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[Q] ADB is not seeing my Samsung Epic

Ok so I want to root my epic, there's just one problem... ADB doesn't see my phone. It is listed in my device manager and is showing as working. but when i try and list adb devices it shows nothing. My phone is in USB Debugging mode. I have the Samsung drivers installed. I just cannot figure out why this is not working for me. I have looked everywhere and have been unable to find anything that has helped my problem at all. Tried to upload a pic showing my device manager but i guess i cant yet because i haven't made enough posts yet. Device manager show my device in three different sections one under USB Controllers as SAMSUNG USB Composite Device, One under Ports (COM & LPT) as SAMSUNG Mobile Modem Diagnostic Serial Port (WDM) (COM4) , and one under Modems as SAMSUNG Mobile Modem.Thanks for any ideas.

jarmour05 said:
Ok so I want to root my epic, there's just one problem... ADB doesn't see my phone. It is listed in my device manager and is showing as working. but when i try and list adb devices it shows nothing. My phone is in USB Debugging mode. I have the Samsung drivers installed. I just cannot figure out why this is not working for me. I have looked everywhere and have been unable to find anything that has helped my problem at all. Tried to upload a pic showing my device manager but i guess i cant yet because i haven't made enough posts yet. Device manager show my device in three different sections one under USB Controllers as SAMSUNG USB Composite Device, One under Ports (COM & LPT) as SAMSUNG Mobile Modem Diagnostic Serial Port (WDM) (COM4) , and one under Modems as SAMSUNG Mobile Modem.Thanks for any ideas.
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Try different USB port, switch data cable and also uninstall - reboot- reinstall driver - reboot - reboot phone - try again.

If you are using a laptop sometimes it's flaky. Reboot often and remember that you may have to kill that exe process... Think it was adb.exe a few times and just screw with it until you trick it to work. Trial and error
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App

Ok so I wated a video on rooting samsung epic and one thing that I noticed was that when he hooked up his epic it showed up in the device manager under ADB Devices and mine shows up in 3 other locations. Is this where my problem is... am I just having issues with my drivers?
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App

Turn off any security and uninstall the samsung drivers. reinstall drivers and watch and make sure your phone is detected by your pc. Now run your rooting app.
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Hello. I am having the same problem as described above. The Epic is installing as a modem (on my Win7 PC) instead of an Android Composite ADB Interface. I cannot connect at all to the Epic (cannot connect via adb with debugging turned on and it I try and mount the Epic no folders show up on the PC). I have reinstalled the drivers and checked all of my serial ports. Also, I have a Samsung Captivate that works fine using the same system. Incidentally my wife took the Phone into Sprint to get the latest android version and they gave her a hard time cause it was rooted. I think they may have done something to the phone cause I pulled pictures off her phone to the PC last week. Help please!!
OK, so I got the Eipc to work. I still do not know the root cause but here are the steps I took to "fix it":
1) Unplugged USB cable and disabled usb debugging
2) Plugged in phone to USB and selected Mass storage. The drivers were installed correctly
3) Unplugged phone and turned on USB debugging)
4) Plugged in phone and the proper devices were detected but windows hung on installation of a "strange" unkown ADB device
5) Unplugged phone and plugged back into the USB port and all was working!
Hope this helps.

[How to] change your Slot Cycle Index for faster incoming/outgoing calls!

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Ok, it appears we finally got this working! Thanks very much to Megatr0n for figuring out how to get QPST to recognize our phone! Couldn't have done this without this/him and everyone else's hard work for who actually figured it out!
Please note, I take NO credit for this discovery, just passing along info from amazing hard work of others!
I got most of my info from this thread (thanks to youngstatus)!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=703104
Information on getting QPST to recognize your phone is from the PRL flashing thread--all credit goes to whomever came up with how to do this (and Megatr0n, who found this thread): http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1267893
Also thanks to cnstarz for figuring out some steps on this as well!
What this is:
Sometimes when my friends text/call me, it takes anywhere from 3-5 rings on their end until my phone receives the call, and it was a little annoying. I remember I did this trick on my hero, and thought I'd share.
What this does is changes the frequency the phone checks the towers for incoming calls, If you are like me, you have probably had times where you will have phone calls that only ring for like 5 secs and then the person hangs up. So i came across this little trick and it works as follows
The default Value 2=3.015434secs
The value i use is 1=1.507717secs
You can change this to how you see fit, I have tested and noticed there is no considerable drain on the batter at 1 and theoretically speaking putting it higher will conserve battery as your phone isn't constantly pinging the towers but i have never tried that
0= edit: (from jazzneel) I think this is reserved for emergency vehicles, so please do not use this in case! (not 100% sure)
1= 1.507717secs
2= 3.015434secs(Default)
3= 4.523151secs
etc.....
How to do it:
1. Install QPST
2. Make sure you have your phone drivers installed.
2.5 Make sure your Epic is not USB debugging mode, to disable, go to settings>applications>development>uncheck USB debugging
3. On your Epic, with the touchscreen dialer, dial ##8778#
4. Change the setting from AP to CP, then hit Home.
5. Connect your phone to your computer with the usb cable.
6. Your computer will automatically install the modem drivers for your Epic wait until you see the “device is ready for use”
7. Open QPST Configurations. Start>All Programs> QPST> QPST Configuration.
8. Click on the “Ports” tab and “Add a new port”
9. Select the “COMXX – USB\QC Diagnostic” and click ok, in my case the port number was 10, your port number will be different, if you see more than one, disconnect all your external devices such as external HDDs, phones, Bluetooth dongles, ect. If you don’t see a port. Disconnect your phone, restart your computer, connect your phone and try again, you might want to remember your Epic’s port number for future use. If you still don't see a port uncheck the box for "Show Serial and USB/QC Diagnostic ports only" and add all of the USB/Unknown ports. One of them should show an active phone.
10.Open up QPST > Service programming. Select your phone in the "Select an active phone" box and click on "Read from phone" and enter your MSL when prompted.
11.You will see the Slot Cycle Index is at 2. Change it to 1 and click "Write to Phone". Then reboot phone.
12. Once you're finished be sure to set your settings back to normal (go to ##8778# and change it back to AP and re-enable debugging mode)
-Your Slot Cycle Index is now changed to 1. You can verify after rebooting the phone by launching Service Programming and clicking "Read From Phone" again.
*I take no responsibility for your actions on this post, I am just copying/pasting the work of others. If anything happens to your phone, not my fault!

I didn't see index anywhere in the menus.

phatmanxxl said:
I didn't see index anywhere in the menus.
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Same issue here. OP might want to recheck your steps to make sure it's relevant for this phone.

Sorry about that! I have updated the OP for doing the same method as the epic 4g. Hopefully that method works for people that want to use this.

Just to be clear, is this for rooted phones only?

Download QPST.
edit: i dont get prompted "Charging, mass storage, or tethered modem" when i plug in my usb cable.

cnstarz said:
Download QPST.
edit: i dont get prompted "Charging, mass storage, or tethered modem" when i plug in my usb cable.
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Same issue here.

What's the tradeoff on this? Increased battery drain?
Sent from my SPH-D710 using XDA App

i went to settings>wireless and network>tethering and enabled usb tethering there, but QPST doesnt see the phone. i dont know what other drivers i need installed if i the phone is recognizable in odin, kies, and windows (mass storage).

EL TEJANO said:
Just to be clear, is this for rooted phones only?
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No, this is for all phones, rooted and unrooted.
cnstarz said:
i went to settings>wireless and network>tethering and enabled usb tethering there, but QPST doesnt see the phone. i dont know what other drivers i need installed if i the phone is recognizable in odin, kies, and windows (mass storage).
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One thing I tried on my epic 4g when I did this trick was install PDA net. For some reason that worked for me...
Hopefully I didn't give you all bad info, I'm looking into this, sorry!!

limeaid said:
What's the tradeoff on this? Increased battery drain?
Sent from my SPH-D710 using XDA App
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If i can figure out how to get it working on our touch, there could be a tiny bit of battery drain, but it will be somewhat negligible. However, if you are at a place that gets almost no service, then your battery will drain faster than it would without the trick. That is really the only drawback of this.

installed PDA Net, still no go. Are we supposed to actually do something with PDA Net, or just install it?

cnstarz said:
installed PDA Net, still no go. Are we supposed to actually do something with PDA Net, or just install it?
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Just install it. For some reason, the drivers on my epic 4g wouldn't work, but PDA net would (for a lot of people), so I was hoping it would help....I know there is a way to do this, but I may need some help from someone who is a little more advanced.
I thought the method of the epic 4g and the epic 4g touch would be the same, but apparently its not....

Ok guys, I have it working.
Steps to get it to show your phone:
1. Install QPST
2. Make sure you have your phone drivers installed.
2.5 Make sure your Epic is not USB debugging mode, to disable, go to settings>applications>development>uncheck USB debugging
3. On your Epic, with the touchscreen dialer, dial ##8778#
4. Change the setting from AP to CP, then hit Home.
5. Connect your phone to your computer with the usb cable.
6. Your computer will automatically install the modem drivers for your Epic wait until you see the “device is ready for use”
After this you can follow the steps provided by the OP and it'll work fine.
Once you're finished be sure to set your settings back to normal (go to ##8778# and change it back to AP and re-enable debugging mode)
Information pulled from the PRL flashing thread--all credit goes to whomever came up with how to do this (which, obviously, isn't me): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1267893

Megatr0n. said:
Ok guys, I have it working.
Steps to get it to show your phone:
1. Install QPST
2. Make sure you have your phone drivers installed.
2.5 Make sure your Epic is not USB debugging mode, to disable, go to settings>applications>development>uncheck USB debugging
3. On your Epic, with the touchscreen dialer, dial ##8778#
4. Change the setting from AP to CP, then hit Home.
5. Connect your phone to your computer with the usb cable.
6. Your computer will automatically install the modem drivers for your Epic wait until you see the “device is ready for use”
After this you can follow the steps provided by the OP and it'll work fine.
Once you're finished be sure to set your settings back to normal (go to ##8778# and change it back to AP and re-enable debugging mode)
Information pulled from the PRL flashing thread, all credit goes to whomever came up with how to do this (which, obviously, isn't me): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1267893
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ah thanks so much! Do you mind if I put this on the OP? I will give you credit of course!

jazzneel said:
ah thanks so much! Do you mind if I put this on the OP? I will give you credit of course!
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No problem, go ahead.

Megatr0n. said:
Ok guys, I have it working.
Steps to get it to show your phone:
1. Install QPST
2. Make sure you have your phone drivers installed.
2.5 Make sure your Epic is not USB debugging mode, to disable, go to settings>applications>development>uncheck USB debugging
3. On your Epic, with the touchscreen dialer, dial ##8778#
4. Change the setting from AP to CP, then hit Home.
5. Connect your phone to your computer with the usb cable.
6. Your computer will automatically install the modem drivers for your Epic wait until you see the “device is ready for use”
After this you can follow the steps provided by the OP and it'll work fine.
Once you're finished be sure to set your settings back to normal (go to ##8778# and change it back to AP and re-enable debugging mode)
Information pulled from the PRL flashing thread--all credit goes to whomever came up with how to do this (which, obviously, isn't me): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1267893
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usb tethering doesn't work in CP mode, and QPST still doesn't detect when you switch back to AP.

cnstarz said:
usb tethering doesn't work in CP mode, and QPST still doesn't detect when you switch back to AP.
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You're using incorrect settings. USB tethering isn't supposed to work and everyone has already confirmed that QPST doesn't work in AP mode.
The instructions specifically tells you to disable USB debugging mode (which gives you the USB option) and change the setting from AP to CP. After that, connect it to your computer and wait until it installs your modem drivers. Then, open up QPST and it will work.

Megatr0n. said:
You're using incorrect settings. USB tethering isn't supposed to work and everyone has already confirmed that QPST doesn't work in AP mode.
The instructions specifically tells you to disable USB debugging mode (which gives you the USB option) and change the setting from AP to CP. After that, connect it to your computer and wait until it installs your modem drivers. Then, open up QPST and it will work.
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but you have to enable usb tethering in order to do this... you can't enable it if it's in CP, at least mine isn't enabling even with usb debugging turned off.... in fact, tethering can only be enabled while usb debugging is turned on.

cnstarz said:
but you have to enable usb tethering in order to do this... you can't enable it if it's in CP, at least mine isn't enabling even with usb debugging turned off.... in fact, tethering can only be enabled while usb debugging is turned on.
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Did you actually try the instructions or are you just arm-chairing it? Because, I already did it and I used the same method to flash a custom PRL.

cannot be detected via pc

i installed the drivers still my sgy only chargers help please
Sent from my GT-S5360

is ur sgy is fully drain? what exactly happen?

maicsdhin said:
i installed the drivers still my sgy only chargers help please
Sent from my GT-S5360
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Help us help you, Please answer the questions below:
1. What OS are you using? Ex. Windows XP/Vista/7/8 or Mac OSX?
2. Do you get any error when installing the driver?
3. Do you get an error when you connect the device?
4. We're you able to sync or get your phone detected by KIES?
Thanks,
Carl

Re:
i had also encountered the same problem last night. I just don't know what causes the problem. It's was ok since yesterday after i hooked it to charge in my laptop and last night when i tried to charge again i noticed that that usb is not appearing on the status bar. I tried to reboot the both device and nothings change.
BTW im using windows 7 x86.

it's on custom rom,what custom rom r u using? try to wipe data/cache and partition,i also encounter the same problems previously.. but i ended up reflashing my rom..

im using windows xp . no error . it only charges as i connect . no , kies didnt dtect my sgy
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you only need to do this exactly
1. first install skies or samsung drivers and odin.
2. open odin (1.85 or 1.84)
3. make sure your phone is open not in download mode. then connect usb cable to your computer with odin window open and connect galaxy y then this time turn off your fone and press "home button+power+volume down" and it detects your phone..and done!thats it.
Sent from my GT-S5360 using Tapatalk 2

dondieboy said:
i had also encountered the same problem last night. I just don't know what causes the problem. It's was ok since yesterday after i hooked it to charge in my laptop and last night when i tried to charge again i noticed that that usb is not appearing on the status bar. I tried to reboot the both device and nothings change.
BTW im using windows 7 x86.
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vEget7 said:
it's on custom rom,what custom rom r u using? try to wipe data/cache and partition,i also encounter the same problems previously.. but i ended up reflashing my rom..
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maicsdhin said:
im using windows xp . no error . it only charges as i connect . no , kies didnt dtect my sgy
r
Sent from my GT-S5360
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mavszorg said:
you only need to do this exactly
1. first install skies or samsung drivers and odin.
2. open odin (1.85 or 1.84)
3. make sure your phone is open not in download mode. then connect usb cable to your computer with odin window open and connect galaxy y then this time turn off your fone and press "home button+power+volume down" and it detects your phone..and done!thats it.
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Please do check the following:1. USB Ports
Try a different port. [Applies to PREVIOUSLY DETECTED PHONE and/or NEW PHONE CONNECTED FOR THE FIRST TIME]
If you are using a desktop computer, try the USB ports at the back of your computer.
If you are using a notebook computer, make sure the power plan you're using is not in Balanced or Power Saver. Try using High Performance when trying to flash and make sure USB Selective Suspend is disabled.​2. USB Filter Driver [Applies to Windows Vista/7 Machines though later version of XP Supports USB Filter Driver]A Filter Driveris a Microsoft Windows driver that adds value to peripheral devices or supports a specialized device in the personal computer. It is a driver/program/module that is inserted into the existing driver stack to perform some specific function.
Written either by Microsoft or the vendor of the hardware, any number of filter drivers can be added to Windows. Upper level filter drivers sit above the primary driver for the device (the function driver), while lower level filter drivers sit below the function driver and above the bus driver.​Try deleting theUSB "Upper Filter" & "Lower Filter" Entry in registry editor and check if it fixes the problem.
Delete the USB Upper and Lower Filter in the Registry by following the steps by following the steps below:
Before we go any further, please first backup the Registry.
Important: This method contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry
incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can
restore the registry if a problem occurs.
For more information about how to back up and restore the registry in Windows:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Back-up-the-registry
1. Click “Start”, type “REGEDIT” (without quotation marks) in the “Search” bar and press Enter.
Note: If UAC (User Account Control) pops up, please accept it.
2. Right click “Computer” (the root node) in the left pane, click “Export” under the “File” menu, choose “All” under “Export range”, and select “Desktop”
in the “Save” in box and type backup in “File Name”. Click “Save”.
Note: The backup file is on the Desktop and named backup.reg. We can simply restore the registry by double-clicking the backup.reg file.
3. Click “Start”, type “REGEDIT” (without quotation marks) in the “Search” bar and press Enter again.
4. Locate the “UpperFilters” value under the following key in the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{36FC9E60-C465-11CF-8056-444553540000}
5. On the “Edit” menu, click “Delete”, and then click “OK”.
6. Locate the “LowerFilters” value under the same key in the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{36FC9E60-C465-11CF-8056-444553540000}
7. On the “Edit” menu, click “Delete”, and then click “OK”.
8. Quit Registry Editor and restart the computer.
Make sure you follow the steps correctly.​3. Samsung drivers[Applies to PREVIOUSLY DETECTED PHONE and/or NEW PHONE CONNECTED FOR THE FIRST TIME]
Reinstall Samsung drivers to make sure driver files are intact. Believe it or not, a simple update or program installation can mess up drivers on your computer.
Before you re-install the driver, please take note of the following:
Your phone should be disconnected and/or any USB device (USB Flash drives, cameras, ipod etc etc)
Close any program that communicates with you phone -KIES, Odin etc etc.
If you're using for more than an hour or have opened several programs, please turn of your computer and the turn it back on, a warm boot (restart) is not the best way to "refresh" your computer before you install drivers, It should be a cold boot (shutdown-power up)
If you've taken my notes in consideration, please by all means re-install the drivers ​4. Try a different version of Odin that supports Galaxy Young.
Make sure the Odin version you're using supports Galaxy Young. Some Odin versions support specific samsung phones ONLY​5. Restore your computer to a state where your phone can be detected.[Applies to PREVIOUSLY DETECTED PHONE ONLY]
This option applies if all else fail and do me a favor, don't call your computer's support team, they will make you do a bunch of troubleshooting steps and in the end, a simple restore would take care of it.​ANOTHER NOTE:
Pressing the POWER BUTTON without having both HOME BUTTON and VOLUME UP KEY pressed will not get you anywhere. Either your press HOME BUTTON first then the VOLUME UP KEY before you press the power button or you make yourself believe that your phone won't go into download mode/Odin mode. That being true, previous comment that says: "home button+power+volume down" I believe is a typo. ​Good luck to y'all who have this kind problem.

When device is connect is doesnt go in Connected as media device (MTP)

This is weird my note one always pops up with a windows folder and I just drop my new rom in there but my new I317 when I connect it to the computer is doesnt show up. It will charge the device but does let me get into it so I can drop my rom in there and install any ideas? I did a factory reset and I have all the drivers installed.

blazin6969 said:
This is weird my note one always pops up with a windows folder and I just drop my new rom in there but my new I317 when I connect it to the computer is doesnt show up. It will charge the device but does let me get into it so I can drop my rom in there and install any ideas? I did a factory reset and I have all the drivers installed.
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type this in your dial pad
*#7284#
go to USBSettingsMenu and tell me what your option is on.
You want it to be MTP+ADB

chousayz said:
type this in your dial pad
*#7284#
go to USBSettingsMenu and tell me what your option is on.
You want it to be MTP+ADB
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Yep changed it to that shoud on the first page be uart pda and usb be modem?

blazin6969 said:
Yep changed it to that shoud on the first page be uart pda and usb be modem?
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nope! both should be on MODEM
did it work?

Its did work when I changed them both to pda....I also stopped windows from searching for update for driver....You can then go to device manager see the error on usb com ports and direct which drivers to install from there...When I swtich to modem tho I have to do the drivers thing again.
I remember seeing a post to stop windows from installing thier own drivers just cannot seem where to find it

I installed Busybox Free on my phone (using the simple installer) and it allows my phone to connect to the PC just fine. I also have downloaded Samsung's drivers to my PC.

Can't get Nexus 7 to show up on computer

Shows up on my laptop but not on my desktop, have tried back and front USB ports
have uninstalled USB drivers, reinstalled USB drivers (universal adbdriversetup6 downloaded from xda sources)
downloaded android SDK manager and installed whatever USB stuff it had there
used USBdeview to remove any nexus 7 related things and then re-install USB drivers
Cannot for the life of me figure out what's going on... can anyone help me please
When I plug it in my desktop it makes the sound like something got connected... even has the safely remove hardware thing with nexus 7 there, but nothing in my computer
also have tried with/without USB debugging
tried removing my rom and flashing stock etc
Nothing has worked so far

and yes forgot to put in the title but this is for the Nexus 7FHD 2013

Is there a chance you are using usb3.0 port and can switch to usb2.0?
I would suggest you backup, flash stock, and redo your driver deinstall/install on stock. Try to get it working there first. Make sure USB debugging is disable on stock.

sfhub said:
Is there a chance you are using usb3.0 port and can switch to usb2.0?
I would suggest you backup, flash stock, and redo your driver deinstall/install on stock. Try to get it working there first. Make sure USB debugging is disable on stock.
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tried USB 3.0 as well as 2.0 on desktop doesnt work, shows up as a device on safely remove hardware, and I can also see it under other devices in hardware manager or whatever but doesnt display in computer
USB debugging enabled or disabled on stock doesn't work.. tried going back to stock and doing driver installation etc as well

In device manager are there any unknown devices?

Did you remember to
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When you uninstall the driver, make sure you check the option to DELETE the driver as well. Otherwise when you try to reinstall it, it will just reinstall the old driver again

Driver instal with WinXP
I went around with this problem after both my Win7 laptop and WinXP desktop both recognized my N7 2013 the first time I connected to them. I had no problem dragging and dropping files.
I had then returned the tab back to BB for a exchange for another. This time after setting up the tab and setting the MTP file toggle and USB settings correctly......The Win7 laptop worked find and recognized the N7 just like it did on the first tab. But now the WinXP desktop did not work and only saw the N7 as a ABD device.
You may already have the correct drivers (if not those are available here in several posts). You just have to direct windows driver update to the correct place for the MTP driver. Here is how i did it.
1. Open up the Device Manager on your PC and locate the Android device it sees. Select the update driver option and you get to the "Welcome to the Hardware Update Wizard" screen.
2. In this window it asks "Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software?" Select the 3rd option ' No, not at this time"
3. In the next window "This wizard helps you install software for...." Select the 2nd option "Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)
4. In the "Please choose your search and installation options" window... go down to the bottom and select "Don't search, I will choose the driver to install" option.
5. Now finally the window we need..... "Select the device driver you want to install for this hardware" The "show compatible hardware" button should be selected...if not check that box. You should see 2 choices in the "Model" area..... Google Nexus ADB Interface" and what we need to select " MTP Device" click on the MTP Device and hit next......it should install and your Nexus 7 should then show up properly.
Hope this works for all that have had a hard time as I did....I just found it odd after getting a replacement N7 my XP desktop did not recognize it as it did to the original one I used the day prior.

un1bomber said:
Shows up on my laptop but not on my desktop, have tried back and front USB ports
have uninstalled USB drivers, reinstalled USB drivers (universal adbdriversetup6 downloaded from xda sources)
downloaded android SDK manager and installed whatever USB stuff it had there
used USBdeview to remove any nexus 7 related things and then re-install USB drivers
Cannot for the life of me figure out what's going on... can anyone help me please
When I plug it in my desktop it makes the sound like something got connected... even has the safely remove hardware thing with nexus 7 there, but nothing in my computer
also have tried with/without USB debugging
tried removing my rom and flashing stock etc
Nothing has worked so far
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Just go in settings then storage and then computer usb connection by opening preferences in storage and then make sure mtp is checked.

Thank you guys SO MUCH for the help... I actually just returned my unit to staples because those POS wont give me a price adjustment vs google play
Will buy another one from google play and follow steps in the thread!

un1bomber said:
Thank you guys SO MUCH for the help... I actually just returned my unit to staples because those POS wont give me a price adjustment vs google play
Will buy another one from google play and follow steps in the thread!
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We are always here to help.
I remember few years back I installed miui ROM on my xperia n couldn't connect to PC , only to realise USB wasn't turned to mtp by default. I thought it was a bug, tried everything even to fix it only to realise this.

Thanks a lot !!! This solution worked perfectly for me
You saved lots of time for me
Thanks a ton :good::good::good:
Best regards,
RR215 said:
I went around with this problem after both my Win7 laptop and WinXP desktop both recognized my N7 2013 the first time I connected to them. I had no problem dragging and dropping files.
I had then returned the tab back to BB for a exchange for another. This time after setting up the tab and setting the MTP file toggle and USB settings correctly......The Win7 laptop worked find and recognized the N7 just like it did on the first tab. But now the WinXP desktop did not work and only saw the N7 as a ABD device.
You may already have the correct drivers (if not those are available here in several posts). You just have to direct windows driver update to the correct place for the MTP driver. Here is how i did it.
1. Open up the Device Manager on your PC and locate the Android device it sees. Select the update driver option and you get to the "Welcome to the Hardware Update Wizard" screen.
2. In this window it asks "Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software?" Select the 3rd option ' No, not at this time"
3. In the next window "This wizard helps you install software for...." Select the 2nd option "Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)
4. In the "Please choose your search and installation options" window... go down to the bottom and select "Don't search, I will choose the driver to install" option.
5. Now finally the window we need..... "Select the device driver you want to install for this hardware" The "show compatible hardware" button should be selected...if not check that box. You should see 2 choices in the "Model" area..... Google Nexus ADB Interface" and what we need to select " MTP Device" click on the MTP Device and hit next......it should install and your Nexus 7 should then show up properly.
Hope this works for all that have had a hard time as I did....I just found it odd after getting a replacement N7 my XP desktop did not recognize it as it did to the original one I used the day prior.
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If nothing else here has helped you solve this issue, check my thread, it should be of some help to you...

I'm having an issue where I can connect to my laptop in debug mode, but I'm not able to connect in the MTP mode with debug turned off. I expected to be able to mount the device storage in either mode.
Is that correct? If so, any ideas? I do notice I can't seem to get the MTP driver to stay in device manager.
Rick