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[Q] PC won't recognize my sisters captivate, mine works fine though.

My sister has the same phone as me, and I havent flashed a new rom for her since she bought it. (shes running SRE 1.2.1a)
I had no problems with this phone before, but now when I went to plug it up just to backup all her stuff my PC won't recognize it. "USB Device Not Recognized" message on PC.
Its set on USB mass storage mode, and USB debugging is checked. I also tired manually installing the driver again, but it still doesn't work. Any ideas?

Long shot but try a different usb port.
Where did you get the usb drivers. There are a couple of sources. Maybe trying a second source may help.
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mcord11758 said:
Long shot but try a different usb port.
Where did you get the usb drivers. There are a couple of sources. Maybe trying a second source may help.
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tried different ports, also just tried a different computer. Still no luck.
I want to try to just flash a different rom through rom manager, but i dont wanna brick it. If the phone is messed up she can at least use it with her old rom.

Where did you get the drivers. There are some provided by samsung, and there are different drivers that can be found on this forum
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mcord11758 said:
Where did you get the drivers. There are some provided by samsung, and there are different drivers that can be found on this forum
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tried a couple different ones. They work on my captivate, so why wouldnt they work on hers?

lourivellini said:
tried a couple different ones. They work on my captivate, so why wouldnt they work on hers?
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Who knows but it is with a shot
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Who knows but it is with a shotp
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I'm saying I've already tried it.

Good luck
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Both phones on the same PC? I'm guessing the could be the cause of the problem. First off, I'd try connecting her phone using another computer. You might try a fresh boot on the PC and the phone.
Did you "mount the drive" which is done from the pull-down menu on the 'phone which comes up right after the USB cable is plugged in. If that does not come up, I'd guess the "two phones on one computer" might be the problem.

[Q] SGS USB Connection Problem

Hi everyone.
I'm new on this forum and I really need your help with my SGS.
The problem I'm having is that I can't in any possible way connect SGS to my PC which is running on Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit.My SGS is on Eclair 2.1, I9000XXJF3.
I have tried various ways on so many forums and threads to find a way to connect with no sucess.I tried using different USB ports, tried changing USB settings from Samsug Kies to Mass Storage to Media Player, tried using USB Debuging Mode, dowloaded latest version of Kies, dowloaded latest Samsung Mobile Device Drivers for Windows 7 64-bit, cleaned PC registry, tried New Samsung PC Studio, did a factory reset, formated both internal and external SD card and tried mounting and unmountig them, basicly I've tried everything .Also there is no USB conncetion notification on my SGS no matter what I do and I've tried using different USB cables too and all of the cables had 4 connectors,not 2.Interesting thing though that SGS IS CHARGING when I connect it to any USB port.Sometimes Windows does detect SGS but it allways says "Unknown Device" and when I go to manually install drivers it says that "You allready have the best drivers installed"!! .I have tried it also on other PC in my house which has Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit with same results.I really do not know what to do more and I'm very frustrated because of this.
I would be very thankfull if anyone knows a sollution to this problem because I really like this phone but I can't update it if my USB connection doesn't work.
Thanks in advance..

Clean the port on the phone side with rubbing alcohol. I think in your case that is definately the issue (usually its about 1 in 10 by the time people post here). It always charges but its really sensitive for the drivers. This also causes issues at every computer you try.
Never hurts to clean it twice too.

You probably know already, but just in case,
the connection to Kies never worked with custom Launchers, like LauncherPro.
It's necessary to switch back to TwLauncher before connecting to Kies.
Home Switcher is a good app from the market to switch between launchers and set / clear the default.
(In case this helps anyone else.)

Ok,thanks, I will try cleaning it with alcohol and will post if it helps

MrWil said:
You probably know already, but just in case,
the connection to Kies never worked with custom Launchers, like LauncherPro.
It's necessary to switch back to TwLauncher before connecting to Kies.
Home Switcher is a good app from the market to switch between launchers and set / clear the default.
(In case this helps anyone else.)
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Thanks for the tip but unfortunatley I don't have any of the Launchers installed, so that surley isn't the problem

gfacer said:
Clean the port on the phone side with rubbing alcohol. I think in your case that is definately the issue (usually its about 1 in 10 by the time people post here). It always charges but its really sensitive for the drivers. This also causes issues at every computer you try.
Never hurts to clean it twice too.
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Well,I tried cleaning with alcohol and it kinda helped.Now it conncets and there is a USB Notification on my cellphone.But my Windows still says "Unknown Device" even if I have latest version of Kies and the latest drivers.I also tried using it like Mass Storage and Media Player, and the result is same .I don't now what to do more??

Clean it again and the port on the computer. I used a pin, or you could try a toothpick, with cotton swab stuff on it. Also make sure its not bent.
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it is also possible you have a dry solder joint on phone usb or micro crack in solder, this is quite common, take to service centre and get to fix if you are on warranty, dont take no for an answer

Did you try to flash froyo from samfirmware via odin? Got the same problem as you. Tried everything. Phone of my wife had a connection, for me not. Until i download froyo and upgrade the phone by myself with odin.
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Chris_84 said:
Did you try to flash froyo from samfirmware via odin? Got the same problem as you. Tried everything. Phone of my wife had a connection, for me not. Until i download froyo and upgrade the phone by myself with odin.
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Well that is the problem, my computer won't recognize SGS no matter what I do, so I can't upgrade it via Odin .

gfacer said:
Clean it again and the port on the computer. I used a pin, or you could try a toothpick, with cotton swab stuff on it. Also make sure its not bent.
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I'll try cleaning the port on my computer, but I've also decided today to format my Window 7 and put in Windows 7 SP1, maybe that'll help .

slaphead20 said:
it is also possible you have a dry solder joint on phone usb or micro crack in solder, this is quite common, take to service centre and get to fix if you are on warranty, dont take no for an answer
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Unfortunatley, I got this cellphone from my relatives in Switzerland (Swisscom Branded) so here I don't have a warranty for it

_Demone_ said:
Well that is the problem, my computer won't recognize SGS no matter what I do, so I can't upgrade it via Odin .
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Odin didnt recognize it too when your phone is in download mode? Maybe try it on another computer who got vista on it and try a older version of odin like 1.0 or 1.3.
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Well, again I have tried everything to connect my SGS to a compuer with no avail.
I even formated my computer, tried on a different computer with Vista on it, and sill it's the same response from evey Windows .Cleaning the USB Ports in this case didn't help , all my other USB Devices work properly on all of the USB Ports.Maybe it has somethig to do with branding,because it's Swisscom branded?
I've run of options and really don't know what to do more

Well it's likely on the phone side. If you really want to see if it was windows then you can install ubuntu and try with heimdall but it's a bit of a learning curve. Maybe a local phone shop can examine the port for you?
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gfacer said:
Well it's likely on the phone side. If you really want to see if it was windows then you can install ubuntu and try with heimdall but it's a bit of a learning curve. Maybe a local phone shop can examine the port for you?
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You're right, because I'm too starting to think that this is a port problem on my cellphone.I'm too much of a Windows person to mess around with Ubuntu and Linux, and frankly I wouldn't know how to use them .
So the best option is, like you said to take it to a local phone repair shop

you install this driver slightly:http://www.mediafire.com/?azv15y4s1jap6u7

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you install this driver slightly:http://www.mediafire.com/?azv15y4s1jap6u7
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Yup, I tried installing even those drivers and still no luck.When I connect my phone to PC and Kies, the MTP Application on the phone says "Connected" but my PC doesn't recognize the phone even with newest drivers installed

What are you trying to do again?
Are you trying to flash with or just connect?
Cause mtp can be very buggy and just chuck kies. It's garbage. But I thought that you were trying to flash...
But you may want to try another rom. Did you try to see if download mode was recognized in odin?
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gfacer said:
What are you trying to do again?
Are you trying to flash with or just connect?
Cause mtp can be very buggy and just chuck kies. It's garbage. But I thought that you were trying to flash...
But you may want to try another rom. Did you try to see if download mode was recognized in odin?
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Yes, I'm trying to flash my SGS to put new version of Android in.I'm just trying to find a way to connect it, by any means possible.
It enters download mode but odin doesn't recognize it, although I have installed correct drivers for SGS.
I presume odin can't detect it because my Windows won't detect it, and so I can't connect it in mass storage mode.

[Q] "Soft Brick" help needed

I've hit the dreaded phone /!\ screen. This is not the problem. Been here before and Odin recognized my phone, so I flashed to stock and all was well. What's the problem you ask? This time, neither Odin nor Heimdall respond when my phone is connected to my OEM USB cable. Here's the scenario - I was on MaxQkj3 rom, flashed to stock JF6 w/ Odin1Click without incident. Did a factory reset on the phone, then started to Odin1Click to stock GB with BL. Odin started fine, then hung up shortly after starting. At this point, I disconnected my phone from the USB cable, closed Odin1Click, opened up Odinv1.85 to flash KF1 GB w/ pit/pda/phone/csc files (have done this several times b/4 without incident). Now comes the "Oh $h!!" moment - I plug the phone back in to USB and there is no response from Odin. I pull the battery, wait, place batter back in, try to get into download mode and BAM - phone /!\ computer screen. This was two days ago. Since then, I've tried Outler's Heimdall unbrick, I've tried a homemade jig, and every other recommendation in XDA and any other site I could Google. I've watched vid's on youtube. Nothing, nada, zip. All I can get to is the same screen. I've ordered a jig, should be here next week. If you read through the One-Click Unbrick thread, my problem is similar to Rhiannon224 & one other person. (And yes, I've contacted Outler who has generously provided his input). I'm trying all the options I can before I have to ship out for repair. In the meantime, I'm open to any suggestions or recommendations.

Different cable
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b-eock said:
Different cable
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worth a try. do you know if it can be any microUSB or does it need to be Samsung?

befreewv said:
worth a try. do you know if it can be any microUSB or does it need to be Samsung?
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Just needs to be Micro USB!
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b-eock said:
Just needs to be Micro USB!
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ok, will give it a try this weekend. by the way, how do you like your unbrickable? Right about now it sounds priceless.

Yahh if I ever screw up something , hook it up to the computer and two clicks fixes it!
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befreewv said:
worth a try. do you know if it can be any microUSB or does it need to be Samsung?
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update: used the same cable to connect wifey's blackberry to my pc, connected just fine, no problems. leading me to believe its my phone, not the pc or cable. Ugh.

Try a different cable still, Cuz the cable of mine works in others but not mine. I had to use my little brothers cable to flash...
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befreewv said:
update: used the same cable to connect wifey's blackberry to my pc, connected just fine, no problems. leading me to believe its my phone, not the pc or cable. Ugh.
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UPDATE 11/21: jig arrived today and....saints be praised it worked!!!! thought for sure I was a goner, but the jig got me to download mode. Had to go mess around a bit to get the right drivers going, but Odin finally recognized and I flashed used the "safe" JF6 One-Click to get to Eclair. I wish I had at least 2.2, but I'll take what I've got because I'm scared crapless to flash.

Can't connect to pc

Bought this Galaxy S yesterday
I cant get it to connect to my pc
i have done the following.
-installed and reinstalled Kies several times
-Installed and reinstalled drivers several times
-Tried 4 different usb cables
-Tried in USB debugging mode
My phone connects to the pc and then i get a message that my phone is not recognized (windows error 43)
The phone does charge . I have tried all of the options like Samsung Kies , Mass storage , Media player
Nothing seems to work when i select media player option the mpt application starts to crash , i have read on forums that if the mtp crashes i can just select mass storage mode but when i select mass storage mode my pc says device not recognized
When i checked the Build info it says on Kernel Version 2.6.29 [email protected] #4
Firmware version is 2.1-update-1
Build number is Eclair.XWJM2
Please help me with this , i thought maybe there if i flash everything but in order to flash it i need to connect it to my pc which is becoming impossible

Maybe you get more help if you post this to right section.

A new phone right? Take it back to samsung
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No no no no its not brand new , bought it used and the guy was selling because of this problem

jnr21 said:
Maybe you get more help if you post this to right section.
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where is the right section?

shasul said:
No no no no its not brand new , bought it used and the guy was selling because of this problem
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Have you questioned the guy your buying from what's the problem?
And how did he/she get that problem?
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roundbelly said:
Have you questioned the guy your buying from what's the problem?
And how did he/she get that problem?
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He said its a software fault , the whole thing needs to be reflashed but i can find a way to reflash it without pluging it into the pc
This problem was the reason the guy was selling it

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shasul said:
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What are you trying to do? Update your phone through kies? Or do you plan on using Odin?
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I have the same problem i have 2 ssgs's and one conects fine to odin but the other say usb malfunction ect ect. i Flashed one to the ICS 4.01 and now the usb wont work at all

Jason123420 said:
What are you trying to do? Update your phone through kies? Or do you plan on using Odin?
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I'm trying to see if the issue gets resolved after upgrading the firmware
My computer detects the phone but says there is something wrong with the device
So i guess Odin will also be unable to detect it

shasul said:
I'm trying to see if the issue gets resolved after upgrading the firmware
My computer detects the phone but says there is something wrong with the device
So i guess Odin will also be unable to detect it
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Well uninstall kies.. install the samsungs USB drivers and see if Odin detects your phone... and if it does flash the firmware of your choice
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Fishy...
shasul said:
He said its a software fault , the whole thing needs to be reflashed but i can find a way to reflash it without pluging it into the pc
This problem was the reason the guy was selling it
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Are you absolutely sure that the guy sold it coz he WANTED to, & not coz he HAD to??
It's quite probable that he damaged it & then since can't fix it, so sold it away!
Anyway, Try factory reset!
If that doesn't work,
Use the Volume DOWN+Home+Power button combo to get into DOWNLOAD MODE, THEN see if the PC detects a device connected. With all those drivers, it should.
If it does, then you can go ahead & flash it using Odin, or EZOdin

gokussjx said:
Are you absolutely sure that the guy sold it coz he WANTED to, & not coz he HAD to??
It's quite probable that he damaged it & then since can't fix it, so sold it away!
Anyway, Try factory reset!
If that doesn't work,
Use the Volume DOWN+Home+Power button combo to get into DOWNLOAD MODE, THEN see if the PC detects a device connected. With all those drivers, it should.
If it does, then you can go ahead & flash it using Odin, or EZOdin
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Even after putting it in download mode my pc says there is something wrong with this device and its not recognizing it , but when i plug it in my pc it does give me the message

Well then looks like your outta luck
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I'll check if the phone still has warranty

I've got a micro sd card reader , cant i just load up files on the micro sd card and then update / flash it?

Not bricked but can't fix.

Hey all. I bought a Captivate from eBay for my niece. Worked alright for 3 days before it started rebooting by itself. Read up and installed keep captivate alive. Worked a day before getting stuck completely in a bootloop. Been trying both odin and heimdall on multiple pcs with multiple usb cords and still getting a not recognized message even though I've installed all the drivers. Now I get a recovery screen pictued below. Anyone have a fix? Thanks
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Are you using the USB port in back of the computer? I would recommend try that and see if it recognizes it. I had the same problem before and that solved my problem.
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[email protected] said:
Hey all. I bought a Captivate from eBay for my niece. Worked alright for 3 days before it started rebooting by itself. Read up and installed keep captivate alive. Worked a day before getting stuck completely in a bootloop. Been trying both odin and heimdall on multiple pcs with multiple usb cords and still getting a not recognized message even though I've installed all the drivers. Now I get a recovery screen pictued below. Anyone have a fix? Thanks
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Depending on what rom you've installed you may still be having driver issues. When I passed into the ICS and then JB realms the standard drivers not longer worked with my phone. I ended up having to install the galaxy nexus drivers before it would read it.
Edit: Even if what I've said above is not the case try uninstalling everything phone related that you have and start over. I know heimdall has its own drivers and they could be conflicting in there somewhere.

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Depending on what rom you've installed you may still be having driver issues. When I passed into the ICS and then JB realms the standard drivers not longer worked with my phone. I ended up having to install the galaxy nexus drivers before it would read it.
Edit: Even if what I've said above is not the case try uninstalling everything phone related that you have and start over. I know heimdall has its own drivers and they could be conflicting in there somewhere.
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Yeah, and never try and use Odin and Heimdall on the same USB port; it won't work.