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.
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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?
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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.
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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?
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
spade1788 said:
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.
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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.
Hi there,
My Nexus S (i9023) phone recently fell into a water bucket and I immediately pulled it out.
Not much damage was done to it except of one thing: after I put it in a bag of rice like stated on the internet for overnight, and then plugged it in again to the charger, it seems like something was different.
When I plug the phone to the AC power - phone DOES charge, but nothing else happens.
It doesn't turn on screen and informs "charging", and doesn't have the "charge when phone is off" option anymore. Instead it would just turn the phone on.
Also, when connecting the phone to the computer nothing happens, it's just charging the phone! can't mount USB anymore
I took the phone to a lab which handles these cases. They replaced the USB port and cleaned all the corrosion. They said it's fixed now, and indeed the USB port is new.
But then after coming back home it's still the same.
I'm sick of being dependant on other people and would like to fix it myself.
Any clue which part of my phone was fried? Where can I get it?
Thanks!
-zeek
Are u rooted?
Try a different ROM. Maybe one ur ur backups.
If it still does connect then it has to be the ROM assuming ur computer has the proper drivers still.
Good luck
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Thanks!
Thank you!!!
Problem solved after I loaded one of my backups.
Any explanation to that? even when the phone was turned off it couldn't charge it in off mode and now it can.
How come it's a software issue?
Thanks!
I can only guess that ur ROMs kernel had a "fast charge" option. If so this doesn't allow computer connection. How it got switched to that option... who knows .... maybe the sudden power surge.
If not that, then ... strange things happen when a phone get wet.. the sudden power surge could have changed the power output causing CPU adjustments... who knows.
I'm just happy it worked for u.
I'd recalibrate ur battery asap.
Good luck
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Hi, the same thing happened to me, only it wasn't a bucket, it was a pool, and changing the ROM didn't work (I've flashed at least three different ROMs since then, kind of hard when the USB port doesn't work but eh, what can you do).
Also, it's on a Gio, not a Nexus S, but the principle should still be the same, yes?
Hello,
My wife and I both have a Nexus S, which are both almost 2 years old now. She has always been running stock ROMs and only updated when there was an OTA update available. No rooting, no nothing I however tried as much as possible and currently running SlimBean 4.2.2 Build 5 :good:
Since 3 days now, the battery in my wife’s phone isn’t charging anymore. I tried the following:
- Use my charger and an old Nokia charger: doesn’t work
- Put my battery in her phone: doesn’t work
- Put her battery in my phone and charge mine: works like a charm
The last one’s the solution for now: at night I charge one of the batteries in my phone and put it in hers, while at work I charge the other battery from my PC via USB.
Based on my ideas I’d say that something in the USB-port on my wife’s phone might be broken. However, there are 2 phenomena that I find rather strange:
- When her phone says it’s time to connect the charger, I take out the battery and put it in my own phone. I power up and the battery level reads somewhere between 60 and 80 percent
- When I power off her phone and connect the charger, I’d expect to see either the charging symbol or nothing. But none of these: it powers up as soon as I connect the charger
I don’t know about the first issue, but could it be the battery stats might be corrupted? The last issue makes me believe that the USB-port is at least not completely disconnected/broken.
Has anyone got an idea what the issue could be? I wouldn’t want to work on her phone rooting it if it isn’t necessary, but on the other hand she might be better off in various other ways as well
Thanks in advance,
Pieter
stalensnuitje said:
Hello,
My wife and I both have a Nexus S, which are both almost 2 years old now. She has always been running stock ROMs and only updated when there was an OTA update available. No rooting, no nothing I however tried as much as possible and currently running SlimBean 4.2.2 Build 5 :good:
Since 3 days now, the battery in my wife’s phone isn’t charging anymore. I tried the following:
- Use my charger and an old Nokia charger: doesn’t work
- Put my battery in her phone: doesn’t work
- Put her battery in my phone and charge mine: works like a charm
The last one’s the solution for now: at night I charge one of the batteries in my phone and put it in hers, while at work I charge the other battery from my PC via USB.
Based on my ideas I’d say that something in the USB-port on my wife’s phone might be broken. However, there are 2 phenomena that I find rather strange:
- When her phone says it’s time to connect the charger, I take out the battery and put it in my own phone. I power up and the battery level reads somewhere between 60 and 80 percent
- When I power off her phone and connect the charger, I’d expect to see either the charging symbol or nothing. But none of these: it powers up as soon as I connect the charger
I don’t know about the first issue, but could it be the battery stats might be corrupted? The last issue makes me believe that the USB-port is at least not completely disconnected/broken.
Has anyone got an idea what the issue could be? I wouldn’t want to work on her phone rooting it if it isn’t necessary, but on the other hand she might be better off in various other ways as well
Thanks in advance,
Pieter
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Being completely stock and never modified, I'd say it's the usb.. Have you tried the OEM connector for the computer?..
1. I would take it to a shop
2. You could also try cleaning the contacts
3. May do nothing but if you take the battery/sim out and hold the power button for a minute, this is supposed to completely power down the phone, and then reinstall sim/battery and reboot..
4. Use this as an excuse to modify her phone (telling her that you can put it back to stock if she doesn't like it)..
This happens a lot on my phone, .. Be careful with my solution, I hope it works for you..
Basically inside the usb port on the phone, there is a flat pin. On my phone, this pin ends up bending downwards towards the bottom of the phone.. What you could do is get a very thin knife or a swiss army blade and just try and lift the flat pin in order to make it locate in the center of the usb port (hole) .. The issue being the pin doesnt connect with the charger ..
I hope you understood this
PS: Don't snap it !
I'm in a quandry. I've had my Samsung Droid Charge for 2 years and while I qualify for an upgrade, I thought to myself it's time to root and see what this thing can do (and hopefully get some extended life out of it).
So I read thru a lot of root threads and how-to's, and was about ready to start setting up, went to connect my phone to my computer with the USB cable that came with the phone (which I have also used for 2 yrs) and lo and behold, there's no connection to the computer. Computer recognizes something trying to connect via USB, but notification on the computer that pops up says "USB Device Not Recognized." Now, when I used to connect to any computer, a screen on my phone would come on asking if I wanted to connect the phone as a mass storage device or media player. That screen doesn't come up any more when I plug in the USB. The phone beeps as if it was connecting but then just indicates that it is charging. I've never had any issues with this before.
I've gone thru the rigamorole of trying different USB ports, different computers, different USB cables. Nothing doing on any of those. Tried setting the phone on "ask on connection" and "mass storage" on different computers. Nothing there either. Tried with USB debugging on and off on the phone. No dice. I have even tried a couple of complete hard resets of the phone, and still will not connect to any computer. Based on some info from other forums I even tried downloading some Samsung USB drivers to my computer (which I never had before and had no problem connecting without), and they don't even seem to install properly. message I get when the install finishes says "Device driver was not successfully installed" and then just shows a list of my printer drivers????? My printers work fine - don't know what the hell that Samsung's Mobile Phone driver has to do with our HP printer.
Spent 45 useless minutes at the Verizon store yesterday only to have their "tech" guy do another master reset, and finally give me the toll free number to Verizon and tell me it was their tech support number. Spent another hour on the phone when i eventually got to a tech support person only to be told that I'm eligble for an upgrade.
Part of the reason I started this process was that after two years, the original battery was draining really quickly with minimal use, and the battery power screen that shows during the charge cycle (with power off) was looking weird - it was showing battery with no charge, then all of a sudden would show partial depending on how long it was connected. Maybe thats what it's always done, but for some reason it looks different to my. So I purchased a brand new battery. For a couple of days it "seemed" like the new battery was holding power, but when I go to charge it, that charge screen is still doing the same thing. On top of that the last two days my battery drained really quickly again, with very minimal use (Went from full charge at the start of the day to about 50% after 5 hours just checking a few texts and emails). I don't know if that factors into why it's not connecting to the computer, but I find it unlikely that both the connection and battery problems are coincidental.
Anyone have any ideas for me at this point? Frustrated by having spent waaaaaaay too much time on this already. I'd really like to go root, but I don't see how unless I can determine how to get this thing to connect to a computer again.
I wish I could help but I'm not a real big phone Tech. I did root and install Tweaked on my wife's Samsung Charge FP8 last night. I'm not trying to throw that in your face because I did have some issues as well. I did have to install Samsung drivers. My windows 8 never told me if it installed correctly so I had to play around with the install until Odin recognized my phone. You may have to plug your phone in and go to device manager on the computer and uninstall any drivers associated with it. My computer would say "removable storage" when the phone was plugged in. Please ask any questions or private message me. I swear my wife's phone runs and looks great now. She was getting tired of it until I got my hands on it, lol. Good luck.
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