A definite noob to Android here full stop.
Connecting to Kies and mass storage worked fine up until this morning. I’ve had a good root though the searches on here and via google and have found similar issues. The main resolution seems to be to format the internal SD and start again. Ok been there done that and still no connection to either USB mass or Kies. Just to be sure I’ve set up Kies on both my Win7 64bit and 32bit machines.
Has anyone else had this issue and have found a solution?
Cheers in advance.
ADM
I had the same issue and found a "fix"/workaround. To use the MTP mode and mass storage mode you have to be using use the Touch Wiz launcher. I was using Launcher Pro and it doesn't work with that for some reason.
To switch back to the TWLauncher, go into settings/applications and find the launcher you are currently using and clear default actions.
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Hello! (first post , have been reading for a while though)
I can't connect the phone to my PC (win7 64bit), not as a mass storage device or with Kies (it worked fine before with my home PC and an XP machine at work).
It stopped working after the PC said "Device drivers installed properly" (or something like that) when I connected it, after that I have'nt been able to make it work as mass storage device on any computer..
Very strange and very annoying!
I'm thinking I might factory reset the phone (would very anti-nice though to loose all apps and stuff), so I thought I'd ask here first if there are any possible solutions..
Thx!
if you open device manager in Win7 x64 do you see it listed as GT-I9000 in Portable Devices ?
that's what it shows in mine, and i'm on x64 Win7
it automatically opens in Mass Storage also works in Kies
WEE!! Got it to work just now!!
Rebooted the phone (as I do every day) and connected it to charge over night, and windows popped up with the "installing device driver blabla dialogue" and suddenly it works!?!
This after not working for at least a week on any computer...
I have no idea what might have caused it, but I'm just happy it works again
Still, very strange...
It shows up in the device manager now, it did'nt before.. Thx for the reply!
On Win XP
is there a certain driver i have to download before using USB Mass Storage option.
all i get are two removable drives icon. but they can't be opened
you should only have 1 removeable device icon, 2 if you have a micro SD card inserted.
if you configure the phone to ask you what to do with the usb during connection, then you can select Kies or Mass Storage
regardless both works fine
i do have two removable drives because of the addition of the sd card
its set on Mass Storage. but it still won't open. im not sure if Windows installed it properly though
the driver details:
driver files- system32\drivers\USBSTOR.sys
does it shows in device manager, as mentioned above ?
Ziostilon said:
i do have two removable drives because of the addition of the sd card
its set on Mass Storage. but it still won't open. im not sure if Windows installed it properly though
the driver details:
driver files- system32\drivers\USBSTOR.sys
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Ziostilon said:
i do have two removable drives because of the addition of the sd card
its set on Mass Storage. but it still won't open. im not sure if Windows installed it properly though
the driver details:
driver files- system32\drivers\USBSTOR.sys
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After connecting the phone via USB, did tell the phone to Mount the drives?
anyone else encountered this issue?
Is anyone else having trouble connecting their Galaxy to a PC? I don't know whether mine is faulty or not. Downloaded the Samsung Kies software but when I plug in the Galaxy Windows is unable to find a MTP USB device driver and the phone refuses to connect. This happens Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit. Also the Galaxy has a complete fit and keeps flashing between the home screen and MTP application screen while it's connected (wxw.youtube.com/watch?v=R9hdpJPCP-k). And I don't get the usual Android option to mount for file transfer. Am I missing something?
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finally managed to fix tis stupid kies connection problem...if anyone encountering the same issue jus do a factory restore n format ur internal sd card
My Galaxy Vibrant is driving me insane with USB problems. I bought mine about 2 weeks ago, and it connected fine to my PC. Then, out of the blue while turning it on it got stuck at the black screen with white touch lights on....after a few attempts to fix this, I returned it for a new Galaxy Vibrant. This new one will not be recognized by my desktop PC at all. It connects fine however to my laptop (same OS). I am trying to connect it as "USB Mass Storage" mode, without Kies installed at all (I've given up on this awful software). I've tried numerous USB Drivers that others have had success with but unfortunately they have not worked for me.
Drivers I've tried...
USB Drivers 1.3.170
USB Drivers 1.3.450
USB Drivers 1.3.800
Any words of wisdom are greatly appreciated.
Best would be to install and update kies so that drivers are the latest, then uninistall kies (or disable it, so you'd be able to update it without having to reinstall again)
Before that though, you might wana clean everything on the PC (ccleaner and glary Utilities might help you on that)
It seems that it was you or your PC problem rather than the phone.
mounting internal sd
Did you make sure to mount your sd when connected in mass storage mode?
slide down notifications bar -> select "usb connected" -> press "mount".
If you have done that and still no luck then I haven't the foggiest.
Try restarting the phone and then connect the USB. This technique worked for me.
Remove all media files with more then 16 letters in hour internal ram or sd card. Known bug in eclair and kiea
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ickyboo said:
Remove all media files with more then 16 letters in hour internal ram or sd card. Known bug in eclair and kiea
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What are classified as media files? This happened as soon as I got my phone...I haven't uploaded any music/videos and currently have no pictures.
Thank god for Froyo!
After updating my Firmware from my laptop (which would recognize my phone), I connected to my Desktop AND Kies with no issues
Hey all,
I have downloaded the Windows 7 64 bit drivers for my Fascinate. Installed them...but when i go to mount my SD card I can see it in Windows Explorer but it says CD drive F: Verizon Mobile. I cannot see anything on my SD card at all. How can I get this mounted. I am rooted and I have USB debugging on. Any other ideas on how to get this to work.
Pull down the notification bar at the top of the phone. Press mount sd card. Your problem mabe deeper than this but I just thought best to start simple. If u still can't get it we need more info like is it DI01,DJ05, or DL09
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No, I cannot mount that way. I am on dl09. Very frustrating.
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I had the same issue. I flashed Adrynalyne's latest voodoo kernel 01/21 low voltage and it seemed fixed it for me. I'm running DL09 supah clean 04 also.
See here and go to Test 4 this maybe your issue.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=915709&highlight=cd-rom
This is the official response from Samsung:
"There is no SD card mount issue on Windows OS. After user connects USB cable, Windows OS will recognize the device as CD-Rom, and the ToolLauncher_Bootstrap.exe will be running by autorun function. (WinXP only, Win 7 user should run ToolLauncher_Bootstrap.exe by himself ). At this point either user can ignore the installation of TL and use mass storage directly, or wait 30 secs timeout and the device will be changed to mass storage.
Another option is that user can change the settings -> USB setting to 'Ask on connection' from mass storage(default). It will allow user to go to mass storage directly by selecting mass storage.
But The mass storage is not working on MAC OS from previous version, and We have a fix for that in FROYO release."
Hope this helps.
I have the same issue when using certain kernels not sure if it is in the kernel or not. the only way i am able to mount the sd or use pda net is to plug the phone into the comp and reboot the phone after the phone reboots the comp recognizes it. I know this is not a fix but it does work everytime and the phone is recognized until the next time i reboot my phone without it being plugged into comp. This is a temp fix until you can find a better fix.
Can anyone tell me why when I connect in Media Transfer Mode, my SD Card reads as blank in Windows. Windows detects the phone AND the memory card but it is blank. You can create folder, files etc on the blank card but they dissapear also.
However, if you connect the phone in Mass Storage Mode or remove the card and plug it into PC, everything works fine. The card also works fine in the phone.
Windows 7. 16GB Card that came with the Play.
ps. the card data usage is reading as correct even though I can't see anything on it in Media Transfer Mode.
reinstall pc companion check my thread about mtp app it should explain everything on how to bring back everything
The blank problem is because the driver are not correctly installed.
Ok, thankyou.
Weird, followed your excellent thread and done a reinstall but still blank.
yeah weird... you are sure that everything is available on mass storage mode ?
if it's the case then maybe your data are hidden on the device...
Check if there is folder without a dot at the start of the name (non hidden folder)
put new files and see what happen
Run a chkdisk on your SDcard with windows on mass storage mode
get andexplorer and check if everything is available through this app
windows might be infected by a virus that put your SD in a weird state
do a virus check...
Last if nothing above works: media transfer mode on your xplay> go to printer and other device on PC > right click > properties > hardware tab > properties > driver > uninstall driver > follow mtp app guide again to reinstall the driver
after that report back here
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yeah weird... you are sure that everything is available on mass storage mode ?
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Yep, all there. Phone is also detected fine in Media Transfer Mode in PC Companion (as R800).
Will do the rest when I get a moment, thanks for the help.
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Check if there is folder without a dot at the start of the name (non hidden folder)
put new files and see what happen
- I did this in Mass Storage mode and it works normally.
Run a chkdisk on your SDcard with windows on mass storage mode
get andexplorer and check if everything is available through this app
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- Done, it is fine. I used Astro and all is there.
windows might be infected by a virus that put your SD in a weird state
do a virus check...
- Clean.
Last if nothing above works: media transfer mode on your xplay> go to printer and other device on PC > right click > properties > hardware tab > properties > driver > uninstall driver > follow mtp app guide again to reinstall the driver
after that report back here
- Done this, the driver reinstalled but still blank SD card in Media Transfer Mode.
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I'm doomed to use Mass Storage Mode!
Why doomed?
You want to get files from your PC or laptop to your Play, right?
That's what mass storage mode is for. That's what I use.
The only time I need to be in media transfer mode is to communicate with the Play with adb, having nothing to do with the SD card.
What exactly do you want here??
Maybe he didn't figure out how to mount the sd card to after choosing mass storage mode.
Remember you need to mount SD for accessing the file on the computer after setting mass storage mode
Ok, I guess it is not that big of a deal. Was just curious to getting it working as it should. It's not really gonna impact me.
Thanks for all your help kenshindono, your info and posts are very helpful.
Unlike DeadlyDazza who seems continuously rude and obnoxious.
Not really, i could understand if you had a crippling problem which prevented you from connecting your device for transfers.
But that's what mass storage mode is for, as far as I know, media transfer mode is for pushing with adb & using SE's media transfer PC software.
Hello,
I need to get the internal memory on my Note mounted as a USB storage device on my machine but have failed. I have tried various apps from Play and everything I can think of. Has anyone managed this with the Note 10.1? I hate MTP and PTP doenst work great IMHO.
Thanks for any help.
Andy
geekyhawkes said:
Hello,
I need to get the internal memory on my Note mounted as a USB storage device on my machine but have failed. I have tried various apps from Play and everything I can think of. Has anyone managed this with the Note 10.1? I hate MTP and PTP doenst work great IMHO.
Thanks for any help.
Andy
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The only option to get UMS to work is to go asop based rom.
With stock roms , there needs to be a kernel that should support it and there is no kernel that does it yet.
geekyhawkes said:
Hello,
I need to get the internal memory on my Note mounted as a USB storage device on my machine but have failed. I have tried various apps from Play and everything I can think of. Has anyone managed this with the Note 10.1? I hate MTP and PTP doenst work great IMHO.
Thanks for any help.
Andy
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What do you mean you wanna plug into your pc ax a storage device?
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What do you mean you wanna plug into your pc ax a storage device?
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I suspect the goal is to connect the device with a drive letter, since some windows apps aren't able to access the device through the MTP connetion. Example being keepass synchronization won't work over an MTP connection.
Note doesn`t support mass storage mode. Tested with app wich can change usb connection mode