Unstable wired file transfer - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello all,
I was wondering if anyone has had any issues with file transfer (Android filetransfer app on macbook). I'm using the cable that came with the phone (VZW, 32GB blue) and transferred about 10GBs of songs from a folder on the mac to the phone.
The problem was that every so often, the transfer would just hang and I had to unplug the phone and plug it back in and then resume. That was happening at random points (after 30MB, 400MB, 140MB) and a retry always succeeded.
I've done the same with the GalNexus (also vzw) on the same computer and didn't have the problem.
Is anyone else experiencing the issue? Have you done something to help it?

Reinstall drivers on your computer. Maybe that will work. I dont have this problem. Test it on a another computer.
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Thanks for the reply but this is mac, so no drivers necessary for android phones. I was wondering if it has something to do with the bug where you have to use the camera MTP mode on the phone to perform file transfer (as opposed to the default media mtp)

Maybe something is working in the background in the phone or mac thats causing the slowdown
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imranb_001 said:
Maybe something is working in the background in the phone or mac thats causing the slowdown
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hmm, good point. I'll try after a fresh reboot of the mac.

MTP
That's funny, MTP is supposed to be slow but stable.

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USB issue SK17i

I deleted too many system apk cause many of them were irrelevant in my phone and now I can't connect it via USB.
Only can via WiFi like wifiexplorer.
Anyone knows which Apk i'm missing?
kem06 said:
I deleted too many system apk cause many of them were irrelevant in my phone and now I can't connect it via USB.
Only can via WiFi like wifiexplorer.
Anyone knows which Apk i'm missing?
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Lol no. But dependency is a factor here. Getit? Delete one apk and 4 other apks fail. Its like a cardhouse
Lesson learnd - if it works dont touch it
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I used another Android phone and didn't have one like this is weird. I installed all called like usb-xxx and nothing. I will try adding one by one to root

[Q] connecting rooted SGS II to MAC

Help required in getting the rooted SGSII connected to my MAC for transferring data.
I am currently on miuiandroid-ICS-i9100-2.1.25_v2.1 ROM.
i am able to connect to external usb drive and sd card.
Thanks In advance.
using Wajkmiui 2.1.13 (no ics) I have no problem on mac connection with no drivers installed..
just activate "usb storage" when plugging the phone and its working fine
maybe its a bug of your version, I think there's many left with the firsts ics of this week ..witch is perfectly understanding by the way
would airdroid work?
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mijol said:
using Wajkmiui 2.1.13 (no ics) I have no problem on mac connection with no drivers installed..
just activate "usb storage" when plugging the phone and its working fine
maybe its a bug of your version, I think there's many left with the firsts ics of this week ..witch is perfectly understanding by the way
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Yes I had no problem with miui version 2. It happened only after going to ics based rom.
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gvikiv said:
would airdroid work?
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Airdroid worked and very smoothly
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i think "multi mount sd" can auto connect to PC for rooted s2

Android FileTransfer does not work with OSX Mountain Lion (10.8)

Anyone else here using OSX (10.8) Mountain Lion? Android File Transfer doesn't seem to work with it now....
its working grt over mine...
working grt on my device /...
i m using omega rom android file manager working grt
on the jellybean rom ums working grt also..
everything is fine over here...
i dont have any problem with my macbookpro ( osx mountain lion)
Seems like android doesn't like Apple but that's not news
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I'm on omega 8.1 and Android file transfer doesn't work on mountain lion for me either.
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it works grt just remember u shud tick on camera (ptp)
then it will works i m using omega 7.1 ll chk on latest omega rom soooonnn,....
raman21raman said:
it works grt just remember u shud tick on camera (ptp)
then it will works i m using omega 7.1 ll chk on latest omega rom soooonnn,....
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Hmn, just booted into OSX Lion (10.7) and its not working there either... seems to be since I updated to LFB. Camera mode, media mode, debug on, debug off... nothing works! Yet dropbox still detects me plugging the phone in?!
Anyone else have the same problem?
Ok, just performed a factory reset and still not picking up android file transfer in OSX. My phone is totally standard, non rooted on O2 monthly contract. It was fine before...
there must be some another reason.... but for mee it workss.... grtt....
The new kernels are not compatible with AFT for mac =(
I use Airdroid as a alternative, it performs very well.
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Ever since I updated to LFB I can no longer connect to any version of OSX by cable. It charges, dropbox detects it but no Kies, no Android File Transfer. Its very irritating.
So can anyone confirm they definitely can connect with a UK Galaxy with LFB to OSX by cable????
Khy50 said:
The new kernels are not compatible with AFT for mac =(
I use Airdroid as a alternative, it performs very well.
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Airdroid appears to be capable of only uploading one file at a time though, and can't see the SD card?
it's not google .....it's apple that doesn't like android, and purposely have no plans in supporting mtp, scr3w 'em, just use airdroid instead, works great albeit much slower with large files
p.s. i can upload multiple files at a time, try a different browser, chromium works for me .....safari?....nah, cause it's apple
This is a known bug on LFB. I am using Airdroid to sync too. I hope them fix it on next uk rom.
Robsa said:
Airdroid appears to be capable of only uploading one file at a time though, and can't see the SD card?
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Multiple files work for me. Yes it sucks that it doesn't see the ext. Sd card. Hopefully this bug will be addressed.
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Use airdroid or file expert to transfer files to your mac
or
Use this software from Android.com to connect to your OSX via MTP. I'm on ML 10.8 & it works perfectly.
http://www.android.com/filetransfer/
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AFT does not work on 10.7.4
reinstalled, did not help
I apologize for my english
firmware miui 2.7.20
but the samsung kiss works fine, but I do not see the filesystem on the phone, I can only throw the music and etc
Any of you tested this on osx: http://www.wentnet.com/projects/xnjb/ i know it say it is only working for creative devices but i can see the backend libmtp got the dev/ven id's for the SGS2 and SGS3....
It might need to be upgraded tho to work. I have to wait till after work to be able to test it on ML at home.
BTW i have no problem using CM10 and AFT on ML...
Thanks for all the confirmations guys. Have to say this is really lame! Hope they sort it out soon because I have no way of transferring files via a cable now on OSX which is very weak indeed - it's like having my iPhone back!
PS It can't be Apples fault because it was working fine before I updated to LFB. It must be Samsungs.
Robsa said:
Thanks for all the confirmations guys. Have to say this is really lame! Hope they sort it out soon because I have no way of transferring files via a cable now on OSX which is very weak indeed - it's like having my iPhone back!
PS It can't be Apples fault because it was working fine before I updated to LFB. It must be Samsungs.
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No it is apples fault for not implementing proper MTP... If it was Samsung that borked the MTP protocol then it will affect all the windows users also..
have you tried easy UMS?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1711009

Help, Computer wont show Note 2??

I have a problem, a few days ago my computer stopped recognizing my note 2. I have used 2 different USb cables DIRECT from samsung, I have checked unchecked iusb debugging, mtp, camera, nothing works. When I plug it into the computer the computer beeps, and says samsung android device installed correctly, but still no luck. I restored roms, tried different roms and kernels.
Anyone can help? I need my phone for tethering.
Thanks
thrgk said:
I have a problem, a few days ago my computer stopped recognizing my note 2. I have used 2 different USb cables DIRECT from samsung, I have checked unchecked iusb debugging, mtp, camera, nothing works. When I plug it into the computer the computer beeps, and says samsung android device installed correctly, but still no luck. I restored roms, tried different roms and kernels.
Anyone can help? I need my phone for tethering.
Thanks
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It might be an issue with the computer. Have you tried connecting your phone to another computer using the same cable? You might want to try reloading all the windows drivers on your computer as well, or try using a different usb port on your computer.
Yea works fine on my laptop. Uninstalled and re installed kies and drivera. Different usb port alao. Not sure. Had to restore windows
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Check the devise manager...it should show you the problem...you just have to remove the incorrect devise from the list
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nikhil.kdhand said:
Check the devise manager...it should show you the problem...you just have to remove the incorrect devise from the list
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An alternative option is if you are using system restore or have a recent backup, that may bring the system back to a time when everything worked, as well.
thrgk said:
Yea works fine on my laptop. Uninstalled and re installed kies and drivera. Different usb port alao. Not sure. Had to restore windows
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https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/50123401/SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones.exe
Mine will also act up sometimes and re-installing the drivers works for me. I will get the message that the drivers are already installed. Install anyway.

Need a wireless file transfer app

Anybody know of a good free wireless transfer app? I need to transfer from a computer to the phone. I'm currently using a chromebook because my pc motherboard is dead. Chromebook fails to detect the phone as a media device. Need to transfer a large file. 1.7gb
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zander145 said:
Anybody know of a good free wireless transfer app? I need to transfer from a computer to the phone. I'm currently using a chromebook because my pc motherboard is dead. Chromebook fails to detect the phone as a media device. Need to transfer a large file. 1.7gb
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I would recommend airdroid. You can find it on the play store. I used to have this problem with my Nexus 7 where the PC wouldn't recognize it AT ALL. I used airdroid to transfer roms and other stuff to it all the time. I would recommend using it on wifi though because it does use alot of data transferring big files. It really works great though. Just download it and follow the instructions. It will give you a web address to go to on your computer, when you do you will get a prompt on your device asking to allow access, hit grant and then your done. Super easy and super useful. You can also use wireless adb, but it takes a LONG time to transfer files bigger than two or three hundred megabytes. Good luck.
zander145 said:
Anybody know of a good free wireless transfer app? I need to transfer from a computer to the phone. I'm currently using a chromebook because my pc motherboard is dead. Chromebook fails to detect the phone as a media device. Need to transfer a large file. 1.7gb
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I use to use wifi file explorer its prettt nice but now that samsung has their own version I use kies. You probably need the samsung usb drivers for it to recognize your phone. Usb transfer is much fastee btw.
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