireless connections in ActiveSync)
So I'm glad I can finally transfer files, but I still want to get USB working. No one has any ideas at all?

(Triple post... sorry)
Ok, something happened to the bluetooth drivers and software now. I turned my computer off for the night after using bluetooth to transfer files to my phone, but when I turned on my pc today and clicked the shortcut to start the bluetooth software, I got a message saying that the program the shortcut was linking to no longer existed. Sure enough, the folder was gone from my Program Files directory. Now, every time I try to reinstall it, I get an error 183 that installation was interrupted.
So now I'm back to having no means of transferring files to my phone.
Please, any suggestions at all will be helpful to me at this point. I'm at my wits end!

Any progress on this?
I have a similar problem. I think usb sync worked on my laptop at one point, but hasn't for at least a week.
I was able to fix the problem at least temporarily by disconnecting the device, deleting it from ActiveSync and reconnecting. ActiveSync happily added it back and resynced everything. Now I can install the new Xcite ROM.

Still nothing...
Now my computer doesn't do anything at all when I plug my phone in, not even make a noise or ask about drivers. My phone, however, still recognizes that it's plugged in.
At least I got bluetooth working again, but still, USB would be nice.
It's hard to believe that out of every member on this forum, no one has even the slightest idea of where to start...

Menu - settings - connections - USB to PC.
Uncheck Enable advanced ...
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one of the usb devices attached to this computer is malfunctioned and windows doesn't

Hello every one
Am experiencing a problem with my computer,when ever i connect usb mass storage to my computer,it comes up with an error message as
"one of the usb devices attached to this computer is malfunctioned and windows doesn't recognise it".
please do help me if there is any solution...
as of now no trouble shooting steps have been tried.

the problem is exactly what it says, your whatever mass storage device is not functioning anymore.
If it is a external harddisk, if u are pretty sure u never dropped it, then mayb there's a problem with the cable.
If it is a ppc, then u might want to change the sync cable, reinstall the htc usb sync driver or hard reset your phone

You may want to see if your devices are working in other computers to determine if it is the computer or not that is giving you the error. If it is your computer, you may want to try to update or roll back the drivers. Also, if you have System Recovery active in your PC, you could try to go back to the point where you think your problem started.
Hope this helps...

[Q] Zune no longer recognizes my phone

Hey there,
I'm having issues trying to sync my phone with my computer. When I connect my phone, nothing happens, Zune doesn't launch, and when I open it, it doesn't show my device as connected. I've tried everything I can think of, different USB ports, rebooting both the phone and my pc. I'm running windows 7 64 bit, and it was working before. Anyone know what's going on?
Thanks for the help!
p.s. I tried uninstalling the drivers for the device, and upon reinstall my computer said it was installing drivers for "Microsoft USB Sync" thought that was weird...

try making it forget your device (don't have your phone plugged in). to do this, click on the phone icon in the bottom left of zune, click view sync options, and then on that screen click forget device.
after this, try and connect it again.

Didn't work, i plug my phone in, and Zune still says I have no device connected

does your computer make it's sound when you connect the phone (device detected sound)? if not, you might need to reset your phone (settings > about > reset phone). if yes, does it show the eject icon in the notification area (system tray)?

yes, it makes the sound, and yes it shows the eject icon... this is very odd

I had this problem too. When i went to the Device Manager, it showed unknown device when i plugged my phone in using the USB cable.
Here is what I did (Windows 7). If you see an unknown device, right click it and select Update Driver Software. Click Browse my computer for driver software, then click Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer. Then click on the Have Disk button, then browse to C:\Program Files\Zune\Drivers\Zune and select WMZuneSerUSB.inf. Then select Windows Phone 7. Hit Next and you should now see your Unknown Device show up as either Windows Phone or the name of your phone under Portable Devices in the Device Manager.
Actually, I forget if it is WMZuneSerUSB.inf or Zune.inf, so you'll need to try both.
Hope this helps.

superscientifical said:
I had this problem too. When i went to the Device Manager, it showed unknown device when i plugged my phone in using the USB cable.
Here is what I did (Windows 7). If you see an unknown device, right click it and select Update Driver Software. Click Browse my computer for driver software, then click Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer. Then click on the Have Disk button, then browse to C:\Program Files\Zune\Drivers\Zune and select WMZuneSerUSB.inf. Then select Windows Phone 7. Hit Next and you should now see your Unknown Device show up as either Windows Phone or the name of your phone under Portable Devices in the Device Manager.
Actually, I forget if it is WMZuneSerUSB.inf or Zune.inf, so you'll need to try both.
Hope this helps.
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I can't seem to be able to get past selecting the .inf file, every time i try, it says the folder does not contain a compatible software driver. Doesn't work with either .inf file....

A Dustman said:
Hey there,
I'm having issues trying to sync my phone with my computer. When I connect my phone, nothing happens, Zune doesn't launch, and when I open it, it doesn't show my device as connected. I've tried everything I can think of, different USB ports, rebooting both the phone and my pc. I'm running windows 7 64 bit, and it was working before. Anyone know what's going on?
Thanks for the help!
p.s. I tried uninstalling the drivers for the device, and upon reinstall my computer said it was installing drivers for "Microsoft USB Sync" thought that was weird...
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I had this problem with my Samsung Focus.
Try using the cable that came with the phone, not another one...
That is what worked for me..

Nothing seems to be working, I may have to reset my phone, which i was hoping to avoid...

Did you perhaps use the hidden Tethering feature? If so, then change that option back to "Zune sync" and you're done. It is not possible to use your phone for Zune sync and tethering at the same time, for now.

Heathcliff74 said:
Did you perhaps use the hidden Tethering feature? If so, then change that option back to "Zune sync" and you're done. It is not possible to use your phone for Zune sync and tethering at the same time, for now.
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Now that you mention it, I can't remember if I did that on this phone, or my last optimus that had to be returned. What exactly do I need to do to change that back? I totally forget the process...

A Dustman said:
Now that you mention it, I can't remember if I did that on this phone, or my last optimus that had to be returned. What exactly do I need to do to change that back? I totally forget the process...
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Dial ##634# to go to "Diagnostic mode"
Then enter *#7284# to go to "Micro USB Test"
You then have 3 options to choose: "Zune Sync" (default), "Modem, Tethered Call" and "Modem, USB Diag". Change it back to "Zune Sync" and you'll be able to connect with Zune on your PC.

Anyone else having this problem? Zune doesn't recognize my WP7 phone on a laptop with Win 7 x64, but same phone+cable works on a laptop with WinXP
The Win 7x64 laptop does connect to the phone - I tried the above tethering change and was able to pull files from my WP7 storage - but when I switch it back to Zune synch it doesn't work.

Heathcliff74 said:
Dial ##634# to go to "Diagnostic mode"
Then enter *#7284# to go to "Micro USB Test"
You then have 3 options to choose: "Zune Sync" (default), "Modem, Tethered Call" and "Modem, USB Diag". Change it back to "Zune Sync" and you'll be able to connect with Zune on your PC.
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Is this specific to Samsung models? I can't get to the micro USB test on my lg optimus
EDIT: Problem solved, I had to switch back to MS COMPOSITE, and now it works fine.

Hmm yeah I have this issue on my HD7 with my PC running Win7 x64.
The phone connects fine on both ends (sound on both, phone charging, shows up in Device Manager as HTC HD7), but the desktop Zune software often does not show it as being connected. Restarting the phone and PC generally doesn't help-- just have to wait a few days until they start syncing again.
The sync setup seems really flaky (like the earlier days of ActiveSync).

amb9800 said:
Hmm yeah I have this issue on my HD7 with my PC running Win7 x64.
The phone connects fine on both ends (sound on both, phone charging, shows up in Device Manager as HTC HD7), but the desktop Zune software often does not show it as being connected. Restarting the phone and PC generally doesn't help-- just have to wait a few days until they start syncing again.
The sync setup seems really flaky (like the earlier days of ActiveSync).
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i have the same problem...

Are you using virtualisation software? It's USB arbitrator modules for forwarding devices might have messed up things. This happened over here before with VirtualBox.

Exact same problem with Win7 Ultimate x64. Device manager saw my phone but zune would not.
I did the steps above to change my phone to usb tether, rebooted, then back to zune zync, rebooted, and now the zune sees my phone.
Thanks for the help.

Nexus 5 problem connecting to PC with USB

I've had this problem before, but I have always been able to fix it by uninstalling ADB and drivers, through WUG's toolkit, changing cables, device manager/update drivers, jumping up and down while spinning and plugging cable in, among other things. However, this time is different and I'm not sure if it is because of M on my phone or the Windows 10 update. This problem has been going on for over a month now, and I've had both since it started. I've tried all the above mentioned things, along with everything else I can find, and none of them work.
The only way I can get my computer to recognize my phone to share files is to go into device manager every I plug it in is to; go to device manager, right click to update driver, select do it from my pc, select driver in folder. After doing this it works perfectly fine, but I have to do it every time I plug my phone in or every time my phone turns off while it's plugged in. The error message I get on my computer is "USB device not recognized" when I go into device manager it says "device descriptor request failed" It does this on both of my PCs. Any ideas or help would be greatly appreciated!

DT USC said:
I've had this problem before, but I have always been able to fix it by uninstalling ADB and drivers, through WUG's toolkit, changing cables, device manager/update drivers, jumping up and down while spinning and plugging cable in, among other things. However, this time is different and I'm not sure if it is because of M on my phone or the Windows 10 update. This problem has been going on for over a month now, and I've had both since it started. I've tried all the above mentioned things, along with everything else I can find, and none of them work.
The only way I can get my computer to recognize my phone to share files is to go into device manager every I plug it in is to; go to device manager, right click to update driver, select do it from my pc, select driver in folder. After doing this it works perfectly fine, but I have to do it every time I plug my phone in or every time my phone turns off while it's plugged in. The error message I get on my computer is "USB device not recognized" when I go into device manager it says "device descriptor request failed" It does this on both of my PCs. Any ideas or help would be greatly appreciated!
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I think I'm getting something similar since I've installed "M"....
Under:
Settings -> Developer Options -> Select USB Configuration
It say's it's set to "MTP (Media Transfer Protocol)"; it really isn't. When I plug the phone in, under Win 8.1, a desktop window opens with "AOSP on Hammerhead" (or something like that), but there's nothing in it. Now for some magic....
With the phone in one hand, and the mouse in the other:
1. Open Settings -> Developer Options -> Select USB Configuration
2. Touch "MTP (Media Transfer Protocol)" (even if it's already selected)
3. Listen for the PC/Windows Desktop (it should give an audible sound)
4. Immediately click on the "AOSP on Hammerhead" text in the path listed on the open Windows widow ("This PC -> AOSP on Hammerhead")
5. You should see an "Internal Storage" folder appear
6. Open the folder, enjoy MTP