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USB Nightmare..

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

Atrix mass storage mode on mac

Is anyone having trouble with mass storage mode on a mac? Do I need drivers?
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No problems here, but I usually leave it in Phone portal so I don't have to eject every time. Didn't have to install any drivers.

xandr115 said:
Is anyone having trouble with mass storage mode on a mac? Do I need drivers?
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I AM!
I bought double twist last night just so I could transfer music via WIFI. When I plug the phone in to my Macbook an autorun file mounts and gives me an .exe setup to run. But... Mac's don't like exe's.
My n1 would plug in and mount no sweat - so I'm not sure what needs to be done to this thing.
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I should clarify that I have not installed an SD card. I'd like to figure out how to mount the internal 16G flash drive.

mmeads said:
I AM!
I bought double twist last night just so I could transfer music via WIFI. When I plug the phone in to my Macbook an autorun file mounts and gives me an .exe setup to run. But... Mac's don't like exe's.
My n1 would plug in and mount no sweat - so I'm not sure what needs to be done to this thing.
EDIT:
I should clarify that I have not installed an SD card. I'd like to figure out how to mount the internal 16G flash drive.
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Enable usb debugging in settings>applications .. then connect the phone to your mac and set it to usb mass storage mode..
It should get mounted in finder at that point.

Andrmgic said:
Enable usb debugging in settings>applications .. then connect the phone to your mac and set it to usb mass storage mode..
It should get mounted in finder at that point.
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seriously... is that all it takes?
Cool - I'll try it tonight.
Thanks.

Thanks!
Strange thing is I did that earlier today but it didn't work... just did a reboot and tried that again... it worked.

Andrmgic said:
Enable usb debugging in settings>applications .. then connect the phone to your mac and set it to usb mass storage mode..
It should get mounted in finder at that point.
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This is correct.

[Q] usb transfer problems

hi. i have recently flashed my lg with 2.3.3 swiftdroid from murik. it normally works gr8 but i cant transfer files from my pc to lg. when i connect usb i get that message on mobile about usb mass storage. i turn on usb storage but it doesnt activate...it just goes in to loop and i cant access my sd card via computer. so if anyone knows how to solve this i would be grateful! thanks in advance

Desden said:
hi. i have recently flashed my lg with 2.3.3 swiftdroid from murik. it normally works gr8 but i cant transfer files from my pc to lg. when i connect usb i get that message on mobile about usb mass storage. i turn on usb storage but it doesnt activate...it just goes in to loop and i cant access my sd card via computer. so if anyone knows how to solve this i would be grateful! thanks in advance
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Do you have swap file on your sd card if yes,deactivate swap before connecting usb.
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u sir have my thanks it worked flawlessly

Desden said:
u sir have my thanks it worked flawlessly
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Cant get mass storage on my computer NS4G

Hey guys I just got the Nexux S 4G from Sprint yesterday and when I plug it into my computer it installed everything and said my device was ready to use but when I turn USB mass storage on and I dont get a folder on my computer. Anyone have the same problem of know a fix? Its windows 7 btw.

You need to install the usb drive from the sdk.
Go to the dev section and look for the rooting guides and you'll find links to it you don't need to be rooted but you need the drives for your computer to read your phone
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You need to install the usb drive from the sdk.
Go to the dev section and look for the rooting guides and you'll find links to it you don't need to be rooted but you need the drives for your computer to read your phone
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Awesome thank you very much.

Ok so now when I plug it in the folder shows up but when I click it it says no drive.

Mmm, it must be cause the phone does not have an external sd, did you also turned the debug mode and or mass storage on your phone? You'll find those on your settings
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A lot of people seem to be having this issue, particularly after installing or coming from a recovery.

I have the issue of not being able to mount the Mass Storage from recovery. I can mount from the OS just fine also fastboot has no problems.

Yep...USB Storage mode is borked. I wonder if GRJ22 has anything to do with this.

usb drive not recognized - help please :(

Hi
I've been using my Galaxy S as usual but today the phone/computer wont recognize it's connected as mass storage or kies.
There is no option on the phone to mount as it did before , all that pops up on windows 7 is usb drive not recognized
I searched on google and tried various things such as :
-USB debugging on and off
-Removing battery
-Trying different cable
-Trying different computer
-Factory data reset
-Formatting internal SD card
-Switching Laptop on + off/restarting
-Uninstalling/reinstalling drivers + Kies
I use the standard launcher and havent changed anything up to the point when it was working.
Does anybody have any suggestions. Im pretty sure its still in warranty however i purchased new on ebay last year so im not sure how all this warranty stuff works.

Do you use an external sd card? If so try this: put it out, turn phone off and on and try once more to connect
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hofinho said:
Do you use an external sd card? If so try this: put it out, turn phone off and on and try once more to connect
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You are a star !!
It works thank you so much BUT when i disconnect and reconnect i have the same problem so it's definetly a workaround but not a fix (

reefy said:
You are a star !!
It works thank you so much BUT when i disconnect and reconnect i have the same problem so it's definetly a workaround but not a fix (
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Yeah i think your external sd is ether corrupt or broken. i bet if you leave it out completly the phone gets recognized as it should.
Save your external sd data on pc (if you havent already) wipe your external sd and see if it works
If not you unfortunately have to buy a new one, at best from a different brand.
Some sd cards cause problems on sgs
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Friend had similar issue with a 32gb ex-sdcard

hofinho said:
Yeah i think your external sd is ether corrupt or broken. i bet if you leave it out completly the phone gets recognized as it should.
Save your external sd data on pc (if you havent already) wipe your external sd and see if it works
If not you unfortunately have to buy a new one, at best from a different brand.
Some sd cards cause problems on sgs
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appreciate your response thankyou.
I will try another SD card tomorrow and see if that is the cause.
thanks again
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Friend had similar issue with a 32gb ex-sdcard
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Appreciate your input thanks

Just an update on this:
Tried it without an SD card still the same problem
Tried it with formatting the SD and a another SD card - still the same
and now kies fails to connect sometimes too. Im beginning to think its more the phone.

reefy said:
Just an update on this:
Tried it without an SD card still the same problem
Tried it with formatting the SD and a another SD card - still the same
and now kies fails to connect sometimes too. Im beginning to think its more the phone.
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did you try another usb port?
you can also try to remove all usb devices from the computer and plug in the sgs only

chebon. said:
did you try another usb port?
you can also try to remove all usb devices from the computer and plug in the sgs only
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Hi
yes i've tried all 3 usb ports on my laptop and tried it without any other usb devices conencted. It just comes up with the usb device not recognized and sometimes it doesn't come up with anything.
I've tried it also on my vista desktop machine and im getting the same thing.
Not sure what else to try

Hi, try reinstalling the samsung driver on your pc.

reefy said:
Hi
yes i've tried all 3 usb ports on my laptop and tried it without any other usb devices conencted. It just comes up with the usb device not recognized and sometimes it doesn't come up with anything.
I've tried it also on my vista desktop machine and im getting the same thing.
Not sure what else to try
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can odin detect your phone? Maybe you should flash a new rom
sorry cant help much

Did you update your firmware recently? I updated from 2.2 to 2.3.3 and it has a few issues, including not being able to connect as mass storage yesterday (though I had no such issue for the past few weeks).

sleeco said:
Hi, try reinstalling the samsung driver on your pc.
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did this a few times still same
chebon. said:
can odin detect your phone? Maybe you should flash a new rom
sorry cant help much
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Thats cool , appreciate the input
holgalee said:
Did you update your firmware recently? I updated from 2.2 to 2.3.3 and it has a few issues, including not being able to connect as mass storage yesterday (though I had no such issue for the past few weeks).
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Firmware was updated to 2.3.3 in may but haven't had any such problem with it until now
After trawling google some post said that they switched on their bluetooth connection and then connected to mass storage and hey presto i did this and all seems to be working again. Seems very strange but for those of you who stumble across this thread.
Switch on your bluetooth and then connect the usb cable.
In my case it connected without issue.
Switched off the bluetooth and tried and it connected without issue...so it could possibly something to do with bluetooth who knows?
Appreciate everyones input thankyou

Hi!
I have the same problem. Windows can't recognize my phone, even in download mode.
I have tried the bluetooth on-off trick, without success. I have no micro-sd card in the phone. I tried on 3 pc, and in my Macbook Pro.
Can someone help me?
Thanks,
David
p.s.: Sorry about my english.

Have you tried with other USB cabel ???? I had problem with my USB and recognizing phone on pc, even with instaling drivers :-( (sorry for bad english)
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Also been in this situation. Couple of things I learnt:
1. make sure you have a well charged battery
2. fiddle with the usb connection on the sgs: it gets loose and is not always good, press the cable up and see if the pc gives the usb connnect sound
3. uninstall the existing Samsung drivers and then re-boot, then re-connect the usb and let windows find its own drivers or install the latest Samsung drivers posted here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=961956) -- but that guide also says, reboot the computer after installing the drivers prior to trying to connect the usb again. Its a windows thing: you must reboot after either install or uninstall the drivers.

Most probably it should be the USB cable, there is something wrong with your cable/port.

I had the exact same problem. I took my phone back to the dealer where the manager messed with it for half an hour. In the end he got it working by removing the sd card and power cycling the phone 3 times removing the battery each time. Presto, I haven't had the same problem since.
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Sometimes a very careful tweak of the pins in the port can help, and it is not unknown for the soldering to be cracked, so both worth checking also a clean with a suitable cleaner can help
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Is your cable a original one ??? or ??