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sd card wont connect to computer

So when I plug in my phone to the computer it won't connect, it just charges. Last time this happened I had to format myy sd card but I can't afford to do that now. This really is annoying and its making me dislike the phone more and more. Any help anyone? Thanks.

I guess first things first, you try a diffrent cable, diffrent port?
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austin420 said:
I guess first things first, you try a diffrent cable, diffrent port?
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This does sound like a charge-only cable is being used.

No the cable worked well on my evo and it worked on my epic after i rooted it. Yesterday i installed the syndicate rom, then i switched back to epic experience, which was updated so installed the update. And now it doesn't want to connect to the computer. I had this problem when i first got the epic, i just formatted the SD card and that fixed it.

I've always had this problem. What I did is just unplug the cord from the phone and computer as well. Then plug the usb into a different port and then plug it into the phone and hit mount. If that doesn't work, id suggest rebooting the phone and trying again.
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Having this exact problem right now.. I thought it was cause I was using 64 bit on my PC.. so I went to the office to try a 32 bit there.. I also wiped the phone, cleared the memory, rebooted the phone, tried different drivers, etc etc.. Nothing worked.
Then I realized that if I held the cable into the phone a certain way, it worked for a quick min.. so I realized the USB port was busted..
I went to the sprint store and they confirmed the USB port is bad.. so now I need to wait for a refurbed phone.. Which I am pissed about as I just bought this $500 phone 60 days ago, and now I have to get a refurb cause I didnt know my USB was messed up till now. Spent 3 hours on the phone with Sprint and 2 hours in the store, but since I am passed the 30 days, I am screwed and can only get a used phone back instead of a new one.

HEY
i had the same problem i had samsung check my computer remotely from were they located an they see my phone was defected an the guy say i need to turn it in to them so now im waiting on it they about to reflash it with a new software an rom an fix gps an wifi issues for me for free your phone have to have warranty go to the samsung website an check its all free shipping and handling an free service

USB not working, but no physical damage? About to warranty your phone?

I was. But a stroke of luck brought me to stumble upon the solution. If your USB connections won't work for crap... do this at a terminal emulator. No root or custom kernel needed.
Code:
echo 1 > /sys/class/sec/switch/FactoryResetValue
You're welcome.
Thanks to UberPinguin for his kernel patch to enable kernel messages over USB, which led me to check out the other items in that directory.
EDIT: It's 7am and I haven't slept yet. I thought I posted this in general. Post reported.
EDIT2: This method isn't guaranteed and may not work more than once.
EDIT3: And for those wondering, my device is not back in service yet - this method worked once, then the problem changed.

Awesome konane. LOL about your posts edit though. GO TO BED!!!
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Moved to general

what terminal emulator did you use?
I have been having this problem for a while now, but I couldn't get this one to work either. Still holding on to some hope
Epic Stuck on DK28

Have you guys tried using a different cable other than the samsung stock one? I've been having USB issues forever on various computers/OS's and NO ONE on the entire internet knows how to solve this--all leading to unknown device. I tried a different cable and suddenly it worked...I haven't seen my folder pop up via USB since I first got the phone until that.

I have tried upwards of 6 different cables (Blackberry, HTC, Motorola, and other random ones) and none of them have worked.

I had this problem on my phone and sent it in to Samsung. I wasn't able to get the device to recognize on the computer (checked with multiple cables, machines, lspci, etc). It was covered by warranty, but I went without a phone for over a week. This is what Samsung's repair log said:
REPLACED CONNECTOR AND U606
I'm not sure what the U606 is, and was not able to identify it in the teardown here:
www(dot)chipworks(dot)com/en/technical-competitive-analysis/resources/recent-teardowns/2010/09/teardown-of-the-samsung-epic-4g-smart-phone/
Since receiving my phone, I haven't seen the problem again.

Have you guys tried this?
Its crude but worked for me. All my phone was doing was charging, no mass storage, no usb debugging, etc. A little poke and like magic, I was back in business. I recommend using a guitar pic

When you mention that you moved the center slightly down. Does that mean more towards the center or towards the upper edge?
I guess either way this didn't help me

benofilis said:
Have you guys tried this?
This fix worked for me...used a small leafing knife and just kinda wedged the middle pins slightly up and "out" of the Jack...charging normal, computer reads now...YeEeEaAAA
For anyone who fry's this...just very lightly "baby bump" the prongs....they are very weak and snap off VERY easily....hence the original problem
Its crude but worked for me. All my phone was doing was charging, no mass storage, no usb debugging, etc. A little poke and like magic, I was back in business. I recommend using a guitar pic
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tanmack33 said:
When you mention that you moved the center slightly down. Does that mean more towards the center or towards the upper edge?
I guess either way this didn't help me
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The upper edge
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Ok. Thanks.
I'll try it again when I get home tonight. I dont really notice any of the small pins within the device... Mine might already be broken off.

I tried. Moved it up towards the top of the device. Nothing... probably SOL

[q] advice hd2 wont connect to usb

hiya guys i recently bought a second hand hd2 after reading some reviews on how good it was so obviously i just had to start messing with it and coming from a htc wildfire was expecting things to be just as simple as root and install a rom wich after reading up went sweet as a nut took bot 30 mins total ......so heres the problem i was really impressed showed my phone off to every1 including my dad who was also impressed so bought 1 aswell (second hand so cant get a replacement as the phone is technically not broken) now for the last 4 or 5 days ive been trying to duplicate what ive done on my phone on his but cant get the damn thing recognized and before anyone says it lol ive tried everything i can fiind on the net about the issue ive tried diffrent usb ports on my pc wich is running win7 ive tried his pc also running win7 ....my laptop with winxp all usb ports from fresh install and another laptop running vista all with the appropriate programs wmdc and activesync for xp ......i have 7 usb cables diffrent makes but 3 are official htc including the original cable for hd2 (wich i used to flash my phone) and ive tried 2 of his including his original for hd2 ....reinstalled win6.5 using sd card method and still nothing apart from the fact it charges on every cable ive tried wich to me says that the usb port on the phone is fine it doesnt bring up the menu asking how i want to use the connection i.e charge activesync or mass storage (and ive got the option ticked to ask me....and ive tried deselcting fast connect) it just doesnt recognise the connection and windows doesnt respond at all to the phone being connected even in bootloader mode it stays on serial and doesnt change to usb..... everything radio, rom is the same now as when i did mine same cable but no connection ......i think that covers everything ive tried does any1 know off anything ive missed or know if theres a fix for this issue lmao sorry bout the essay just wanted to get accross that i think ive tried EVERYTHING thanks for taking the time to read

My guess,,, bent /broken/ missing pin in the phones USB socket, or connection fault in the associated wiring to the USB port, so data connection isn't being triggered but charging works because those two pins are fine.
Can try cleaning the USB port, a soft DRY toothbrush perhaps, give the port a close examination.

thanks for quick reply i did examine the port everything looked fine couldnt see anything bent in there a clean might help but looks ok to me thats the odd thing the phone looks new no damage to the port or phone and ive read about other people having the same issue but ive tried everything that has helped others with no success just wondering wether the phones a scrapper win6.5 definatly not a keeper lol

Lol ill take it off your hands before you "scrap" it. ...
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lol ive bin messing with it for days now feel like throwing it at a wall!! if i do ill let you know lmao

richlee007 said:
lol ive bin messing with it for days now feel like throwing it at a wall!! if i do ill let you know lmao
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If the USB is the only issue you would probably still get a reasonable price for it on ebay.
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i think that the phone in general probably gets bought for the multiple o.s .....i know thats why i got mine yea the phone has some impressive upsides but i should have read the downsides this phone seems to be a accident waiting to happen dodgy usb, dead touchscreens, dodgy or sticky power buttons and getting bricked through normal usuage .... the list seems endless from what ive read in last few days ....my hd2 seems to have gone fine but just wondering how long its gonna last im scared to use it now lmao

I wouldn't worry about that. People are always gonna post their horror stories but not many come here to say ,
"Everything's fine, touchscreen hasn't died yet..."
If it reassures you at all, I've had mine since launch, its been dropped, flashed numerous times, got soaked in the rain, smashed into a fridge and the only thing wrong with her is a small dent on the bezel by the screen. I'd say it's a pretty resiliant device for what is essentially a 4" piece of glass....
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lol yea that sounds like some hardcore usage ......and yea i suppose as im looking for an actual problem or rather an answer to a problem with the phone only natural im gunna find other peoples problems

I beleive like Sam said your data transfer pins are not working. Especialy sense you said it does not ask if you want ActiveSync or Disk drive.
And without working data tranfer pins you will not be able to flash Android. You can flas MAGLDR and cLK via SD card, but you can not flash CWM or use fastboot commands without a USB connection. Sorry friend, best thing to do is flash a good custom Windows Mobile ROM to your dad's HD2 or get the USB fixed.

Hey guys thanks for the advice looks like he's getting custom windows rom lol anything for speed and useability improvements any suggeations for a good custom rom to try as I'm new tink the hd2 and a fan of android not too sure on the windows side of things
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Google Car app won't close?

So today I'm using my phone then the Car app started on its own and wouldnt close then I noticed my screen orientation would turn when I turned the phone( i have that disabled in settings) so i used TB and uninstalled Google Car and restarted my phone, couple seconds later Google car app pops up again and im like wtf? so i clicked it and it just exits to the home screen, now its just an ongoing service that wont close and i checked running services to see if it was there and it wasn't ?
Any help?
Im running Cyanogen nightly 88 i believe.
Now running MIUI and the same thing!

can remove it in root explorer, delete it from /system/apps. I guarantee it won't return

NewZJ said:
can remove it in root explorer, delete it from /system/apps. I guarantee it won't return
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That's what I use is root explorer. I guess its just a preference but for me I never liked tb. Move to Ur SD card instead of deleting it in case u need it later. All my Sprint apps I removed are stored in a seperate folder on my SD card
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Im now running synergy Rom and it is still coming back. My battery also says brightness at 80% I feel like something else is going on.
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removed the car panel app via root explorer and the FREAKING THING IS STILL POPPING UP ON MY PHONE!!!!
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Newklearx3 said:
Im now running synergy Rom and it is still coming back. My battery also says brightness at 80% I feel like something else is going on.
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removed the car panel app via root explorer and the FREAKING THING IS STILL POPPING UP ON MY PHONE!!!!
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ur usb/chargin port is goin bad. its a know problem on this htc evo. 1/3 chargin ports goes bad. there tons of frustrated people an topics about this if u google it an ect.. since ur usb port is goin bad ur phone thinks a usb wire is plug in which launches dock mode. even if u dlete it or whatever it still launches it some how..

S2000GTX said:
ur usb/chargin port is goin bad. its a know problem on this htc evo. 1/3 chargin ports goes bad. there tons of frustrated people an topics about this if u google it an ect.. since ur usb port is goin bad ur phone thinks a usb wire is plug in which launches dock mode. even if u dlete it or whatever it still launches it some how..
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hmmmm interesting.

after deleting it with root explorer you need to reboot the phone, uninstalling it via TB after deleting the apk will help as well

U can try cleaning the usb port out. I haven't tried it, but I have read of people shoving aluminium foil in and out of the port (with the phone off and battery pulled, of course) and blowing it out with canned or compressed air to clean it out. You could also hit it with a soft brush Dremel tool tip if you have one, that's what the guy at Sprint did to mine. If these don't work you might as well take it to Sprint for a new one. Your phone will continue to do it and , if it hasn't already, it will start to go to speaker phone on It's own randomly. Just be careful if u get a new one because they will try to update it before you leave and you can't root it. The guy at Sprint ( who is somewhat of a dousch) told me I had to update my phone even tho I told him I didn't want the update because I like 2.2 better (not really just wanted to root). But because there internet was slow when I went he didn't update mine at the time. Thank god! He did also say that they will be shipping with 2.3 very soon, so if the new bootloader is truly locked there will be no way to root. So you may want to get to Sprint ASAP if u can't fix it on your own. Good luck, hope you get it worked out, because I know how big of a PITA it can be.

clean the usb port. mine was doing this months ago. i ride a street legal dirt bike and usually keep my phone in my front jacket pocket of my mesh jacket so it gets all kinds of dirt on/in it. i used a q-tip and some alcohol and it has been fine ever since.

Phone says its charging when its not and can not factory restore to fix problem :(

Hello peeps first post and not a great one, my 3 week old galaxy note has decided to go crazy on my it says that my phone is charging but its not connected to any power supply, but when i turn the phone off and on again its fixed but wont charge!! Ive tried factory restoring it but to no use, ive tried connecting it to the pc but but th pc doesnt recognise it but to get it fixes via orange i need to un root it but cant do that as the pc doesnt pick the phone up AAARRRRHHHGG
Any help would be fantastic

Have you flashed custom Rom?
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indie said:
Have you flashed custom Rom?
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No, no flashed rom just stock

You need to do full wipe battery!! Bit to do this you need CWM!

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it says that my phone is charging but its not connected to any power supply,
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Hi HDmadman. I am also new to the Gnote, bought mine 2 weeks ago. It seems to be a German version, as the original ROM came with some German applications.
After 3 days of use, my GNote started going crazy with sort of similar behavior as yours (charging without charging) and others that were even worst, like turning on by itself, opening applications by itself, etc.
It was on KKA rom and decided to go to stock KL7 to try to fix the problem, after the factory reset did not worked (as with you). After this ROM update, which I made almost 1 week ago, the phone is behaving well, with no "ghosts". (however I am still scared about what I saw on it that time and am still checking it very closely every time trying to find some strange behaviour like those).
What ROM version are u using ? Possibly a ROM update can help you as it seems to worked for me.
Cheers
Cabtouch

Charging without plugged also happened to me.. i was partying outside(new year) and there was a lot of fog an humidity. it was constantly vibrating (mute) saying it was charging/off charging loop, and when i touched the screen it would start vibrating non stop. scared the hell out of me!! that night taking the battery of for a couple minutes fixed it. The next day plugging in the usb cable on the pc it would charge but windows wasn't detecting the mobile (no usb sound when connecting original samsung cable). i cleaned the connectors of the phone with a dry toothbrush and imediattly got fixed. Has never happened to me again. But got me pretty scared though.. hoping it won't happen again!