[Q] USB connection issues - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989

I've looked around the forum but since this might be a model specific issue i'll ask here.
Lately I've notice that when I plug my phone into my computer and turn on USB storage i can connect but on every occasion the connection will drop and i will have to press turn on USB storage. This makes it very hard for me to backup anything, add/remove photo's (which I use this phone a lot for photo's it's a handy point and shoot), music, movies etc. also I have a hard time transferring a custom rom to the sd as the connection will fail 9/10 times.
For now I have just been removing my sd card and using a usb/micro sd adapter and then plugging back into my phone.
I am currently using CleanICS rom but have had the same issue using Foxstar, juggernaut, and Hercules versions. any ideas?

Bad cable maybe.
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markusf21 said:
Bad cable maybe.
Don't be scared of the thanks button.
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I have tried a three different cables, they all have the same effect.

Can you try a different computer?
Do you have anything stuck in the port on your phone? It sounds like you might have some lint or something in it.
Don't be scared of the thanks button.
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Did this use to happen on a stock ROM? If not then it may be the custom roms you're installing. If so then it may be something with you're cable or computer. Make sure kies is installed. That'll make sure the proper drivers are installed.
I'm just sayin!

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[Q] SD Card Not Available While Charging

During the process of flashing various kernels from netarchy and kingklick my EVO stopped being able to access the SD card while it is charging with a wall charger. There are no options I can find to switch it out of disk mode like I can while it is connected to a computer. While I am connected to the computer I can switch it from disk mode and my SD card becomes available.
I have tried several new kernels with both caches wiped without any luck solving the problem. This is not serious enough for me to do a complete wipe.
Anyone else experience this problem? Any suggestions short of a full wipe?
Alto101 said:
During the process of flashing various kernels from netarchy and kingklick my EVO stopped being able to access the SD card while it is charging with a wall charger. There are no options I can find to switch it out of disk mode like I can while it is connected to a computer. While I am connected to the computer I can switch it from disk mode and my SD card becomes available.
I have tried several new kernels with both caches wiped without any luck solving the problem. This is not serious enough for me to do a complete wipe.
Anyone else experience this problem? Any suggestions short of a full wipe?
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Have you attempted using a nandroid back to your original kernel?
rafroehlich2 said:
Have you attempted using a nandroid back to your original kernel?
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No I have not, partly because I cannot say for sure when I made the nandroid if I was having this problem or not. I usually charge while connected to a computer or if I am charging with a wall charger, I usually am not using the phone. Therefore, it is likely I had this problem long before I noticed it.
Thanks for your suggestion!
Alto101 said:
No I have not, partly because I cannot say for sure when I made the nandroid if I was having this problem or not. I usually charge while connected to a computer or if I am charging with a wall charger, I usually am not using the phone. Therefore, it is likely I had this problem long before I noticed it.
Thanks for your suggestion!
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I would try to find the stock kernel to see if it effects it. With Cyanogen however I have noticed that depending on the charger I use the phone either just charges or acts as if its plugged into a computer. The only varying piece of hardware is the cable in my case. So you may also want to try different cables. I have no clue why this would act in that way though.
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Have you tried plugging it to your PC and switching it back a forth between Disc Drive mode and Charge Only mode?
That solved the issue on my Desire.

[Q] Plugging In Phone to Computer

When I plug my evo into my computer, the screen that asks what I want to do is no longer showing up. I looked in the settings and the button is clicked on that I want it to show up. Still nothing. Any suggestions? Cause I want to move zip file to phone and I cant choose change it to disk drive
I have that happen occasionally. Normally, rebooting the phone does the trick (unplug, reboot, plug back in.) Sometimes I have to switch which USB port I'm using on the computer.
the other guy was right, this happenes to me too. All you wanna do is try a different usb port on your pc or laptop and you should be good
May need to wipe dalvik/cache also just to clean things up a bit
LemonadeALex said:
When I plug my evo into my computer, the screen that asks what I want to do is no longer showing up. I looked in the settings and the button is clicked on that I want it to show up. Still nothing. Any suggestions? Cause I want to move zip file to phone and I cant choose change it to disk drive
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That has happened to me several times. Usually it's a bad usb cable. If it's not allowing data to cross, the phone will not give you the option to change. If the phonedoesn't see a data connection than it acts just like it would if it was plugged into a wall outlet.
I use retractable cables and they usually start to do that when the cable is bad or going bad.
Try wiggling the wire in various spots to see if you can get a connection. If not than I can almost bet that your cable is going bad. Just replace the cable and you should be fine.
I always keep backups for this reason. You can get cheap ones off Ebay. I like the retractable ones because they're less hassle and track free. I never take it out of the computer. I use the Quadrimax retractable cable. You can get them for about 10 dollars. If you buy the cheap ones you never know if they're going to work or not.
Let me know if this was the issue, I'd like to know. Good Luck!
Swyped From My Work Of Art
Thanks guys lol when I tried to reset my phone the phone got stuck on the HTC screen and wouldnt load. Took it by Sprint and they just flashed the phone. I wasn't sure how to do that
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[Q] Galaxy s2 won't boot into download mode for rooting

Hi guy's, I would just like to start off by saying that XDA is a wonderful site full of amazing information. It just so happens that the problem I'm having isn't anywhere on this website which leads me to think if I'm the only one who has this sort of situation. Basically what's going on is that I would like to root my T989, mainly to get rid of carrier bloatware, so I looked around the internet and YouTube videos and learned how to do it, the only problem is that I am failing at the first step of it which is getting it in download mode. I downloaded Odin3 v1.85, then while running Odin I held the volume up+down buttons and at the same time plugged in the USB cable, as soon as I do that the phone boots into a screen that is showing the battery being charged instead of going to the warning screen and Windows says that the device was not recognized and the USB has malfunctioned. I did install the Samsung ADB drivers for the phone, I also turned USB debugging on, and I tried three different computers all with the same results. Oh and if anyone wants to know, I am running Android 2.3.6. Can anyone please help me? I would really appreciate it if you guys could help me find a solution to this.
BTW this is my first thread on XDA
Paragraphs are your friend.
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PCLOVER93 said:
Hi guy's, I would just like to start off by saying that XDA is a wonderful site full of amazing information. It just so happens that the problem I'm having isn't anywhere on this website which leads me to think if I'm the only one who has this sort of situation. Basically what's going on is that I would like to root my T989, mainly to get rid of carrier bloatware, so I looked around the internet and YouTube videos and learned how to do it, the only problem is that I am failing at the first step of it which is getting it in download mode. I downloaded Odin3 v1.85, then while running Odin I held the volume up+down buttons and at the same time plugged in the USB cable, as soon as I do that the phone boots into a screen that is showing the battery being charged instead of going to the warning screen and Windows says that the device was not recognized and the USB has malfunctioned. I did install the Samsung ADB drivers for the phone, I also turned USB debugging on, and I tried three different computers all with the same results. Oh and if anyone wants to know, I am running Android 2.3.6. Can anyone please help me? I would really appreciate it if you guys could help me find a solution to this.
BTW this is my first thread on XDA
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I would remove the battery 1st and let it chill for a sec. Replace the battery, and hold vol - & + and then connect your USB cable. Do this in that exact order and you should have no issues.
Also if your PC isn't recognizing your phone I'd try a different USB cable. Sometimes that works.
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I had the same problem with my previous sgs2, i tried everything from uninstalling and reinstalling the drivers, used a different usb cable, tried a different laptop and nothing fixed it, if your computer wont recognize the phone after trying everything you can think of, then do what i did and get a warranty exchange, after that my new sgs2 connected perfectly
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elflip88 said:
I had the same problem with my previous sgs2, i tried everything from uninstalling and reinstalling the drivers, used a different usb cable, tried a different laptop and nothing fixed it, if your computer wont recognize the phone after trying everything you can think of, then do what i did and get a warranty exchange, after that my new sgs2 connected perfectly
Sent from Flip's SGS2
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remember that **** well lol.
TO OP:
There are a couple things you can still try, but chances are slim since you did try 3 different computers. It might have been possible that the installation of the drivers (when you plug in your phone) was interrupted somehow and it left an incomplete installation. You would need to download usbdeview and remove/delete/uninstall (forgot what term was used) everything android/samsung related.
Plug in your phone when it's on in the homescreen or something.. let it sit for like 5-10 mins for it to install everything.. there is like 5 things or so. Now try to go into download mode.
If that doesn't work, make sure you're using the t989 drivers.
if that doesn't work, then install kies
Try to mix and match USB wires and USB ports on the computer.
Teo032 said:
remember that **** well lol.
TO OP:
There are a couple things you can still try, but chances are slim since you did try 3 different computers. It might have been possible that the installation of the drivers (when you plug in your phone) was interrupted somehow and it left an incomplete installation. You would need to download usbdeview and remove/delete/uninstall (forgot what term was used) everything android/samsung related.
Plug in your phone when it's on in the homescreen or something.. let it sit for like 5-10 mins for it to install everything.. there is like 5 things or so. Now try to go into download mode.
If that doesn't work, make sure you're using the t989 drivers.
if that doesn't work, then install kies
Try to mix and match USB wires and USB ports on the computer.
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Yeah I did all this, so op if you do all these also and it still doesn't work then to the warranty exchange
Sent from Flip's SGS2
what carrier do you use? there is a different way between tmobile and telus
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USB not detected. Urgent Help.

Okay before yall rage at me, I already search XDA+Google. I think I found some answers to it, but there seems to be some confusion about my problem...So I wanna ask you guys DHD/I4G users.
My problem is that when I connect my phone to the computer, my phone doesnt detect USB anymore. this happened way back before, but somehow it worked again.
I have 3 new different USB Data Cables. I tried all three of them to see if it was my MAIN USB Cable Data that was broken. It wasnt.
I tried connecting it to 2 other computers in my house and still no luck.
So when I was searching, people said that this problem can be from...
-hardware problem(broken) (but i dont think its broken cause my phone is still able to charge.)
-rom with bad download.
And there were some suggestions to what I should do...
-super wipe your phone and re-install a new rom
-take the micro sd put it in your computer format the SD card.
-take battery out for 30 seconds then put it back in.
-return to stock
-reinstall HTC drivers
however all those methods did not work at all.
The thing is my phone still charges on whatever USB or Computer I plug it into.
Also, this problem happened to me awhile back but somehow it was fixed..IDK how I did it.
Also sometimes, my computer detects it, but it says "something has malfunctioned).
my phone has never got in contact with any form of liquid. but what i think has touched my phone is heat or sweat from my pants.
Edit: also, I never dropped my phone before.
Is this a hardware problem? because as I said it before this happened to be awhile back but I was able to get USB detected to my computer again.
Can anyone give me more methods/information on how or what I should do to fix it?
Phone details
- Device: Inspire 4g
- Rom: Aospx BR7
- default Ril from the rom
- radio : in my signature
- phone about 1 and half years old
It seems you have already ruled out software and cable/computer issues. It is possible for a device to have intermittent failure. Sounds like a bad sd reader. Charger runs seperate from that.
Could also be the PC hardware. What PC OS are you using?
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zelendel said:
Could also be the PC hardware. What PC OS are you using?
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I tried on three different computer which all are Windows 7 32 and 64 bits.
EDIT: somehow when I plugged it in my computer, it detected for few seconds then turned off.
Have you tried cleaning your phones port?
marsdta said:
Have you tried cleaning your phones port?
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ummmm all I did was just blow on it(sounds wrong, LOL).
oh yeah and also, i always hear that sound when you connect any USB into the computer. that beeping noise. but only when I reboot my phone.
I could always transfer files by using the Micro SD Adapter, but thats too much work. taking my phone case out, taking out the bottom part, taking out usb, putting it in the adapater, then in the computer....-_-
update.
I kind of found a solution?? if i can take any step further...
So I changed my rom to a sense 4 rom(virtuous). I disabled Fast Boot from there. Now my computer detects my phone but it gives me the notification saying that my device cant be recognized.
U can use software data cable app its free .. and u can nove data between phone n pc wirelessly as long as you are in the same network ...
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One X Causes Mac to Freeze

I am having multiple issues. The big one is that sometimes when I plug in the phone to my Macbook Pro, it decides to hang the OS. But it's really weird. It's like only the mouse and keyboard hang. Music will keep playing normally, the clock in the menubar runs with no problems, and if I press the power button the "What do you want to do?" window still pops up, I just can't tell it anything. It forces me to hold down the power button for a hard restart. Here's the weird part: I can't narrow it down to what is causing it. I can't tell if it is the phone in Disk Mode or what. And it doesn't always do it. Heck, sometimes the phone won't even act like it's plugged into a computer so it won't even try to connect.
When I first got the phone it didn't do this, but a few weeks after installing DoubleTwist (the only thing I have installed for this phone) it started happening. Uninstalled DoubleTwist and it still does it.
Any help is super appreciated. I searched around and there are similar problems on other phones, but nothing as odd as this.
Thanks!
HTC One X 2.20 unrooted
Macbook Pro running Lion 10.7.5
this happens to me on my macbook air when I plug in any kind of usb device. it starts working fine after a few seconds though. It doesnt bug me enough that i feel the need to find a solution right now but test if it happens with other usb devices.
shahravi94 said:
this happens to me on my macbook air when I plug in any kind of usb device. it starts working fine after a few seconds though. It doesnt bug me enough that i feel the need to find a solution right now but test if it happens with other usb devices.
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I have had no other problems with any other devices. And for me, this doesn't go away if I wait for 30 seconds or so. I did find out a few minutes ago that if I unplug my phone, within 30 seconds my mouse begins to work again, but my keyboard still won't work. It seems as though if I press a few keys on my keyboard sometimes the mouse will lock up for another 30 seconds. Only a restart will make it all work normally.
gotcha. well in that case sorry I don't know
Ha it's cool. Hopefully somebody will know though!
have you written to apple to make sure it's ok to plug in an android phone to a mac?
are you on ICS or JB? if it's the later it could be the MTP connection that's been introduced
you have to let your mac and hox know that the lawsuit is over...
waz000000 said:
have you written to apple to make sure it's ok to plug in an android phone to a mac?
are you on ICS or JB? if it's the later it could be the MTP connection that's been introduced
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Hahahahaha, for some reason I don't know if that was ever an issue lol
I'm running 4.0.4 which from what I understand is still ICS. So it's probably good that I haven't attempted to upgrade just yet?
The main reason I even care right now is because I'm trying to jailbreak, but I'm having all sorts of issues. I figured I'd start with this one haha.
hahaah
I bet if you had an iPhone ,you wouldn't run into this kind of problem ,htc
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I have no issues with my mac...running OS10.8.2...i plugged my HOX, transferred data and even flashed boot.img via mac...no issues whatsoever..seems like you may have to do a SMB reset..try googling ur issue, probably there's a solution somewhere..
atrako1973 said:
I bet if you had an iPhone ,you wouldn't run into this kind of problem ,htc
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When I plug in my iPhone I don't have this kind of problem
However, my iPhone also can't record audio anymore, and it's two years old. My HOX can and isn't :highfive:
amirage said:
I have no issues with my mac...running OS10.8.2...i plugged my HOX, transferred data and even flashed boot.img via mac...no issues whatsoever..seems like you may have to do a SMB reset..try googling ur issue, probably there's a solution somewhere..
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I'll look up an SMB reset. Haven't heard of it. Still new to Android lol
However, I googled for a while and even went nuts on here looking for it, no one has this exact issue. The other similar issues only involve programs freezing. For me it seems like my keyboard and mouse freezing, while the computer keeps going. Sometimes I can't even get the two to talk to each other. And when I CAN get my HOX to connect without freezing up the keyboard and mouse, when I run the root through terminal it can't find the phone, in charging mode or in disk mode.
Your Mac is jealous
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So, did an SMC reset (when I googled SMB reset, SMC came up instead). I thought it worked, but it didn't. My mouse would unfreeze, but my keyboard would still be jacked until I restarted. And if I pressed too many keys on the keyboard the mouse would freeze back up for another 30 seconds. I am too tired to think of what I could do right now haha. Throw suggestions (LOGICAL ONES!) and I'll try it out haha. I just want this dang thing to work so I can root! :silly:
This is clearly a Mac issue. Absolutely nothing to do with the hox whatsoever.
You said that you used to be able to plug the phone in without any issues, and the only reason you want to plug the phone in now is to root it (You said Jailbreak but I presume you meant root).
Why don't you try a factory reset on the HOX and see if it resolves the issue. If it does then you can root your phone and will be installing a new ROM anyway so it won't matter that you've done the factory reset. If it doesn't then it means something has changed on you MAC and I can't help you unless you install Windows
Have you tried another usb charge cable with your phone and macbook it could be the cable is damaged internally causing a short circuit and making the usb devices play up even internal like keyboard/trackpad? Just a guess as Ive experienced a broken cable disabling usb which then works fine after reboot.
jo3yp said:
You said that you used to be able to plug the phone in without any issues, and the only reason you want to plug the phone in now is to root it (You said Jailbreak but I presume you meant root).
Why don't you try a factory reset on the HOX and see if it resolves the issue. If it does then you can root your phone and will be installing a new ROM anyway so it won't matter that you've done the factory reset. If it doesn't then it means something has changed on you MAC and I can't help you unless you install Windows
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factory reset of HOX won't solve an issue with computer. It seems that you USB port is screwing up or is screwed up. See if you can connect another android device the computer and repeat the issue again...if so your USB port is jacked...BTW, u are not using an external keyboard/ mouse, are u?
I'd take the computer back to the service centre and shown them the issue...
me too...seems like MTP is not going well on mac(
jo3yp said:
You said that you used to be able to plug the phone in without any issues, and the only reason you want to plug the phone in now is to root it (You said Jailbreak but I presume you meant root).
Why don't you try a factory reset on the HOX and see if it resolves the issue. If it does then you can root your phone and will be installing a new ROM anyway so it won't matter that you've done the factory reset. If it doesn't then it means something has changed on you MAC and I can't help you unless you install Windows
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I did mean root haha my bad. If a different USB cable doesn't work then I'll try resetting the phone
gffmac said:
Have you tried another usb charge cable with your phone and macbook it could be the cable is damaged internally causing a short circuit and making the usb devices play up even internal like keyboard/trackpad? Just a guess as Ive experienced a broken cable disabling usb which then works fine after reboot.
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^^^^ Now THIS I haven't really thought of! And, actually I think it makes more sense than a software issue. I was having problems sometimes even getting the two to talk to each other unless I moved the cord a bit. I've dropped the phone from my nightstand a few times and it has landed on the cord, so I wouldn't be too surprised if either the cord is messed up or (God forbid) the port inside of the phone is messed up. Sometimes if I had the HOX in disk mode and moved the cord just a bit then it would suddenly eject and often freeze. I have another cable back home, so I'll grab it when I'm there tonight or tomorrow and see if I have the same issue!

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