Thanks to all great developers from here, i've already saw a lot of amazing softwares and use some of them.
I was wondering if it's possible when we connect the phone to USB, the phone shows the normal popup asking if we want activesync or USB storage, but with another option that is "Charge battery".
It would be great because i use a lot of computers and i don't want it to sync neither to be a usb storage.
Thank you all..
PS: Sorry for my bad english
neives said:
Thanks to all great developers from here, i've already saw a lot of amazing softwares and use some of them.
I was wondering if it's possible when we connect the phone to USB, the phone shows the normal popup asking if we want activesync or USB storage, but with another option that is "Charge battery".
It would be great because i use a lot of computers and i don't want it to sync neither to be a usb storage.
Thank you all..
PS: Sorry for my bad english
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I second this, Im using a lot of different working PCs, also outside the country, so only charging without syncing, sharing internet or mass storage would be a great thing!!!
If you use a standard mini usb connector as opposed to the HTC one, it should only charge the phone. Works for me.
HoTaCe said:
If you use a standard mini usb connector as opposed to the HTC one, it should only charge the phone. Works for me.
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Even standard mini-usb leads use all the pins. You want a usb cable that only has the middle two pins, buy a cheap one, use a pencil or tweezers and pull out the outer pins and you'll have a power only cable, easy.
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Even standard mini-usb leads use all the pins. You want a usb cable that only has the middle two pins, buy a cheap one, use a pencil or tweezers and pull out the outer pins and you'll have a power only cable, easy.
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That's not an option for me because sometimes i want to charge and other times i want to use as usb storage.
And i also have a cradle and i'll NOT remove pins
I've already seen here a diferent popup with an option to use phone as modem, so i think this shouldn't be difficult.
Thank you
Just select internet connection sharing..
that way it won't sync..
Just turn it off!
An easy way to prevent the diamond from connecting to the pc but still charging it via usb cable is to just press the power button and put it to sleep.
SierraEcho said:
An easy way to prevent the diamond from connecting to the pc but still charging it via usb cable is to just press the power button and put it to sleep.
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Iam using that method ..
my method
i use bluetooth to sync and have disabled 'allow usb connections' in activesync so that it charges ONLY via cable.
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An easy way to prevent the diamond from connecting to the pc but still charging it via usb cable is to just press the power button and put it to sleep.
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That's another point, i don't want put it to sleep.
The perfect solution for me is an option to put it to charge, because i don't want to desiblr activesync because i use it on my computer, and don't want to put it to sleep, because i want to use it.
Thank you.
bumping because I second (er, third) this notion. I don't mind putting it to sleep, but I work in a flaky reception area so my damn phone is always waking up on its own. And everytime it does, guess what pops up? Yeah, annoying.
Who's the ninja that added that connect as modem feature? I have that installed and love it. Maybe if we all ask nice he/she will add a "Connect to Charge" option...
i use to chose "Mass storage" when i dont want to activsync
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i use to chose "Mass storage" when i dont want to activsync
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Yes, thank you for your input...
Now what we are looking for is an option to...
...don't sync...
...don't use Internal Storage as a disk drive...
...don't share internet connection...
...when connecting the device with a usb-cable to a PC.
We just want it to charge the battery, nothing else.
Because we don't want this to be permanent and we don't want to lose functionality by...
...switching off the device...
...disabling active sync on the pc...
...pulling pins from a cable...
...we are asking for a fourth option in the USB to PC menu.
And while we're at it:
I would like a shortcut to te USB to PC menu too, because I like to switch a lot. Anyone?
rvdgeer said:
Yes, thank you for your input...
Now what we are looking for is an option to...
...don't sync...
...don't use Internal Storage as a disk drive...
...don't share internet connection...
...when connecting the device with a usb-cable to a PC.
We just want it to charge the battery, nothing else.
Because we don't want this to be permanent and we don't want to lose functionality by...
...switching off the device...
...disabling active sync on the pc...
...pulling pins from a cable...
...we are asking for a fourth option in the USB to PC menu.
And while we're at it:
I would like a shortcut to te USB to PC menu too, because I like to switch a lot. Anyone?
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yea it would be great if someone can create a 4th option for us to be able to select "Charge Only" how perfect is that?
I'm not sure what you're really asking for, but i use an old small program called kill active sync. It still works for the latest activesyncs on XP. You can google for a few more versions. This will let you charge without having sync pop up annoyingly.
WM5
you could also enable this tool, so you PPC will be acknowledged as an USB Storage device. So you can USE all funktions except files form your storage card. It charges without sync.
http://freewareppc.com/communication/wm5torage.shtml
ecor said:
you could also enable this tool, so you PPC will be acknowledged as an USB Storage device. So you can USE all funktions except files form your storage card. It charges without sync.
http://freewareppc.com/communication/wm5torage.shtml
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HexiumVII said:
I'm not sure what you're really asking for, but i use an old small program called kill active sync. It still works for the latest activesyncs on XP. You can google for a few more versions. This will let you charge without having sync pop up annoyingly.
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Please read this post.
Antimus said:
Even standard mini-usb leads use all the pins. You want a usb cable that only has the middle two pins, buy a cheap one, use a pencil or tweezers and pull out the outer pins and you'll have a power only cable, easy.
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I think you got the usb pinout wrong there, the inner two pins are the data and the outer two are the power supply.
It would also be sufficient to only remove one pin.
And the Idea of charge only would be very useful and is a good idea, I imagine it could also be accomplished from the PC side.
Funny Thread, isn't it?
People just don't read.....
I second the idea of rvdgeer because i'm used to charge my diamond via car radio usb port and have some trouble with this. I cannot put it to mass storage because i need access to it to get tomtom working.
So i regularly use the modem option.
But the only purpose of this thread is to find an answer if, or if not possible to add a 4th setting to usb connection popup which is "charge only"
Maybe the developers/chefs can answer this question or somebody has a serious idea how to get this function
Thx for all the other ideas, but the best would be a 4th popup option
Maybe it's different on the Diamond from the Touch Pro, but on the PC if you Right Click the ActiveSync icon in the tasks bar (next to the clock) select Connection Settings then uncheck the box labeled Allow USB Connections. It continues to charge the phone without using anything else.
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Hi, my activesync doesn't work, but it is charging...
i tried other USBs and i tried different PCs and same thing happens..
tried to take off the advanced network functionality...
Does anyone have a solution to that? please please help me im begging
Thanks alot in advanced!
anyone???? pleasee??????
go to active sync on the Hermes and delete the old profile. This may work...
Cheers...
tried.. doesnt work.. plus it didnt even work the past couple of roms that i had... i think since i upgraded it from wm6 to wm6.1 i started getting this issue..
any solution????
if trying to connect it to another computer dont work
i would suspect a faulty connector
so how is it possible that its charging??
To charge, all it needs is for the pins carrying voltage to get a connection. (All USB has a 5v current at 500mA, it just uses that to charge).
It could be that one of the data pins used by USB solely for transferring data are damaged or broken (or the connector is broken internally). This is almost impossible to diagnose without the correct tools, so I'm guessing here.
However, my Hermes' USB port has started to 'act up' - it still charges fine, but you have to have the USB cable at juuuust the right angle and you can't move it or touch it at all, otherwise the USB connection disconnects. I suspect either oxidisation on the terminals or a dodgy USB connector - but as long as it charges alright, I can live with that!
you could try cleaning the contacts with a cotton bud and some isopropyl alcohol (surgical spirits - NOT METHO). If there is any buildup on your contacts this will fix it.
Cheers....
Mine has done this many times before, the bloody pc rejects the usb device as unknown. [email protected] frustrating, I go in and delete all stored data about the phone and same on the PC in Active sync, some times works. Try different cables, sounds weird but some work well some are no good, dunn'o why, just does. I would perform a Hard Reset, I have done this once and it fixed it, blows away all your stuff (which should be on your 2Gb min mem card anyway). Good luck, sounds like a Hard Reset is where your headed.
is it possible that its not working since i switched to WM6.1? cuz i dont usually charge my phone through the pc and i just relized it a month ago... so if i switch back to wm6 do you think it would work??
Try this
Try and going to ur Start Menu,and then into Settings,go into the last tab "Connections", now go into the little icon titled USB to PC,and make sure the little box is UNCHECKED...well now that should do the trick
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Try and going to ur Start Menu,and then into Settings,go into the last tab "Connections", now go into the little icon titled USB to PC,and make sure the little box is UNCHECKED...well now that should do the trick
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if you would read the first post... where i actually asked the question u would see that i tried that already
but tnx for trying
my 8525 does this from time to time as well, while I've never traced down the exact problem, a soft-reset almost always fixes it (I'm not saying you haven't soft-reset, it's just how I fix mine).
It likely has something to do with memory, as it usually happens after I've been using a lot of features (windows live search, outlook, etc.) and haven't reset in several days.
good luck....it is frustrating!
u did not described what it actualy does if you connect it to the pc and what rom are u using
the common problems with wm6.1
uncheck the advanced usb disconnect from pc restart pc
go to active sync on ppc seting - connection uncheck box (allways) check box open `usb close `usb ok reconnect ppc
the wording might be different cause im using right now diff. language
Hi all,
sometimes i need to charge my phone at other folks' pc..
is there any software to make the data sync function disabled? ie the phone will only charge... no data connection at all..
will be great...
leobox1 said:
Hi all,
sometimes i need to charge my phone at other folks' pc..
is there any software to make the data sync function disabled? ie the phone will only charge... no data connection at all..
will be great...
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Assuming they have ActiveSync on their PC, right click the ActiveSync icon and go to "Connection Settings". Make sure "Allow USB Connections" is unticked.
That does the trick, and if you do want to use ActiveSync, just unplug the USB cable, tick that box, and plug it back in (it sometimes works without unplugging the cable first, but a lot of the time it just causes issues - it's safer to unplug it.)
If they don't have ActiveSync, then there's no problem. Just stop it trying to install software for the device when you plug it in.
Hope that helps
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Assuming they have ActiveSync on their PC, right click the ActiveSync icon and go to "Connection Settings". Make sure "Allow USB Connections" is unticked.
That does the trick, and if you do want to use ActiveSync, just unplug the USB cable, tick that box, and plug it back in (it sometimes works without unplugging the cable first, but a lot of the time it just causes issues - it's safer to unplug it.)
If they don't have ActiveSync, then there's no problem. Just stop it trying to install software for the device when you plug it in.
Hope that helps
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thanks buddy.. assuming i have no control over their pc, is there anything to stop it from MY phone? thanks!!!
leobox1 said:
thanks buddy.. assuming i have no control over their pc, is there anything to stop it from MY phone? thanks!!!
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The only thing you can do is to set your phone as a USB drive, but that obviously means that your phone will lose the use of the storage card. That's not good if you've got software installed on it that you want to use.
Its done the same way mate but on you phone. go to the syn on your phone, then menu on bottom right then connections, and the same option is there, untick the box "synchronize all pc's using this connection and your away =]
thanks all for your kind help
Another method is to standby the HD2. Press the EndCall after you plug the USB cable, then it won't connect.
leobox1 said:
Hi all,
sometimes i need to charge my phone at other folks' pc..
is there any software to make the data sync function disabled? ie the phone will only charge... no data connection at all..
will be great...
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I plug my HD2 into the USB port and when ActiveSync comes up and sets up the new device, I just un-tick all the sync option boxes, so that technically the sync takes place by no data is transferred. I can still explore the HD2 and charge it, as well as installing software from my PC.
i use my laptop to charge my phone and i also do this at work, i realise i can just plug in the usb wall charger but ideally what i want is the ability to plug in the the usb into laptop / pc and get the
Choose a connection type
1) activesync
2) harddrive
3) internet sharing
4) just charge
any ideas?
Just select either activesync or disk drive, and then press the power button to turn it back off...
when the connection screen pops up just click activsync and check the little square box " Don't Ask Again" and it won't pop up anymore
SEE SCREENSHOT
i want to use the phone ... its the only thing that keeps me sane at work lol
You dont have to select an option. When the menu comes up 'activesync, hard drive, internet sharing', , , just press the home button and the menu goes away, the phone charges.
You could of course just choose activesync, it wont affect anything if there is no partnership set up on the laptop.
if i click dont ask again doesnt it just set my selection as the default selection?
if you press home it still does what was last selected (such as harddrive) my problem is i use it at work where it will freak out if harddrive is found or it activesync is attempted to connect
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if i click dont ask again doesnt it just set my selection as the default selection?
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No, the popup won't appear anymore and remember that setting.
There's no "do nothing". So get your USB charger out
kilrah said:
No, the popup won't appear anymore and remember that setting.
There's no "do nothing". So get your USB charger out
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i realise no option exists im hoping someone has a way to do it??? any ideas
I'm not sure i understand the problem, are you saying your works computer will recognise it as a storage device and 'freak out'? Because it won't, it will happily ignore it.
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I'm not sure i understand the problem, are you saying your works computer will recognise it as a storage device and 'freak out'? Because it won't, it will happily ignore it.
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i work in a banking environment and amazingly they're not too happy about people with unauthorised phones lol, if u plug in my charger to the usb port it will either select it as harddrive in which case loads of nice messages appear and people are alerted (manager once plugged a usb drive into my pc forgetting that i didnt have the correct permissions and this happened) and if selected activesync the software (which is installed and i dont have permissions to stop it) would kick start and i expect cause similar results
on my old phone (ignito / diamond 2) i used an old usb cable i had that was damaged and data lines where broke and thus it just charged - i guess i could do that i just was wondering is a software tweak existed.
ahhhh gotcha. Wasn't thinking hard enough. heh.
Looks like your only option is taking the charger to work with you. (I have several 3 pin chargers that have no cable, just a USB slot made by Garmin that i have positioned around the house, and at work, , saves dragging the charger itself about, just need the cable.)
Hi,
I use my HD2 and plug it directly into my usb port on my car stereo, and use it as a disk drive. The only thing is, is when I remove it and try to use the phone agiain, the HTC music player freezes up, and the programs that are stored on my storage card fail to open, as if it were still plugged in and using the Disk Drive option on the USB to PC setting.
If i go into the usb to PC setting and change to active sync before unplugging it everything works fine though.
Basicaly, I was just wondering if thre was like a safely remove hardware app, or something similar that I could put as a quick link to save having to go into the setttngs every time i disconnect.
Cheers
Ian
I dont think there is anything like 'safely remove hardware', but THIS will show you how to make a quicklink that pops up USB to PC screen on your phone with one click, so you can switch back to activesync much quicker.
(The example at the bottom is the one you want.)
The "safely remove hardware" option would have to be on the car radio, not on the HD2
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I dont think there is anything like 'safely remove hardware', but THIS will show you how to make a quicklink that pops up USB to PC screen on your phone with one click, so you can switch back to activesync much quicker.
(The example at the bottom is the one you want.)
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Good man, this will do me nicely.
Cheers
Ian
kilrah said:
The "safely remove hardware" option would have to be on the car radio, not on the HD2
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Aye..... fair point!
the info in the link i initially pointed to was wrong, my mistake. The correct code for a USBtoPC link is
24#ctlpnl.exe mycpl.cpl,34
Sorry.
So I can't get my desktop OR laptop running XP Pro 32 to even recognize the phone. As in no audio plays and nothing appears in the system tray. Tried with/without debugging mode, installed the samsung drivers etc. The phone doesn't even show up in device manager at all- not even as something unrecognizable. Its as if the port is dead. The phone does 'ding' though and charge ok so it is receiving power... though nothing at all appears in the android notification tab when connected. Any ideas or anyone know of any apps on the pc or android side to take a closer look at whats happening on the bus?
The only way that I can get it to work is to put it in media mode. It shows up as a media device in Win7. If I put it on, "ask every time" or whatever it doesn't work and in mass storage mode it shows up as two unreadable drives, they are grayed out in Explorer... Basically...don't use the "ask every time" for USB function.
This function seems like such a simple thing, not sure why Samsung has so many issues with it considering they have been making media devices for a long time.
Anyway... do you have access to a newer OS to at least rule that out as a cause. Not saying it shouldn't work with XP 32 but just something to check out.
I was having similar issues at first. I take it adb doesn't work either? Well my fix was to delete my whole Android SDK folder, then I redownloaded it (though I just kept the "tools" folder this time). Then I downloaded "USBDeview" (google it) to delete every USB driver that had to do with android (basically just left the printers, HID, and my Sansa drivers), restarted, then I downloaded the samsung drivers from the thread on here, plugged my phone in and manually pointed the driver search to the drivers.
ADB and Mass Storage has been working fine since. All I can tell you is to keep checking cause there's something you're missing, I also thought to myself "what the heck else can I do?" since I had done each one of those steps previously, but maybe I just had to do them all together. Good luck.
another possible solution is to change cables if you're not using the samsung provided cable - some cables are charger only (no data) - some of the motorola cables are charger only and we've already had one poster that had that issue
I couldn't get it to work at first either. I more or less did this.
I plugged in my phone. I did not enable mass storage mode on my phone. Walked away and let my PC think for a while. I came back and I noticed I had two new drives. I then enabled mass storage mode and could connect.
Two of my machines I had to do this. I'm not sure why it wasn't instant, but it just took a bit of patience and walking away from the machine to let it think for a while before I guess it installed the drivers and made its peace with the fact it wasn't the G1 any more.
Say into voice dialer "Open SD card" -> check "Enable USB mass storage". That works if port on PC is OK.
If it's a driver issue, open device manager and uninstall the usb ports. Unplug everything from usb and when you reboot the computer it will automatically reinstall the usb ports.
Sent from my Vibrant
I ran into the same issue. It was a problem with the USB cable I was using. As soon as I tried a different cable it worked fine.
larryccf said:
another possible solution is to change cables if you're not using the samsung provided cable - some cables are charger only (no data) - some of the motorola cables are charger only and we've already had one poster that had that issue
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I second this, I forgot my sammy cable at work on Friday and on way home stopped at T-Mo and picked up a charger w/cable and realized right away this was just a charging cable as soon as I connected it to my PC. I'm returning the cable back to T-Mo tonight. At least I was able to charge my phone over the weekend.
UPDATE: You guys are right, it is the goddamn cables! I bought an extra wall charger + cable at the t-mobile store and was using that at home. I had left the original in-box cable at work. Tried the cable at work today and now the drives pop up. Still don't appear writeable but I can look into that when I have time, probably the typical driver issue. As far as I can tell those separate cables are power only! $15 for a two wires + dc adapter. Thanks Samsung. Grr.
i suspect the mfgrs have gone to charge only cables to help keep folks from tethering - just a suspicion
if the "drives" are popping up, have you "mounted" the phone (pull down notification bar, clik on USB connected and it should give you a window asking to mount the cards or drive)
FYI....The Rocketfish cables you get from Best Buy do not work. They are only capable of charging.
@larryccf...I don't think certain manufacturers are implementing this on purpose so we can't tether. I think their just being cheap.
Where I got my cables on the cheap! and my problem.
I got my cable at monoprice.com. Check it out that is a 10 foot usb cable for $1.69 and it works for me. They have different lengths and even some colors. Now my Mass Storage issue . . .
My Mass Storage via USB works fine unless I enable "USB Debugging" which one of my apps needs to work. Once debugging is enabled I loss the ability to see my sd card and internal storage on my XP netbook. any ideas????
Same Problem
I have the exact issue, tried many things have'nt found a fix yet. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!
Thanks,
crx
larryccf said:
if the "drives" are popping up, have you "mounted" the phone (pull down notification bar, clik on USB connected and it should give you a window asking to mount the cards or drive)
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this worked for me Thanks
Yes phone is mounted, and can be seen w/o usb debugging enabled. However with usb/debugging on it does not read the phone being connected. Meaning that I cannot connect to ADB which is my main concern.
thanks for response tho,
crx
crxforya said:
Yes phone is mounted, and can be seen w/o usb debugging enabled. However with usb/debugging on it does not read the phone being connected. Meaning that I cannot connect to ADB which is my main concern.
thanks for response tho,
crx
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This is my issue exactly, and I haven't found a fix either. Called T-Mobile and they thought turning off debugging was the only fix I needed.
Most of them, sorry to say are half retarded. They think a data reset is the cure-all
crxforya said:
Most of them, sorry to say are half retarded. They think a data reset is the cure-all
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Ain't that the truth!
If you are running windows (x86 or x64), it would be wise to install the samsung drivers. I was having this exact problem, but as soon as I installed the drivers from samsung, viola!
I had the latest drivers from google, and they did not work for me.
Here is a link to the thread containing the links to the drivers, thanks to TGA_Gunnman:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728929