Hi Guys
I updated my phone using XWKK2 found on http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
The issue now is that, the phone does not show up in Windows Explorer any more.
If I enable USB mass storage, the phone will come up.
It is also not picked up by Kies any more.
USB debugging is turned off. Issue is on multiple computers
I have tried other versions but all have the issue.
Does any one have any ideas?
so anyone got any ideas?
What version of windows are you using.
issues does not show up on windows xp or windows 7 but does show up on windows vista.
Using Windows 7.
Found out the issue
Was getting constant media scans and the message "mtp-initilisation"
Found out the issue was due to a folder causing trouble and made the media scan not complete.
It was with a program called picspeed where it created endless folders in folders. managed to remove the folders and everything working 100% again
I don't know what i'm doing wrong, but I can't seem to transfer files to my device for any extended period. I don't know what does it, but at some point, the connection always fails. Windows says the device isn't responding and closes the explorer window or stops copying files, but the device itself says everything is fine.
What am I doing wrong?
You may just need to download some Windows drivers:
http://support.asus.com/download.aspx?SLanguage=en&m=Eee%20Pad%20Transformer%20Prime%20TF201&p=20&s=16&os=32&hashedid=n/a
All you really need is the small USB driver (8 MB). I think that the Global button would be the easiest download. There is also the PC Suite, that includes the USB driver, but not sure you want all of the extra stuff included in that.
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You may just need to download some Windows drivers:
http://support.asus.com/download.aspx?SLanguage=en&m=Eee%20Pad%20Transformer%20Prime%20TF201&p=20&s=16&os=32&hashedid=n/a
All you really need is the small USB driver (8 MB). I think that the Global button would be the easiest download. There is also the PC Suite, that includes the USB driver, but not sure you want all of the extra stuff included in that.
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It's installed, but the problem is still presenting.
Well, what are some of the details? What type of files are you transferring? What folder are you copying them into?
Try creating a new folder on your Prime and copying into that folder to see if it makes any difference. Some users have been experiencing issues with the Music and Movie folders. If that is the case for you, try copying into the different folder. If that works, you'll probably just want to delete the old (bad) folder and rename the new one to the old name. Make sure you copy any items out of the old folder before deleting it.
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Well, what are some of the details? What type of files are you transferring? What folder are you copying them into?
Try creating a new folder on your Prime and copying into that folder to see if it makes any difference. Some users have been experiencing issues with the Music and Movie folders. If that is the case for you, try copying into the different folder. If that works, you'll probably just want to delete the old (bad) folder and rename the new one to the old name. Make sure you copy any items out of the old folder before deleting it.
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No, that doesn't help either. Any kind of file. ebooks, movies, sideloaded apps, it seems to be completely random, just sometime, out of nowhere, "File cannot be copied, device is not responding, skip or quit?" and sometimes if it's multiple files and I skip the one that DIDN'T work, it keeps going like nothing's wrong.
I did neglect to ask you what version of Windows you are using. But, I'm really not sure there is anything that can be done anyway. I assume you have MTP checked on your Prime settings or you would not even be able to see the Prime on your Windows machine. Anyway, I'm at a loss at this point.
Do you want a workaround that will work with a wi-fi connection?
1) Download Airdroid from the Market to your Prime -- it's free.
2) Run Airdroid on your Prime.
3) You will be given an http address like http://192.168.1.1:8888 and a password.
4) Enter the http address into your internet browser on your PC and enter the password when asked.
5) Click on the Files icon on the web page that shows up on your PC.
6) You will see your Prime's file structure on the left side of the page -- click on the folder that you want to move the files to.
7) Then click on the Import button ... upper right.
8) An new window will appear for importing. Click the Select Files button and any file you select in the browse window will appear in the list and automatically be sent to your Prime.
This is just one of the many things that Airdroid can do.
I have done this many times and find it quite easy and reasonably fast -- not as fast as your wired connection would have been, but at least you can do this.
Yes Your only options at this point is a slow wifi transfer or buy an sdcard to copy files to then transfer in the device it self. This seems very acceptable to some people.
MTP is garbage and has never worked well for me either.
I think this is an android hc/ics problem though.
Maybe once/if we start getting costum roms we will see a usb mass storage option. We will just have to wait for the unlock tool.
Might these filenames contain special characters?
Also, the MTP driver seems to have a hiccup sometimes, check your device manager (Win+R "dvcmgmt.msc"). If there's a little warning at the MTP device, mark it and hit delete or open it and hit Driver Details/Update driver.
Sometimes the queueing of files is also out of sync with the actual transfer to the device. I've had it happen that I wanted to copy a bunch of files, and the device must have reported "tranfer complete" on the first file while it was actually still busy, resulting in a "device busy" error on the next file. When I copied the next file by itself, it worked fine.
MTP is slower than regular USB mass storage because it is designed for hot (un-)plugging, so no delayed writes.
Conect your TFP to your PC once with USB debugging checked and once without being checked. See if drivers DL or update.... Check devise manager to see if drivers are installed if yes reboot computer... Some PCs will not recognize devices without rebooting. Next try a different USB hub and repeat something will work
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Ciddy said:
Might these filenames contain special characters?
Also, the MTP driver seems to have a hiccup sometimes, check your device manager (Win+R "dvcmgmt.msc"). If there's a little warning at the MTP device, mark it and hit delete or open it and hit Driver Details/Update driver.
Sometimes the queueing of files is also out of sync with the actual transfer to the device. I've had it happen that I wanted to copy a bunch of files, and the device must have reported "tranfer complete" on the first file while it was actually still busy, resulting in a "device busy" error on the next file. When I copied the next file by itself, it worked fine.
MTP is slower than regular USB mass storage because it is designed for hot (un-)plugging, so no delayed writes.
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I've noticed that when you change the file name sometimes it works. On my galaxy nexus I have the same problem. But I would transfer files it wouldn't work and then I change the file name and it would work
Lots of good suggestions here that you can try...
However, one more possible work-around that worked for my Ubuntu machine (where MTP is not working, either), in case nothing else works:
I switched to PTP (camera) on my TFP. I could copy just fine. However, this means two steps (a copy then move), because with PTP, I can only copy to the DCIM or Pictures folder.
Well PTP is faster. But it still tells me my camera wont play the file...
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Lots of good suggestions here that you can try...
However, one more possible work-around that worked for my Ubuntu machine (where MTP is not working, either), in case nothing else works:
I switched to PTP (camera) on my TFP. I could copy just fine. However, this means two steps (a copy then move), because with PTP, I can only copy to the DCIM or Pictures folder.
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Thanks for that idea. I was going to try that when I got some time but wasn't sure how it would handle it. I can handle just having to movie it to a diff folder once I get it on the prime.
Like the other poster said, can't wait to get a custom rom on this thing.
I ran into this annoying problem yesterday too. At first I thought it was an issue with the drivers on my Windows 7 box, so I went over to my Debian box and installed MTPFS, but no dice. The exact same thing happens - the computer is able to initialize the connection at first, and if you're quick enough you might even be able to copy/delete/move something, but after maybe 30 seconds or so the connection fails - transfers stop, renaming hangs etc. This was the exact same thing that happened on Windows 7 and so I must conclude it must be the TFP itself having issues with MTP. Running ICS IML74K.
MTP works but the date of all files and folders is wrong
tedr108 said:
Lots of good suggestions here that you can try...
However, one more possible work-around that worked for my Ubuntu machine (where MTP is not working, either), in case nothing else works:
I switched to PTP (camera) on my TFP. I could copy just fine. However, this means two steps (a copy then move), because with PTP, I can only copy to the DCIM or Pictures folder.
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MTP works for me (Ubuntu 11.10). But I have found out, that once the internal storage is mounted in Ubuntu, the date of all files and folders are set to 1970-01-01.
Actually before, short after I had activated the Prime, I realised that the date was also wrong. I'm not sure now, but probably the same 1970-01-01. Then I adjusted the date and the upgrade to ICS went flawlessly.
Now I start thinking that this wrong date could be one of the reasons for many problems in TF Prime.
Does anybody have the same problem and know a solution?
I read in another forum when i was trying to get mtp to work on my nexus s that if you install media player 10 it can solve the issue of mtp not working in windows xp. Not sure if this applies to windows 7 though as i thought windows 7 was supposed to be able to use mtp out of the box.
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Yes Your only options at this point is a slow wifi transfer or buy an sdcard to copy files to then transfer in the device it self. This seems very acceptable to some people.
MTP is garbage and has never worked well for me either.
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On my Galaxy S2 MTP works like a charm, so it's not MTP in general. Maybe it's a bad USB cable, connector probs or Windows acts up.
It's May, and MTP is still garbage.
I know the images are in there because of my android file explorer. The problem is I am unable to view them on my windows 7 pc and I do have show hidden files and folders checked on my windows pc. I use an app that downloads them. They are just jpegs but do show on android but not on windows.
Note: This seemed like a general question and if I posted this in the wrong place I'm sorry. G2x with Eaglesblood ICS R5
Are those files encrrypted ?
Or maybe you have disbaled the option in windows to show hidden files?
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Or maybe you have disbaled the option in windows to show hidden files?
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Figured it out I think but thanks. Having problems with ICS so I rolled backed to gingerbread Weapon G2X. Android ICS comes up as a media player in windows, not like completely like a normal external storage. I believe all I had to do was rescan the sd card .....if I didn't fall back to gingerbread.
I can access all the files on the phone and memory car through the computer, I can delete files. However when attempting to transfer a file (music) it comes up with a black sort of 'no entry' sign and I am unable to copy anything.
Which way are you trying to copy phone -> Windows or Window -> Phone
I've experienced this too Win -> Phone
What I can't understand is why, even though I have full root, I can only see certain folders in Windows still...
I know its not ideal, but you can always try FTP'ing or SSH the files...or even adb. Any of those should sort out the permissions correctly and if not, they'll probably give you a more informative error.
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Which way are you trying to copy phone -> Windows or Window -> Phone
I've experienced this too Win -> Phone
What I can't understand is why, even though I have full root, I can only see certain folders in Windows still...
I know its not ideal, but you can always try FTP'ing or SSH the files...or even adb. Any of those should sort out the permissions correctly and if not, they'll probably give you a more informative error.
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It's a driver problem(in windows). You can try to go in your Windows Device manager and uninstall the driver. Disconnect your phone's USB and reconnect. You should then see windows re-installing the drivers. This method works 50% of the time.
If it still doing it you can download AIRDROID from the market. Pretty cool app, no need for USB or bluetooth. control your phone with WIFI.
My screen is completely out on my old Galaxy S3 (completely blacked out) and I have several folders that are hidden on its internal storage using a '.' at the beginning of the folder's name.
I made a bootable usb drive with ubuntu on it (I natively run Windows 8), but I knew that only ubuntu or the like would let me find folders that are hidden this way.
However, despite booting up ubuntu, and connecting the phone to the computer, I cannot find the folders. Any help?
I also used my new Note 3, hid a regular file this way, and couldn't find it either.
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My screen is completely out on my old Galaxy S3 (completely blacked out) and I have several folders that are hidden on its internal storage using a '.' at the beginning of the folder's name.
I made a bootable usb drive with ubuntu on it (I natively run Windows 8), but I knew that only ubuntu or the like would let me find folders that are hidden this way.
However, despite booting up ubuntu, and connecting the phone to the computer, I cannot find the folders. Any help?
I also used my new Note 3, hid a regular file this way, and couldn't find it either.
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Press Ctrl+H to enable hidden folders on Ubuntu..
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Press Ctrl+H to enable hidden folders on Ubuntu..
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Just realized that I didn't clarify that: I tried that, and still couldn't find the files (meant to put that in the OP)