[Q] interesting usb mounting problem - T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII

so, this morning i was trying to transfer files from my computer to my phone, and the connection randomly dropped. i received a notification
that my "samsung device hardware ids" are unrecognizable or something to that effect, and then nothing would transfer to my phone in any capacity..
i continually get an error saying "cannot transfer files, the device is not responding or has been unplugged"
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i toggled the mount as camera PTP option and back to MTP, which sometimes fixes it, same problem.
i thought it may have been the ROM i was on, (i had just flashed it) so i restored a backup (2 different ones actually), same problem.
thought it was my computer (windows 7) freaking out, so i rebooted. same problem, (although after the reboot, the invalid samsung hardware ids notification stopped appearing)
updated and rolled back drivers, same problem.
resorted to kies, thinking it would update or something, no dice.
it's weird because, my computer can see all my files, and so can kies. but i can't transfer anything in or out..
i honestly have no idea how i triggered this, i was simply transferring files like i always do. (and i am using the cable the phone came with)
i don't really want to odin back to stock just yet. considering i have no means of backing up what's on my phone to my computer, and there are things on there i haven't had a chance to back up...
any advice, or ideas i haven't tried, anything at all will help.
(i also did a search for my problem and didn't find any pertinent info to this specific problem, unless i overlooked something.. in which case, i'm sorry for the duplicate question )

My first recommendation would be to reinstall the drivers from Samsung's website. Then try another computer. All else fails, ODIN back to stock and try that. If that doesnt work, take laptop into T-Mobile and show them that its not working. Might be a hardware fault

elesbb said:
My first recommendation would be to reinstall the drivers from Samsung's website. Then try another computer. All else fails, ODIN back to stock and try that. If that doesnt work, take laptop into T-Mobile and show them that its not working. Might be a hardware fault
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hopefully it's not a hardware problem.. but i d/led the drivers from the samsung website, rebooted both my compy and my phone, same problem.. so i guess next step is to odin back... bummer.. and i would take my computer to them to show it not working.. except my computer is a rather large desktop rig... heh.. but thank you for your reply and advice. i'll update when i odin back, i suppose..

well... i guess i figured out the problem... upon odin-ing back to stock and trying transferring stuff again, it worked...
although, i must mention that i also found that one of the files i was trying to transfer had gotten corrupted somehow.. and was causing most of the errors, (a hurt-pride way to say, the corrupted file WAS the problem)... so.. basically caused a lot of problems myself, and came to the conclusion that it was operator error. thanks for the advise i got though. sorry for the inconvenience and the time spent reading and replying

Glad you got it figured out, but just for the future try sgs3 Easy UMS. Search it here on xda. Its an app that mounts external sdcard as UMS.
Also you could try a wireless transfer program like SwiFTP. I never transfer files via usb cable anymore.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Glad you got it figured out, but just for the future try sgs3 Easy UMS. Search it here on xda. Its an app that mounts external sdcard as UMS.
Also you could try a wireless transfer program like SwiFTP. I never transfer files via usb cable anymore.
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Oh, thanks for the info, I'll look into that app and a wireless alternative see how it fares for me.
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Just noticed a couple things...SwiFTP is now on play store but is just called FTP Server now and is a paid app.
Here is the webpage for it and you can download a trial version there, this was all changed and app updated a few dats ago.
http://ppareit.github.com/swiftp/
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Oh alright, thanks again for giving me that info, its very helpful. Haven't been around a computer to try recently, but will do so when I am.
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No USB Functionality

I just bought my tmo s2 from craigslist and everything works fine except my computer will not pick up my phone in no other mode than just charge. I have installed all the samsung drivers (im not new to samsung i have owned many samsung phones) and also kies but when i connect my phone my computer just tells me "Unrecognized Device". I need help i dont want to be stuck on a stock phone. I dont know if flashing another rom will fix the problem with my phone. I beleive that the problem has to do with maybe a bad flash from the previous owner. Please Help!! I NEED EXPERT HELP!
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Does your phone detect that it's connected to a computer? (A USB symbol should show up in your notification bar when it is)
When you plug in the phone do 2 disk drives show up in "My Computer" on your comp?
yeah if you arent getting the usb symbol like the person above me described it could possibly be a hardware problem
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I just bought my tmo s2 from craigslist and everything works fine except my computer will not pick up my phone in no other mode than just charge. I have installed all the samsung drivers (im not new to samsung i have owned many samsung phones) and also kies but when i connect my phone my computer just tells me "Unrecognized Device". I need help i dont want to be stuck on a stock phone. I dont know if flashing another rom will fix the problem with my phone. I beleive that the problem has to do with maybe a bad flash from the previous owner. Please Help!! I NEED EXPERT HELP!
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Someone else had this problem and I read for you to use a toothbrush and brush your charger port it worked for the other few people
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No, my phone will charge but it will not detect that its connected to a computer. There's supposed to be an icon on the status bar but its not there
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Use a tooth brush and scrub the USB port. Had the exact problem when I bought mine from CL
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This is a known issue with this device. I bought mine from T-Mobile and the USB went out about two months after without any rough handling or damage to the phone.
If you've double checked the drivers you have installed there are a few other options you can try.
First, try switching cables. Whether you're using the one that came with your phone, or another, just try switching them out.
Switch computers. Sometimes a different computer will cause the device to attempt to install the drivers, thereby "waking up" the USB option.
Try dialing *#7284# A menu will (should) open. Under USB there will be two choices: modem and PDA. If modem is chosen click PDA, if PDA is ticked, then tick modem and then tick PDA again. You can either hit home or back out of the menu.
You can try the toothbrush, or a can of compressed air (like what you clean your keyboard with).
Others have had success with these things, unfortunately I did not. I eventually had mine replaced under warranty. I understand you may not have that option if these fixes don't work for you. I wonder if Samsung might be able to offer you a different, or discounted, solution?
Good luck.
Also, forgot to add you can try switching back and forth between USB debugging.
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I'll go ahead and try these solutions and see if it works
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After trying out all these solutions nothing worked. The anything thats left is to send back to samsung but i dont want to be without a phone for a week.
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rtorres422 said:
After trying out all these solutions nothing worked. The anything thats left is to send back to samsung but i dont want to be without a phone for a week.
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I know it is not a fix, but if you learn to use ADB and use wireless ADB on your phone and an app like Android commander, you can copy files to your phone ...
Or there are Wi-Fi file apps that actually run a web server on your phone that let's you copy files ...
Might get you by until you can part with it to get it fixed ...
Or there is the 'ol get an adapter for the sd card, and copy files that way ..
Just some suggestions ...
But Yeah should have that fixed ......
Also , have you tried forcing the drivers to install on the "Unrecognized Device"? Sometimes windows gets stubborn and once unrecognized it never will be until you force the drivers ....

Odin not working

I really don't understand Odin sometimes, it doesn't make any sense at all. At first my stock cable didn't work very well, and everyone said to go get a Blackberry one from Verizon because theirs is a top quality cable (I guess Blackberry did SOMETHING right after all) and that worked for a while.... Every time I get it to work I simply leave the cable on the port it was on so I can go back to it later, thinking that if it worked once, it should work again, right? Nope... Every single time it's a huge hassle and this particular time I have tried every single port on my computer w 2 different USB cables and I still don't get a COM link....
Help please!
Try a different computer or try to reinstall Odin/drivers
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Exactly. Uninstall drivers and let Windows find and reinstall them.
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I have already done that. When first double-clicking "Samsung_Mobile_USB_Driver_V1.3.800.0.msi" it asks if you would like to uninstall or repair the current drivers. I clicked uninstall, waited for it to finish, then re-installed again and it still didn't work.
You needed to use a file to force driver installation? Do they not install on their own? -- shot in the dark, but try diff. drivers (or the ones that should be installing on their own, specifically)?
Start up Odin, Take out your battery, plug in your phone to your computer without battery in there, put phone in download mode, then put back your battery.
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Ok.... So now I'm really frustrated... Odin has always worked no problem for me. I've had a little trouble sometimes, sure, but now it is just outright refusing to work. I've tried 2 different cables: my stock cable and a blackberry usb cable that fits really tight in the port that seems to work much better, normally.
I can't get a COM connection for the life of me. I tried what omair2005 suggested about taking the battery out, etc and that didn't work. Windows keeps telling me that the "device has malfunctioned" but it has always said that so I really don't think anything of that considering it's worked before.
Anyone have any out of the box thinking on this one? I'm definitely not a noob to flashing nor Odin, this must be some sort of weird glitch, or perhaps something simple that I'm overlooking....
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I have already done that. When first double-clicking "Samsung_Mobile_USB_Driver_V1.3.800.0.msi" it asks if you would like to uninstall or repair the current drivers. I clicked uninstall, waited for it to finish, then re-installed again and it still didn't work.
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Did you reboot after the uninstall and reboot the phone? Then with both freshly booted let Windows find the drivers. It makes a difference.
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odin not opening
ive installed odin from the xda thread,and ive extracted it,but when click open a message comes up odin3.ini with some boxes and it does not open..
If you're having trouble with drivers in windows try ubuntu and heimdall its the only thing that worked for me to get cwm installed after Odin bricked my phone. Command line interface seems into intimidating but it's way easier than Odin.
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Cannot transfer files via usb...major pain in the butt!!

I have tried all options, to get my files to transfer using my usb cable, to my computer. I can't download a file to the device, nor can I copy/paste files to and from it, either. I have tried multiple cables, and even when it shows the phone is connected, I still cannot do a thing other than copy small files to it. This is a MAJOR problem, as I do not want to use AirDroid...it doesn't see every file I want to transfer...and something so simple as ancient usb file transfers are not working with this phone. My SGS2 worked just fine...but any help that you can give me would be appreciated. And yes, I have googled the hell out of the inquiry...just none that seem to fix my issues. :good:
what happens when "it doesnt work".
what operating system is your computer? windows I'll guess? Does it show in my computer? can you browse the files on the phone? Or do you get a message from the OS? whats the message it gives you??...
many important facts missing from your request for help....
TRusselo said:
what happens when "it doesnt work".
what operating system is your computer? windows I'll guess? Does it show in my computer? can you browse the files on the phone? Or do you get a message from the OS? whats the message it gives you??...
many important facts missing from your request for help....
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Windows 7 64-bit...It DOES show in MY COMPUTER...yes, I CAN browse the files, yet I cannot move them, nor can I download or copy to the folders. There are also times where I get the Hardware Id Missing error, even after installing Kies or uninstalling it. Sometimes it shows up as USB Mass Storage Device in device manager, other times it shows up as Samsung I-747.
Out of curiosity, have you tried a different cable? I had a similar problem on my phone. I'd try to upload a file to the phone, even a small one, and it would go very slowly and eventually time out. I tried another usb cable and it worked fine.
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Out of curiosity, have you tried a different cable? I had a similar problem on my phone. I'd try to upload a file to the phone, even a small one, and it would go very slowly and eventually time out. I tried another usb cable and it worked fine.
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Yep. Tried 3 cables total! Same result! This is definitely annoying! Thank you, though!
I think you have a legitimate phone issue sir; sounds like you're due for a replacement. The folks on Verizon are having to replace there's left and right. I think samsung let their quality control slip on this one.
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jeffdaman said:
I think you have a legitimate phone issue sir; sounds like you're due for a replacement. The folks on Verizon are having to replace there's left and right. I think samsung let their quality control slip on this one.
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Wow, really!? I was wondering what was up!!! NOTHING worked correctly, mounting wise, ever since I got it! Thank you!
Hmmm did you back up imei? If you did by going to qualcomm settings by dialing a number in your dialer you have to reenable the default for the computer to recognize your phone. That's what worked for me
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Aquethys said:
Hmmm did you back up imei? If you did by going to qualcomm settings by dialing a number in your dialer you have to reenable the default for the computer to recognize your phone. That's what worked for me
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Why would I ever back up my IMEI? What is the point of that? I don't recall ever using any program to do that or that did that! What number did you type? Thank you!
Because earlier lots of people lost their imei from flashing stuff. So imei backup tools were made. If you never have done that youre fine. Might be something else like reinstalling drivers
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Aquethys said:
Because earlier lots of people lost their imei from flashing stuff. So imei backup tools were made. If you never have done that youre fine. Might be something else like reinstalling drivers
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I've flashed every possible driver that I can think of....just no dice! Frustrating!
jreed3786 said:
I have tried all options, to get my files to transfer using my usb cable, to my computer. I can't download a file to the device, nor can I copy/paste files to and from it, either. I have tried multiple cables, and even when it shows the phone is connected, I still cannot do a thing other than copy small files to it. This is a MAJOR problem, as I do not want to use AirDroid...it doesn't see every file I want to transfer...and something so simple as ancient usb file transfers are not working with this phone. My SGS2 worked just fine...but any help that you can give me would be appreciated. And yes, I have googled the hell out of the inquiry...just none that seem to fix my issues. :good:
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Your not using any Custom ROMS or custom kernels? I had that issue with my S3 and I was using a kernel on stock touchwiz and couldn't mount. I had to use a micro sd adapter for the computer to change softwares on my micro sd card then flash it on my phone.
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LGOG will charge but computer wont recognize it???

woke up this morning to something weird. I have the appradio 2 which i use a mhl cord to connect to it. plugged it in like any other day and it wouldnt work. thought maybe it was a bad connection to radio but it wasnt. so i took it inside to plug into tv and nothing. so i plugged it into computer to see if it would connect and nothing. weird thing is, it charges but no connection to pc or anything. ive uninstalled and reinstalled drivers and nothing works. any help would be greatly appreciated.
treezy26 said:
woke up this morning to something weird. I have the appradio 2 which i use a mhl cord to connect to it. plugged it in like any other day and it wouldnt work. thought maybe it was a bad connection to radio but it wasnt. so i took it inside to plug into tv and nothing. so i plugged it into computer to see if it would connect and nothing. weird thing is, it charges but no connection to pc or anything. ive uninstalled and reinstalled drivers and nothing works. any help would be greatly appreciated.
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get rid of windows and get ubuntu
See if this helps:
1. Toggle USB Debugging (Settings > Developer Options [Under System])
2. Power the phone off.
3. Power the phone on.
4. Toggle USB Debugging.
5. Connect to PC.
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See if this helps:
1. Toggle USB Debugging (Settings > Developer Options [Under System])
2. Power the phone off.
3. Power the phone on.
4. Toggle USB Debugging.
5. Connect to PC.
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Thanks for the response but that didnt seem to help.
I'm curious if its a hardware issue or something else. I've restored a backup i had to see if that helped but nothing. If i return to stock unrooted will that help? Or does someone have an idea as to why and how to fix this? Thanks for any help.
No idea. I did some searches for something like "android stuck usb charge only" and came up with the below. Some folks said that they were able to fix it, though not permanently, by wiping. The above seemed to work for some, though again, not permanently. I wasn't able to find anything else.
Did you try connecting to other PC's?
Did you try removing the device from your PC's device manager, uninstall the driver, then reinstall the driver and reconnect?
I agree it seems hardware'ish because it's also a problem with the MHL cord, too. I wish I could help more, but there's not much out there about being stuck in charge only mode.
Are you still under Manufacterer's warranty? Maybe that can be returned because it won't mount.?
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No idea. I did some searches for something like "android stuck usb charge only" and came up with the below. Some folks said that they were able to fix it, though not permanently, by wiping. The above seemed to work for some, though again, not permanently. I wasn't able to find anything else.
Did you try connecting to other PC's?
Did you try removing the device from your PC's device manager, uninstall the driver, then reinstall the driver and reconnect?
I agree it seems hardware'ish because it's also a problem with the MHL cord, too. I wish I could help more, but there's not much out there about being stuck in charge only mode.
Are you still under Manufacterer's warranty? Maybe that can be returned because it won't mount.?
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Dont have another PC so that option cant be tested now. I removed the device and unistalled/reinstalled drivers and nothing.
Warranty is not an option because its past due. I do have insurance but am afraid of not getting an OG in return and i dont know how all that works to be honest.
I am willing to return to stock but only one concern i have is losing all my data. How do i backup pics and documents without being able to connect to pc? PLEASE can someone show me the way. Thanks again for all responses.
treezy26 said:
How do i backup pics and documents without being able to connect to pc?.
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Google Drive
DropBox
Box (free 50 GB account with LGOG)
I've had this problem. Tried everything and finally switching to the original lg USB cable worked. Random I know
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sbslammer said:
I've had this problem. Tried everything and finally switching to the original lg USB cable worked. Random I know
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I'm using the original USB cable.
Now I'm using LGNPST but i cant get it to recognize my phone. IDK what else to do.
Have you tried different drivers yet? There's 3 of them here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35520144
Let's hope this'll work for you.
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I started having this problem after installing the latest LG drivers. Replicated the issue on 3 different Windows 7 PCs. 1 32-bit home-built, 1 64-bit Gateway laptop with OEM image, 1 64-bit HP Laptop with work image.
Before upgrading, phone connects fine with in both MTP & PTP modes just using built-in (or pulled from WU) drivers. After upgrading to LG drivers, PC no longer detects the phone. Uninstalling the drivers or going backwards to earlier versions does not fix the problem.
Again,thanks to everyone for their responses, I really appreciate it. But unfortunately nothing seems to be helping my issue. I'm going by my wife's job to hook up to her computer to see if hers can recognize my phone, well at least I hope.
One thing I ask of someone, I've been using Arliberator to connect to my radio. Maybe someone has more knowledge than me to help.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...51bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5reWxlLmFybGliZXJhdG9yIl0.
Anyways, it has an option under settings to "fix drivers" which I have no idea what it does so i never messed with it. Except for when it wouldnt connect to the radio, I pressed it. Could that have anything to do with it not connecting to pc? I've emailed the dev of this app but have gotten no response as to what it does.
I'm really at a loss here as I can still use my phone but not to its full potential. Its frustrating because I cant even return to stock to see if it will fix my issue. Is there any other way to return to stock without a pc? Like can i flash a stock RUU? I ask because I once had an Evo 4g and was able to do it that way.
Again, thanks to everyone's responses.
I finally heard from the dev of ARLiberator and he guarantees me his app has nothing to do with my phone and that the "fix drivers" is for the app only. He says to try and reset my phone to try and solve my issue. But wouldn't that completely erase my phone?
Idk how I got here...
Anybody???
Idk how I got here...
Try this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1800935
Evolutionmods said:
get rid of windows and get ubuntu
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Agreed!
johnq54 said:
Try this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1800935
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Thanks but that didnt help either. Idk what else to do. I dont understand how it can still charge but not be recognized by my pc or mhl cord doesnt show up. Weird thing is when I do plug up the MHL phone recognizes it and the mirroring, idk what its called exactly pops up but doesnt show up on TV.
What to do...what to do...
Your charging port may have broken a connector. Happened to my last phone. Charges fine but the computer connector won't work. Replacement needed bud.
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alsaces daddy said:
Your charging port may have broken a connector. Happened to my last phone. Charges fine but the computer connector won't work. Replacement needed bud.
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If this is the case will sprint replace it even if I am rooted? I have the insurance but have been hesitant to take it for that reason.
treezy26 said:
If this is the case will sprint replace it even if I am rooted? I have the insurance but have been hesitant to take it for that reason.
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Just unroot bud.
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MTP bug?

Trying to pull everything off my internal SD from my t999 to place into my t999L, and if I attempt to copy more than one folder, I see a never ending "calculating time required to copy". Ive tried 2 different computers running win7 32bit. One was just recently reformatted too.... Drivers are installed because I just flashed twrp to my t999L
Running vanilla root box latest nightly
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Naturesretard said:
Trying to pull everything off my internal SD from my t999 to place into my t999L, and if I attempt to copy more than one folder, I see a never ending "calculating time required to copy". Ive tried 2 different computers running win7 32bit. One was just recently reformatted too.... Drivers are installed because I just flashed twrp to my t999L
Running vanilla root box latest nightly
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It's fussy, that's for sure. The particular driver you are using could make a difference. I don't use MTP much because it's more trouble than it's worth, but the drivers in my signature were working alright, the first link.
I just use FTP now (FTPDroidPro+FileZilla). Never any problems. The only time I would want MTP is for copying several GB of data. But since I back up often (and upload pictures to Dropbox), this situation rarely happens.
Aerowinder said:
It's fussy, that's for sure. The particular driver you are using could make a difference. I don't use MTP much because it's more trouble than it's worth, but the drivers in my signature were working alright, the first link.
I just use FTP now (FTPDroidPro+FileZilla). Never any problems. The only time I would want MTP is for copying several GB of data.
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That's just it though, I'm attempting to pull about 10gb worth of data. I'll try your drivers, the 1.5 one. I will report back. those apps though, are they both for android or are they windows applications?
Naturesretard said:
That's just it though, I'm attempting to pull about 10gb worth of data. I'll try your drivers, the 1.5 one. I will report back. those apps though, are they both for android or are they windows applications?
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FTPDroidPro is the FTP server that sits on the phone. Do not remember if there is a free version, but probably, since, well.... Pro. FileZilla is the client and I think it's open source. Either way, it's free.
My router is terrible, and I can still transfer 4MB/s. With a nice router, I'm sure it's faster than USB 2.0. FTPDroidPro also has support for root access. That is incredibly useful.
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FTPDroidPro is the FTP server that sits on the phone. Do not remember if there is a free version, but probably, since, well.... Pro. FileZilla is the client and I think it's open source. Either way, it's free.
My router is terrible, and I can still transfer 4MB/s. With a nice router, I'm sure it's faster than USB 2.0. FTPDroidPro also has support for root access. That is incredibly useful.
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The only thing I can think of is that this is either a 4.2.2 issue or related to Vanilla Rootbox exclusively. Just tried your driver and still the same issue. Guess I have no other choice is to try your app combo and see what happens. This is most frustrating, as my music and pictures are stuck on my old sgs3 and would rather not live without them
In case there isn't a free version of Aerowinders, this is what I use, and it does have a free counterpart if you just want to try it our way.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=be.ppareit.swiftp&hl=en
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Naturesretard said:
The only thing I can think of is that this is either a 4.2.2 issue or related to Vanilla Rootbox exclusively. Just tried your driver and still the same issue. Guess I have no other choice is to try your app combo and see what happens. This is most frustrating, as my music and pictures are stuck on my old sgs3 and would rather not live without them
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If you need any help setting up, let me know.
There's probably nothing wrong with your phone or the computer. I've had tons of issues, too. One more thing you could try would be to make sure those drivers are fully uninstalled (through device manager also), and install the old 1.4.6.0 ones. These old ones probably won't work with your LTE version, though. Just another thought. I personally think FTPing is the better solution. It's faster than digging out the cable, for me.
Aerowinder said:
If you need any help setting up, let me know.
There's probably nothing wrong with your phone or the computer. I've had tons of issues, too. One more thing you could try would be to make sure those drivers are fully uninstalled (through device manager also), and install the old 1.4.6.0 ones. These old ones probably won't work with your LTE version, though. Just another thought. I personally think FTPing is the better solution. It's faster than digging out the cable, for me.
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Never had an issue with MTP until today. Honestly I kinda grew to like it more than the old UMS method, as the phone was still usable. Just installed ftpdroid and filezilla now, trying to see if I can get this working, let alone access the internal storage.
Alright, so far, I will give this a 4 out of 5 stars. only 4 because I'm not quite familliar with the interface and it is pretty intimidating. I do however LOVE that I can simply resume the transfer process should my phone reboots, which it did, so I don't have to start all over. Pretty sexy.
If you have some kind of guide or easy way of explaining this, I'd love to see/hear it. appears it's about 2.5mb/s, which is the average speed of my data plan for my ISP, so Idk if it goes off the router or my upload/download speed limit.
@DocHoliday77, I will look into your method, but if you could explain it a bit to me that would be great. I know little to nothing about FTP.
Super simple. Make sure you're on wifi.
Open the app and start the server.
Open Explorer on your computer and in the address/path bar enter exactly what it says in the app.
Ftp://192.168.x.x:2121
Enter pw.
That's it.
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You could also transfer the files to a MicroSD Card or USB Thumbdrive (via OTG) and then do the same on the new phone.
DJ_SpaRky said:
You could also transfer the files to a MicroSD Card or USB Thumbdrive (via OTG) and then do the same on the new phone.
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I saw that in the new twrp. What's otg? And I could use this to pull things off the internal memory? Cuz I have an sdcard reader
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OTG = On The Go
I believe its a usb cable you can use to connect storage devices to your phone.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong on that please.
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OTG = On The Go
I believe its a usb cable you can use to connect storage devices to your phone.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong on that please.
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Yes, it's female USB - male micro USB connector. For connecting any USB device to a micro USB device (ie. the phone).
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I saw that in the new twrp. What's otg? And I could use this to pull things off the internal memory? Cuz I have an sdcard reader
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DocHoliday77 said:
OTG = On The Go
I believe its a usb cable you can use to connect storage devices to your phone.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong on that please.
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OTG is USB On-The-Go, aka USB Host mode. You can plug in USB devices into your phone and use them directly. I was suggesting to plug a a thumbdrive into your OTG cable into your phone and copy the files to it using ES File Explorer or similar.
Ah ok I think I understand. Well I tried the ftp method yesterday and pretty sure I pulled everything I needed off of it. Slowly migrating to the new device. Don't need orphan data and such.
Using mtp on the new device seems to work well, though haven't tried to pull anything off it, just push. Will test later tonight. Perhaps getting this refurb'd device was smart in the long run besides just LTE? Funny how things work...
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