[PROBLEM]Charge but PC doesn't recognize...ect - Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

The problem:
I can't get into download mode, when turn off the phone and connect it to USB or WALL charger it automatically boot the phone instead of show the battery charging image
The PC doesn't recognize it (tried many drivers), nothing happens its like I've never plugged it in!!! no messages, no icons NOTHING it just charge
What I've tried:
3 different usb cables
3 different PC (all usb ports)
3 Different galaxy s
Debuggin mode on/off thing
A lot of drivers
Also disassembled the phone to see if something as wrong with the usb port and everything seems in order.
Specs:
Stock 2.1-update1
T959UVKA2
Kernel 2.6.29
ECLAIR.UVKA2
Update 07/21/2012
using the sd card adapter mounted a update.zip called Overstock (It'll have a lock screen loop) but fortunately I comes with CWM and i had a ROM called [ROM][2.2 Froyo][Stock] T959UVKB5 [Deodexed w/Lockscreens+Power Menu] .It has a power menu where I can acces to the download mode but the problems stated above persist.
i cant believe this a hardware problem because it charge normally but this's going me crazy
HEEELP PLEASE!!
Because of this I cant even odin soo I dont know what to do

Early I opened the phone again to check usb port and connections, everything seems to be ok... Installed a ICS ROM called SLIM and have the same problem sooo it has to me a hardware problem T_T but there are no usb port pins loose!!! if nobody have something to add I officially give up here...

inmortal009 said:
Early I opened the phone again to check usb port and connections, everything seems to be ok... Installed a ICS ROM called SLIM and have the same problem sooo it has to me a hardware problem T_T but there are no usb port pins loose!!! if nobody have something to add I officially give up here...
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I'm not sure what else you can do. For me personally the only usb data cable that works for me is the one from the Tmobile store. I have 2 cables from amazon.com and my old usb cable. None of them work for some reason but they do work with my friends vibrant (weird). If a cable from tmobile doesn't work then the data pins on your usb port could be damaged while your charging pins are still ok( this happens). Tmobile has a 30 day return policy on the $15 usb cable so give that a try if you haven't already. If you end up having to replace your usb port I recommend www.mobiletechvideos.com, lots of users have had success with them in the past.
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i just fixed it!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Today I disassembled the cellphone for 3rd (I would be the last) time and clean with cotton and a lot of alcohol the USB port, removed the dust and scraped the terminals. Anyhow thanks and you know, never give up :good:

inmortal009 said:
i just fixed it!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Today I disassembled the cellphone for 3rd (I would be the last) time and clean with cotton and a lot of alcohol the USB port, removed the dust and scraped the terminals. Anyhow thanks and you know, never give up :good:
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Nice job, glad your up and running again.
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inmortal009 said:
i just fixed it!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Today I disassembled the cellphone for 3rd (I would be the last) time and clean with cotton and a lot of alcohol the USB port, removed the dust and scraped the terminals. Anyhow thanks and you know, never give up :good:
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Any chance you could be more specific?
I am in the same boat friend, and I'm not even remotely sure how to go about cleaning a usb port @[email protected]

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[Q] JIG Question

Is it weird that I can get into download mode using the JIG yet no computer i have or my friends have can detect my phone?
there are 5 pins on the USB
1---- 5V+
2---- Data -
3---- Data +
4---- I.D.
5---- GND
For the jig to work you connect pins 4 & 5 with a resistor. Which means that pins 1 4 & 5 at the very least are working because i can charge my phone just fine. On my desktop at home ... i get the famous windows USB plugged in sound... IDK Anyone have any thoughts
INeFFeCTiVE said:
Is it weird that I can get into download mode using the JIG yet no computer i have or my friends have can detect my phone?
there are 5 pins on the USB
1---- 5V+
2---- Data -
3---- Data +
4---- I.D.
5---- GND
For the jig to work you connect pins 4 & 5 with a resistor. Which means that pins 1 4 & 5 at the very least are working because i can charge my phone just fine. On my desktop at home ... i get the famous windows USB plugged in sound... IDK Anyone have any thoughts
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It could be drivers or a bad cable. I have had some of my JIG customers ask me the same thing only to report later that it worked once they replaced the USB cable, go figure... Also, some roms need different drivers for the computer to properly work with it. Since you have tried on multiple computers, have you tried on multiple cables by chance? Or different ports?
Just keep trying, if you got Download Mode you are at least still OK. Just need to keep trouble shooting until you find the culprit to your problem.
p.s. I threw away my original cable because it stopped working...
I have tried many cables and drivers and ports. By any chance do you know which driver for ICS?
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INeFFeCTiVE said:
I have tried many cables and drivers and ports. By any chance do you know which driver for ICS?
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lmao actually no I do not and yes my phone no longer works either after updating to ICS. I had to use adbWireless and QtADB in order to adb commands into my phone. I think I seen someone in the ##icssgs channel mention we need different drivers, but it was very late last night and I was tired. I could be wrong but it seems not, as mine also no longer works via USB. My cable is extra heavy duty and gold plated so I know its not my cable all of a sudden, lol...
Pretty sure you need the Nexus S drivers for it to work. I am mobile right now so I can't search but I do recall reading something to that effect. Maybe in theexel's ICS port thread.
Woodrube said:
Pretty sure you need the Nexus S drivers for it to work. I am mobile right now so I can't search but I do recall reading something to that effect. Maybe in theexel's ICS port thread.
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Hmm, that also faintly rings a bell and makes perfect sense since its based on the NS source drop I believe...

[Q] USB not recognizing PC or Docks, please help.

Yesterday I plugged my phone into my PC and went to set it to mount as mass storage but the USB connected notification wasn't there. The phone charged fine off the USB, just didn't see the PC.
I thought this may be a PC issue until going to use it on my HD Multimedia dock, phone wouldn't recognize the dock was attached. Then went and tried it in the car dock, same thing, phone charged but didn't go into cardock mode.
Also not sure if this is related but since then battery has been discharging quite quickly.
Please help.
Regards
Bruce.
Hi, did you use the original cable ?
I noticed that the cable from my galaxy S II didn't work with the razr droid !
Brahim93 said:
Hi, did you use the original cable ?
I noticed that the cable from my galaxy S II didn't work with the razr droid !
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Yeah, i did use the original cable.
bigblueyeti said:
Yesterday I plugged my phone into my PC and went to set it to mount as mass storage but the USB connected notification wasn't there. The phone charged fine off the USB, just didn't see the PC.
I thought this may be a PC issue until going to use it on my HD Multimedia dock, phone wouldn't recognize the dock was attached. Then went and tried it in the car dock, same thing, phone charged but didn't go into cardock mode.
Also not sure if this is related but since then battery has been discharging quite quickly.
Please help.
Regards
Bruce.
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This will probably solve ur problem:
Uninstall all motorola from PC
Reinstall motocast 1.29
Connect ur razr in every mode, and wait it reinstall the drivers.
Cheers
Thanks, but it's the phone that's not recognizing the usb cable is plugged in. I've tried it on three PCs and the darn thing will only charge, not give usb connection options.
Get a small paintbrush and a can of Dust-Off or other compressed-gas sprayer.
Hold the phone between your knees with the USB port up. Swirl the brush around inside the USB jack while blowing air into it at the same time.
Try it now.
Micro USB jacks have a very nasty habit of collecting pocket lint. It can prevent the cables/plugs on any device from making a solid electrical contact.
This will likely become a routine operation that you perform once a week or so.
You can buy micro-USB rubber plugs that protect a female jack from damage and dirt. You should try the usual places to find one; Amazon, DigiKey, Fry's, JameCo, etc.
If this doesn't get it, you may be looking at either replacing the jack (if you can un/solder very small things), or replacing the phone itself.
PS: If you have geeky friends who like pranks, get a high-powered magnifying glass and check for Scotch Tape on the USB jack contacts. I've done this to an obnoxious iPhone FanBoyz phone before. I confessed before his battery was completely dead...
bigblueyeti said:
Thanks, but it's the phone that's not recognizing the usb cable is plugged in. I've tried it on three PCs and the darn thing will only charge, not give usb connection options.
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Connect it into back usb.
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Did anyone ever find a solution to this? I'm having the exact same issue, have tried clearing out the USB port, different cables and every port on my PC. It charges on connection but doesn't recognise that it is connected to a computer rather than a power port.
Any advice?
Mithre said:
Did anyone ever find a solution to this? I'm having the exact same issue, have tried clearing out the USB port, different cables and every port on my PC. It charges on connection but doesn't recognise that it is connected to a computer rather than a power port.
Any advice?
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Are you on stock or custom rom ?
SAJdroid said:
Are you on stock or custom rom ?
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Stock. I'm thinking of doing a factory reset as it has been freezing a lot recently and I suspect its a software issue, but I was hoping to do a proper backup first, however I lost root a while ago when I updated to ICS . I don't know if the freezing and not recognising computer could be two sides of the same issue?

Broken USB?

Hey all,
I thought my USB port was broken given that it didn't charge and I couldn't connect it to the PC.
So I bought a nice one and replaced it.... no dice. Still doesn't work. However, the odd thing is, I also bought a USB jig and that does work. Anyone got any clue what could be going on?
Cheers
Maybe the wrong USB board, there's a couple of different ones, best way to work it out is match up with the one already in the phone. Search for similar threads in Q&A over the past few mths; there's been detailed discussions (and pics from memory) of which board is which.
Check on this thread.....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2335961
it might help.......
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USB Connectivity Problem
mirey said:
Hey all,
I thought my USB port was broken given that it didn't charge and I couldn't connect it to the PC.
So I bought a nice one and replaced it.... no dice. Still doesn't work. However, the odd thing is, I also bought a USB jig and that does work. Anyone got any clue what could be going on?
Cheers
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As you said that even after replacing the port.... it didnt work. And it worked out after you connected it to your new USB jig. This means that there might be a problem with the original USB wire which comes with phone when you Buy it. It might even be a problem with the Connectivity Board in the phone as it must have been damaged. I'm not really sure about this but it might even be a problem with software... Maybe you should have tried to atleast wipe the whole system... maybe then you would get to know more about the problem.
Cheers
heh, yeah, I did check that and ordered a 2.2, but they sent me a 2.3.
However, I stuck my old 2.2 one back in, and tried it with the jig, and the jig works :S
So no my USB doesn't work, but the USB jig does... that's really got me confused
EDIT: Yeah, I did think about software, so I tried to install a different ROM and then I got scared and thought I bricked the phone (it didn't like that wrong USB version was there I guess). I'll see how that goes.
I tried a different cable. The weird thing is it sort of slowly died, and I had to stick the cable in at a weird angle and stuff, so that's why I thought it was the USB port.
As I understand it, there are 5 (?) connectors in the socket. Each connector when paired with the common or ground contact (probably the shielding on the outside of the socket) will perform a different task (that's probably an over simplification of the sockets functionality.........but you get the idea)....eg/ data transfer in, data transfer out, charging, jig resetting, usb docking, usb otg.....that sort of thing.
When you get the situation you're in, it simply means that the relevant connector for the required task is damaged or worn out.....but that doesn't mean that ALL the connectors are affected.... ..that is why some functions work while others don't.......
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[Q] Unable to connect to pc (no it's not a driver issue....)

Hi,
Having a problem since a few weeks with my s3.
Normally i could connect wiht my phone to any pc,, without any problems. Either it be unix, win, whatever...
Suddnely it stopped working, only thing that happens is charging when i connect it to my pc. Different cables tested, original one, etc..
Connecting it to different pc's resulted in a no go.. so it must be phone related.
No windows pop up, or anything!!
So I figured: Let's install a new rom.
Tried ultima 15 rom, got a different CM rom now (sentinel)... all to no avail.
Is it possible that this has something to do with my radio?
rom info:
android: 4.3
baseband: CEEMG2
Anyone have an idea what to do? Even ADB push ain't working..
See your identical post
I experienced the same problem when m using the Galaxy Nexus S But it was solved by using the app from play store named SD booster... In this app m just set the value of sd card to 1024 give root access and Boom my phone is connected as normal
If this not help then i seriously recommend you to replace the charging port of the mobile through samsung outlet
Go into developer settings, some ROMs may have different ways to get into develop er setting and after you get in make sure USB debugging is enable ^.^
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Usb debugging is not required for phone to pc connection see basic faqs and guides .
But as OP has ruled out drivers and cable that only leaves the phone so its worth trying .
Usual replies are
Drivers
Cable
Dirty USB Ports
Not connected to main-board usb port .
I had same issue with my Galaxy SII and when i took it to service center they said mother board needs to be replaced.
So after that SII was good as new.
Got same problem here.
phone is charging over usb , but no data connection (tried different usb cables, different usb ports, different pc etc) but nothing..
also.. tried in download mode and so (after reading forums..) but without success.
then i decided to dissasemble that phone and look, what's inside that beast
cleaned usb port (inside, with contact cleaner), resoldered all pins and etc..
reassembled it back to one piece again and still, no data connection, but only charging
so, here i am, what to do next ? change the usb port on motherboard ?
(visually, everything looks right, good solder points and etc.)
Thanks, Martin
hani93 said:
Got same problem here.
phone is charging over usb , but no data connection (tried different usb cables, different usb ports, different pc etc) but nothing..
also.. tried in download mode and so (after reading forums..) but without success.
then i decided to dissasemble that phone and look, what's inside that beast
cleaned usb port (inside, with contact cleaner), resoldered all pins and etc..
reassembled it back to one piece again and still, no data connection, but only charging
so, here i am, what to do next ? change the usb port on motherboard ?
(visually, everything looks right, good solder points and etc.)
Thanks, Martin
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if anybody interested:
i've got it working again :victory:
basically, the problem was the hard way (crap usb data connections on motherboard)
soldered new ways for data+ and data-, and now it's back alive again...
(pictures of ways in attachment)
Martin
see you fixed it already but a note to others :
try using usb port right on the motherboard instead of the case front panel usb ports.....connecting to the front usb ports didn't work for me on some roms, but the rear one always connected so I just have a long cable running out of the back to connect my phone and it works on all roms I've used so far
Nice work hani93, i unfortunately do not dare to desolder and solder this stuff
I've noticed another thing though which is weird!!
When i tried to charge my phone via the power charger (the ac one?), when i check my battery view it still says that i'm charging via USB.
I don't think this is correct, i thought it should say AC or something and when charging via USB port on pc it should display USB?
I think this might be one of the issues that it's also not popping up on the computer.
Anyone know what is causing this or someone can confirm that when charging via power supply it should say something else then USB?
Just confirming your question when charging by PC it says (USB) and when its charging from the Mains it says (AC).
hmmm... guess it must be a hardware issue then?
Either usb port or mainboard... christ...
open it up and cleaned the contacts a bit of the usb port...
Still not functioning..
Morbie said:
open it up and cleaned the contacts a bit of the usb port...
Still not functioning..
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try to go into Download mode (volDown+Home+Power) and then connect usb, same situation?(eg, no data connection to pc ?)
if nothing again.. try to clean usb port inside (where you plug usb cable), sometimes there is dust and etc. then it stops working.
also, how did you clean contacts on motherboard ? i suggest to take soldering iron with clean bit, and drag iron along the pins.

USB will only charge, no data connection

So I got a new Galaxy Note with a busted screen, and I combined the two (my no audio one) to make a working phone. Now the new Frankenstein phone has audio, the screen is perfect, and all is good. Except I can't connect it with USB to my computer. It charges over USB, but when I connect to my computer I get an error that the USB device has malfunctioned. I swapped the USB board with the spare I had, but it doesn't work still. I've tried a few different cables, different PC's, and enabled USB debugging, and it doesn't work in either download (odin mode) or regular mode.
Any ideas?
Maybe it's the USB cable.
ddochi11 said:
Maybe it's the USB cable.
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I've tried a ton of different cables. No dice.
ericcorp said:
I've tried a ton of different cables. No dice.
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I'm gonna post here for later reference also.
Same exact issue.
Was your USB port confirmed working on your no sound device recently before the swap?
I bought a new replacement to swap in. I'll keep you updated if it works for me.
5 different cables, 4 different PC's. Only one authentic Samsung cable out of 5. Maybe that's my issue, but I dunno.
I bought this thing used. I just need rooooooot..... :crying:
So I fixed it. Turns out the connector on the motherboard that the USB daughter board ribbon cable connects to was dirty. I took some rubbing alcohol on a q-tip and cleaned it off. Right after that it worked perfectly.
ericcorp said:
So I fixed it. Turns out the connector on the motherboard that the USB daughter board ribbon cable connects to was dirty. I took some rubbing alcohol on a q-tip and cleaned it off. Right after that it worked perfectly.
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Replacing my micro usb port fixed my issue. The downside is... I broke my sound in the process.
I wish I could just leave well enough alone sometimes. At least I'm rooted on JB now. :cyclops:
EDIT: Apparently my phone only likes my old USB module and not the new one as far as sound is concerned. "yay"
Every time I need Odin, I have to swap usb also.
maybe this shud work for u , it worked for me
http://canvas2update.blogspot.nl/2014/11/not-connecting-as-usb-storage-only.html
I think that what you need
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6p0Eg-yq3A

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