Does the phone use a regular mini USB to USB cable? - HTC Excalibur

i just received my friend's old t-mobile dash after he got his g1.
it will be my first windows mobile device so i am pretty excited
unfortunately, all he gave me was the phone+battery. i tried turning it on but with no success.
i don't own a mini usb to usb cable (i must be the only one in the world) so i can't test if i can charge via such a cable.

bozeefus said:
i just received my friend's old t-mobile dash after he got his g1.
it will be my first windows mobile device so i am pretty excited
unfortunately, all he gave me was the phone+battery. i tried turning it on but with no success.
i don't own a mini usb to usb cable (i must be the only one in the world) so i can't test if i can charge via such a cable.
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Welcome to the forum
You have in fact a great device with you!
Please READ here: http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Excalibur
And yes it´s a regular cable
Enjoy!

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Active Sync will just not Connect

I cant get my darn s621 too sync via active sync 4.5 for XP ibm home tablet labtop X-Series, i just upgraded from 4.2 which wasnt working either, anyone think they know whats going on wrong? thanks.
what ROM do you have? If you have the 3vo, while its connected, press start and click on active sync.
no im on 6.1
kavana i wanna go to the new 6.5 Evo, my usb cable isnt my origonal maybe something too do with it ?
HTCS621Smartphone said:
no im on 6.1
kavana i wanna go to the new 6.5 Evo, my usb cable isnt my origonal maybe something too do with it ?
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Have you tried in another computer?
Nope just my ibm x-series tablet labtop, is there anything beside active sync, also i cant get into the phone thru my computer either, anyone else not useing the origonal s621 usb cable ?
HTCS621Smartphone said:
Nope just my ibm x-series tablet labtop, is there anything beside active sync, also i cant get into the phone thru my computer either, anyone else not useing the origonal s621 usb cable ?
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Just one more shot, go to active sync/windows mobile device center and see if you have "enable usb connections" box checked? that's in archive>connection settings
Its possible its a faulty wire. My mom and I had regular USB, and they were horrible. We got docs for them and they sync alot better.
Herox said:
Its possible its a faulty wire. My mom and I had regular USB, and they were horrible. We got docs for them and they sync alot better.
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But docing stations smoke your battery like charging your phone over night ViA Usb will ruin your batts charge hold when you use it, is ur docing station plug in via usb ? on another close note this is for everyone dont ever charge over usb ive done with a few batts and kills them in a month but back on topic im going to see if i can get er to sync, i think its cause i dont have the origonal htc usb cable will report tho soon.
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HTC S621 (Made In Taiwan)
Overclocked stable at 288 Mhz
(Do not try this above 264Mhz) on a made in China s621.
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Anyone else with the taiwan verson?)
HTCS621Smartphone said:
But docing stations smoke your battery like charging your phone over night ViA Usb will ruin your batts charge hold when you use it, is ur docing station plug in via usb ? on another close note this is for everyone dont ever charge over usb ive done with a few batts and kills them in a month but back on topic im going to see if i can get er to sync, i think its cause i dont have the origonal htc usb cable will report tho soon.
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HTC S621 (Made In Taiwan)
Overclocked stable at 288 Mhz
(Do not try this above 264Mhz) on a made in China s621.
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Anyone else with the taiwan verson?)
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Bruv, I have your same phone (made in taiwan) HTC s621 and I don't use the original USB cable, I use a motorola cable...I even used sometimes a digital camera phone usb cable (since some of them are standard) and sync everytime with no issue at all. Try what I posted before, if not reinstall activesync in your PC.

usb not recognize on my computer samsung epic 4g help

do any body has the same problems as me my samsung epic 4g don get recognize on my computer i try all my usb ports still cant find it i even send it to samsung an the y send it back an say its my usb thats defected so i bought another one same issue what can it be
Did you install the drivers?
Sent from my Evo Killer!
huh
musclehead84 said:
Did you install the drivers?
Sent from my Evo Killer!
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what drivers no one gave me a cd from sprint to download on my computer like they do for blackberrys can u point me to the place to get the drivers an i even ask the samsung company do i need a software cd like blackberry has to connect to the computer an the guy told me no
You need samsung drivers. Search xda for them you can try the one click root thread.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App
http://firon.net/xda/Samsung_Mobile_Driver_V1.3.800_For_SPH-d700_Epic_4G.zip. Here are the drivers for a 32 bit windows. If yo have the 64 bit let me know.
HI
musclehead84 said:
http://firon.net/xda/samsung_mobile_driver_v1.3.800_for_sph-d700_epic_4g.zip. Here are the drivers for a 32 bit windows. If yo have the 64 bit let me know.
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hey send me the one for the 64 bit i tried the 32 bit an it keep saying its not successfully installed plus i have this already an it say the same let me try the 64 bit drivers that you have thank you
http://firon.net/xda/usb_drivers_GalaxyS_x64.zip. This is the 64 bit drivers
luvjones305 said:
do any body has the same problems as me my samsung epic 4g don get recognize on my computer i try all my usb ports still cant find it i even send it to samsung an the y send it back an say its my usb thats defected so i bought another one same issue what can it be
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It's your cable. Go to Radio Shack and buy their $26 micro-USB cable. I tried stock USB cables from Samsung and Palm on several different computers and consistantly got the "unrecognized USB device." As soon as I switched to a better cable, every single computer that couldn't recognize my Epic before, now recognizes it every time I connect.
luvjones305 said:
hey send me the one for the 64 bit i tried the 32 bit an it keep saying its not successfully installed plus i have this already an it say the same let me try the 64 bit drivers that you have thank you
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If these don't work, then find and install "pdanet" (without the quotes)..
Select samsung and you're golden. This was the only way I could get my 64 bit Windows 7 Ultimate machine to recognize my device.
If this still doesn't work, go to Radio shack and get the nice cable (like was mentioned above)... I have one and it works like a champ.
I hope this helps
HI
i tried the 64 bit it also fail to install on my windows xp in i hope its just my usb i just bought a usb again this time from ebay thanks guys
If you plug your phone into the computer and have USB debugging on what does it do?
Sent from my Evo Killer!!!
hi
musclehead84 said:
If you plug your phone into the computer and have USB debugging on what does it do?
Sent from my Evo Killer!!!
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trust me i tried that an samsung help me through all the steps when i called them an i even send my phone to samsung an they say theres nothing wrong with my phone when i got it back it still do the same thing
luvjones305 said:
trust me i tried that an samsung help me through all the steps when i called them an i even send my phone to samsung an they say theres nothing wrong with my phone when i got it back it still do the same thing
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Again, its the cable. I just verified it again by plugging in my stock Samsung cable and got the "Unrecognized USB device" warning. I DO NOT get that with the Radio Shack cable. I can't promise you that the cable you are getting from eBay will be any better. If it doesn't work, then its just another crappy cable. However, I can promise you that the Radio Shack cable will work.
THANK YOU
f16pilot said:
again, its the cable. I just verified it again by plugging in my stock samsung cable and got the "unrecognized usb device" warning. I do not get that with the radio shack cable. I can't promise you that the cable you are getting from ebay will be any better. If it doesn't work, then its just another crappy cable. However, i can promise you that the radio shack cable will work.
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how much for that cable in radio shack im still waiting on my order from ebay 3 for 1 deal i get a car charger a house charger an a micro usb data cord for $5.98 free shipping
buy a cable...I had the same issue until yesterday... I went to staples and I bought a new cable for $19.00...problem solved.
luvjones305 said:
how much for that cable in radio shack im still waiting on my order from ebay 3 for 1 deal i get a car charger a house charger an a micro usb data cord for $5.98 free shipping
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Well the good news is you can charge your phone with all of the cables you got and the shipping was free. Otherwise, I'll bet you get the same problem with the micro-usb cable. You get what you pay for...maybe you got lucky. The Radio Shack cable was $26. Way too much to spend for a stinkin' USB cable, but I finally threw in the towel and spent the money. Fortunately, every machine I plugged it into recognized it immediatley.
THANKS
f16pilot said:
well the good news is you can charge your phone with all of the cables you got and the shipping was free. Otherwise, i'll bet you get the same problem with the micro-usb cable. You get what you pay for...maybe you got lucky. The radio shack cable was $26. Way too much to spend for a stinkin' usb cable, but i finally threw in the towel and spent the money. Fortunately, every machine i plugged it into recognized it immediatley.
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yea i feel you if it dont work ill pay for it at radio shack im still stuck on a stock 2.1 rom on boostmobile i cant modify my phone the only thing i can do now is download apps through dropbox apps an from my computer through wifi
I know my $2 MonoPrice cable works just fine, where the stock one doesn't and is now being permently used with my wall charger.
i have the more expensive cable, and drivers (32 bit) are installed. comp still doesnt recognize device. when I adb device, it doesnt show either. any suggestions?
DuckyDude said:
i have the more expensive cable, and drivers (32 bit) are installed. comp still doesnt recognize device. when I adb device, it doesnt show either. any suggestions?
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Go into control panel, system, device manager and try hitting update drivers on Samsung Android with phone connected with usb debugging on. If that don't work uninstall drivers and reinstall. Reboot computer and phone too.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App

Computer doesn't recongnize mass storage and Kies cannot recognize phone either

Apparently, when I plug my phone in computer to put some files, pictures to phone, my computer doesn't recognize the phone's mass storage and neither do Kies
The message from the computer is : USB Device Not Recognized. One of the USB devices attached to this computer has malfunctioned, and Windows does not recognize it. For assistance in solving this problem, click this message.
I thought there was something wrong with rom i installed, and tried unroot the phone, restored it to orignial rom. However, the problem is still there.
Please help me . Thank you for reading.
Usbdeview?
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Teo032 said:
Usbdeview?
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium
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What about usbdeview that i can use to fix my issue?
kiddo94 said:
What about usbdeview that i can use to fix my issue?
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Did you use the USB cable that came with the phone? I noticed mine doesn't come up on the pc unless I use the cable that came with it, otherwise with any other cable is just charges and nothing more.
same ol same ol
kiddo94 said:
Apparently, when I plug my phone in computer to put some files, pictures to phone, my computer doesn't recognize the phone's mass storage and neither do Kies
The message from the computer is : USB Device Not Recognized. One of the USB devices attached to this computer has malfunctioned, and Windows does not recognize it. For assistance in solving this problem, click this message.
I thought there was something wrong with rom i installed, and tried unroot the phone, restored it to orignial rom. However, the problem is still there.
Please help me . Thank you for reading.
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I have same EXACT issue, i even tried on linux and no avail
my computer wont recognize my stock GB 2.3.5 T989.
1-i have usb debug mode on
2-when i tried with winXP=nothing, with linux lusb showed/detecting =nothing.
3-battery charges fine.
4-using aftermarket cable
So my questions are:
a-bad usb hardware?
b-bad gingerbread? (factory reset and no change)
c-will rooting/flashing help?
thanks!
Dark Nightmare said:
Did you use the USB cable that came with the phone? I noticed mine doesn't come up on the pc unless I use the cable that came with it, otherwise with any other cable is just charges and nothing more.
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for real?!!!! could this really be the issue? WTF Samsung!!!!.....ok , so where do i get an oem cable? i using HTC.
Thanks man!
Just cable? Will rooting help? Cmon guys this sucks
Dark Nightmare said:
Did you use the USB cable that came with the phone? I noticed mine doesn't come up on the pc unless I use the cable that came with it, otherwise with any other cable is just charges and nothing more.
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Yes i use the cable that came up with the phone but it doesn't help. My phone was working completely fine before until now :/.
kiddo94 said:
Yes i use the cable that came up with the phone but it doesn't help. My phone was working completely fine before until now :/.
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I would suggest buying a new cable and trying that. Seems a lot of users are encountering this lately. The wires that carry data fail, but the wires that carry power still function. It doesn't have to be a Samsung branded cable, but one specifically for charging/data for the SGH-T989. It happened to me both on this phone, and my Transformer. Both times it was solved by using a new cable.
Your local electronics store should carry what you need. Good luck!
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium
Android Revolution said:
I would suggest buying a new cable and trying that. Seems a lot of users are encountering this lately. The wires that carry data fail, but the wires that carry power still function. It doesn't have to be a Samsung branded cable, but one specifically for charging/data for the SGH-T989. It happened to me both on this phone, and my Transformer. Both times it was solved by using a new cable.
Your local electronics store should carry what you need. Good luck!
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium
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can you please point me to a specific cable? some on here have tried without any luck. got a pic?
Android Revolution said:
I would suggest buying a new cable and trying that. Seems a lot of users are encountering this lately. The wires that carry data fail, but the wires that carry power still function. It doesn't have to be a Samsung branded cable, but one specifically for charging/data for the SGH-T989. It happened to me both on this phone, and my Transformer. Both times it was solved by using a new cable.
Your local electronics store should carry what you need. Good luck!
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium
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I tried it. No help :/. I think it is the phone's usb port that makes this problem. Probably I'll send it to samsung company to have it fixed.
Before u diagnose the phone as the issue i would check and try plugging it to another pc besides the one that doesnt detect it because i have the same issue with my main pc. When i plug it it opens up as an unreadable drive, it wount open or anything, but when i plug it to my laptop it works perfect.
kind of wierd but it works. i also tried installing kies and didnt help at all. now it it still doesnt work than yea probably the phone.
drzprettyboy30 said:
Before u diagnose the phone as the issue i would check and try plugging it to another pc besides the one that doesnt detect it because i have the same issue with my main pc. When i plug it it opens up as an unreadable drive, it wount open or anything, but when i plug it to my laptop it works perfect.
kind of wierd but it works. i also tried installing kies and didnt help at all. now it it still doesnt work than yea probably the phone.
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Yah, it's probably the phone. I tried plug it in my brother's laptop and computer (Kies installed) and still nothing happens.
Allgamer had a similar problem. Turns out it was his cable
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium
Try the free wifi explorer from the marketplace.
Sent from my HTC Vision using xda premium
Also remove sim, sd card, and battery for a bit then replace. Also, get the most "official" cable you can. I'm working with an old evo cable and an old g2 cable. Some of the car charging ones/generics won't play nice. Try blowing (light laughing allowed) into the port.
Sent from my HTC Vision using xda premium
Wipe/reflash.
Sent from my HTC Vision using xda premium
Finally!!
Ok here is what i did:
1-enable EHCI on your computer from device manage >> http://www.intel.com/technology/usb/ehcispec.htm
2-took a portable toothbrush with isoprop (swabbing alcohol)
3-took my phone to the gas station ...25c air and dried the crap out of it
4-wipe/reset my phone from fast boot menu (not android menu)
5-got an LG "B" data cable...
voila monsieur !!!! i dont know which was the silverbullet but i aint complainin.
However, it was still nice to know that Samsung is a no questions asked manufacturer.
Someone was having the same issues as mine in russia, and he said ICS 4.0 did it and is waaaaaaaaaaay better for this phone. Im gonna give this to a friend and WILL NOT touch these till ICS 4 officially comes out here. Tooo much hassle and ive got too much info riding on it (phone). <<personal opinion

Rooting without being connected to comptuer.

Hello XDA members,
Couple of weeks ago, I plugged my charger and then all of a sudden, smoked started coming out accompanied by a burning smell. I quickly took out the charger and now I am not able to charge my phone. I recently sent it back to Samsung for repair but they could not fix it under warranty and was asked to pay $200. Imo that is way too much considering brand new Galaxy Nexus is around $500 where I am from.
Prior to sending my phone, I unrooted my phone, reverted back to stock rom and now I am wondering if there is a way of rooting my phone without having to be connected to the computer via the USB cable. I want to install a custom rom but is that even possible without having the ability to connect to your computer?
Thanks
sgs064 said:
Hello XDA members,
Couple of weeks ago, I plugged my charger and then all of a sudden, smoked started coming out accompanied by a burning smell. I quickly took out the charger and now I am not able to charge my phone. I recently sent it back to Samsung for repair but they could not fix it under warranty and was asked to pay $200. Imo that is way too much considering brand new Galaxy Nexus is around $500 where I am from.
Prior to sending my phone, I unrooted my phone, reverted back to stock rom and now I am wondering if there is a way of rooting my phone without having to be connected to the computer via the USB cable. I want to install a custom rom but is that even possible without having the ability to connect to your computer?
Thanks
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You can fix the USB port for a few bucks, i seen people say it cost $10, not really sure as i never came across one, but it should be out there on ebay.
You will be looking for a microUSB board
sgs064 said:
I am wondering if there is a way of rooting my phone without having to be connected to the computer via the USB cable.
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No.
sgs064 said:
I am wondering if there is a way of rooting my phone without having to be connected to the computer via the USB cable.
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efrant said:
No.
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I am in the same situation as sgs064. I have a Gnex that I need to root, but it will not connect to the PC with the USB cable (strangely, it does still charge via USB). I probably will just fix the microUSB port as Mach 3.2 suggested, but in the meantime it would be nice if there was a way to do it without USB. I realize that it probably is impossible, as efrant indicated, but if anyone has any ideas, I'd be willing to try em out. This is an extra Gnex, not my everyday phone, so im willing to mess around with it a lot more.
Thanks.
PeteCat said:
I am in the same situation as sgs064. I have a Gnex that I need to root, but it will not connect to the PC with the USB cable (strangely, it does still charge via USB). I probably will just fix the microUSB port as Mach 3.2 suggested, but in the meantime it would be nice if there was a way to do it without USB. I realize that it probably is impossible, as efrant indicated, but if anyone has any ideas, I'd be willing to try em out. This is an extra Gnex, not my everyday phone, so im willing to mess around with it a lot more.
Thanks.
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It's a driver issue of It still charges but nothing else, and as far as rooting without PC goes, I don't think you can
Sent from my GNexus

Help w/ Replacement Note 4 says unknown device in Windows. Old works fine

I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling drivers.
I have installed kids and then smart switch.
My old note 4 that was defective shows up in Windows but the replacement shows as 'unknown device'
I tried safe mode to un install drivers and different USB ports.
Is my device defective? Any ideas?
Thanks!
Maybe try going to developer options and checking if usb debugging is turned off. Try turning it on. Try a different usb port. Try to switch between different usb modes in the notification area when connected. Last but not least factory reset your phone in recovery mode and try connecting it after.
I am experiencing the same problem but I have another problem as well. My phone is an unrooted Galaxy Note 4 running 5.0.1 w/ VRU2BOG5 build. I have tried just about all the USB ports on my computer and get the same result, "unknown device". I have uninstall and reinstalled kies and the associated drivers and still get the same result. I have factory reset the phone and still the same. I was even able to do a firmware upgrade and initialization via kies and still the same problem.
The other problem I am faced with is I can not seem to get any OTG cable to work on my device. Could this be hand in hand?
I am not sure if you (the OP) have noticed but when you installed kies, have you gotten an error for your ethernet controller under other devices in your device manager?
I really like the phone but if I can't 1) root it or 2) transfer data via the usb port (especially through the OTG cable), the phone is useless to me. Any help would be very appreciated.
The USB port may be defective. I replaced mine on my note 2 myself for cheap. But if the phone is still under warranty let them deal with it. You guys tried different cables/computers?
http://youtu.be/mLr3qYvFRrM
jcip17 said:
The USB port may be defective. I replaced mine on my note 2 myself for cheap. But if the phone is still under warranty let them deal with it. You guys tried different cables/computers?
I am not entirely sure it's a bad port but could be. On my note, everything besides a flash drive via OTG cable works. Oh and the computer but it will connect to my laptop. I dunno I'm about to sell the phone.
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onefastneonrt said:
jcip17 said:
The USB port may be defective. I replaced mine on my note 2 myself for cheap. But if the phone is still under warranty let them deal with it. You guys tried different cables/computers?
I am not entirely sure it's a bad port but could be. On my note, everything besides a flash drive via OTG cable works. Oh and the computer but it will connect to my laptop. I dunno I'm about to sell the phone.
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Maybe it was just the computer ? Well good luck man. What phone you gonna get?
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I need all the luck I can get My computer has had issues before but it has since been fixed. I can hook any other device to it with no issues. As far as phones go, I'm not entirely sure which one I want. Guess it doesn't matter much since not many can be rooted.

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