Samsung kies issues - Vibrant General

I need a little bit of help
I downloaded the samsung kies desktop app to connect to my phone (vibrant)
Only issue is that my phone will not connect and I can't quite figure out what the issue is
I connect my phone to the computer and my phone prompts me for my preferred method of connection (mass storage, media player, and samsung kies)
I choose mass storage because all I need to do is transfer a few files. This choice prompts samsung kies to open up. once it opens it begins too scan my device and determines that my phone is in the incorrect mode and that I need to reconnect in kies mode.
This had me in WTF mode so after my initial file transfer I wanted to try to get kies to work. I disconnected my phone and waited for a few seconds. I reconnected the phone and when prompted I choose the samsung kies option. Three odd thing is that the desktop program didn't even notice the phone neither did the computer.
Is there something I'm missing such as computer drivers ... Our do I need to update my kies desktop program
Sent from my futuristic phone

if you want to do anything in Kies, select Kies mode and back out to the home screen...you can access mass storage in Kies mode

Be careful. I have been complaining and warning people about how crappy Kies is for a while on this board.... and all I have gotten in return are complaints from fanboys who claim that it must have been me doing something wrong (even though I am completely stock and even did a factory reset).
If your phone won't connect to Kies, then the culprit is probably how your computer is seeing/misinterpreting the drivers.
Try installing Kies/Kies Mini on a new computer, and maybe even try installing the drivers for the phone before you install the Kies software.
At the end of the day.... Kies, the drivers and phone are full of bugs. The directions page (goo.gl/jiL4) even mentions that it is possible for the phone to get stuck in a loop if you have a lot of media on the phone (WTF, it is supposed to double as a media player), or for the driver to time out so that Kies won't see it (again, brilliant).
Make sure you try removing your SD card too. Good luck
ironlood said:
I need a little bit of help
I downloaded the samsung kies desktop app to connect to my phone (vibrant)
Only issue is that my phone will not connect and I can't quite figure out what the issue is
I connect my phone to the computer and my phone prompts me for my preferred method of connection (mass storage, media player, and samsung kies)
I choose mass storage because all I need to do is transfer a few files. This choice prompts samsung kies to open up. once it opens it begins too scan my device and determines that my phone is in the incorrect mode and that I need to reconnect in kies mode.
This had me in WTF mode so after my initial file transfer I wanted to try to get kies to work. I disconnected my phone and waited for a few seconds. I reconnected the phone and when prompted I choose the samsung kies option. Three odd thing is that the desktop program didn't even notice the phone neither did the computer.
Is there something I'm missing such as computer drivers ... Our do I need to update my kies desktop program
Sent from my futuristic phone
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Thanks I'll try that and also take kies with a grain of salt
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Activesync 4.5 Problem: won't connect to my device anymore

so i thought i'd give vista's "windows mobile device center" a try on my vista laptop, and wasn't surprised to find that i couldn't get it to recognize my phone. i was surprised to find that the xp computer that i've been using with activesync for a long time suddenly stopped recognizing my phone as well.
up to now i've hard reset phone (dcd 3.04, 3.37 radio) and reinstalled activesync 4.5. no dice. please if anyone can help me troubleshoot this thing i'd be way grateful. why has my phone stopped communicating with my computers?
For WM 6 devices, on Vista you must upgrade to Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1.
i downloaded and used 6.1 on my vista machine, but it didn't work. any other ideas? i think there may be something that changed on the phone, because now, activesync won't work either...
...bytheway, the phone will charge when plugged into either, but that's about it.
...bytheway, the phone will charge when plugged into either, but that's about it.
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Just for ****s and giggles, have you tried the following:
1. Using a different usb port
2. Blowing the dust out of the port on the phone
3. Using the Y adapter that came with the phone in between the sync cable and the phone
First, plug into the USB, wait for the Windows new device chime, see if anything occurs in the WM Activesync.. If no Activesync connection is made (after the 'connecting' has stopped) then unplug and plug in back in another USB port. Do that at least 4 times (cycling between ports...even the same may eventually work) to see if you have a success.
Restart your PC, Soft-rest your phone and try again.
If still nothing, then don't bother plugging your phone in and then Run As An Administrator the attached batch file and then under View 'Show Hidden Devices.' You'll now see all devices that have ever been installed and retained for your OS, with the faded devices as those not currently attached/active.
Rather than the batch file you can open up a Command Promp Window with Administrator access (Start\Programs\Accessories\Right Click on Command Prompt and Run As An Administrator)
(I usually keep that batch file accessible in the root of my OS partition, just to keep it easy to clean out legacy device drivers that can cause problems.[/i])
Enter:
set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1
start devmgmt.msc
Uninstall
Network adapters\Microsoft Windows Remote Adapter
Portable Devices\PocketPC
Then under Programs & Settings uninstall the Windows Mobile Device Center upgrade, and then reboot your PC. Reinstal that Device Center 6.1 update and then again connect your phone with the USB. (for the XP machine you can do all of the and unistall/reboot/reinstall the ActiveSync 4.5.
(note to self or another.....these steps to be added to the Wiki for ActiveSyn issues)
well, i'm thinking that the "****s and giggles" have it. i blew into the port, plugged her in, and it connected to my xp machine, just like days of old. after about 3 minutes though, the connection dropped, and i've not been able to get it going again since. i think this rules out any software/settings problem, and looks like it's a hardware issue. i'll try cleaning it one more time a little later, and if no go, i'll have to figure a way to re-flash the stock rom (i only have a 6gb card...) and send the beast back. thanx for the input, guys (specially keystone, dang man that was one badass post with some instructions that will help someone, i'm sure.)
Do you have the Y adapter that came with the phone? The one with the audio jack and the 5 pin mini usb on one end and the 11 pin mini usb on the other? The reason I ask is because for some reason HTC decided to put an 11 pin mini usb connector on our phones, yet supply us with a data cable that's standard 5 pin mini usb. If you have it, just humor me and try it and see if it keeps the connection.
Oh and P.S....the "****s and giggles" wasn't just a shot in the dark. I've solved many activesync problems for people before using all 3.
I actually hadn't used the cord without the Y-adapter untill today. both ways yeild the same result.
Another Activesync problem
I've been on vacation the last week and while away i had to do a clear storage..anyway, my phone was fine but when i connect thru activesync i get an error code : 85010014 and my contacts list doesnt get updated...:S can anyone out there give me some advice or do i hafto start from scratch?
Also is there a way to find my contacts on my comp?
jinx01 said:
so i thought i'd give vista's "windows mobile device center" a try on my vista laptop, and wasn't surprised to find that i couldn't get it to recognize my phone. i was surprised to find that the xp computer that i've been using with activesync for a long time suddenly stopped recognizing my phone as well.
up to now i've hard reset phone (dcd 3.04, 3.37 radio) and reinstalled activesync 4.5. no dice. please if anyone can help me troubleshoot this thing i'd be way grateful. why has my phone stopped communicating with my computers?
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Well the hoop jumping is fun and all but I think if you uncheck the "Enabe advanced network functionality" in Start > Settings > Connection > USB to PC it may help.
Damn! That was simple. I unchecked the "Enabe advanced network functionality" box and I'm up and running! I'll save the hoops for later. Thanks!
treeboy said:
Well the hoop jumping is fun and all but I think if you uncheck the "Enabe advanced network functionality" in Start > Settings > Connection > USB to PC it may help.
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This is the fix almost 90% of the time......
treeboy said:
Well the hoop jumping is fun and all but I think if you uncheck the "Enabe advanced network functionality" in Start > Settings > Connection > USB to PC it may help.
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Worked for me. Thanks!
ok ive tried all except the hidden devices thing (gonna try it now) and no go will post if it works oh im on DCD's 3.2.6 rom and the 6.1 of device center and i dont think it has anything to do with it but i just installed 2007 outlook
treeboy said:
Well the hoop jumping is fun and all but I think if you uncheck the "Enabe advanced network functionality" in Start > Settings > Connection > USB to PC it may help.
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Hi, thanks that work for me fine too
my mogul has been giving me crap with vista and xp for weeks. Nothing can solve it. I've re-flashed, downgraded, used different ports, different cables, modified the USB to PC settings.
Add this to the list of things that randomly seem to be a problem for this phone.
I had a similar situation, none of the software based suggestions fixed it. Wiggling the cord around would sometimes connect, but soon thereafter, my phone stopped charging. The USB port was the culprit, so be careful.
I'm sure everyone who was having troubles figured out solutions, just thought I'd add in my dealings with this.
I just had the phone activated today (yes I bought used) and brought it to work to sync with my work outlook, well the usb cord would charge the phone but give me nothing but errors in the way of actual data connection. I was a little bummed this afternoon thinking I bought a partially broken phone. But WHILE HAVING THE PHONE CONNECTED ( I bold because I had done this multiple times while not connected and had no results) I opened the Comm Manager and clicked on the sync button at the bottom, suddenly my computer could recognize my device and I was sync'ing like a mad man.
Very possibly a stupid thing I should have done from the start, but I don't know any better since I'm brand new to all of this. I only post in hopes of helping another bummed out soul as was myself
I an running a HTC TyTN-II 4550 phone (WinMo 6.1) on a desktop PC (WinXP).
I couldn't get Activesync 4.5 to work either, but there were obvious reasons--my version of Office 2000 isn't supported (2003 is the earliest, I think) and IE and Outlook are not set as my default mail clients (-and that's how I like it-).
I didn't really need Activesync but I did want to be able to get files on and off the phone from my desktop PC through the USB cable. When I'd connect the phone, Activesync would automatically start up and spin the little logo for a while and then say "connection couldn't be made" and then I couldn't do anything--even move files on and off the phone.
What I found works is this:
1) open the Task Manager, and kill the wcescomm.exe process.
2) navigate to the folder that Activesync is installed in, and run the file named WCESMgr.exe.
3) that will popup a window, asking if you want to sync, or cancel. Press [cancel]
4) the normal Activesync window will come up, and the choices for "Sync" and "Schedule" will be greyed out, but the "Explore" button should work.
Sometimes I can disconnect and reconnect the phone without going through steps #1-#4, but not always.
With the "Explore" window you can drag files on and off the device.
I tried dragging small Word and Excel docs on and off; both converted properly when dragged onto the phone, but only the Word file would convert again when dragged off.
The phone will access the internet through the USB when hooked up this way, also.

Can't connect to PC

Hello
When I connect my hd2 to the pc throught the USB cable, the message on hd2 shows up to click sync but my computer can't see the hd2.
I went to device manager but it doesn't show up.
it worked 2 day ago, I even tryed at another PC.
I can recharge the phone from my computer...
deadmau said:
Hello
When I connect my hd2 to the pc throught the USB cable, the message on hd2 shows up to click sync but my computer can't see the hd2.
I went to device manager but it doesn't show up.
it worked 2 day ago, I even tryed at another PC.
I can recharge the phone from my computer...
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Firstly, what operating system are you using on your PC?
Secondly, have you tried deleting the sync partnership on both your phone and the PC and recreating it?
Thirdly, try and connect your phone directly to the USB root hub on your PC and not via a hub.
The fact that the HD2 is identifying the physical connection suggest the problem may lie at the PC end. Recreating the sync partnership is probably all that's needed.
Hello
If you are using Vista or Win7 you need to download Microsoft Mobile Device Manager to get a successful connection. Once you download this and install all will be good.
There is an option (can´t remember where) where you can disable fast link for ActiveSync.
This fast option has created me a lot of problem.
i'm using win7, i reinstalled the mobile device.
If i disable enable faster data sync then I can sync the phone with the computer but if I enable faster data sync then the 3G band auto enables...
I have just in the last weekend somehow lost the ability to connect to any computer. I have an activesync connection with work and a connection via hsdpa to the server too, and then one via wmdc on my vista home computer.
All has been going swimmingly until the weekend when I noticed that it had stopped synching new appointments.
The computers (both) now no longer even detect the phone, although it does charge via the usb cables.
The settings are still set to sync on the phone (as opposed to say disk drive).
I've tried a bunch of things, and now annoyingly, have hard reset the phone, but no joy!! Now I have the joy of setting everything back up again... But still no synchronising with the computer.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
bcorgan said:
I have just in the last weekend somehow lost the ability to connect to any computer. I have an activesync connection with work and a connection via hsdpa to the server too, and then one via wmdc on my vista home computer.
All has been going swimmingly until the weekend when I noticed that it had stopped synching new appointments.
The computers (both) now no longer even detect the phone, although it does charge via the usb cables.
The settings are still set to sync on the phone (as opposed to say disk drive).
I've tried a bunch of things, and now annoyingly, have hard reset the phone, but no joy!! Now I have the joy of setting everything back up again... But still no synchronising with the computer.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
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Did you reboot the PC? I occassionaly have problems with activesync stopping working suddenly. It doesn't really like being unplugged sometimes and get's a bit ansy about it. I've found that sometimes a soft reset of the phone does it, but sometimes I need to reboot the PC.
I hope you did try rebooting the PC before you did a hard reset. At least you wouldn't have wasted your time with having to set up your phone again!
Yes did indeed! Restarted both. But the fact that it's affecting 2 computers suggests to me that it's something wrong with the phone, and not computers themselves.
HTC haven't been any help as yet - just haven't responded to my requests.
bcorgan said:
Yes did indeed! Restarted both. But the fact that it's affecting 2 computers suggests to me that it's something wrong with the phone, and not computers themselves.
HTC haven't been any help as yet - just haven't responded to my requests.
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The fact that it still doesn't work after a hard reset leaves me at a loss!
You're telling me!
Before anyone asks also, I've tried different cables and different usb ports on both computers too.
Any other thoughts out there? I'm starting to think now it's something inside the phone - i.e. the usb port?
Fixed for me!
After having sent off the phone to HTC, it was repaired in 8 days and that was sending it to and from Sweden to the UK!
Turns out the usb connector in the phone itself was not working. 10/10 for HTC repair service!
If you use the XPP OS.
You must select ‘To enable faster data synchronization’ (i dont konw how to translated that, sorry my English.) under the ActiveSyuc.
If you use the Vista OS.
You dont select this option otherwise you cannt connect you phone to computer.
me too,..i can't connect with my pc... my computer show me found new hardware & need 2 install driver,...tell me what kind of driver need...? thank!!!
me too,..i can't connect with my pc... my computer show me found new hardware & need 2 install driver,...tell me what kind of driver need...? thank!!!
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Microsoft Corporation - Other hardware - PocketPC USB Sync
Download size: 11.1 MB
You may need to restart your computer for this update to take effect.
Update type: Recommended
Microsoft Corporation Other hardware software update released in May, 2007
At present, I'm confering with Microsoft about the issue I'm having with my Vista laptop. It finds the correct driver with windows update, but the driver fails to install even with a clean boot.... they're working on it...
deadmau said:
Hello
When I connect my hd2 to the pc throught the USB cable, the message on hd2 shows up to click sync but my computer can't see the hd2.
I went to device manager but it doesn't show up.
it worked 2 day ago, I even tryed at another PC.
I can recharge the phone from my computer...
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I had the same problem and 'solved' it by trying every other USB port, and (of course) the last one did it correctly.
bcorgan said:
You're telling me!
Before anyone asks also, I've tried different cables and different usb ports on both computers too.
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To make Active Sync work
Turn off Setup\other\USB to PC\ActiveSync Enable Faster Data Synchronization
The all will be ok
SOLVED!! Joy, joy, happiness glow... . I removed AVG 9.0, restarted, reinstalled WMDC and the driver (all of which installed automatically when I plugged my HD2 in to the USB port), and reinstalled AVG 9.0 and… Voila, MAGIC! I had AVG configuered correctly to allow WMDC to make connections and pass through the antivirus, but I still had to uninstall it to get the driver to install. Sometimes antiviruses are stubborn!
hi i had the same problem try this go to settings on your phone all settings connections usb to pc and uncheck the fast sync box if that dont work theirs an option that is somewhere on your pc where you can choose the pc to search for an update driver for that device
marquez2010 said:
hi i had the same problem try this go to settings on your phone all settings connections usb to pc and uncheck the fast sync box if that dont work theirs an option that is somewhere on your pc where you can choose the pc to search for an update driver for that device
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I tried BOTH of those options prior to uninstalling AVG and no joy. Bytheway, I've switched to Microsoft Security Essentials and still have to uninstall MSE everytime I flash my HD2! UGH!

HELP - cannot sync to windows 7 starter

Ive bought a netbook running windows 7 starter, now my hd2 wont connect with windows mobile device center.
I originally set up the pc synch(activesync) with an xp laptop and now it wont connect with the windows 7 netbook.
The phone is telling me to install activesync , but i cant because i have to install the newer windows mobile device center WTF
Ive deleted the old connections on activesync on my phone.
Is there something new to download to my hd2?
Any advice?
Thanks
windows mobile device centre does the same as activesync. it is the new name for activesync used on win 7.
i use the starter edition also on my netbook and cannot get mobile devicecentre installed for some weird reason. probably a problem on my netbook
started using ms myphone for the things i used mobiledevice centre for.
There must be way to connect the phone to a Windows 7 starter netbook.
I plan on doing a hard reset and want to preserve all my bookmarks, and also want to flash a ROM , I'm sure ill need to sync my phone to a computer for that?
The phone keeps telling me to install activesync on my pc even though I have to use wmdc.
When I reinstall wmdc on the netbook I keep getting an error and it won't install properly.
It says device manager not installed, or something like that .
It's a bloody mystery!
for flashing a rom you do not need activesync or mobile device centre. I flash my phone from my laptop without. just put the phone in bootloader and you can flash a rom as normal using the custom ruu. alternatively you can flash from memory card.
think ms myphone can backup that also but you have to check to make sure.
on my sig there is a flashing guide, in it there is a download for win 7 windows mobile device center run it and you should be good to go
this has been discussed so often, if you had taken the time to search there would be no need for that thread!
It so easy, just use windows update to download the driver and windows mobile center and that's it. If it doesn't work you are doing it wrong because it works for everybody else that way!
pabloh999 said:
Ive bought a netbook running windows 7 starter, now my hd2 wont connect with windows mobile device center.
I originally set up the pc synch(activesync) with an xp laptop and now it wont connect with the windows 7 netbook.
The phone is telling me to install activesync , but i cant because i have to install the newer windows mobile device center WTF
Ive deleted the old connections on activesync on my phone.
Is there something new to download to my hd2?
Any advice?
Thanks
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Leave ytour phone, as the problem appears to be with the netbook. make sure your netbook is not connected to the internet, then disable all the security and see if WMDC recognises your phone.
Thanks for the respones, ill try those tips when I get a chance later in the day.
Apologies for starting a new thread if its been discussed many times before.
Right, i think ive tried everything.
Hard reset my hd2
Uninstalled wmdc
Did every windows update available
re-installed wmdc with webroot antivirus turned off and internet access turned off.
And it still wont recognise the hd2
When its installing the driver on my netbook for the hd2 it keeps getting an error - it says "unidentified device : device unplugged" even though it is plugged in and screen is on.
The phone will connect to my netbook for the disk drive option and the internet sharing option, so i dont think its a problem with the hd2 usb connection
Its a real mystery, anyone out there able to crack this one?
have you tried this?
settings, menu, all settings, connections, USB to PC, uncheck "enable faster data sync", click done.
when I did that, my HD2 finally connected to PC after DAYS of trying!
Yep! I sure have
The computer is just is not seeing my phone with the the activesync option, but it is seeing the phone with both the disk drive and internet sharing options.
When i try un-install wmdc some errors keep popping up, i have to manually go into the task manager and kill 2 .exe active files otherwise it wont uninstall, very strange indeed
Maybe it could be a usb port issue, but i have tried all 3 usb ports on my netbook.
Hi pabloh999,
I potentially have a fix for you. I experienced the same errors as you tried all you have and eventually found a fix - by accident!
Set to airplane mode on & then off. After this my connections & syncs were fine.
Let us know how you go.
pabloh999 said:
Yep! I sure have
The computer is just is not seeing my phone with the the activesync option, but it is seeing the phone with both the disk drive and internet sharing options.
When i try un-install wmdc some errors keep popping up, i have to manually go into the task manager and kill 2 .exe active files otherwise it wont uninstall, very strange indeed
Maybe it could be a usb port issue, but i have tried all 3 usb ports on my netbook.
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Tried that and - nothing!
Its just not recognising my phone, its saying "device unplugged"
I even turned off the charging function when plugged into a pc, just in case that was draining too much juice from the usb port.
No problem solvers out there??
I am thinking now it could be a problem with the usb ports on my netbook.
On one of my million attempts i got a windows error message saying that i should use a high speed usb port, and it gave me a list of "high speed" usb ports on my computer.
I dont know how to use this information because it doesnt physically show which of my 3 usb ports is the "high speed one(s)"
I thought the three of them are the same?
I tried updating the usb drivers to no avail
Fu**ing pissin me off!
Sync with Win 7
Same problem here, Tried everything on the web and on XDA and still cant sync.
Is this a Microsoft Problem, Oh by the way dont agree with d3l1
Ican still sync with my old XP laptop, but my new Win 7 is crap... (Both are Asus machines)
Any pointers would be welome. Ta.

Can not access from PC both SD or Internal flash storage

Initially all worked OK. But then after some installs from the Market i am not able to do that
Here are some facts:
- i see the drive letters assigned for both of them on PC but when you click Explore the message is "Please insert a disk into drive M: (or N or whatever)".
- They are shown as mounted on the phone . Dismount and mount again changes nothing
- the phone is recording photos/videos OK on internal memory means flash is working fine.
- SD card is perfectly working too. if you extract it and put into computer you can read/write it. On the cell you can play music from it etc no problems
- I restored everything with Factory Data Reset but things did not change
- Same story from another PC
Is this some driver problem ? Or flash memory is locked by Vibrant OS?
I suspect EasyTether or PDANet third party driver for Samsung phones is responsible.
Tethering works though
It's probably one of your 3rd party apps. Mine works fine.
Isn't it strange that combination of cell factory reset + another fresh PC does not work?
S4X, I had the same issue this morning. I was performing a data transfer and had a error message (from computer). From that point forward my phone was no longer able to mount the internal storage, external micro sd card. The only portion of space that was recognized was the dedicated internal app space. Wiping the phone failed to repair the issue. I took it my local tmobile store and they immediately swapped it for a new one. No hassle no fuss. I hope these are isolated incidents. So far my new new phone is working great.
I'd recommend a return.
I should note, my phone was not rooted and I did not have either PDAnet or Easytether installed.
Same problem here, have not fixed problem yet. looks like it's getting replaced tomorrow.
S4X said:
Initially all worked OK. But then after some installs from the Market i am not able to do that
Here are some facts:
- i see the drive letters assigned for both of them but when you click Explore the message is "Please insert a disk into drive M: (or N or whatever)".
- They are shown as mounted on the phone . Dismount and mount again changes nothing
- the phone is recording photos/videos OK on internal memory means flash is working fine.
- SD card is perfectly working too. if you extract it and put into computer you can read/write it. On the cell you can play music from it etc no problems
- I restored everything with Factory Data Reset but things did not change
- Same story from another PC
Is this some driver problem ? Or flash memory is locked by Vibrant OS?
I suspect EasyTether or PDANet third party driver for Samsung phones is responsible.
Tethering works though
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BritCrit said:
S4X, I had the same issue this morning. I was performing a data transfer and had a error message (from computer). From that point forward my phone was no longer able to mount the internal storage, external micro sd card. The only portion of space that was recognized was the dedicated internal app space. Wiping the phone failed to repair the issue. I took it my local tmobile store and they immediately swapped it for a new one. No hassle no fuss. I hope these are isolated incidents. So far my new new phone is working great.
I'd recommend a return.
I should note, my phone was not rooted and I did not have either PDAnet or Easytether installed.
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I afraid i will return it then ones per week
S4X said:
I afraid i will return it then ones per week
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Sorry to hear about your troubles, I'm keeping an eye on it. If it happens again I'll post something. In the meantime, I'm avoiding any multi-gig file transfers. I'm hoping we're just two unlucky owners and this is not a wider issue. Otherwise, I love the phone.
try turning on development mode. With that off, my mac wont see my vibrant at all. turn it on, and everything shows up.
i think easytether caused the issue
i couldn't get pdanet to work, they didn't have the correct samsung driver, so i unistalled pdanet from my laptop
installed easy tether yesterday - had a heck of time getting the driver to install
then tonite, like you said, couldn't get the laptop to recognize the phone,
uninstalled easytether, re-installed, and actually did it a few times tonite - took about an hour to get my laptop connection working
the hardware recognized changed from Samsung T959, to CDX morem something, and finally when on the last attempt it was recognized as an "android ADB device" and i let windows auto install the driver, it's now working
really think it's easytether and that driver not being stable
i'm on a windows xp w/sp2
Thanks for responds guys but happily after billions of different attempts the problem is solved.
I still can not understand how these changes to the phone happened. Probably some installed software changed in Vibrant something.
Anyway, here it is, it's very simple, but this has an additional step to what it was before nevertheless. After usual USB cable connection and confirmation of using the phone as a mass storage device on the phone popped up menu (if you've made this selection on the phone settings), say into Voice dialer: "Open SD Card", and when new screen appears, click "Enable USB mass storage"
I can also post the way i tether if you like. It works fine like it works fine with EVO for example. T959 is recognized well
As you know compared to EVO and other phones the Vibrant/Samsung Galaxy S only requires one more step before installation of application on your PC: it needs Samsung own USB driver.
So you get from Market and install application on your cell; download driver from the web and install on PC; download and install application on PC.
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Here are some details for those who never tried tether and might need step-by-step instructions:
Step 1) Get and install PdaNet or EasyTether from Market on your cell phone and in Settings/Applications/Development check ON "USB debugging"
Step 2) Download and install USB driver for Samsung cellphones on your PC. Same driver works for both PdaNet or EasyTether applications. I took it from (i am new user at XDA and am not allowed to post the links) www (dot) mobile-stream (dot) com/easytether/android (dot) html
Step 3) Google, download and install PdaNet or EasyTether ( i usePdaNet, it has Bluetooth data connection option also) on your PC. During installation the application will find that the driver is already installed and will ask you what to do, you answer NO to reinstall
When you will need Internet connection:
a) Connect Vibrant and PC using USB cable
b) Launch PdaNet on Vibrant, push button "Connect"
c) if you set up not automatically connect then click on PdaNet icon "Connect" on your PC (in the task tray in right bottom corner)
Done !
Novices also may not know that these applications are free for 1 month for both secure and regular unsecure http/https connections. Then if you need https you have to pay one time fee ($10 or $18) which will work on one phone and several PC. Just a regular http stays free.

Unable to Connect to Kies

I've been trying to connect my Tab to Kies and I'm having no luck, now I know Kies sucks balls but it does have some uses. When I try to connect via wifi it connects and finds the Tab but just sits there saying 'Loading' and then after a couple of minutes I get a pop up saying my wifi connection is unstable or weak and disconnects. This is BS as I have full bars on both my PC and Tab. If I try to connect via USB it doesn't find the Tab and just sits there saying connecting.
Any help gratefully received.
Hi there,
Is your Tab being seen by Windows at all as a mass storage device??
Cheers,
M
Mine does exactly the same! Although I can connect ok via wireless it isn't much use as you can't do things like update the firmware!
I'm Running Windows 7 ultimate 32-bit on a Dell PC.
It does connect to Windows and is seen as a mass storage device so I guess the drivers must be ok?
I had an issue with mine where Kies AND Windows never saw it!! Tried on about 5 different machines and in the end it had to be sent back to Samsung for repair!! ODIN was the only thing that picked it up....fat lot of good that was for transferring files etc.
Cheers,
M
when connected via USB it goes into mtb mode and is seen by the PC. Via wifi Kies sees it but doesn't complete its processes and says the wifi signal is unstable. I used to be able to connect but since the recent Kids update I now cannot.
I downgraded Kies to a slightly older version and was able to connect via Kies so it looks like an issue with the most recent version of Kies.........Samsung Canada have been little to no help!
I can connect via USB, when I try Wifi kies it says it can't detect my SIM Card and boots me out.. 10.1 wifi only.
That's mental as you wouldn't have a similar card!
styckx said:
I can connect via USB, when I try Wifi kies it says it can't detect my SIM Card and boots me out.. 10.1 wifi only.
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brownstar69 said:
That's mental as you wouldn't have a sim card!
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Exactly. I just laughed and said to myself "I'd expect nothing less from Samsung Software" and uninstalled it.. It seriously didn't surprise me a bit it didn't work right..

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