Need help connecting epic 4g to computer. - Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Please delete the problem has been solved by purchased a Blackberry micro-USB cable. Thank you all.

The epic is very finicky and needs a good cable like a Blackberry cable. Also make sure to use the ports in the rear of a desktop. Look in the port on the phone to make sure the connector is clean.
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clean both ports ..phone and pc with air can, then try
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brimblood said:
I'm trying to root my Epic 4g Fc09 phone, but when I plug it in to the computer nothing happens. I have usb debugging on, the cable I know works since I use it for other things, I've tried every usb port, have tried installing/uninstalling the software many times, I put the phone is mass storage. I've tried everything I could think of and still nothing. What can I do to fix this problem? Thanks!
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I would also try disabling USB debugging. One of my computers won't connect if it's on. On my other computer it doesn't seem to matter.

Try going to your dial pad and typing ##8778# and make sure your phone is connected via PDA and NOT modem. I had same problem as you and this worked for me.
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help needed quick pleasee phone wont connect to any pc

so my phone doesnt show up on any computer i connect it to and i tried several usbs. the phone says its connected but nothing popped up on the computer. i want to odin it but it wont show on odin when its in download mode either. i tried formatting it and even connecting while in cwm but nothing is working. can someone please help me out if they ever dealt with a smiilar situation. thanks
also i do have the driver installed on my cmoputer and i have done this many times before. the phone works perfectly normal just the usb wont connect. i am running eh17 modem with randomrom hawk v4. i hope this information helps if anything else is needed just tell me.
this is exactly what happens
when im not in debug mode
it connects normally and i choose mass storage and when it says connect i press on it and it "loads" and just automatically connects without having a pop up saying "all files on sd card will not be reachable" or something like that where i have to press "ok"
and when i am in debug mode
it connects normally and the pop up even comes up and asks if im sure and i press "ok" and it says connected but on the computer theres nothing.
Reinstall your drivers or try rebooting your computer
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WillisD said:
Reinstall your drivers or try rebooting your computer
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i tried both and same result
When you say you tried several usb's, do you mean several usb ports on the pc or several usb cords? Try both. The stock usb cable is garbage. I have 2 epics in my household and both stock usb cords stopped working properly fairly quickly.
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jeffro18 said:
When you say you tried several usb's, do you mean several usb ports on the pc or several usb cords? Try both. The stock usb cable is garbage. I have 2 epics in my household and both stock usb cords stopped working properly fairly quickly.
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yes ive tried both, different ports and different usbs. any other suggestions?
jeffro18 said:
When you say you tried several usb's, do you mean several usb ports on the pc or several usb cords? Try both. The stock usb cable is garbage. I have 2 epics in my household and both stock usb cords stopped working properly fairly quickly.
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And just a queston about the usb cords.
Do they stop working completely or does ur phone still charge when its plugged in? Cuz m phone still charges just dosnt connect the sd card to the computer
They stopped hooking to the pc first, and eventually stopped charging as well.
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jeffro18 said:
They stopped hooking to the pc first, and eventually stopped charging as well.
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I just tried the same usb on a different model phone and it connected normally. I'm not sure what the problem is now.
and just tp make sure my prioblem wasnt from the usb cord i just bought a new one and still its not working.
Make sure your not using a launcher that will hide notification bar, I just made a tip thread in general for this problem, which may or may not help you
Now it will work ever now and again ( 1out of 10 times maybe), but if you use TW launcher it will work every single time. I'm looking into why hiding the noty bar borks USB/sdcard mounting.
I had a similiar problem where it would not connect with usb debugging on. I had to go into control panel and device manager, find the connection with USB debugging on, and then hit update driver from Windows Update. Took about 30 minutes but all worked fine after that.
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Now it will work ever now and again ( 1out of 10 times maybe), but if you use TW launcher it will work every single time. I'm looking into why hiding the noty bar borks USB/sdcard mounting.
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I'm using adw launcher but my notifiatin bar is visible. Ie ben always using this launcher and it used to connect from b4 so this isn't the problem. Thanks tho
kennyglass123 said:
I had a similiar problem where it would not connect with usb debugging on. I had to go into control panel and device manager, find the connection with USB debugging on, and then hit update driver from Windows Update. Took about 30 minutes but all worked fine after that.
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I can't find device mnager on my computer.. but I've trid my computer and laptop both aren't working and my phonedoesnt work in either debug mode or not so is this the same situation? Cuz if it is I think this might b the answer to my problem
Where is device manager?
kennyglass123 said:
I had a similiar problem where it would not connect with usb debugging on. I had to go into control panel and device manager, find the connection with USB debugging on, and then hit update driver from Windows Update. Took about 30 minutes but all worked fine after that.
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Ok nvm that I found it but what is the usb called thati must update? There's like 8 called " usb root hub"
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Ok nvm that I found it but what is the usb called thati must update? There's like 8 called " usb root hub"
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It may be "Other" or Samsung Android. Does your computer make the connect sound? There should be something in the USBs if it does.
kennyglass123 said:
It may be "Other" or Samsung Android. Does your computer make the connect sound? There should be something in the USBs if it does.
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The weirdest thing happened yesterday
I updated the drivers I found allll of them
I connected my phone and it actually worked
But on my cmputer it popped up as unrecognized
But it wuldnt work
So I uninstalled the drivers and installed it again andim back to my previous situation
The computer does not make the sound ur talking about
But I bought this usb new and I'm sure itworks
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The weirdest thing happened yesterday
I updated the drivers I found allll of them
I connected my phone and it actually worked
But on my cmputer it popped up as unrecognized
But it wuldnt work
So I uninstalled the drivers and installed it again andim back to my previous situation
The computer does not make the sound ur talking about
But I bought this usb new and I'm sure itworks
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Make sure to use the same port you installed the drivers on. There also may be dirt in your usb on your phone.
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Make sure to use the same port you installed the drivers on. There also may be dirt in your usb on your phone.
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I'm not sure whick port its installed on Is there anyway to check? Or ill just try all of them.
lilajrestnom said:
so my phone doesnt show up on any computer i connect it to and i tried several usbs. the phone says its connected but nothing popped up on the computer. i want to odin it but it wont show on odin when its in download mode either. i tried formatting it and even connecting while in cwm but nothing is working. can someone please help me out if they ever dealt with a smiilar situation. thanks
also i do have the driver installed on my cmoputer and i have done this many times before. the phone works perfectly normal just the usb wont connect. i am running eh17 modem with randomrom hawk v4. i hope this information helps if anything else is needed just tell me.
this is exactly what happens
when im not in debug mode
it connects normally and i choose mass storage and when it says connect i press on it and it "loads" and just automatically connects without having a pop up saying "all files on sd card will not be reachable" or something like that where i have to press "ok"
and when i am in debug mode
it connects normally and the pop up even comes up and asks if im sure and i press "ok" and it says connected but on the computer theres nothing.
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i had the same problem with my girls epic ... but after usin odin to reroot and install cwm ( had to pull batt. start odin and after bein recognized i flashed the fone and the problem wuz fixed ) ... dont know if it will help but thats wut worked for me and i have no problems now , hope this helps u out

E4gt wont connect to pc! Why!!!

ive tried everything from uninstalling kies,drivers,and reinstalled. No go. Tried multiple PC's. Its a phone issue. Runnin calks 2.9.1. EL29. Not ics. Ive tried flashing new roms. No go.... What gives?
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Have you tried a different cable and a different USB port? If you are using a PC try using a USB port attached directly to the motherboard (generally on the back of the pc) instead of the ones on the front of the PC. Restart your phone and your PC. And turn USB debugging on. Hope this helps.
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Got it dude!
shahin26;2345Thanx8592 said:
Have you tried a different cable and a different USB port? If you are using a PC try using a USB port attached directly to the motherboard (generally on the back of the pc) instead of the ones on the front of the PC. Restart your phone and your PC. And turn USB debugging on. Hope this helps.
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Thanx dude

[Q] USB data not working after repair

So, I took a device in for screen repair. Got my phone back, with a magnificent new screen. When I got home, I hooked it up to the computer via USB cable, nothing. No mount USB option in the phone, nothing showing in windows device manager. I try to enable debugging, nothing. I boot into download mode, still nothing. I think maybe I have a bad cable, so I try one, then another, still nothing. Maybe my computer's messed up. I try another, still nothing. The phone charges fine, but will not activate any USB data options, such as tethering, adb, or file transfer. All of these things worked fine before I gave it in for repair.
Does anyone have any advice on what I should do before going back to the store and accuse them of breaking my device?
Try to see if anything shows up on your usb port list in device manager in Windows. Try updating drivers from Windows Update.
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Nothing showing in the USB port list, and all 4 computers have all updates. Also just noted that the charge light comes on, and immediately turns off.
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Nothing showing in the USB port list, and all 4 computers have all updates. Also just noted that the charge light comes on, and immediately turns off.
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Did you try another cable?
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Per my opening paragraph, I have tried multiple cables and multiple computers. The same cables work fine on all computers for CDMA Workshop + Droid, and Odin + Samsung Stratosphere (Verizon's Epic 4g).
Yes you did. Sorry. Get a light and magnifying glass and see if something got into your port blocking data connection.
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kennyglass123 said:
Yes you did. Sorry. Get a light and magnifying glass and see if something got into your port blocking data connection.
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Yep good suggestion. If that isn't the case you should go yell at the Sprint people, they may have messed it up.
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Nothing appears out of the ordinary on the contacts. I did use a can of "air" to clean out anything that might not be visible, but also to no avail.
Then they might have loosened it in the repair.
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[Q] Samsung GS3 I747 isn't recognized by PC via USB

I'm on windows 7, 32bit, installed AT&T Samsung drivers.. Tried multiple USB cables that recognize my other devices.. But I can't for the life of me get this I747 to register as a portable device. Please help! Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Edit: device is stock and unrooted..
Do you have the original USB cables?
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liltitiz said:
Do you have the original USB cables?
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Yes I do.. Now my pc isn't recognizing my sch-1535 either..
Take thé USB plug behind tour computer
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liltitiz said:
Take thé USB plug behind tour computer
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Still no luck. The phone charges but doesn't register the adb interface/hard drive/etc
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28175077
Did you try installing the drivers with this toolkit?
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liltitiz said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28175077
Did you try installing the drivers with this toolkit?
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Still no dice. I followed the toolkit to the T, reinstalled the drivers a couple of times too for good measure, and my phone still never registered. This is driving me nuts! My friends phone is popping right up when she connects to the PC but not mine.
Try the assistance chat on Samsung site since you are stock they can help you better with that. It is starting to look like a hardware issue.
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mindflayyer said:
I'm on windows 7, 32bit, installed AT&T Samsung drivers.. Tried multiple USB cables that recognize my other devices.. But I can't for the life of me get this I747 to register as a portable device. Please help! Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Edit: device is stock and unrooted..
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Try this. (use the usb cable that came with S3)
Worked for me on my Win7 32bit.
Had similar issues on XP. Different fix for XP.
same issue, although my phone connects to 32-bit version of win 7 at work and not at home 64 bit win 7.... just charges the phone, prompt NEVER comes up
I never get mine to show up on the first try. I usually have to plug it out and back in a few times for it to work. But when i got it working, it only works on the same usb port.
Another thing i did at first to get it to recognize the phone was to use the desk to app.
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I kept toying around with this problem. My laptop has winxp. It would beep when I put the cable in, but I was always disappointed by no connection. Then my phone would tell me to try and download Kies. Did not want to do that. But I did. Connection could still not be made.
I stumbled onto a fix. Dunno if it will work for anyone else. I was juggling about 2 dozen things at the time and might have missed a critical step.
I plugged in a USB OTG cable with an 8gb flash drive. The phone recognized it! Even displayed a cute little message in the status bar that USB was connected (instead of MTP). This all lasted a whole 2.7 seconds after hours of searching for solutions.
I tried connecting it to my computer for another try, and I am proud to report that is is working flawlessly for now!!
I have had the same issue off and on. Found somewhere this past week a suggestion to pull the battery in order to cause a hard reboot. It worked. Plan on trying it whenever it happens again.

Rooting without USB

I recently got a used T-Mobile S 2 and just tried to root it. The computer will not see the phone when I hook it up to the USB. I've tried the Odin method and it won't even register it's plugged in. I've installed and reinstalled kies 3 times and I've even tried just installing the drivers by themselves. Is there a way to root the phone without having to use the USB? I'm guessing the USB connector on the phone is bad even though it's charges just fine.
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lordator said:
I recently got a used T-Mobile S 2 and just tried to root it. The computer will not see the phone when I hook it up to the USB. I've tried the Odin method and it won't even register it's plugged in. I've installed and reinstalled kies 3 times and I've even tried just installing the drivers by themselves. Is there a way to root the phone without having to use the USB? I'm guessing the USB connector on the phone is bad even though it's charges just fine.
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If it charges ur fine, is the device in DL mode? What is the procedure u are using, with this phone the only way to root it is Odin, or maybe adb but I'm not sure, and if u have kies installed on ur pc Odin won't see the phone I repeat remove kies, once ur rooted u will never use it again anyway kies interferes with Odin, make sure u have the OEM USB cord too...
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I'm using the volume up+down with the power button to access the download screen with Odin and it never reads that the phone is plugged in. I've uninstalled Kies and still doesn't work. Now I've noticed that I can only go into the e3 recovery mode.
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lordator said:
I'm using the volume up+down with the power button to access the download screen with Odin and it never reads that the phone is plugged in. I've uninstalled Kies and still doesn't work. Now I've noticed that I can only go into the e3 recovery mode.
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So the phone accesses doenlode mode? Try holding just the vol+vol- buttons and plugging it in to the USB while connected to PC, that should put u in DL mode, if not it might be ur port, have u tried all other ports and different usb wires? Sorry if my questions are trivial but I need all the info if I'm going to help
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Yeah I've tried 3 different cables and 2 different computers. I'm leaning towards the USB Jack. I took the phone apart and found corrosion on the board towards the bottom so it looks like the phone has some water damage.
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lordator said:
Yeah I've tried 3 different cables and 2 different computers. I'm leaning towards the USB Jack. I took the phone apart and found corrosion on the board towards the bottom so it looks like the phone has some water damage.
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Thats most likely ur culprit then, it may be just corroded enough to not hit the right pins to push data through odin, u could try to replace the USB com, u can get one for around 30bucks online and its an easy fix if u have a lil knowledge, the bad news is without it rooting is next to impossible ...
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Might just have to do that. Thanks for the help!
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lordator said:
Might just have to do that. Thanks for the help!
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I mean if u don't want to try the fix u could try rooting it through wireless adb but that's a long shot at best, just started using wireless adb an not even sure if its possible to root it like that but u could look into it...
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