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Big problem with Epic 4G! New UPDATE I/O device error.

This is when I put my phone into mass storage.
My phone is taking forever to be recognized by my Windows 7 computer, my laptop recognizes it right away, I am using my front USB ports and have tried the back one even. Also, I have installed drivers and un-installed them, I have also done everything under the sun to try and get it to sync better. But alas it takes a while for my desktop to recognize that I have put my phone into mass storage. It is really bugging me, I am also using the stock cable that came with the phone and have even installed the official drivers. But to no avail.

My windows 7 laptop recognizes it fine
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Maybe its ur usb port then if ur laptop picks it up fine. U can't blame it on the phone
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b1indsided said:
Maybe its ur usb port then if ur laptop picks it up fine. U can't blame it on the phone
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I am not blaming the phone at all. I am just trying to understand why this phone doesn't mount and my Hero did fine and does fine on the same port. How can I not say maybe its the phone...

Lol well maybe its the usb like I was saying. Or maybe it just doesn't like the micro usb??
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b1indsided said:
Lol well maybe its the usb like I was saying. Or maybe it just doesn't like the micro usb??
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Very very possible my good sir. I will keep trying different ports!
EDIIITTT AND UPDATE!
I AM GETTING AN I/O device error.

Try reformatting the card... Use a card reader to pull your data off first..
You could also have a defect on your device, but I'd test it in a different computer before concluding its the phone..

nicknomo said:
Try reformatting the card... Use a card reader to pull your data off first..
You could also have a defect on your device, but I'd test it in a different computer before concluding its the phone..
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It is definatetly not a device defect for I have a samsung laptop with Windows 7 home premium 64 bit and it recognizes right away. Also, I find that if I enable mass storage the computer reads it (my desktop) but it just takes a while to. I will jsut have to be patient I guess. lol

I'm having the same problem...I've tried both sets of drivers.
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Blitzpwnage said:
It is definatetly not a device defect for I have a samsung laptop with Windows 7 home premium 64 bit and it recognizes right away. Also, I find that if I enable mass storage the computer reads it (my desktop) but it just takes a while to. I will jsut have to be patient I guess. lol
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Very few defects exist across ALL the epic phones.. I was suggesting it could be a defect with that specific phone, but that conclusion should only be reached after further testing..

I had trouble with my Win 7 64bit laptop when I first tried to connect it. I switched to the usb port on the other side of the lappie and it recognized instantly. There seems to be a bug in Win 7 and how it recognizes the Epic on certain ports. My Blackberry worked fine in all ports. I did install the 64 bit drivers and still had problems with that port.

Galaxy S3 mac usb

The usb connection with mac is not working on the s3.
It did work before the phone was updated. I have android file transfer installed. Anyone else facing the same issue?

jawiz said:
The usb connection with mac is not working on the s3.
It did work before the phone was updated. I have android file transfer installed. Anyone else facing the same issue?
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Mine only worked on stock ICS, as soon as I went to checkrom ICS it stopped working, haven't tried it on checkrom JB yet but am anticipating similar result.

jawiz said:
The usb connection with mac is not working on the s3.
It did work before the phone was updated. I have android file transfer installed. Anyone else facing the same issue?
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It is an issue with OS 10.8 and I have it too.
http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/mobile/y0DW1IY8sRo

Look for Easy UMS 1.6, in the apps section Works with Lion, Mountain Lion
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This is really bad by Samsung. EasyUMS only let's you access the external card. Samsung should get their fingers out and fix this problem.
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Airdroid
jawiz said:
This is really bad by Samsung. EasyUMS only let's you access the external card. Samsung should get their fingers out and fix this problem.
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You might want to check AirDroid (free) as a temporary solution. You can access both SD storage with it.

jawiz said:
This is really bad by Samsung. EasyUMS only let's you access the external card. Samsung should get their fingers out and fix this problem.
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Yes in their fight with apple they want to make macs easy to use lol
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[Q] What is the best way to transfer files from Nexus 4 to your PC

I am trying to connect my phone to my PC but they won't communicate. tried to go to recovery 6.0.1.9 but I still mount storage didn't work for me.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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Boot in to android or do it through fastboot
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darius0519 said:
I am trying to connect my phone to my PC but they won't communicate. tried to go to recovery 6.0.1.9 but I still mount storage didn't work for me.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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Already installed drivers for the N4? Using correct data cable?
Even tried wireless solutions as air droid?
But before you do all these things, is your N4 visible in your pc- explorer?
For further questions just contact me. I'm willing to support you.

Try rebooting. That's what fixed it for me lol. You could also try changing USB Storage mode to PTP or MTP from whatever it's on now.

Chemobrain said:
Already installed drivers for the N4? Using correct data cable?
Even tried wireless solutions as air droid?
But before you do all these things, is your N4 visible in your pc- explorer?
For further questions just contact me. I'm willing to support you.
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Yup my PC can't recognize my N4.
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Try turning off USB debugging.
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Try WiFi transfer pro
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Had the same problem. I was able to connect it as a camera, but not in mtp mode. I moved all my files into the dcim folder under then used root explorer to get them out of there.
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Airdroid all the way.
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USB debugging....

Ngo93 said:
Airdroid all the way.
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+1 for AirDroid. So simple and reliable that even my 70 year old father uses it.

+1 for AirDroid.
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I use FolderSync. I have it scheduled to automatically back up anything I care about every night at 2am. It just happens and I don't even have to think about it. AirDroid also works fine.

hfuizo said:
I use FolderSync. I have it scheduled to automatically back up anything I care about every night at 2am. It just happens and I don't even have to think about it. AirDroid also works fine.
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That sounds awesome! but I guess you have to leave your computer ON all night, ain't that right?

I just use ES File Explorer and just transfer them to my Windows shared folder on my network. I rarely use USB cables to transfer files at home unless they're massive.
deltatux

Has anyone successfully connected their nexus 4 to their PC using USB? My desktop unfortunately don't have wireless.
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darius0519 said:
Has anyone successfully connected their nexus 4 to their PC using USB? My desktop unfortunately don't have wireless.
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I have. Make sure USB Fast charge isn't enabled.
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darius0519 said:
Has anyone successfully connected their nexus 4 to their PC using USB? My desktop unfortunately don't have wireless.
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I connect mine all the time to my windows 7 PC. You have to remember that it connects as an MTP device so it doesn't get assigned a drive letter but it should show up as a device that you can explore.

I use Windows 8 and I use the USB to transfere files between the SD Card and the Laptop.

Connect your phone up to pc while booted into android. Now check your PC's device manager for a failed mtp entry.
If you find one I'll tell you how to fix it.

Accessing external hard drive?

I was just wondering if anyone knows if accessing my external hard drive will be possible with my Note 3 when I get it? I have a externally powered western digital hard drive I would like to transfer files back and forth between! Is this possible and if so don't I need anything special to download this? Thanks in advanced......
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You will need a micros usb otg adaptor lead and you will probably have to use exfat disc format as I doubt that the Note3 will read NTFS discs without additional drivers that may require root.
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Well I have the hard drive formated to fat32 as I have it hooked up to my xbox 360 so will that be OK also I forgot to mention the hard drive cable input is mini usb does that mean I have to get a cable adapter?
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eroracing said:
Well I have the hard drive formated to fat32 as I have it hooked up to my xbox 360 so will that be OK also I forgot to mention the hard drive cable input is mini usb does that mean I have to get a cable adapter?
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I don't actually own an Android device at this point, but if my searching is correct, Fat32 should work.. but take that with a grain of salt.
As for the cable, yes, you will need an adapter. But I have a question.. what kind of HDD did you buy that has mini usb input..

Just use wifi file Explorer. I use that to transfer batch files all the time. Easiest way if you're not familiar.
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gordonzhao said:
Just use wifi file Explorer. I use that to transfer batch files all the time. Easiest way if you're not familiar.
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The hard drive is not connected to any pc only to my xbox 360 is this still possible? And i have had the hard drive for about 4 or 5 years now its a Western Digital 1 terabyte.
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Well wifi file Explorer hosts your phone on the router, going to the browser on your xbox gives you a Web based file explorer which you can then select files to copy to your device so I don't see why not.
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Paragon has a tool on the play store to work with ntfs if you ever need that. It's pretty seamless. I use an otg adapter with a ntfs drive once a week at least on my note 2. Requires root though.

eroracing said:
I was just wondering if anyone knows if accessing my external hard drive will be possible with my Note 3 when I get it? I have a externally powered western digital hard drive I would like to transfer files back and forth between! Is this possible and if so don't I need anything special to download this? Thanks in advanced......
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Resurrecting an old thread...
It works for me, I have a WD Elements 500GB external bus powered HDD - don't need a power adapter or anything. It's formatted FAT32 and partitioned - one 150GB and that's what I'm using to back up my device - the other I'm using for extra storage. Only the first partition shows up in File Explorer on my Note 3.
Don't need to be rooted for it to work, contrary to what's been stated elsewhere on the 'net.
Hope this helps - or that you have gotten it working since posting. Good luck!
Take care,
Scott

[Q] how to use usb tethering in G2 ?

anyone can guide me how to use usb tethering ? I plug usb to my phone and connected to my computer, and in setting - pc connection - select usb connection method, I choose usb tethering, but nothing happen, I can't share my connection to my computer. just annoying thing, my old phone, samsung galaxy wonder, can easily to usb tethering. or I miss some step in G2 ? thanks in advance
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ianfebriyanto said:
anyone can guide me how to use usb tethering ? I plug usb to my phone and connected to my computer, and in setting - pc connection - select usb connection method, I choose usb tethering, but nothing happen, I can't share my connection to my computer. just annoying thing, my old phone, samsung galaxy wonder, can easily to usb tethering. or I miss some step in G2 ? thanks in advance
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Try these: can't say they will 100% work though, since day one I've always had rooted ROMS.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=thatsapps.wifi.free
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gram.hotspot.lite

i4GS said:
Try these: can't say they will 100% work though, since day one I've always had rooted ROMS.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=thatsapps.wifi.free
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gram.hotspot.lite
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thanks for the answer , I'll try both of them, I'm usinv stock kitkat btw.
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both of them not support KK
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Go to setting then pc.connection and change default to tether you can also do this when the usb notification I believe.
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i4GS said:
Try these: can't say they will 100% work though, since day one I've always had rooted ROMS.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=thatsapps.wifi.free
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gram.hotspot.lite
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treebill said:
Go to setting then pc.connection and change default to tether you can also do this when the usb notification I believe.
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I already do that, but nothing happen -_-

ianfebriyanto said:
I already do that, but nothing happen -_-
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Have you tried using it like a hotspot? Like this:
http://everydaylife.globalpost.com/use-android-g2-tethered-hotspot-30134.html