Database Users

Weird USB issue

I've been tethering my phone with PDAnet and just recently it has started to act up. The only way my computer will recognize and sync with my phone is if I put a little downward pressure on the usb cable (phone side). Then, if it gets jostled to much it'll disconnect and say "USB device not recognized" when I try to plug it in again. It will start working if I put my computer into stand-by or shutdown. But only once. What is going on?

hadmanysons said:
I've been tethering my phone with PDAnet and just recently it has started to act up. The only way my computer will recognize and sync with my phone is if I put a little downward pressure on the usb cable (phone side). Then, if it gets jostled to much it'll disconnect and say "USB device not recognized" when I try to plug it in again. It will start working if I put my computer into stand-by or shutdown. But only once. What is going on?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Your USB port is flaking out. I have had it happen to 2 titans. They start as you describe and then get worse and worse until the port stops working completely. Then you take it back and get the insurance replacement (hint hint...if you do not have insurance on your handset this would be a good time to get it). When I complained to the guy at the alltel store the second time he said that it was common enough that he might even say inevitable.
Personally I think it is a poor design because the mini usb port on the titan (and the apache) are not really supported very well by the plastic housing. They fixed this with the touch pro (have not seen a diamond yet) so I am guessing it was a pretty widespread problem.
Not the answer you want I am sure, but the above has been my experience. If you need to drag it out (i.e make it last a little longer so the insurance you just added is not immediately and suspiciously followed by a new claim) you can always sync/tether using bluetooth instead. It is a little slower (1 mb) but not too terrible.
Why are you using PDA.net? Windows internet sharing works very well and is built in (free).

I use PDAnet because my provider would frown upon traditional method of Internet Connection Sharing. However, I appreciate you sharing your experience about the Titan with me. I love the phone, but maybe it is time to put her out to pasture.

ActiveSync Works Occasionally. Question.

ActiveSync no longer works on my unit. While the phone still charges when attached, the computer no longer sees the phone. I attached the phone to a second computer; same thing; phone not seen. Since I'm traveling for the next 75 days and can't risk a hard reset, I'm wondering if there are any settings on the phone that I should double-check that might block the phone from being seen. Obviously, there's a chance that the physical connection has gone bad (the Home button has been flaky recently, suggesting a physical defect), but before I accept that conclusion, I want to make sure I didn't mess something up. Otherwise, I'll have to return the phone to HTC for repair in July.
Thanks in advance.
-Bob-

rebecker said:
ActiveSync no longer works on my unit. While the phone still charges when attached, the computer no longer sees the phone. I attached the phone to a second computer; same thing; phone not seen. Since I'm traveling for the next 75 days and can't risk a hard reset, I'm wondering if there are any settings on the phone that I should double-check that might block the phone from being seen. Obviously, there's a chance that the physical connection has gone bad (the Home button has been flaky recently, suggesting a physical defect), but before I accept that conclusion, I want to make sure I didn't mess something up. Otherwise, I'll have to return the phone to HTC for repair in July.
Thanks in advance.
-Bob-
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hi,
Try going to Settings -> Other
Then see whether "USB to PC" is set to "ActiveSync"

rp-x1 said:
Hi,
Try going to Settings -> Other
Then see whether "USB to PC" is set to "ActiveSync"
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes, it is.

rebecker said:
Yes, it is.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Try changing it to Internet Sharing, then rebooting and changing it back and rebooting.

rp-x1 said:
Try changing it to Internet Sharing, then rebooting and changing it back and rebooting.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
After 2 days, ActiveSync just connected (without even trying your suggestion)! Weird. Computer gremlins, I guess. I'll hang on to you suggestion, though, because i still suspect a hardware connection issue. It might help in the future.
-Bob-

in the same settings you entered for usb to pc, please try unchecking "enable faster synchronization" then reconnect cable.

pongster said:
in the same settings you entered for usb to pc, please try unchecking "enable faster synchronization" then reconnect cable.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
As stated above, ActiveSync worked BRIEFLY. After a disconnect and a reconnect, NADA! I'm pretty convinced I've got a hardware issue.
BTW, I already had "enable faster synchronization" unchecked.
Thanks for your reply.
-Bob-

The Ongoing Saga
Today I was able to sync using my USB connection. It's worked 2 in 10 attempts, so I'm pretty sure it's a physical issue with the mini plug on the phone. I'm in the process of getting a Bluetooth adapter for my laptop while traveling and getting the unit repaired when I return to the States.
However, I have ANOTHER QUESTION When the unit DOES sync, and I'm using the none HTC Sense screen (for WeatherPanel), I now have the ActiveSync icon in the lower right area of the screen. This messes up the WeatherPanel layout, which is designed to fill the whole screen. Can anyone tell me how to remove the icon? Looked at the ActiveSync settings; nada.
Thanks AGAIN.
-Bob-

this happens when the battery is to low in % , when battery higher in % it will work again

webjunky said:
this happens when the battery is to low in % , when battery higher in % it will work again
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Afraid not. It doesn't matter if the battery is 40%, 60%, 80% or 100%.

Please Help! PC won't detect HD2

Hello
I've got an HTC HD2 tmo US...
When I plug in the sync cable from the phone to the PC, simply nothing happens.
The phone charges but Mobile Device Center shows not connecting and nothing about detecting hardware or anything, when I set the phone to ask what to do (ie. Disk Drive or Activesync) It also doesn't ask anything when plugging in.
Any ideas?

First check the phone with another cable. Are you using the supplied USB to micro or another cable - like a retractable? I made the mistake of buying a retractable that wasn't fully wired to handle data.
Uninstall Activesync and reinstall with the phone disconnected - they once the install is done reattach.

stim141 said:
First check the phone with another cable. Are you using the supplied USB to micro or another cable - like a retractable? I made the mistake of buying a retractable that wasn't fully wired to handle data.
Uninstall Activesync and reinstall with the phone disconnected - they once the install is done reattach.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hey
Yup, I tried another cable, both are official HD2 cables or OEM...
I have also tried another PC (32bit WinXP) - still no detection.
When I press volume down and power for 3 seconds, it gives me that tricolor dislay, i tap it and changes to USB, my PC then sees the phone (but of course not usable).
So I think it's software related, I'm trying to flash with the SD card, but so far it's just stuck on Loading....
Any other suggestion you might have perhaps?

I've managed to figure out it seems to go into car kit mode everytime I plug in the sync cable, and NaviPanel pops up some times. Looks like it's a tad buggy though cause it won't go away and then it goes away and comes back, etc.
Any ideas?

stuck in car kit mode is indicative of a faulty usb port. some people have had success by cleaning out the port with various means,,, compressed air, wd40, toothbrush, one aguy even spat in it.
mostly, though, it requires a warranty repair.
theres a thread "stuck in car kit mode" in the regular hd2 general section.

That fixed the issue! Toothbrush, yes I failed a few times, just kept watching the screen and got really in there hard and dirty on the top small gap, and wala- the light came on while it was locked and it worked.
Is this a permenant solution though? Is it really only dirt and something that is just for maintenance sake or should I be worried the hardware is faulty or on its way out?

Sorry, couldnt say. Sent mine away for repair and they swapped out teh whole board. Plus minewas deffinately clean as a whistle. It seems some people have dirty slots, some have hardware faults.

Have you tried messing with the USB to PC settings?
Settings > Menu > All Settings > Connections > USB to PC > Either pick Activesync or Disk Drive.
Sometimes my computer doesn't do anything when I plug in my phone using Activesync. I would have to open up Windws Mobile Device Center and detect it manually.

I think I cooked my USB functionality.

Hey gang. Wondering if you can help me with a strange issue I've got. I can't seem to connect my phone to my computer via USB. Wondering if anyone could help determine if there's a possibility of repair or not.
==Possibly relevant info==
Samsung Vibrant
Android 2.2 Froyo
Kernel version: 2.6.32.9
Build number: FROYO.UVKB5
==End relevant info==
So, my USB is acting up. Has been for the last few months, where although it charges when I plug into a computer, it's not connecting to allow data transfer. I haven't been too terribly worried, this happened before then cured itself when I did a factory reset. The thing that usually triggered it was when I tried connecting to my linux box in media player mode. The phone would just kinda lock up, I'd have to restart it and then USB wouldn't connect. But after doing the factory reset it was fine the first time. THIS time however, since I'd just left it stock now I'm itching to flash a custom rom but even though I've wiped the whole stupid phone totally clean, it still won't connect. I'm trying to follow a method on an article on dkszone.net called "Bypass E - Signature Verification Fail Issue On Vibrant Android 2.2".
So it seems I need USB for the debug mode.
What I think my main problem is, and where I need some help, is that I had purchased a super cheapwad USB car charger off of amazon for like 35 cents. Every time I connected to it, my phone would ask me if I wanted to connect using kies, media player mode, or data storage mode. I thought it was annoying but didn't really think it would harm anything. But now that I'm thinking about it, it's probably been pumping 5v into each pin on the USB port, whereas the USB functionality uses probably 3.3v, and I'm afraid I cooked something.
The random part here though is that about 5% of the time it does (sortof) connect. It brings up the USB options when I want to connect, brings up the icon saying it's using debug mode, etc. But my machine just reports that it didn't recognize the USB device. So, I'm thinking it's on the fritz, but figured I'd check here to see if I could possibly find a ray of hope.

Scooterx3 said:
So it seems I need USB for the debug mode.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You can use ADB over tcpip. There's many a free widget to enable it on google play or Do it manually

Thanks for that, I had been wondering if there wasn't a way to do that over wifi. My issue is that sadly I haven't even rooted the phone. ADB over WiFi requires root, whether I do it manually or use one of those super sweet apps.

So anyways, guess what?
My brother in law has the same phone I do, and I grabbed his phone one day and plugged it into my computers and had the same problem as with my own, and I know he hadn't plugged into the same charger I had, hadn't tried the media mode on Linux like I had (which were what I thought were the big contributing factors). SO, I kept digging, found that I hadn't quite yet cleaned it properly. I'd tried my best to clean it but until I swabbed it well with some rubbing alcohol it wasn't as clean as it should've been.
Long story short, I'm backing everything up so I can start flashing roms.
Moral: just clean the dang thing really well

SM-G900V - Broken screen. MHL/Mouse/Keyboard(?) possible all at once? [SOLVED]

Phone fell out of my pocket and got run over. Screen is completely black and the digitizer is done as well. If I connect it to my PC, it comes right up, but I have no way to enable USB file transfer mode so I can't "see" the SD card or internal memory. I tried to use [email protected] with Android Control, but it appears USB Debugging is turned off on the phone as ADB tells me the device is "unauthorized" and [email protected] gives me a "Rejected" status when it connects with the phone. (Yes, I did remove the ADB keys from my PC's ./user/.android folder and tried again)
Recovery is stock so no ADB access to open a shell and tweak anything. I haven't run across an ADB enabled recovery that I can install on this unlocked bootloader. (I can get into download mode and Odin recognizes the phone.) so I thought I'd try the "simple" route.
I bought an MHL adapter and an OTG cable thinking I could use a spare monitor and a mouse to turn on USB debugging or, at a minimum, turn on USB file transfer so I can get my data off the phone. I connected everything up and I can see the display, but mouse movement isn't being passed through the MHL cable assembly. If I plug the OTG cable directly into the phone, the phone does react to mouse movement and clicks and I can get lucky and launch apps, but I can't see WTH I'm doing. The odds of me turning on USB debugging like this are slim.
Anyone know of an MHL adapter that will allow "piggybacking" a USB mouse or an ADB enabled recovery I can flash to the phone? Maybe some uber-secret method to turn on USB debugging without access via ADB?

(Skiddz) said:
Phone fell out of my pocket and got run over. Screen is completely black and the digitizer is done as well...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I don't have this device but, I believe that one or both of the following threads may be helpful for what you need and don't be afraid to ask for some member guidance within one of them.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2786395
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3607259
Good Luck!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I DO NOT provide support via PM unless asked/requested by myself. PLEASE keep it in the threads where everyone can share.

Ibuprophen said:
I don't have this device but, I believe that one or both of the following threads may be helpful for what you need and don't be afraid to ask for some member guidance within one of them.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2786395
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yep, have all this working. Replacement phone works so my config is correct. The issue is USB debugging got turned off somehow. If I can get in via ADB, I can tweak the files I need to turn it back on. Or, I can find a MHL/OTG combo that works and just turn it on via the screen. Hell, if I could view the ADB key on the phone, I'd modify that file on my PC and it'd probably work.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3607259
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Read this one as well. I'm not sure what all gets nuked in the process nor have I researched ADB enabled ROMs. I have 2 files I *need* to get off the phone before I send it back. If I had local copies, I wouldn't sweat it and I'd boot into recovery and since I'm familiar with the order of the menus in there, I can probably do a factory restore. Unfortunately, the 2 files I need were updated/created while I was doing the errands that resulted in the broken screen.

(Skiddz) said:
Yep, have all this working...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If you are unable to obtain any member guidance, within any of those threads, the only other thread, that I can point you to, is the following Q&A thread that's specific for all S5 Variants.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2700073
Good Luck!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I DO NOT provide support via PM unless asked/requested by myself. PLEASE keep it in the threads where everyone can share.

Looks like it should be a cable with 11-pin connector.
Something like this: https://www.ebay.com/itm/252931732046

bbsc said:
Looks like it should be a cable with 11-pin connector.
Something like this: https://www.ebay.com/itm/252931732046
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah, I've seen a bunch of those, but have read several reviews that state it does not work with the S5. I wish I could find one locally just to try it out and if it doesn't work, I can return it without too much hassle.

Just spent almost an hour on the phone with Verizon and Samsung. The 2nd tier person at Verizon said that if the phone was still activated, they *might* be able to get in remotely and tweak the USB Debugging setting for me. I would have to acknowledge the request on the screen, but that may have been doable via blind mouse clicks after seeing where the dialogue was located on the display. Unfortunately, the phone was already deactivated and without a working digitizer, I would not have been able to temporarily reactivate it.
Samsung was slightly better than useless. I had to explain several times, to two different people, the specifics of my situation and they couldn't seem to grasp the idea that both the display and the digitizer were dead and all I was looking for was a way to get MHL and OTG working at the same time. That concept seemed completely foreign to them and they couldn't tell me if the dock they manufactured for the S5 would do what I wanted. The capper was the last person I spoke to all of a sudden said, "Thank you. Have a nice day." and hung up while I was asking a question.
I called Asurion again to see if I could send the replacement phone back (Because the sound quality is so bad it's almost useless. Even the Samsung Advanced Support guy said the quality on his end was crappy.) and just get this screen replaced. They told me "That service is not available in your area (I'm in a city of approximately 1.3 million - surely they'd have a vendor here?) and "we don't replace the digitizer, only the glass." When I asked, "How is that possible when the glass, the LCD and the digitizer are all one unit (At least I've not seen the separate components in my searches) that you can replace the glass?" The response was a seemingly scripted, "We don't replace the digitizer." When I asked if I could just send this replacement back and replace the screen myself, they said the phone would no longer be insured. Same as if I had a "professional" swap it out.
At this point, it appears I'm dead in the water. I'm still going to research the feasibility of cobbling my own cable(s) together before I have to return this phone. This seems so simple to solve, but it's proving to be an exercise in frustration.

Having a little success in "driving" the phone now with the use of an MHL adapter and some swapping of MHL and OTG cables and a keyboard. I've verified USB debugging *IS* enabled, turned it off, revoked previous privs, turned developer options off, rebooted the phone, turned developer options and USB debugging back on.
I installed the Samsung USB drivers on my notebook and installed Android Control and [email protected] and tried again. Still getting an unauthorized response from ADB with a request to check the screen for messages. Unfortunately, as soon as I unplug the USB cable from the phone to plug in the MHL adapter, any message that may have been there disappears. I did this same thing on my replacement phone and after a couple tries, I got the Authorization message and was able to get that one "talking" again.
At some point I had installed a screen mirroring app on the old phone and managed to get WiFi working with some blind mouse clicks and got the mirroring working with a keyboard plugged in. It's VERY slow, but I was able to turn on BlueTooth as well. I ran out of time for the trial version of the mirroring app and can't seem to make it work again so....
I'm off to buy a BT keyboard and mouse. The plan is to try and sideload Samsung Smart Switch, use the BT KB/Mouse to "drive" and the MHL adapter to "see" and transfer data that way. Alternately, if I can get the screen mirroring working with BT KB for control, I could, in theory, reauthorize the USB stuff.
Alternately, what's the trick to making ADB work via TCPIP? I've been reading a few threads about it and actually got a brief response (Still unauthorized) early this morning (0230-ish) but have been unable to repeat that. Trying with my new phone ADB tells me it can't "see" any devices and "unable to connect to :5555"
Found a thread on Stack Overflow that mentions adbd insecure needing to be disabled, but I have no idea where that might be done.

Continuing from other thread...
(Skiddz) said:
If I could get an ADB shell up, I can turn on USB debugging *and* copy my key to the phone, but I've got no ADB ability in recovery mode..
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
And here is a chicken and egg. For you need USB debugging activated in order to provide you with an ADB shell. At least as I understand it.
Smart Switch is already installed, but I can't access the confirmation dialogue(s). If I can get the thing talking to the PC, I'm golden. I can pull my data and then do a factory reset.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That's strange. I managed to get it working on my Core Prime with a dead screen. Well broken enough. With no OTG support. And I wasn't aware of any dialogue on screen. I loaded up Switch in Windows and it communicated with Switch on the mobile fine AFAICT.
I can the phone recognized by ODIN and wouldn't mind attempting to flash something if it'll help. At this point, I'm considering this pretty much a lost cause so if something gets jacked, I don't care.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If your phone has a supported custom recovery then you have a chance.
Was able to recover an ADB key file pair from Saturday afternoon's initial attempt to get in to the phone. Still no joy. However! I *was* able to drive through the settings menus with a keyboard. USB debugging IS on and I was able to revoke USB debugging Authorizations
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
This started off well but if your phone had a list of keys already, even if you didn't know it is, then revoking the keys pulls rug from under your feet. So to speak. However, if you can satisfy the dialogue to authorise a new computer, then that's no problem and your in!
Am I on the right track with revoking authorizations? Any way to make the phone think I've never "touched" it with ADB? Again, the new phone connected right up with no input required from me.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I wouldn't have done that given it freshens the slate. But if you wanted to clear it to a near untouched state that is the way to do it. Strange the new phone was easy that way. In that case it would be a good idea to clear it if the old one acts the same.
Here is my story about trying to get USB debugging working:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...how-recover-data-core-prime-sm-g360g-t3681433
Here is a guide I wrote from my story detailing how I hacked my adb key in to authorise my computer for USB debugging:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/guide-modfying-cf-autoroot-kit-to-t3725596
Now this details what's involved but my phone was fully unsupported by everything but the CFAR kit. Which I needed to hack. You shouldn't need to go to such measures. Just need a recovery with ADB enabled.

Hypexed said:
Continuing from other thread...
And here is a chicken and egg. For you need USB debugging activated in order to provide you with an ADB shell. At least as I understand it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
USB debugging *is* on. I was able to verify that once I figured out how to drive "blind" with a keyboard. I was able to turn it off, turn off debugging options, reboot, turn debugging options back on, then turn on USB debugging.
That's strange. I managed to get it working on my Core Prime with a dead screen. Well broken enough. With no OTG support. And I wasn't aware of any dialogue on screen. I loaded up Switch in Windows and it communicated with Switch on the mobile fine AFAICT.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'll have to try again but when I used Switch to move my wife's data from her Droid Mini to an S5, there was a confirmation dialogue on the Mini.
If your phone has a supported custom recovery then you have a chance.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
G900V. Locked bootloader (Thanks Verizon) and I haven't found a custom recovery I can install without rooting.
This started off well but if your phone had a list of keys already, even if you didn't know it is, then revoking the keys pulls rug from under your feet. So to speak. However, if you can satisfy the dialogue to authorise a new computer, then that's no problem and your in!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I was getting the "unauthorized" status of the device via ADB and had no way to compare keys. I revoked keys so I had a known starting point. Yes, if I can get to the dialogue to confirm the access, I'm golden. Going to try the BT keyboard/Mouse and screen mirroring this evening when I'm done for the day. Even if I get Switch to start talking and get my data moved over, I'm going to figure out the ADB thing - it's become personal.

(Skiddz) said:
USB debugging *is* on. I was able to verify that once I figured out how to drive "blind" with a keyboard. I was able to turn it off, turn off debugging options, reboot, turn debugging options back on, then turn on USB debugging.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Then you're half way there. Almost living on a prayer. And if you can do the above it should be a cinch to get over the line and get that computer authorised.
I'll have to try again but when I used Switch to move my wife's data from her Droid Mini to an S5, there was a confirmation dialogue on the Mini.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It may work different from a non-Samsung phone. I used Switch on Windows to back up data from my Samsung phone. It was able to do so without intervention on the phone. Well I didn't see any prompt on the phone. Since my screen was blank.
G900V. Locked bootloader (Thanks Verizon) and I haven't found a custom recovery I can install without rooting.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Aha. Well hopefully you can get it going without need of that. In my case my under supported phone wasn't locked.
I was getting the "unauthorized" status of the device via ADB and had no way to compare keys. I revoked keys so I had a known starting point. Yes, if I can get to the dialogue to confirm the access, I'm golden. Going to try the BT keyboard/Mouse and screen mirroring this evening when I'm done for the day. Even if I get Switch to start talking and get my data moved over, I'm going to figure out the ADB thing - it's become personal.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Haha. Yes I know what you mean. You can see by the links I posted how personal I got.
I managed to CF-AutoRoot my phone before I got USB debugging even close to on. Of course I still couldn't do much with a broken rooted phone since all actions needed acknowledgement on screen. Later when I finally broke in and got the authorisation I still didn't have root access from an adb shell since that needed the screen working.
I had AirDroid installed. So once USB debugging was working I could do screen mirroring right away. That was a reward in itself. But it was the darnedest thing. The time I got it up and working suddenly the screen started responding to touch which didn't work before. I could brush my finger across the screen and hear the waters. So I quickly backed up my data. The next day, the screen stopped detecting my touch again. As well as AirDroid being unable control input. It's stuck in the corner and I can't use the mirroring to echo any touch to the phone. Most bizarre! I backuped my data just in time.
I used Helium to do a non root backup even though it was rooted. Worked well. Needed the mirror to see on screen.

I'm in! I was able to use my MHL adapter and a mouse via OTG to get the trial version of Stream Screen Mirror going. Once I got that going, I was able to pair a BT mouse/keyboard and use an MHL adapter to "see". Out of "spite", I fired up Android Control and authorized ADB access and voila! Remote screen and control. Pretty slow, but it works.
Sideloaded Switch via SMB and got it transferring data. It's grinding along now but will likely be another hour or so.
Thanks to everyone for the help.

That's good you got it going. Well done, I knew you would get there. Now if only there was a better solution than all this fiddling around.

Hypexed said:
That's good you got it going. Well done, I knew you would get there. Now if only there was a better solution than all this fiddling around.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No kidding... I can't imagine someone without any technical knowledge being able to move their data over in this type of situation. Oh well, it was a nice learning experience. I got a BT keyboard and Mouse for use with my Rapsberry Pi and now have a solution for the next time.
Actually, I think I'm going to root this thing and avoid all the hassle in case this happens again.

I agree with you there!