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[Q] Connecting to PC

I have two questions concerning making a connection to a PC and hope someone can help me out here.
After much experimenting, I was finally able to connect my I9000 to my PC, without using KIES. But it was short-lived.
I read about someone removing his micro SD card, making some changes to a setting and then connecting as Storage. Well that worked for me. Once.
Now I can't connect again (Win XP) either with the card inside or without it.
If someone can tell me how to have my PC recognize my I9000 that would be great.
My second question is concerning where files are stored on the I9000.
When I made my only connection, I couldn't see which folder I should be transferring my data files to.
For example my .xls files, or my .doc files, or my .txt files etc etc.?
There are many possible places to copy them to and I'm sure they need to be in the right folder.
TIA

I installed the latest Kies and from it's menu I selected "Driver Recovery" - this installs the latest drivers for your phone.
Then from the home screen select Settings - About Phone - USB Settings - Samsung Kies. Go back to the home screen and plug in your phone - you should be good to go.
You don't have to use the Kies program - the drivers the program installs will show your built-in phone storage and your sd card storage as two seperate volumes in Windows Explorer.
You can also use Window Media Player to sync your music etc.
Note - for the connection to work you have to be using the default TouchWiz launcher on your phone - if you're using LauncherPro or ADW Launcher you'll have to switch back to the TWLauncher - you can use Home Switcher from the market to do this easily.

plemen said:
I installed the latest Kies and from it's menu I selected "Driver Recovery" - this installs the latest drivers for your phone.
Then from the home screen select Settings - About Phone - USB Settings - Samsung Kies. Go back to the home screen and plug in your phone - you should be good to go.
You don't have to use the Kies program - the drivers the program installs will show your built-in phone storage and your sd card storage as two seperate volumes in Windows Explorer.
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I'm having a ***** of a time making a connection!
I gave in and installed KIES (said 160MB). It turned out to be over 2G and took over 30 minutes to install!!!
After all that it wouldn't recognize my phone!
I re-imaged my hard drive to get rid of the damn program because un-installing it sure didn't work.
So I'm back to square one. Any other ideas where I can get the necessary drivers for Win XP SP2 ?
TIA

Thats odd - I downloaded Kies and it is only 141mb - I have it in front of me... and while I don't use it for anything it seems to provide the latest drivers. If you look at one of the stickies there is a download for just the drivers... good luck.
MarkI9000 said:
I'm having a ***** of a time making a connection!
I gave in and installed KIES (said 160MB). It turned out to be over 2G and took over 30 minutes to install!!!
After all that it wouldn't recognize my phone!
I re-imaged my hard drive to get rid of the damn program because un-installing it sure didn't work.
So I'm back to square one. Any other ideas where I can get the necessary drivers for Win XP SP2 ?
TIA
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plemen said:
Thats odd - I downloaded Kies and it is only 141mb - I have it in front of me... and while I don't use it for anything it seems to provide the latest drivers. If you look at one of the stickies there is a download for just the drivers... good luck.
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Thanks I'll try to find the sticky for the download.
The actual download was 145 MB, but after it finished installing, (which involved an online install) it was more than 2G (I chose the complete install).
Running uninstall got rid of most of the program but not my disk space!
I couldn't find where the files were hiding and certainly wasn't going to mess inside my registry to get rid of stuff.

I tried downloading the drivers but that didn't help.
One of a multitude of problems:
I have my phone connected to PC now (PC doesn't know about phone though)
and I'm in debug mode for USB.
I try to open the App "My Files" and get this friggin' message:
"Your phone does not have a SD card inserted" !!!!
In other words in this state, it is telling me that it can't even recognize the internal SD card!
I've gotten other confusing messages like this one when I've had my 8G external SD card inserted into phone, I launch the App "My Files" and phone tells me there is no SD card inserted!!!
Frustrating!!

A fresh test.
First I insert my 8G micro SD card into my I9000.
Then I go into App "My Files" and I can only see the files on my newly inserted 8G micro SD card. I can't see the files on my internal 8G! (But I could see them using this app just before I inserted my micro card!!!)
Yes, both the internal and the external SD mem are mounted!
Next test. I connect my I9000 to my netbook (Win XP)
and of course my I9000 still isn't recognized by my netbook (it did just once a few days ago).
Then I go into App "My Files" and guess what I get this time?
"Your phone does not have an SD card inserted" !!!
Yeah, tell me about it dear.

MarkI9000 said:
The actual download was 145 MB, but after it finished installing, (which involved an online install) it was more than 2G (I chose the complete install).
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Yeah, I know!
Talk about bloat! What does Kies actually do that requires that size?
I think Samsung must be taking the mickey!
They probably think their customers are total idiots...

MarkI9000 said:
I tried downloading the drivers but that didn't help.
One of a multitude of problems:
I have my phone connected to PC now (PC doesn't know about phone though)
and I'm in debug mode for USB.
I try to open the App "My Files" and get this friggin' message:
"Your phone does not have a SD card inserted" !!!!
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Maybe I misunderstand. Are you trying to connect to the PC in order to transfer some files to/from PC?
If so, put phone into 'Mass Storage Mode' (from 'Idle screen' > settings >About phone> USB settings> select mass storage.
Connect the usb cable, then pull down from top of screen and confirm to connect as mass storage.
Appologies if you already knew that

tk44uk said:
Maybe I misunderstand. Are you trying to connect to the PC in order to transfer some files to/from PC?
If so, put phone into 'Mass Storage Mode' (from 'Idle screen' > settings >About phone> USB settings> select mass storage.
Connect the usb cable, then pull down from top of screen and confirm to connect as mass storage.
Appologies if you already knew that
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Thanks for trying to help. Yes I already knew that, and have done it many times.

I can't help you but I have the same issue in XP SP3
Find 2 removable storage devices (Internal, SD External) but doesn't allow me to browse through either.
It makes sense not giving you access to the internal if the file system is not supported from windows but my sd external is fat32 so it should work.
Unfortunately you can't specify to only use one storage device through external usb connection.
I'd be good to know a workaround for this. I connect my phones to my headunit and it only takes fat32

I had the same experience. I was using AWD Launcher while I was trying to connect to my PC, SGS shows changing, but PC doesn't show anything. As soon as I changed to Samsung Launcher, PC detect my SGS.

so you're telling me that I need to install drivers? it won't be automatic external storage detection just like on a windows mobile device or even the newer iphone 3g onward?

wayne_zmh said:
I had the same experience. I was using AWD Launcher while I was trying to connect to my PC, SGS shows changing, but PC doesn't show anything. As soon as I changed to Samsung Launcher, PC detect my SGS.
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What is AWD Launcher and Samsung Launcher and where do you get them?
Thanks!

ado_civon said:
I can't help you but I have the same issue in XP SP3
Find 2 removable storage devices (Internal, SD External) but doesn't allow me to browse through either.
It makes sense not giving you access to the internal if the file system is not supported from windows but my sd external is fat32 so it should work.
Unfortunately you can't specify to only use one storage device through external usb connection.
I'd be good to know a workaround for this. I connect my phones to my headunit and it only takes fat32
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Interesting take on this ado.
At one point I was able to see 2 removable storage devices (Internal, SD External) on my desktop and netbook (both have Win XP SP2).
But, as happened to you, I couldn't get access to them when I clicked on them.
More info that might help with this puzzle:
I installed KIES (full install) and couldn't connect after selecting KIES on the phone).
I am not able to connect using Mass Storage mode either.
I was able to connect ONE time on the netbook and get into the phone folders. I believe this was after installing Samsung New PC Studio 3.
But after that, no dice.
When I first started trying to connect on the desktop and netbook I would get the typical Windows USB connection messages: unknown USB device, would you like to install drivers from this location? etc. etc.
That was good! It showed promise.
Then after a few times I stopped getting those messages from both devices. During that period, I made a partial connection on each device.
I could see two new drives (internal and external SD). But when I clicked on them it showed no space available. Braindead basically.
Something possibly related that I can't figure out at all.
When I go into 'My Files' /sdcard/ will only show SD internal IF my external SD card is not inside the phone. If my SD external card is inside the phone then it shows the SD external only, not the SD internal! Why?
Also very confusing: When I pull down the menu from the top on home screen and select Ongoing: USB connected: Select to copy files to/from computer, then it asks to Mount.
I choose Mount, go to 'My Files' and it says "Your phone does not have an SD card inside!" WTF? (It says that with or without an external SD card inside).
Also strange, when I chose Mount, it then starts to sever the USB connection with messages scrolling by at the top.
So to summarize (this is strictly from the phone's side)
when I connect via Mass Storage it seems to indicate that a USB connection is made. But when I select Mount, the USB connection is terminated!

Success, finally!
I wish I could tell you exactly what the magic bullet was, but it happened gradually. You know how you change something and it seems to help a little. So you change something else and it seems to be getting better?
Here are they key steps that I can remember:
-I went back and re-installed SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones_x86.exe.
There are no messages given after the install completes, they're just drivers, not a program.
-I put the I9000 into debug mode for USB connections (not sure if I need this now).
-After connecting the phone to WinXP I went to phone's home screen, notification window and selected the USB connection and chose to Mount the drive(s).
I can now see and access both the internal SD and the external SD! WOW!

if you want Kies just to manage and organize your phone, i found a better software for that than kies
check here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=765081

So a driver instal is required. Bugger. I need my external storage to show up and be defaulted to first because it would be nice if I could connect to my headunit in car to get to my mp3's.
Maybe some sort of hack could help here
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@ado_civon: I'm not sure you do need to install the drivers.
My issue was that I was not getting the 'USB connected, touch to transfer files' status bar option.
I'm using Dark's ROM (based on Froyo) and don't see the Settings > About Phone > USB settings option. However, when I switched on Settings > Applications > Development > Enable USB debugging, and reconnected, I did get the status bar option.
Sadly, selecting this still did not let my computer (a Win XP machine at work, so I have no administrator rights) recognise the drive. Maybe it works for others, though. On my HTC Hero this works fine, so I'm still not sure why it won't work with the SGS

connect as USB on MAC

Hi there I'm new to the forum i hope i have posted correctly
I'm currently trying to connect my LG 4X to my Mac but it wont read as a normal USB device =\
no matter what usb mode i set it to. is there a way to connect to it without using windows and installing LG PC suite and all that?
Thanks

KyouS said:
Hi there I'm new to the forum i hope i have posted correctly
I'm currently trying to connect my LG 4X to my Mac but it wont read as a normal USB device =\
no matter what usb mode i set it to. is there a way to connect to it without using windows and installing LG PC suite and all that?
Thanks
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don't know how it works on a Mac, but there is no common usb mass storage currently, i think you mean that the internal sd and external sd
where be mounted as drives ...
you only can access the storages when mounted as MTP
hope this helps

Install "Android File Transfer" ( http://www.android.com/filetransfer/ ) and mount your 4X as MTP.

Thanks!
maximilien03 said:
Install "Android File Transfer" and mount your 4X as MTP.
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Wow thanks Lots Android File Transfer did the Job
Thank You

fire3d said:
don't know how it works on a Mac, but there is no common usb mass storage currently, i think you mean that the internal sd and external sd
where be mounted as drives ...
you only can access the storages when mounted as MTP
hope this helps
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Yea i tried that, tried every connection type but didnt work =\ But thanks for our reply
i installed Android File Transfer and its all good now.

[Q] MTP access of the SDcard (extern)

Hi
Would like to know if, when you try to access your data stored on the external SD via MTP, you can see all of your files ?
(Using Windows)
This MTP thing is a real mess for me, I can never have the full access to my files. With the Razr i I only have 2 folders with some media files when I open the device with Windows explorer... there should be a plenty of folders and I don't know why I don't see them and how I can see them!
Tks
PS: even with the internat storage I don't have full access. for example, if I create a zip file with some file explorer on the phone, it never show on the MTP device!
Give me back UMS !

That's normal, MTP is a very special mode, so you can't modify files or see some files..
But I don't understand why there isn't an usb mass storage when the phone is connect ?

PELLET Nolwenn said:
But I don't understand why there isn't an usb mass storage when the phone is connect ?
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I would love to have the answer
@ this time: no UMS on the Razr i ...

Then use PTP, it maps /sdcard and /external1 to your computer, you can clearly access them via a normal file manager.

PTP is worst ... it's made only for pictures!

There is no USB Massstorage from 4.0 upwards cause google decided to remove this feature....
ptp is made for pictures but it also can be used for normal files but mtp is prefered....
i am on ubuntu and after a nice little tutorial i am mounting my phone via mtp and i can modify and see everything, its mounted as usb would...
havent tried to see the external card because its ext4 formatted and running arch linux so

Robbilie said:
There is no USB Massstorage from 4.0 upwards cause google decided to remove this feature....
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I know Google decided to remove ums on the stock Android. But it's not on obligation and constructor have all right to put it if they want.
BTW, I saw same screenshot of a razr vd or a razr maxx which has ums!

I'm running Windows and use Total Commander. There is a great plugin "totalanddroid" that gives me access to all my files (SDcard and internal memory). It uses adb and runs with USB connection or Wifi connection. I tried to find some adb explorer that runs without Total Commander, but none of them is really working on my machine. But maybe you'll have a bit more luck (my phone is not yet rooted, sometimes this seems to be a prerequisite).

NICE
Jimi_K said:
I'm running Windows and use Total Commander. There is a great plugin "totalanddroid" that gives me access to all my files (SDcard and internal memory). It uses adb and runs with USB connection or Wifi connection. I tried to find some adb explorer that runs without Total Commander, but none of them is really working on my machine. But maybe you'll have a bit more luck (my phone is not yet rooted, sometimes this seems to be a prerequisite).
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thanks mate, never knew about this plugin. very nice!

Thanks for the workaround.
I'll use this until we have anoher solution as UMS support throught custom rom.

[Q] Certain Files not displayed on PC Please Help

OK guys I am in a bit of a Pickle here.
I plugged my phone into a PC in Bangkok to print out some PDFs containing flight information.
the pc started making .exe files on my phone with duplicate names of existing folders. e.g i have a folder called media on my phone so an exe called media.exe was created DCIM.exe and so on.
i plugged the phone into my laptop and ESET found a high amount of infiltrations over 400 which it cleaned by deleting. these were all the duplicate . exe files that it flagged as worms and Trojans.
now when i plug my phone into my laptop only certain files are visible. this is on the external SD and the phone itself. the files exist on the phone and SD card as i can see them all in in the explorer app such as all of my pictures and music camera photos etc, but alas the pc will not display these folders but when i click properties on the drive name in my computer it shows the free and used space correctly.
please do you have any suggestions ? my phone is rooted and i am using the alliance ROM. and do not want to brick this device just because of a stupid Asian virus.
thank you for any help you can offer

Alliance rom? JB or ICS?
Cuz in JB there is an issue with mtp of not displaying all files.
In ics, you can try to format your internal sd card and restore the data and check.
For this boot into recovery. Go to mounts and storage and mount usb storage. Connect to pc and this time you should see everything. If yes, copy all data to pc and format the storage using pc or format/emmc. Then put back the data. Reboot and check.

It is Alliance Rom ICS. so you mean format the phones SDCARD and the External SD card in recovery mode ?

yes either using the recovery option or using the drives displayed on the screen when connected to PC

nokiamodeln91 said:
yes either using the recovery option or using the drives displayed on the screen when connected to PC
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What is the use?
If he formats it he will lose the files he is trying to access.
I have the same problem but I don't have any viruses. Just ask the photos from the last two months don't show when viewed from a Windows PC across a USB connection.

Is USB Mass storage possible?

I Is it possible to mount the internal storage as USB Mass Storage device on the PC. I like to sync the memory to PC from time to time. It is important that the internal storage is mounted as a separate drive and not a portable device.

jesrani said:
I Is it possible to mount the internal storage as USB Mass Storage device on the PC. I like to sync the memory to PC from time to time. It is important that the internal storage is mounted as a separate drive and not a portable device.
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Yes, just select the USB notification you get when you connect it and instead of charging you can choose to mount it as a drive.

jd1001 said:
Yes, just select the USB notification you get when you connect it and instead of charging you can choose to mount it as a drive.
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When I select File Transfer option, it mounts as a portable device and not with a drive letter. As a portable drive I am able to access the files but cannot do automated backups using many backup software. Need to mount with a drive letter.

jesrani said:
When I select File Transfer option, it mounts as a portable device and not with a drive letter. As a portable drive I am able to access the files but cannot do automated backups using many backup software. Need to mount with a drive letter.
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There's a reason for that. Read this:
http://www.howtogeek.com/192732/android-usb-connections-explained-mtp-ptp-and-usb-mass-storage/
Alternatively, you could enable USB debugging and use ADB commands or something to back up device data.

If your rooted try USB mass storage enabler (UMS enabler v1.6). I have not tried it myself

Amd4life said:
If your rooted try USB mass storage enabler (UMS enabler v1.6). I have not tried it myself
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Our phones CAN NEVER do USB Mass Storage, NO MATTER WHAT.
http://www.howtogeek.com/192732/android-usb-connections-explained-mtp-ptp-and-usb-mass-storage/
We use EXT4 or F2FS, but not FAT(16) or FAT32 anymore.
OP or Mods, please close this thread as answered.

card13 said:
Our phones CAN NEVER do USB Mass Storage, NO MATTER WHAT.
http://www.howtogeek.com/192732/android-usb-connections-explained-mtp-ptp-and-usb-mass-storage/
We use EXT4 or F2FS, but not FAT(16) or FAT32 anymore.
OP or Mods, please close this thread as answered.
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Lol! My linux box can read any file system. The issue is that internal storage is part of data now.
That said usb mass storage drivers work fine. There is a virtual cd drive with drivers. Im just wondering what linux /dev that is on the phone so I can wipe it and cram something else in there… make a rescue boot out of my phone!

uudruid74 said:
Lol! My linux box can read any file system. The issue is that internal storage is part of data now.
That said usb mass storage drivers work fine. There is a virtual cd drive with drivers. Im just wondering what linux /dev that is on the phone so I can wipe it and cram something else in there… make a rescue boot out of my phone!
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If you want to boot a distro or windows or even a UBCD type ISO from the phone, that's what DriveDroid is for.

SpasilliumNexus said:
If you want to boot a distro or windows or even a UBCD type ISO from the phone, that's what DriveDroid is for.
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I tried it. It doesnt work at all on my device (OnePlus 3T) and the interface blows badly, although I hacked my own APK that works great. No interface, just tap an ISO from anywhere.
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Shameless plug. Here is my solution. https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3570546
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