GS3 not showing up on Computer... - Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)

I'm running a Win7 laptop, I have downloaded the drivers from the GS3 page on Samsung's website, DL'ed Kies, deleted, re-installed all the above. I plug the phone in with the supplied cable, all it does is charge. Rebooted the laptop several times, the phone also.
It see's my Skyrocket and Note, but not my GS3...
I did search first, as I always do, but seems I'm the only one to have this issue.
It's not rooted.

I had this problem. I had to switch cables.
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I tried that too. Think I'll take it back and exchange it. Don't know what else to try.
Will try a hard reset before I do,I guess.
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For me it took a battery pull. Had the same issue where it would only charge when plugged into a computer. This happened for me after experimenting with various non-samsung chargers and usb cables.

bradwdx said:
For me it took a battery pull. Had the same issue where it would only charge when plugged into a computer. This happened for me after experimenting with various non-samsung chargers and usb cables.
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I'll be damned...battery pull did the trick! Wish I had done that before I factory reset.
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Photon won't charge, reboots, no USB

Well, at just 3 weeks my Photon is dying and will be exchanged this morning. The problems started today when the phone started rebooting on its own several times. When I plug in the charger it doesn't charge at all and when I plug into a USB port I get no indication on the phone and Windows report an unrecognized device. I do have the correct drivers installed and all worked well earlier. I've tried several chargers to no avail. Off to Sprint in the morning! If anyone has any tips on this issue I'm all ears!
newalker91 said:
Have you used RSDLite to flash the CM5 SBF? I've seen this issue on phones that arent updated properly.
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I did the OTA update and it worked fine for a few days and I thought about redoing it with RSDLite but, as I mentioned, I have no USB connection now so I can't connect to a PC and, even if I could, the battery is almost dead and can't be charged through the USB port. So I appear to be stuck for now even if I could charge the battery externally. I called Sprint and they authorized an exchange so I think that's probably my only option unless they can fix it while I wait.
looks like a bad micro usb port case.
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Cannot charge with Wall Charger, only USB works.

Hi everyone. I own a GS3 that has been running flawlessly for about 3 weeks but since last 2 days it has developed a problem whereby it only charges via the laptop USB port and not the wall charger. I have tried factory reset, flashed two different custom ROMs based on two different firmwares, pulled battery many times, etc etc, to no avail.
The problem is random, and occasionally the phone starts charging from wall charger, but after a few minutes, charging stops. I have used the original Samsung charger, my old HTC charger, with a combination of many different USB cables and the result is always the same. The USB port appears to be undamaged however as I can use it flawlessly for everything except wall charging - that includes HDMI, USB OTG purposes, laptop file transfer etc.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Some inexplicable weirdness.
Try to return the phone. If you can reproduce the problem in the Samsung service centre they'll repair/replace for sure.
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When you connect to laptop, does it recognize it as a mass storage? Are you able to transfer files?
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ceo.mtcl said:
When you connect to laptop, does it recognize it as a mass storage? Are you able to transfer files?
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Yes, it shows up as a Media Device and I'm able to use it normally for transfers etc. There is absolutely no problem when connected to laptop, The issue is inability to charge from wall charger - any kind, and even that is sporadic. For example, if i try connecting wall charger and the phone doesn't charge, I can jumpstart it by connecting to USB port on my laptop for a few minutes, and then when I connect it to the wall charger, it starts charging again... but this lasts only a few mins before it stops charging again. With USB however, it never stops and charges all the way upto 100%
did you tried a full wipe via odin? also can you charge your mobile offline via AC? as you said you can transfer data perfeclty via usb it seems the port is damaged at all. One more thing, did you tried charging with different plug points?
bala_gamer said:
did you tried a full wipe via odin? also can you charge your mobile offline via AC? as you said you can transfer data perfeclty via usb it seems the port is damaged at all. One more thing, did you tried charging with different plug points?
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Yes bala I have tried every single PowerPoint at home. No difference. The problem is sporadic.
What do you mean offline charging? Do you mean airplane mode?
I haven't tried a wipe using Odin...but I have done a full wipe and system format and clean installed CheckRom v2 after the full wipe via CWM recovery.
Is wiping via Odin different from wiping via CWM ?
Swyped from my Galaxy S3.
enigmaamit said:
Yes bala I have tried every single PowerPoint at home. No difference. The problem is sporadic.
What do you mean offline charging? Do you mean airplane mode?
I haven't tried a wipe using Odin...but I have done a full wipe and system format and clean installed CheckRom v2 after the full wipe via CWM recovery.
Is wiping via Odin different from wiping via CWM ?
Swyped from my Galaxy S3.
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i meant charging the phone after turning it off.
odin generally flashes all partitions so it should be better than cwm in this case.
bala_gamer said:
i meant charging the phone after turning it off.
odin generally flashes all partitions so it should be better than cwm in this case.
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Yup I tried offline charging too. Phone didn't charge with wall charger. Needed to plug in the USB cable into laptop and it started charging.
Swyped from my Galaxy S3.
Nevermind, you already tried that.
No idea what's wrong, but have you tried another power socket?
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Strange...
Looks like you have tried all the options.
Please try a full flash via Odin. That will be your last option.
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Just try with an another charger.
It should solve your problem.
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Elgordo2 said:
No idea what's wrong, but have you tried another power socket?
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ceo.mtcl said:
Strange...
Looks like you have tried all the options.
Please try a full flash via Odin. That will be your last option.
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moustic_moustic said:
Just try with an another charger.
It should solve your problem.
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I have tried three different chargers. Two Samsung and one HTC. Same problem. Full Odin flash is in order I guess... but I'm not in my hometown right now so don't have the bill etc for warranty. When I get back to Delhi I'll try calling in for a replacement.
For now I flashed the latest cfroot via Odin and looks like the charging issue is gone for now, but like I said before it is a random thing...can occur anytime. I'll keep a lookout for this...
Swyped from my Galaxy S3.
enigmaamit said:
Hi everyone. I own a GS3 that has been running flawlessly for about 3 weeks but since last 2 days it has developed a problem whereby it only charges via the laptop USB port and not the wall charger. I have tried factory reset, flashed two different custom ROMs based on two different firmwares, pulled battery many times, etc etc, to no avail.
The problem is random, and occasionally the phone starts charging from wall charger, but after a few minutes, charging stops. I have used the original Samsung charger, my old HTC charger, with a combination of many different USB cables and the result is always the same. The USB port appears to be undamaged however as I can use it flawlessly for everything except wall charging - that includes HDMI, USB OTG purposes, laptop file transfer etc.
Any help would be much appreciated.
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Even I am facing the exact same issue, weird one. Randomly charging from Samsung charger. No issues charging through laptop.
Any suggestions?
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enigmaamit said:
Hi everyone. I own a GS3 that has been running flawlessly for about 3 weeks but since last 2 days it has developed a problem whereby it only charges via the laptop USB port and not the wall charger. I have tried factory reset, flashed two different custom ROMs based on two different firmwares, pulled battery many times, etc etc, to no avail.
The problem is random, and occasionally the phone starts charging from wall charger, but after a few minutes, charging stops. I have used the original Samsung charger, my old HTC charger, with a combination of many different USB cables and the result is always the same. The USB port appears to be undamaged however as I can use it flawlessly for everything except wall charging - that includes HDMI, USB OTG purposes, laptop file transfer etc.
Any help would be much appreciated.
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same problem since yesterday, infact i m not able to charge throught either of wall charger or usb port.....after i reboot my around 2-3 times i can charge back through wall charger but as soon as i connect back to pc it stops charging.....could this because i m using a diffrent usb cable in pc?
I think i know the reason
The charging port has many pins(see the usb port in light, you will see metal pins having gap in between of them) inside it
pc and charger connects to different pins, so I think charger pins would be damaged or covered with an insulator like dirt
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nageshv24 said:
Even I am facing the exact same issue, weird one. Randomly charging from Samsung charger. No issues charging through laptop.
Any suggestions?
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sunny1119 said:
same problem since yesterday, infact i m not able to charge throught either of wall charger or usb port.....after i reboot my around 2-3 times i can charge back through wall charger but as soon as i connect back to pc it stops charging.....could this because i m using a diffrent usb cable in pc?
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So it looks like this problem is more common than I thought it was...and I'm not the only one...
Will have to do some more reading up on this. BTW, tried a small fix and the charging seems to be OK now... but will have to test it for a couple more days to actually declare it a "fix". Let's see what happens over the next 24-48 hours.
me too havin same problem
I have the opposite problem.
When plugged into PC I can transfer files etc but its not charging.
It charges via wall charger though, but I prefer to charge via USB.
I really don't know what we should attribute this problem to... I'm going to try getting a warranty replacement, but I seriously doubt Samsung is going to entertain that as the problem is sporadic and not consistently demonstrable....
Maybe I'll just wait till the USB dies totally before claiming warranty...
Swyped from my Galaxy S3.

Atrix 4G No Longer Charging

I have an Atrix 4G from ATT and it is not charging. It doesn't matter if I am using a wall charger (both stock and after market) or a USB cable connected to the computer. The only thing that happens is that if I am connected to a wall charger and restart my phone, it will come back on immediately, or when I plug it up when it has been off, its light will light up green for about 3 seconds, then go off.
If anyone has had this issue or might know what is going on, please let me know.
Thanks
Is your phone rooted? Are you using a custom rom?
If so, try erasing battery history and a full charge.
If this doesn't work, I guess you could be in the need for a new battery...
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I have already had a new battery sent to me from Motorola, as with my old one, it would not charge and it had got to the point where it would not boot. The phone was bought from someone else and I don't know the history of the phone, but I don't believe it is rooted.
Thanks for your reply.
Have you tried a different cable? I realize you said you've tried just the USB, and two different wall chargers, but was it all with the same USB cable? I had the same issue, but it was the fault of the USB cable I was using.
I have tried several different cables, all of which I know are working (at least with my primary phone, HTC Aria). I have used three different USB Cables, both on the computer and with a USB Wall Adapter, and two wall chargers.
Also, I have wondered if it is a bad USB port, but I just have doubts if that is the cause. Could this be the reason, or does anyone else have any suggestions?
Thanks again for ALL the help so far, and any help that can be provided.
My USB wallcharger went bad. Got a new one off eBay (OEM) and everything works fine now.
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Aria Cord
I've tried using cords ment for the Aria and Inspire/Desire with my Atrix and they never work right. Occasionally they'll work for a few min but i almost always have to go get my "Atrix" cord to do anything including charging at times. Oh, boyfriend just looked it up... it's the HTC wall plug that wont charge Motorola phones, not the cord fault. This might still help
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I'm not sure if what he read is really accurate. I remember having more issues with his cords (HTC) then what he just read.
jarsh92 said:
My USB wallcharger went bad. Got a new one off eBay (OEM) and everything works fine now.
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I have looked at getting a new OEM charger, but I borrowed a charger from a friend, and this charger had a green tag on it that said EcoMoto, and I guessed that it was an OEM (but please correct me if I am wrong), and it still didn't work with the phone.
Thanks for all the replys.
I have gotten an external battery charger and I have gotten the battery charged to 100%. I have then tried with another USB cable, which still hasn't worked. I am looking at, as I have stated before, replacing the MicroUSB port. Does anyone think that this might be the reason for my issue, and does anyone has any tips for replacing the USB port?
Thanks for all the replays that I have gotten so far and any tips/suggestions that can be given to me.

Usb connection acting up all weird

Last night, I connected my i9300 to my laptop using the samsung cable included. It worked for the past 2 months without any problems until now where it would connect, disconnect, connect, and disconnect in a never ending loop. I tried two other usb cables that I have and they were working flawlessly. So I immediately concluded that the cable was the culprit.
This morning, I brought the samsung cable to test it at work. I was expecting it not to work as well. To my surprise, it worked properly with my office computer.
So with these observations, which is the culprit? I don't understand. Please help, thanks.
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first thing to try is to uninstall the samsung drivers. make sure you got internet, then reconnect your phone and they will autoinstall.
rab1412000 said:
first thing to try is to uninstall the samsung drivers. make sure you got internet, then reconnect your phone and they will autoinstall.
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Did that already. I just didn't mention it in the OP because I don't see it significant as I already tried different cables.
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ah yes, overlooked that part, my bad.
it could still be a faulty cable or dirty connectors. a few people have been complaining about charging, which were fixed by using another cable. it seems like the cable that came with the s3 is not very high quality.
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or your cable could just be loose fitting with your home pc. try moving the connectors a bit...
rab1412000 said:
ah yes, overlooked that part, my bad.
it could still be a faulty cable or dirty connectors. a few people have been complaining about charging, which were fixed by using another cable. it seems like the cable that came with the s3 is not very high quality.
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or your cable could just be loose fitting with your home pc. try moving the connectors a bit...
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I already tried to move the cable and that doesn't seem to be the problem. On all four usb ports, the problem is there.
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It could still be symptoms of impending cable failure unless it can consistently connect to your work pc.
Did you mod or upgrade your sgs3 before this happened?
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rab1412000 said:
It could still be symptoms of impending cable failure unless it can consistently connect to your work pc.
Did you mod or upgrade your sgs3 before this happened?
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Well, as I've said it can connect consistently to my work pc using the samsung cable. Nope, it is simply rooted and still on ICS. I was using it without any usb cable problems for the last two months until now.
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S4 stuck in charging mode

Hi,
When I plug my S4 into the USB port on my laptop it doesn't try to install drivers or anything. The phone starts to charge and that's it. I have USB Debuggin checked. I have tried this on 3 different Windows 7 PCs. I have latest drivers installed but that doesn't even matter because it never get to where it asks for drivers. I've looked all over for USB options and there isn't any.Anyone else ever have this problem?
Any help appreciated.
Are you rooted and running a rom other than stock?
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Bone stock
Is this the stock cable? Have you tried another USB port?
I tried 2 different cables and 2 different laptops. Neither acknowledge I have a device plugged in.
I just another cable and this time on my desktop and still doesnt acknowledge anything is plugged in.
Wonder if an app you downloaded it causing it not to reconize it properly. Can you list what apps you have installed?
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chrishoyt2012 said:
Wonder if an app you downloaded it causing it not to reconize it properly. Can you list what apps you have installed?
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I'm going to wipe and reset the phone and try it again..stay tuned!
ok I wiped and reset my phone. All I did was unlock dev options. Check USB debugging and unknown sources under security and again my PC doesnt acknowledge it at all. It just goes into changing mode. I'm stumped
Edit: I'm going to wipe again and this time plug it in before I unlock dev options..
Edit2: wiped again, plugged in to PC and same thing....nothing..
Bump for help!
Are you using the supplied Samsung cable? I have at least 10 generic "micro usb to usb" cables at home that only allow charging. And only 2 or 3 that actually allow data transfer and make my computer see the phone. Seems like the one that came with the phone, and 2 of my motorola branded cables work, but none of the other many cable do anything other than charge the phone. Other than that, i'm stumped. I'd take it back if all else fails.
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Are you using the supplied Samsung cable? I have at least 10 generic "micro usb to usb" cables at home that only allow charging. And only 2 or 3 that actually allow data transfer and make my computer see the phone. Seems like the one that came with the phone, and 2 of my motorola branded cables work, but none of the other many cable do anything other than charge the phone. Other than that, i'm stumped. I'd take it back if all else fails.
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OMG that was it..the cable..thanks!

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