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Hey all, I've had my Captivate now for afew days and I'm loving it, but today I ran across an issue that's driving me crazy.
For some reason when I connect it to my PC I'm not longer getting the Mount SD option on the phone and can't look at my files. I've enabled USB debugging and tried it. I've told it to come up as Mass Storage and tried it. I also told it to Ask when connected and it's still not working properly. The drives show up in Windows but cannot be accessed. I also no longer get the USB notification up in the notification bar.
The weird thing is sometimes if I restart the phone and connect it everything is fine, but then if I go to do it again nothing. Anyone have any suggestions?
Biggest misconception here is that its random, it isn't.
Download kies by samsung and update it and you will get the right USB drivers installed automatically.
If you choose not to do that, you'll Vast have to keep trying different ports or restarting.
Its also possible that you may have a faulty wire but this is unlikely.
systoxity said:
Biggest misconception here is that its random, it isn't.
Download kies by samsung and update it and you will get the right USB drivers installed automatically.
If you choose not to do that, you'll Vast have to keep trying different ports or restarting.
Its also possible that you may have a faulty wire but this is unlikely.
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I've tried it with multiple wires, and when it works it is reliable, but most of the time it's just not showing a USB connection on the phone.
I spent awhile downloading Kies and it's updates and in Mass Storage mode it sees the drives of the phone but doesn't let me use them. I Kies mode it does nothing... This is so confusing...
Go in here download the drivers:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728929
Be aware, they might take up to 15 minutes to install, and no KIE is not included.
Make sure you close all your apps on phone before connecting to PC. Few apps that use the SD will hold the resource and not allow for PC connection.
skizzz said:
Go in here download the drivers:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728929
Be aware, they might take up to 15 minutes to install, and no KIE is not included.
Make sure you close all your apps on phone before connecting to PC. Few apps that use the SD will hold the resource and not allow for PC connection.
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I downloaded those afew days ago but I will redownload and reinstall again just incase. I think the fact that the USB notification isn't showing up in the bar on the top of the phone is what's confusing me the most. Previously I would see the USB Icon and something would pop up saying I need to mount the drive. I would mount it and there would be no problem. Now I'm not getting that at all and I've tried Mass Storage, USB Debugging, Kies, and Ask.
I've never had a problem connecting my Captivate to my Windows 7 64 bit computer. I didn't install Kies or any drivers either. Not sure what all the fuss is about. I'm suspecting a lot of PEBCAK errors.
I'm starting to think there are some strange power requirements when connecting the phone to USB. Most of my systems have been fine but on one, when I connect the phone to the front USB ports, the USB Wifi adapter on the back simply stops working. While the phone is connected, the computer refuses to recognize the Wifi adapter. A soon as I disconnect the phone it starts working again.
I've seen people on other forums with intermittent issues getting the mass storage connection to work when connected to the front ports on their systems. A lot of times the front ports are connected through a USB hub in the computer case that doesn't deliver full power. If the phone isn't drawing enough power or is shunting power from other devices, this might explain the issues people are having.
Mine is acting up . I used both teh 5.02 drivers from samsung and the one linked here and similar results. In Samsung mode it goes to the Digital Still camera and flakes and on mass storage it shows two new drives..neither of which is writable or readable. This is on a cap with no SD card and XP sp3. I tried different ports but with the same result.
I was fighting with this all day. I installed, uninstalled, reinstalled all the drivers and kies, but, I was trying to connect via media player and nothing was happening. Then I noticed that there was a small message popping up on the Captivate's screen that said something about the device had to be on the idle screen before it would connect and fun the sync software. Tried turning off all running programs and still nothing. Then, I remembered that I had switched to Launcher Pro. I switched back to touch wiz, and lo and behold, it connected right up and allowed me to sync items with media player.
Interesting. I've been using ADW.Launcher and haven't see this problem except when I don't get the cable securely inserted into the Captivate. I even use a Nokia cable most of the time. The Kies Drivers are clearly the most stable. I downloaded the Drivers from the Captivate microsite and found they didn't support KIES, so I just reinstalled the KIES driver for MTP. Everything else works fine on W7x64.
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Well this sucks. On my Captivate, unless you are using TW.Launcher and in the idle screen, the Captivate won't launch MTP so you can connect to KIES. The USB Storage mode works with other Launchers (ADW and LaunchPro), but not KIES or Media. I didn't try PC Internet tethering. I switched between the two several times, and KIES only works with TW.Launcher on my device.
Is there anyone who knows of a Launcher OTHER than TW.Launcher that will interface with KIES so that the Captivate can connect? Or can ADW or LauncherPro be "tweaked" for the Captivate? I was just starting to like ADW.Launcher.
hitchb said:
[snip] Most of my systems have been fine but on one, when I connect the phone to the front USB ports, the USB Wifi adapter on the back simply stops working. While the phone is connected, the computer refuses to recognize the Wifi adapter. A soon as I disconnect the phone it starts working again.
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Holy crap, I have that EXACT same problem. I thought it was just the fact that my USB Wifi adapter is a piece if crap (which it is).
Just for reference, what kind is yours? Mine is a Belkin Wireless G F5D7050.
gtg465x said:
Just for reference, what kind is yours? Mine is a Belkin Wireless G F5D7050.
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It's the Tenda 311U which is also a cheap piece of crap ($15 at Micro Center.) It doesn't look like they use the same chipset.
I've had the same issue as well. Hooking up the Captivate to the front USB ports disables my USB mouse (on the back). I'm not sure what it could be doing that would lock up the USB bus...
Using Windows 7 netbook
I finally got tired of it deciding and put in the mode to ask me when I connect. the problem i am having is when you just charge it, it does not know that it is just charging and wants to go to ysb mass storage or the other screen. also I use double twist to connect to the phone.
thanks
Jon
The best bet here is to use USB ports on the back of the computer.
Griffon23 said:
Hey all, I've had my Captivate now for afew days and I'm loving it, but today I ran across an issue that's driving me crazy.
For some reason when I connect it to my PC I'm not longer getting the Mount SD option on the phone and can't look at my files. I've enabled USB debugging and tried it. I've told it to come up as Mass Storage and tried it. I also told it to Ask when connected and it's still not working properly. The drives show up in Windows but cannot be accessed. I also no longer get the USB notification up in the notification bar.
The weird thing is sometimes if I restart the phone and connect it everything is fine, but then if I go to do it again nothing. Anyone have any suggestions?
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If you're still having problems, select mass storage and connect the usb (or select ask every time and it will ask when you plug it in). To access the drive like a removable drive, you have to swipe the icon in the top right of the screen and select the usb selection. Then click mount and it should work! I had a hard time with this too and thought it wasn't very intuitive. Good luck!
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The best bet here is to use USB ports on the back of the computer.
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Yep, strangely enough using the back ports worked. I'll have to see if a powered USB hub will work and then I guess we can conclude that it's a power issue.
mrbisme33 said:
If you're still having problems, select mass storage and connect the usb (or select ask every time and it will ask when you plug it in). To access the drive like a removable drive, you have to swipe the icon in the top right of the screen and select the usb selection. Then click mount and it should work! I had a hard time with this too and thought it wasn't very intuitive. Good luck!
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I've set it to both Mass Storage and Ask every time and the problem I get is that I only get the USB icon up top sometimes, it's very rare. I've tried this on multiple ports and multiple PCs with the drivers downloaded and sometimes the notification shows up and I can select mount, but most of the time nothing is in my notification bar at all.
I love this phone but I don't understand why it's so frustrating just to connect it to a PC. I've also tried the Kies methods and it sees the phone, but doesn't let me access the files.
cellgeek said:
Interesting. I've been using ADW.Launcher and haven't see this problem except when I don't get the cable securely inserted into the Captivate. I even use a Nokia cable most of the time. The Kies Drivers are clearly the most stable. I downloaded the Drivers from the Captivate microsite and found they didn't support KIES, so I just reinstalled the KIES driver for MTP. Everything else works fine on W7x64.
++++UPDATE+++++ Validating MSHampton post
Well this sucks. On my Captivate, unless you are using TW.Launcher and in the idle screen, the Captivate won't launch MTP so you can connect to KIES. The USB Storage mode works with other Launchers (ADW and LaunchPro), but not KIES or Media. I didn't try PC Internet tethering. I switched between the two several times, and KIES only works with TW.Launcher on my device.
Is there anyone who knows of a Launcher OTHER than TW.Launcher that will interface with KIES so that the Captivate can connect? Or can ADW or LauncherPro be "tweaked" for the Captivate? I was just starting to like ADW.Launcher.
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This just solved my kies and windows 7-64bit issue. This should be sticked advice or added to the wiki.
USB Setting no PC- Connection
I just got my AT&T captivate and I notice that under application,usb setting I don't have the PC-internet option in there. This is only what I have under USB setting:
Kies(Firmware update)
Media Player
Mass storage
Ask on connection
So, question is, how do I enable the pc-internet option? Any suggestion I really appreciate.
Sam
I was recently staying with some mates and tried connecting my HTC Legend to their laptop to transfer files, but the Legend did not recognize it was connected to a computer, just had the charging icon as if the cord was plugged into power.
I have the 'Default connection type' as Disk Drive, 'Ask me' each time option enabled.
On the computer, no autoplay or anything happens like it used to. I can see a removable disk drive, but it has the "Please insert a disk into drive X" error when I try open it.
I can access the SD card and everything fine through the phone..
Anyone know what's up?
Cheers
EDIT: Stock unrooted Legend
EDIT: Nevermind, rebooted phone and it works now.. sorry
This exact same thing started happening to me last night as well. I can see the drives in "My Computer", but they are greyed out and give me the "Insert drive to continue" error message. What gives?
usb
howzit guys
have you'l tried switching the phone off and then on again?
i've had this happen few times
its normally some app causing it not to popup or to be very slow in popping up
wait awhile.if still nothing then try switch off and then on and then connect the usb to the pc
Ok the first time I can connect fine.. but after once the USB is unplugged, I can't load it as diskdrive anymore. It won't show up on my PC. The only way I can fix this is to restart my phone.
does anyone else has this problem? quite annoying to have to restart my phone everytime I want to put files in the phone. and I always make sure sure to click "Eject Android Phone", but it made no difference.
i have used connected my device many time to my pc & never came across this issue...& dont chose any option to eject i just unplug the device
if you were running something when connecting to your pc try exiting everything & you should get the interface to choose usb connection mode
on the phone the options always pop up, i can click "mount as harddisk", but on the pc there is no reaction and I can't see the drive.
so the drive pops up for you everytime you plug in the USB? weird.. it might be my windows 7 then.. hmm
Actually it may be your comp, I had this same issue earlier when i was trying to connect my phone, I just changed usb ports and it pops up fine, so perhaps you could try that????
Hey guys,
I'm trying to root my blaze so i can go from gingerbread to CM10, however i noticed my phone's mass storage function isnt even turning on... and obviously i cant run ODIN without my computer recognizing the phone. I tried turning debugging mode both on and off, etc.
When i plug the usb cable from phone to computer, it only charges. There's no setting in the pull-down menu saying anything about mass storage, no usb icon on top, that whole (software) part of the phone seems to be missing. I just bought this thing unlocked.. its not rooted and i did a hard reset as well.
When i go into settings/ wireless/ usb utilities, i see the mass storage button. It says Connect storage to PC. if my usb cable is plugged in, it says "USB is connected. Remove the cable." If its not connected and i hit the button, it says "please connect cable" and once i plug it in, nothing happens but charging. Any ideas? Can i root using kies?
Thanks for the help!
hwmpunk said:
Hey guys,
I'm trying to root my blaze so i can go from gingerbread to CM10, however i noticed my phone's mass storage function isnt even turning on... and obviously i cant run ODIN without my computer recognizing the phone. I tried turning debugging mode both on and off, etc.
When i plug the usb cable from phone to computer, it only charges. There's no setting in the pull-down menu saying anything about mass storage, no usb icon on top, that whole (software) part of the phone seems to be missing. I just bought this thing unlocked.. its not rooted and i did a hard reset as well.
When i go into settings/ wireless/ usb utilities, i see the mass storage button. It says Connect storage to PC. if my usb cable is plugged in, it says "USB is connected. Remove the cable." If its not connected and i hit the button, it says "please connect cable" and once i plug it in, nothing happens but charging. Any ideas? Can i root using kies?
Thanks for the help!
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You can't root via kies. But you can upgrade to ICS via kies and see if that helps. Provided kies recognizes your phone... Otherwise, I know very little about GB since I immediately upgraded to ICS upon purchasing my Blaze.
Have you seen mobileodin?
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@ njstein, I see the update now that you mentioned it, although it looks like the update is no longer provided? Check out these links, the samsung site link is broken for tmobile blaze, and the tmobile site link shows in the info box on top that the upgrades were only being provided until March 5? *I put a space between the .com on the links because i'm not allowed to post links yet*
samsung. com/us/support/SupportOwnersFAQPopup.do?faq_id=FAQ00046726&fm_seq=49755
support.t-mobile. com/docs/DOC-4182/
@ Somcom3X, I'll see if i can find threads on this forum about mobileodin. I think if i can just root the damn thing to bring it up to CM10 the rom should include usb cable software, correct?
I'll see if I can make something happen. Thanks for the tips guys.
@njstein On that tmobile link i put up, it says that software version T769UVLF5 wont receive the update because it is up to date??? That makes no sense as i'm on that version running GB. Are they trying to say that for whatever reason my phone cant do the upgrade? One thing after the next..
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Have you seen mobileodin?
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It appears only the model 9000s galaxy S is compatible with mobile odin, i dont see anything about the blaze. I couldnt post a message on the mobile odin thread due to low post count. I also read that your phone must be rooted to be able to use mobile odin. Do you guys have any other ideas how i can root my phone without a usb cable?
I have a note 2 I currently use- when I plug the usb in - in windows 7 I get the option to view files etc....
I just bought a used sprint galaxy s5 from my ol ladys sister who had it hooked up at one of those corner wireless shops.
I want to root it but read to make sure your pc recognizes it first- which it does not.
Ive downloaded the latest usb drivers for the phone.
Ive enabled debugging mode.
Ive used the original supplied cord and also tried my note 2 cord.
When I plug it in it recognizes it and detects drivers but the phone does not show up under my computer and I dont get the window popup asking if I want to view files etc.
Getting really frustrated.
Any ideas?
deezdrama said:
I have a note 2 I currently use- when I plug the usb in - in windows 7 I get the option to view files etc....
I just bought a used sprint galaxy s5 from my ol ladys sister who had it hooked up at one of those corner wireless shops.
I want to root it but read to make sure your pc recognizes it first- which it does not.
Ive downloaded the latest usb drivers for the phone.
Ive enabled debugging mode.
Ive used the original supplied cord and also tried my note 2 cord.
When I plug it in it recognizes it and detects drivers but the phone does not show up under my computer and I dont get the window popup asking if I want to view files etc.
Getting really frustrated.
Any ideas?
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When I plug the s5 into my pc and pull down the notification bar ...it doesnt even show usb connected.
I cant find any usb options other than usb debugging.
I just went through all this same crap with a galaxy mega a buddy had.
I just dont get why there is no "usb connected as" notification and why this is so complicated to connect to pc when my note connects fine
Bad cable? Maybe Bad Drivers? Where did you download them from? Windows is going to try to recognize it as a media device. Ill give you a couple tips
Just because the "popup window" doesnt popup, you probably just have auto play set to recognize it a certain way.
Just copy and paste this into your explorer window:
%windir%\system32\control.exe /name Microsoft.AutoPlay
and then reset it for your phone.
Also.
1. Make sure the cable is actually connecting, like charging the phone, consistantly, not on and off. If it is, then you know thats good, if not, switch the usb drive you have the cable plugged into. USB Ports actually on the motherboard are the ones Ive always had luck with never disconnecting.
2. If you want to root your phone, and you want the adb drivers, Windows wont find those for you.
Thanks for the reply.
I downloaded the drivers straight from the windows usb driver dowload page for my phone from samsung.
Ive uninstalled reboot,installed rebooted.
Ive set usb debugging off/on.
Tried dialling *#0808# which ive read is the code to enable usb but it doest work it just calls the #.
Tried all my moyherboard usb ports
Tried different cable
The original cable charges fine.
This sg5 NEVER has a usb icon when connected to usb... i find that odd.
A samsung mega a buddy had which was also previously hooked up at the same wireless shop that this s5 was..... also has the same exact issue.... no usb icon and not recognised as media by windows and no way to change usb settings.
Its like that wireless shop disabled usb on there phones for some reason.
I had the phone 2 weeks and cant do anything with it untill I can root it.
My note 2 works fine , i get usb icon in notification area,i can switch to media device from there.
On the sg5 theres no usb icon even though it connects fine to the pc as installer
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Maybe Im misunderstanding you, but when I have my phone plugged into my pc there is no usb icon, its just connected as a media device and shows its charging. Both screenshots are of my phone while its plugged into my computer
When you plug it into your computer can you access the files on the phone through your windows explorer, like in the first screenshot?
Thanks for replying and the screenshots.
When my phone is plugged into the computer it shows the charging status but no "connected as media device" it doesnt show a connected as anything so nothing to touch for options.
The phone does not show up under windows explorer in my computer.
Ive been using galaxy phones since the original galaxy and never had issues like this.
I just dont get it
I'm similar issues...my phone will just time out in the middle of transfers or won't see the phone at all
Both of your issues sound like driver issues. Heres the link from Samsung for Windows for the S5
http://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/SM-G900PZKASPR
To make this issue stranger....
My neighbor came over to borrow juice for her ecig. I noticed she has an s5.
I ask if i can connect it to my computer and as soon as I plug it in with my s5 cable...bam ...connected as media device , touch for usb options.
And my computer brought up the screen to view files.
So i now know its not my pc,drivers, or cables.
I did however notice when I plugged my s5 in.... in the notification area where it would say touch for usb options.
It says "system update"
But i have no sim or service on the phone so it doesnt update.
Could the system update be needed for the usb to work?
How would i even update system ?its nolonger on sprint. I wouldnt want any more over the air updates anyway as im wanted to root so i can save a straight talk apn and probablly flash a custom rom
Yea... this is nuts.
This sprint s5 i got looks and performs like a brand new phone.
But cannot for the life of me get "connected as ......" to show when a usb is plugged in. When i search settings for "pc connection" , "media" , mtp" , usb" etc.....
Theres nothing I can find to enable how to connect when usb is connected.
I dont even know who or where to ask anymore.
Bought this phone weeks ago and cant do anything with it.
My neighbors s5 connects to my pc no problems. So does my note 2.
I just dont know anymore what else to do
i dont see where not having a sim would matter. does the usb port on your phone seem loose or anything? do you have access to another pc to try connecting to that?
ultimately you can get around most things that require needing a usb connection. theres even a wireless adb.
i doubt this will work either, but have you tried seeing if odin will recognize the phone in download mode? (power off the phone and press the power+home+volume down buttons)
also what version of android is on the phone now? if its still on 4.4.2 or 4.4.4 then you might want to look into towelroot, but i think i remember reading thats not working with 5.0
as for rooting, you could try looking for a flashable update.zip , put it on a external sd card, put that in your phone and boot into recovery (power off the phone and press the power+home+volume up buttons) and flash it, then find a custom recovery like clockworkmod or philz touch or something
all in all im 99% sure theres a way to root the phone without having to do anything on a pc, its just a matter of finding a way to do it, and the before choosing a method to tell you to try, i need to know the android version. also im just assuming the model number is SM-G900P, is that right?
Go into your settings and tell me the
Software Version
Model Number
Android Version
and the Baseband Version
once factory reset...usb works fine.
Im now rooted and flashed MOAR
thanks for all who tried to help
Glad you got it figured out