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Guys,
I need help here, a few days ago, I changed my USB since all of a sudden, the phone can't be charged. Then, after the USB got changed, I am able to charge the Wizard... but the strange thing happened, my comp does not recognize the Wiz, it does not even show any device at all. I tried to do all the stuffs, like:
- install/uninstall Active sync
- update active sync
- restart comp several times
- even hard reset my Wiz a couple times
All of em are not working. Would any of u guys have this problem before? Any ideas why? Is it time to say good bye? =(
do a system restore to a date you know that worked. something happens with the usb drivers and the way the phone talks to the pc, not sure on the how or why. but whenever i downgrade, when i go to install the new rom, it says unrecognizeable, system restore usually does the trick.
I forgot to mention that I did bring it to the repair shop, and all the computers that they have cannot recognize my phone... when they plugged in their USB to my phone, their activesync can't recognize it even though it's charging...
So, I don't think it's the problem w/ my comp. Anyone has any other ideas?
Thanks tho...
rluke83 said:
Guys,
I need help here, a few days ago, I changed my USB since all of a sudden, the phone can't be charged. Then, after the USB got changed, I am able to charge the Wizard... but the strange thing happened, my comp does not recognize the Wiz, it does not even show any device at all. I tried to do all the stuffs, like:
- install/uninstall Active sync
- update active sync
- restart comp several times
- even hard reset my Wiz a couple times
All of em are not working. Would any of u guys have this problem before? Any ideas why? Is it time to say good bye? =(
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Go to this page and get a new PC USB cable or cradle. It may also be the internal USB port on your device.
http://www.daydeal.com/home.php?cat=1809
EDIT:: It could possibly be a virus on your device. I hate to say that but I just remembered that a friend of mine had the same problem when he got a virus on his device. Also, have you ever dropped the device or gotten it wet?
The first thing I tried to do when getting my Vibrant 2 days ago was to try to install drivers, wasting hours and hours and getting nowhere (all I wanted to do was to copy the rooting zip to root the phone). Yesterday, I tried turning off my USB Debugging, and then mounted the SD Card(s), and they both worked as they should. Great, so I can get my computer (Windows 7 32bit, FYI) to recognize the drives and copy files (by then, I had already just copied the file I needed to via just taking the SD card out, phone has already been rooted, but now I was thinking about tethering).
So today, after having done a lot of searching the past 2 days, and having come across a post I found on another forum (sorry, I'll have to go do more searching to find it again) where someone suggested that one of the issues might be the USB plug on the computer not being a powered one (this was front USB port on a Gateway computer), I plugged the cord into a powered USB hub I have, turned USB Debugging back on, plugged the phone in, and the driver install went a bit further than it did before, at least recognizing the device, but not installing the drivers. I went into device manager on my computer, pointed the 2 unknown devices to where the Samsung Drivers I downloaded off of Samsung's website were and everything installed perfectly. Phone is now recognized when plugged in, and the SD Card(s) mount just fine.
Since that was a major reason to keep/return the phone, I'm happy to have discovered the solution to 2 days of research. I thought I'd share this in case anyone else might be having issues with installing drivers for the phone.
Now to see about the battery drain and some other potentially "minor" issues and see about it really becoming a keeper (coming from a MT3G, it is a major upgrade, so it's just getting used to the differences).
I had an issue with USB Debugging on too.... so I thought, then I realized I was using the Nexus One cable and not the Vibrant cable. I turned off USB debugging and used the proper cable and everything was automatic.
Interesting read, thanks for the post. Perhaps I need to tweak the sticky some.
edit: added this thread to the sticky. Thanks man.
Interesting note about the different cable options, I had read that some cables were "better than others" - I had to use the micro USB cable that came with the Vibrant, so I knew that wasn't an issue, figured I'd tried everything else, so what the heck (thought I swapped the USB plug last night, but turned out I swapped the wrong cable, lol).
I did order a bunch of generic micro USB cables from ebay (2 different sellers), but I just need those for charging (like for the car, for my travel back, etc), I'll stick to the Samsung cable for data needs and likely test the others in case I need a backup.
Your main thread was definitely helpful, and I just wanted to share a potential solution to an issue I had seen others post about without any resolution (actually, the person in the other thread had a slightly different problem than me, and never claimed solving it by changing to a powered USB plug).
Hey gang. Wondering if you can help me with a strange issue I've got. I can't seem to connect my phone to my computer via USB. Wondering if anyone could help determine if there's a possibility of repair or not.
==Possibly relevant info==
Samsung Vibrant
Android 2.2 Froyo
Kernel version: 2.6.32.9
Build number: FROYO.UVKB5
==End relevant info==
So, my USB is acting up. Has been for the last few months, where although it charges when I plug into a computer, it's not connecting to allow data transfer. I haven't been too terribly worried, this happened before then cured itself when I did a factory reset. The thing that usually triggered it was when I tried connecting to my linux box in media player mode. The phone would just kinda lock up, I'd have to restart it and then USB wouldn't connect. But after doing the factory reset it was fine the first time. THIS time however, since I'd just left it stock now I'm itching to flash a custom rom but even though I've wiped the whole stupid phone totally clean, it still won't connect. I'm trying to follow a method on an article on dkszone.net called "Bypass E - Signature Verification Fail Issue On Vibrant Android 2.2".
So it seems I need USB for the debug mode.
What I think my main problem is, and where I need some help, is that I had purchased a super cheapwad USB car charger off of amazon for like 35 cents. Every time I connected to it, my phone would ask me if I wanted to connect using kies, media player mode, or data storage mode. I thought it was annoying but didn't really think it would harm anything. But now that I'm thinking about it, it's probably been pumping 5v into each pin on the USB port, whereas the USB functionality uses probably 3.3v, and I'm afraid I cooked something.
The random part here though is that about 5% of the time it does (sortof) connect. It brings up the USB options when I want to connect, brings up the icon saying it's using debug mode, etc. But my machine just reports that it didn't recognize the USB device. So, I'm thinking it's on the fritz, but figured I'd check here to see if I could possibly find a ray of hope.
Scooterx3 said:
So it seems I need USB for the debug mode.
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You can use ADB over tcpip. There's many a free widget to enable it on google play or Do it manually
Thanks for that, I had been wondering if there wasn't a way to do that over wifi. My issue is that sadly I haven't even rooted the phone. ADB over WiFi requires root, whether I do it manually or use one of those super sweet apps.
So anyways, guess what?
My brother in law has the same phone I do, and I grabbed his phone one day and plugged it into my computers and had the same problem as with my own, and I know he hadn't plugged into the same charger I had, hadn't tried the media mode on Linux like I had (which were what I thought were the big contributing factors). SO, I kept digging, found that I hadn't quite yet cleaned it properly. I'd tried my best to clean it but until I swabbed it well with some rubbing alcohol it wasn't as clean as it should've been.
Long story short, I'm backing everything up so I can start flashing roms.
Moral: just clean the dang thing really well
By not working, I mean that my device isn't recognized in windows. I have installed the proper samsung drivers, I have turned debugging mode on and off, I have also swapped cables, all with the same response. "USB Device not Recognized" It works fine on my home machine but I am currently on my laptop and need to get data off of it. I am using CleanRom so I am not sure if that changes anything. Any suggestions?
What kind of phone is something you should always mention, a Samsung Galaxy, Android version __ etc… But always leave debugging on, always. There could be a problem with the computer not recognizing it, it's happened to me. Or it could be something with the phone but more info would be more helpful. Never mind I didn't see it was under att gs4.
Sent from my brain to your eyes, to your brain, using my Galaxy S3, running Cm 10.1. I'm in your head now.
Make sure your drivers are correct and up to date. Make sure you hit "accept" on any messages displayed on your phone (connection). Make sure the USB cable you use is working,. Try another USB port on you PC.
You said you did many of these things, but I would check them again. You can always try to see if ODIN or KIES detects your phone. If not, it is most likely a drivers / cable / port issue. Good luck.
apokalypzninja said:
What kind of phone is something you should always mention, a Samsung Galaxy, Android version __ etc… But always leave debugging on, always. There could be a problem with the computer not recognizing it, it's happened to me. Or it could be something with the phone but more info would be more helpful. Never mind I didn't see it was under att gs4.
Sent from my brain to your eyes, to your brain, using my Galaxy S3, running Cm 10.1. I'm in your head now.
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Figured since it was Galaxy S4 forum that might be obvious, but it is the ATT version. Still no idea, gonna reboot in a few to see if that solves it. Will report back
Didn't reboot system, instead I turned phone off and plugged it in waiting for it to show the charging symbol, turned it on, windows saw it fine.
Following on from another thread I posted about problems after updating to Android 8.0.
I have now discovered that I cannot actually connect my device to any PC / laptop.
When I do, it either doesn't register as being connected, on either the laptop nor the S8 (doesn't charge) or I get a pop up telling me its slow charging and I do not see it within Windows.
This means I cannot transfer files from device to device nor run any adb commands, which, oddly, id like too.
Has anyone else seen this?
Ive tried many things, including:
reboot S8
clear caches on S8
tried different USB cables
tried different usb ports
tried a different windows machine
changed settings in S8 developer options (set to MTP transfer)
update windows drivers
uninstall and re-install Samsung drivers on windows machine
Nothing seems to work anymore.
Occasionally if I plug it into my Windows machine, Windows gives me some sort of error message about the device not working correctly and so cannot be used?
Any help would be much much appreciated, as my device is no bordering on being completely useless.
And the Samsung customer / tech support is literally THE worst I have ever experienced.
Thanks
Have you tried Minimal ABD & Fastboot:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
Norup58 said:
Have you tried Minimal ABD & Fastboot:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
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Thanks for the link, I'll check it out.
But it doesn't help me really. As I can not get windows to even see my device, not does my S8 acknowledge that it's plugged into my laptop.
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and today I woke up to a moisture detected notification...so cannot cable charge at all now.
My S8 has never even been close to liquid of any kind, always kept in a fitbag sleeve case, inside my pocket.
F**k this phone and F**k Samsung and their crappy Android update.
A crazy expensive device that is now rendered pretty much useless due to their last update
to summarize, following the Oreo update:
- cannot cable charge at all now
- previously could only slow charge via cable, fast charge would not work
- cannot connect S8 to any other PC / laptop to transfer files
- battery life is absolute garbage - need to charge 2 times a day at least
- WiFi is laggy, slow and drops connection
- Some of my Cast devices (Google Home and Chromecast) are not seen by the S8 - have to disconnect and reconnect to Wifi several times
- pretty sure the phone is randomly rebooting (every so often I'm asked for my PIN rather than biometrics)
Last update 10.05.18 - G950FXXU1CRD7
Im sooooo glad I have 1.5 years left on my contract with this phone....
Valiceemo said:
and today I woke up to a moisture detected notification...so cannot cable charge at all now.
My S8 has never even been close to liquid of any kind, always kept in a fitbag sleeve case, inside my pocket.
F**k this phone and F**k Samsung and their crappy Android update.
A crazy expensive device that is now rendered pretty much useless due to their last update
to summarize, following the Oreo update:
- cannot cable charge at all now
- previously could only slow charge via cable, fast charge would not work
- cannot connect S8 to any other PC / laptop to transfer files
- battery life is absolute garbage - need to charge 2 times a day at least
- WiFi is laggy, slow and drops connection
- Some of my Cast devices (Google Home and Chromecast) are not seen by the S8 - have to disconnect and reconnect to Wifi several times
- pretty sure the phone is randomly rebooting (every so often I'm asked for my PIN rather than biometrics)
Last update 10.05.18 - G950FXXU1CRD7
Im sooooo glad I have 1.5 years left on my contract with this phone....
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I have the same issue, it does not connect to my pc nor does the usb seetings notification show up in my phone...were you able to fix it?
javiersrrz said:
I have the same issue, it does not connect to my pc nor does the usb seetings notification show up in my phone...were you able to fix it?
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nope!
Took it into my providers (EE in the UK) store, and they were about as useful as a chocolate fireguard..."have you tried turning it of and on again innit"....
after lengthy discussions, in which I explained more than they did, it has been sent for repair.
Could take up to 14 days, depending on the fault.
From what I can gather by Google fu, the moisture alert is a common fault, and ive come to the conclusion that Samsung f**ked up the Oreo update / roll out, but are burying their heads and forcing the carrier providers to take the brunt of the complaints from the end user.
Bad form Samsung, BAD FORM
I think this S8 will be my last Samsung device. Ever.
Im have the same problem today i realized i cannot connect to pc through usb and i cant not fast charge only slow charge when i connect it to usb port it starts charging but cant transfer files or flash another firmware to try to solve the problem?
so did they find the problem?
Valiceemo said:
nope!
Took it into my providers (EE in the UK) store, and they were about as useful as a chocolate fireguard..."have you tried turning it of and on again innit"....
after lengthy discussions, in which I explained more than they did, it has been sent for repair.
Could take up to 14 days, depending on the fault.
From what I can gather by Google fu, the moisture alert is a common fault, and ive come to the conclusion that Samsung f**ked up the Oreo update / roll out, but are burying their heads and forcing the carrier providers to take the brunt of the complaints from the end user.
Bad form Samsung, BAD FORM
I think this S8 will be my last Samsung device. Ever.
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so did they find the problem?
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They fixed it. But no info as to exactly what the problem was, just that "an internal component was replaced"
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How about the USB Debugging of your S8, after upgrade to Andorid 8.0, the USB Debugging may be disabled.