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I posted this question in the main Android Section in error but, I am running OS X 10.5 (Leopard) on a MacBook Air and I can't get it to read my Epic. The Epic will give me the prompt to mount as a storage device but my Mac won't see it. It also fails to see it with adb and the Epic in Dev mode.
Has anyone else with a Mac had this problem? If not any data on the version/hardware your running would be greatly appreciated to narrow down this problem.
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I had the same issue. I used a non-powered usb hub and now it works. Not the best solution but at least it's working.
i'm using a macbook pro (not air like yours) and i have two usb ports (one on the right and the other on the left). For some reason, only the right usb will work with my epic, the left side wont. i'm not sure how many usbs are on the air but try using different usb ports.
yellowxboy said:
i'm using a macbook pro (not air like yours) and i have two usb ports (one on the right and the other on the left). For some reason, only the right usb will work with my epic, the left side wont. i'm not sure how many usbs are on the air but try using different usb ports.
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MacBook Air only has 1 measly USB port, so he might want to try a powered USB hub if that port is not supplying enough juice.
Yeah, its not OSX, its a power issue. Works fine on my Regular Unibody Macbook :/ with 10.6. People with Macbook Air and MacbookPro's are having issues.
rufflez2010 said:
Yeah, its not OSX, its a power issue. Works fine on my Regular Unibody Macbook :/ with 10.6. People with Macbook Air and MacbookPro's are having issues.
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So would the solution be to use a powered USB hub? A poster above said that using a non-powered USB hub did the trick for him.
I had the same exact problem with my evo. A software called NTFS for mac by Paragon fixed it for me (would post a link but don't know if it's allowed, google is your friend). It costs 20.00 but you can use the trial for free for a while and it works great. Now I can also copy and delete files from NTFS formatted external hard drives and flash drives, plus my android powered phone.
did you guys try the usb debugging mode , it worked in mine !!!
cdudeman said:
I had the same exact problem with my evo. A software called NTFS for mac by Paragon fixed it for me (would post a link but don't know if it's allowed, google is your friend). It costs 20.00 but you can use the trial for free for a while and it works great. Now I can also copy and delete files from NTFS formatted external hard drives and flash drives, plus my android powered phone.
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I find that odd because Android does not generally use the NTFS file format at it is a Windows file format. Android (and or Linux in general) usually go for FAT and or Ext2/3.
I have Paragon's NTFS for Mac on my Mac simply because i dabble with some NTFS formatted volumes but have never encountered an Android device using NTFS before.
seven7dust said:
did you guys try the usb debugging mode , it worked in mine !!!
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Yes, that was the first thing I tried and I always have it enabled when I connect my Epic to my MBP.
I might be wrong about being NTFS. I just know that worked for me. I couldn't even see my evo in my devices until I installed that.
LordLugard said:
I find that odd because Android does not generally use the NTFS file format at it is a Windows file format. Android (and or Linux in general) usually go for FAT and or Ext2/3.
I have Paragon's NTFS for Mac on my Mac simply because i dabble with some NTFS formatted volumes but have never encountered an Android device using NTFS before.
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Interesting. If I use my older MacBook Pro (2009 model), it works when directly connected but does not work through my cinema display usb port.
Thank you everyone for your help. Turns out it's a power issue on the USB port, used a powered hub and came right up. I also tried the NTPS idea but that didn't do anything for me.
i havent been able to connect either i just put the sd card in the adapter and plug it straight into my mbp
ksweat2292 said:
i havent been able to connect either i just put the sd card in the adapter and plug it straight into my mbp
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That's what I had to resort to. I would assume that a Mac Mini with 5 usb ports would be sufficient enough to juice it but no dice. I have a powered hub laying around somewhere. Will give that a try and see wht gives.
Powered Hub is the trick
Had no success using USB ports on the MacBook Pro until I used a powered hub. Then I found:
1. With USB Debug on, a hinky message about the network appears. Ignore that and the phone will mount.
2. With USB Debug off, no message appears and the phone mounts.
With USB Debug off, I selected 'mass storage' and did not need to click on the USB notification to mount the phone. That's weird because you can also mount the phone through the USB notification. Not sure if one way is better than the other, but I'll stick with just the 'mass storage' option for now.
Mine doesn't mount and i'm in no mood to clutter my desktop with a hub when my Mac Mini already has 5 USB ports. So i said eff it and use an app called WebSharing to mount my Epic as a wifi volume and access from web browser. Very nice, wifi upload speeds are great. This work around suits me somewhat.
I am having a huge problem mounting my Epic 4G to my Mac. When I select Mount USB, nothing happens. I have read several posts about Galaxy S phones having the same problem, they all say to have USB Debugging turned on, but mine is on and still can't mount.
Also, another huge problem. I connect my phone, then I use adb to access the sd card, but I can only use adb for a short period of time, then it disconnects itself, then I try to run adb again but it does not recognize it. I have to unplug the phone, then plug it again.
Does anybody have any idea why this is happening or how to fix it?
Note: I can do everything perfectly fine with my Sprint Hero
Thanks
JGeZau said:
I am having a huge problem mounting my Epic 4G to my Mac. When I select Mount USB, nothing happens. I have read several posts about Galaxy S phones having the same problem, they all say to have USB Debugging turned on, but mine is on and still can't mount.
Also, another huge problem. I connect my phone, then I use adb to access the sd card, but I can only use adb for a short period of time, then it disconnects itself, then I try to run adb again but it does not recognize it. I have to unplug the phone, then plug it again.
Does anybody have any idea why this is happening or how to fix it?
Note: I can do everything perfectly fine with my Sprint Hero
Thanks
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I've successfully mounted my SD card on OSX. I have debugging turned off. If it won't mount, try a different slot, if that doesn't work, try rebooting the phone. It will work.
JGeZau said:
I am having a huge problem mounting my Epic 4G to my Mac. When I select Mount USB, nothing happens. I have read several posts about Galaxy S phones having the same problem, they all say to have USB Debugging turned on, but mine is on and still can't mount.
Also, another huge problem. I connect my phone, then I use adb to access the sd card, but I can only use adb for a short period of time, then it disconnects itself, then I try to run adb again but it does not recognize it. I have to unplug the phone, then plug it again.
Does anybody have any idea why this is happening or how to fix it?
Note: I can do everything perfectly fine with my Sprint Hero
Thanks
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Dude, welcome to the club. Since i got my phone i have not successfully been able to have it read on my Mac Mini. Tried different cables and different ports. Some say get a powered USB hub but i'm not in the mood to clutter my puny desk space.
For now i use an app called Websharing to transfer stuff via WiFi. It's a pain sometimes but that's how i get by for now.
I don't have any problem with 10.5 or .6
I can use either regular or debug. Sometimes rebooting the phone and/or the computer helps. It could be a crappy cable. I don't think the supplied one is very good. The one I use with no problems is the overpriced 3 footer that the corporate sprint stores have. I think the cables that came with the epic, moment, and evo were el cheapo. I had a problem that you are describing with a stock supplied cable. I figured out that the micro usb end wasn't making solid contact with the phone. If I would move the cable, it would disconnect. Changing to a real micro usb cable helped me. It could be the usb port is flaky or the usb plug is intermittent. If you are using vmware fusion or bootcamp or dual boot, see if it drops connection in a different os.
No luck under Windows7 (running with Parallels Desktop) either. I'll try buying a new USB cable and see if that works ... Will try Websharing too.
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I am able to see and access the SD card at work after installing Samsumg USB Drivers under Windows XP, however I am not able to use adb to access the phone ... ahh, this is driving me crazy, I need to root the phone and install a custom rom ... >_<
JGeZau said:
I am able to see and access the SD card at work after installing Samsumg USB Drivers under Windows XP, however I am not able to use adb to access the phone ... ahh, this is driving me crazy, I need to root the phone and install a custom rom ... >_<
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Did you put your phone into debug mode?
I found that trying different USB slots on the PC, it will eventually work. When you plug it in the first time, it will install some needed drivers ABD etc, if you unplug the phone and plug it back into the same USB slot, it will install the last remaining drivers and you should now be able to see the phone.
Samsungs drivers are flaky at best. It took me a good hour to get it working for me so I could root my phone.
blazinazn said:
Did you put your phone into debug mode?
I found that trying different USB slots on the PC, it will eventually work. When you plug it in the first time, it will install some needed drivers ABD etc, if you unplug the phone and plug it back into the same USB slot, it will install the last remaining drivers and you should now be able to see the phone.
Samsungs drivers are flaky at best. It took me a good hour to get it working for me so I could root my phone.
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That worked, turning on USB debugging and switching to another USB slot. But, this is at work under WinXP. Now I need to make it work under OSX at home.
I'll try Ubuntu when I get home and see if that works...
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JGeZau said:
That worked, turning on USB debugging and switching to another USB slot. But, this is at work under WinXP. Now I need to make it work under OSX at home.
I'll try Ubuntu when I get home and see if that works...
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I know some people successfully installed Clockwork via Mac but I haven't seen anything about root. Instructions might be the same, files are obviously different, maybe it'll help you:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8163186&postcount=87
I still can't conect to my Mac. Already bought a new cable and did everything I could...I'm getting mad
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help me too please!!!
i my self having the same issues but on my windows xp desktop computer i never had this problem with a droid i always just plug it in the usb an my sd card pop up on the screen but on this epic 4g my god it doesn't make a sound on the computer or show any thing all it do is charging my phone i even mount it like i always on my droid can some one please tell me whats the issue i have alot of apk files i want to put in my sd card i need to get set cpu up an running an other roms on my epic 4g thanks for looking help.
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This topic has been discussed at another tread.... but anyway, The Macs (current generation only) do not give you enough energy at the USB to power the phone into connecting the memory card. Nor even enough to recognize the phone for more than a few seconds. You can get around it, temporarily, by connecting through a powered USB port. Tetheris still doen's work, but at least you can mount your sd card. It's a software issue... if you're running Windows on the mac machine, it'll connect and mount fine. So, ask Mac for a fix.
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This topic has been discussed at another tread.... but anyway, The Macs (current generation only) do not give you enough energy at the USB to power the phone into connecting the memory card. Nor even enough to recognize the phone for more than a few seconds. You can get around it, temporarily, by connecting through a powered USB port. Tetheris still doen's work, but at least you can mount your sd card. It's a software issue... if you're running Windows on the mac machine, it'll connect and mount fine. So, ask Mac for a fix.
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Yes..thanks. That did it for me. The only thing I hadn't tried was plugging it into my powered usb hub...boom it works.
Worked for me too... can't f'in believe it.
I have tried just about everything to get my Xoom to work with my 64bit Windows 7 system, but the various steps do not work. What is even more odd is that I have a laptop with windows 7 64bit enterprise that works perfectly with the Xoom.
So here are the symptoms:
1) When I connect the Xoom without debugging on, it tries to install a driver, but fails with a message about MTP drive failure.
2) When I turn debugging on, it installs a driver and tells me that the Xoom installed, but then my computer goes wonky. I can't open "My Computer", it like Windows Explorer freezes up. As soon as I disconnect the Xoom, my desktop works correctly again and I can go into "My Computer".
A few times i've gotten into "My Computer" after the Xoom installed, but when I double click on the Xoom icon it just times out.
The only difference I can think of between this PC and my laptop is that in the past I've connected my Droid X to this PC, and used those drivers. I'm not sure if it is some sort of issue because of the X or what. I've installed, uninstalled, cleaned, restarted, etc... with the Motorola drivers.
Its driving me nuts. Has nobody else had this problem?
Did you try different USB ports on your computer? I was kind of experiencing the same thing. I'm also running Windows 7 Enterprise x64. My explorer window would freeze up when I tried to transfer data from my PC to the Xoom. While frozen, switching from/to normal/debugging mode would unfreeze things, until I tried copying again.
My problem was resolved when I connected my Xoom to another USB port on my PC, one that was integrated with the motherboard. Previously, I was plugging it into one of the front USB ports.
So my suggestion is to try a different USB port, preferably one that's on the back of your PC.
i ran into the same issue as well.
this was fixed by changing to a different usb cable, and inserting it into a different port.
if you're connecting it to the front of your computer USB connector, try connecting via back of your desktop computer.
this worked for me.
Like another poster has suggested, the usb ports on the front of the base unit or ports on a usb hub might not be powerful enough to run the Xoom. I've had the same thing with external hard drives.
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I've successfully connected my xoom to 3 Win x64 Enterprise boxes.
If I had to guess, I'd say that your front USB ports are either failing or under powered. I assume that you've tried a USB port on the back?
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I rooted my NC from 1.1.0 using autonooter awhile ago and it works pretty well in general. I used to be able to hook it up to my home PC (w7) and my work PC (XP) with no problems. ADB worked (usually), the drives showed up, etc.
Everything still works on the work PC, and another W7 PC I tried it on.
Now, for some reason, neither the NC nor its SD card show up on my home PC when I plug it in! The NC shows the normal "USB Mode" screen when I plug it in, and my PC makes the USB Ding sound. But no new drives show up.
The only thing I can think of that changed is around the time it stopped working, I replaced my old USB Card reader with a new one (old one didn't work with SDHC). I also renamed some drive letters to reorganize them, since the card reader always shows 4 drive letters in windows.
I don't see the USB controller entry for the NC that I used to see in Device Manager either.
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I was having some bizarre connection issues with my PC, too, and they seem to have been corrected (at least they haven't recurred) by using a USB extension cable. It makes no sense, and I didn't do it to attempt a fix, but just noticed that the issues seemed worst when plugging into the top-side 'convenience' USB ports, and had an extra extension cable sitting around, so I plugged that into a rear port to make access less awkward. Since then, the PC consistently mounts everything just like it should.
I'm still using the NC's data cable, just plugging it into a maybe 1' extension cable rather than directly in the slot.
my XP based computer won't see the rooted NC either, however I will have to try using a port on the motherboard as opposed to one of the front mounts and see if that does the trick. I just kinda gave up on it as I didn't really need it too bad (I only use my nook for email, web browsing, and to control my DVR).
Well I unrooted my NC as I had planned anyway to upgrade to 1.2, but the problem hasn't gone away.
I tried plugging into an extension cable I have that goes directly to a MoBo rear port, but no change.
I can't run the nookcolorUMS now that I'm unrooted. Maybe I'll try it when I re-root eventually.
The thing is, it works on every other computer, so I can't figure out why it would stop working on just this one. It seems like it must be a windows issue, but I'll be damned if I can figure out what it is.
I don't bother with usb
USB connectivity is so unreliable that I don't even bother with it.
To move files around I use File Expert/network to access the PC via wireless from the device.
It's easy, reliable, and FAST.
framitz said:
USB connectivity is so unreliable that I don't even bother with it.
To move files around I use File Expert/network to access the PC via wireless from the device.
It's easy, reliable, and FAST.
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That's a good tip. Unfortunately you have to use USB for certain functions, like manual nooting, or synching with Calibre (I suspect).
Once I'm rooted again I'll probably start using wireless for small stuff, but if I'm moving a gigabyte movie over, I'm not sure how long that will take, or how much battery it will use.
Does anything come up in device manager when you connect it? If so, did you try deleting anything that does come up, disconnect and start over? Worth a shot....
You don't have to guess--if you see a USB device that might be the NC, open properties>details and from the dropdown choose "hardware ids." If the number 2080 is in the id, it's the NC.
Nothing new comes up in device manager when I plug it in. It used to...
I experienced a similar issue and this was what causing it.
1. I have 2 front USB connections (nothing connected to either)
2. External Power USB hub connected to a rear USB slot
On Win 7, whenever I plug-in the NC via USB, I got a device not recognize error. I tried plugging it into different ports and pretty much either got no detection or device not recognize. Here is the kicker, as soon as I plug it into the usb hub, window recognize and mount it right away. This also happen to be true if I remove the usb hub altogether.
I was able to do some file transfers from my EVO 4G when I first set up my new Thrive. Then all of a sudden it stopped working with an error that basically states the target device has rejected the transfer. So I tried with my Macbook Pro, same deal. I cannot transfer any files TO the Thrive from any device (I even tried with my son's Transformer, no go...).
Anyone have any clue as to why it worked for two files then all of a sudden stopped?
Mine is the same way; simply won't connect. I'm guessing it's a Honeycomb issue. For now I have just been using a thumb drive between netbook and the Thrive to swap files. The netbook also won't see the Thrive if I connect through USB. Guess it's wait and see what kind of adventures/solutions Ice Cream brings
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Mine is the same way; simply won't connect. I'm guessing it's a Honeycomb issue. For now I have just been using a thumb drive between netbook and the Thrive to swap files. The netbook also won't see the Thrive if I connect through USB. Guess it's wait and see what kind of adventures/solutions Ice Cream brings
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Try turning off usb debugging before you connect to other devices when using a cable.As far as the bluetooth issues I'm gonna let someone that is familiar with that answer. sorry
Lol, I also just use a USB drive to move files from my computer as my computer can't seem to read the Thrive, just hope when the 3.1 updates comes out here it wil fix it. On another note, when I try to transfer Bluetooth files from a Mac or my Android phone I just get a fail.