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Greets gang,
Several days ago I started getting the subject message appearing in my WinXP system tray. It was on my Gateway laptop and it would appear over and over again, citing 'Unknown Device' when you'd click the annoying ballon. My Jam wasn't even connected at the time.
I basically blew everything away and restored my laptop to factory original settings. Problem persisted. I thought it might be hardware, but the message has now disappeared, only re-appearing when I plug in my Jam. My USB Bluetooth dongle plugs in fine, no errors.
Someone else had bent pins on their USB port or plug--I see none. Anyone else have issues with this, or can anyone offer some help?
Presumably you have installed (re-installed) Active Sync on the PC? As you may already know, as standard the JAM and many other PPCs are not recognised by the computer unless Active Sync is installed [properly].
www.softick.com provide an excellent utility to have your PPC recognise as a removable drive without using Active Sync.
Yes, ActiveSync has been installed & re-installed. New development? I plugged in an 80Gb external hard-drive to that laptop and Winblows is telling me its connected to a non-hi-speed USB port, which it is not. Could be something there.
I'm going to re-flash the Jam to factory ROM, then I will dig into the USB issue.
I had this problem and I tracked it down to the fact that I had picked up the wrong cable!
Same connector but for my camera
The wrong cable thing may very well have been it, but I was also having probs with an external hard drive I was using. I ended up rebuilding my laptop twice and now things seem to be fine. What a drag.
hypr said:
Greets gang,
Several days ago I started getting the subject message appearing in my WinXP system tray. It was on my Gateway laptop and it would appear over and over again, citing 'Unknown Device' when you'd click the annoying ballon. My Jam wasn't even connected at the time.
I basically blew everything away and restored my laptop to factory original settings. Problem persisted. I thought it might be hardware, but the message has now disappeared, only re-appearing when I plug in my Jam. My USB Bluetooth dongle plugs in fine, no errors.
Someone else had bent pins on their USB port or plug--I see none. Anyone else have issues with this, or can anyone offer some help?
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I have the same problem.
It seems, this problem appears mostly on laptops, not on PCs?
I tried to uninstall\install, repair with all ActiveSync data removal or leaving it - No result.
Also, tried to replace the cable (which is ok, im sure with the one from the camera) - No result.
Temporary way out: do Off\On with qtek9000 on cable connect.
Another way out: Turn On the "Enable all incoming beams" flag in Start -> Settings -> Connections -> Beam (this path may vary depend on your Universal brand name). As I seldom need to connect via IR to other devices, I have switched this option off to consume power.
DOES ANY BODY KNOW, HOW TO FIX THIS BUG?? Any Ideas?
Qtek9000 with laptop Toshiba Satellite Pro \ Win XP SP2
it seems dat a noob like me at last can give a help
i have the same problem last time, and as i trace it down, the problem lies on the cable.
as u know that we all use mini usb (usb cable type b) for our o2 mini, but not all type b cable support pc connection, some will only give charging access
i have 2 mini usb cables, one comes from my external hdd, and the other is i buy it myself. the difference is that the 1 i bought actually have a shorter connector (maybe the problem due to this)
so try to buy another cable, as i don't know any other way (reinsatalling pc os, hard-reset device or reinstalling active sync won't solve the problem)
NB. both cables are working when i plug it to my external hdd, so maybe the cable is not faulty. one of the advantage that i got is that i can charge my mini without disabling the active sync usb connection
sorry for my bad english
i can almost essentially confirm that it is NOT the usb cable.. I have been using a usb cable i had around the house for syncing my phone, and it has worked perfectly ever since I first received the phone (over half a year ago), but all of a sudden, i plugged in my device, and received the "usb device not recognized" error message... does anyone know the cause of this?
I have repeatedly difficulties in using my German T-Mobile Vario II as a USB modem for my laptop computer.
As long as there was no or few additional software installed it worked fine as described. I started the wireless modem application on Vario II, started the modem, plugged the USB cable into my laptop, installed the driver and was successfully online by using the dialer application.
But after installing some more software on Vario II, such as MS VoiceCommand, PhoneAlarm, Tomtom Navigator 5.21, something seems to fail at its USB interface. After starting the wireless modem application and starting modem mode neigther my laptop nor my desktop PC will recognize the TyTN as a USB device any longer. The PCs even do not detect a USB device being plugged in, similar to plugging in a cable with nothing connected at the other end.
At the Vario II side the power LED won't go on as it normally will do when connected to USB because of recharging its battery. So it seems the TyTN USB interface is totally dead in modem emulation mode. As soon as I will stop the modem emulation on TyTN the PC will immediately recognize a USB device beeing plugged in, so there is no hardware failure with the USB interface.
After re-enabling ActiveSync the Vario II will synchronise normally. Doing soft resets and full power-off/on cycles will not solve the problem, only doing a hard reset with erasing of memory will help. As this problem has ocurred already twice with my device and I will have to do a further hard reset now, I would be very interested in knowing what is really causing this problem and how to avoid it or repair it without need for a complete re-installation every time.
Has anybody else to deal with the same problem or is it unique to my device?
Regards, Gerd
Hi Gerd,
I also have this problem, do you know if this has been resolved yet?
Regards,
Chris.
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This happenned to me this week too. I ahve been away and uising the device as a modem all week but it completely disabled my active sync. I had to rr install it when I got home! WHen I ran tomtom it told the modem disconnected and vice verse.
mobilecat said:
This happenned to me this week too. I ahve been away and uising the device as a modem all week but it completely disabled my active sync. I had to rr install it when I got home! WHen I ran tomtom it told the modem disconnected and vice verse.
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You may try to Un-Check the "advanced" setting of USB conection (Settings>Connection>USB to PC setting.... it works for many other USB related problems.
When you installed the GPS for TomTom did you choose to use COM8?
That breaks wireless modem on Orange UK M3100 and UK T-Mobile VarioII's..(and you get EXACTLY the behaviour shown - as well as an error if you try to turn off the advanced mode for usb connect on activesync) so i guess its the same on all tytn's..
try changing any com ports you have set to different values and see if it works..
USB Modem problems
Hi,
If all esle fails, try pdanet. It can be used on trial free for 10 days and then costs $20 from memory. It works first time, every time for me after weeks of hassle with usb modem.
Highly reccommended for none techies.
Richard racer
pdanet web site
I forgot to add the web site
http://www.junefabrics.com/pdanet/
You may still have the same problem with PDANet. I installed it and it connected without any other changes. I was very impressed until the next time I tried to syncronise as the ActiveSync didn't recognise my TyTn was attached (via USB cable)!
However it appears to be fixed by unchecking the "advanced" setting of USB conection on the PocketPC as suggested previously.
Bill
Hye, im a new forum user. Ive been using a Dopod 900 for quite sometime now and i love it. However, 2 weeks back, upon connecting it to my pc, an error message showed on my pc screen. It said
"USB DEVICE NOT RECOGNISED
One of the usb device connected to this computer has malfunctioned and windows does not recognize it".
At 1st i thought it was a minor problem so i decided to soft reset it. But after soft resetting it still couldn't connect.
Here's the list of things that i've done.
1. soft reset the device/pc
-connect it via cable to the usb port, still not working
2. uninstall/reinstall activesync 4.5
-not working either
3. hard reset device
-also not working
4. reformat pc (last resort)
-no avail...sigh...
HELP!!! It's driving me crazy!
The usb port seems fine, i can sill charge my device, but i can't connect it to my pc!
PLEASE HELP ME!
Thanks in advance.
the problem is on your PC and not on your Device. I didn't get whether you have formated your PC or you planning to??
I don't think it's my pc.
Went to a pda shop, asked the person in charge to have a look at it and he too was confused. He got the same error as i did on his pc.
He reset my device to bootloader mode and plugged in the usb cable. Something like 'usb cable' showed on my device screen. He said that the port was fine so it had to be some other problem which of course he doesn't even know.
Btw, i DID format my pc before going to the pda shop. Still nothing...Thanx for replying and being so helpfull...Hope u can help some more!
Have you tried a diff USB cable
Yup! Tried a couple of different usb cables...still no luck...
Additional info-
I found out that syncing could also be done via bluetooth from a friend, so i gave it a try but, also no go...my device is not recognised...***sigh***
Yes, still no luck...Ive tried a couple actually...
Was this problem solved?
I have the exact same problem. I got it to sync one time though when I disabled my firewall. But that's it.
I can't sync again.
Please, anybody who had had this problem, please share the solution.
Thanks a lot!
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Was this problem solved?
I have the exact same problem. I got it to sync one time though when I disabled my firewall. But that's it.
I can't sync again.
Please, anybody who had had this problem, please share the solution.
Thanks a lot!
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Have check this?
Goto your device -->settings-->connection-->USB to PC and check or uncheck advanced network functionality
That's strange. i don't have the USB to PC option on my Connections menu.
I've been suspecting my USB port to be the problem.
Could anyone please take a very clear picture of the USB port in their Uni so I can compare mine.
Thanks a lot.
Nope...it was never solved. I ended up selling my dopod. I was so frustrated. *sigh*
maxmiller said:
That's strange. i don't have the USB to PC option on my Connections menu.
I've been suspecting my USB port to be the problem.
Could anyone please take a very clear picture of the USB port in their Uni so I can compare mine.
Thanks a lot.
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What ROM ARE YOU USING?
I've got an 'old' XDA II (PH10B), and I don't want to miss it. My problem is the USB connection. Due to unknown circumstances, the USB chip has lost the identifier, so that I can't synchronize with USB connection due to unknown device. Serial, bluetooth and irda still works. Is there any possibility to restore the USB-identifier back into the PDA. I've restored the rom and radio via serial, but it doesn't fix the usb-problem
USB sync
You may change your USB sync cable. Your problem may be solved
That was my first trial!
The problem is exactly described above. and it has nothing to do with async ,pc, cable or something else.
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You may change your USB sync cable. Your problem may be solved
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Thank you. I never would have thought of that, since the phone is charging.
But changing the cable actually worked
hmmm...
i kind of have the same problem . my device freezes when i connect it via USB to computer .
Actualy it does not freeze when Advanced USB functionality option in Settings is on ... but ActiveSync does not start ...and nothing happens .
The funny part is that it worked ...some time ago and i tried to connect it to another computer and it works .
the only thig i haven`t try is to reinstal windows on my computer
Try plugging it into another USB spot on your computer. The cable and phone obviously work, which suggests that maybe the USB hub on the computer doesn't have enough power to charge and function. This usually happens when using front panel USBs. Try the rear USB ports.
usb freeze
i'm having the same problem as quantico said
"""my device freezes when i connect it via USB to computer .
Actualy it does not freeze when Advanced USB functionality option in Settings is on ... but ActiveSync does not start ...and nothing happens .
The funny part is that it worked ...some time ago and i tried to connect it to another computer and it works .""""
well....mine did worked untill one month ago,and then suddenly had this problem..
the problem is not the computer that i'm sure,i have tested on a friend's computer and problem persists..and i have reinstalled my os from 32 bit xp to 64 bit xp and active sync works fine,cause i have another device a hp 6915 and it's ok...
the cable seems to be the main problem,but now i'm not sure...i have tested the pins with a ohm meter in the both ends of the cable and it doesn't seem to be somethin wrong..apparently..i will reinvestigate
then i thought the problem was my rom(3 monts ago when i bought the phone did upgrade from wm 2003 to wm6.1 using Shekhar's rom which had a few bugs, and so decided now to go with the latest,Ather's dark edition 6.1 which so far works like a charm(best recomended for hima)...but again problemo not solved..
i still think that the cable or the back connector might have a problem,but here in romania is hard to find a qtek 2020 data cable and also a cheap one so...untill anyone has some brilliant ideas ..i'm just charging my phone from usb
i have retested the cable with the ohm meter at both ends and cable is fine ,no broken pins,no shortcircuits...
i have pluged the usb cable into the pda moterboard connector and tested the usb at one end of the connection and on the mainboard of the pda at other end(phone dissasambled no power) all tests indicated that the fizical connection between the usb and motherboard pda is fine,and no other shortcircuits or broken connection..
that leads to another conclusion...there is an internal pda circuit or chip mailfunction of the usb function due to hardware or software problem that i cannot explain..typically for those models.....
those problems are not new,a lot of mp3 players after a while crash like that with usb device mailfunction or card readers or usb hubs.. but why?
so...we're back at the start of this thread
It seems that I have the same problem with my qtek. Some strange things happened. Unpredictable disconnections with usb. As above, I updated several month ago with the Ather WM6.1 rom. But the strange usb disconnections still exist. I bought a new usb cable. No change.
Since today the qtek doesn't charge either anymore trough any pc or in my usb charger in the car.
I guess something went wrong inside the pda...
usb drivers
I had problems with win7 and usb drivers. Came across these and it allowed me to flash roms. As i was having connectivity problems I thought these may help
xp
the cable is not the problem ...because i tried on another computer ..and it worked ...
the problem is the XP ...and the drivers
10mg said:
I had problems with win7 and usb drivers. Came across these and it allowed me to flash roms. As i was having connectivity problems I thought these may help
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its it win 7 32bit or 64 bit?
im using win 7 x64 still have the problems
Hi all,
I had my set flashed to wm6.5 by Keyzx and it is wonderful.
Lately when I tried sync it with my computer and laptop, winxp detected it as unknown device and activesync shows that it is not connected at all with no partnership with the ipaq.
I was wondering if the USB port which is faulty but I can still see the ipaq is charging when it is plugged into the usb port. I had tried downgrade the WM to 6.1 but still no vail. I did changed several usb cables but still nothing. Anyone facing the same problem? Can anyone give any valuable pointers on this issue?
I had tried hard reset, soft reset and many more but it seems like not working.
sometime it happen but usually can be fixed by soft-reset or reboot of your own comp
Hi Keyx,
I am a big fan of your ROM and thanks for the advice.
This is not the first day that this happen but it had been like this almost 2 to 3 weeks now. I had tried soft reset, hard reset and restart of pc but it wouldnt detect the 612c. I was wondering if there is anyway for me to restore the rom back to the original and reflash it back to your cooked rom... as I do love the cool interface.
Sorry to bother you but I do hope you can guide me on this.
Regards,
Lee
ya i think there is stock hp rom somewhere in the forum which you can flash through sd or dnw, one can be found here
The same thing happened to me. I tried different computers, USB cables, uninstall/reinstall activesync, changing ROMs and nothing worked. The problem is the mini USB connector is very fragile. Your connector is most likely broken. I hope you have a warranty. I'm on my third unit due to the connector. The first one quit charging all together and the second one did the same as yours - charge only no sync.
in the very worst case you could live with bluetooth activesync if the connecter is really broken
keyx said:
in the very worst case you could live with bluetooth
activesync if the connecter is really broken
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Excellent way to troubleshoot keyx. That is so obvious it never occurred to me... I wish I would have done that before I returned the phone.
Yes, I guess that is the only way to activesync right now... using the bluetooth. I believe my usb connector is not functioning anymore as I had the original rom flashed on my phone and I still cant detect it on my laptop and desktop.
Thanks all for the information and its very helpful.