Guys,
need your help. Computers dont see my device even like usb device (i tried on several PCs). Normally windows flashes when see that usb device is connected, but in my case nothing is happenning. The same story with ActiveSync. PDA also just shows that battery is charging and doesnt show any signs that pc is connected. I've made several hard resets but it didnt help. Other functions work perfect. Please advice.
did you try a different cable? and check the usb port on your device
XtreMe_G said:
did you try a different cable? and check the usb port on your device
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Yep, I did. I used different cables and tried on several computers. No success...
Go to start, settings, connections tab at the bottom. Click on USB to PC, uncheck advanced network funtionality. If it's uncheck try checking it. Also make sure that you have activesync version 4.5. If you are still unable to connect try disabling your windows firewall or norton, mcafee etc.
make sure Windows Mobile based device connectivity
is enabled in services.
gqstatus0685 said:
Go to start, settings, connections tab at the bottom. Click on USB to PC, uncheck advanced network funtionality. If it's uncheck try checking it. Also make sure that you have activesync version 4.5. If you are still unable to connect try disabling your windows firewall or norton, mcafee etc.
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I followed your advice and unchecked and checked it again. It didnt help. I also checked mcaffee, it doesnt conflict with activesync and before i didnt experience any problems with mcaffee and my pda connection. So the problem is not in win.firewall (disabled) and mcaffee. I use Activesync 4.5, build 5096. I think the problem is in my PDA, cause i tried to connect it to different computers and it wasnt recognized even as usb device as normally happens when you connect any usb device to pc.
ekw said:
make sure Windows Mobile based device connectivity
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How to check that? I didnt see such option before.
Vivendi said:
How to check that? I didnt see such option before.
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control panel -> Administrative tools -> services ->
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if you dont see it, you may need to reinstall windows mobile device center
Did it ever connect?
Having the windows services started will not effect the device being detected as a USB device...it should at least show up in device manager.
If you have already tried this on several computers with several cables and have also tried unchecking the advanced USB functionality as described above, then I hate to say it but either you have no idea what you are doing (unlikely...as it's pretty simple to plug in a phone) or the phone is bad.
There are quite a few things that can stop the phone from Activesyncing properly....but not much that would prevent it from coming up in device manager.
You might want to try syncing over Bluetooth if your PC has it.
ekw said:
control panel -> Administrative tools -> services ->
if you dont see it, you may need to reinstall windows mobile device center
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I dont have such service in my service list, but it seems to me i saw it before... How to reinstall it?
bengalih said:
Did it ever connect?
Having the windows services started will not effect the device being detected as a USB device...it should at least show up in device manager.
If you have already tried this on several computers with several cables and have also tried unchecking the advanced USB functionality as described above, then I hate to say it but either you have no idea what you are doing (unlikely...as it's pretty simple to plug in a phone) or the phone is bad.
There are quite a few things that can stop the phone from Activesyncing properly....but not much that would prevent it from coming up in device manager.
You might want to try syncing over Bluetooth if your PC has it.
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It worked perfect before, but recently ceased to communicate
You don't need that service... he is showing you a Vista machine and yours is XP.
And, as stated no running service is going to cause the device to not be seen via device manager, that is a low level hardware bus even before drivers for the device are installed (assuming the USB bus and host adapters work).
First work on getting it seen in device manager and then worry about how to get it to sync.
Check your USB port on the phone and see if the plastic core is straight across or curved down. If curved, the problem is likely the port itself.
If you have one of the HTC splitters that allows you to use headphones and charger simultaneously, try connecting via that.
i doubt its the usb port, im pretty positive its the service. My kaiser wont connect without the service under Vista. doesnt even show up as a generic device.
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i doubt its the usb port, im pretty positive its the service. My kaiser wont connect without the service under Vista. doesnt even show up as a generic device.
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That is a service that is new to vista. XP doesn't have that service. But you are correct, mobile devices won't connect without it running in Vista.
Vivendi said:
I also checked mcaffee, it doesnt conflict with activesync and before i didnt experience any problems with mcaffee and my pda connection. So the problem is not in win.firewall (disabled) and mcaffee.
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Coming from a PC technician, test it with everything in McAfee disabled. Don't just assume there is no conflict because it doesn't report it. Although you said you tried it on several PC's so that would eliminate it as a suspect .
BTW, what changed when you noticed it was no longer connecting? New software, new ROM, etc... Is it still under warranty?
If there were no software changes preceding the problem, I'd go back and check the hardware possibilities. I can't think of anything that would disable the service unless you tried to run some type of system optimizer.
Hi,
This may help
> Start > Right click on My computer > Properties > Hardware (tab) > Device manager
It will open a list of devices , find USB controller ( Universal Serial Bus Controller )
Right click on it > Update ( or something like that ) . ( make sure your kaiser connected to pc through miniusb )
If it doesnt say anything about recognizing your kaiser. Try to delete (uninstall ) some ( or all ) of the items in USB controller ( above ) .
And then, update it again.
It worked for me most of the time when my pc dont recognize the device.
Goodluck
Aberz - You're a great example of how to start contributing as soon as you join the forum. Glad to see ya' here!
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Aberz - You're a great example of how to start contributing as soon as you join the forum. Glad to see ya' here!
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thanks . It doesnt cost me nothing but save another guy something, why not lol .
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Hi All
What is Internet Sharing? is it a program? I cant find this on my ATT Tilt. Can someone explain or direct me how to use internet sharing?? Thanks
Did you even use the Search button??? A simple query of Internet Sharing on the Tilt brought back 10 pages of results, & a ton of them would of pointed you to the solution. Don't be lazy! This is a community & as such certain thing are expected of it's members.
Here you go, your one & only spoon feeding.
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It's hidden by AT&T. You can find the .exe in \windows. Copy it & paste a shortcut in \windows\start menu\programs.
Now wipe your chin.
Don’t mind the abrasive Yank (lol). Internet sharing simply allows you to share your internet connection on your Kaiser with your laptop/computer. It is perfect for those who have unlimited data (like me).
To use internet sharing, you have to connect your Kaiser via the supplied USB or Bluetooth. If you don’t have internal Bluetooth and are void of a Bluetooth adaptor, then the USB cable is the best way to share your Kaisers internet- and it also seems to be quicker!
Thanks for the spoon feeding yummy. Will search in the future.
A simple query of Internet Sharing on the Tilt brought back 10 pages of results, & a ton of them would of pointed you to the solution
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i got 9 pages of results, but im still at a loss on how to set up internet sharing??
found the IS program in file explora / window, conected my usb lead to the laptop, then bugger all?
Anyone want to give me and the OP a decent how to link?
cheers
fil said:
i got 9 pages of results, but im still at a loss on how to set up internet sharing??
found the IS program in file explora / window, conected my usb lead to the laptop, then bugger all?
Anyone want to give me and the OP a decent how to link?
cheers
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Find and run the Internet Sharing program. May have to search the windows folder. Select USB or BT, select Media Net (works for me), press connect and than connect the phone to computer. Not sure about XP but Vista picks up the connection as soon as I plug in with USB. With BT you have to go to the PC and select BT PAN and than connect.
Should be that simple...
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fil said:
i got 9 pages of results, but im still at a loss on how to set up internet sharing??
found the IS program in file explora / window, conected my usb lead to the laptop, then bugger all?
Anyone want to give me and the OP a decent how to link?
cheers
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There have been numerous 'how to thread's but the search function is pretty
poor. I suggest you use internet sharing on your laptop/computer by using the USB cable, as the internet speeds are quicker.
1) Connect your Kaiser to your laptop/computer via the USB cable (which should have been supplied with your Kaiser)
2) Click on 'Start' then 'Programmes', then onto 'internet Sharing'.
3) Select 'USB Sharing' under the PC Connection type setting.
Then click on your web browser and you're good to go
This is how it works for me on a relatively new Windows Vista laptop with my MDA Vario III. I haven't tried it on my XP computer.
at0mAng & 246810, cheers, do you need activesync on ther pc? as i have tried the above with XP and it aint having it???
works great for me with a brand new laptop w/ XP and yes I do have activesync but it is disabled once you use ICS on your kaiser
digging up abit of an old issue here, but still cant get it to work?
246810 said:
1) Connect your Kaiser to your laptop/computer via the USB cable (which should have been supplied with your Kaiser)
2) Click on 'Start' then 'Programmes', then onto 'internet Sharing'.
3) Select 'USB Sharing' under the PC Connection type setting.
Then click on your web browser and you're good to go
This is how it works for me on a relatively new Windows Vista laptop with my MDA Vario III. I haven't tried it on my XP computer.
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done steps 1, 2 and 3 then hit connect on my kaiser, which then says connected.
on my XP laptop open ie, and nothing, get work offline or try again, cant get no net sharing to work! ?
I have cyangen running but when i connect to my computer via usb it doesn't recongnize it. I installed the drivers, I tried 64bit and 32bit. I'm on window7 64bit.
I tried running adb devices and nothing shows up.
Baseband: I9000XXJVK
kernel: 2.6.35.4+ [email protected]
Build Number: GRJ22
Nightly 05062011
have you tried the i9000 drivers?
Have you tried different USB ports and do you have a different USB cable you can try?
Also, do you know how to get into Device Manager when the phone is plugged in to see if Windows even recognizes a device is plugged in? If so, check and see if anything looks wrong (like anything saying unrecognized device). Unplug the phone and see if that goes away. If it does, then that is your phone and you will manually have to install the drivers. PM me if you don't know how to do it and I'll walk you thru.
Where did you get the drivers for your phone and what phone do you have? This is the forum for the Captivate but it appears you are on Sprint which should mean you have a different phone. Regardless, the above will work for any device being plugged into a computer.
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Have you tried different USB ports and do you have a different USB cable you can try?
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Yes and yes
rselvaggio said:
Also, do you know how to get into Device Manager when the phone is plugged in to see if Windows even recognizes a device is plugged in? If so, check and see if anything looks wrong (like anything saying unrecognized device). Unplug the phone and see if that goes away.
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i kept getting this errror last night, i should have mentioned it, sorry.
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If it does, then that is your phone and you will manually have to install the drivers. PM me if you don't know how to do it and I'll walk you thru.
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could you help me out with this pls
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Where did you get the drivers for your phone and what phone do you have? This is the forum for the Captivate but it appears you are on Sprint which should mean you have a different phone. Regardless, the above will work for any device being plugged into a computer.
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I got the drivers from a link from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
and i also tried the AIO capitivate toolbox and i also tried the i9000 samsung drivers but they appear to be the same from the link i provided.
I also should have mentioned this is for my girlfriends phone, I have a LG Optimus S, on sprint.
Sorry if i was kind of vague in my op post, but thanks for the help.
eltrutgnik said:
Yes and yes
i kept getting this errror last night, i should have mentioned it, sorry.
could you help me out with this pls
I got the drivers from a link from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
and i also tried the AIO capitivate toolbox and i also tried the i9000 samsung drivers but they appear to be the same from the link i provided.
I also should have mentioned this is for my girlfriends phone, I have a LG Optimus S, on sprint.
Sorry if i was kind of vague in my op post, but thanks for the help.
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Sounds like you are using Captivate drivers for an Optimus phone. Each phone will have different drivers for the computer to recognize them properly.
Here is a link to the LG site to download the drivers. Give it a try and see if this fixes your problem. If not, we will go to a next step.
http://www.lg.com/us/support/mc-support/mobile-phone-support.jsp
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Sounds like you are using Captivate drivers for an Optimus phone. Each phone will have different drivers for the computer to recognize them properly.
Here is a link to the LG site to download the drivers. Give it a try and see if this fixes your problem. If not, we will go to a next step.
http://www.lg.com/us/support/mc-support/mobile-phone-support.jsp
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My LG phone works perfectly(well not perfectly, nothing is perfect).
I'm having trouble with the Samsung Captivate. All the problems with the usb is for the Captivate.
eltrutgnik said:
My LG phone works perfectly(well not perfectly, nothing is perfect).
I'm having trouble with the Samsung Captivate. All the problems with the usb is for the Captivate.
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OK, I was confused when you said this was about your girlfriend's phone. No problem though.
First, remove any drivers for the phone that you have installed in Control Panel and either Add/Remove Programs or Programs and Features. Unplug the phone from the computer. Next, go to the official Samsung website http://www.samsung.com/us/support/downloads/SGH-I897ZKAATT and download the drivers, not Kies. Install the drivers first, then plug your phone back in. That should work assuming you uninstalled the drivers from DesignGears.
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OK, I was confused when you said this was about your girlfriend's phone. No problem though.
First, remove any drivers for the phone that you have installed in Control Panel and either Add/Remove Programs or Programs and Features. Unplug the phone from the computer. Next, go to the official Samsung website http://www.samsung.com/us/support/downloads/SGH-I897ZKAATT and download the drivers, not Kies. Install the drivers first, then plug your phone back in. That should work assuming you uninstalled the drivers from DesignGears.
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Same
The reason I want the drivers is because Im getting the "phone+!+computer" but some how it still boots up normally. I tried installing a different rom but it doesnt' let me
Gonna send you a PM
Hey guys, I seem to be having the exact same problem with my Captivate. On my main desktop running Win7 32bit, it keeps saying unrecognized device, but it works on my laptop running Win7 64bit. I also used the same drivers from the thread OP posted.
Have you guys found a solution yet?
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Hey guys, I seem to be having the exact same problem with my Captivate. On my main desktop running Win7 32bit, it keeps saying unrecognized device, but it works on my laptop running Win7 64bit. I also used the same drivers from the thread OP posted.
Have you guys found a solution yet?
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well i just bought a new usb cable, the two cables i used before were long. The new one is short, so maybe that was it? Just try using different cables.
csingh said:
Hey guys, I seem to be having the exact same problem with my Captivate. On my main desktop running Win7 32bit, it keeps saying unrecognized device, but it works on my laptop running Win7 64bit. I also used the same drivers from the thread OP posted.
Have you guys found a solution yet?
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Try another cable if you can. Try plugging into a different USB port. Try uninstall and reinstall the drivers. Try downloading a fresh set of drivers and reinstall. Try the official drivers at Samsung's website.
Have you tried to see if the phone is recognized in both download mode and it's regular running state? If it works in download mode, it might be a problem with the ROM that was flashed.
Good luck!!
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well i just bought a new usb cable, the two cables i used before were long. The new one is short, so maybe that was it? Just try using different cables.
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Hope the cable works, however the length of the cable isn't going to be a big issue. The main one I use for flashing is something like 2ft long. I had to replace a cable where the phone and the cable wouldn't "lock" together when plugged in. Had a soft brick when I tried to use it.
Anyways, I hope the cable ends up being your issue so we can call this one solved.
I am using Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit and am having trouble getting my laptop to recognize the phone through the USB cable since I've installed Win 7 SP1. After Googling, it seems others are having the same issue after SP1 install. I tried uninstalling the SP1 update but I'm still having the issue. Likewise, on m wife's Win 7 Home Premium 64bit (no SP), I can connect the phone via USB just fine and see the files/folders through Explorer.
I've tried uninstalling the drivers on my laptop and rebooting, then reinstalling the drivers and sometimes I can get the laptop to see the F:/G: drives of the phone, but they will just hang Explorer when I try to browse the files. One time Windows even tried to perform a "disk check" to repair errors when I tried to access the internal SD card (F.
I've also noticed that my Launcher Pro (paid app) won't backup my home screens and setting anymore to the sdcard. It says "An error occurred while trying to create the backup. Please make sure the SD card is available." I'm on Cognition 4.1.1 ROM and these issues only seemed to start after I installed SP1.
Anyone have any ideas?
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I am using Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit and am having trouble getting my laptop to recognize the phone through the USB cable since I've installed Win 7 SP1. After Googling, it seems others are having the same issue after SP1 install. I tried uninstalling the SP1 update but I'm still having the issue. Likewise, on m wife's Win 7 Home Premium 64bit (no SP), I can connect the phone via USB just fine and see the files/folders through Explorer.
I've tried uninstalling the drivers on my laptop and rebooting, then reinstalling the drivers and sometimes I can get the laptop to see the F:/G: drives of the phone, but they will just hang Explorer when I try to browse the files. One time Windows even tried to perform a "disk check" to repair errors when I tried to access the internal SD card (F.
I've also noticed that my Launcher Pro (paid app) won't backup my home screens and setting anymore to the sdcard. It says "An error occurred while trying to create the backup. Please make sure the SD card is available." I'm on Cognition 4.1.1 ROM and these issues only seemed to start after I installed SP1.
Anyone have any ideas?
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It might just be your computer then, since it works fine on your wifes computer?
did you try using different cables?
eltrutgnik said:
It might just be your computer then, since it works fine on your wifes computer?
did you try using different cables?
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Strangely, I was just able to get access using the same cable and laptop that wasn't working previously. I connected the cable to a different USB port and it recognized the drive (albeit very slowly), then popped up a "disk scan" notice. I unchecked the "fix/repair" boxes and allowed it to scan -- which took about 10 minutes -- then it started working (no errors reported, btw). I'm wondering if recently I disconnected the cable without turning off sharing USB-mode first and got the internal SD card a bit wonky. Seems to have cleared up now. We'll see about the next time I want to connect it, though...
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Strangely, I was just able to get access using the same cable and laptop that wasn't working previously. I connected the cable to a different USB port and it recognized the drive (albeit very slowly), then popped up a "disk scan" notice. I unchecked the "fix/repair" boxes and allowed it to scan -- which took about 10 minutes -- then it started working (no errors reported, btw). I'm wondering if recently I disconnected the cable without turning off sharing USB-mode first and got the internal SD card a bit wonky. Seems to have cleared up now. We'll see about the next time I want to connect it, though...
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Ah, the joy of computers. The devices that are supposed to be the most logical and aren't. There is a good chance that the phone wasn't disconnected properly at one time. Glad you got it working.
Also, always good to plug in a USB device into a different port if it doesn't work the first time. The port you were first plugging into might not be getting the power needed to connect the phone properly.
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Ah, the joy of computers. The devices that are supposed to be the most logical and aren't. There is a good chance that the phone wasn't disconnected properly at one time. Glad you got it working.
Also, always good to plug in a USB device into a different port if it doesn't work the first time. The port you were first plugging into might not be getting the power needed to connect the phone properly.
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I have noticed lately at times that when I plug in my USB-webcam, I get a notification that "this device will run faster when connected to a 2.0 USB port." But all my ports (according the Dell site for my laptop model) are 2.0. Considering what I paid for this laptop nearly four years ago compared to what I paid for my wife's new one at Christmas that is much more powerful, ya, computer joy. Maybe she won't notice if I switch them.
I got it working, but wow.. I don't know how this even makes sense... -_-
I have a USB extension coming from my desktop onto my desk so its easy for me to plug in stuff like USB cable of my phone and what not.. I've been using this extension for so long with my phone without problems, but turns out, when I plugged the phone USB cable straight to the desktop rather than the extension.. It works!?
I have no idea how or why.. But at least it works now :\
So one of the big downsides to not having root, is the inability to patch KitKit's blocking of writing to external SD cards for most apps. One of the affected apps is AirDroid (a personal favourite).
I haven't been able to find any apps yet that have the proper permissions to write to the external SD (and in particular, via WiFi transfer). I do this when I want to quickly download TV shows from my Mac to my phone when I go to the gym.
I know about the workaround to write to internal SD first, but that's a pain.
Mounting the External SD via USB cable with Android File Transfer works fine, but requires opening the flaps (yuck).
Any other thoughts?
(Of course, AirDroid should just fix this. Apps like the camera and even iSyncr (which I also use/love) have access to their own folders on the External SD, which would be fine!)
mickliq said:
So one of the big downsides to not having root, is the inability to patch KitKit's blocking of writing to external SD cards for most apps. One of the affected apps is AirDroid (a personal favourite).
I haven't been able to find any apps yet that have the proper permissions to write to the external SD (and in particular, via WiFi transfer). I do this when I want to quickly download TV shows from my Mac to my phone when I go to the gym.
I know about the workaround to write to internal SD first, but that's a pain.
Mounting the External SD via USB cable with Android File Transfer works fine, but requires opening the flaps (yuck).
Any other thoughts?
(Of course, AirDroid should just fix this. Apps like the camera and even iSyncr (which I also use/love) have access to their own folders on the External SD, which would be fine!)
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WiFi File Transfer does the trick for me, I previously had issues with AirDroid but now on Wifi File transfer (I even use the pro version) I have no issues at all + no setup required.
charliebigpot said:
WiFi File Transfer does the trick for me, I previously had issues with AirDroid but now on Wifi File transfer (I even use the pro version) I have no issues at all + no setup required.
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Strange, I get an error when I try to upload even a small file (<1 MB) from the web UI to my external SD card.
"This webpage is not available"
Are you sure you are uploading to an EXTERNAL SD card?
I understand that you may be working from another device. But if you can work from the phone it's possible to read SMB shares from File Commander and copy directly to SD.
No need for an app. Go to Settings > Xperia Connectivity > USB Connectivity, then Wireless Media Transfer > Pair with PC
Follow the instructions to pair with PC, and then just use Windows Explorer as normal.
Edit: Sorry, I see you mean for Mac.
Doesn't work for me Windows 8.1
techguyone said:
Doesn't work for me Windows 8.1
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Works perfectly fine for me on 8.1.
OK lets go over what I'm doing.
settings> Xperia Connectivity> USB Connectivity
From there I have 'Install software' checked & USB Connection mode is MTP
I'm now going to attempt to 'Pair with PC'
stage 2 tells me to connect my phone with a USB lead (I've already got Sony PC Companion installed & up to date)
step 3 tells me to tell it which version of windows I have, I tell it 8.1 & as I already have PC Companion installed, I disconnect the USB lead.
I select 'how to connect', choose WiFi
all is well while I get to the 'Pairing' part, I reconnect my USB lead & wait for a long time while it tries to pair, then I get a 'PC Companion was not able to connect to the phone, disconnect & connect again' dialog.
At this point, in PC Companion I get a picture of my phone and a 'your phone/tablet is up to date' I can even transfer files to my SD Card using the cable. I am only connected via USB lead though.
I don't have WiFi connection to the PC though. Which was the whole point of this, so what's going wrong?
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OK lets go over what I'm doing.
settings> Xperia Connectivity> USB Connectivity
From there I have 'Install software' checked & USB Connection mode is MTP
I'm now going to attempt to 'Pair with PC'
stage 2 tells me to connect my phone with a USB lead (I've already got Sony PC Companion installed & up to date)
step 3 tells me to tell it which version of windows I have, I tell it 8.1 & as I already have PC Companion installed, I disconnect the USB lead.
I select 'how to connect', choose WiFi
all is well while I get to the 'Pairing' part, I reconnect my USB lead & wait for a long time while it tries to pair, then I get a 'PC Companion was not able to connect to the phone, disconnect & connect again' dialog.
At this point, in PC Companion I get a picture of my phone and a 'your phone/tablet is up to date' I can even transfer files to my SD Card using the cable. I am only connected via USB lead though.
I don't have WiFi connection to the PC though. Which was the whole point of this, so what's going wrong?
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During the pairing process, do not let your phone go to sleep. Keep it awake.
THIS is the solution (well for me) I changed display sleep to 30 mins for the duration of the experiment, and the pairing did take a while, approx 5 minutes, but it took & all is well, just remember to change your display sleep settings back once its done.
cpurick said:
I understand that you may be working from another device. But if you can work from the phone it's possible to read SMB shares from File Commander and copy directly to SD.
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That's my solution as well. Everything goes onto my NAS and I can pull whatever I need using the File Commander.
I am finding some oddities though, for example I can't get rid of the notification icon that I'm connected, even if I 'disconnect', I'll try a reboot & see if it settles down.
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I am finding some oddities though, for example I can't get rid of the notification icon that I'm connected, even if I 'disconnect', I'll try a reboot & see if it settles down.
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How do you disconnect an SMB share in TK? I can't for the life of me find it. BTW you can configure which notifications appear in the status bar in Personalization->Manage Notifications.
techguyone said:
I am finding some oddities though, for example I can't get rid of the notification icon that I'm connected, even if I 'disconnect', I'll try a reboot & see if it settles down.
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It is weird. It will show that it is connected, andthere is no way to get rid of that as far as I know. But, to clear the "Disconnected" one, just tap the "Clear" button on the Notification sheet. Also, I find going directly into the Xperia Connectivity portion of the settings is the best way to Connect and Disconnect. Works quite well for me.
Yes that worked after the reboot, I had a lot of bother setting it up, hopefully now it'll be OK ( if I don't unpair by mistake)
techguyone said:
Yes that worked after the reboot, I had a lot of bother setting it up, hopefully now it'll be OK ( if I don't unpair by mistake)
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Yeah, pairing that pig is a PITA, lol
Storage > Remote shares works even better!!!
Should also work if you're sharing the folder on your Mac. I have a 2012 Mac Mini at home and share my iTunes folder as a windows share and can access it via Settings > Storage > Remote shares
Very cool stuff!! I can also mount any of my NAS shared folders on the Xperia and copy data right from NAS to phone w/o any pc
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Should also work if you're sharing the folder on your Mac. I have a 2012 Mac Mini at home and share my iTunes folder as a windows share and can access it via Settings > Storage > Remote shares
Very cool stuff!! I can also mount any of my NAS shared folders on the Xperia and copy data right from NAS to phone w/o any pc
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Was able to do the same thing with my Mac. FYI you need to share with SMB on a Mac to get this to work.
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Should also work if you're sharing the folder on your Mac. I have a 2012 Mac Mini at home and share my iTunes folder as a windows share and can access it via Settings > Storage > Remote shares
Very cool stuff!! I can also mount any of my NAS shared folders on the Xperia and copy data right from NAS to phone w/o any pc
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Good work for the Mac users(I am not one), but this should be a helpful post for WiFi transfers on a Mac/Apple device
Getting back my z3c this evening so cannot test right now, how about tools like ES file explorer https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop ?
Use that all the time to transfer anything via wifi, regardless which devices are connected (phone, tablet, laptop)
anybody here experience with their p20 pro cant be detected in PC, MAC, Laptop. but it charges when inserted the usb, i tried to allow the hisuite....
what am i missing
try different USB port or different cable. Make sure you follow the on-screen instructions carefully. It instruct u to allow HDB permission on phone. If u don't do that, the phone won't be detected by HiSuite.
P20 Pro connection problem
thank you for your reply.
i use my old phone(P9) with the type C cable- it works fine
here are the facts:
- first i use its default cable(doesnt work but it charges)
- second i use my previous cable from p9(doesnt work but it charges)
- third i bought a type C cable(doesnt work but it charges)
- i Reset the phone - no success
- no screen instruction were display when plugged into computer
- i tried it in PC, Mac, Laptop (on all its usb port)
- i allowed HBD
- i even enabled USB debugging
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cant find any support on the net.
marke1415 said:
thank you for your reply.
i use my old phone(P9) with the type C cable- it works fine
here are the facts:
- first i use its default cable(doesnt work but it charges)
- second i use my previous cable from p9(doesnt work but it charges)
- third i bought a type C cable(doesnt work but it charges)
- i Reset the phone - no success
- no screen instruction were display when plugged into computer
- i tried it in PC, Mac, Laptop (on all its usb port)
- i allowed HBD
- i even enabled USB debugging
cant find any support on the net.
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Stupid question . but did you set it to "transfer files" as standard
if not try that ..
in setting , developer options , select USB Configuration , i chose MTP
anybody here expirienced this bug? or is it a bug or i am missing something
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Go to Settings/System/Developer Options.
Enable "Always prompt when connecting to USB".
Connect with USB cable, in popup choose "Transfer files"
Start Hisuite.
Should be okay now.
kupa said:
Go to Settings/System/Developer Options.
Enable "Always prompt when connecting to USB".
Connect with USB cable, in popup choose "Transfer files"
Start Hisuite.
Should be okay now.
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Go to Settings/System/Developer Options. --> OK
Enable "Always prompt when connecting to USB". --> OK
Connect with USB cable, in popup choose "Transfer files" --> NO POPUP
Start Hisuite. --> DEVICE NOT CONNECTED
maybe my unit is defective
marke1415 said:
Go to Settings/System/Developer Options. --> OK
Enable "Always prompt when connecting to USB". --> OK
Connect with USB cable, in popup choose "Transfer files" --> NO POPUP
Start Hisuite. --> DEVICE NOT CONNECTED
maybe my unit is defective
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Well, that’s kind of strange, you should get the popup when you ask for it.
Do you get any notification when you connect via USB?
If you do, you can tap and choose “Transfer files”.
If you don’t, go to Settings/Apps & Notifications/Notifications Management/Settings/USB connection.
Enable here (see picture), as a start.
Do you get a notification now, when connecting with USB?
If you do, tap and choose “Transfer files”.
If you're on beta, you can't connect to pc. Also you can't do usb tethering
@kupa
Do you get any notification when you connect via USB? -->NO
If you don’t, go to Settings/Apps & Notifications/Notifications Management/Settings/USB connection. --> I ALREADY DID
Do you get a notification now, when connecting with USB? -->STILL NO POP UP NOTIFICATION
i heard i ding sound on my phone whenever i plugin the usb, but its only charging.
@Afiuq
If you're on beta, you can't connect to pc. Also you can't do usb tethering
- you mean my unit is a beta copy?
- how will i know?
- is it upgrade able?
@marke1415
I am having the same issue trying to connect to a MBP - I can try connecting to a PC tomorrow. My phone *does* bring up the usb prompt whenever I plug in the cable however.
Hey, so I have the exact same issue, where the phone doesn't appear on the computer, I get no popups from the phone even though all the settings are correct and the phone doesn't even appear in the device manager of the computer. I have tried installing some drivers (Not specific ones because i can't select the device in device manager).
This is also a fresh phone, due to some other stupid stuff I factory reset my phone, I'm also on a Chinese version CLT-AL00
Had same issue found a fix
I had the exact same issue. There was no popup to ask what I wanted to do and all it would do is charge. Tried developer options etc etc and everything everyone's been suggesting here.
My uncle finally found something that worked straight away. Download 'USB settings' on the play store. Worked straight away no issues. Must be a software thing then I guess. Worked for us anyway so hopefully will work for you ??
Happened to me once, make sure the driver installed on the computer is the correct one, install Hisuite which comes with drivers.
Check your device manager (windows) also hidden devices, uninstalling a problematic device could be the culprit, try the below first.
With your device just start over.
Go to dev options.
Revoke usb debugging
Disable usb debugging
Turn on always prompt switch
If it's on already, turn it off and connect to computer, if it prompts then great.
If not. Disconnect and turn the prompt switch on.
Reconnect.
If it still doesn't then disconnect, turn off the prompt and enable USB debugging, turn on the prompt and reconnect.
If it doesn't work after that, try another computer, clean the port (toothbrush should do it)
Try another cable.
Install the hisuite app if you don't already have it, reconnect.
If it still doesn't then I'm at a loss.
initially encounter the same problem connecting P20 Pro to pc,
Finally get it to work by connecting P20 Pro to my laptop USB 3.1 port via huawei high speed usb cable, it wont work on USB 2.0 port or on normal speed cable.
Hmm.
Dial *#*#2846579#*#*
Go to background settings
Then USB Settings
See if HiSuite option is selected
Hi all,
Dropped my phone and the phone stopped responding. I tried replacing the screen but this made no difference.
Since the phone was just not turning on at all (no sort of response), I tried to replace the charging port after (after the drop, the sim card tray was damaged so thought the issue might be around here).
After I replaced the charging port, I managed to get the notfication light flashing (with a power source) and now it is solid.
When I connect it to my PC, I hear the notification sound when a device has been connected but unable to view any files or see it show in my PC.
I feel like I'm close to getting the phone working but not quite there yet. I am mainly interested in just recovering the data.
Any help would be much appreciated.
In this case, you need a screen, either on the phone itself, or an external one, and a mouse to navigate the options, if you manage to get the screen to work, enable USB debugging, run adb devices, if your phone shows up as a device (reference screenshot:
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), you need to allow usb debugging on the phone, then run adb pull /sdcard/ to copy the data.
And remember for the sake of god NEVER use MTP if you're copying more than one small file at a time, as it is known to corrupt large files, or large quantities of files, if you do not want corruption use adb pull
Miki200_ said:
In this case, you need a screen, either on the phone itself, or an external one, and a mouse to navigate the options
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Thank you for your reply - do you have any recommendations here? Specifically for xiaomi 9t pro? I read somewhere an MHL cable would not work
Dropped my phone and it stopped working. Replaced screen, still doesn't work. Replace charging port and notification light started blinking and turned solid though I don't see it anymore.
But the phone connects to the PC - I just can't access the phone. Using ADB I get a serial number followed by unrecgonised.
What can I use for this phone to get some sort of display, and something to control? Based in UK so any UK links would be appreciated.
plshelpmepls said:
Thank you for your reply - do you have any recommendations here? Specifically for xiaomi 9t pro? I read somewhere an MHL cable would not work
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The cable you got with the phone should work for this.
plshelpmepls said:
Dropped my phone and it stopped working. Replaced screen, still doesn't work. Replace charging port and notification light started blinking and turned solid though I don't see it anymore.
But the phone connects to the PC - I just can't access the phone. Using ADB I get a serial number followed by unrecgonised.
What can I use for this phone to get some sort of display, and something to control? Based in UK so any UK links would be appreciated.
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Well, unrecognized means ADB does not even know what type of device is that, that's not good.
Any dock for a macbook using USB-C should work, as for proper stuff:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/UGREEN-Multiport-Adapter-Ethernet-Compatible-Grey
https://www.amazon.co.uk/UGREEN-Aluminium-Delivery-Charging-Compatible-Space-Grey
These two should also work with it.
Miki200_ said:
Well, unrecognized means ADB does not even know what type of device is that, that's not good.
Any dock for a macbook using USB-C should work, as for proper stuff:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/UGREEN-Multiport-Adapter-Ethernet-Compatible-Grey
https://www.amazon.co.uk/UGREEN-Aluminium-Delivery-Charging-Compatible-Space-Grey
These two should also work with it.
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Sorry, not sure why I said unrecognised - I get unauthorised like you mentioned before. Will try these options, thank you.
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Well, unrecognized means ADB does not even know what type of device is that, that's not good.
Any dock for a macbook using USB-C should work, as for proper stuff:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/UGREEN-Multiport-Adapter-Ethernet-Compatible-Grey
https://www.amazon.co.uk/UGREEN-Aluminium-Delivery-Charging-Compatible-Space-Grey
These two should also work with it.
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Are you sure these work? I have another working 9T pro and cannot get any display. I'm using https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07PPGWQ15/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Are you sure these work? I have another working 9T pro and cannot get any display. I'm using https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07PPGWQ15/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Well, there is no way to be sure if these will work, it's just a guess based on what standards the phone supports
plshelpmepls said:
Sorry, not sure why I said unrecognised - I get unauthorised like you mentioned before. Will try these options, thank you.
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Ok, so, you somehow need to authorize the PC for USB Debugging