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So I am on stock but somehow, KIES wont work. It keeps saying connecting, but wont go further than that.
USB debugging is unchecked so I am sure that it not the problem. I heard T-Mobile for ICS upgrade, so I just wanted to be prepared for ICS update for ATT, but idk, why KIES is not working.
Any suggestions?
Bent USB prong in the phone? I've had to adjust mine several times since I got it launch day. Or hardware failure. When my USB was bent it could still charge via a wall charger
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yeah I think it works when i use at a certain angle.
I am trying to go back to the stock rom and hopefully i can return it, but for some reason Odin is not recognizing it. I mean the yellow box of COM:0 does not show up in the "I777UCKH7-CL503881-No-BL.exe"
Do you know the reason for this?
Missing driver.
IIRC I believe you were supposed to install KIES and another Samsung driver...but I remember using my phone on a netbook without it and it worked...
Try installing the USB driver on the official samsung website? I can't post links yet or I would link it...
jjack0310 said:
yeah I think it works when i use at a certain angle.
I am trying to go back to the stock rom and hopefully i can return it, but for some reason Odin is not recognizing it. I mean the yellow box of COM:0 does not show up in the "I777UCKH7-CL503881-No-BL.exe"
Do you know the reason for this?
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There can be multiple possible reasons. You've eliminated some of them. Could be a failing usb port on the phone, bad cable, etc.
If you can't get usb to work, you can flash back to stock using mobile odin. I assume you are rooted. Just download the one-click downloader to your phone over wifi, or use dropbox or something to get it onto your phone. Mobile odin will recognize and flash from the one-click downloader. There is even a guide in the general section on how to do this.
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There can be multiple possible reasons. You've eliminated some of them. Could be a failing usb port on the phone, bad cable, etc.
If you can't get usb to work, you can flash back to stock using mobile odin. I assume you are rooted. Just download the one-click downloader to your phone over wifi, or use dropbox or something to get it onto your phone. Mobile odin will recognize and flash from the one-click downloader. There is even a guide in the general section on how to do this.
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Creepy just posted this while I was getting you the link for the guide to return to stock with no PC: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1691659.
I returned to stock, and I think I figured out the problem as well.
The problem I am quite sure is the USB port on the phone. Like I said, when I keep the USB cable connected at a certain angle, it works just fine.
I will just have to live with it now I think because ODIN displays custom binary installed and the count is 2, so I dont think ATT will let me exchange the phone for a new one.
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I returned to stock, and I think I figured out the problem as well.
The problem I am quite sure is the USB port on the phone. Like I said, when I keep the USB cable connected at a certain angle, it works just fine.
I will just have to live with it now I think because ODIN displays custom binary installed and the count is 2, so I dont think ATT will let me exchange the phone for a new one.
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ehhh, its worth a try. Thats a hardware failure, the one that samsung is known for. Mine is starting to go out too.
I've returned 1 rooted phone with this issue, and warranty'd 1 rooted one that had a broken LCd.
These were Infuse's but same damn samsung problem.
MotoMudder77 said:
ehhh, its worth a try. Thats a hardware failure, the one that samsung is known for. Mine is starting to go out too.
I've returned 1 rooted phone with this issue, and warranty'd 1 rooted one that had a broken LCd.
These were Infuse's but same damn samsung problem.
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Yeah I am surprised these hardware problem are so common.
No wonder most people are crazy about Apple sells so many iPhones
I had the very same issue as you are describing.
All you need to do is tweak the USB port a little. Did mine about 3 or 4 months ago and have not had to touch it since.
Use a small precision screw driver, fold a couple layers of Kleenex over the tip and gently bend it towards the screen side of the phone.
It WILL work perfect after that.
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dschreiber69 said:
I had the very same issue as you are describing.
All you need to do is tweak the USB port a little. Did mine about 3 or 4 months ago and have not had to touch it since.
Use a small precision screw driver, fold a couple layers of Kleenex over the tip and gently bend it towards the screen side of the phone.
It WILL work perfect after that.
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Will try it for sure. Thank you for mentioning which way to bend the port towards. lol
So I am on stock but somehow, KIES wont work. It keeps saying connecting, but wont go further than that.
USB debugging is unchecked so I am sure that it not the problem. I heard T-Mobile for ICS upgrade, so I just wanted to be prepared for ICS update for ATT, but idk, why KIES is not working.
Any suggestions?
jjack0310 said:
So I am on stock but somehow, KIES wont work. It keeps saying connecting, but wont go further than that.
USB debugging is unchecked so I am sure that it not the problem. I heard T-Mobile for ICS upgrade, so I just wanted to be prepared for ICS update for ATT, but idk, why KIES is not working.
Any suggestions?
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Try uninstalling/reinstalling. That would be my first step.
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Try uninstalling/reinstalling. That would be my first step.
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I did that like two times already.
I even flashed a different stock Rom. I mean I started with The kernel + rooted UCKH7
but then since it didnt work, I tried Kernel + cache + rooted UCKK6 package from:
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1286432
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So a little history, I flashed my vibrant from Bionix v1.3.1 (fishmanmod) to ICS and started to have a lot of troubles with random restarts and battery issues. Prior to ICS everything was perfect. I've tried so many different versions of ICS and all of them have resulted in random shut downs. The most recent one I tried was Slim ICS. After having such bad luck with ICS roms I decided to go back to Bionix. However my phone now cannot be recognized by my computer which was weird because it did when I flashed it back to stock to install ICS cleanly. I tried various different drivers, uninstalled, reinstalled kies, almost everything I thought of. So then I was like okay, I'll just go back to a nandroid backup of Bionix. Stupid idea, should have read up more on that as it softbricked my phone. Now I'm stuck with a phone that stays on the Vibrant screen. I can get it into download mode with holding vol+ and power but that is no use because windows keeps saying it cannot recognize my device. I can't get it to recovery mode either to flash any roms I have on the phone. It might be a hardware issue because my mothers vibrant gets detected with the same drivers but just a couple of days ago I flashed my phone back to stock with odin which really confuses me. Does anyone have any ideas I could do? Is there a way to get into recovery mode to flash different roms? Is there a manual way of installing the drivers or surefire way of knowing if the vibrant has hardware issues?
Also when I flashed back to stock with odin it did take a good hour of installing and reinstalling drivers for my computer to recognize it in download mode. I've tried 3 different cables, one by samsung and the other two are third party. All these cables work on my mother's vibrant. I've also tried a different computer as well, no luck.
Try deleting ALL USB drivers from your PC and plug in the phone. It should automatically search and download drivers. If that doesn't work then its most likely something to do with the USB cable. I recently soft bricked my vibrant too and my USB would not work at all but it worked fine on a friends phone(weird). So I bought a new one from T-Mobile themselves and it worked! I was really close to believing I had a bad USB port on my phone,if a new cable doesn't work that could be the issue for you. There are a few places online that will replace your USB port on the phone for around 40 bucks, a new USB cable from T-Mobile will cost around $15.
PS: You can search ADB reboot recovery but this will not work unless you can connect to the PC. I personally would buy a new cable from T-Mobile just to know if its a bad USB port on your phone.
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iTz KeeFy said:
Try deleting ALL USB drivers from your PC and plug in the phone. It should automatically search and download drivers. If that doesn't work then its most likely something to do with the USB cable. I recently soft bricked my vibrant too and my USB would not work at all but it worked fine on a friends phone(weird). So I bought a new one from T-Mobile themselves and it worked! I was really close to believing I had a bad USB port on my phone,if a new cable doesn't work that could be the issue for you. There are a few places online that will replace your USB port on the phone for around 40 bucks, a new USB cable from T-Mobile will cost around $15.
PS: You can search ADB reboot recovery but this will not work unless you can connect to the PC. I personally would buy a new cable from T-Mobile just to know if its a bad USB port on your phone.
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Yeah I've read in another post about how someone bought a replacement cable from T-Mobile which fixed the problem. I find it weird how the stock samsung cable does not work yet the T-Mobile cable did. What makes the 15 dollar T-Mobile cable better? I'll definitely give it a shot though.
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Yeah I've read in another post about how someone bought a replacement cable from T-Mobile which fixed the problem. I find it weird how the stock samsung cable does not work yet the T-Mobile cable did. What makes the 15 dollar T-Mobile cable better? I'll definitely give it a shot though.
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I'm not sure what makes it better to be honest, it's just one of those things where their cables work better. It is most definitely more durable than the stock cable that came with my phone. If you have a problem with Tmobile's USB cable not working then you most likely have a bad port on your phone(happens more than you might think). I feel like a new cable will solve your problem tho, let us know if it works!
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So I bought the T-Mobile universal data cable in store for 12.99 and turns out it did not work. That's okay, they told me I could return in within 30 days to get a full refund. Now my only hope is to send it to someone who could repair it.
The phone can go into download mode, so hopefully once this usb port gets fixed I can finally get into odin. Thanks iTz KeeFy for the suggestion to try a different cable.
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So I bought the T-Mobile universal data cable in store for 12.99 and turns out it did not work. That's okay, they told me I could return in within 30 days to get a full refund. Now my only hope is to send it to someone who could repair it.
The phone can go into download mode, so hopefully once this usb port gets fixed I can finally get into odin. Thanks iTz KeeFy for the suggestion to try a different cable.
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Your welcome, too bad it didn't work. Atleast you know its a bad USB port now. I know www.mobiletechvideos.com is a trusted place to send your vibrant. I'm not positive they fix USB ports but I'm pretty sure they do. I would check there first, good luck!
EDIT:They do fix USB ports, here is the link.
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-vibrant-usb-port-repair/
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So I just got back my vibrant from MobileTechVideos and the usb port works now! I was able to odin back to stock and all is good now. Thanks for the recommendation iTz KeeFy and I recommend anyone who has USB troubles to send your phone to MobileTechVideos, it's legit.
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So I just got back my vibrant from MobileTechVideos and the usb port works now! I was able to odin back to stock and all is good now. Thanks for the recommendation iTz KeeFy and I recommend anyone who has USB troubles to send your phone to MobileTechVideos, it's legit.
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Awesome, glad your up and running again.
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The USB connection on my wife's Samsung Fascinate doesn't seem to be functioning properly. Unfortunately, she noticed that I recently rooted my phone and upgraded to ICS and wants me to do it for her as well.
Is it even possible to install clockwork recovery onto her phone WITHOUT using Odin? As far as I'm aware, the phone's out of warranty and I don't feel up to arguing with Verizon to get them to replace it.
ronsullivan76 said:
The USB connection on my wife's Samsung Fascinate doesn't seem to be functioning properly. Unfortunately, she noticed that I recently rooted my phone and upgraded to ICS and wants me to do it for her as well.
Is it even possible to install clockwork recovery onto her phone WITHOUT using Odin? As far as I'm aware, the phone's out of warranty and I don't feel up to arguing with Verizon to get them to replace it.
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There is a mobile odin on the play store made by Chainfire, I've never used it but you could search for it on here too and try it out
Jeteroll said:
There is a mobile odin on the play store made by Chainfire, I've never used it but you could search for it on here too and try it out
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mobile odin does not work on this device...tried to get it supported months ago with no luck
Try cleaning the connector with compressed air. If you leave that little cover off the USB connector off, lint can build up in there. Also, have you tried a different PC? Win7 x64 can be unpredictable.
My I777 has been acting up lately, and now I'm out of options and wondering what my next move should be.
For several days when I'd connect the phone to the PC via USB, it started saying "this device can perform faster when on a USB 2.0 port..." - which, my ports ARE 2.0.. transfers were taking forever. Now, anytime I plug it in it simply says "USB Device not recognized" - I've tried the OEM cable, the plethora of other cables, 4 different PC's... *ALL* have the same result.
My concern is with a custom ROM on it and no way to get any PC to recognize the phone to get it back to root - how should I proceed from here for warranty purposes? I've only had it since March - just wondering what's gonna happen at this point - or is this even fixable? All the threads I've seen say it needs replaced... but with no way to unroot, etc., I'm just unsure how this is gonna go.
Thanks for any advice.
Midnight1970 said:
My I777 has been acting up lately, and now I'm out of options and wondering what my next move should be.
For several days when I'd connect the phone to the PC via USB, it started saying "this device can perform faster when on a USB 2.0 port..." - which, my ports ARE 2.0.. transfers were taking forever. Now, anytime I plug it in it simply says "USB Device not recognized" - I've tried the OEM cable, the plethora of other cables, 4 different PC's... *ALL* have the same result.
My concern is with a custom ROM on it and no way to get any PC to recognize the phone to get it back to root - how should I proceed from here for warranty purposes? I've only had it since March - just wondering what's gonna happen at this point - or is this even fixable? All the threads I've seen say it needs replaced... but with no way to unroot, etc., I'm just unsure how this is gonna go.
Thanks for any advice.
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You didn't use Rom Manager ever did you? Please say no
Have you tried re-installing Kies to get the drivers working again?
Then you can: - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1313659
Midnight1970 said:
My I777 has been acting up lately, and now I'm out of options and wondering what my next move should be.
For several days when I'd connect the phone to the PC via USB, it started saying "this device can perform faster when on a USB 2.0 port..." - which, my ports ARE 2.0.. transfers were taking forever. Now, anytime I plug it in it simply says "USB Device not recognized" - I've tried the OEM cable, the plethora of other cables, 4 different PC's... *ALL* have the same result.
My concern is with a custom ROM on it and no way to get any PC to recognize the phone to get it back to root - how should I proceed from here for warranty purposes? I've only had it since March - just wondering what's gonna happen at this point - or is this even fixable? All the threads I've seen say it needs replaced... but with no way to unroot, etc., I'm just unsure how this is gonna go.
Thanks for any advice.
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You can always use Mobile Odin to flash back to stock since your on a custom ROM.
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You didn't use Rom Manager ever did you? Please say no
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Absolutely NOT.
This is a situation that's been coming over a period of time, starting with the inability to see it as a USB 2.0 device when initially plugged in, and now has deteriorated to the point that it can't even be seen.
Ruger20 said:
Have you tried re-installing Kies to get the drivers working again?
Then you can: - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1313659
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Yeah, I sure did - nothing. Even in recovery, it won't "mount" usb there either.
Samsung's have a crappy USB port. It fails sometimes. You have a hard time charging at all?
But like I stated above, even without a computer connection you can get Mobile Odin and flash back to stock, as long as your rooted.
I'm having this same issue. I just got the phone earlier this week and I am unable to get bit connected to my pc to root or Odin. I have installed and uninstalled Kies multiple times on two different computers, tries different ports, and checked if the cable worked by using another phone (PC recognized without an issue). I get the USB not recognized or the 2.0 USB message. If I enable debugging, I can connect regularly and transfer files through windows explorer. But if I use USB debugging off, then nothing will work. I've tried using odin and it will just get stuck at setup connection or cache.img and then I'd have to pull the device. I've tries updating through Kies when it shows the USB 2.0 message but once the S2 hits download mode then the computer stops recognizing it. I have also tried installing the i777 drovers on the Samsung website and its still a no go. Does anyone know how to fix this? Its not rooted so mobile Odin won't help me now.
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Uninstall drivers, reboot, install updated ones, reboot, Clean USB ports on your phone and computer, clean the cable, Replace usb cable, replace the actual lower dock connector PCB. -> http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140663430775&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:GB:1123
There are about a billion things you can do. I've replaced mine at least twice, I swear that part is designed to fail after a few months. I ordered one for my GF's i777 and it should be here soon, can't wait to fix it! I hate having broken sh_t.
allyourbase said:
Uninstall drivers, reboot, install updated ones, reboot, Clean USB ports on your phone and computer, clean the cable, Replace usb cable, replace the actual lower dock connector PCB. -> http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140663430775&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:GB:1123
There are about a billion things you can do. I've replaced mine at least twice, I swear that part is designed to fail after a few months. I ordered one for my GF's i777 and it should be here soon, can't wait to fix it! I hate having broken sh_t.
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Yes. USB cables go bad often, especially these crappy micro B connectors.
allyourbase said:
Uninstall drivers, reboot, install updated ones, reboot, Clean USB ports on your phone and computer, clean the cable, Replace usb cable, replace the actual lower dock connector PCB. -> http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140663430775&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:GB:1123
There are about a billion things you can do. I've replaced mine at least twice, I swear that part is designed to fail after a few months. I ordered one for my GF's i777 and it should be here soon, can't wait to fix it! I hate having broken sh_t.
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It is the OEM cable that came with my Samsung Infuse. It worked with the T989 3 days ago and it's not working with my i777. Its strange because I tried it with my infuse again and I am able to Odin just fine. Could it really be an issue with my USB or will it be a PCB issue? I would rather or not disassemble my phone if it is a PCB issue. Should be able to do a warranty exchange though.
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DangKid said:
It is the OEM cable that came with my Samsung Infuse. It worked with the T989 3 days ago and it's not working with my i777. Its strange because I tried it with my infuse again and I am able to Odin just fine. Could it really be an issue with my USB or will it be a PCB issue? I would rather or not disassemble my phone if it is a PCB issue. Should be able to do a warranty exchange though.
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I hate to break it to you brother but it's damn near impossible to determine what the actual culprit could be, your best best is to try each and every single different thing I've listed. The end result being changing the PCB which one, isn't that hard, and two, is very cheap the only problem is waiting for the board to come in the mail.
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I hate to break it to you brother but it's damn near impossible to determine what the actual culprit could be, your best best is to try each and every single different thing I've listed. The end result being changing the PCB which one, isn't that hard, and two, is very cheap the only problem is waiting for the board to come in the mail.
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I understand, which is why I'm hoping that by posting my story up, someone who has experienced the same problem can help. If not, then I can get others' opinion on it and when the issue is fixed, the solution will be available for future users.
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Its the usb board on your phone.
I have the same problem so now I have to get mine changed too.
I've soft bricked my phone 2 times with this problem and it takes hours to get Odin to pick up my phone.
Swap the faulty chip and you should be good.
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Noz85 said:
Its the usb board on your phone.
I have the same problem so now I have to get mine changed too.
I've soft bricked my phone 2 times with this problem and it takes hours to get Odin to pick up my phone.
Swap the faulty chip and you should be good.
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Its strange because when I enable USB debugging, I can get a "USB connection" on the phone and data transfers fine. But when I turn it off, I get a "MTP connection" and sometimes it'll connect (5% of the time) and allow me to transfer data. But when lies tries to update when that mtp connection is active, it'll hang when the phone goes into download mode. Did you have this same issue?
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Its strange because when I enable USB debugging, I can get a "USB connection" on the phone and data transfers fine. But when I turn it off, I get a "MTP connection" and sometimes it'll connect (5% of the time) and allow me to transfer data. But when lies tries to update when that mtp connection is active, it'll hang when the phone goes into download mode. Did you have this same issue?
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I f you're able to transfer files via mass storage with USB debugging enabled then you can (most likely) rule out hardware failure on your phone.
If anything this sounds like a driver issue on the cpmputer. Are you running windows? If so remove and reinstall the drivers for your phone.
Still think its hardware.
I can connect 1/100 of the times I'm plugged into a computer. Its not a driver issue because my girlfriend has an i777 as well and no problems for her connecting at all.
Its not ROM related because I have this problem with all ROMs.
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Noz85 said:
Still think its hardware.
I can connect 1/100 of the times I'm plugged into a computer. Its not a driver issue because my girlfriend has an i777 as well and no problems for her connecting at all.
Its not ROM related because I have this problem with all ROMs.
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Does that apply to ums as well? From his description he can connect in ums just fine. Its only mtp that's giving him problems. In his case, with the problem only being in one connection mode, it leads me to think drivers. In your case, tested against another s2 I'd say hardware.
Just tried using a Motorola cable and a third PC and my chances of connection increased to about 15-20%. Kies and Odin failed on me a few times just like I had described before. But eventually Odin was able to flash okay. Finally on ICS on my i777! I think I'll stay on stock since I'd rather not go USB and PC hunting to flash stock if anything goes wrong.
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Just tried using a Motorola cable and a third PC and my chances of connection increased to about 15-20%. Kies and Odin failed on me a few times just like I had described before. But eventually Odin was able to flash okay. Finally on ICS on my i777! I think I'll stay on stock since I'd rather not go USB and PC hunting to flash stock if anything goes wrong.
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Good to hear you got it working BUT do note if you flashed the stock ICS be aware of the eMMC SUPERBRICK BUG you should read up on the issues here is a link to some info on it......
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746181
Hi all,
I am experiencing intermittent USB host (OTG cable) connection on Samsung Galaxy S2, Android 4.0.3 (stock unrooted but exotic brand).
I've spotted this when trying out Helicon Remote app with a Nikon D90 camera. Connects and shows live image from the camera and other signs of operation for a few seconds, then disconnects, connects again, disconnects etc, then the app complains over connectivity and suggests to restart the camera...
Similarly, flashdrives are first mounted, then unmounted unexpectedly, then reported as damaged (though still fine on a PC and chkdsk finds nothing).
I believe it is not cable-related because I've tested 3 different OTG cables for the S2, two of them new, and one of them had once worked fine with flashdrives. But that was with Android 2.3.6 before upgrade to ICS, and I also had to replace the USB&MIC board in the phone due to a charging problem (both rev.2.2) in between.
USB Host Diagnostics says GT-I9100, IML74K/XWLPD, verdict Yes/Full. But the test is not long enough I guess.
Normal USB storage connection to PC still works fine (normal cable not OTG for this one).
Should I try another USB&MIC board, or is this more likely a software issue? I've managed to google up a couple of similar case with flashdrives, with no solution, maybe didn't use good keywords. Any suggestions?
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Hi all,
I am experiencing intermittent USB host (OTG cable) connection on Samsung Galaxy S2, Android 4.0.3 (stock unrooted but exotic brand).
I've spotted this when trying out Helicon Remote app with a Nikon D90 camera. Connects and shows live image from the camera and other signs of operation for a few seconds, then disconnects, connects again, disconnects etc, then the app complains over connectivity and suggests to restart the camera...
Similarly, flashdrives are first mounted, then unmounted unexpectedly, then reported as damaged (though still fine on a PC and chkdsk finds nothing).
I believe it is not cable-related because I've tested 3 different OTG cables for the S2, two of them new, and one of them had once worked fine with flashdrives. But that was with Android 2.3.6 before upgrade to ICS, and I also had to replace the USB&MIC board in the phone due to a charging problem (both rev.2.2) in between.
USB Host Diagnostics says GT-I9100, IML74K/XWLPD, verdict Yes/Full. But the test is not long enough I guess.
Normal USB storage connection to PC still works fine (normal cable not OTG for this one).
Should I try another USB&MIC board, or is this more likely a software issue? I've managed to google up a couple of similar case with flashdrives, with no solution, maybe didn't use good keywords. Any suggestions?
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As you have tried with 3 different cables I guess it's a software issue, most probably the usb host driver's settings must be corrupted , try a factory reset, and if that doesn't work flash with a stock firmware, try upgrading to Jelly Bean or if you like ICS getting the same firmware and re flashing ain't a bad idea, also since you are rooted try flashing through Mobile Odin if you don't want to go through the hassle of flashing through the computer.
Edit : I don't think it could be a hardware problem as the device when it becomes a slave device works normally and is only having this issue when it becomes master device, only after trying above things you need to think about a replacement.
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king_below_my_lord said:
As you have tried with 3 different cables I guess it's a software issue, most probably the usb host driver's settings must be corrupted , try a factory reset, and if that doesn't work flash with a stock firmware, try upgrading to Jelly Bean or if you like ICS getting the same firmware and re flashing ain't a bad idea, also since you are rooted try flashing through Mobile Odin if you don't want to go through the hassle of flashing through the computer.
Edit : I don't think it could be a hardware problem as the device when it becomes a slave device works normally and is only having this issue when it becomes master device, only after trying above things you need to think about a replacement.
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Tnx. I thought that'd be one way to start. But I'm not so proficient in this flashing business. I think the ICS update brought me less good than hassle, I've wasted a couple of days fixing things. I'm not rooted yet and I was also considering warranty service, but that'd mean trips to the centre and a week without the phone, and I'd want a thorough backup first and that'd require rooting and unrooting AFAIK... ugh. They're probably better for flashing than me, but I guess they might have not tried OTG in their lives
I was wandering if somebody here knows something about the cause of such specific issue, where a working connection drops after a few seconds.
_sem_ said:
Tnx. I thought that'd be one way to start. But I'm not so proficient in this flashing business. I think the ICS update brought me less good than hassle, I've wasted a couple of days fixing things. I'm not rooted yet and I was also considering warranty service, but that'd mean trips to the centre and a week without the phone, and I'd want a thorough backup first and that'd require rooting and unrooting AFAIK... ugh. They're probably better for flashing than me, but I guess they might have not tried OTG in their lives
I was wandering if somebody here knows something about the cause of such specific issue, where a working connection drops after a few seconds.
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Flashing a stock rom of the same region of your device won't actually void your warranty, you don't need root for that if you are doing it via PC Odin, but since you're not sure I won't recommend it, and I had something similar with my Galaxy Tab 7 plus with stock honeycomb, the connection flickers the first few attempts (I have tried more than 10 time's), first time connected and BAM suddenly some weird error, then it always on connection showed device corrupted, then after some time BAM!! Connected, then normal use, my God!! I also had to face the write_media_storage permission problem too, but all in all I upgraded, then flashed and flashed and finally reached JB aah smoothness bonanza USB OTG works like a charm.
Edit : and for the record Galaxy Tab 7 Plus is S2 with a large ugly screen.
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king_below_my_lord said:
Flashing a stock rom of the same region of your device won't actually void your warranty, you don't need root for that if you are doing it via PC Odin, but since you're not sure I won't recommend it, and I had something similar with my Galaxy Tab 7 plus with stock honeycomb, the connection flickers the first few attempts (I have tried more than 10 time's), first time connected and BAM suddenly some weird error, then it always on connection showed device corrupted, then after some time BAM!! Connected, then normal use, my God!! I also had to face the write_media_storage permission problem too, but all in all I upgraded, then flashed and flashed and finally reached JB aah smoothness bonanza USB OTG works like a charm.
Edit : and for the record Galaxy Tab 7 Plus is S2 with a large ugly screen.
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I'm not sure if stock JB is ready at my operator. I've had second thoughts about updating via cable when the USB port is under suspicion. And I hear about nasty developments from Google in recent updates. Since which version is the write_media_storage permission issue?
Btw I've just read in another thread someone found root was required for USB OTG in stock JB?
Is it possible that some odd permission thing would kill USB host comm only after a few seconds?
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I'm not sure if stock JB is ready at my operator. I've had second thoughts about updating via cable when the USB port is under suspicion. And I hear about nasty developments from Google in recent updates. Since which version is the write_media_storage permission issue?
Btw I've just read in another thread someone found root was required for USB OTG in stock JB?
Is it possible that some odd permission thing would kill USB host comm only after a few seconds?
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No, you don't need root for USB OTG in S2, in some devices yes but S2 no... Because it was one of the widely announced feature during it's release and you don't need to concern about the permission issue.. it's honeycomb only lol.
Edit : I mentioned the permission issue just to show you that I had to go through a lot of trouble connecting OTG with my Tab and on upgrading it with JB everything became smooth as butter. The S2 has never had or never will have this problem.
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Since you're reluctant to flash via a micro usb port under suspicion I have an idea to flash without touching the computer.. It's actually safe I guess in comparison. It's actually like this :
1.Root device using Exynos Abuse App(I guess you will trigger the counter though)
2 .Install Mobile Odin App
3.Flash your stock firmware via Mobile Odin.
4.Done and Done.
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king_below_my_lord said:
No, you don't need root for USB OTG in S2, in some devices yes but S2 no... Because it was one of the widely announced feature during it's release and you don't need to concern about the permission issue.. it's honeycomb only lol.
Edit : I mentioned the permission issue just to show you that I had to go through a lot of trouble connecting OTG with my Tab and on upgrading it with JB everything became smooth as butter. The S2 has never had or never will have this problem.
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I see that was actually an S2 plus (minus?) :laugh:
I'd assume the phone would first check permission, then start talking. This here looks so weird, like it starts normally, then does some periodic check and kills it, reminds me of one piracy protection scheme
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I see that was actually an S2 plus (minus?) :laugh:
I'd assume the phone would first check permission, then start talking. This here looks so weird, like it starts normally, then does some periodic check and kills it, reminds me of one piracy protection scheme
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Ah lol now I understand what you're referring to about that root requirements I saw your other post, in JB one thing was removed that is not USB OTG the thing that needs root is UMS or USB Mass Storage, ie if you have tried connecting to a computer in GB or ICS you can either connect via MTP or UMS for file transfer Samsung removed USB storage mode in JB update.
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I tried a couple more things, without changing anything.
The USB Host Controller app. I'm not sure if it is supposed to work correctly without root. On the Info tab it says
S3C USB host driver NOT found
Root hub present, USB host mode is active.
On the USB tab it does shoe the Nikon D90 camera when connected.
I've also tried an USB mouse but it doesn't show it, nor does the mouse light up, nor there is any mouse cursor.
Googling around I understand the mouse does not show up because of a Samsung "whitelist" blocking it. I gather more USB devices used to work earlier but the whitelist leaving only flashdrives mainly came with 4.0.3 update? I could only find hearsay, is there an official Samsung policy regarding this?
And there was a reference to a Siyah kernel which should restore this... or there are perhaps other popular ones that fix this?
And, since the mouse doesn't show up at all, I assume this whitelist has probably nothing to do with my original problem?
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I tried a couple more things, without changing anything.
The USB Host Controller app. I'm not sure if it is supposed to work correctly without root. On the Info tab it says
S3C USB host driver NOT found
Root hub present, USB host mode is active.
On the USB tab it does shoe the Nikon D90 camera when connected.
I've also tried an USB mouse but it doesn't show it, nor does the mouse light up, nor there is any mouse cursor.
Googling around I understand the mouse does not show up because of a Samsung "whitelist" blocking it. I gather more USB devices used to work earlier but the whitelist leaving only flashdrives mainly came with 4.0.3 update? I could only find hearsay, is there an official Samsung policy regarding this?
And there was a reference to a Siyah kernel which should restore this... or there are perhaps other popular ones that fix this?
And, since the mouse doesn't show up at all, I assume this whitelist has probably nothing to do with my original problem?
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Typing this using a mouse in stock rom.
Edit :As you can see that above statement is written using a mouse in pure stock JB, so I don't think Samsung has blacklisted anything and and the mouse used is some unknown weird brand. Since your mouse didn't even light up, I'll say it may be something other than host driver issue, because the host device will always provide the power, you may possibly be facing a hardware issue, the only thing that can assure that it's not a software issue is a flash using a stock rom, or try cm9 stable I recall that OTG worked perfectly in it. Since you're afraid of flashing via a computer, I'll tell you certain steps which will help you flash without using a cable or a computer :
1.Root using Exynos Abuse App (preferably chain fire's app) (search, read and download)
2 . Install Mobile Odin and set it up.
3.Download a stock rom or custom rom(you must read very carefully) , preferably JB.
4.Flash via mobile Odin.
5.make sure you read all related threads several times.
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king_below_my_lord said:
Typing this using a mouse in stock rom.
Edit :As you can see that above statement is written using a mouse in pure stock JB, so I don't think Samsung has blacklisted anything and and the mouse used is some unknown weird brand. ....
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So you think these are nonsense?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1768119
http://poke64738.iphpbb3.com/forum/...-galaxy-s2-gt-i9100-usb-hid-support-t105.html
http://techblog.goelite.org/kernel-modifications-for-usb-client-devices-of-samsung-galaxy-i9100-s2/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1246116
Notice it is SGS2 specific, not Samsung or ICS general. You are using a Galaxy Tab I gather?
I've tried three Logitech mice and one Labtec.
Not that I'd want to use a mouse (a keyboard might be more useful), just want to see what's going on with USB host.
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So you think these are nonsense?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1768119
http://poke64738.iphpbb3.com/forum/...-galaxy-s2-gt-i9100-usb-hid-support-t105.html
http://techblog.goelite.org/kernel-modifications-for-usb-client-devices-of-samsung-galaxy-i9100-s2/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1246116
Notice it is SGS2 specific, not Samsung or ICS general. You are using a Galaxy Tab I gather?
I've tried three Logitech mice and one Labtec.
Not that I'd want to use a mouse (a keyboard might be more useful), just want to see what's going on with USB host.
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Lol friend, I use a s2 also but also have galaxy tab 7+ which is just like a galaxy s2 but with a huge screen, like I was saying, Samsung may have created a whitelist with ics, but not in JB as I clearly used a mouse in JB, in my s2 I am using a custom kernel so I am not sure about stock in s2 but since now stock JB in my tab support it then stock JB in s2 should also support it. I am suggesting that Samsung must have removed the whitelist limitation in JB.
I am saying this whitelist thingy might be ics specific because in GB stock mouse used to work in my s2, I would have tested it out for you if it weren't ics, ics 4.0.4 stock kernel contains a dangerous brick bug and I don't wanna go anywhere near an ics stock kernel (even though there are other version's which are said to be safe, my heart ain't strong enough to take a risk with stock kernels)
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Ok so last night I transferred some files with otg cable. Unmounted and then went to put it on charger and it does not recognize the charger. It did charge after I powered it down. But when the phone is on it doesn't recognize anything plugged into the usb port. Anyone have any suggestions? And if not how do I run a ruu or something to get back to stock for warranty without a connection to pc?
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Quick update. I am on 3.09.401.1 firmware and a 2.24.401.8 based rom. Not sure if that has anything to do with it but it will charge in recovery mode but not booted up. So seems like a firmware/software issue. Is there any way to flash firmware without using usb to pc? Because it won't recognize the usb at all.
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Clselfridge said:
Quick update. I am on 3.09.401.1 firmware and a 2.24.401.8 based rom. Not sure if that has anything to do with it but it will charge in recovery mode but not booted up. So seems like a firmware/software issue. Is there any way to flash firmware without using usb to pc? Because it won't recognize the usb at all.
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Weird problem. Not sure if it will work but you can try "flashify" from the play store to flash firmware, etc without usb. Keep us posted on your results.
Also see if you can access it through bootloader. You might be able to RUU. Alternatively, factory reset and install ROM in recovery. Or try side adb in recovery..
Clselfridge said:
Ok so last night I transferred some files with otg cable. Unmounted and then went to put it on charger and it does not recognize the charger. It did charge after I powered it down. But when the phone is on it doesn't recognize anything plugged into the usb port. Anyone have any suggestions? And if not how do I run a ruu or something to get back to stock for warranty without a connection to pc?
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I'm currently using the same firmware ROM base combination as you with no issues. Are you using the charger that came with your phone, have you replaced the usb cable to make sure it isn't faulty?
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suntzu said:
Weird problem. Not sure if it will work but you can try "flashify" from the play store to flash firmware, etc without usb. Keep us posted on your results.
Also see if you can access it through bootloader. You might be able to RUU. Alternatively, factory reset and install ROM in recovery. Or try side adb in recovery..
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I am going to look into flashify. That sounds interesting. I have tried getting the thing to pick up the usb in hboot. But no luck so far.
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I'm currently using the same firmware ROM base combination as you with no issues. Are you using the charger that came with your phone, have you replaced the usb cable to make sure it isn't faulty?
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I have tried three different HTC branded charger/cable combinations. With no luck while booted up. I charged to 100% while shut off.
I have been running this combo for a week or something. Ever since the firmware hit the forums. And had no issues until two nights ago when this first started giving me grief... so I don't know what has caused it.
I also posted this over in the international forums and there's a guy over there with the same issue.
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well i am downloading a stock backup and i have a stock recovery not sure how to get them both to work... because i have to flash the stock rom with twrp and then how do i get the stock recovery flashed with a stock rom.... i will figure it out. anyway my plan is to try to take an ota and have that change the firmware and then i will know if i have a hardware issue or a software issue.
Lol. Now I'm not sure what to do. I reverted back to stock rom and recovery and then realized the touch drivers I have aren't compatible.... But I am booted up and plugged into the pc and it is charging but not coming up on the pc as a device. I don't know if debug mode is on because I am stuck at the first setup screen... Ahh I can't seem to catch a break here...
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Lol. Now I'm not sure what to do. I reverted back to stock rom and recovery and then realized the touch drivers I have aren't compatible.... But I am booted up and plugged into the pc and it is charging but not coming up on the pc as a device. I don't know if debug mode is on because I am stuck at the first setup screen... Ahh I can't seem to catch a break here...
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Ruu back to stock AT&T and start over.
scrosler said:
Ruu back to stock AT&T and start over.
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That's what I am trying to do... However I can't get the pc or the phone to recognize the connection. I have been messing with this thing and getting nowhere for so long I feel like I'm just banging my head agains a wall...
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Clselfridge said:
That's what I am trying to do... However I can't get the pc or the phone to recognize the connection. I have been messing with this thing and getting nowhere for so long I feel like I'm just banging my head agains a wall...
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...have you tried booting into safe mode and then see if it is recognized? Just a shot in the dark. :fingers-crossed:
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...have you tried booting into safe mode and then see if it is recognized? Just a shot in the dark. :fingers-crossed:
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How do I get into safe mode?
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Press the power button until the power options open. Tap and hold POWER OFF on the screen and the phone should ask if you'd like to boot into safe mode but if your touch panel is not working for you this is not going to work.
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igglesphilsfan said:
Press the power button until the power options open. Tap and hold POWER OFF on the screen and the phone should ask if you'd like to boot into safe mode but if your touch panel is not working for you this is not going to work.
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Correct. I have totally screwed myself I think. I think I basically at this current time have a fairly lightweight brick that lights up. I have no touch capabilities at all and nothing recognized when plugged into PC. I have tried plugging into a windows 8 and also a Ubuntu machine with no dice in fast boot or adb....
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I dont think it is prob with some ROM. I used HTC One with stock rom (official stock by HTC) and after three months my phone stopped charging and also stop USB connection. I googled it and it was universal prob and also HTC knows about that.
See this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2417377
Phone acted very strange. Details are in above link. And also there are 2 or 3 threads more like this.
sandeep.mjs said:
I dont think it is prob with some ROM. I used HTC One with stock rom (official stock by HTC) and after three months my phone stopped charging and also stop USB connection. I googled it and it was universal prob and also HTC knows about that.
See this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2417377
Phone acted very strange. Details are in above link. And also there are 2 or 3 threads more like this.
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Did you end up getting it resolved and if so how?
I don't think AT&T will look kindly on me for having it unlocked and s-off and for having a rom/firmware mismatch...
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Did you end up getting it resolved and if so how?
I don't think AT&T will look kindly on me for having it unlocked and s-off and for having a rom/firmware mismatch...
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Unless the OTA adapter screwed up the USB connector pins for data but not power, then you should be able to recover. However like stated there has been a few reports of failed USB connectors.
Does there seem like there is any damage to the usb pins in the connector on the phone?
Did you make sure to have the HTC device drivers installed on your PC before trying ADB. Do you have a Windows 7 PC to try?
crushalot said:
Unless the OTA adapter screwed up the USB connector pins for data but not power, then you should be able to recover. However like stated there has been a few reports of failed USB connectors.
Does there seem like there is any damage to the usb pins in the connector on the phone?
Did you make sure to have the HTC device drivers installed on your PC before trying ADB. Do you have a Windows 7 PC to try?
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So far I have tried on win8 winxp and Ubuntu.on the windows pcs the drivers were definitely installed. No dice on any of them. I am thinking the connector must be messed up. I can't see anything obvious looking at it but the fact that on three pcs one of them running Linux didn't find the phone but will charge it is pretty definitive. I don't have the money to pay for repairs due to having "tampered" with the phone(even though it doesn't say that) it is an AT&T phone with s-off and unlocked and a 1.55 hboot and has a inverted splash screen. Pretty obvious...
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So far I have tried on win8 winxp and Ubuntu.on the windows pcs the drivers were definitely installed. No dice on any of them. I am thinking the connector must be messed up. I can't see anything obvious looking at it but the fact that on three pcs one of them running Linux didn't find the phone but will charge it is pretty definitive. I don't have the money to pay for repairs due to having "tampered" with the phone(even though it doesn't say that) it is an AT&T phone with s-off and unlocked and a 1.55 hboot and has a inverted splash screen. Pretty obvious...
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If you boot the phone into the bootloader without the cable attached it should come up and say fastboot. When you attach the USB cable does the display on the phone change to fastboot USB or stay only fastboot?
crushalot said:
If you boot the phone into the bootloader without the cable attached it should come up and say fastboot. When you attach the USB cable does the display on the phone change to fastboot USB or stay only fastboot?
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Only fastboot. Never changes.
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Only fastboot. Never changes.
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Yep, then it seems the pinouts on the USB connector have been damaged. Bummer.
On the plus side consider this: AT&T will probably still give you device exchange without charging you a fee. First, they mostly don't care about users modding their phones. Secondly there are so many exchange requests coming into them for the One, that all the defective units will just be sent back to HTC directly by AT&T and at that point HTC is not going to bother to go back to AT&T and say listen this list of devices were modified. If they did, that would create a backlog on work for AT&T to match the records to owners and then contacting them and trying to prove that the user did this so far removed from the exchange that it doesn't make business sense to them.
I have seen AT&T users report that they have sent in devices that were extremely modified and obvious, but AT&T proceeded with the exchange anyway because they would rather keep you as a happy customer than spending time trying to prove what you did was the only cause of the failure. Users have even sent back total bricks that they created by doing something stupid and AT&T still replaced the device without question.
When you modded the phone, that basically ended AT&T's obligation to help you with any service/software related issues, but the modding did not void the hardware warranty and it seems your device has a hardware issue that was unlikely caused by the software modifications.
The key in your case would be to do the defective device exchange via phone/mail and not via the walk in device service center.
If you don't want to do this because of the possible risk of flagging by them, then I may be willing to buy your bricked device if you are not going to do anything with it. PM if interested.