Samsung fascinate
rooted
windows 7 with Samsung 64 bit drivers installed
back to stock DL01 and then OTA DL09 about five times today.
Here is the problem, when i mount my phone, intermittantly Windows 7 doesnt give me the pop up window that lets me view my sd card files. It gives me a pop up window with 2 choices:
Option # 1. View your files - this really doesnt let me view anything except 4 files one of them being a " Bootloader file "
Option # 2. Install Bootstrap Loader exe.
I have had my phone since september and rooted, rom"ed OTA"ed all of it and today this started happening.
When i look in Drives and Printers my phone is listed as a CD Drive and not a Mass Storage Drive.
Just curious if any one else has had this issue and what might have caused it to start happening.
I installed Samsung Kies earlier this afternoon but uninstalled it since it was pretty much worthless to fascinate owners and the U.S. isnt supported.
Any input would be appreciated. Thanks in advanced for any info.
have you tried re downloading the drivers from samsung.com? it worked for me.
This has been talked about in several places already. It is a common bug with DL09. The best solution is to flash one of adrynalyne's 1/18 test kernels found here. I hope this helps!
BTW: make sure it is one of the kernels with the cd fix
when im on 2.1 aosp, i have that same issue, to fix reboot with debugging enabled
Seems to be related to some new 'Media sync' option.
I did some playing around and the following seemed to let me 'mount'
the phones as before. ( But I dont like it. )
Hoping for some direction from Verizon tech on
a) what is media sync ?
b) how do I turn off permanently If I dont need or want to use it?
Unplug phone from usb cable.
Then on Phone... Menu...Settings..USB settings
Change to ' Ask on connection'.
then press home button.
Plug in USB cable.
When prompted...Press 'Mass storage'.
Now wait...wait..wait. Took about 30 to 45 seconds.
Annunciator bar should have usb symbol. Drag it open.
Press usb connected....Press Mount..
My laptop now recognized the SD card on E drive.
Copy files as usual.
When done...Open Anunciator bar and 'Turn Off' USB storage.
Media Sync is a mode that allows programs such as Windows Media Player and Rhapsody to access your SD card and copy over DRM protected music.
Sent from my Samsung Fascinate
Thanks for this, it worked
not sure if it helps with the problems with 2.2 but whenever i had this issue on 2.1 this is what i did, turn off your phone with the usb cable in and turn it back on with the phone still plugged in. It always seemed to work for me
From your homescreen when you hit menu go to usb settings then make sure the little radio button for mass storage device is selected. That was my problem after the latest OTA from verizon. Also it takes like 15 seconds for it to all sync up.
i have searched these forums hi and low, googled, etc. still cant find an answer....
on djo5,dl09 i was able to plug my phone into the usb port in my car, then mount my sd card, and it would automatically connect and find my music and start playing it.
on either dl30, or eb01, i cannot get it to work.
it is very frustrating. everytime i try, (all different combinations debugging on/off mass storage/ ask on connect, etc.)
i get a "device connect failed" message.
does anyone else have this issue?
has anyone been able to get this to work?
Another fix when it shows up as a CD-ROM drive is to right click and eject. Seems to work every time for me.
Sent from my SCH-I500 using XDA App
zparlet said:
not sure if it helps with the problems with 2.2 but whenever i had this issue on 2.1 this is what i did, turn off your phone with the usb cable in and turn it back on with the phone still plugged in. It always seemed to work for me
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Thanks your idea of reboot while still plugged in saved me. Tried every other idea with no cure.
Thanks for the post.
Just installed Superclean 2.6 and had issues. I tried ejecting the CD Rom device in Windows, but that didn't work. I changed the usb settings from Mass Storage to Ask On Connection and then tried it again. This time I received the Android guy asking to mount the drive. Yay! It worked! It does however show both a CD rom drive and the mass storage drive in Windows XP.
On another note, I found that if I plug in my phone without unlocking the password first it locks up the phone until I unplug the usb cable attached to the pc.
Make sure you are using a USB cable that has a good connection (like the original one). I bought some aftermarket cables, and while they are good enough for charging, I really think they fit too loose to keep a secure connection.
apnews said:
Seems to be related to some new 'Media sync' option.
I did some playing around and the following seemed to let me 'mount'
the phones as before. ( But I dont like it. )
Hoping for some direction from Verizon tech on
a) what is media sync ?
b) how do I turn off permanently If I dont need or want to use it?
Unplug phone from usb cable.
Then on Phone... Menu...Settings..USB settings
Change to ' Ask on connection'.
then press home button.
Plug in USB cable.
When prompted...Press 'Mass storage'.
Now wait...wait..wait. Took about 30 to 45 seconds.
Annunciator bar should have usb symbol. Drag it open.
Press usb connected....Press Mount..
My laptop now recognized the SD card on E drive.
Copy files as usual.
When done...Open Anunciator bar and 'Turn Off' USB storage.
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4GivenByChrist said:
Another fix when it shows up as a CD-ROM drive is to right click and eject. Seems to work every time for me.
Sent from my SCH-I500 using XDA App
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Thanks guys, this combination worked perfectly for me.
Just fyi, this is due to Verizon bloatware that has been inserted I to the kernel. Adrynalyne and company managed to flush it out of the Eclair kernel, but since we don't have kernel source code for the Froyo kernel yet, there's nothing that can be done at this time. When source is available, this will be fixed by our devs.
Sent from XDA Premium on my Super Clean Fascinate
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Are you getting "usb device not recognized" from your computer?
You've installed the samsung drivers?
Was it working at a given point in time and now it doesn't work all of a sudden?
I had a similar issue this week where i got "usb device not recognized" from my computer everytime i plugged in the device. I thought i had not installed the samsung mobile drivers properly, or my usb drivers on my PC was messed up, etc etc.
It turned out that my USB charging cable was the issue. It charged my phone fine but did not let me connect it to Odin or even transfer files.
So my suggestion is to try to find someone else's cable and give it a shot.
I used an AT&T captivate cable from a coworker and that's how i found out it was my cable.
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where do i go to uninstall? i have a vibrant and stared getting this issue today
Alanrocks15 said:
where do i go to uninstall? i have a vibrant and stared getting this issue today
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from desktop, windows button, in search box just above button type device manager, should be at the top of the windows pop up, clock that, go down to usb controllers, click the plus sign box. the rest was explained above.
USB fix
So I had the same problem. A new oem cable solved it. don't fight too long with this problem just get a new cable.
This is a little odd
Factory refurbished atrix from ATT running 2.3.6
I Cant get into recovery, it just gets stuck on the ! screen.
I also cant connect to the computer, USB is having a issue, every once in a while I can plug the phone in to the wall and it works just fine. sometimes I can plug it in and leave it and after a while it just radomly starts charging.....
Any Ideas on how to fix this????
Thanks a bunch
When you get to the "! " screen, press both volume up and down buttons.
Are you charging your phone using your computer's usb? If you are, you might be missing the required drivers.
Sent from my MB860 on CM7
No luck on the volume up and down....
Yes I have tried to charge off the computer USB and the wall.....only works when it wants to....which is almost never
I encountered something perculiar. I plug my phone into the usb cable connected to my PC, the device icon showed up in My Computer and I clicked the gt-9300 icon.
Instead of showing 'Card' and 'Phone' icon, nothing is display. It has been happening to both my pc and laptop randomly. I had already reinstalled my kies and drivers, flashed a new rom and it is happening still.
by any chance has anyone encountered the same problem as I did?
Probably no USB drivers.
jje
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium
If your phone is locked with a PIN etc., then you have to turn the screen on and unlock it or the phone won't expose the cards.
This problem just happened today. I was doing something and when I checked my phone, the screen appears to be like this i46.tinypic. com/9hnitw. jpg (there's no app drawer on it. It's really annoying me).
I didn't change any setting or whatsoever. It was sudden. Also, the car mode is randomly activated. The battery low notification repeatedly pops up and makes the noises. It's really annoying. My sister has also has an S2 and we tried switching usb cables. Her phone experienced the problem as well with my usb able but my phone works fine with hers. Has anyone experienced this issue? Is it because of the usb cable/charger?
Sounds like a problem with the cable. Get a new one
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
As kyleforge said it could it be usb cable. That picture shows s2 in desk clock mode which can be accessed when clicking on clock, not sure why it would open by it self unless you connect phone to a dock. If you are rooted and running siyah kernel you could try resetting fuel gauge for battery issues.