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[Q] USB not recognized

Hi All
I just have got a sensation. I cannot connect to my laptop anymore, it worked fine for a few days, but every time I connect it to my laptop, a message pops up saying that USB is not recognized, I have tried on three computers (XP + Win 7) have installed/uninstalled HTC sync with the drivers.
On the phone itself, I don't get a notification showing the options for USB connection (Charge, HTC sync etc), however it charges fine using the USB cable while connected to the PC.
I have reset my phone to factory default, formatted SD card, have tried another USB cable but no luck.
I just do not understand what can be wrong all of a sudden, once it was working fine last night but not today
Can someone please help? I have sent an email to HTC support already with this information. I'll see what they got to say about this.

Wish If i could help but I'm having the same problem since yesterday And I've tried all of the above with no luck!
Device running in stock rom, unlocked & used for 10 days only.

I had that same problem once on my Desire HD, I removed the sd card, re-inserted it and started the phone, was all good from that point on.
It might work for you too.

Any updates on this, guys ?

I had the same problem..
I used another usb kabel that fixed it for me
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No solution for me yet!! i've searched up & down but still nothing.. its getting really frustrating.
i might get rid of it all together after all.

USB & Internet pass-through
I had this problem too. I uninstalled HTC Sync and all related HTC programmes from my laptop. Downloaded the latest HTC Sync from HTC site, and installed. After that, it worked again.
My Sensation is rooted.

Turnning on USB Debugging
Guys I really hope my question is related to this ..
I just can't seem to find out how to turn on USB debugging!!! I need that in order to install my 1st ROM + Writing Super CID, posts keep saying it can be turned on from settings .. where is that???
appreciate the guidance ..

titommh said:
Guys I really hope my question is related to this ..
I just can't seem to find out how to turn on USB debugging!!! I need that in order to install my 1st ROM + Writing Super CID, posts keep saying it can be turned on from settings .. where is that???
appreciate the guidance ..
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Settings>Applications>Development>Tick box

i have this very same problem.
tried 4 different computers, windows xp, windows 7 x486, windows 7 x64...
tried different cables... different roms... different kernels... dettached sd card... umounted sd... mounted sd... debug mode... default modes upon connection... the problem is definitely in the phone itself...
the computer simply ignores the connection, no sign of it. the phone behaves like it is connected to a charger, not to usb.
can anybody help us?

I am also getting the same problem now!! I was downgrading to GB, then again i went to JB miui. Then i wanted to format my sdcard, formatted it through PC, and i installed new CM9 rom on it. Now, after the CM9 rom is booting, the device is not recognized by windows!!!
EDIT : Removed SDCARD, then powered off, then reinserted SD, and rebooted into recovery. It got mounted from recovery, and installed a new ROM. Now it works flawlessly!!!

pushpann said:
I am also getting the same problem now!! I was downgrading to GB, then again i went to JB miui. Then i wanted to format my sdcard, formatted it through PC, and i installed new CM9 rom on it. Now, after the CM9 rom is booting, the device is not recognized by windows!!!
EDIT : Removed SDCARD, then powered off, then reinserted SD, and rebooted into recovery. It got mounted from recovery, and installed a new ROM. Now it works flawlessly!!!
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what rom did you install ?

Changing your cable may fix this problem.
Buy a new one.

[Q] SuperOneClick broke my USB?

Well a few days I rooted with SOC worked for a couple days now USB doesn't work at all. It charges just fine but computer does not recognize an external device, nor does my SGS4G. This has been happening with multiple computers and multiple cables, which are the 2 solutions I have found. And yes, I did try restarting my phone, toggling debugging mode, toggling SD card mount, etc.
Thank you for any help I can get.

i am having the exact same issue...i will be watching this thread...sorry i can not help

AndyYankee17 said:
Well a few days I rooted with SOC worked for a couple days now USB doesn't work at all. It charges just fine but computer does not recognize an external device, nor does my SGS4G. This has been happening with multiple computers and multiple cables, which are the 2 solutions I have found. And yes, I did try restarting my phone, toggling debugging mode, toggling SD card mount, etc.
Thank you for any help I can get.
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Interesting problem. I've not used SOC so I may be useless here, but have you tried unrooting with SOC to see if it solves the problem?

If its not recognizing your external SD card have you tried reformatting it?
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stephen_w said:
Interesting problem. I've not used SOC so I may be useless here, but have you tried unrooting with SOC to see if it solves the problem?
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I can't unroot, because it connects to the phone via USB
Exodian said:
If its not recognizing your external SD card have you tried reformatting it?
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I could, but it's not recognizing a connection. When I try to tether it says "USB not recognized". I think it's more low-level than the SD card.

Have you tried downloading the drivers again?
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I don't think it's a driver issue, neither my Windows 7 box, nor my CR-48 (Chrome OS) see it as a device. If I had bad drivers it would say "unrecognized device", right? It's just allowing electricity, not data to go over the cable.

AndyYankee17 said:
I don't think it's a driver issue, neither my Windows 7 box, nor my CR-48 (Chrome OS) see it as a device. If I had bad drivers it would say "unrecognized device", right? It's just allowing electricity, not data to go over the cable.
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Have you tried a factory data reset? Heck, maybe just shut it off, remove the battery, put it back together, and hope for the best?

ok....here is what i did....power down,remove sim card and sd card...power up,plug into computer...it recognizes the phone....so it has to be the sd card i would assume...at least it worked on mine....try it,and let us know please?

stephen_w said:
Have you tried a factory data reset? Heck, maybe just shut it off, remove the battery, put it back together, and hope for the best?
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I can but it says it does not affect firmware. As far as power cycling it like that? yes
joeblow7272 said:
ok....here is what i did....power down,remove sim card and sd card...power up,plug into computer...it recognizes the phone....so it has to be the sd card i would assume...at least it worked on mine....try it,and let us know please?
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Did that, no effect.

AndyYankee17 said:
I can but it says it does not affect firmware. As far as power cycling it like that? yes
Did that, no effect.
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Yeah, my bad. I saw that in the OP and forgot. What ROM are you running on it? Would it be worth your time to flash a different ROM to see if it makes a difference?
Could be a hardware issue & possibly unrelated to SOC. I'm not a hardware guy, though, so I'm not sure what tools you need/can create to test the USB port.

stephen_w said:
Yeah, my bad. I saw that in the OP and forgot. What ROM are you running on it? Would it be worth your time to flash a different ROM to see if it makes a difference?
Could be a hardware issue & possibly unrelated to SOC. I'm not a hardware guy, though, so I'm not sure what tools you need/can create to test the USB port.
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I am running Firmware 2.2.1, kernel 2.6.32.9, Build number FROYO.VUVKD1.
I can't even send it in for warranty because it's rooted.

AndyYankee17 said:
I am running Firmware 2.2.1, kernel 2.6.32.9, Build number FROYO.VUVKD1.
I can't even send it in for warranty because it's rooted.
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I can only assume CWM isn't installed, eh? If not, then I had to admit I'm at a loss. I don't know hardware so I'm not sure what you would use or how you would use it to test the USB port.

Well, sorry my way didn't help...i tried for you buddy...
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Well, what's CWM?

AndyYankee17 said:
Well, what's CWM?
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I probably can't give you a great explanation, but CWM is the ClockWork recovery Mod. It's a mo-better recovery mode for the phone.
Take a peek at a better definition here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1172628
Thanks to golmar88 for putting that together.

if you were to use superone click always use rage against the cage...
also if you have issues with your phone stick it in download mode and plug it into the pc if it was a rom issue your pc would pick it up as download mode is done by the bootloaders not the rom... if it sill not working eather a you have a faluty cable can happen b you do have messed up drivers c you have a debunk usb port... if you still have root access.. you can still instal a new rom just goto krylons cwm final thread use search kinda hard to miss its called KRYLONS CWM FINAL download the files stick them on your sd card ... eather downoad to yuour device directly or use a usb card reader..
oh and for odin to work right 99 percent of the time yuo gotta plug the usb cable into the PORT YOU INSTALLED THE DRIVERS ON

Well, I was able to get USB recognized ONCE, on my laptop that I use for the charging. So, it gets plugged in every day and got recognized once. Unable to reproduce.

I have the same issue, have you tried going settings>wireless and network > Usb utilities click connect storage to PC and then connect the usb cable?
mine says mtp connected but windows still doesn't recognize it

Im having the same.problem to...once i used super one click my computer won't recognize my phone...i have the same builds as you...and even tried to change my drivers...nothing worked...im stuck too...
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[Q] No USB detection on Samsung Infuse

HI all,
So yes I have already tried to google, and look through other posts but cant find anything that is my particular situation, heres what happened, Infuse was running on ZEUS 6.1 perfectly, I decided to install ROM][2.3.6]SGH-I997 UCLB3[Rooted, Deodexed, Busybox, Zipaligned, I followed all the instructions, installed ROM, disabled VooDoo lagfix and then the stock kernal, after that the phone just didnt come back to life, the result is currently on the SAMSUNG logo, I can go into recovery just download mode but my USB is not detected either, when I install the drivers it doesnt do anything, tried KIES and other drivers from SAMSUNG, also removed USB ports, restarted, and tried other pc's and laptops and same USB error, even tried on linux, no luck, can anyone please help, I love this phone and the ROM, I have no idea why I attempted to do this but need help.
Thanks all[/FONT]

This happened to me lately but I was on stock froyo. Seems like my usb cable was for charging only. When I bought one that said it was for charging and data, the Infuse was recognized instantly. I am a noob here, but hope this is all of your problem.

Yep, thats what I'm starting to wonder, if its the cable, I am using the microUSB cable that came with the phone from SAMSUNG, never was an issue before, would connect and trasnfer data without a problem, also tried a few blackberry cables no luck, the crazy part is I cant even go to recovery mode, it only goes to download mode, wondering if I can copy some files to the SDcard to boot off with.

If you try everything and it does not work, contact me I know a guy you can send it to for it to be unbricked. When he unbricked mine, he noticed the usb controller somehow glitched and can never be fixed, resulting in a whole new device needed (he tried replacing the usb hub, did no good). Thats what happened to me, make sure to try everything first though.

So after trying a dozen cables, nothing seems to work, I should have known this when the OS was still on ZEUS and I attempted to connect via USB which I received USB not recognized message, I have tried the same SAMSUNG cable for a blackberry and it installs perfectly, so its not the cable, my understanding the USB port on the Infuse is bad, is there a way to boot into recovery of an SDcard so that I can install ZEUS back? I only have "download" mode working, recovery for some reason does not come-up, I am really trying to avoid throwing this phone in the garbage, any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

Clarification?
You can get into download mode but Odin doesn't see the phone? I don't think you have said anything about trying to do anything to the phone in download mode.
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That's exactly it, I can get into download mode just fine, once I connect to pc I get USB device unrecognized, although the drivers are installed, so the crazy thing is I have been on here since the days of Infused downloading and updating ROMS back and forth, never posted anything, even when I had an issue back when, I was able to go into recovery and do what I need to do to bring it back to life, almost felt like an expert given the amazing advice here, never had an issue till now, please help.

I had accidentally set my Infuse in an "almost" empty cup, not realizing that there was still about an inch of lemonade at the bottom. This unfortunatley screwed my USB recognigtion to my computer. It can charge, but is no longer capable of transferring files via USB. There is, however, Kies Air. This has been such a lifesaver!!! You can transfer files to and from your phone, and I have transferred Zeus and Aeon to my SD card through Kies Air. I installed Aeon on my phone no problem and it is working flawlessly You only need to download the Kies Air app to your phone. No special drivers, apps, or software is needed for your computer. If anyone has any questions on how to do this, you can PM me or just post on here.

OnProzac said:
I had accidentally set my Infuse in an "almost" empty cup, not realizing that there was still about an inch of lemonade at the bottom. This unfortunatley screwed my USB recognigtion to my computer. It can charge, but is no longer capable of transferring files via USB. There is, however, Kies Air. This has been such a lifesaver!!! You can transfer files to and from your phone, and I have transferred Zeus and Aeon to my SD card through Kies Air. I installed Aeon on my phone no problem and it is working flawlessly You only need to download the Kies Air app to your phone. No special drivers, apps, or software is needed for your computer. If anyone has any questions on how to do this, you can PM me or just post on here.
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Doesn't help much when he is only able to go to download mode, or sick at Samsung screen. I was having a similar issue. Odin was not recognizing my device but heimdall 1 click worked like a charm. Give that a shot, let me know how that works out for you.
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teknhard said:
Doesn't help much when he is only able to go to download mode, or sick at Samsung screen. I was having a similar issue. Odin was not recognizing my device but heimdall 1 click worked like a charm. Give that a shot, let me know how that works out for you.
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^^ I second trying heimdall.

Infyzzled said:
HI all,
So yes I have already tried to google, and look through other posts but cant find anything that is my particular situation, heres what happened, Infuse was running on ZEUS 6.1 perfectly, I decided to install ROM][2.3.6]SGH-I997 UCLB3[Rooted, Deodexed, Busybox, Zipaligned, I followed all the instructions, installed ROM, disabled VooDoo lagfix and then the stock kernal, after that the phone just didnt come back to life, the result is currently on the SAMSUNG logo, I can go into recovery just download mode but my USB is not detected either, when I install the drivers it doesnt do anything, tried KIES and other drivers from SAMSUNG, also removed USB ports, restarted, and tried other pc's and laptops and same USB error, even tried on linux, no luck, can anyone please help, I love this phone and the ROM, I have no idea why I attempted to do this but need help.
Thanks all[/FONT]
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Have you tried a different computer
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If not download Odin and phone drivers to a different computer that worked for me
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im having exact same problem...
i got it connected to my friends laptop and i flashed infusion kernel 1.0 through odin.. it failed..
and now i can't even get to download mode.. it only shows pc!computer image/..

I have had this problem a lot too. I believe that the problem is with the cable from Samsung. It's crap. Just by chance I noticed that my friend's Kindle cable had the same usb plug. I tried that and it hasn't disconnected once.

e0mandaniel said:
im having exact same problem...
i got it connected to my friends laptop and i flashed infusion kernel 1.0 through odin.. it failed..and now i can't even get to download mode.. it only shows pc!computer image/..
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That is stil a download mode...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1618045
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bigjoe2675 said:
That is stil a download mode...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1618045
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yea but the pc stopped recognizing the phone.. odin doesnt either.
i get messages like "usb device not recognized" when i try to connect it to pc

e0mandaniel said:
yea but the pc stopped recognizing the phone.. odin doesnt either. i get messages like "usb device not recognized" when i try to connect it to pc
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Maybe uninstall any and old drivers then reinstall them...windows can be a pain...if that is what your using....
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bigjoe2675 said:
Maybe uninstall any and old drivers then reinstall them...windows can be a pain...if that is what your using....
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Ive tried that i think im just gonna reinstall windows and see how that turns out

e0mandaniel said:
Ive tried that i think im just gonna reinstall windows and see how that turns out
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I recently read where someone says the USB cable is really only for charging and that they sell cables specifically for data transfer
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Anyone else ever heard this
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[Q] Need URGENT help with USB!

Suddenly my USB isnt detected anymore! What I mean:
- When I plug the USB cable into PC (mac or linux) it will charge but wont show any notification that the usb has been plugged and to turn on mass storage.
- This happens with stock rom, custom rom, anyway, tested 4 roms, happened to all even stock
- I'm also unable to mount the USB with CWM, nothing happens
What can I possibly do???
Thanks

guitmz said:
Suddenly my USB isnt detected anymore! What I mean:
- When I plug the USB cable into PC (mac or linux) it will charge but wont show any notification that the usb has been plugged and to turn on mass storage.
- This happens with stock rom, custom rom, anyway, tested 4 roms, happened to all even stock
- I'm also unable to mount the USB with CWM, nothing happens
What can I possibly do???
Thanks
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Try another cable. Clean your USB port, there's a lot of crud getting in there sometimes.

i tried to clean with a wood stick, some dirty came out but then it isnt working yet.. tried 3 cables already :////

guitmz said:
i tried to clean with a wood stick, some dirty came out but then it isnt working yet.. tried 3 cables already :////
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If you can clean the contacts with a tiny brush (very small pipe cleaner works alright) with a bit of isopropyl alcohol it might helps. Make sure to clean thouroughly. Some people use sharpened toothpicks for cleaning the dirt too.

polobunny said:
If you can clean the contacts with a tiny brush (very small pipe cleaner works alright) with a bit of isopropyl alcohol it might helps. Make sure to clean thouroughly. Some people use sharpened toothpicks for cleaning the dirt too.
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i used a toothpick.. some dirty came out, seems pretty clean imo now :S

guitmz said:
i used a toothpick.. some dirty came out, seems pretty clean imo now :S
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I can't help you much more than that. I'll sound like the negative guy, but if you're sure it's absolutely clean, you tried other cables and other USB ports, then it's not impossible it is broken.

Try going back to stock . Using odin or fastboot
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Thanks man, hope u wrong hehehehe!
raducux said:
Try going back to stock . Using odin or fastboot
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So can this work? I have flashed like 3 or 4 roms, including stock JB... I may try with stock GB to make sure, who knows.. any new ideas are welcome anyway

Does it still charge? Have you tried to mount usb through recovery? Maybe the pc drivers are corrupted? Reinstall them?
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n2d551 said:
Does it still charge? Have you tried to mount usb through recovery? Maybe the pc drivers are corrupted? Reinstall them?
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it does charges... i CANT mount with recovery, nothing happens.. pc drivers arent corrupt because i use linux never needed them...
also.. noticed one thing.. on the boot screen (when u turn on with power + vol up), if i open fastboot devices, it recognizes my phone.. thats really odd!!!

See if you can connect it on another machine, or a Windows machine (I know).
If ADB recognize your device, then you can use commands to copy files to and from the device. You can also use AirDroid to transfer files wirelessly.

I got this same issue today. I have 2 nexus S devices and I flashed all the same things on both using the same USB cable and now one will not mount to PC. This happened after trying that massive tweak package. i will have to wait til next eekend now to try and fix it, when I see my niece again. If you figure this out I would appreciate it if you share with me!

it doesnt make any sense to me fastboot detecting it and android/CWM dont.. thats odd!!!

ok... so it just started to work again now from nothing! cant really explain it! i changed the rom day before yesterday and still wasnt working now with the same rom, started to work again!

I'm having a similar prob as of last night, but fastboot doesn't recognize the phone.
Tried in linux, Windows, Mac, etc......nada.

Bricked samsung s3 pleas help!!

Hi i can't find my mobile on odin, i have evry driver that is needed i can find my other phone, and it's stuck on logo!
i have tried wipe data/factory din't work.
i can get to download mod and recovery but in download it wont connect to odin so pleas help! :angel::angel:

Use mobile odin to get back up and running.

x714x said:
Use mobile odin to get back up and running.
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Can't start my mobile...

Err disregard that, forgot you cant boot. You try odin on a different computer?

nope can't find it on my mac or pc or the other pc

You have another cable you can try to see if its the cable? Also will it atleast charge when you plug it in?

yepp it charge! and i have tested diffrent cabels!

Have you tried reflashing a rom or restoring a backup? Also what were you doing that made it not boot?

If it's stuck on 'the logo' then how is it bricked?
Reboot into recovery and flash something else.
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Dude chill out your phone didn't brick if it did you wouldn't get to download mode hell it wouldn't be on at all. Just follow these guys advice and you will be fine. Oh and FYI your phone is stuck on a bootloop.

I would suspect the cable. I have tons of good quality Micro USB cables from phones past. ADB can Win7 can only see my S3 using the cable that came in the box. Others will charge it and view storage but not let me push stuff to it.

schneid said:
I would suspect the cable. I have tons of good quality Micro USB cables from phones past. ADB can Win7 can only see my S3 using the cable that came in the box. Others will charge it and view storage but not let me push stuff to it.
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I had to call VZW for a replacement USB cable because I like to keep my nandroids on my computer for backup, and it would freeze or not work, so I broke out the HTC USB cable, and it worked great, so determined either the Samsung cables blow, or mine was bunk.
it would charge and do everything else just fine, just couldn't move media without it disconnecting

Can't i do enything with sd card? it's rooted and evrything!