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Computer won't recognize my Hero as a flash drive..

Whenever I try to put my phone into mass storage mode, my computer won't recognize and it does nothing. Btw, I'm running win7 and my phone is running aospMOD.

You may need to download a driver for windows 7, the one included with the phone might not be right. Just google something like "cdma hero device driver windows 7"

jake044 said:
Whenever I try to put my phone into mass storage mode, my computer won't recognize and it does nothing. Btw, I'm running win7 and my phone is running aospMOD.
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I would try to reinstall this...
PCSCII.apk
I'm not on my Laptop or I'd upload it for you, but when I get home I'll try to Find it for you!
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how did this work out? mine will read sometimes and sometimes not. i thought that maybe it was a cable issue. but i am very interested to hear if either of these suggestions worked.

PCSCII.apk
ngholson said:
how did this work out? mine will read sometimes and sometimes not. i thought that maybe it was a cable issue. but i am very interested to hear if either of these suggestions worked.
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Nothing's Definite, But my Friend had this Exact Issue and asked me if I could Fix it for him and I Sent him the PCSCII.apk!
He Installed it and was Giving me More Praise then I Probably Deserved... Seeing I kind of just took a Educated Guess!
But either way, I really Don't Think it could Hurt... Give it a Try!
Hopefully I'll look like I know what I'm talking about again, Lmao!!
Good Luck!
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PMGRANDS said:
Nothing's Definite, But my Friend had this Exact Issue and asked me if I could Fix it for him and I Sent him the PCSCII.apk!
He Installed it and was Giving me More Praise then I Probably Deserved... Seeing I kind of just took a Educated Guess!
But either way, I really Don't Think it could Hurt... Give it a Try!
Hopefully I'll look like I know what I'm talking about again, Lmao!!
Good Luck!
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lol, well thanks for the info i will try this later tonight.

PMGRANDS said:
I would try to reinstall this...
PCSCII.apk
I'm not on my Laptop or I'd upload it for you, but when I get home I'll try to Find it for you!
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I'll have to d/l this using the XDA app later. Thanks!

U need to Google HTC hero drivers then it should be one of the first links that pops up if u have 64bit check that then download once there downloaded go to devices and printers right click on android phone then find were it says update drivers make sure the drivers are on your desktop then when u update the drivers press search windows for drivers not the automatic one then click on the desktop after that it should automatically install them
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I have this exact same problem but only with the Froyo/GB roms. When I installed a sense rom the USB mode worked just fine. I'll try installing this apk and update in a few since I'm currently running the GB rom.

Its works fine for me on cm6.1 and asop after u update your drivers and once u plug it in make sure u press mount USB on the phone
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New Epic; having a hard time rooting

Just got it replaced yesterday due to my old one not charging anymore. I'm having a hard time rooting my phone for some reason tho. Tried both methods too :/ I just wanna uninstall all the crapware already
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You got USB debugging selected?
Also - make sure the drivers are recognizing your phone. If necessary, try to Odin EC05 over again and then retry.

Not sure how anyone's going to help you with zero details as to what's happening.

You also want to make sure you have a good USB cable, the one that came with the phone is C R A P.
Every time i'd try to use ADB or odin, things would just fail.

Overstew said:
You got USB debugging selected?
Also - make sure the drivers are recognizing your phone. If necessary, try to Odin EC05 over again and then retry.
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usb debugging is selected. ill try to odin to ec05 again
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ydoucare said:
Not sure how anyone's going to help you with zero details as to what's happening.
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i extract the files correctly and everything but when i double click run.bat it doesnt start doing its thing
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Lord-Anubis said:
You also want to make sure you have a good USB cable, the one that came with the phone is C R A P.
Every time i'd try to use ADB or odin, things would just fail.
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ive been using an htc cable and western digital
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ksweat2292 said:
i extract the files correctly and everything but when i double click run.bat it doesnt start doing its thing
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When you say "doesn't start doing its thing" do you mean it cannot find the phone when disconnecting and connecting it or do you mean nothing happens? If nothing happens redownload the Clockwork Mod 2.5.x from the stickies.

Maybe try turning the computer off and the phone off and then both back on. On my last piece of **** epic it wasnt the cords that i was using it was the micro-usb port on the phone that was not working. that may be something to look into.

Make sure you have Antivirus bg scanning and firewalls off. I had 2 which definitely tripped up the process.

[Q] NOOB - Trying to Root

Hello all,
Been trying to root my epic for a few days, and can't seem to figure it out. EPIC has the 2.2.1 firmware version. Here are the steps I'm taking.
1. From computer (WIN XP)
2. Installed Samsung mobile usb drivers v1.3.800.0
3. Installed one.click.root.exploitv2.5.5 from firon.net/xda/one.click.root.exploitv2.5.5.zip
4. Phone
5. Changed usb debugging to enable
6. Connected phone to computer via usb cable, keeping phone active my moving around to various menu screens.
7. From computer
8. Double clicked run.bat file
9. It ran busybox by skeeterslint
10. Daemon started successfully
11. Phone is not connected
I’ve tried rebooting computer. Rebooting phone after step 5. uninstalled and re-installed USB drivers in step 2. I know the usb cable is good because I used it to copy all data on the sd card to computer before I started all of this.
Any help you can provide is greatly appreciated.

Use a different USB cable. If it's the stock cable... I don't care what it does work for. Just don't use it.
Also, switch USB ports.

Watch thishttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTw7l0DugQ8 then watch the rest of the vids and don't forget to thank qbking. You can't go wrong with those vids.

k0nane said:
Use a different USB cable. If it's the stock cable... I don't care what it does work for. Just don't use it.
Also, switch USB ports.
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Yes, I hate the stock cable. I tried to get a screeny earlier today using the sdk tools, and I barely got the shot before it disconnected. So I grabbed my dads work motorola cord, worked fine all day.
Typed by Z using the Gingerbread keyboard.

Reboot the phone and try it fresh from boot. Just had this problem rerooting my gf's phone which mysteriously lost root.

k0nane said:
Use a different USB cable. If it's the stock cable... I don't care what it does work for. Just don't use it.
Also, switch USB ports.
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This is why i have three different USB cables
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Also don't use CWM2.5.5, use the new Clockworkmod 3.0. It will speed up your phone quite a bit with the new EXT4 filesystem and allow you to flash custom ROMs without issue if you so choose.

epic4GEE said:
Watch thishttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTw7l0DugQ8 then watch the rest of the vids and don't forget to thank qbking. You can't go wrong with those vids.
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You are too kind
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063_XOBX said:
Also don't use CWM2.5.5, use the new Clockworkmod 3.0. It will speed up your phone quite a bit with the new EXT4 filesystem and allow you to flash custom ROMs without issue if you so choose.
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Just remember this is only an opinion and preference. Not your only option.
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squshy 7 said:
Just remember this is only an opinion and preference. Not your only option.
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I'd say it's significantly more than an opinion, EXT4 is the filesystem of choice for the Developers and the ONLY option with a several Roms.

063_XOBX said:
I'd say it's significantly more than an opinion, EXT4 is the filesystem of choice for the Developers and the ONLY option with a several Roms.
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Which I understand and agree completely. But the issue here is solving his phone usb disconnection problem. Cwm 3.0 is prbly not the answer to that.
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While true, I am recommending that he try to root with 3.0 instead, so that he doesn't have to do it later and possibly have to solve these issues all over again.

063_XOBX said:
While true, I am recommending that he try to root with 3.0 instead, so that he doesn't have to do it later and possibly have to solve these issues all over again.
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Hehe. Baby steps
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Also remember to turn off your antivirus. I almost forgot.

The Root said:
Also remember to turn off your antivirus. I almost forgot.
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Damn McAfee deleted Rageagainstthemachine twice on me yesterday!

kennyglass123 said:
Damn McAfee deleted Rageagainstthemachine twice on me yesterday!
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Lol...thats funny
Typed by Z using the Gingerbread keyboard.

Also if you have one of the newfangled firewall programs like Comodo, you'll need to tell it the rooting executable files are safe before running. If you don't it will force you to confirm their safety to run many times over as you launch, and will stop root from happening because the timing has to be precise for it to run correctly (this was an early issue I had).

Mac connectivity on osx Lion

Anyone else having trouble mounting their Epic to the Mac running Lion? I just recently upgraded and am no longer to connect. Wondering if its just me.

Same here. Cannot make any connection after upgrade to Lion with epic 4g.

Is lion the new update that just came out. What version is it?
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Esteway.619 said:
Is lion the new update that just came out. What version is it?
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v10.7
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ghostrid3r said:
v10.7
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Ohh OK I still have 10.6.8. Did u buy the new software?
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Oh great...I haven't tried this yet, but I upgraded to OS X Lion, so most likely it won't work for me...
Damn, now I have to use SSH/FTP if I want to transfer files from Comp to Phone...

10.7.2
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Sigh...Mac. It "just works." Anti-Android conspiracy talk in 3...2...1... ;-)

Did u guys update for free.
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Esteway.619 said:
Did u guys update for free.
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Nah, you have to buy the new OS on the Mac App Store for $30. Great deal in my opinion compared to Windows 7 Prices ($200+ jeezus!)
@Korey, what's 10.7.2? Isn't it the dev release of the new update or something?

|| Acer || said:
Nah, you have to buy the new OS on the Mac App Store for $30. Great deal in my opinion compared to Windows 7 Prices ($200+ jeezus!)
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Yup it is. Going to check it out.
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I'll start by saying I've been Snow Leopard as long as I've had the Epic.
You trying to connect through a Cinema Display? When I connect my Epic to the monitor (24 inch with 3 usb ports) it never mounts, but if I connect it straight to the MacPro it does. Never been able to figure that one out, but I've found that to be the case. Real PITA because all of the USB ports on the MacPro and both Cinema Displays are used - although one of the ports on the display is used on a handy charging cable for the phone.
That said I've never had trouble mounting on Windows, straight to my PC or through a hub.
I think it's just a problem between Macs and our phone.
Sidenote - sometimes when I connect my Epic to the Cinema Display it causes a freak out and the Mac says a device was trying to draw too much current so it disconnects the hub inside the Cinema display which disconnects all connected peripherals, the webcam, and the speakers until I disconnect the screen's USB cable from the back of the tower and reconnect. Anyone have a clue how to prevent this?

I got Win7 for $90. Where are you shopping?

The Root said:
I got Win7 for $90. Where are you shopping?
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I don't mean an upgrade. I mean the full thing. Yeah some are cheaper, but I mean ones like W7 Ultimate is very pricey
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|| Acer || said:
Nah, you have to buy the new OS on the Mac App Store for $30. Great deal in my opinion compared to Windows 7 Prices ($200+ jeezus!)
@Korey, what's 10.7.2? Isn't it the dev release of the new update or something?
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Yeah, it's the latest dev build.
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Glad to hear it's not just happening to me. Hoping Apple pushes out an update.
If anyone figures out how to mount their phone please reply in this thread.
Thx!

You guys had any luck getting this working? I have the same issue ... Running Cyanogenmod 7 on my HTC Desire.

Same here as well. although. I noticed the my Mac Book pro that gave with 10.7 doesn't read my epic as a mass storage device. But when I plug it into a friends mac book pro that was upgraded from 10.6 to 10.7 detects mass storage just fine.
I downloaded, and installed a update for Kies, but that didn't seem to do anything either ( i have rebooted yet, will up date this post if it works after a reboot.).
If anyone figures this out please update this thread.

Fix
Shutdown you Mac, boot into safe mode. Press and hold shift key after the chime when you power on your mac. You will know that you're in safe mode because only programs that came with Lion will boot. Fully boot into Lion, then restart back into regular mode. Connect your phone, turn on USB mass storage mode. Should be working now. Apparently the issue has to do with corrupt driver cache.

$30 every year vs. $250 every 5 years, both companies are about the same just one releases quicker and gets ya for small chunks when your not looking

Usb mount issues

As much as I like XDA the search function is worthless!
I am running samurai kernel 2.0.8 and marcusant revival rom v1.
Plugging my phone into usb does nothing. On my phone other then show charging. No pop ups... PC keeps popping up with unreconized device... Drivers are installed everything used to work fine prior to acs 5.5 rom. Anyone else experiencing this issue or know a fix?
I previously had gps issues that would just not work no matter what I tried. Switching from acs v5.5 to marcusant revival v1 fixed gps on it's own.
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Does it show anything in the drop down notification bar? Could be a bad cable. To see if it is hardware or software, backup, Odin to ec05 stock and check it. Even if it recognizes it on EC05 it could still need you to update the drivers.

Nothing shows up there....
Ec05 works great.
I think it's the lock mod. I can't change batteries either. It only boots using this one battery........
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Thank you kenny for your reply!!!
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troyolson92 said:
Thank you kenny for your reply!!!
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Glad to help.
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