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Help MTP application (Kies connection) Broken

Guys,
After a failure to get my phone to connect to odin-3 when it was in download mode, I took out the battery (since I did not know how to get it "out" of download mode) just to get it to boot up again.
No harm, as odin did not start to copy the firmware to the phone (since it could not communicate with it), the phone was working and all my apps were there, however, when I plugged my phone into my laptop the PC Kies application would start but my phone to attempt to load "MTP Appliation", however it would just flip back to the touchwiz screen and back to MTP Application then back to touchwiz again (non-stop).
Not sure why this is happening, or what I broke ?
I have since (using Odin) flashed my phone with the latest (European) firmware but the problem is still there, MTP mode just restarting all the time and kies never connecting (I also tried reinstalled the Desktop Kies app).
Anyone know how I can get this working again?

On a related note, i also installed doubletwist (before the steps above) and had to turn on usb debug mode.
I have since turned it off when not syncing with dkubletwist but noticed sometimes the music player saying mass storage device mode is on?
I wonder if some "state/lock" file is left behind somewhere on the phone?
Could the use of doubletwist be related to my problem?
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As per my post in the other thread, this method seemed to sort the problem when I had a similar issue. Not sure if you're using a different launcher, but that is what caused the problem for me. Changing to TW didn't help even after killing the other launcher (ADW or Pro). However, once set to default (TW), I could reboot the phone and it would connect fine (without flicking on and off). There's no real need to Keis though if all your contacts are with Google as USB storage mode is more convenient.
I had this problem too. It was caused because only in idle mode of the Samsung home launcher can keis connect. You may have installed a different launcher. Try the following:
Put usb to keis mode in settings
download home switcher from the market
run home switcher an set touchwiz as default home
Reboot phone (task killing other launchers don't work for me.)
make you phone is in the home screen - press home to get there
now connect the cable with keis running on pc
sync everything you need to
In future I suggest you move all contact to Google so they sync over the air and you'll no longer need keis. crappy software!​

Thanks so much.
I got launcher switcher and it listed my launcher as unknown. I just switched it to touchwiz and set that as default.
Once i get home i will restart the phone and test connecting with kies.
Thanks for the QUICK reply.
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So your recommendation did not work for me.
What did work is actually unmounting the internal sd card and formatting it.
Unfortunately My camera is crashing when i open it.
Funny thing is that my phone sseems so fast now (no lag).
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kurtkbee said:
No harm, as odin did not start to copy the firmware to the phone (since it could not communicate with it), the phone was working and all my apps were there, however, when I plugged my phone into my laptop the PC Kies application would start but my phone to attempt to load "MTP Appliation", however it would just flip back to the touchwiz screen and back to MTP Application then back to touchwiz again (non-stop).
Not sure why this is happening, or what I broke ?
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Same problem here and I never used Odin. Must be something different ... any ideas are welcome.
BTW: which latest firmware did you install?

Has anyone of you for whom formating the internal SD card solves the problem installed SoundHound? I spent the last hours with formating the SD card and then copying back my data piece by piece and by this I found out that the "soundhound" folder is the thing which leads to the problem. I have all my data back on the internal SD card except for the "soundhound" folder and the connection works! If I now copy this folder back the problem of the restarting "MTP Application" returns. If I now delete the folder again it is working again! So at least for me SoundHound or furthermore it's folder on the internal SD clearly is the problem! Also if I copy the folder to the external SD card instead of the internal one, the MTP connection does not work and if I delete it again it works!
Can anyone confirm/reproduce this?
//edit: After looking to the content of the folder I would assume that the problem is that the MTP Application has a problem with specific file extensions since the folder only includes files with no or extreme long file extensions.

Thanks! same here, soundhound is the problem.

I must say that Soundhound itself is not the problem. The long file extensions of the saved files are the problem. They're more apps which use such files like e.g. the skyfire browser. Just delete them and it will work again.

n0waY said:
I must say that Soundhound itself is not the problem. The long file extensions of the saved files are the problem. They're more apps which use such files like e.g. the skyfire browser. Just delete them and it will work again.
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Thanks a TON. I mounted my card in the data storage mode, opened the internal card in my computer and did a search for *.*, switched to detail view, sorted by file type. There were several files with long extensions in the folder "TunnyBrowser" which is created by DolphinBrowser HD. I uninstalled it, deleted the folder and now it connects fine again!

SoundHound + Kies issue fixed
Hi guys,
I am a developer at SoundHound and am responsible for our Android app. Sorry to hear about the problem you've been having with our app and the Samsung Kies software.
Just wanted to let you know that we've updated our app to be compatible with the Samsung Kies MTP sync software. As has been mentioned in this post, the problem is caused by files on the SD card with long or missing file extensions.
So please upgrade to the latest version of SoundHound on the Android Market. If you uninstalled SoundHound because of this issue, I hope you'll give us another shot!
Naturally, we can't do anything about other apps that generate these offending filenames.
If you continue to have any problems, please feel free to respond to this post or PM me.
Thanks!
Rico

[Q] How to install files on rooted Nook

Ok, Ive been at my wits end trying to figure this problem out. My Nook is properly rooted and even has the ADP thing show up in my device manager. I got market working and played Angry Birds for a few hours last night. The only problem Ive run into is actually getting files, such as E-books, music, etc from my PC to the device. When plugged in, the device doesn't show up in my computers like normal.
My first attempt was unmounting the SD card, removing it from the Nook and inserting in my PC. It showed up under My Computer as a "boot" device. I was able to explore it and the only viable folder that contained folders such as music, downloads, etc was under something called .002trash (as I remember). I placed a few files in the download folder, placed it back in my Nook, rebooted and searched for them with a file manager I got off the market. The folders I originally saw when i mounted the SD card in my PC were there, but the files I placed in their were not.
I also tried the SDK route, installed and reinstalled a multitude of times and cant for the life of me get my device to show up. Also tried a market app called Astro. The only problem with this app is it requires me to enter my server name a bunch of other info. Im more of a hard wired type of person so not too technical with wireless. I attempted my 192.168...... number and that was a no go.
There may be a simple solution to this problem but I haven't been able to find it in the past few days and totally frustrated. Any help is greatly appreciated.

You may want to check out this thread, I was having similar problems and this is what I had to do.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1251765

Some files on Nexus 7 sdcard not visible in Windows Explorer

Hi, all.
If I use ES File Explorer to back up an app, the .apk is written to the /sdcard/backups/apps folder. If I plug the N7 into my Windows 7 64-bit laptop and browse to that folder, the .apk file is not listed. Other files in that folder (also .apks) are listed. I recently unlocked and rooted it using mskip's Toolkit. I can't recall having this problem prior to rooting. Prior to rooting, I definitely backed up a few apps and copied them to my laptop. They were instantly visible in Windows Explorer. I also have no problems copying files from Windows to the N7, and those are immediately viewable in ES File Explorer.
After a ton of searching and reading, I tried two sdcard rescan apps, but neither work to make the files visible. According to ES File Explorer, the .apks on the N7 are readable, writable and not hidden. Oddly, after backing up more apps today, then going out, leaving the N7 connected to my laptop, they were suddenly visible in Windows Explorer when I got back. This makes me wonder if the rescan process takes a long time to run. From reading about those rescan apps, it seems it shouldn't. Maybe these rescan apps don't work on all folders on the sdcard? Hard to tell.
Is it possible that the drivers installed by the Toolkit could cause this? I have tried disabling "Developer options" (of which only "USB debugging" was active) - no dice; rebooting using the Rebooter app - no change. The difference I see between the fully stock, out-of-the-box N7 and the unlocked and rooted N7 is that the latter now shows up in Windows as a removable device (MTP Device). Normally MTP devices don't show up as things that can be ejected (Kindle Fire HD is that way). That would seem to be driver-related.
One last test I tried was plugging it into my wife's laptop (no Toolkit installed) to see what I can, or cannot, see. I'd never attached the Nexus 7 to her laptop. Two of three drivers installed successfully (the one called "Nexus" did not install, but "Nexus 7" did). The Auto-Play dialog popped up, and I opened Windows Explorer from there. Still only the same six files listed under /sdcard/backups/apps.
Clearly others are experiencing this problem, but I've yet to read a explanation. I thought I had solved it when new backups showed up, but after that five new ones are not visible, while the ones that eventually appeared were still listed (11 total files, of which six appear in Windows Explorer).
This is similar to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1785408
If it should be merged, please do.
Cheers.

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I'm having the same issue. This is nonsense. We shouldn't have to jump through hoops just to view files we recently put on out devices. If ANYONE out there knows of a fix, please chime in...

im having the same issue. issues that were not there on 4.1, i have a feeling its jelly bean 4.2 related but not sure. i see some files but not all. i know theyre there because i can see them on the nexus7 itself but some files are not visible on windows.

gotcha13 said:
im having the same issue. issues that were not there on 4.1, i have a feeling its jelly bean 4.2 related but not sure. i see some files but not all. i know theyre there because i can see them on the nexus7 itself but some files are not visible on windows.
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Are the "some files" that are not visible via MTP newly created? For instance you used a root-priv file browser to copy the .apks to someplace in /sdcard, and then went looking for them immediately afterwards from the PC?
"Newly" meaning... since the last time the N7 was rebooted?
It's unfortunate and horrid but I'd be willing to bet the files will show up just as soon as the N7 is rebooted. Disconnecting (safely) from the PC and reconnecting doesn't seem to do the trick, but rebooting the N7 will. Ugh.

You need to reboot and wait for those files to be scanned, they will appear eventually. Or use AirDroid.
I hate MTP.
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downloaded filed from utorrent app are not visible in Windows Explorer
Hello,
I am useing Sony Xperia SL recently installed the Jelly bean update that rolled out, its not rooted. The issue is, the files that is download from utorrent app are not visible when i connect my phone to PC, however when i browse to the same location on my phone using ASTRO file mananger the files downloaded are visible and works fine.
Usually any video file that is copied or downloaded will automatically appear on the Movie gallery, even this is not happening.
please help me out guys.

[Q] Cant see my data in the phone when connected to PC after flashing MIUI

Hi all,
after I flashed MIUI on my Nexus 4, i cant see any of my data when i connect to PC/Mac. But i see it in Root file explorer in the phone. But the files doesn't reflect in any music player or the gallery. When i connect the phone to PC, it shows just 3GB space is free, but nothing shows up there. Can anyone help me or direct me in a way to get all my files back. It would be a lot of help, since I've been searching a lot and came out with no luck.
Thanks in advanced

u4atharva said:
Hi all,
after I flashed MIUI on my Nexus 4, i cant see any of my data when i connect to PC/Mac. But i see it in Root file explorer in the phone. But the files doesn't reflect in any music player or the gallery. When i connect the phone to PC, it shows just 3GB space is free, but nothing shows up there. Can anyone help me or direct me in a way to get all my files back. It would be a lot of help, since I've been searching a lot and came out with no luck.
Thanks in advanced
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All you have to do is download any Media Scanner app from the play store and then reboot. Then all your files should show up

Choose SDrescan from Google Play, it is the better choice

[Q] Media Storage File is Corrupted!

So i bought a new Galaxy S4 19505 and i like everything about this phone till i found a major problem. Any picture or video on the phone doesn't show up in the stock gallery, only the pictures or videos taken by the camera application would show up. I told myself that this isn't a big issue and i installed quickpic which is somehow better than the stock gallery and works perfectly. However today i discovered that my phone doesn't detect any ringtones installed or any alarm tones! the same goes for the notification sounds, the three lists are just empty!
I tried installing several media scan applications from the playstore, i understand that such applications manually trigger the Android Media Scanner to run so it would detect new media files but unfortunately all of those applications fail on startup.
Now i suppose that my media scanner file is corrupted, so is there anyway i could replace it?
Thanks in advance.

DArkSm4sh said:
So i bought a new Galaxy S4 19505 and i like everything about this phone till i found a major problem. Any picture or video on the phone doesn't show up in the stock gallery, only the pictures or videos taken by the camera application would show up. I told myself that this isn't a big issue and i installed quickpic which is somehow better than the stock gallery and works perfectly. However today i discovered that my phone doesn't detect any ringtones installed or any alarm tones! the same goes for the notification sounds, the three lists are just empty!
I tried installing several media scan applications from the playstore, i understand that such applications manually trigger the Android Media Scanner to run so it would detect new media files but unfortunately all of those applications fail on startup.
Now i suppose that my media scanner file is corrupted, so is there anyway i could replace it?
Thanks in advance.
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Assuming you have correctly diagnosed the problem (which I have no idea) then what you are describing is a corrupted system file.
As long as it's only a system file that is corrupted and not the storage card itself, you should be able to fix this by using Odin to reflash your stock firmware. This will wipe your phone clean and restore everything fresh. And I mean everything. So if you have photos or music on their you want to keep, put it on an external SD card or move it to a PC or something.
This will wipe out the corrupted system file and replace it with a good one.
You can also root the device and install custom software, which will basically do the same thing but give you a completely different operating system. (Well...somewhat different. It'll still be Android. Just a different flavor.)
If the internal storage is physically damaged, then there is nothing you can do.