yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[General Questions and Answers] bigstarrynight:
This is what microsoft have to say:

"Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware because there is a duplicate device already running in the system. (Code 42)

Recommended resolution

A duplicate device was detected. This error occurs when a bus driver incorrectly creates two identically named sub-processes (known as a bus driver error), or when a device with a serial number is discovered in a new location before it is removed from the old location. You may be able to resolve this problem by restarting your computer.

Restart your computer

Click Start, click Shut Down, and then select Restart in the Shut Down Windows dialog box to restart the computer."

I have to go out just now. I'll take a looky see when I get back.
[General Questions and Answers] pacificblue03:
error 43

oh im sorry its not error code 42 but 43

windows detectded problems with this device....
[General Questions and Answers] johnride:
Do you have a Linux OS under the hand? It would give you a lot more information than Windows does... If you dont have but want to try, you can download the disc image from ubuntu.com or any other distro like linux mint or fedora etc.

Just to get information on your phone you dont have to install it, just starting on the liveCD, plugin the phone in and running comands like dmesg, lsusb and maybe hwinfo would be able to tell you what is happening with your phone.
[General Questions and Answers] pacificblue03:
error 43

i have got xubuntu but it is weird tat the phone does this on any computer not just my laptop. i was at work today and it was still an unknown device.
[General Questions and Answers] johnride:
This is why I suggest you to try to plug it in a linux machine and run those commands, there is obviously a problem with your device and Linux could help you to define what it is since it gives more information on the hardware.

If you are unfamiliar with dmesg output you can create a pastebin and link it here I will try to help with it. The output of lsusb may provide interesting info too. (as hwinfo but I don't think it is available by default in Xubuntu)
[General Questions and Answers] pacificblue03:
error 43

well i will try if i can but it will be in a day or two as im packed to the top with assignments
[General Questions and Answers] johnride:
Also I did not mention that but you can access your phone via the wifi network starting an ssh or ftp server on it, the one I use is connect bot from the market. This way you can manage you music and files over the network.
[General Questions and Answers] pacificblue03:
error 43

yes i have done it using kies air that works. i will try the ubuntu method as soon as i can. thanks for all your help so far everyone.
[General Questions and Answers] bigstarrynight:
Can you confirm that your usb ports on the PC is working with other devices. Its starting to look like a faulty phone. Have you tried a different usb cable, or can you check the current one with another device. We need to exclude all other factors before we conclude it is a faulty phone.
[General Questions and Answers] pacificblue03:
error 43

other devices work yes.
[General Questions and Answers] bigstarrynight:
OK, looks like a croaked phone. Last ditch effort. If you go over to the forums at http://www.sevenforums.com/ have a good search for that error 43 code, there might be an answer that I've missed. We could also have a good look at the windows error logs, but I don't hold much hope as you have proven the PC hardware works, and you have checked and cross checked the drivers. All the error logs will show is an expanded view of the error.

I would consider returning the device with a view to a new replacement. Sorry. :-(
[General Questions and Answers] Sincerinhoo:
Got the same issue on 3 different W7 pc's. Got my sgs3 like 3 days. first day USB connection worked just fine but now there's no way of connection it to pc with USB. offcourse you can connect with WIFI but with USB link is much faster
[General Questions and Answers] r32chaos:
Galaxy S3 drivers issue...resolved!

I had the same problem and could not figure out why...here is the deal:

Prior to SGS3, I had the old Samsung Galaxy S/Vibrant and was using the USB cable which came with it...then I thought; maybe the USB cable in the box of GS3 is different or superior...i tried it and VOILA! it worked...so that is all I had to do...all these reboots and re-installing drivers was just a waste of time...PS> I am running Win 7 64bit
[General Questions and Answers] pacificblue03:
USB ERROR

I still cant connect with 3 different cables, i am going to do a factory data reset and tell you all how i go in about 15 minutes...
[General Questions and Answers] pacificblue03:
USB Installed

Okay i am here to post results.

After a Factory data reset of the phone i had connected to my google account again and when i was done plugged the phone into the Computer, it said installing driver,

Samsung_Android...

and Well it now works, the phone fully connects via USB again so i hope people who have their S3 and have problems do what i have done but backup your data, pics and music first, then go to settings, backup & restore and click on factory data reset.

Antonio.
[General Questions and Answers] sAmiZZle:
Have you tried a different USB port on your computer? Perhaps try one on the back that is actually on the motherboard, rather than on the front housing of your case?
[General Questions and Answers] Rocuronium:
Exact same problem as you!

Hi Antonio

I have a stock S3, no mods at all bought as a sim free handset from Amazon (ouch!) 2 weeks ago.

Initial USB connections were all fine (W7 x64) drivers all loaded automatically without any glitches. My work email server uses encryption which required me to encrypt the handset which I did and all was fine with USB after this.

A few days later the phone kept posting that a firmware update was available but when I tried to initiate this over wifi it stated I needed to decrypt the phone first (apparently not doable as the option is greyed out after encryption).

The update did occur via Kies over USB to 'LF2' firmware. I think the 'USB device not recognised' occurred after this firmware update. I tried all the things above (apart from the factory data reset) and no success. It is definitely not a PC/cable problem as like you said the problem occurs when the phone is plugged into ANY pc.

Was hoping not to have to resort to a factory data reset but looks like this will be the only way. I am not sure whether it was the firmware update, the encryption, or a combination of both that caused the problem.

Wish me luck and thanks for all the great info.

Roc :fingers-crossed:
[General Questions and Answers] pacificblue03:
USB Installed

Roc - please post your results as if 2 people had the same issue and both issues were solved with a factory data reset this could be a good guide for many others.

Antonio.
[General Questions and Answers] bigstarrynight:
Guys. This seems a major issue. Hit Samsung with these issues as well. You have paid top whack for a flagship product and you have done everything that I consider reasonable. If Samsung suggest sending it to a service center, I would try a money back or 'NEW' replacement from your retailer first. Remember, you paid for a new item, not a refub or a broken then repaired item.

Good luck, keep us posted. ;)
[General Questions and Answers] Rocuronium:
Factory reset worked!

Hi again.

Problem solved with a factory reset. Phone connects fine again with USB. Just having to go through the pain of backups and settings. I don't think I will encrypt the device nor update the firmware though....

Thanks very much to you all.

Roc:D
[General Questions and Answers] Rocuronium:
One more point. The factory reset preserved the updated LF2 firmware which I installed before the reset. Sorry I am pretty new to this stuff but I assumed a factory reset would reset the phone to factory settings including the firmware.

Anyway, the phone is connecting without a glitch via USB now. Still really don't want to encrypt the device to use my work email on the phone though!

Thanks again
[General Questions and Answers] pacificblue03:
USB Resolved

I will, do you know how i would go about this?

Antonio.
[General Questions and Answers] bigstarrynight:
Tell your retailer, post on twitter to @samsungmobile and drop a line to:

Mr. Gee-Sung Choi

Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Samsung Electronics

[FONT=&quot]1321-20 Seocho 2-Dong,

Seocho-Gu Seoul,

463-721,

South Korea[/FONT]
[General Questions and Answers] rrdkent:
A possible registry solution

Hi folks, I ran across the same problem, but finally found a workaround. It's a little scary, but stick with me.

First off, this comes with a bit of risk, so be sure to back up your registry.

- To Back Up your Registry: Navigate to the Start menu and click "Run". Type "regedit". Click File, then choose export and type in a name that signifies that this is a backup of your registry.

- Click Export and let it export.

Alright, next steps to fix the problem:

- To fix the issue: Follow the folder tree on the left to: hkeylocalmachine > system > current control set > control > class

- Find “{EEC5AD98-8080-425F-922A-DABF3DE3F69A}” down the left hand side and click on it.

- Under the list on the right hand side find "UpperFilters"

- Right-Click UpperFilters and delete it.

- Close the registry editor and restart your computer. Make sure your phone is not attached to the computer.

- After the restart, plug your phone in. Windows should now update with the correct driver.

Problem should be solved. But I'd be interested in hearing if it isn't. Good luck!
[General Questions and Answers] bigstarrynight:
Yup, Revo Uninstaller will do the same, but costs money. Safer, maybe. ;-)
[General Questions and Answers] yureka:
Just Restart

phone needs to be rebooted once again after update and it will be recognized.
[General Questions and Answers] xarth:
I had my S3 loaded with apps, was trying everything I could except a factory reset in order to fix this exact issue...I tried 3 different computers ALL with the same results...I finally broke down and did a factory reset about 10 minutes ago and it fixed it...loading up my apps again and now happy that I can finally root my phone!
[General Questions and Answers] pacificblue03:
USB Resolved

Its good to hear that the same issue is being resolved for so many people with the exact same actions.

Antonio.
[General Questions and Answers] pmgnet:
This is insane. This just worked for me too. After getting four devices recognized and the drivers installed, I could use ADB shell, tether over USB, etc.

ALSO, after this, I could use my other cables. What in the world?!

(Also, thanks button hit)
[General Questions and Answers] OrangeFever:
Thanks! Worked for me too!
[General Questions and Answers] thepoetvd776:
Worked for me.

Its weird that it would work with one cable and not the other, oh well, THANKS!
[General Questions and Answers] narfzz:
This solution worked for me too! Sucks that I can't use my only Captivate cables but at least I don't have to reset my phone. Thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] esfan_adam:
No matter what I do, I can not get the phone to recognize the correct drivers. The attachment is the result following using the genuine Samsung USB cable. Any help please, this is driving me crazy!
[General Questions and Answers] esfan_adam:
Tried this but I cannot find "Upper Filters" in the location you specified. Any other ideas? Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] Neffstarr:
i had this issue all i did is is go to the samsung site to download latest drivers CLICK HERE

click all downloads>SOFTWARE

name of file .. T-Mobile_T999_GSIII_Samsung_USB_Driver_v1_4_6_0

everything worked fine with me .....TMOBILE
[General Questions and Answers] WestComputers:
This may work:

After trying everything above except the factory reset, it occured to me that not only is the plain USB drive missing from the options when you connect this phone, but so is "Charge Only" which prior Andriod versions used.

After testing I found that if my phone was more than 85% full charge, it connected fine to the computer through both MTP and PTP. If below that, I might get the usb connection sound from the computer (sometimes not) (but always from the phone) and the S3 wouldn't show up in devices nor would it be available as a drive.

Is it possible that the S3 decides, on its own, that it's time for a nice drink of electricity, and totally ignores the fact that I'm plugging it in to do file transfers???
[General Questions and Answers] maxpayned:
S3 deviced not recognised

Im having the same problem. Tried everything possible. Troubleshooting for 3days now. Someone please help.....
[General Questions and Answers] esfan_adam:
This is crazy, a device reset seems to be the only option. Quickly losing faith is Samsung, never had these issues with HTC..
[General Questions and Answers] WestComputers:
Two different sets of Problems

I've gone back through the thread, and we seem to have two different sets of problems: One, the drivers never loaded correctly in the first place and you've NEVER been able to connect; two, some people connect once or twice but not always and not dependably.

I've done more research on the "not fully charged" post above, and found that if you've ever connected correctly, you may not connect if your charge is below some threshold, and that threshold seems to change based on what's running on the phone. Suggestion: First thing after a COMPLETE recharge of the phone (in a wall socket, NOT from the USB on the computer) connect to the computer. If you've every connected successfully before, you ought to be able to connect fully charged.

If you have never connected successfully, kill the existing Windows drivers (if there are any showing) and try the "fully charged" thing above to connect and install a fresh driver set.
[General Questions and Answers] crosmaker:
might be a long shot but after multiple attempts (including ums app) rebooting the phone did the trick
[General Questions and Answers] slava7777777:
Possible solution

I have tried various things and was about to give up. However here is what finally helped me.

0. Make sure you have the latest drivers installed. Download them manually or with help of Kies.

1. Connect a phone to a PC

2. Wait till driver installation fails.

3. Open the top system panel (dragging from the top of a screen) and select "Connected as a media device"

4. Check the "Camera (PTP)" box

5. Wait till Windows driver installation fails (btw it is going to be a different list of drivers)

6. Open the top system panel again and switch back to "Media device (MTP)" mode

After that all drivers were installed properly and surprisingly my phone has started working with all my PCs, not only the one where I got it working.

Slava
[General Questions and Answers] bjb6723:
This just worked for me

Was having the same issue of I was able to connect my S3 to my PC with no issues and now I can't. Yesterday, I went to plug it in and recieved errors while it was trying to install drivers. I uninstalled the samsung USB driver, went to Samsung's website and downloaded the new one. Still no luck. Before factory resetting my phone (PITA), I turned it off, took the battery out and waited a few minutes. Put the battery back in and fired it up. When I plugged in the USB, my PC found it, installed the drivers and it works great! Hopefully this will work for others as well!
[General Questions and Answers] betovanbuuren:
Had this issue in CM10, so make a data factory reset, sign in google account and everything works well again.
[General Questions and Answers] eskemobob:
I have also tried all the things suggested in this thread, including the factory reset. This is my first Samsung smartphone and so far it has been more pain than its worth.. Any other suggestions would be helpful, I guess I'll keep huntng for a solution.
[General Questions and Answers] dephead2004:
SGS3 USB Code 10

Thanks to all those who contributed here and elsewhere. Tried 'em all but just to add what worked for me:

Installed latest Kies to get Samsung USB driver.

Rejected Microsoft's USB Driver update.

Phone was recognised normally unless it was attached by USB cable when PC booted up. Then the dreaded Code 10 displayed.

To get round this I found advice from Samsung US here:

OK as I am too new to help others you will have to search for

YP-P2JCB MTP device cannot start code 10

It's a very easy fix and requires a line of text being typed into a Run as Administrator's command window.

Job done.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] drafha:
Hi all, is anyone here know any apps for Android that have similiar function with Guest mode on MIUI rom, Deep Freeze and Shadow Defender for PC???

I have do a search but did not find anything..
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] taaviu:
Guest mode - some firewall app works fine

Other apps dont know..what those apps doing anyway?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] drafha:
I think guest mode and firewall apps are totally different..

If i'm right guest mode can prevent apps from being uninstalling by someone who borrowed our phone..

DeepFreeze and Shadow Defender can protect our PC content from being modified by someone. This application is mostly used at internet cafe, any changes to the PC will be revert back to the default setting by the owner after reboot.
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] pumafan:
960 by 854 wallpaper made from Meizu phone wallpaper modified for Xperias

All of them look great!
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] xtacy!:
Mate, I have to say that I'm in love with this wallpaper. Been using it since you posted it.

It looks awesome on my arc.

Swyped from my SE Xperia arc (LT15i) using Tapatalk 2
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] Babis_ECE:
This looks awesome. Thanks for posting it. :)
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] pumafan:
Enjoy

I was literally mesmerized by this image when i saw it,tried finding alternatives but none could come close to the original,so finally decided to modify it and worked out great!

You should search midnight town live wallpaper(and few others) i have posted in this forum!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1595479
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] pumafan:
Enjoy

Even more new wallpapers added!
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] pumafan:
The final Meizu wallpapers that i could find and modify nicely posted,love to read your comments!
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] Erm@c:
Can you upload all in one archive?
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] pumafan:
Added as archiven :good:
[Motorola Atrix 2] Gadgetz:
I was very skeptical as to how much this would work but damn, my net browsing flies now!
[Motorola Atrix 2] Apex:
What exactly is this power?
[Motorola Atrix 2] Gadgetz:
Not even sure but its an option in the spare parts app, says it may increase wifi/data speed.....cant confirm data just yet but it surely increased wifi speed!
[Motorola Atrix 2] lkrasner:
what rom are you on? Spare parts never seems to wok in scv6.
[Motorola Atrix 2] Gadgetz:
Im on scv6....the phone and contacts mod didnt seem to work but i dug deeper and found this radio mod and its a noticeable difference indeed!
[Motorola Atrix 2] lilhaiti:
Checking it out now...I haven't noticed much of a difference. Hardly any of the other settings in the first menu of Spare Parts on SCv6 work, the regular Spare parts stuff works as normal. I've been playing around with it since installing SCv6, I got excited with all of the options in there but the excitement died when I could get almost nothing to work.
[Motorola Atrix 2] iarejohnsmith:
This sounds cool, but surely there is a catch if it randomly improves speeds so dramatically, right? ;) Does it shorten the lifespan of your phone or something (lol)? And what exactly does it modify to achieve this speed boost?
[Motorola Atrix 2] Gadgetz:
My downloads are faster, net based apps like xda, engadget and sac bee load up faster, even gmail loads and syncs faster. This is how it should be!
[Motorola Atrix 2] captaincado:
I tried it......seems to speed up both wifi and 4g connections. Not sure on battery life tho.....only did it yesterday. Thanks for the heads up.

I'm on SCv6

Sent from my ATRIX 2 using my toes
[Motorola Atrix 2] Apex:
Can the "spare parts" be pulled/pushed from one rom to another?
[Motorola Atrix 2] Gadgetz:
No idea. But if you can, make sure to enable this radio mod!
[Motorola Atrix 2] mtnlion:
oops
[Motorola Atrix 2] Fall of Enosis:
I would like to know where I can get this. There's a lot of talk of how great it is, but no talk of where to get it. I know there is a spare parts app on the store.

Or is this something that is a mod on the ROM you're using?
[Motorola Atrix 2] Gadgetz:
Yeah, its included in the scv6 rom
[Motorola Atrix 2] lkrasner:
Spare parts doesn't really work right most of the time with our phone. It is in a few roms, but most options don't work.
[Motorola Atrix 2] Apex:
Can someone upload screenshots?
[Motorola Atrix 2] DusThis:
Here is a screenshot for you. It's in the Miscellaneous Options on Spare Parts in Scv6 rom.
[Motorola Atrix 2] Apex:
I need to figure out how to use the netspeed and ram tweaks in Bullet (I think that's the one) into other roms. I travel a lot for work, and noticed on Bullet I had better radio connectivity. Maybe some porting since its coming from the Indian based rom? Hmm...
[Motorola Atrix 2] Apex:
Took the .apk and incorporated into another. Hit 10520kbps without Hotweiss' Radio mod, and after enabling the mod I hit 106960kbps on data speed test. So far, so good... I'll keep playing with it, but seems to be a winner as far as I can tell!
[Motorola Atrix 2] RowanOak:
I've noticed some minor improvement, but I seem to have a less reliable connection.
[Motorola Atrix 2] Apex:
I tried the spare parts app(s) from the market and they DO NOT have the radio mod option. So, what I did was as easy as taking the spare parts app .apk from the .zip/system/app folder and placing it into another rom. Seemed to take, all of the app settings and options were there after reboot. You may give that a shot as well. I didn't push/pull via adb, just used Windblows to copy/paste into the appropriate folder...
[Verizon Droid Charge] Vidurg:
Hey Charge users!

I'm a first time poster long time lurker. I've had this Charge since June 2011 and have flashed many roms from Kejar31's Gummycharged thru Dwitherell's Tweaked (currently on 1.5) and I've always seemed to be limited by the 512MB internal ram which shows ~220/380MB taken after the rom boots depending on what rom you're using. As you add apps this memory gets eaten up and when you forget to push to sd, the phone starts lagging.

People run the script with SQlite 3, run V6 supercharger memory management, clear cache and dalvik cache, etc.

I've heard of a "swapper" before upon first learning android terms but have never seen it discussed thoroughly on the charge threads. I got a class 10 samsung sdhc card and replaced my stock class 4 card, and have allocated 1.5 GB for space on the sdhc card to act as extra RAM and really notice the difference in multitasking. Now my Boat Browser retains the web pages I was viewing in other tabs even after I've gone back to the home screen (doesn't have to reload).

Requirements: Rooted, have a sdhc card that will read faster than 6MB/s (according to the dev), and be running a compatible kernel (im using pbj 0130).

Things I've noticed in my 2 days of usage so far:

- phone faster, responsive

- can handle multitasking much better

- can handle heavy apps like vlingo

- negligible effect on battery life thus far, although if you leave too many things open I can imagine it killing battery life

- have not tried but dev says in description that you can allocate up to 2.5GB of extra ram

In Play Store search: "swapit ram expander"

Hope this helps others out! I know the app is expensive, and I'm in no way related to or even know the dev. Just thought this would ease a lot of frustration on the charge threads and keep ppl from jumping ship for a while! Please post back if you try this with a stock class 4 sdhc to give feedback for others.

Thanks for reading!