Is there a way that I can just connect my Vibrant to a computer without having to Install the Samsung Drivers?, that will be great because I will be able to bring data without a pesky Pen or Flash drive.
Ok the real question should be if I can make other computers see my vibrants SD's without the damn Samsung Drivers...
Settings>Applications>USB Settings
Set to Mass Storage
Settings>Applications>Development
USB Debugging off
ANY USB device you plug into XP/VISTA/7 will install drivers, but in most cases they will be mass storage drivers. This happens when you plug in a USB flash drive into a PC for the first time, Windows will install it's own drivers but work fine after that.
Same with the Vibrant - it will install mass storage drivers only once and after that it will show up as removable storage. The drivers don't have to be downloaded they are built into windows.
If you plan to flash your phone then you will need to download the drivers yourself and enable USB debugging.
But to use your phone as a flash drive just plug it in and you will see 2 new drive letters, on for internal phone memory and one for SD card..
If you updated to froyo.ka6 via mini kies you will also see a third drive, listed as a cd-rom. Weird.
Thx a lot!, ill check it out as soon as possible!
I am trying to view the files on my phone on my PC at work. I am unable to install Kies. I have tried the USB Utilities section but it does not work. On my HTC when you plug the USB in it came up with a menu asking you what you wanted to do, is there sommething like this on Samsung phones?
FYI, this is my first Samsung phone.
Enable USB Debugging mode...not sure if it still needs the drivers for that though, I think you still might.
try pull down the top bar and select the usb message, then click on connect storage from pc
Tried that, still nothing. If you still need drivers thats rediculous! I should b able to plug my phone into any computer and view my sd card files, if not then its not much better than an iphone!
that's strange.. i got sgs2 delivered to my work today, so yeah I have no related software or drivers installed, plugged in and entered usb storage successfully.
Btw my PC is still on XP and i cancelled all the driver request that poped up
vinokirk said:
Tried that, still nothing. If you still need drivers thats rediculous! I should b able to plug my phone into any computer and view my sd card files, if not then its not much better than an iphone!
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No drivers needed AFAIK for mass storage... Can you check device manager and see if it shows.
Got it:
-Enable usb debugging
-return to home screen
-plug usb cable in
-pull down status bar
-press ' connect usb storage' button
vinokirk said:
Got it:
-Enable usb debugging
-return to home screen
-plug usb cable in
-pull down status bar
-press ' connect usb storage' button
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It works for the internal mass storage, but i have a 16GB Sandisk SDHC card installed... i used to see/find both the internal storage and the 16GB card in my computer after connecting through USB cable but suddenly from today i am not seeing the 16GB card though it is accessible through My Files on the phone.
Any help??
Ok it's very simple you go settings then wireless and networks,usb utilities,click turn on usb storage then connect cable to pc.
i go into settings and choose usb debugging this way it stops the kies pop up each time
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vinokirk said:
Got it:
-Enable usb debugging
-return to home screen
-plug usb cable in
-pull down status bar
-press ' connect usb storage' button
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There is another approach.
1- Disconnect cable from phone
2 - Disable (uncheck): Applications \ Development \ USB Debugging
3- Go to Wireless and network \ USB utilities
4- Click Connect storage to PC. A message will show up with a "Cancel" button. DO NOT CLICK IT.
5- Connect cable to phone. The little green robot will show up.
6- Click the button to enable USB mass storage.
Whats the catch?: If you only enable USB debugging, only the Extenal SD will mount. If you do this way, then Internal USB and Extenal, both, will be mounted.
dartveiga said:
There is another approach.
1- Disconnect cable from phone
2 - Disable (uncheck): Applications \ Development \ USB Debugging
3- Go to Wireless and network \ USB utilities
4- Click Connect storage to PC. A message will show up with a "Cancel" button. DO NOT CLICK IT.
5- Connect cable to phone. The little green robot will show up.
6- Click the button to enable USB mass storage.
Whats the catch?: If you only enable USB debugging, only the Extenal SD will mount. If you do this way, then Internal USB and Extenal, both, will be mounted.
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tried this to no avail. After I connect cable at step 5, no little green guy, no option to choose? Any ideas?
Is it a proper data cable?
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wickedsaint said:
It works for the internal mass storage, but i have a 16GB Sandisk SDHC card installed... i used to see/find both the internal storage and the 16GB card in my computer after connecting through USB cable but suddenly from today i am not seeing the 16GB card though it is accessible through My Files on the phone.
Any help??
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The external storage is actually a sub directory on the phone storage, it's called external_sd_card iirc (if I remember correctly)
Welcome to the world of Samsung
UMS not mounting - W7
Hello, I have the same problem.
I have done the following already and it doesn't work:
·Updated Kies in hope to get the drivers for my phone.
·Looked for support in official Samsung website, thus downloading a program to install the drivers for my phone.
·Update through Windows update (failed in windows)
Also when i enable USB debugging mode I am forced to disable it just before turning on the USB Mass Storage. Doesn't mount and doesn't recognise phone (can't find in Device Manager).
I suppose I could live using the MTP way but still, like voiced by other people I would also like to have USB Mass Storage mode.
Thank you.
Solution:
I think I have found the solution, I have not tried this yet and supposedly you need CF-root kernel (so Siyah and other kernels might not work). Here is the link:
CLICK HERE
Like the author of that thread has said, I am not responsible if your phone gets bricked, stolen, eaten, drunk, chewed by your dog or anything of the sorts either directly or indirectly! USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!
Quick question,
I currently have the Epic, which requires a driver installed on the computer before the SD card will mount properly on a windows PC.
I use my phone to upload things for work now and then, and this is a major hassle for me.
I'm thinking of moving to the Galaxy S2 when it comes out in the US, and I was wondering if the S2 mounts properly without a driver?
It's sad to be jealous of friends with HTC phones that mount properly and don't need drivers installed to simply connect to a pc.
If you set it to 'usb debug mode', it auto installs and will come up as 2 card readers.
It even works on my car's head unit so it is in usb mass storage mode.
Without debug mode it'll be detected as a phone but I'm not sure what it'll come up as since all the pc ive connected it to have samsung Kies.
Personally I use widget apps like 'multi mount sd' so I can still use the phone while the usb is accessible by the pc.
When I first got my phone and plugged it into my computer, I had to use the pulldown menu and press a "connect to USB" button for my phone to be mounted in Windows so I could access the phone storage. Once I was done, I had to unmount the phone by using the Windows safely remove hardware function.
Now when I connect my phone it simply tries to connect to Kies and although my phone does appear within Windows and I can access the files, I don't have the connect to USB feature and when I'm done, there's nothing to unmount.
What happened? In both situations, I don't even have Kies installed, so the connect to USB option was obviously what I wanted.
Enable USB debugging to mount to usb the old fashion way. Note that if you have a sdcard in the phone when you do this, both the phone's internal memory and your sdcard will show up as two separate drives on your computer.
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Thanks. Makes sense now... when rooting it I obviously had USB debugging enabled... guess I disabled it and didn't put two and two together.
when I plug in my I717 via USB in my desktop, windows sees it as Samsung Android device, but when I go into windows explorer, there's nothing to see (the usb or sd storage isnt listed at all) and I do have mtp usb storage activated on the phone and usb debug. I am running gingerbread touchwiz rom. I can see the phone and transfer files wirelessly with ES file explorer, but I cant access the sd card or the phones internal storage through usb windows explorer connection even though device management shows Samsung android device. Windows Device manager shows the phone with no yellow flags. anyone had this happen and found solution to share? thanks
You can try rebooting the computer, using different usb ports, using a different cable. I don't know if this works on gingerbread but I have used it on jellybean roms before when I've had trouble connecting... https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.zatta.USB_switch
Just thought of one other thing. You didn't say anything about Windows loading the device drivers so I gotta ask if you have installed the Samsung drivers?
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Just thought of one other thing. You didn't say anything about Windows loading the device drivers so I gotta ask if you have installed the Samsung drivers?
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yep..have samsung drivers. also, about the app you linked above, I'd like to try it out but google play says its not compatible with my device (probably because I'm still on gingerbread). anywhere else I can download the apk and try manual install?
I think your problem is that you are connecting via MTP (media transfer protocol). You need to connect via USB mass storage. With your Note not connected to your PC, go into Settings, under Wireless and network look for USB utilities. Follow the phone's instructions for connecting to USB storage to your PC. Wait for the Windows autostart to read the phone storage. (My PC is XP and takes a minute or so.) Then you should see two new drives show on Windows Explorer. One is phone internal storage and the other is the phone's external SD card. Hope this works for you. Good luck!
I believe sonebwood is on the right track on this. I remember when the Note first came out I had to change something to get windows to see the drives. Is there any particular reason you keep the phone on gingerbread? ICS was a lot better and you can update to JB through Kies.