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Can someone please help? I just bought a used P3300 from ebay (a wholesaler). The phone works great, absolutely everything works except for the activesync over USB. The phone is not even seen by the computer with or without activesync. I have tried it on several computers with the same issue, yet the battery charges through the USB cable.
I even reflashed the ROM using the SD card method and still have the same issue. What might be going on here??? How can the USB data connection be not working? I've never experienced this with many different phones I've had.
thanks,
Go to Settings, Connections, USB to PC, and untick Enable advanced network functionality.
I tried that, it didn't make a difference. I also tried both Activesync 4.5 and 4.2. Still nothing. I hard reset and soft reset several times - still nothing.
What Firewall is on your PC. Could be this causing the hassle.
Have you tried using a known-working usb lead?
I had this problem also to begin with, google an application called "USBKILLER" and put this .CAB onto your memory card and load this onto the phone.
When your in the application select SERIAL and click YES and this should resolve your problem - I am not sure why this happend but my mate who has the same phone does not have this problem and can resolve it by removing the check box in USB to PC settings
hey guys.... thanks for the input. My firewall is disabled - I read the Microsoft article regarding the ports Activesync uses. But AS works with my other phones, so I know that's not the problem. Same thing with the USB cable. It works with the other phones but not this one.
nicko666, I will try that USBkiller program later tonight. Thank you for the suggestion. I'll let everyone know how it goes.
Found USBkiller Cab File Attached - good luck
I tired the USBkiller program (found it myself earlier) but it also doesn't make a difference. I tried changing the setting to SERIAL in the program and also playing with the "advanced network functionality" and activesync connection settings and it's a no-go.
Still nothing works. Do I have a broken device?
hardware problem
i had the same problem after 1 month of using my p3600 i pay 59 euro to change it because the garanty not include this problem.the service told me that it was my fault !!!!
Hello. Is your PPC detected by Windows in the manager of peripheral? It is necessary that you look at if you have a new network card named "Windows Mobile".
I had that problem. I am sorry, but I think you bought a used and not-functional phone. The problem is probably due to high power that the phone got, probably when charging it through a car-charger. You should NEVER connect the phone to a car charger and then start the car - the power can damage the USB connection. You should always first start the engine and only then connect the phone to the charger.
Anyway, I had the same problem - the USB could charge the phone, but no Active Sync connection. I sent my phone to HTC UK, and after one week I got it back with a new board (they replaced the whole inside of the phone). Free of charge.
If this is the situation with your phone - no software solution will help you.
Damn, that sounds like what's going on with my phone. How do I find out how to have it serviced? I can't find anything on the useless HTC site. Please help....
And thanks to you all for the help so far.
mattan said:
I had that problem. I am sorry, but I think you bought a used and not-functional phone. The problem is probably due to high power that the phone got, probably when charging it through a car-charger. You should NEVER connect the phone to a car charger and then start the car - the power can damage the USB connection. You should always first start the engine and only then connect the phone to the charger.
Anyway, I had the same problem - the USB could charge the phone, but no Active Sync connection. I sent my phone to HTC UK, and after one week I got it back with a new board (they replaced the whole inside of the phone). Free of charge.
If this is the situation with your phone - no software solution will help you.
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I remember sending them mail regarding the problem, via HTC site (mail: [email protected]).
After all the solutions they suggested didn't work, they called me and asked me to send the phone to the UK (they gave me all the details and were very nice and efficient). I must say that my phone was still at warranty period.
this may sound silly, but have you tried the usb ports on the back of the computer?
for some reason, the usb headers on my motherboard don't seem to recongise the phone, i'm not sure if theres no enough power or what, i've onbly tried the cable in a laptop and that works fine...if i plug them in the front usb ports i get the error in windows 'Your device has malfunctioned, Replace the Device and Try Again' or something very simular, tried the other usb header on the board, same problem, back ports, no problem...all other usb devices work fine in all the ports!
Dear all.
I work for a company that has over 600 of the htc p3300. Some of them will work in the usb and some don't.
I have 4 at the moment, 2 of them will work with the usb and the other 2 won't........
Tries all the stuff mentioned here and nothing helps.
Can't update them because of the usb........
HTC are not a lot of help either......
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this may sound silly, but have you tried the usb ports on the back of the computer?
for some reason, the usb headers on my motherboard don't seem to recongise the phone, i'm not sure if theres no enough power or what, i've onbly tried the cable in a laptop and that works fine...if i plug them in the front usb ports i get the error in windows 'Your device has malfunctioned, Replace the Device and Try Again' or something very simular, tried the other usb header on the board, same problem, back ports, no problem...all other usb devices work fine in all the ports!
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Hi I had been trying to sort this problem out too, and after reading about starting cars with the device on charge I thought I was doomed. But what stead suggests has just worked for me too. I was using the nearest USB on my laptop but plugin it in round the back has just got it working again. The last time it synced it was 'Repairing' the Active Sync 4.5 setup program run through. I must admit that the cable into the phone is also resting on a pen at the base of the phone- just to make sure....
Good day fine sirs and ma'ams.
I would just like to say I love my Tilt 2, and have had it for a few months now with no real problems and this is about my 4th WM phone.
As of about a month ago, I have been unable to connect or sync the device to my PC.
I have WM Device center 6.1 (the latest from the website)
I am running windows 7
I had been able to sync the phone until about a month ago.
I have unchecked the box in the USB to PC for faster data synchronization.
Essentially, when I plug the phone into the computer, it just acts as if it is connected to a charger. Nothing comes up on the phone and nothing comes up on the computer. It just charges. I have even installed and uninstalled WMDC a couple of times.
I really am at my wits end here.
My question is, is there a fix for this apart from sending the phone in? I am able to flash the phone via the microsd card, and even tried going back to the e2 rom that is as close to the ATT rom as I could find.
I did find the stock rom, but it does not come with the image file, just the ruu.exe I believe. I cannot flash roms via the USB cable either, so I am only able to change things like I said, via the microsd card.
Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks!
And yes, I have searched, and have found many other people posting in other threads saying they have the same problem, and everyone just says to uncheck that one box, which I have done, so that is NOT the problem.
Also, I would just like to add that when I go into the windows directory and attempt to run activesync (repllog.exe) I get the following message.
(cannot communicate with the pc because of the fllowing remote networking error (Error 608)
I have seen others ask help for this question without an answer on xda-dev also.
Thanks again! If anyone has the solution here I think a lot of people will be very happy!
:-(
turn off your firewall then pug ur device in and see if that works... works for me... perhaps your firewall started blocking it for some reason... other than that good luck
I had similar things happen to me in the past. While the phone is connected, check Windows Update whether there is a new version of Sync Center. This has fixed the problem for me.
i appreciate the suggestions.
However,
I have the firewall disabled and it still does not connect.
I uninstalled and reinstalled the WMDC using the latest software directly from the website. There appears to be no updates for the program once it is installed.
Any other suggestions?
Have you tried multiple USB cables, multiple USB ports, or even multiple computers? I've had USB cables which aren't capable of data transfer, as well as USB ports on the computer go bad. You might also considering a hard reset, to ensure no software on the phone could be causing the problem. If it's truly the USB port on the device that's broken, then you're in bad shape if you want to return it to AT&T for repair. You may be able to flash the AT&T stock ROM, but you won't be able to restore the AT&T stock SPL, which they check when fixing the device, so you may very well have to fork over some money to get it fixed. Best of luck
My phone is doing this also.
Multiple PC's, multiple USB ports, multiple cables. All of which worked perfectly beforehand...
The other thing to try is Internet Sharing - when I go in there and press 'connect', then it says Check USB cable connection, connect USB to any of my PC's/laptops and it doesn't register on the phone.
This phone is really a piece of ****. I could rant on for hours about the stupid problems there are with this handset, I'm sure I'm not alone. Perhaps I expected too much.
Anyway, if anyone has any info on how to make my USB connection work I'd love them forever...!
freakygeek said:
My phone is doing this also.
Multiple PC's, multiple USB ports, multiple cables. All of which worked perfectly beforehand...
The other thing to try is Internet Sharing - when I go in there and press 'connect', then it says Check USB cable connection, connect USB to any of my PC's/laptops and it doesn't register on the phone.
This phone is really a piece of ****. I could rant on for hours about the stupid problems there are with this handset, I'm sure I'm not alone. Perhaps I expected too much.
Anyway, if anyone has any info on how to make my USB connection work I'd love them forever...!
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Could be a faulty device...my phone connects to every computer, every time. take the phone to your provider and show them whats happening.
Also, i've had issues with the standard mini USB ( http://www.meditronik.com.pl/doc/mini/usb-kabel-mini=foto=canon.jpg ) not properly connecting/loosing connection.
Try a HTC usb it might work better: http://bestcellbuy.com/bargainsea/Pictures/HTC/OEM_Home_Charger_USB_Cable/OEM_HTC_Data_Cable_07.jpg
I've tried the HTC USB lead that shipped with my phone to no avail.
I think the device is faulty (surprise surprise). It charges from USB perfectly fine, every time.
I'll post back once I find out what Telstra say... it's obviously still under warranty but that isn't really the issue - It is just such a major PITA having to switch to a loan phone and deleting confidential business data etc from my phone before sending away for repair etc etc...
Thanks for the help though, it is appreciated.
Well, I've got my USB going again. Not sure exactly what I've done, but basically I pulled the battery out for a few minutes and replaced it, turned on and off the 'high speed' checkbox in USB Connection Settings, and it has come good.
****box phone.
Somehow mine started working again last night too. Same cable, same port and everything.
Really odd, but I'm not complaining at the moment!
It seems this problem is spreading, as i'm being terrorized by this stupid bug... This afternoon I've tried to get internet on my laptop (by connecting my phone to it), but it was just charging my phone, so I thought the cable was broken. Next I tried it at home on my desktop computer, with another cable, and it did the same (several reboots have passed).
I don't know if someone already tried it, but when you enter the bootloader, it says "Serial". Normally when you connect the USB-cable it changes to "USB" (at least with my kaiser, universal and wizard). on my phone it didn't...... can anyone check this for me??
to enter bootloader: hold volume-down-button and pres soft-reset-button.
thanks in advance!
InjecTioN said:
It seems this problem is spreading, as i'm being terrorized by this stupid bug... This afternoon I've tried to get internet on my laptop (by connecting my phone to it), but it was just charging my phone, so I thought the cable was broken. Next I tried it at home on my desktop computer, with another cable, and it did the same (several reboots have passed).
I don't know if someone already tried it, but when you enter the bootloader, it says "Serial". Normally when you connect the USB-cable it changes to "USB" (at least with my kaiser, universal and wizard). on my phone it didn't...... can anyone check this for me??
to enter bootloader: hold volume-down-button and pres soft-reset-button.
thanks in advance!
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Verified - I cannot flash with USB.
Bright.Light said:
Verified - I cannot flash with USB.
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thanks for your help.
I've flashed my device with the newest official from HTC, and it still doesn't connect with the usb-data (i used the "flash-from-SD" -method).
The strange thing was that it happened suddenly... i never use a headset with cable, so its almost impossible the connector is broken. Any ideas people??
btw, the device isn't SPL flashed, so i can't use other roms beside the official roms...
Same thing happened to me. No USB sync, no USB connection at all; it only charges. Thankfully I had a chance to flash to a custom ROM before this happened.
The only way I can sync my data is to use a bluetooth USB in my PC. Works quite well with my contacts, calendar, & email, but I have yet to try to transfer any large files.
The bluetooth USB I went with was ASUS USB-BT21 USB 2.0 Mini Bluetooth Dongle. It is VERY low profile, too, but I would have liked for it to come with an end cap like those USB flash drives, otherwise I have yet to find any complaints about it. The price was great and so much cheaper than spending an additional $70-$100 to get my USB port on my device fixed.
Here's my saga: No Syncing, No USB Connection
Best of luck!
Debbie
this happened to me before...when you connect your devivce to your laptop/comp, are you guys not getting the little pop up that says activesync & disc drive...??? if so jus make sure at least one of those are checked...sometimes both of the circles will be blank, thus the comp will simply charge it...
unplug the device for approx 10 sec then plug it in again, and the box should pop up again...
also...if you are tethered to your comp using the tp2's internet, your comp will not recognize your tp2's storage...
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this happened to me before...when you connect your devivce to your laptop/comp, are you guys not getting the little pop up that says activesync & disc drive...??? if so jus make sure at least one of those are checked...sometimes both of the circles will be blank, thus the comp will simply charge it...
unplug the device for approx 10 sec then plug it in again, and the box should pop up again...
also...if you are tethered to your comp using the tp2's internet, your comp will not recognize your tp2's storage...
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was the first thing I checked. thanks for your input though
InjecTioN said:
thanks for your help.
I've flashed my device with the newest official from HTC, and it still doesn't connect with the usb-data (i used the "flash-from-SD" -method).
The strange thing was that it happened suddenly... i never use a headset with cable, so its almost impossible the connector is broken. Any ideas people??
btw, the device isn't SPL flashed, so i can't use other roms beside the official roms...
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I did not know one could flash to new ROM by use of the SD card?
Mine is de-HSPL, so now I can not select another ROM anymore. (Got the 6.1 default one again)
Bright.Light said:
I did not know one could flash to new ROM by use of the SD card?
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I've never used the SD-Card method myself, but now will have to due to my USB port no longer working.
I've been syncing by using Bluetooth USB and just tried transferring files via Bluetooth and it worked like a charm! Smaller files were instantaneous and large files took longer (of course), but also worked fine.
I just tried copying over a RHODIMG.nbh file and that bugger worked (188MB)... Excellent!!!
I did buy a USB card reader to transfer files, just to be on the safe side, but I must say that this little Bluetooth USB that I picked up is working awesome.
Debbie
i exactly have the same problem.I guess i need to send it back
Hello everybody
I got no problems in the past with the N4 and the N7 2013, but here, I'm unable to connect the N5X to my pc.
I tried to reinstall drivers (LG or google ones), but unsuccessful.
Windows 10 can't use it (error 43), and disconnect it by itself (i tried to force the drivers i want it to use, but unsuccessful).
For information, when I connect the phone, i didn't get the notification menu where you can choose which connection you want to use (charge, MTP, etc...).
I also tried debugging mode on and off. The same ****.
I suspect my USB C/A adapter . It's a cheap thing I bought on amazon for 3.99€.
Is it possible? Should I buy a cable? (i would prefer an adapter I can have on myself everyday in my wallet to be able to use with all friends cables).
Thanks.
It is that:
http://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B01781ORKC?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00
Well, it's just the adapter, i use it with the official cable. I will check that, thanks.
fruity101079 said:
Hello everybody
I got no problems in the past with the N4 and the N7 2013, but here, I'm unable to connect the N5X to my pc.
I tried to reinstall drivers (LG or google ones), but unsuccessful.
Windows 10 can't use it (error 43), and disconnect it by itself (i tried to force the drivers i want it to use, but unsuccessful).
For information, when I connect the phone, i didn't get the notification menu where you can choose which connection you want to use (charge, MTP, etc...).
I also tried debugging mode on and off. The same ****.
I suspect my USB C/A adapter . It's a cheap thing I bought on amazon for 3.99€.
Is it possible? Should I buy a cable? (i would prefer an adapter I can have on myself everyday in my wallet to be able to use with all friends cables).
Thanks.
It is that:
http://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B01781ORKC?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00
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Adapters have known issues with working.
You need to get a usb C/A cable.
Make sure you shop around and don't get a cheap one.
It needs to meet USB C specs our you will burn out your phone and/or comp usb ports.
Yeah thanks, i just bought another adaptater (i prefer) recommanded by Benson
Thanks everyone.
I had a little chat with "ASHLEY" from Verizon's Live Chat. Apparently (and she told me this after i factory reset my phone) the marshmallow update is getting little patches so that everyone's phone is prepared... a little annoying since i almost got to installing but i had to take my phone off Wi-Fi for 6 1/2 hours while i was at school, and so the update i would've gotten was canceled by verizon or something... I even had downloaded part of it.
Just a little FYI.
Thank you for the update. I just picked up the phone. I deferred the update when I set up the phone and now I can't get the download back. Now, I most likely know why. I'll wait a day or two. If I can't get the update back, I'll hard reset the phone. Sighs...
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Verizon's Twitter support just confirmed a hold on the marshmallow update. Any exact date then?
I had the OTA update notification on Friday but no wi-fi at work. Got home and the download failed and then got software up to date when checking on the phone. Plugged the phone into my pc Saturday night and the Verizon Wireless Software Update popped up saying an update was available. In less than 20 minutes I was good to go.
tonbonz said:
I had the OTA update notification on Friday but no wi-fi at work. Got home and the download failed and then got software up to date when checking on the phone. Plugged the phone into my pc Saturday night and the Verizon Wireless Software Update popped up saying an update was available. In less than 20 minutes I was good to go.
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Except my device NEVER wants to pop-up on the software upgrade assistant, and it's on MTP mode. Any help with that? I'm on Windows 10 too.
cdowning22 said:
Except my device NEVER wants to pop-up on the software upgrade assistant, and it's on MTP mode. Any help with that? I'm on Windows 10 too.
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Some have reported the the Verizon software update assistant works if you connect your phone to your pc/laptop via USB 2.0 -- but not USB 3.0. That didn't make a difference for me. We've got 3 Turbo 2's: two of them got both updates successfully OTA. One of them never got it OTA, and still gets nothing when we check for updates. I've tried connecting that third DT2 to my laptop and using the software update assistant - with the phone connected at different times to each of the 4 USB ports on my laptop (3 of them are USB 3.0, 1 is USB 2.0), and I've toggled MTP mode on and off, but no joy: the update assistant never recognizes the phone. However the laptop does, indeed, recognize the phone, and lets me open a file browser window and look at files on the SD card.
Only variable I'm not confident about here: when I connect the phone to the laptop, there's the typical Windows popup that asks what I want to do when this device (the phone) is connected to the laptop. Note: the update assistant is NOT offered: just typical options such as, "transfer media files to PC". Not sure which to accept, I've ignored that prompt -- wondering if perhaps I need to select one of these options in order to complete the MTP connection properly?
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Some have reported the the Verizon software update assistant works if you connect your phone to your pc/laptop via USB 2.0 -- but not USB 3.0. That didn't make a difference for me. We've got 3 Turbo 2's: two of them got both updates successfully OTA. One of them never got it OTA, and still gets nothing when we check for updates. I've tried connecting that third DT2 to my laptop and using the software update assistant - with the phone connected at different times to each of the 4 USB ports on my laptop (3 of them are USB 3.0, 1 is USB 2.0), and I've toggled MTP mode on and off, but no joy: the update assistant never recognizes the phone. However the laptop does, indeed, recognize the phone, and lets me open a file browser window and look at files on the SD card.
Only variable I'm not confident about here: when I connect the phone to the laptop, there's the typical Windows popup that asks what I want to do when this device (the phone) is connected to the laptop. Note: the update assistant is NOT offered: just typical options such as, "transfer media files to PC". Not sure which to accept, I've ignored that prompt -- wondering if perhaps I need to select one of these options in order to complete the MTP connection properly?
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None of my USB ports work. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling everything, with no results. Unless there is a manual solution available, I guess I'll have to wait through this 2nd straight Verizon branded false alarm.
cdowning22 said:
Except my device NEVER wants to pop-up on the software upgrade assistant, and it's on MTP mode. Any help with that? I'm on Windows 10 too.
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You can run it and check for updates manually once it's installed. Just to be clear, when my phone is connected to my pc if I pull down the notification menu on my phone and tap the usb notification there is an option to install software that, when checked, adds a cd installer in windows explorer on the pc to install the Software Update and Repair assistant. @jonstrong I just ignore the pc popup or select take no action.
cdowning22 said:
None of my USB ports work. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling everything, with no results. Unless there is a manual solution available, I guess I'll have to wait through this 2nd straight Verizon branded false alarm.
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I had similar issues, I installed SUA on my laptop and it would not detect the phone. Installed it on my desktop and it recognized the phone. Both are running Windows 10.
What cords are you using to connect? Sometimes that can make a difference.
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scadilla said:
I had similar issues, I installed SUA on my laptop and it would not detect the phone. Installed it on my desktop and it recognized the phone. Both are running Windows 10.
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I haven't had a desktop computer for years. But at least I'm not alone.
sparky697 said:
What cords are you using to connect? Sometimes that can make a difference.
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Doesn't matter what cord I have, won't detect. I'm screwed at this rate.
I can not get the Software Upgrade Assistance (SUA) to work on my Desktop PC but was able to get it to work on my wife's Desktop PC. I tried on my laptop and found that the Verizon Software Upgrade Assistance (SUA) works (recognizes the phone) on the laptop's USB2 ports but will not work on the USB3 ports. My wife's PC has USB2 ports and My PC has USB3 ports. All the above computers are running Windows 10.
Based on my testing, it appears that the Verizon Software Upgrade Assistance (SUA) does not work with USB3 ports.
Try using a PC or laptop with USB2 ports.
rbird2 said:
I can not get the Software Upgrade Assistance (SUA) to work on my Desktop PC but was able to get it to work on my wife's Desktop PC. I tried on my laptop and found that the Verizon Software Upgrade Assistance (SUA) works (recognizes the phone) on the laptop's USB2 ports but will not work on the USB3 ports. My wife's PC has USB2 ports and My PC has USB3 ports. All the above computers are running Windows 10.
Based on my testing, it appears that the Verizon Software Upgrade Assistance (SUA) does not work with USB3 ports.
Try using a PC or laptop with USB2 ports.
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Won't even recognize on USB2. Repeating: Screwed
make sure that your phone does not have USB debugging on. Also make sure you are using OEM cable (from any brand really). COnnect to a USB 2 por and go to www.motorola.com/verizonsoftwareupdatewin (if you have a windows computer) or replace win with mac
Download, install, and run software assistant... unplug your droid turbo 2 a couple of times until the software sees it... then it should work
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gabo_e30 said:
make sure that your phone does not have USB debugging on. Also make sure you are using OEM cable (from any brand really). COnnect to a USB 2 por and go to www.motorola.com/verizonsoftwareupdatewin (if you have a windows computer) or replace win with mac
Download, install, and run software assistant... unplug your droid turbo 2 a couple of times until the software sees it... then it should work
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1. my signature is old... lol
2. don't let your phone lock/ go to sleep while it is downloading
For anyone who's still having trouble getting the update on their Droid Turbo 2 - my experience might be worthwhile knowing about:
We've got three DT2's (would have been four, but my son opted for an iPhone). The first two were offered the update when the first big wave came around - before they shut it down a second time; we accepted the 2 step update for those two phones, and they were both successfully updated to Marshmallow over a week ago. The third DT2 however never got the offer, and punching "check for updates" never found the update either -- even as recently as today, March 19.
I had tried connecting the third phone to my laptop via USB -- and made sure to use the USB 2.0 port on my laptop (the other three USB ports are USB 3.0), and made sure the phone was set to MTP mode. Still no joy. Never offered the "CD Install" option on the phone, even though I had checked both MTP mode and Software install on the phone under USB options.
Finally this evening I tried the same on a different laptop, and tried a different USB cable as well. This time, the phone actually offered the CD install option, and was able to prompt the laptop to download and install the Verizon Software Upgrade Assistant (VSUA). It was till touch and go for a while: once I fired up the assistant, it still didn't seem to recognize the phone the first several times I tried it. Finally -- I let it sit for a couple of minutes with the VSAU loaded and the phone plugged into the laptop, and this time the phone showed up in the Upgrade window. I selected it and clicked on the upgrade button. I was amazed at how long the download took, as I remembered the "1 of 2" upgrade being pretty small -- with the 2 of 2 being the 1.1GB file.
Finally - the download completed, and the update began. That also took a long time, but I could see the progress indication, so I was encouraged. In the end, this single upgrade completed, and then the Android "upgrading" process began for what I recall to be 40 programs (probably what my daughter had installed on her phone) -- again -- I was surprised at how slow this was, but I made a point of NOT disturbing it.
Anyway - it finished, rebooted, and after this SINGLE update, the phone was all the up to the latest update for 6.0 for the DT2 -- the same version I'm at after doing the 1 of 2 and 2 of 2 updates the week before last -- 24.24.11 kinzie_verizon.verizon.en.US . It seems that the VSUA got my daughter's phone there with a single update -- something that surprised me. Maybe there's a new update file out there that does this in a single pass? Don't know.
But -- the take away for anyone still frustrated by not getting the update yet should be: you probably CAN get it, if you're patient enough, and are willing to try a couple of different cables, and possibly different PC's (one of my laptops couldn't deliver the update, but another was somehow able). Seems that it's still on their servers waiting to be downloaded, and VSUA can actually function if you somehow get the magical combo of computer, USB 2.0 port, proper cable, and LOTS of patience and willingness to try something repeatedly.
Jon
Well I Finally managed to get the VWSUA going on an older computer. Upgrade in progress...
Upgrade complete. I'm now on Marshmallow. Thank you all.
I just purchased a mint condition Pixel 1 XL on ebay. It arrived with Android 9. I should have plugged it in then to check if USB file transfer mode would work. But I just assumed it would since I've never had a problem with any device in the past: various apple phones, samsung tablet, google nexus tablet.
So I updated the phone to Android 10 before I plugged the phone in, and then discovered it refuses to recognize my device for file transfer, only for charging. It does not show up in device manager at all, even though it is charging. The phone makes a sound to indicate it is charging, but it does not pop up with anything to ask if I want to connect to the PC. The phone 100% acts like I just plugged it into the wall instead of a PC.
OEM unlock is enabled.
USB debugging is enabled.
Default USB configuration is set to File Transfer mode.
I already installed the latest android_winusb driver.
I've rebooted both the phone and the PC.
I've tried plugging it into 3 different Windows 10 PCs with google android usb driver installed. Only one of those PCs has samsung android drivers installed on it. The others only ever had iphone plugged into them. So there shouldn't be any drivers interfering that I know of.
But no matter what, it only charges the device, it never recognizes it in device manager.
Since I bought this off ebay, it did not come with the official, original USB cable.
I'm praying maybe it's just the third-party USB cable causing the problem. But I can't find any cable that is verified to work for File Transfer. Do you know where I can buy a cable like this? Link please?
If it's not the cable, is there any way out of this situation? If I can't get device manager to recognize the phone, I think it's impossible to flash the phone back to Android 9 or something to see if Android 10 broke something???
I've already read some really scary posts online of other pixel phones of various models simply stop recognizing their phones in device manager and they never get it back. It becomes a fancy brick that works as a phone, but you can't actually do anything with it because no PC will recognize it.
I was excited to try a pixel phone for the first time until this happened. What the heck, Google?
Ok I think the stupid trick is you have to UNLOCK the phone BEFORE you plug it in. If you plug it in, and then unlock it, it will never give you a notification asking to connect to the PC no matter what you do.
As someone used to iphones, at least iphone says "unlock me" when I plug it in and it doesn't properly connect. But plenty of other times it will connect to device manager even if I don't unlock it.
Kinda annoyed Android doesn't say anything at all when you plug it in without unlocking it first.