[Q] Computer not detecting Gear S - Samsung Gear S

Hello, I am having trouble with my computer recognizing my gear s, and yes it has the USB debugging option checked. I have tried on my Mac and my PC-Windows computer. Is anyone else having this issue..or does someone know a solution?

fmedrano said:
Hello, I am having trouble with my computer recognizing my gear s, and yes it has the USB debugging option checked. I have tried on my Mac and my PC-Windows computer. Is anyone else having this issue..or does someone know a solution?
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A - 85%. The usb cable is not compatible or is defective. I have 5+ microUSB cables that are known good charging cables but they don't work for data. They are like that by design as they are for charging only, they come with things that will never use a data connection, such as a battery powered keyboard w/rechargeable internal battery or bluetooth headphones that only adopt the microUSB connection for power but look just like every other microUSB cable.
B - 10%. No drivers installed*. Have you checked down by the clock in windows to see if its trying to install drivers? If its an older PC where Windows Updates are disabled and the pc is set to not look online for drivers, this is possible, but highly unlikely since it doesn't work on the MAC. Also, usb debugging isn't needed in most cases. Even with that disabled, you should still be able to see the watch and the 4 basic folders.
*in the highly unlikely event that you really do need windows drivers, download here.
C - 5%. Have you messed with the watch before? eg; rooting or anything like that? If so, its RARE but has happened where in 1/30 cases after trying to flash something or rooting that the watch becomes unresponsive to data on the usb connection. If thats the case, rebooting into recovery mode will very correct your issue.
There ya go..... in order of probability.

I also have quite a few of cables. The ones that I use for data I have them marked. As stated by cipher.....cables might look the same but don't function the same.

Thanks
Wow you were right..I feel silly now lol

fmedrano said:
Wow you were right..I feel silly now lol
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Don't feel bad... the only reason that I know about it is because I went through it too. Now all my cables are labeled.

Can u reupload drivers please, above link is dead...

cipherswitch said:
A - 85%. The usb cable is not compatible or is defective. I have 5+ microUSB cables that are known good charging cables but they don't work for data. They are like that by design as they are for charging only, they come with things that will never use a data connection, such as a battery powered keyboard w/rechargeable internal battery or bluetooth headphones that only adopt the microUSB connection for power but look just like every other microUSB cable.
B - 10%. No drivers installed*. Have you checked down by the clock in windows to see if its trying to install drivers? If its an older PC where Windows Updates are disabled and the pc is set to not look online for drivers, this is possible, but highly unlikely since it doesn't work on the MAC. Also, usb debugging isn't needed in most cases. Even with that disabled, you should still be able to see the watch and the 4 basic folders.
*in the highly unlikely event that you really do need windows drivers, download here.
C - 5%. Have you messed with the watch before? eg; rooting or anything like that? If so, its RARE but has happened where in 1/30 cases after trying to flash something or rooting that the watch becomes unresponsive to data on the usb connection. If thats the case, rebooting into recovery mode will very correct your issue.
There ya go..... in order of probability.
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:good: that is the best answer i have read to solve any issue !

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[Q]How to Fix USB problem

how do i fix the "Usb not recognize"
Did you install the Samsung drivers?
nope, but i know this is a problem with rom? cause yesterday it's fine but when i reinstall bionix usb can't recognize now... what should i do?
Try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728929
already install it, not working...
and also
"Internal/External Sdcard Mounting Fix - for all 2.2 roms - *11/20/10*"
other method/s ??
FIXED.
But CD ROM on Vibrant?? how to remove this?
USB not recognized - how I fixed my problem
I've been beating my head over this for about a week. I've installed/uninstalled drivers a dozen times, cleaned the registry, deleted application data, etc.
The puzzling thing for me was that it had worked reliably for me at one time, and I had gotten it to work on a couple of other occasions through all of the gyrations above. The phone also works fine on another computer. WTF?
After a fair amount of googling I pieced together enough to start questioning the integrity of the USB connection. Some people said using a different cable worked, others said plugging into a different USB port worked.
What worked for me was moving the USB cable from the front panel connector on the computer to a back panel connector (soldered directly to the mother board). As I said before, others have said changing cables worked for them.
I suspect that the phone's USB signal integrity is marginal (possibly bad impedance matching). Add to that questionable quality control on cabling inside and outside the computer.
Anyway, try connecting to a different port on the computer and/or changing your usb cable.
Dave L.
I have only 1 problem now, CD Drive on Vibrant? everytime i plugged my phone there is always a CD Drive... Any solution for that?
kazumahits said:
I have only 1 problem now, CD Drive on Vibrant? everytime i plugged my phone there is always a CD Drive... Any solution for that?
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Sorry, I missed that you had fixed the connection issue. No, I don't have a fix for the CD problem.
FreeRangeChicken said:
Sorry, I missed that you had fixed the connection issue. No, I don't have a fix for the CD problem.
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hehee.. i tried your methods, and it works so dont feel sorry. i forgot to reply it, i fixed already...
thanks for your help dude ...
Fix USB Device Not Recognized
I went through the biggest search to try and fix this issue. Connected my Vibrant on different computers(different OS's) and found not a single solution along with drivers. Tried different usb cables and nothing but the same error. Look inside the usb port of the phone.....ah ha!!! small amount of lint managed its way in there and stuck to the pins. I was able to charge so it never occurred to me up until last night when I wanted to put in a new ROM. I used a thumb tack and carefully cleaned the port( REMOVE THE BATTERY FROM THE PHONE BEFORE DOING THIS!!!)
Also make sure the cable didn't suck up some of the lint too. this happened to me too.
Good luck

[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?

[Q] Micro usb connector broken?

My problem is that I cannot connect my Galaxy S II to computer. When I try to connect it only says "unknown device". I have tried with newest Kies and without Kies. With multiple computers with Vista and Windows 7 32bit. Also downloaded Samsung Galaxy S drivers manually from web but with no avail. And I have tried with Usb-debugging on and without it. I also tested USB-mass storage setting but it does nothing. Computer also says "unknown device" when I try to connect phone while in download mode.
The charging works btw.
When I connect the cable my phone just makes the normal sound but the mass storage android man newer appears to top tray. I have also made factory reset and cache delete from recovery but with no luck.
I would like to flash different rom with Odin but I cannot do that when the connection is not working. My current rom is official XXLPQ ics. The usb cable isn't the problem because I have tried with different cables which work normally with other phones.
Is the warranty repair only solution? Really wouldn't want to be without my Galaxy during the repair time.
Sounds like it's going to need a check over, if it wasn't for the fact you have tried multiple computers AND leads, as I had a similar problem but found it was down to my PC needing a fresh install.
Unless others with similar experiences have advice it doesn't sound good, as though pins 2, 3, or 4 have problems maybe, or that the board within the phone has bent up or down through rough handling/tug on the cable.
When did it start happening? I had a fright by tripping over the phone while plugged in, and ripped the plug out while launching the phone across the room. It broke the charger and thought I'd killed the port on the phone, but found if I propped the plug up and put weight on the phone it would connect, like this...
hxxp://i.imgur.com/y1bPj.jpg
Might work if the board has got a whack like mine did.
Sub Atomic Specialist said:
Sounds like it's going to need a check over, if it wasn't for the fact you have tried multiple computers AND leads, as I had a similar problem but found it was down to my PC needing a fresh install.
Unless others with similar experiences have advice it doesn't sound good, as though pins 2, 3, or 4 have problems maybe, or that the board within the phone has bent up or down through rough handling/tug on the cable.
When did it start happening? I had a fright by tripping over the phone while plugged in, and ripped the plug out while launching the phone across the room. It broke the charger and thought I'd killed the port on the phone, but found if I propped the plug up and put weight on the phone it would connect, like this...
hxxp://i.imgur.com/y1bPj.jpg
Might work if the board has got a whack like mine did.
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I received it like this. Only 4 months old though. I tried to bent the cable plug slightly when connected to computer but it didn't help.
check wiv diff cable..
install phone drivers in kies...
check usb port on phone and pc ,if any debris then clean...
android on tray -drag down and c if u can connect as storage...
rocky23 said:
check wiv diff cable..
install phone drivers in kies...
check usb port on phone and pc ,if any debris then clean...
android on tray -drag down and c if u can connect as storage...
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As I mentioned earlier I have tried all that.

[Q] SGS2 can't get along with my computer, desperate!

My SGS2 keeps disconnecting and reconnecting the usb with my computer. This is hapenning for quite a long time now.
I keep hearing the windows connect/disconnect usb sound when my phone is plugged in, making it unable to recognize the device.
Today, it finally didn't had this problem for a while, so I took my chance to get back to stock ROM (because I need to send my phone to Samsung for camera problems). So I flashed stock ROM with ODIN, but I encoutered a problem: it didn't get further than the boot animation.
When I tried to reflash, ODIN didn't recognize my phone anymore, just like before. When I plug in my SGS2 to my computer while on download mode, it just keeps reconecting the USB, so the device can't be installed.
Tried a different computer. It kept being connected, but that comp sucks and it couldn't recognize my phone at all. My own computer also has problems recognizing the SGS2, but also has the problem that it can't stay connected.
Things to know:
- Other usb devices do stay connected, it's just for my sgs2
- I've tried different USB hubs etc., reinstalling Kies, uninstalling drivers.
- It does keep charging the phone, even when the computer makes the disconnect sound. That makes it even weirder!
Basically I'm seriously out of clues how to revive my phone
I don't want to send it to Samsung, scared of losing warranty.
You guys are my last hope!
to start the ball rolling, YOU SHOULDNT BE connecting sgs2 to a HUB, thats probably the fault, second, have you tried a different usb lead or a different computer with the same lead to either verify if its the phone or lead at fault??
No one on here can answer your question because it sounds like a hardware issue, wire or hub or charger port, but it is an elimination process and only you can do that.
If you try everything and still get no joy, restore your pc to an earlier point, uninstall the samsung drivers and re-install them etc etc.
I very much doubt its a software problem tho, looking at what you tried already, lots of people use hubs, if youre flashing roms and your connected to a hub then ya play a dangerous game and risk soft bricking your phone, most of the time odin wont recognise your phone through a hub, same if ya usb lead is too long, itll charge but no data. always connect it directly to the pc usb 2 port.
gazza35 said:
to start the ball rolling, YOU SHOULDNT BE connecting sgs2 to a HUB, thats probably the fault, second, have you tried a different usb lead or a different computer with the same lead to either verify if its the phone or lead at fault??
No one on here can answer your question because it sounds like a hardware issue, wire or hub or charger port, but it is an elimination process and only you can do that.
If you try everything and still get no joy, restore your pc to an earlier point, uninstall the samsung drivers and re-install them etc etc.
I very much doubt its a software problem tho, looking at what you tried already, lots of people use hubs, if youre flashing roms and your connected to a hub then ya play a dangerous game and risk soft bricking your phone, most of the time odin wont recognise your phone through a hub, same if ya usb lead is too long, itll charge but no data. always connect it directly to the pc usb 2 port.
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Ow, I think I used the wrong word. I meant to say port instead of hub.. Translation fail there. So that's not the problem, I've put the cable directly into the USB port.
I think you are right about the hardware problem. I'm just not sure where the problem is. I only have one cable, so I can't test that atm. But like I said, the connection problem does NOT occur on another computer. It keeps the device connected (as an unknown device though).
So it's weird: it looks like a SGS2 hardware problem, but on the same time it has a different problem on a different computer. It's really confusing...
Thanks for the quick reply by the way
sebas156 said:
Ow, I think I used the wrong word. I meant to say port instead of hub.. Translation fail there. So that's not the problem, I've put the cable directly into the USB port.
I think you are right about the hardware problem. I'm just not sure where the problem is. I only have one cable, so I can't test that atm. But like I said, the connection problem does NOT occur on another computer. It keeps the device connected (as an unknown device though).
So it's weird: it looks like a SGS2 hardware problem, but on the same time it has a different problem on a different computer. It's really confusing...
Thanks for the quick reply by the way
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Android Sync manager Wifi is the answer you're looking for ^^
no more plugging in this... mounting that...
NB, has a pc side component
King_Rat said:
Android Sync manager Wifi is the answer you're looking for ^^
no more plugging in this... mounting that...
NB, has a pc side component
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Then please explain me how I could ever do that when there is no working ROM on my phone. I'm stuck on the 'restore with Kies' screen, like I told in my post (yes, still). And how it will ever work with ODIN? It won't...
Now not any computer is connecting with my sgs2. It just doesn't show anything (not even unknown device). I'm going to try to buy a new cable. Is it needed to buy a Samsung cable? Because it's harder to find than just a regular usb to micro usb cable (and more expensive ). This is my last hope. When it's not working, I need to send it to Samsung.
sebas156 said:
Then please explain me how I could ever do that when there is no working ROM on my phone. I'm stuck on the 'restore with Kies' screen, like I told in my post (yes, still). And how it will ever work with ODIN? It won't...
Now not any computer is connecting with my sgs2. It just doesn't show anything (not even unknown device). I'm going to try to buy a new cable. Is it needed to buy a Samsung cable? Because it's harder to find than just a regular usb to micro usb cable. This is my last hope. When it's not working, I need to send it to Samsung.
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You need to replace your usb board within your phone. New part can be found on ebay for around $10. It's a really simple task replacing it. No soldering or anything.
It's been well documented on these boards.
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DNA now won't connect to PC

So I was just going to change ROMs, and I realized that my DNA won't connect to a PC over USB anymore. I always plug it in at work via USB to a laptop to charge, and it would normally open the autostart/autorun window, which I would always notice because I'll switch computers often. Last week the autostart dialog stopped opening, but I was distracted with work being busy and it just went to the back of my mind.
Until now.
I've checked all the normal trivial stuff... trying different cables, using different USB ports, and obviously different PCs. It also won't be detected by ADB. Yes, developer options are enabled, yes USB debugging is enabled. It sounds to me like its the port on the phone, so then I'm screwed, but I was just wondering if anyone knows any tricks I can try.
Are you running a custom rom? Go to settings>storage>storage settings>USB computer connection and make sure the connect as Media device (MTP) is checked. Same thing happened to me and some how this setting was unchecked
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You going to laugh at me but download PDAnet and it will redownload the correct drivers.
Bartikus said:
So I was just going to change ROMs, and I realized that my DNA won't connect to a PC over USB anymore. I always plug it in at work via USB to a laptop to charge, and it would normally open the autostart/autorun window, which I would always notice because I'll switch computers often. Last week the autostart dialog stopped opening, but I was distracted with work being busy and it just went to the back of my mind.
Until now.
I've checked all the normal trivial stuff... trying different cables, using different USB ports, and obviously different PCs. It also won't be detected by ADB. Yes, developer options are enabled, yes USB debugging is enabled. It sounds to me like its the port on the phone, so then I'm screwed, but I was just wondering if anyone knows any tricks I can try.
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Have you found a solution for this? I am in the exact same situation with no solutions working for me. I tried PDAnet and many other things. The device is unrecognized by my computer completely not even showing up in the device manager. This likely is a hardware issue, but I'm rooted with no way to return to stock because I can't connect to my computer which makes me unable to use my warranty for repair. This is a really unfortunate pickle as I'm not sure if I can even do anything at this point. I have found online that people with a hardware issue with connecting to their computers also had the slow charge notification when charging either through the computer or the power adapter. Mine does not display slow charge which gives me some hope that it is somehow a driver issue. Do you get the slow charge notification at all?
EDIT: It's a hardware issue for me. Noticed my charger is sticking slightly more out than usual, and it just can't get the right connection
ASAPscotty said:
Have you found a solution for this? I am in the exact same situation with no solutions working for me. I tried PDAnet and many other things. The device is unrecognized by my computer completely not even showing up in the device manager. This likely is a hardware issue, but I'm rooted with no way to return to stock because I can't connect to my computer which makes me unable to use my warranty for repair. This is a really unfortunate pickle as I'm not sure if I can even do anything at this point. I have found online that people with a hardware issue with connecting to their computers also had the slow charge notification when charging either through the computer or the power adapter. Mine does not display slow charge which gives me some hope that it is somehow a driver issue. Do you get the slow charge notification at all?
EDIT: It's a hardware issue for me. Noticed my charger is sticking slightly more out than usual, and it just can't get the right connection
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Do what i said
Question after download PDA net is that via desktop or phone cause I'm in the same situation it won't pop up on my comp and I can't adb or fastboot into the device I'm stuck in recovery with a wiped system
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demon28 said:
Question after download PDA net is that via desktop or phone cause I'm in the same situation it won't pop up on my comp and I can't adb or fastboot into the device I'm stuck in recovery with a wiped system
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Hey guys, just figured I'd follow up. Sorry for the delay, XDA email notifications somehow ended up in my spam folder.
Anyway, for me it just turned out to be that all the cables I tried were bad. Pretty low odds, I'm actually surprised both my cable at home and the one at work were all bad. Sure enough I tried it with a coworker's cable and it worked fine.
demon28 said:
Question after download PDA net is that via desktop or phone cause I'm in the same situation it won't pop up on my comp and I can't adb or fastboot into the device I'm stuck in recovery with a wiped system
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hey I am in same situation cand do anything did you find the solution plzz help me
Bartikus said:
Hey guys, just figured I'd follow up. Sorry for the delay, XDA email notifications somehow ended up in my spam folder.
Anyway, for me it just turned out to be that all the cables I tried were bad. Pretty low odds, I'm actually surprised both my cable at home and the one at work were all bad. Sure enough I tried it with a coworker's cable and it worked fine.
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If they charge your phone there not bad. Just an FYI
the same problem
hello i had the same problem,its the usb port part on the phone.this is what i mean
so you can replace it!!! with 20 euros
or 15 euros from china

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