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USB connection options in device

I used to get a screen on my device asking me for the type of connection required like Kies, mass storage, ask on connection etc., whenever I plug in the usb into my laptop. Now after I did a hard reset, I am not getting this option but straight away gets into Kies mode...but all that I know is that there is a place where I can set this to 'ask on connection' but I guess I forgot where to find this.
Can somebody help pls.
thanks

sany said:
I used to get a screen on my device asking me for the type of connection required like Kies, mass storage, ask on connection etc., whenever I plug in the usb into my laptop. Now after I did a hard reset, I am not getting this option but straight away gets into Kies mode...but all that I know is that there is a place where I can set this to 'ask on connection' but I guess I forgot where to find this.
Can somebody help pls.
thanks
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Settings/About phone/USB settings/ ask on connection

there you are, thanks for the quick reply. Much appreciated.

Possible JI6 OTA bug, no USB mass storage option?

Looks like a bug to me, Suddenly I do not see the "USB connected" message on the notification bar! I have to disconnect USB and change mode from mass storage to something else and then change it back then connect USB and it shows the USB connected message with mount option.
Never had this problem with any previous builds. Also, I see the accurate battery mod shows "plug" sign while USB is connected but no "USB connected" message or mount option!
Any comments people...anyone with this problem on JI5 leak?

Simple question first. Did you leave de-bugging enabled? I updated my device thru Kies (one of the lucky ones it seems) instead of flashing Eugene's or the Odin mount and I haven't had that problem. I think I saw someone in the orginal JI5 on Kies thead mentioned this too. I tried to replicate their bug but my seems to 100% good. What's your OS?

its a bug, with mine is seems to come and go

ShinyBuddha said:
Simple question first. Did you leave de-bugging enabled? I updated my device thru Kies (one of the lucky ones it seems) instead of flashing Eugene's or the Odin mount and I haven't had that problem. I think I saw someone in the orginal JI5 on Kies thead mentioned this too. I tried to replicate their bug but my seems to 100% good. What's your OS?
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Thanks for the reply. I flashed it through ODIN on Windows 7. Also, USB debugging was never enabled in the process. It seems like a bug because it comes and goes, randomly. Maybe this was one reason Tmobile told us not to upgrade...
demo23019 said:
its a bug, with mine is seems to come and go
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Good to hear I am not alone with this problem...thanks for the reply...
hopefully we'll find a workaround...

Just wanted to note here, flashed to stock, formatted internal sd card, upgraded to leaked JI6 and the bug still exists, hopefully OTA JI6 fixes this

Tried OTA, erased everything, flashed from scratch still the same issue...hopefully someone has a solution, if not then this adds another reason for Froyo update

That's wierd. I upgraded to OTA and problem went away for me.
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It's not really a bug. There is an option under Settings > Applications > USB Settings. Mine wasn't showing up either so I swithed it to "Ask on connection" then plugged the USB back in and that worked. Then I switched it back to "Mass storage" and now it immediately gets ready to mount. I guess you just have to set it that first time.

Its a bug with leaked JI6. This thread started with leaked JI6... Think he recently changed headline. And you solution was temporary fix with leaked version problem would come back. Can't comment about OTA since the problem went away with mine
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Ok, Well I can let you know that it doesn't come back with OTA. You should flash JI6 The other builds are buggy.

wow, for those who went all the way to reformatting internal sd because of this im sorry.
all you have to do is go to settings> app settings> usb settings> and change to ask on connection
thats it, i would not really call it a bug
oh yea, and thats with JI6

kboater said:
wow, for those who went all the way to reformatting internal sd because of this im sorry.
all you have to do is go to settings> app settings> usb settings> and change to ask on connection
thats it, i would not really call it a bug
oh yea, and thats with JI6
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THIS solves it. Just did that and everything is back to normal. With that out of the way, this JI6 software is close to perfect (the RFS file system thing is the imperfect part). This is the software this phone should've launched with. Now if they can just go to a proper file system in their 2.2 update, Sammy will have a beast of a phone.

Thanks for the replies guys. I have set the default USB to "mass storage" instead of "ask on connection" as I don't want to make a selection each time.
Now, when I connect the phone I see USB connected and sometimes there is a USB connected message in status bar with no mount option and sometimes there is no USB connected message at all... now sure what's going on. I've been seeing this problem since JI5.
I've also read some threads about this in QnA forum..thanks...

VICosPhi said:
Thanks for the replies guys. I have set the default USB to "mass storage" instead of "ask on connection" as I don't want to make a selection each time.
Now, when I connect the phone I see USB connected and sometimes there is a USB connected message in status bar with no mount option and sometimes there is no USB connected message at all... now sure what's going on. I've been seeing this problem since JI5.
I've also read some threads about this in QnA forum..thanks...
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Just for the heck of it, if you haven't tried already. Check off debug mode. Because when you plug in usb debug mode pops up and maybe usb will also every time

Thanks for the reply... Yes I now I leave the USB debugging to always enabled. This is the only way the USB mass storage option is always presented on USB connect.
Hopefully Froyo fixes this as I've seen some other people having the issue as well...

I have never seen this issue on JI6. It always pops up "USB Connected: Select to copy files to/fom your computer" in the status when I plug in the USB cable. It's never failed, even when I had USB Debugging off.

VICosPhi said:
Thanks for the reply... Yes I now I leave the USB debugging to always enabled. This is the only way the USB mass storage option is always presented on USB connect.
Hopefully Froyo fixes this as I've seen some other people having the issue as well...
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Just FYI, I was having this problem when I flashed the JI6 update via ODIN. Mounting would only work when I had usb debug mode on. However, I disabled USB debug mode and then went to
Settings -> Application Settings -> USB Settings
I then changed it from mass storage to ask on connection and then back to mass storage and it gives me the option to mount in status bar just fine when I connect it to the computer via usb.
HTH.

I noticed that after the update i don't get updates ffrom the market place anymore?
Anyone experience the same thing?

Are you using the auto update? I'm not sure it tells you if this is on.

When I connected to my mac (debbuging has to be left on) I get a menu to either connect to kies,mass storage and one other.

[Q] Connecting to a PC

Hi everybody. I got this new myTouch 4G by T-Mobile, and when I connect it to my PC, nothing happens. I went into "Settings" and then into "Connect to PC" and chose every setting one by one, but nothing. My comp doesn't recognize it. There has to be a pretty easy fix for this, what is it?
P.S. It has a light on it, just as it's charging, and it is charging, but my PC doesn't see it connected.
Thanx for the help!!

ilyabyk83 said:
Hi everybody. I got this new myTouch 4G by T-Mobile, and when I connect it to my PC, nothing happens. I went into "Settings" and then into "Connect to PC" and chose every setting one by one, but nothing. My comp doesn't recognize it. There has to be a pretty easy fix for this, what is it?
P.S. It has a light on it, just as it's charging, and it is charging, but my PC doesn't see it connected.
Thanx for the help!!
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Download the "USB Tethering Driver" here: http://www.htc.com/us/support/t-mobile-mytouch-4g/downloads/
While it says it's for USB tethering, it's basically just a generic driver to get Windows to recognize your phone. There's also a copy on your SD card.

unremarked said:
Download the "USB Tethering Driver" here: http://www.htc.com/us/support/t-mobile-mytouch-4g/downloads/
While it says it's for USB tethering, it's basically just a generic driver to get Windows to recognize your phone. There's also a copy on your SD card.
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Thank You. Lets see if this helps

unremarked said:
Download the "USB Tethering Driver" here: http://www.htc.com/us/support/t-mobile-mytouch-4g/downloads/
While it says it's for USB tethering, it's basically just a generic driver to get Windows to recognize your phone. There's also a copy on your SD card.
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It DIDN'T

ilyabyk83 said:
It DIDN'T
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Hm, what version of Windows do you have running? Is Autorun(on Windows) turned off? What happens when you pull down the tab on your phone, and hit "Mount SD card for storage" or something similiar?
EDIT: Scratch the Mount SD thing. I forget that mySense doesn't have that option like that.

unremarked said:
Hm, what version of Windows do you have running? Is Autorun(on Windows) turned off? What happens when you pull down the tab on your phone, and hit "Mount SD card for storage" or something similiar?
EDIT: Scratch the Mount SD thing. I forget that mySense doesn't have that option like that.
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This is Windows Vista, Autorun needs to pop up so I would be able to turn it off, and it never did. And there is nothing to pull down on the device. I know what you are talking about, but I don't see anything appear; only that light comes on orange. My pc doesn't even see it in my Device Manager. But the light does light up on the device just as if I connect it to a charger.

ilyabyk83 said:
This is Windows Vista, Autorun needs to pop up so I would be able to turn it off, and it never did. And there is nothing to pull down on the device. I know what you are talking about, but I don't see anything appear; only that light comes on orange. My pc doesn't even see it in my Device Manager. But the light does light up on the device just as if I connect it to a charger.
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Wow, if you don't even see it in Device Manager that's beyond strange. o_o On my first phone, I connected it to my computer and it instantly recognized it. On the second device, I had to go to the link I provided to you and then guide Device Manager there for it to work.
I think someone more technical savvy will have to help you, mate. Sorry.

unremarked said:
Wow, if you don't even see it in Device Manager that's beyond strange. o_o On my first phone, I connected it to my computer and it instantly recognized it. On the second device, I had to go to the link I provided to you and then guide Device Manager there for it to work.
I think someone more technical savvy will have to help you, mate. Sorry.
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Thank You though!!

unremarked said:
Wow, if you don't even see it in Device Manager that's beyond strange. o_o On my first phone, I connected it to my computer and it instantly recognized it. On the second device, I had to go to the link I provided to you and then guide Device Manager there for it to work.
I think someone more technical savvy will have to help you, mate. Sorry.
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My PC is supposed to make a sound when there is something being connected to it, but nothing. I went thru all 3 settings in "Connect to PC"; I restarted my device after each, but nothing. My Device Manger doesn't refresh when I connect/disconnect the device. What could this be? Anybody has any ideas?? Thanx for your help!!

Out of continuing pondering on your issue, what happens if you connect your phone to a different USB port? Still nothing? Does anything at all show up as "?" or unknown on Device Manager. It might be listed as a "mass storage device" and you'll need to direct it manually to the driver location.
Racking my brain for ya!

unremarked said:
Out of continuing pondering on your issue, what happens if you connect your phone to a different USB port? Still nothing? Does anything at all show up as "?" or unknown on Device Manager. It might be listed as a "mass storage device" and you'll need to direct it manually to the driver location.
Racking my brain for ya!
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Tried all eight ports I have, all nothing. I usually have a "Ding" sound when I connect any USB devices. Nothing here

ilyabyk83 said:
Tried all eight ports I have, all nothing. I usually have a "Ding" sound when I connect any USB devices. Nothing here
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What connection mode does your phone default to? Check under Settings -> PC Connection (IIRC, phone not in hand ATM) and make sure it's not disabled. I think there is USB Storage Device, Charge Only, or Disabled. It will set the default of how the phone acts when plugged in to a PC.

You will need to test it on another pc or with another cable if possible. That would be the best way to find out what is causing the problem.
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Weird... when I connect my phone it automatically mounts.... running on vista as well.

Jeffmeister said:
Weird... when I connect my phone it automatically mounts.... running on vista as well.
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I should hear a ding sound when I connect it. And yes, I did try other ports, computers, cables, I just don't know what is up here. There are other issues here, but I want to resolve this first.
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stoneyjonez said:
You will need to test it on another pc or with another cable if possible. That would be the best way to find out what is causing the problem.
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I had tried that. On my HTC I went in to the connection settings, and I tried every single one there. "Charge Only", "Disk Drive", "USB Tethering". The best I get, is when I select "Disk Drive" I have my MicroSD card to show up as "Removable Disk" in my Windows Explorer. HMMMMMMMMMMM.........

ilyabyk83 said:
I had tried that. On my HTC I went in to the connection settings, and I tried every single one there. "Charge Only", "Disk Drive", "USB Tethering". The best I get, is when I select "Disk Drive" I have my MicroSD card to show up as "Removable Disk" in my Windows Explorer. HMMMMMMMMMMM.........
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That's what should happen...So what's the problem then?

Genocaust said:
That's what should happen...So what's the problem then?
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Hi. I need to place a file on to a ROOT of my device, install and run it, NOT on a storage card. How do I get the phone's memory itself show up on my Windows Explorer not my storage card?? I want to perform unlocking steps that are given on this forum. Thank You

[Q] Issue connecting Samsung Vibrant to PC

Hi All,
Can anyone help me in getting the issue resolved that I am facing.
Few days back all of a sudden my PC stopped detecting my Phone (Samsung Vibrant). I thought it might be an issue with my PC so I tried to connect the phone storage on some other PC, but the result are still the same.
I am also not getting any pop up notification on my phone to "Mount".
I can download anything to my phone via direct internet browsing but cannot transfer or upgrade my phone via my PC.
I checked all the setting and also restored my phone to Factory Default but still the issue persist.
Pleeeeeease guys can someone pleeeeease help!!!!!!!

Sorry to say this, but seems like a hardware problem. Did you tried with a different cable? Try Different port on the PC? What happens if you plug the phone to a wall charger?
Is the phone still on warranty? You can send it back to Tmo and get a "new" one.

Try a new cable.
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Yes I tried different cable and also tried different port of PC but nothing happens. Also the other functions works as normal.
The phone charges when I connect to my wallcharger or PC. I often get a messag from my PC that the harware is detected but is not properly installed.
Any clues, also I cannot send it to TMO because I am not in states right now and TMO does not works here.
will flashing the ROM work?????

This has happened to me before. What usually works is to reboot the computer and then connect your phone to it. Wait for the connection error message. Then go into ur device manager and find the "unknown" USB device. Make sure u both uninstall and delete the "unknown" device. Unplug the phone. Reboot the computer again. And once its finished booting up plug connect your phone again.
Always works for me.
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USB Connection Solutions

Solution 1
Instal KIES
Solution 2
Goto Settings->Wireless Networks-> USB settings -> Ask at connection
Solution 3
Make sure your usb is not connected!!
Call *#7284#
Put them on PDA
Solution 4
Reboot you phone with the usb connected
Solution 5
Remove SD
Connect USB
Put SD back
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theres a app called software data cable, does everything through wifi, no need to connect.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.lyy.softdatacable&feature=search_result

fallensoldier said:
theres a app called software data cable, does everything through wifi, no need to connect.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.lyy.softdatacable&feature=search_result
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the point is for people who wants to connect with a cable...