[Q] Update x10 using only memory card?Possible or not? - XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello everyone...
I have a problem so I wonder whether it can be resolved.
Specifically to circumstances I have defective usb mini port on my cell phone. Phone is fully functional, can be charged and make phone calls, but data transfer or connecting a computer to the phone via USB cable, is not possible. The cable is proper only port on the phone is defective.
So I'm interested in the following , is it possible to update the phone to a newer firmware (ginger or froyo, it does not matter) using only a memory card. So all that would be downloaded to the cell phone via computer to be transferred on the memory card and to do update that way.
Mobile is at factory default settings and has never been rooted or anything similar has been done to the phone, he is "out of the box". Sorry for the poor English, it is not my native language.
Please responde and thank you for your help and quick response.

reuf2003 said:
Hello everyone...
I have a problem so I wonder whether it can be resolved.
Specifically to circumstances I have defective usb mini port on my cell phone. Phone is fully functional, can be charged and make phone calls, but data transfer or connecting a computer to the phone via USB cable, is not possible. The cable is proper only port on the phone is defective.
So I'm interested in the following , is it possible to update the phone to a newer firmware (ginger or froyo, it does not matter) using only a memory card. So all that would be downloaded to the cell phone via computer to be transferred on the memory card and to do update that way.
Mobile is at factory default settings and has never been rooted or anything similar has been done to the phone, he is "out of the box". Sorry for the poor English, it is not my native language.
Please responde and thank you for your help and quick response.
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I think you would only be able to upgrade if it's a custom Rom and flash it through Xrecocery. You can transfer the files to the microSD by using an adapter to connect to your computer, but it's annoying because you need to take it out the phone and put it back in.
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No. We can't flash basebands through recovery atm.
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reuf2003 said:
Hello everyone...
I have a problem so I wonder whether it can be resolved.
Specifically to circumstances I have defective usb mini port on my cell phone. Phone is fully functional, can be charged and make phone calls, but data transfer or connecting a computer to the phone via USB cable, is not possible. The cable is proper only port on the phone is defective.
So I'm interested in the following , is it possible to update the phone to a newer firmware (ginger or froyo, it does not matter) using only a memory card. So all that would be downloaded to the cell phone via computer to be transferred on the memory card and to do update that way.
Mobile is at factory default settings and has never been rooted or anything similar has been done to the phone, he is "out of the box". Sorry for the poor English, it is not my native language.
Please responde and thank you for your help and quick response.
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No...unless you already have the correct baseband
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Hi everyone, almost the same problem, well worst really, my USB port doesn't work at all (something about motherboard) I'm on a custom ROM at 2.1 I will really like to upgrade to 2.3, so do anyone know is there any ROM that I can install via recovery that has an OTA upgrade or via recovery from 2.1 to 2.3?

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[Q] My cellphone cant connect my PC via USB

Hey,
I am having a problem with my new Xperia X10 Mini Pro since I updated it to Android 2.1. Basically the problem is that Windows tells me that it cant be recognized, even if it was installed and worked properlly while being with 1.6. And the weirderst part is...sometimes it connects but rapidly disconnects without the option of mounting it. So:
1. It may be the cable. Weird because it have less than a week.
2. It may be the cellphone itself. Same as above.
3. It may be Android 2.1 messing up with the hardware. Possibly but I cant tell because its impossible to restore it as I cant connect it.
Please keep in mind that I havent rooted it or anything, it just stoped working.
Thanks.
Its a bug. Connect using charge phone first and then bring down the stausbar and chose mount.
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It worked! Thanks!

[Q] Cant access through USB cable

Recently I updated my firmware to version 2.1 -update1. Prior to the update I could access my phone's memory and SD card via my USB Cord. Ever since I did the suggested update, when I insert the USB cable the phone makes the sound that my PC used to make when it connects to something through USB but my PC does not see my phone and the option to "Mount through USB" no longer comes up on my phone. Has anyone else ran into this problem or know if there is a setting I need to change so I can browse my phone's memory via USB?
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Samsung Vibrant
Model number: SGH-T959
Firmware: 2.1 upgrade1
Kernel Version: 2.6.29
Baseband Version: T959UVKA2
Build number: ECLAIR.UVKA2
If there is some information I haven't posted but is needed to help me diagnose/repair my phone please let me know.
I'll ask the obvious, but you did mount the drives using the pull down shade right? Here's another possibility: do you have a lot of drive letters on your PC? Maybe it is trying to assign an already used drive letter to it, if you are using Windows that is.
Did you reboot after the flash?? Try leaving the phone on and pull the battery.
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I do in fact have a lot of drive letters, I have an SD Card reader so it takes several drive letters by itself, I cant try to disable it so I can see if thats the problem.
The drop down shade however, does not have the option to mount it via USB any longer, that's the reason I was thinking the PC no longer sees the phone any longer. As mentioned above, my phone makes the "Da-Doink" sound that my PC should make when you attach anything USB and it used to make that sound before I did this update. I cant even find anything on how to do a hard reset to the phone so I could go back to factory default status of the phone. If anyone knows how to do the factory reset I'm open to that option.
Thanks in advance
I pulled the battery with the power still on, waited 5 seconds before replacing the battery, powered it back up and still having the same problem
Factory data reset is in the settings. Settings>privacy. Try that and if it doesn't work then I would either odin to stock or flash one of the many great 2.2 roms on here.
I would search the forum on how to do that. Look in the Android development section.
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Also, you could try reinstall the usb drivers.
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Settings>privacy>Factory data reset didn't fix the problem either. I am currently going to look for the drivers so I can try to re-install those, although I don't remember having to install them to begin with. I think my PC installed it on its own once I chose "Mount USB" from the dope down shade. At this time its not recognizing the PC to give me that option in the drop down shade to begin with. If new drivers doesn't solve the problem, do you guys know the link(s) for the 2.2 roms and do they have a "how to" to go by so I don't brick my new phone?
Thanks in advance
Also, You guys have been so very helpful. I know with a certainty, I would have already bricked this thing without all of your helpful suggestions and for not hazing the newbie like I have seen happen on so many other forums. Thank you very much!
Look through the forum for the drivers. Go to the bible in the android development section. I believe that is where I found the drivers.
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Found new drivers on Samsung's Web Site, their Program KIES-mini. After installing both drivers and software (Samsung Kies mini) After installing Kies it prompts me to connect my mobile phone and no matter how many times I plug my SGH-T959 It tell me the same error, either the PC doesn't see or wont connect, or my phone doesn't see the PCD In either even It seems like the next obviously step to take is flashing the ROM, its just that I Would like help on a true "Newbie" tutorial that will take me step by step so have the smallest chance of bricking this brand new phone over something that i
***Revised without all the Type-O's and drunken banter***
I found new drivers on Samsung's Web Site, their Program KIES-mini. After installing both drivers and software (Samsung's Kies mini) the program prompts me to connect my mobile phone and my PC never "sees" that my SGH-T959 is connected. The only thing it says on Kies splash screen is "Please connect your mobile phone" and that is with the phone connected. Is the next step flashing the ROM? Or are there more options in the settings tab or some other menu that I need to try first? I would appreciate help with finding a true "Newbie" tutorial that will take me step by step through the flashing process so I have the smallest chance of bricking this brand new phone.
Thanks in advance, and apologies for the prior drunken post lol
i have been having issues with internal/external not mounting to pc for the last few weeks i dunno why but i just started having these issues. i thought at first it was custom kernels not working well with some custom roms but i just found out my sister is having issues mounting to pc as well and her vibrant has no custom roms or kernels on it at all. The only thing i did to her phone was root it to add mobile pc so im thinking it is something more phone related maybe. i dunno
If you turn on usb debugging does the phone show its plugged in to the computer then?
Settings, applications, usb debugging.
Also, not sure if this is on stock or not but there are usb settings there too that tell the phone how to act when plugged into a computer.
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Just an update on my issues, as of right now when I connect my SGH-T959 to my PC via USB, the PC recognizes there is something connected and I can choose "Mount USB" in the drop down shade but I still don't see either the phone's internal memory nor the SD card's memory in windows explorer and when I try to access the memory through the phone (Applications>Settings>SD card and phone storage) it says "Unavailable" instead of telling me used and free space on the phone and SD Card. The only thing I did differently was hook the phone up to a different PC I have in the house and everything worked on the other PC just like normal. so I brought it back and I hooked it up to the PC I am having problems with to pin point exactly if the problem is on the PC side or the phone side. So, as it turns out the problem is on the PC side. I am going to try installing different drivers and see if that fixes the problem. Also, I don't know if its relevant but when I run Kies Mini on the PC I am having problems with, the phone says "Connected" on the screen, but on my PC the splash screen for Kies still says "Please connect your mobile phone". Perhaps this information might help someone that knows more about the phone and its software know what the problem is.
Thanks
Yeah. Its sounds like your pc. However, if you can't see the sd on the phone it would make me think its also the phone. does this only happen when you try to plug it into your pc?? I would maybe try different drivers like you said. Not the kies mini drivers. If you go into the bible there is a link for drivers. 32 bit and 64 bit.
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Is it possible to flash back to Stock ROM without using SEUS?

Hi
I have a very annoying problem:
My phone no longer registers when I plugin the usb-cable. It doesn't ask whether to go into usb-mode nor does it display that usb debugging is on. It is only possible to charge it and not to sync data.
Therefore I'd like to flash it back to a stock rom so I can get it repaired under the warranty. And since SEUS can't find my phone when it is connected, I need to find another way to do so.
So is it possible?
have u tried flashtool yet?
its under the development section
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Have the same problem, i went to sony they said it hardware problem.
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Have you tried the PC companion repair function. Its saved me a few times.
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seus/pc companion more or less the same... seus just for update pcc can do bavkup and others not neccesary stuffs
use flashtool if u dun wan seus but i recommand seus for 100% ori stock
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Come on guys learn to read! He say that his usb not can connect how in hell could he use seus or anything else that requires usb connection? Sorry that I not can help you.
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If it still able to charging... then u still have the chance for flashing....
whitezboon said:
If it still able to charging... then u still have the chance for flashing....
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nopp charging and data goes in different cables.
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Have you first tried the following :-
1) Different usb ports some laptops and desktops have front/side usb ports so try a rear one
2) Different usb cable (if its the charge/usb cable that came with the phone it could be damaged or the wires bent/cracked due to over use plugging into charge and then using it as a data cable
3) Different PC just incase something is wrong with your own (corrupt driver etc)
I would try these things before you start if it will connect but only charge I'm guessing that the cable is maby broken
you could also try staring the X10i in safe mode power off power on and soon as it vibrates hold the down part of the volume button and keep holding this down until the phone boots up
This will give you a pretty basic mode (safe mode) with stock applications running no market downloads etc and then try connecting your usb cable up see if it works then ... you could have a rogue application that uses the usb for sync function like a media player etc!?
Wow, rude much. I was offering a solution that worked for me when I was having an identical issue. Because I was able to charge, flash mode still worked. Also, as stated above, changing USB ports can help. No need to get snarky
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JimmyX10 is right, however..
The phone is ONLY able to charge over USB.. No flashing capabilities so far..
I've tried SEUS and the flashtool..
I've also tried:
3 different USB cables (also tested okay on my Optimus X2)
3 different computers
And a bunch of different USB ports..
BUMP
Does anyone have any good ideas?
Yes you can flash your rom without PC....
1-hope ur fone is rooted
2-xRecovery installed
3-Search dev section for stock rom xRecovery installation or request to upload the same for U..
4-transfer the xrecovery .zip file to ur card by card reader.
5-flash it through xRecovery...
I believe it will solve ur prob....
Try this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1054818
i think theres no problem as long as you got your phone rooted and have the stock rom stored in your computer. then you can transfer the rom to your phone via an sd card reader. lastly install it using xrecovery. problem solved

[Q] X10 doesn't ask to mount SD card on USB cable

My X10i no longer asks me to mount SD card when connected via USB, this has meant I can no longer flash new basebands for my phone.
I am running TripNRaver MIUI 2.4 on baseband .55
Can anyone advise me as to how I can get my computer to recognise the phone and the phone to recognise the computer, neither is working.
I use Ubuntu 10.10 and Windows 7 neither of them show the phone when connected. I have tried a different cable and different computers...don't know what else to do?
See posts in this section for more info, xrecovery can manually mount the sd card or you can use a micro sd card adapter and connect your sd card straight to your computer, or possibly the app " multi mount " in the market...
Best regards,
Chris
multimount doesn't work and externally mounting the SD card defies the purpose as I need to flash a new baseband and the phone isn't picked up by the USB at all on any computer.
Thanks anyway but I need to the phone to be mounted
Bump* Anyone? Please help?
Try auto mount from market. If u havent tried it yet
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tried it thanks, my phone has now got stuck at start up with the Sony Ericsson logo and nothing more....just hangs. Calling Orange to get a new phone as it's insured and this is ridiculous! Never again will I buy a Sony Ericsson, bad software, poor support!
chriswelsh23 said:
My X10i no longer asks me to mount SD card when connected via USB, this has meant I can no longer flash new basebands for my phone.
I am running TripNRaver MIUI 2.4 on baseband .55
Can anyone advise me as to how I can get my computer to recognise the phone and the phone to recognise the computer, neither is working.
I use Ubuntu 10.10 and Windows 7 neither of them show the phone when connected. I have tried a different cable and different computers...don't know what else to do?
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I know this is a stupid question but. Are you using the factory cable or are you using one of those thin retractable ones. I have some of the latter and you can charge the phone with it but you can't transfer data or mount the phone with them.
The factory one, I am now getting a new phone from Orange, unfortunately it'll be another x10i, hopefully Geohot and co. can crack the bootloader and unlock the potential. Still be quiet in call volume and other annoying features.
Thanks for the help though
I'm actually using a cheap one from walmart as my friends dog made quick work of my factory cable. Does it have to be the official sony one or should i try a decent quality cable? I checked the local cell phone stores for thew official one but to no avail.
Bypass?
mertmag said:
I know this is a stupid question but. Are you using the factory cable or are you using one of those thin retractable ones. I have some of the latter and you can charge the phone with it but you can't transfer data or mount the phone with them.
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I've posted a similar thread with this question, but is there any way to bypass this restriction? It's cumbersome having to lug around that factory cable everywhere.

[Q] Computer not recognizing usb connector.

Hi all,
All up until a few days ago, my computer/s cannot recognise my Samsung Galaxy S2. Whenever I connect my phone to my computer, the phone believes I am plugging in the charger.
I have attempted to turn on/off USB debugger, attempted the USB mass storage connection method and also attempted to use Winamp's automount option.
I thought it could have been my cable and I have tried different cables and phones and it seems my phone is the only problematic one.
Before this issue, usb used to connect very easily, even used for my car headunit.
Yesterday I was running the 2.3.6 firmware and recently changed to 4.0.3 and neither allow the usb to be working.
Has anyone encountered this problem and does anyone have a solution for this problem?
nounderscore said:
Hi all,
Yesterday I was running the 2.3.6 firmware and recently changed to 4.0.3 and neither allow the usb to be working.
Has anyone encountered this problem and does anyone have a solution for this problem?
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Did the USB work on previous firmware if so you have messed up the install revert to older stock rom firmware and test .
jje
It didnt stop working due to a firmware upgrade. It randomly stopped working when I was using 2.3.6 so i thought maybe upgrading would do the trick, which it did not.
Try doing a factory reset..
Yeah, did a factory reset when I changed from 2.3.6 to 4.0.3 and just tried again. No difference.
I did notice that this error may have occurred when I may have dropped the phone. Not too sure how this would affect anything but just putting it out there.
Did you drop it with the usb connected?
Sounds like its a hardware problem, just try flashing stock again to be 100%
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Dropped whilst drunk unconnected to anything, did have a case on it however.
nounderscore said:
It didnt stop working due to a firmware upgrade. It randomly stopped working when I was using 2.3.6 so i thought maybe upgrading would do the trick, which it did not.
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ICS is not an upgrade its an unstable beta rom not passed by Samsung for use .
Possible dirty USB ports .
jje
How would one proceed with cleaning the usb ports?
In the past I happened to have trouble connecting with the usb port and I solved unistalling and reinstalling Kies. Have you already tried?
I believe what I'm attempting to do is to even use the phone as a mass storage device. I used to be able to do this via straight windows to any computer and even my car headunit. However at the moment a cable is only recognised as a power source and not as a data connection.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=438400
just gave this a go, going to leave it overnight to dry. wish me luck
No luck but I have concluded that the USB port possibly could be broken. I'm wondering, does rooting the phone void warranty?
Unfortunatelly it does...
Wipe everything U can, flash back original firmware and do reset with factory JIG... Than U have chance to claim warranty. But its not 100%...
There is thred about reverting somewhere...
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Try again but after restarting ur computer !
Does the computer see any external drives (whether you can connect to them or not)?
Does the computer make a noise when you connect or disconnect the phone?

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