Lately my Windows 7 computer will not recognize my tablet over USB, unless I remove and reinstall all the drivers, but then it will only recognize the tablet once and then I have to do it all over again.
I thought it was a Windows 7 error, but this issue is also accompanied by a process.android.media force close on my tablet whenever the MTP is initializing. (Actually I get this error alot anyway, but I also get it when hooking up via USB).
I don't know if the two are related, but I would appreciate any help anyone has to get rid of the forcclose on the tab so that I can start troubleshooting my Windows computer.
fixed
Ok it looks like I fixed the Windows 7 issue by using USB dev view to delete all old drivers, and reinstalling the Samsung driver.
Now I also figured out that the media storage app is causing the force close errors, and I cleared the data. It seems to work so far.
A more detailed how to or a step by step would help many people on this forum. I've seen many people having this problem and nowhere to go to figure it out except reading too many posts and a lot of google searches.
Any chance you could do this for everyone?
it looks like you had to figure it all out on your own so it be great if you could help others here.
TIA.
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Here is what I had to do to fix my issue. Hopefully this helps someone else.
I had more than one issue with my Galaxy Tab 10.1 connecting to Windows 7. When I connected my tablet, I would always have to reinstall the driver for Windows 7 to recognize my tablet. I also had constant android.process.media force closes.
After searching Google for hours, I came across this website..
On your Windows 7 computer
http://www.androidsim.net/2009/08/how-to-1-how-to-install-usb-driver-on.html
First, scroll down to the bottom of the web page and look for the **Optional** section and download the USB Deview app. I extracted the .rar file to my desktop.
Right click on the USBDeview.exe app and Run as Administrator.
This will open a list of all the different USB drivers on your system. I uninstalled every Android device, every Samsung device, and every ADB device on the system. If it was Android related, I deleted it.
Next, I scrolled back up to the One-Click USB Driver Installation: section of the Android Simplicity website, and followed those directions to reinstall the driver.
Finally, Open the settings on your Galaxy Tab. Click on Applications, manage applications. Select the All heading, and scroll down to, and select Media Storage. Then Clear the media storage data.
Now you can connect your tablet to your computer, and Windows 7 should install the correct driver.
Your galaxy tab should now connect to Windows 7 and the android.process.media force closes should all be gone.
As a side note, if you are rooted you can also use Bloat freezer to freeze the media storage app and stop the media scanner from running completely.
Thanks. I'm sure this wil help many people having problems.
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I connect the phone to the computer using the USB cable. I pull down the notification bar. I tap USB connected. The window pops up saying tap Mount. I tap mount and absolutel nothing happens. No window pops up on my computer, both desk top and lap top! Nothing happens at all! There is supposed to be a removable disk window that opens up and then I am supposed to make sure the OPEN FOLDER TO VIEW FILES USING WINDOWS EXPLORER is highlighted but that window never comes up. This happens on both my laptop and my desktop. How am I going to get music from my computer to my phone. Please don't tell me to download an app. I will if I have to but I would like to know why this way is not working.
You seem to have described the process pretty accurately, if your Vibrant isn't mounting then you should probably exchange it.
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Your computer might not have installed the drivers properly. Go the Development section, and search for the topic:
"[Drivers] MS Windows x86 and x64 USB Drivers for Samsung Galaxy S"
I would link you..but apparently new users aren't allowed to post links. Well, install the drivers you find there and see if it works.
So, I've searched everywhere and I can't find a fix for this problem.
All of the drivers loaded for my XOOM except for the MTP driver. My XOOM actually shows up in My Computer as a mobile device, where I can browse the files, so I guess it worked.
So, what is the MTP driver for?
arrtoodeetoo said:
So, I've searched everywhere and I can't find a fix for this problem.
All of the drivers loaded for my XOOM except for the MTP driver. My XOOM actually shows up in My Computer as a mobile device, where I can browse the files, so I guess it worked.
So, what is the MTP driver for?
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Its the new way moto set the xoom to talk to the PC's. Just install wmp 11 and you will have the mtp driver. That way wmp can talk to ur xoom and sync updated playlists and what not. But I don't see it as a needed driver if u can already get on the xoom.
I actually tried the WMP 11 trick earlier today and it didn't work.
Of course, my computer saw the XOOM as a mobile device after installing WMP 11, so I don't know. Might have worked.
You should now be able to manage and sync music to your Xoom through WMP11. I can do it through WMP12 perfectly (but I am also using Windows 7).
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Its the new way moto set the xoom to talk to the PC's.
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Actually Google set it this way in Honeycomb and will be in all future iterations of Android because this allows for apps and data to share the same space, and you dont need to unmount the sd card or memory from android and to the pc when connecting. Overall its a much nicer implementation of USB connectivity because it also now allows media sync with WMP or any other MTP based application
So you can use all 32GB of the internal memory for apps
I liked the old way better. I could hook my droid to any pc and it worked now i have to find MTP stuff for my ubuntu and update a unused software on my home windows pcs. I don't like being tied down.
(edit) And another reason i like the old way better is all the files could be seen. With MTP it seems the folders under Android are hidden. For example the back up data for Dungeon Defenders in under /SD card/Android/data.
I used to plug my GTab into my Windows computer (I'm not using Kies, and don't want to) and it would show up as a drive with all of my respective folders (photos, videos, etc.)
I recently replaced my hard drive, and now when I plug my GTab in, it shows up in My Computer as a camera icon labeled: GT-P7510
When I double-click the icon it opens a window with about 25 folders, but the folders aren't labeled and have nothing in them. What gives?
could try reinstalling the samsung drivers (not kies)
The drivers can be found in the development section in the how to root video walkthrough thread.
Also check you do not have USB debugging mode enabled on the TAB
hi
if youve altered hard drives in your computer then have the drive letters changed?
windows may have assigned a driv eletter in the past to a camera you once plugged in. if the tablet has now been assigned the same drive letter it may be taking on the same properties, hence the camera icon etc.
presume you have windows 7...
go to your start menu, right click computer, choose manage, under storage, click disk management, it should show you your tablet a drive. along with your hard drives and any other storage attached.
in the top section, right click your tablet and click "change drive letter and paths".
choose a drive letter youve never used before for your tablet. fingers crossed it should be back to a normal drive behaviour now...
let us know.
thanks
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rumpleforeskin said:
could try reinstalling the samsung drivers (not kies)
The drivers can be found in the development section in the how to root video walkthrough thread.
Also check you do not have USB debugging mode enabled on the TAB
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When I plugged my GTab into my computer, I got a message saying that windows had found new hardware, and then it proceeded to install the necessary Samsung drivers. It indicated that everything had gone OK.
tedrodgers said:
hi
if youve altered hard drives in your computer then have the drive letters changed?
windows may have assigned a driv eletter in the past to a camera you once plugged in. if the tablet has now been assigned the same drive letter it may be taking on the same properties, hence the camera icon etc.
presume you have windows 7...
go to your start menu, right click computer, choose manage, under storage, click disk management, it should show you your tablet a drive. along with your hard drives and any other storage attached.
in the top section, right click your tablet and click "change drive letter and paths".
choose a drive letter youve never used before for your tablet. fingers crossed it should be back to a normal drive behaviour now...
let us know.
thanks
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Thanks, but my drive is not showing up under disk management, although my Tab is saying USB Connected, and MTP Connected. I am using Windows XP, btw.
Problem Solved!
OK, after a lengthy phone call to Samsung Support, I finally got my computer to recognize my Galaxy Tab.
He first had me download the USB drivers from Support/Software page. However, when I tried to install it, I got a message saying it couldn't be installed (don't ask me why).
Yet, when I went into the Device Manager, the Samsung drivers were listed under USB controllers and it indicated that they were working properly.
To make a long story short, the Support person determined that I must have had an old version of Windows Media Player on my computer (I did, version 9). He told me to update to the latest version (version 11).
When I did that, Windows recognized my GTab as a mass storage device and everything works properly now.
So, make a note: If you ever replace your hard drive, and you're using an old operating system like I am (Windows XP), make sure you update your Windows Media Player to the latest version.
Hey folks,
Been trying to transfer movies over to my nexus 10 but having trouble.
The problem is when I connect via MTP it starts to install the drivers, few seconds go by and then finishes by saying the drivers were not found. I've owned a few android devices, my last being the nexus s and have never seen these issues before. Any ideas?
Now what it will do is connect/register when I have it selected as a camera but it wont allow me to transfer the files though....
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Search Google Play AirDroid ，that is awesome application.
More details check description or video out
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Is there a ADB driver installed for the Nexus 10? If so, uninstall it, and MTP should work. You can reinstall the ADB driver afterwards as well and it'll usually work fine.
Also did MTP work fine on the other devices?
I used the drivers from the toolkit and that allowed it to pick up mtp on win 8
As already mentioned, use Airdroid, its quicker too.
Just wanted to confirm about AirDroid
I too had issues transferring video files (mp4, mkv, etc.) but also simple mp3 from my computer (PC with Windows 7) via USB to my Nexus 10 (even though I set it up properly for Media File Transfer MTP).
I still haven't figured it out; windows actually has a hard time to recognize the device, and it could be that I need to follow procedure described on this other thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1830108
I haven't tried yet but I did try the AirDroid app (which is free) and it works like a charm. I could transfer my mp4 and mkv movie files from my PC to the Nexus 10 wireless using this app, it's really great.
I just wanted to make a post about this including as many relevant keywords as possible so that this thread shows up for somebody with the same issue trying to find some info on Google; for the past 2 days, most of the top results just brought me to crappy sites trying to sell video conversion software
Copying Movie/Music/Image files from PC to Nexus 10 by Connecting Nexus 10 to PC
Soloistdk1 said:
Hey folks,
Been trying to transfer movies over to my nexus 10 but having trouble.
The problem is when I connect via MTP it starts to install the drivers, few seconds go by and then finishes by saying the drivers were not found. I've owned a few android devices, my last being the nexus s and have never seen these issues before. Any ideas?
Now what it will do is connect/register when I have it selected as a camera but it wont allow me to transfer the files though....
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Windows Transfer
Note: Remember, your Nexus 10 will only recognize the files you’ve transferred if:
a. The file is a Nexus 10 supported file type like H.263, MPEG-4 SP, H.264 AVC.
b. Files are free of digital rights management (DRM) software.
Step 1. Connect your Nexus 10 to the USB port on your computer. Its USB storage is mounted as a drive and appears on your computer screen.
Step 2. Copy video/music/picture files back and forth as you would using any other external device.
Step 3. When you finish, eject the Nexus10 from within Windows before unplugging the USB cable.
I have some questions maybe somene can help.
I have some questions maybe someone can help:
1.-I have connected the NEXUS with all the options to root in debugger, PTP, etc. I already root all ok. But I want to know if there is a way to see the full directories of the sd memory of the NEXUS in the PC because I see only DCIM and PICTURES directories. I want to copy some things to Download directory , etc., of course I'm not interested in system directories I know system directories always is more complicated I want justto see the internal memory
2.-I enabled the debugger pressing a few times the button inside "about" but there is a way to disable the dubegger options?
Thank you
Had this problem for a while... What ended up fixing it was going to development options and disabling USB debugging and then connecting the nexus to your computer... Make sure you enable debugging when you're done transferring your files
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I am having an issue backing up files and folders from my Nexus 7 to my Windows 7 PC through the provided USB cable. The problem itself is that when I copy a folder from my Nexus 7 to my harddrive, only the folder will copy but none of the contents. I can still copy individual files from within that folder but not all the time and only some of the time I can copy groups of them. I can copy groups of folders only sometimes also. It seems random which files do not copy and they are not large files but very small only 15kb word documents.
I just got off the phone with Google's support service but no one there knows anything about the issue. The guy I was on the phone with didn't even know what MTP was. He suggested trying troubleshooting steps for fixing Windows XP problems, and told me to use Google Drive. Neither of those were good options for me. He also told me that another tech would tell me the exact same thing. I nearly lost it at that point, but I asked him to escalate the problem anyways and hopefully they will get back to me within a few days.
There is another thread about this same problem but it was posted last year and the title does not match well. That is why I have started a new thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1996385&highlight=windows+usb+transfer
If you also have this problem please respond so we can get some discourse going on the issue. If you know of a fix let me know. I've tied everything you can do from re-installing drivers to stopping all apps on my device. It's a vanilla Nexus 7 so it could be an Android 4.2.1 issue.
Please don't respond and tell me to use Google Drive or other cloud services or some app. I know of all the other routes for transferring files.
Try re-booting your Nexus 7 by turning it off and then back on. The file list that MTP shows on you Windows computer is often out-of-date and does not match the actual files on your tablet. Your Windows computer may show files that have been deleted and may not show files recently added so it gets confused when trying to transfer these ghost files. Re-booting seems to make the MTP file list current.
There may also be a file refresh app in Google Play that does something similar to re-booting.