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I have the SDK for windows installed and have the drivers downloaded but they can not install. Even with my phone plugged in, i have tried all 3 different usb settings and currently have debugging turned on.
NOTE: The driver im trying to install is the adb driver.
Also this may be my first android phone but i do know my way inside and out on a computer

farquep,
I'm an Android newbie myself, but I don't think you need those SDK drivers. I tried installing them, and they weren't working for me, either.
I'm not sure if you're trying to root/enable sideloading on your phone, but I found that the drivers included with HTC Sync seemed to get me where I needed to be as far as THAT effort goes.
If you're just trying to hook up your phone to your PC, and expecting to be able to access it like a removable drive, I'm pretty sure you'll be unable to do that until you go through the rooting/sideload enabling process. I never had any luck with it UNTIL I rooted my phone, and I'm pretty sure that's by AT&T's design.
Regards,
Corporate Dog

You need to modify the .inf file for the driver to include your device/vendor code manually or just do what I did which is easier and install HTC sync won't hurt anything you don't have to use it. It will modify the file for you. Or you could have someone upload there modified file. At any rate the problem is the USB plug and play system that does not recognize your device. It only recognizes a handful of devices and the ARIA is not one of them. Good Luck.

Kies Software...do you have to install it?

Just out of interest, do you have to install Samsungs Kies Software for a particular reason? I hear alot of people complaining about it, but not sure why you need it in the first place...
Is it to sync information? I am guessing to transfer info on and off the phone you dont need Kies installed..

djglenn1337 said:
Just out of interest, do you have to install Samsungs Kies Software for a particular reason? I hear alot of people complaining about it, but not sure why you need it in the first place...
Is it to sync information? I am guessing to transfer info on and off the phone you dont need Kies installed..
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There are alternatives for every thing available in Kies (maybe with the exception of syncing with outlook, I'm not sure).
I got a Kies update alert today (Version 1.5.1.10074_2) btw, perhaps it works better than the earlier versions for those who have trouble? Get it here if you're interested. They're not very good at posting change logs at Samsung though, so I have no idea what the news are.

you can (theoretically) use kies to:
install the usb drivers for the phone
transfer and sync files
sync contacts etc
install an online firmware update
....however since kies doesn't actually work at all, or not properly, you only really need the usb drivers which you can download from softpedia

I installed the latest update to kies, and now kies doesn't seem to recognise my phone, it just gets stuck on connecting the device please wait?
Anybody have any ideas as to how I can fix this?
Otherwise how can I access my phone from the laptop?

if you use google apps, or sync with your google accounts/contacts/calendar/etc
then you do not need the PC software.
i sync my outlook stuff via google sync, same with contacts, emails are from gmail. so i don't need the desktop piece.

how do I transfer a file from my laptop to the phone though?
or music etc?

jjfeltham said:
I installed the latest update to kies, and now kies doesn't seem to recognise my phone, it just gets stuck on connecting the device please wait?
Anybody have any ideas as to how I can fix this?
Otherwise how can I access my phone from the laptop?
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Disconnect the usb and reboot the phone. If that doesn't help disconnect and try a driver reinstall.there's an option for that in Kies.
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if it's like NPC then u have to completely uninstall (everything ....use an uninstaller program), and install the new version from scratch, or it usually does not work properly

[Q] HTC Sync issues with Froyo builds, any solution???

I have the latest froyostone V1 from Energy released August 8 and I believe lot many like me have issues connecting with PCs. I had installed HTC Sync software from HTC Website, but the PC does not recognize and the phone does not give me option for connection type.
I posted this issue in the specific threads as well but no response and hence I am opening this issue so that experts outside the specific thread can guide us how to connect to PC. OR any other build that works perfectly. All my contacts are in Outlook and I want to sync them.
Any help or guidance much appreciated !!!

i made a thread already for connecting with drivers and all search is your friend

Download Automount from the market, install it and connect to your PC via USB
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schoei1 said:
Download Automount from the market, install it and connect to your PC via USB
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thatruth132 said:
i made a thread already for connecting with drivers and all search is your friend
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ADB and Automount does not support synchronizing the outlook contacts or emails, that HTC Sync can do..
Have installed SDK and most of it's component including USB Drivers for XP r3, but all in vain, HTC Sync does not detect it.
Automount, I can detect my storage card but that is not what i am looking here. Any help on sync of the outlook contacts will be great help. Also offline sync of emails from my outlook as we do for winmo..

This was explained already in darkstone's thread. He took out most usb functionality because files were being corrupted when transfered from pc due to the fact that the operating system is running off of the SD card.
Use a different build, or better yet, transfer your files to a folder from winmo and then boot to android and voila! your files will be there. Search is your BEST friend.

end3rbr0 said:
This was explained already in darkstone's thread. He took out most usb functionality because files were being corrupted when transfered from pc due to the fact that the operating system is running off of the SD card.
Use a different build, or better yet, transfer your files to a folder from winmo and then boot to android and voila! your files will be there. Search is your BEST friend.
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To transfer the files, "Auto Mount your SD Card" is better solution from copy to WinMO and then find it in Android using the explorer. But I was trying to sync my offline mails and outlook contacts as we do in winmo. Do you mean that if we sync in winmo, i could see my contacts in Android, I don't think so it is possible.

[Q] how to get android sync with some sync software

how do you guys manage to sync it with some syncing software, i mean i was trying to install some apk and games, i just can't use my apk installing software on pc, cuz the device is not found, the only thing i can do when i connect hd2 to pc is using it as a usb drive, and it's in the debugging mode. anybody has any ideas how can i make it sync with my apk installing software or can you give me a way to install some apk to my hd2, much appreciate it

ok, i 've just tried astro, the problem with that is, i created a foder and put apk files in it. and i can't find them in astro at all, not only the files but also the whole folder, they all just disappear............somebody help me out

try file expert
Try file expert..it helps you to transfer files in between your PC and phone without USB cable..

Use Dropbox. Download on your PC to a Dropbox folder, then simply tap the file in your Android Dropbox client. Beats anything else I've tried.

[Q] PC does not recognize Android 2.3.4 HD2 via USB

Hi experts,
Thanx to the experts on this forum, I managed to flash HyperDroid 2.3.4 NAND ROM on my HD2. Its working fine.
But, when I connect my HD2 to my Vista laptop via USB, my laptop cannot find the required drivers to connect . I am not interested in syncing ... just able to transfer files between PC and sdcard on HD2.
I tried to search this forum for an answer ... but, could'nt fine one.
Also, any recommendations for a good anti-virus for my HD2 will be appreciated.
Thanx.
cheers,
- manish

Mhh, didnt remember if i required a driver to getbtge mass storage working...
Off topic: vista is after windows me the worst os ever
Google usb drivers are in this package...ignore adb, fastboot.exe..just picked up the package from the clk thread. Im on my way to work, so this was the best solution to help as fast as possible
http://www.multiupload.com/9R0KMRJ5X0
You have to manually install them over the device manager.
Hope this helps.
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Simple answer, Windows 7
Sent from my HTC HD2

how long have you been using android? because the simple answer is in notification area if you already haven't tried, drag notification bar down and turn usb storage on

i might be wrong but i dont think i needed driver update and what not when i flashed HyperDroid. uh.. have you tried all the ports on your laptop? i found that sometimes this seems to fix problems like this. im taking by what you said this is your 1st Android ROM you tried? if not then was it working before and if so then you could always try another ROM as well to see if it would fix the problem.

Thanx j4n87 ... I downloaded the Android USB driver from the HTC developer site, and installed it on my Vista laptop via device manager. It works. I can transfer files between my Android HD2 and Vista laptop.
cheers,
- manish

htccraze said:
i might be wrong but i dont think i needed driver update and what not when i flashed HyperDroid. uh.. have you tried all the ports on your laptop? i found that sometimes this seems to fix problems like this. im taking by what you said this is your 1st Android ROM you tried? if not then was it working before and if so then you could always try another ROM as well to see if it would fix the problem.
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+1 there's no need to drivers for access to usb storage