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Need to update ROM but usb not recognized!!!

I have a TMO HD2 US version. I am running 32-bit Win7 Ultimate with WMDC 6.1 I can sync the phone with the bluetooth on. I could have the factory TMO usb attached it will charge but not recognize the device. I attempted to update the latest OEM ROM and it just got to the multi color bar screen.I have tried the device on several other pc's with no luck...Windows 7 32bit,XP SP3,no luck. What gives is there a way I can update without the usb cable? Any input would help. Thanks in advance.

Here is a link to my tutorial on how to flash via the SD Card.

Have you tried a different cable? If there is a problem with the phones USB connection, take it back and have it replaced.

whenever you plug in the phone it comes up with 2 options to either connect via active sync or use as mass storage. could this be the problem? hope this helps

Thanks guys!
I am going to try another cable first...i traded my... need I say... iPhone for the HD2 that I have now. I must say its different.I am definitely not happy about the sync issue.MS,TMO both are claiming they have not had that issue. I doubt that TMo will repair or replace a second hand phone purchase. :-(

try restarting your computer and phone, I occasionally have this problem as well, that seems to fix it

It was the cable!!! The T-Mobile
The T-Mobile micro usb cable is JUST FOR Charging. I picked up a data/charge cable at Target for around $15.Problem solved. Many thanks for the replies.

K9Healer said:
The T-Mobile micro usb cable is JUST FOR Charging. I picked up a data/charge cable at Target for around $15.Problem solved. May thanks for the replies.
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I use it just fine for data all the time on mine I think you just happened to get a bum cable with a bad data pin connection somewhere....it's not unheard of with HTC devices.

K9Healer said:
The T-Mobile micro usb cable is JUST FOR Charging. I picked up a data/charge cable at Target for around $15.Problem solved. Many thanks for the replies.
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My cable works just fine for data and charging both. I didn't know that different types even existed
I'm heading to Target now to see if I can find an extra cable though, everywhere else is charging $19.99 and up (the Shack wanted $34.99!).

Nippon Labs Black 6 ft. Micro USB Cable A/Male to Micro USB Cable B/Male Model USB-6-Micro $7.69 with free shipping.

sirphunkee said:
I use it just fine for data all the time on mine I think you just happened to get a bum cable with a bad data pin connection somewhere....it's not unheard of with HTC devices.
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I have the same problem, it used to give me the options to sync and view files, now out of now where nothing, just charges but computer wont see the phone.

rysky007 said:
I have the same problem, it used to give me the options to sync and view files, now out of now where nothing, just charges but computer wont see the phone.
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Well I would say this is the best place to start then...
-Different USB port
-Different computer
-Different cable
If you had already done the first two, then it's obviously worth trying the last

sirphunkee said:
Well I would say this is the best place to start then...
-Different USB port
-Different computer
-Different cable
If you had already done the first two, then it's obviously worth trying the last
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Found the fix, not sure how it will work on Vista or 7, but on xp, if you have set on your phone to default always auto connect, you then have to manually activate the phone in driver details under properties of "mycomputer" then device manager

Well, this is embarrassing....

For Pete's fookin sake.....
I mussa flashed 20 friggin ROMS to my WinMo Omnia....and I CAN'T EVEN GET THE DAMN DROID TO BE RECOGNIZED ON MY PC.
For cripes sake
So I loaded the USB driver.....on my XP PC. Plug in the droid. "USB Device Not Recognized...." OK....google....read....read...read... ah HAH...I'd set the USB Debugging mode to ON so I could root. Need to shut that back off. Done.
"USB Device Not Recognized...." .... again. Really? REALLY???? So....here I sit....unable to connect my REALLY nice Droid to my GODDAAMMMMMM PC
So...would somebody hold my hand here? Lill' help?

Have you tried switching different modes? Charge only, mass storage, pc mode. One of them might work.

Well I tried Usb and pc I wasn't sure about the other 2. When I was reinstalling the driver I noticed 1 choice was" remove", but I just picked repair. I'll try removing it tonight and then reinstalling it. I was hoping somebody might have an alternate driver to suggest
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It ain't working worth a shiite. Ugraded to the moto 4.90 driver ...nada.
At least now the pc recognizes my device,and I geta drive in my explorer but I see no data. My wifes fone hook s up to her laptop &says its dismounting the sd card...im not getting that here on my pc ....its like the phone won't let go ofthe sd er sumpin ...very annoying.
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when you plug your phone into your computer, look at the notifications bar on your phone. Does it say that usb is connected?

Sometimes it helps to switch the USB port you plug in to.

So to see the data, are you switching the phone to Mass Storage mode? I know it's an obvious question, but just wanted to make sure...
Also some people had success hooking up to different computers.

I thank u all very much. My phone hooks right up to my wifes W7 laptop but no joy in any port, any storage setting, any gender of dead chicken being swung overhead while chanting in various states of undress. I did get it to rain,so that's sumpin. I quit.
I'm not gonna theme because I don't want to load the pc stuff on her computer (and listen to her complain that I'm "using up her memory"....u married guys recognize the die-on-this-hill avoidance) for the off-chance that things don't go right &I need to sob or abp or whatever that whole thing is.
I'm rooted,deodexed,de-bloatwared, and happy as a pig in **** with stock.
I might theme down the line if I can figure out how much crap id have to reload ... I'm frequently incapasitated by laziness and am tired of longpress deleting and longpress adding ...plus...I just bought power amp & don't wanna lose my license.
But its still fookin annoying that the goddam thing won't load on my desktop.
Peace out.
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before you quit, could you try one simple thing?
have the phone on when you plug it into your computer. Once done, go to the notifications bar. If the phone recognizes the computer, it should say "USB connection".
Click USB connection and make sure its not on charge only.
To access the sd card, click on USB Mass Storage.

Man that's a good thing you and I go back so far. Is it was anybody else I'd say no forget it. I can tell you that the phone says usb connection. And I'm trying to find the sd card on the windows explorer
... are you saying there is somewhere else is the windows environment to click that I can determine if it's on mass storage or charge only?
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Ok, here da deal:
Phone sees PC
Phone in mass storage mode
PC say "looky dere, m810,or sumtynes motorola.bla bla
Error occurred during bla bla
Bottom line: no removable drive in win explorer.
On the wifey's laptop it asks to scan, then poof! Dialog to do 5 or 6 things includir browse.
So thx y'all, but I'm satisfied for now with root,dedodex,de-bloated, running ADW Launch on stock.
Seriously, this is everything I always wanted my winmo to do...32gb sd & running pwr amp & I've retired my ipod micro (cuz the power cord gave up the ghost & ****in Apple wont let it work without their proprietary $20 cord ....on a $39 unit that holds 1gb? Heh..fuk dat....I digress. ) ...bookmarks to my cyber-haunts in short cuts that I can TALK THREADS INTO! Nah, im gold baby.
Paz
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Well you can get dropbox and use that to push stuff or get andftp to ftp stuff. The motor drivers are finicky I grabbed the android sdk and used those drivers.
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Hd2 cable problems.

Hey guys my original hd2 cable broke....I bought a new one branded by Motorola....but eveytine I connect it to the PC...the PC don't detect it like it use to....it says problem with device...device cannot install correctly....I'm pretty sure is the cable.....but is there anyway around this?......thank u guys
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So is there anyway around this?.......I should just try toge get a newcable altogether?
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HI. My cable broke to. Now I am using cable from Nokia. Do not have any problems.

hi, maybe dust in the usb port of the HD2? i had this once and the cable didnt connect... try it with a toothpick

I am using blackberry one. Works great!

trinfinate said:
Hey guys my original hd2 cable broke....I bought a new one branded by Motorola....but eveytine I connect it to the PC...the PC don't detect it like it use to....it says problem with device...device cannot install correctly....I'm pretty sure is the cable.....but is there anyway around this?......thank u guys
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Just get or borrow another cable to confirm your suspicion.

trinfinate said:
Hey guys my original hd2 cable broke....I bought a new one branded by Motorola....but eveytine I connect it to the PC...the PC don't detect it like it use to....it says problem with device...device cannot install correctly....I'm pretty sure is the cable.....but is there anyway around this?......thank u guys
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You must test if cable is for charging only or it can accept data transfers.
Test with a multimeter if all pins form one side are shortcutted with the corresponding one on the other side. If only side pins are connected and not the central pins, the cable is only for charging mode.

USB CABLE PROBLEM (HTC HD2) Using WIN XP.
Hi, I have T-Mobile HTC HD2 US with Typhoon cyangenmod v3.3.2[2.3.4]. Everything was going perfect for a week or so. Whenever i connect one end of USB cable to my phone & other one to PC, It only charges the phone but i can't access my phone through it. However, in the first week when i connected USB cable, My phone always pops out a msg like (USB connected) Turn on USB or Turn off USB. But i can't see this option anymore And i am really pissed off.
PLEASE HELP!!!!!

HTC HD2 ERROR MSG (typhoon Cyangemod 7 v3.3.2[2.3.4]
*****The application clock (Process com.android.deskclock) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again. ****
I am getting this error after that i can't use my USB cable as mention in the above post.

HumairCs said:
Hi, I have T-Mobile HTC HD2 US with Typhoon cyangenmod v3.3.2[2.3.4]. Everything was going perfect for a week or so. Whenever i connect one end of USB cable to my phone & other one to PC, It only charges the phone but i can't access my phone through it. However, in the first week when i connected USB cable, My phone always pops out a msg like (USB connected) Turn on USB or Turn off USB. But i can't see this option anymore And i am really pissed off.
PLEASE HELP!!!!!
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Check if you have USB Debugging enabled into settings-applications-development
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get another cable
its very common
i bought quite a few
the ****ers break after a while
some new ones never work lol

No USB mount/debugging, only charging

I am trying to help my friend. I was going to root his Nexus S 4G for him (I have Nexus S myself and unlocked/rooted a long time ago). Well when I plug his phone in to the computer, nothing happens except for charging. No USB mount, no USB debugging notification, nothing. No response other than the phone starts charging.
Using another computer and another USB cable, I eliminated those as variables. The problem lies in his phone. Is there way anyone knows that I can help him fix this?

If your friend didn't install USB drivers the first time, it may not pop up again.
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Does the phone show up in the Device Manager?

suksit said:
Does the phone show up in the Device Manager?
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No, there is no indication the computer sees the phone at all. Tried with phone booted and with phone in bootloader mode.
I would assume his USB connection on the phone was faulty, but it does charge....

Try looking in Settings > About phone > Status
If Battery status says "Charging (AC)" instead of "Charging (USB)" then there might be a problem with the USB connection/cable.

I have a belkin USB cable that does this. I plug in the supplied one and the issue is gone
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trickyhenry said:
I have a belkin USB cable that does this. I plug in the supplied one and the issue is gone
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The cable is not the problem. Thanks though.
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Had the same issue.
New cable worked.

The same cable works with other phones!

Well I'd do a "Factory data reset" first. If that still doesn't help then there are 4 things I can think of right now:
Uninstall the USB driver in Windows and try to connect the phone again.
Try to plug the phone in an Ubuntu machine.
If wifi is working then I'll try to put the OTA package on the SD card, and flash that via stock recovery.
The last resort is to boot the phone in Download mode and use Odin to flash the stock ROM image.

Can't transfer large files via MTP

I didn't think not having Mass Storage USB would suck this much. Just about every large file I transfer errors out.
This is a huge problem.
This happening to anybody else?
Fixes?

Is your SDcard formatted in fat32? I saw that with a 32GB thumb drive that I had.
What is the suggested large file compatible format to use with Android?

Card is FAT32.
I can't even put the files on phone storage.
Camera mode does the same thing.

define what you consider a large file and i will see if my phone has the same trouble.

I can transfer data from the phone to pc via usb connect but can't go the other way.
I can't transfer data from the pc to the phone via usb connection.
someone please help!!!!

drewnin said:
I can transfer data from the phone to pc via usb connect but can't go the other way.
I can't transfer data from the pc to the phone via usb connection.
someone please help!!!!
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are you using the usb cable that came with the phone or an aftermarket cable?
i had this problem before with an aftermarket cable that was solved by using my usb cable that came with the phone. I couldnt tell you why one worked and the other didnt though.

fat32 will not take files above 4GB its just not possible you prbly need to reformat your memory card inside of your gs3

I'm having the same problem - I am using an old samsung usb cable though. I can't get the picture files off of the phone via ptp nor can I get the usb mtp driver to install. I'll have to try when I get home to use the cable it came with. I'm wondering if the port on my s3 might be bunged a bit too.

Ozark_8125 said:
I'm having the same problem - I am using an old samsung usb cable though. I can't get the picture files off of the phone via ptp nor can I get the usb mtp driver to install. I'll have to try when I get home to use the cable it came with. I'm wondering if the port on my s3 might be bunged a bit too.
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No, it's the cable - I'm thinking the pinout changes for MHL are making it touchy about old cables.

alacrify said:
No, it's the cable - I'm thinking the pinout changes for MHL are making it touchy about old cables.
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Might have to stick with transfering via kies air for a bit until I confirm that idea..

I can transfer little files back and forth but anything over 400mb or so gets about half way and fails.

I have not had any trouble with the WebSharing app on the market even with very large files...
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Only the exFAT format is able to accept files larger than 400 mb. FAT32 will not work.
*I meant 4000 mb, my bad.
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junglizste said:
I can transfer little files back and forth but anything over 400mb or so gets about half way and fails.
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Not sure what's going on. I just transferred a 700 mb file to the phone and then back to the computer without any trouble. This was using the cable that came with the phone on windows 7 64 bit home premium.
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just my two cents..... but i can transfer a 1.95GB zip file both ways
to both internal and external memory

I have trouble transferring a large amount of files such as backing up my internal storage.
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