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So for 3 days now i have been reading thread after thread on xda. i cant seem to connect my phone to my computer. Every time i come across a new link to drivers i try it but still no dice.
What happens:
Install Drivers
Phone set to mass storage
plug usb in
mount sd
windows thinks...
USB Device not recognized
Phone: Captivate, stock everything (with ota update)
OS: Windows 7 64 bit
What am i doing or not doing?
I apologize in advance if i have not stumble across thread where this has already been answered.
hacklerg said:
So for 3 days now i have been reading thread after thread on xda. i cant seem to connect my phone to my computer. Every time i come across a new link to drivers i try it but still no dice.
What happens:
Install Drivers
Phone set to mass storage
plug usb in
mount sd
windows thinks...
USB Device not recognized
Phone: Captivate, stock everything (with ota update)
OS: Windows 7 64 bit
What am i doing or not doing?
I apologize in advance if i have not stumble across thread where this has already been answered.
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Try uninstalling all the drivers and try one again using x64 (I know you probably did it already, but just confirming).
Maybe try doing a factory reset?
So i uninstalled the drivers using the uninstaller application that came with the download then i deleted the files off the computer.
went to the captivate wiki on xda, downloaded the 64 bit drivers from that link (look exactly the same as the other links), then ran the installer application from that download.
what happened was at the end of the install wizard it said that: "mss install wizard was not completed... install wizard was not succesfully installed samsung usb driver for mobile phones.".
I did however notice that at one point in the wizad it called the driver x86 instea of x64.
i would be lieing if i didnt say i hated samsung right now. o yea and i think at&t too. ha ha
Thanks for the help! : )
so in addition to hours spent on other days, im about 5 hours into trying to make the phone connect today.
it seems worse now, it only sometimes sees a device it cant recognize.
i tried more batches of driver uninstall/installs and i even downloaded the full kies.
nothing seems to make it go. im about to lob this thing across the room. any other suggestions or people with a similar problem?
any help would be much appreciated.
1) Scrub your system again of all Samsung drivers.
2) Go to Samsung Software & Firmware Downloads and get the Mini Kies program.
3) Install Mini Kies, this will install drivers.
4) Set USB settings on phone to ask on connection, Settings>Applications>USB Settings>Ask on Connection
5) Connect phone to computer
6) Select Mass Storage when the phone asks
7) Mount phone to computer, depends on which ROM you are running
8) Report back,
I'm running Windows 7 x64 Home Premium and have no troubles connecting. Hope this helps.
ok thanks for the tips.
Here's what i did:
Download mini kies from the link (i noticed that there were driver there to but i did not download that link)
Set phone to ask on connection
plug phone into computer
set to mass storage.
mount sd card
computer says "usb device not recognzed"
Mini Kies still says "please connect mobile phone"
i scream!
what do you suggest i do from here?
hacklerg said:
ok thanks for the tips.
Here's what i did:
Download mini kies from the link (i noticed that there were driver there to but i did not download that link)
Set phone to ask on connection
plug phone into computer
set to mass storage.
mount sd card
computer says "usb device not recognzed"
Mini Kies still says "please connect mobile phone"
i scream!
what do you suggest i do from here?
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Have you tried a rear USB port instead of a front? I don't know why but many have claimed this was the trick. It should not work, but for some reason it does for some.
alphadog00 said:
Have you tried a rear USB port instead of a front? I don't know why but many have claimed this was the trick. It should not work, but for some reason it does for some.
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The usb ports on the back of the computer are usually connected directly to the motherboard. The usb ports located other places on the computer are usually connected to the mother board via a secondary card of some type - this adds another level of hardware and software drivers required to make those ports work. Also it is not unusual for some usb to operate at different power levels - often referred to as powered and non powered ports.
So not all ports are the same which is why some people have different results on different ports on their computer.
One other option that sometimes works: turn on usb debugging in settings/applications/development. Then connect the usb. Pull down the notification window and select the button that says something like "select to copy files...". This brings up a dialogue box asking to mount the phone, and you select that.
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alright i tried
every single usb port (it a laptop btw sorry should of said that earlier)
and also with and without debugging
computer still says usb device not recognized.
is there any more info that anyone needs? Tried hooking the phone up to a mac also (snow leopard osx laptop) no luck still.
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The usb ports on the back of the computer are usually connected directly to the motherboard. The usb ports located other places on the computer are usually connected to the mother board via a secondary card of some type - this adds another level of hardware and software drivers required to make those ports work. Also it is not unusual for some usb to operate at different power levels - often referred to as powered and non powered ports.
So not all ports are the same which is why some people have different results on different ports on their computer.
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I have built many machines and never had a device work on one USB port and not on another.
All my USB devices that require power, require an actual AC adapter -As for unpowered ports - never heard of that. Powered and unpowered hubs yes - but not unpowered ports.
alphadog00 said:
I have built many machines and never had a device work on one USB port and not on another.
All my USB devices that require power, require an actual AC adapter -As for unpowered ports - never heard of that. Powered and unpowered hubs yes - but not unpowered ports.
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First, just to make this clear all usb ports are powered, and so long as they are in compliance with the usb standard they are powered to 5v.
Second, what you referring to with powered/non powered usb hubs is a usb hub that has a secondary power source (ie includes ac power cable maybe) vs a usb hub that is only powered by the usb serial bus via the usb connecter to the computer.
What was referring to in powered/non powered usb port is a technology included in some ports that allows that port to use the power of two usb ports in one port - not sure but I believe it is an ibm technology - which is some times referred to slangly and inaccurately as powered usb
Now the point of my post was to point out even though there is a universal standard for usb - depending on how these ports are actually connected to the serial bus on the mother board will affect they way they perform - ie usb on the back of the computer that is mounted directly to the mother board serial bus vs one connected via a pci card.
And even though you have never experienced differing performance in your usb ports does not mean that it doesn't happen - it is actually quite common particularly with devices that both connect via usb as well as charge its battery via usb.
I currently have a computer with 7 usb ports all of which will connect and work with my wife's ipod - but I have found two of these ports that will not charge her ipod. most likely this failure to charge her ipod is due to the hardware (or the software driver for the said hardware) in between these two ports and the mother board.
In all of the computers you have built have you built any that had usb ports mounted directly on the mother board serial bus that you also connected a usb pci card to allow for more usb ports? I guarantee you if you do this often enough you wil eventually build a computer that has usb ports with differing performance.
while the info on usb is nice : ) i would very much appreciate any help on gettingmy phone connected. thanks!
hacklerg said:
while the info on usb is nice : ) i would very much appreciate any help on gettingmy phone connected. thanks!
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I'm guessing by now you have tried all your ports, lol. have you tested your phone on other computers and/or with other usb cables?
One thing to try is check and see if there are any driver updates for the usb hardware in your computer. You can usually find these updates with the computer vendor and/or mother board manufacturer support.
Sorry I missed your post earlier about connecting to a mac - when you connected to the mac was your phone in debugging mode?
I don't know if it is necessary to connect to a mac, but to get some linux distros to mount the drives in cappi it has to be in debugging mode and while linux and NEXTstep are different they are in the same family, have the same ancestor. maybe if someone with a mac read s this they can let us know if it is needed.
If you keep connecting to different computer with no luck, try a different usb cable.
Actually its connecting to a pc. I just tried to connect to a mac wouldn't work there either.
But I've tried all the different combos of debugging and mass storage options it just says it doesn't recognize the usb device.
I have tried a bunch of different drivers and using both kies and mini kies.
Windows 7 64 bit
Laptop
Captivate (stock everything)
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hacklerg said:
Actually its connecting to a pc. I just tried to connect to a mac wouldn't work there either.
But I've tried all the different combos of debugging and mass storage options it just says it doesn't recognize the usb device.
I have tried a bunch of different drivers and using both kies and mini kies.
Windows 7 64 bit
Laptop
Captivate (stock everything)
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
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getting unrecognized usb device is almost certainly a driver issue - what ever kept it from working with the mac is something else.
have you downloaded and installed the drivers dg has linked in his odin 3 one click thread?
Second have you had a chance to check if your computer had any usb driver updates? One of my machines would not properly identify my phone that I tried reinstalling drivers on and I found there was and update for the mother board usb controller - after updating it instantly recognized it.
I am having the same issue with an added twist, which is that some USB ports will rapidly disconnection/reconnect the device to windows even though I havent unplugged it.
I have/had adb working on both my old laptop, and desktop. And like the OP I have spent many hours trying to get this to work. Very frustrating.
I have a rooted bionic with blurr3d rom installed. i just got a new laptop, installed the moto driver, tried connecting my phone but laptop cannnot read my phone. I noticed that i dont have the usb conection option anymore(or dont know where to find it)
Any help would be nice...
Can you give some more info, what kernel are you on right now?
Does the phone make any sound or indication that it is connected when you plug it in to the laptop?
If there is a USB connection, there should be an icon on the notification bar and there should be a notification for "USB connection" when you open your notifications. If you select that, it should bring up the usual USB connection menu.
I've heard of some people having issues with connections on USB ports that get low power. On desktops, people generally recommend using the ports on the back because they receive more power, apparently. I've also heard of similar issues on a laptop, though you don't have the convenient option of using another set of USB connections. Most of that has been information I've seen for stuff like flashing something on the device, so I'm not sure if that would be an issue for the basic USB connection.
Try a different USB cable.
When I plug my N3 into a USB 3.0 port on my Windows 7 PC (using the cable that came with the phone), it works fine until I select the phone option to use USB 3.0 mode. At that point, my PC stops recognizing the phone (it disappears from Windows Explorer). Has anyone else had this problem, and does anyone know of a solution?
I had this happen to me earlier- I had to plug it into a different USB port while it was still in USB 3.0 mode. For some reason, sometimes when I switch it, it fails to enumerate the device ID. If you quickly plug it into a different USB 3.0 port, it will work. At least for me. YMMV!
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I had this happen to me earlier- I had to plug it into a different USB port while it was still in USB 3.0 mode. For some reason, sometimes when I switch it, it fails to enumerate the device ID. If you quickly plug it into a different USB 3.0 port, it will work. At least for me. YMMV!
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Mine works and then randomly a few minutes later it is gone from the PC completely and if i am copying data it stops and i have to restart the connection.
eoh7678 said:
I had this happen to me earlier- I had to plug it into a different USB port while it was still in USB 3.0 mode.!
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Thanks, but that doesn't work for me.
Here's what happens, in more detail. I plug the phone into a front-panel USB 3.0 port. My PC's Windows Explorer then shows the phone as a Portable Media Player, and the phone says "Connected as a media device. Tap for UDB 3.0 and other options". I tap and then set the checkbox for "Media device (USB 3.0), selecting "Use USB 3.0". At that point, the phone immediately vanishes from Windows Explorer, and the USB "Connected as Media Device" notification also vanishes.
In contrast, when I plug the phone into a rear-panel USB 3.0 port, it never connects at all. It does vibrate briefly to show it knows it was plugged in. But neither the PC nor the phone itself gives any other indication of the connection.
Update: I found a different (Intel) rear USB 3.0 port that works. Apparently it's just finicky about what port to connect to. (All drivers on my PC are up-to-date, though.) I haven't tried any file transfers yet, but the phone notification says "Connected as USB 3.0 Media Device", and the PC Windows Explorer shows the phone and can list its files.
usb not even an option
can anybody help me I don't even have the option for 3.0 and I tried it in 3 pcs with 3.0 master reset and just wondering if its a att issue were the rom mybe was defected thanks just thinking about returning device
famejlc said:
can anybody help me I don't even have the option for 3.0 and I tried it in 3 pcs with 3.0 master reset and just wondering if its a att issue were the rom mybe was defected thanks just thinking about returning device
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This is what happened to me when I plugged in to my front 3.0 port the phone would have the charging icon at the top but would not show connected to USB 3.0 port not pull down menu just showed charging if I put into 2.0 ports USB notification pops right up. So I thought my phone was bad and exchanged it and the same thing happened. So I then turned to the PC I went to my laptop which is a Dell with Intel chipset and i7 plug it in and it was recognized right away pull down menu and 3.0 option showed. So off to the store I went while I was there talked to one of the techs and he told me that ASMedia 3.0 controller on the boards where having problems Intel and AMD now I was on track as I have a AMD Sabertooth 990fx board so I did two thing I picked up a M5A99fx Pro 2.0 and a I/O PCI Express 3.0 card one I got had a different controller than AsMedia on it and got lucky and found one that also had a 20 pin port on the card so I could plug my front port cord to the card and it would give me access to the front ports on my tower. I installed the new mother board and the same thing happened then I put the PCI Express card in and hooked my 20 pin cord up and now I have usb 3.0 on the front but the board's ports still won't work with the phone also I tested other flash drives and USB 3.0 drives and it seems that what the tech said is true with my setup AsMedia is have problems with their controller! The PCI Express card is the Vantec one UGT-PC345 and it has then Renesas USB 3.0 Controller on it. I have since went back to my Sabertooth board and returned the M5A99fx my board is just fine just had to ad the card to get 3.0.
Well in my case the third option just doesn't exist its not grayed out its just not they're so I wonder if its a att deal can some one let me know
I dont know if its related but the issue i have is that when i tap the usb 3.0 option, my phone connects and disconnects over and over about 5 times at whic point it goes back to MTP.
Also, i forgot to add... when it stops all the connecting and disconnecting, i get the message that no software was found. I installed Kies, but its the same thing. This is windows 8.
I have same problem , did you find a solution to this
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Gary02468 said:
When I plug my N3 into a USB 3.0 port on my Windows 7 PC (using the cable that came with the phone), it works fine until I select the phone option to use USB 3.0 mode. At that point, my PC stops recognizing the phone (it disappears from Windows Explorer). Has anyone else had this problem, and does anyone know of a solution?
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I have same problem , did you find a solution to this
youngblood68 said:
I have same problem , did you find a solution to this[?]
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Only what I mentioned in the update above--it worked to use a different USB 3.0 port on the same PC. The port that didn't work has a different controller, so there may be a driver problem. But I stopped investigating as soon as I found a port that worked.
ok , I have tried both in put and not working
youngblood68 said:
ok , I have tried both in put and not working
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How about a little more info on what your system is. Especially motherboard manufacturer. It seems what ive found in my searching is that most people who are having this issue share one major thing in common and thats the the board manufacturer is ASUS. Im not saying all of them, but most. With that being said im also willing to bet that most problems are on the same USB chip manufacturer. Asmedia chips seem to have the issue. I have 3 towers all with different ASUS boards but all have Asmedia controllers and they all have the same problem. However, if i plug it into my wifes laptop with an intel USB 3 controller, it works perfect.
I have done firmware upgrades, changed BIOS settings, even a reinstall on all 3 systems of the whole OS and in the end i got the same result. The only thing ive been able to get work is if i install ASUS' USB Boost software, my phone will now show its working on 3.0 but only from the rear ports. That being said, if i let it sit at idle for more than about 15-20 minutes, it automatically goes back to USB 2. I dont know if thats intended or if im still having issues.
So, any extra info you can supply might help get a better response. OS, MB manufacturer, controller manufacturer, all of those things will help.
I'm almost 100% certain that BC 1.1 is enabled on your computer. It's extremely common with ASUS boards. It is on other boards as well. Find out how you can disable it from the manufacturer and it will work.
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agent929 said:
I'm almost 100% certain that BC 1.1 is enabled on your computer.
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Possibly. But I don't have BC 1.1 enabled on mine, and I have the same problem on my non-Intel USB 3.0 ports (but the Intel ones work).
Gary02468 said:
Possibly. But I don't have BC 1.1 enabled on mine, and I have the same problem on my non-Intel USB 3.0 ports (but the Intel ones work).
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Odd. I wish I had your machine so I could duplicate the problem.
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agent929 said:
I'm almost 100% certain that BC 1.1 is enabled on your computer. It's extremely common with ASUS boards. It is on other boards as well. Find out how you can disable it from the manufacturer and it will work.
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Thank you. This is the issue I had. I have an Asus motherboard, and I did have Ai Charger+ enabled, that supposedly charges BC 1.1 devices 3x faster.
So for anyone who has AI Suite installed, open it up from the system tray, go to Tool, then Ai Charger+, and make sure it's disabled.
I just re-tried the USB 3.0 port on my PC that previously didn't connect to my N3 in USB 3.0 mode, and it now does. I don't know when or how it got fixed. The hardware is still the same and I haven't manually changed anything on my PC or N3 that would be relevant, so either the PC or the N3 must have received some intervening update that repaired the problem.
Gary02468 said:
When I plug my N3 into a USB 3.0 port on my Windows 7 PC (using the cable that came with the phone), it works fine until I select the phone option to use USB 3.0 mode. At that point, my PC stops recognizing the phone (it disappears from Windows Explorer). Has anyone else had this problem, and does anyone know of a solution?
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An incompatible update for the Texas Instruments XHCI controller was delivered through Microsoft Windows Update. If your computer received this update, use the following steps to roll the controller driver back to the previous version:
Click Start , enter device manager into the search field, and click Device Manager from the results.
In Device Manager, click the plus sign (+) next to Universal Serial Bus Controllers to expand the list.
Right-click Texas Instruments XHCI Controller and select Properties . If Texas Instruments XHCI Controller is not listed, then this step will not fix the problem. Find and use another section on this page.
Paulita1 said:
An incompatible update for the Texas Instruments XHCI controller was delivered through Microsoft Windows Update.
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Thanks, but as just mentioned, my problem already fixed itself. Also, my PC doesn't have the TI XHCI controller. Also, the warning you quote is from more than a year ago, so it is very unlikely to still be applicable.
Like in the topic. My pc can't seem to notice my HTC one phone. Not at all.
Some details:
PC - Laptop Lenovo Y580
Operating system - Windows 8.1 64 bit
Android - 5.0.2 I think (Lollipop)
My phone notices the cable (asks for internet tethering etc.) but I don't see it anywhere in pc's Device Manager (neither does HTC Sync Manager).
I've tried numerous things. I installed HTC Sync Manager, I've installed HTC drivers separately, reinstalled generic USB driver and drivers for USB 3.0, changed cable, changed port to another USB 2.0, change to USB 3.0, checked if it works on friend's pc (nope), reinstalled almost any of above mentioned things witt antivirus disabled, with firewall disabled, with almost anything that can be disabled. Nothing. It's not that case of wrong driver. My pc don't see this phone at all.
To be honest I'm tired. Like really tired. I've spent all free time I could find last week trying to somehow make it work. With no effect whatsoever. I don't see even slice of progress (noticing SOMETHING in device manager would be nice). I would love to see some way to analise this. I'm getting closer and closer to just buying new phone. Even though I don't want one, but I can't do any testing with this device.
EDIT: Few things I've remembered about my tries: I've tried both USB debugging on and off, and I've also already done factor reset of the phone - to no effect obviously.
When connected to pc, phone can be charged, but PC doesn't react in any way (no "USB connected", popping up HTC Sync Manager or "Media device connected" info).
I'll appreciate any help. Especially if it manages to change something in my situation.
Best regards,
Hisuu
Hisuu said:
Like in the topic. My pc can't seem to notice my HTC one phone. Not at all.
Some details:
PC - Laptop Lenovo Y580
Operating system - Windows 8.1 64 bit
Android - 5.0.2 I think (Lollipop)
My phone notices the cable (asks for internet tethering etc.) but I don't see it anywhere in pc's Device Manager (neither does HTC Sync Manager).
I've tried numerous things. I installed HTC Sync Manager, I've installed HTC drivers separately, reinstalled generic USB driver and drivers for USB 3.0, changed cable, changed port to another USB 2.0, change to USB 3.0, checked if it works on friend's pc (nope), reinstalled almost any of above mentioned things witt antivirus disabled, with firewall disabled, with almost anything that can be disabled. Nothing. It's not that case of wrong driver. My pc don't see this phone at all.
To be honest I'm tired. Like really tired. I've spent all free time I could find last week trying to somehow make it work. With no effect whatsoever. I don't see even slice of progress (noticing SOMETHING in device manager would be nice). I would love to see some way to analise this. I'm getting closer and closer to just buying new phone. Even though I don't want one, but I can't do any testing with this device.
I'll appreciate any help. Especially if it manages to change something in my situation.
Best regards,
Hisuu
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When you plug in your phone to the computer do you get the following:
USB Connected
HTC Sync Manager
Media device [MTP] connected
Can you charge your phone while connected to the computer or do you have to use the wall charger to charge your phone? If you don't see the programs listed above, it sounds like a hardware issue with the USB port on your phone.
@majmoz
When you plug in your phone to the computer do you get the following:
USB Connected
HTC Sync Manager
Media device [MTP] connected
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No, no and no. My pc seems to not react with anything (neither did friend's pc).
Can you charge your phone while connected to the computer or do you have to use the wall charger to charge your phone? If you don't see the programs listed above, it sounds like a hardware issue with the USB port on your phone.
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Yes, I can charge phone when connected to PC.
And as I mentioned phone actually notices it's connected to something, and asks what mode to enter (USB tethering, smart network sharing etc.). But it also seems... kinda dodgy. Sometimes phone doesn't react, I have to reconnect or even restart it. Sometimes "USB connected, Tap to change settings" stays... even after I have already disconnected it .
Few things I've remembered about my tries: I've tried both USB debugging on and off, and I've also already done factor reset of the phone - to no effect obviously. (I'll add this info to 1st post to gather info in one place).
Any other ideas?
This topic is my last resort, because I'm out of ideas and start leaning to buying new phone just for testing purposes (either Samsung Galaxy S3 or Nexus4 I guess).
Hisuu said:
Any other ideas?
This topic is my last resort, because I'm out of ideas and start leaning to buying new phone just for testing purposes (either Samsung Galaxy S3 or Nexus4 I guess).
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start from scratch: Uninstall HTC sync and all the drivers you have tried. Then install HTC drivers only (not the generic drivers) or install HTC sync and uninstall it but keep the drivers installed (the idea is to have the driver installed but not HTC Sync, we don't want Sync to interact with the phone).
Try another USB cable but make sure its Data enabled (not only a charging cable). Some cheap cables are for charging only, no data connection.
Try another USB port, use 2.0 usb ports, do not use any external usb hub, use th eport directly on your motherboard (at the back of your computer).
Try with another computer
Clean your phone usb port using a cotton swab with some isotropic alcohol and then apply (spray) a light coat of electrical enhancer on your usb port (see your local electronic supplier or even some hardware stores)
alray said:
start from scratch: Uninstall HTC sync and all the drivers you have tried. Then install HTC drivers only (not the generic drivers) or install HTC sync and uninstall it but keep the drivers installed (the idea is to have the driver installed but not HTC Sync, we don't want Sync to interact with the phone).
Try another USB cable but make sure its Data enabled (not only a charging cable). Some cheap cables are for charging only, no data connection.
Try another USB port, use 2.0 usb ports, do not use any external usb hub, use th eport directly on your motherboard (at the back of your computer).
Try with another computer
Clean your phone usb port using a cotton swab with some isotropic alcohol and then apply (spray) a light coat of electrical enhancer on your usb port (see your local electronic supplier or even some hardware stores)
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Tried other cables (data enabled, they were from different phones), as well as different USB ports (both 2.0 and 3.0). Also tried another pc (no luck).
Uninstalled HTC Sync and drivers so many times I can't count it ;]
I'll try to clean the port and maybe use motherboard on friend's pc (on his machine I've only used front panel). Hopefully something works. Thanks for your input, I appreciate it.
I've tried a USB-C hub with HDMI as well as a screen with a USB-C connector, which both work on my laptop. I don't expect anything to work, but did anyone try the USB-HDMI converters that were reported to work on F1 a while ago?
Having a low-latency video output would be a dream come true.
It dont work, i saw a video review before buying the poco X3 .... only lg, samsung, huawei flagships do that...
Sadly I wanted to mirror Snes and PSone emulators to TV with a USB-C/HDMI output dongle and play with my Dualshock 4.. but not with poco X3
Was wondering if the DisplayLink adapters work: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=80746715&postcount=53 - as I know the other cables don't.
The standard is called MHL, and I don't think poco x3 supports it :/
NHL =no
USB c audio adapter /dac =no
YES, video out is possible on the POCOPHONE X3 NFC! )
Since it's my first post, I was prevented from posting outside links. Whenever there was a link, you will now read 'google it'
You read it right, fellers. :angel:
DisplayLink is the name of the magic. Let's break it down:
1. Acquire any of the many DisplayLink enabled dongles or desktop versions. Products at the link:
google it
2. Acquire a USB-A to USB-C OTG adapter like this one:
google it
3. Download and install (no-root required!) the android app "DisplayLink Presenter" in your Poco X3 from:
google it
4. If you've already installed the app and already got your dongle
- plug the adapter's USB-A female end to the dongle's USB_A male.
-plug the cable from your HDMI monitor/TV to the dongle.
-plug the adapter's USB-C end to your X3.
5. Give it a coupla seconds ... Magic! There pops up the same image on both your phone and your TV/monitor! It's a window from the DisplayLink Presenter app. Plug and play, no need to open the app. Close it out, turn your phone sideways and enjoy the picture. Hook up a BT keyboard/mouse and you're good to go.
6. YouTube, Netflix, Vimeo all run with no problem. Games work, apps work, PowerPoint presentations work. Word works. Browsing works.
7. Desktop mode doesn't work. Charging simultaneously doesn't work (with this set up, but there is workaround...). Audio embedded in PP presentation may glitch at times.
That's it, me frends. Enjoy your POCOPHONE X3 NFC mirrored image, with no lag, in the full glory of a large monitor/TV, to the delight of your eyes!
P.S.: And for those interested in going wireless, check this one out:
google Hyper Mirror
Peace.
Just an explanation for you, I've done a truck load of research? on this, while I was deciding what phone to buy.
USB Type C have different types just as USBs do. So USBs went from 1 to 3; USB Type C have both 2 and 3, then thunderbolt, etc.
Essentially, what Xiaomi have done, is use the USB2 internals within the newer Type C connectors. So we get OTG but no video out.
This also means we don't have any more than 480Mbps data transfer speed.
USB3 is 5GB/s, USB3.1 is 10GB/s.
They are actually call them USB2 Type C/USB3 Type C. I honestly don't think a lot of places selling adapters, cables, etc. actually understand what they are selling as they label them all as Type C.
The solution to this, as above, is Displaylink, or equivalent, which I believe are still all Displaylink underneath.
Soooo what you end up with is a nightmare, a lot of people might think it's not worth the headache and carting around everything, especially if you are prone to losing things.
The simplest way to put it is that you need a USB2 Type C OTG cable, which connects from Poco X3 to an adapter (Displaylink/Wavelink/etc.), and a HDMI cable, which connects from the adapter to monitor.
There are other options, depending on how much you want to spend.
The only thing I haven't been able to figure out 100% is whether or not the adaptors can take the lowly USB2 480mbps speed and convert it into 4k. My brain says no way, but due to not finding any people that have used the more expensive adapters, I don't have an actual answer.
If any of this is wrong, let me know, it's only what I've been able to figure out on my own, and funny enough, it's actually more difficult to find than you'd think. Especially when you didn't know what you are starting off from.
Okay so I've found an 'in the meantime' solution that might suit some people. I haven't worked out all the kinks yet, but it does work.
You might have heard of Genymotion, well it's not that. Genymotion who produce Genymotion do a range of applications for android and one of them is called scrcpy.
If you look up 'genymotion scrcpy' the github link should be the first result.
A lot of people seem to dismiss it as not worth even using, I have no idea why, it's very easy to setup and use. It comes up quite often in XDA as well.
You install it on your PC, connect your phone, and then a mirror of your phone comes up on your desktop. It appears to be fully functional, I downloaded a game of the sorts that I play, and it worked despite the rending issues. I've also played some video that I recorded, no issues at all playing that.
I do have some rendering issues but I'm pretty sure that's an individual thing, I use MXLinux, and I know I have a java issue (as in personal setup, not MXLinux), the errors that are displayed in the terminal as it was running all relate to java.
I am still working through all of the possible solutions with the 'video out' converters and adapters, hopefully before too long, I'll be able to actually show you a working example, as I know that there aren't any out there at present, or not that I've seen anyway. And seeing it working is completely different to someone just saying that they have it working in a comment, with no offer of proof that they have.
I use an app called "vysor" on all my android phones. All you need to do is just download the pc app and follow instructions. Basically you just plug your phone to pc like you will transfer data or charge it. And usb debugging must be enabled. When you enable usb debugging and connect your phone to pc, Vysor will install latest android app and that is all. Sounds will come from the phone so i suggest you use a pair of speakers or earphones.
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I use an app called "vysor" on all my android phones. All you need to do is just download the pc app and follow instructions. Basically you just plug your phone to pc like you will transfer data or charge it. And usb debugging must be enabled. When you enable usb debugging and connect your phone to pc, Vysor will install latest android app and that is all. Sounds will come from the phone so i suggest you use a pair of speakers or earphones.
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That's the same as MirrorLink used by cheap anything Java that advertises screen mirroring. Used it on a low end Linux machine via browser, lag and distortion, worse than screencast for me
Edit: the native Linux appimage worked well enough,but is limited to 1 Mbps and the full version is rather pricey 40USD. I'm the end,you still need a machine running, not just a single cable solution. Might be worth it for some, maybe try a month first to see how well it works for you
And vysor does not have input options from the machine to android, (MirrorLink does I think) so you'll need extra BT peripherals for input.
edit2: have to enable USB input emulation in Dev settings for KB/M to work. And a free alternative exists, its called "scrcpy", with identical functionality, no need for App on android. Vysor is just an overpriced GUI for a free app imho, probably targeted at Apple users
What about a USB to VGA cable? Will it work?
Guys, bad news?
This is not yet supported on Poco X3. But there was a problem when I updated the software on this device. My X3 immediately went dark after that, I was quite alarmed because this is my new phone when I won the competition to play stickman fighter with my friends. What should I do now?