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[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] *Detection*:
OP said he tried two different Win 7 PCs before trying the 8.1 laptop on which he had partial success

My guess is if he is constantly moving the cables from PC to PC, if they are faulty, bending them around is possibly making the connection by the time it ended up on the laptop it recognised the phone from, like when your charger cable breaks inside and you have to wiggle it around to make a connection

But as he also said, it failed to work even on that - so that's 3 machines, one partially recognised the phone - Id say the chances of it being a bad USB port over 3 machines, or even bad machines are very slim

Bad phone USB port or bad cables is my guess

Either that, or Win 7 isn't playing nice with the phone/drivers
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keithross39:
I remember reading somewhere that with windows 7, you have to run odin as an administrator......also remember reading that it's not just the firewall you have to disable, but the anti virus as well......It may not help to uninstall kies as this *may* remove the Samsung drivers. Probably be better to leave it installed, but to use windows task manager to kill any running kies processes before you start odin up, as (from what I've read :) ) kies will interfere with odin.......

And for info.......odin 3.09 is the version I have successfully used on my phone.

Sent from my rooted kn0x0 stocKK SM-G900F S5
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fjuniper:
Thanks for all your replies while I was asleep.

I have used multiple USB ports on the 2 Win7 machines, multiple cables including the one that came with the phone. When I dropped the firewall, it was f/w and AV as it's one program (Symantec) (corporate laptop, not locked down). I have tried running Odin as administrator. If it wasn't for the fact that it did work on the ancient Win8.1 laptop, I would have thought the problem was with the phone port, but I could see it in Windows AND Odin displayed the COM port - it was just that Odin then went "Not responding"... which I assume was a system performance issue...

I will have another try tonight with yet more cables and I must have some USB ports I haven't tried yet... None of it makes sense and I am not a noob.

Edit: This is all having a negative effect on my laptop too - I used to be able to see internal and ext SD on my S4 in windows explorer - at the bottom of the right pane it had i9505 then you saw a folder for each SD. Now I just see ext SD as a drive letter.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] *Detection*:
Try this:

Install or just use the portable version of "Ghostbuster"

http://ghostbuster.codeplex.com/

Unplug all USB devices from the machine other than K&M

Run Ghostbuster as Admin

On the first device listed of each section, right click and choose "Add Class"

That should highlight the entries in that class and flag the ghost entries

Do that for every section until you have them all highlighted

Now click "Remove Ghosts" at the bottom and let it do it's thing

That will remove all non connected USB devices and their drivers

Once it's done - reinstall Samsung drivers just using the normal installer

Plug phone in and see if you get any better luck with it being detected
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fjuniper:
Thanks Detection, I hadn't come across that before. It deleted LOADS of ghosts... ...but unfortunately it hasn't moved me on at all. Still nothing in WinExplore, no COM ports in Odin. I am somehow jinxed, or rather this S5 is.

Edit: Just did it all again with a couple of reboots for luck - no better.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ag4751:
Open up the Device Manager on your PC then plug in your phone and look for any new connections to appear in the USB controllers list there may be Unknown device or another named device if you see a new connection unplug the phone and check the list again to see if it has disappear from the USB list, if you see a USB device appear and disappear from the list as you unplug and plug in the phone this is the one you want.

Right click on this and select Update Driver Software, click Browse My Computer then click Let me pick from a list, if you have the Samsung drivers installed on your PC you should see one or more called Samsung Mobile USB Composite Device, select the most up to date version if you have more than one listed and install that.

If you don't see the Samsung USB drivers un-tick the box that says Show compatible hardware, scroll down the list to the left and find Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, there will be more than one, click on each one until you see Samsung Mobile USB Composite Device in the right window, then click on that and install it.

You will get a warning saying that changing the driver may cause the device to not work properly just click OK and install the driver, if it works the USB device in the list should change to Samsung Mobile USB Composite Device.

Try this and see if it gets you sorted manually but don't forget to make sure you have installed the Samsung drivers on your PC first
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fjuniper:
Thanks, I will give that a go, though it will not be until Saturday as I don't have the phone with me. I am pretty sure that it does appear / disappear in Device Manager, and I did look at manually updating from there, so your suggestions should be helpful.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fjuniper:
When I manually select the Samsung Mobile USB Composite Device, I always get "Windows encountered a problem installing the driver software for your device. This device cannot start. (Code 10)", so I am still stuck...
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ag4751:
There are a couple of things you can try as Windows is preventing the installation.

1. Control Panel > Devices & Printers then plug in your phone and you should get an Unknown Device appear, right click on it and select Troubleshoot and run that process to see if that sorts out the problem.

2. Start your computer in safe mode then try installing the driver manually that way, then reboot your PC normally.

I had this error message last year with something I was trying to install but I can't remember just how I sorted it out.
[Off-topic] GTMoraes:
Hey!

tl;dr: Do you feel that the Spotify "Genre Stations" song selection is better than Google Play Music "Radio Stations"?

I've cancelled my Spotify subscription and signed for the Play Music All access. I really like google and its products, also the Play Music app is well integrated within' Android, so it only made everything seamless and better!

I can manually find any music I wish, even local styles such as the brazilian Pagode or Forró, just like I could on Spotify, so that's not much of a problem. The thing is when I play the recommended songs/radio stations from Play Music... they all suck big time. Like, they don't get one single song right.

Also, Spotify had better local songs playlists (which I guess were selected by the brazilian Spotify team or something) and I could select a station based on a genre and enjoy at least one hour of awesome music selection, while on Play Music, I can only find playlists made by other people, which is pretty much a hit and miss, where some are pretty cool while others doesn't do it very well.

Spotify I could select a genre station, say Pop, and it would always play the BEST (at least for me). I discovered a lot of songs that way, many parties I've been and played these stations, people really enjoyed the songs, overall awesome experience

While on Google Play Music, I went through a full work day listening to those "radios" and I didn't enjoy a single music. At parties, people phase out my phone to play songs on theirs (sometimes on Spotify), so my experience on those "stations" are terrible.

Does anyone feel the same way? Am I missing something? I'm pressing the "like" button on the songs I like, but it still doesn't recommend me good songs, so I've been playing the very same playlist for a while -- which were the songs I've listened on Spotify, plus a few others I found on friend's Spotify playlists. I'm tempted to move on to Spotify, but I really like Google Play Music.
[Off-topic] 2PMintheAM:
I've been a subscriber to both services, I'm currently only Subscribed with Google Play Music.

They both have pros and cons over eachother.

I preferred Spotify for:

-Social features

-Radios

-Likability. (It feels.. new, and smart, and updated.)

I prefer Google Music Overall:

-Google owns it

-It's getting better... fast

-IT"S SO MUCH BETTER WITH PERSONALLY UPLOADED MUSIC (Big reason I prefer Google Music)

-Google has started to integrate Songify "time of day" radios.

-I believe it's future is brighter than Spotify's with Google being behind it, and owning android. Makes more sense to build up my library there.

Both are great, much of it is personal preference!
[Off-topic] GTMoraes:
Radios were awesome! Google is getting close to it with its own radio stations, but it isn't nowhere near polishes as Spotify.

Social features for me were irrelevant lol but yeah that's a good thing to have.

Gotta confess that I only left Spotify for Play Music because I like Google and it's a Google product.

I thought you could upload your own songs to Spotify?

Indeed future's better for Play Music with a Google team backing it up, but there are things that I don't know how long will it take to be implemented. Some just aren't Google dependant, such as userbase. I guess the most popular music are picked by... Well, an algorithm that detects which song is played more. Currently, the "top N" play list here sucks, with one or two good songs.

While, of course on Spotify, any play list would rock my socks off.

Did they add the time of day playlists? Gotta check that. I really miss the "Flashback Thursday" on Spotify and play lists like that.

Tapatalked thru my LG <3
[Off-topic] rogervs:
Andew's mother got my rod in her hole. Musconv.com is a fake tool.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Mtsprite:
So, today i activated my new nexus 6 on Verizon. I just wanted to make one last post on this section in order to thank everyone in the community for a great run. Its been a fun 2 years guys, farewell.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
Thanks for being a part of the community! Feel free to post often in the pub

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2258955

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] faheemakbar18:
and i just joined it

good luck with nexus 6. its truly a beast

btw in your sig. you using android 5.0 on ne1 base? how
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
Best of luck to you...great device

Let's keep the "goodbyes" in The Pub please.

Thanks

FNSM
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] Bulnes:
Hello! It seems I have the first question with my XDA Exec…:(

It connects to the PC without problem and I can see it on Windows Explorer (Windows Vista). But synchronization (through Windows Mobile Center)… only completes on the first connection.

If I disconnect from the PC and connect again, most of the times the “Sync” begins but never ends. In these cases, the only solution has been to erase definitions (both on the PC as on the PDA); if so… the next time I connect it does not have the problem, but of course I have to define again what I want to synchronize.

Forgive me if there is already some forum on this issue, I looked for before placing but I did not find.

Some solution? Many thanks and regards from Portugal.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] aymn_louis:
am also having the same problem .. any aid please ?
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] StarFux:
Same problem here too - device connects, charges, shows in explorer but when WMDC tries to connect the device continues to charge but drops out of explorer.

If I find a solution I'll report back here, meanwhile can anybody save me the heartache?

-sf
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] navnitda:
Vista Sync Problem

Which version of WMDC are you using?

I am using 6.1.6965 and having no problems. Alternatively, go to the network icon in your task bar after connecting your PPC thru USB and repair connection. This should resolve the problem
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] haardman:
I had a similar problem, I reverted to 6.0.6783. Although come to think of it I think this was particular to an app I use, that refused to sync using the later version of WMDC.

Might be worth a try though.

Has anyone applied SP1 yet? What version of WMDC do you end up with?
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] haardman:
I seem to remember unticking (and maybe reticking) the "Enable advanced network functionality" on the "USB to PC" applet on "System" tab of Settings.

Can't remember if that's what fixed it.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] gha55an:
hey guys, the main problem if ur using an antivirus/internet security or firewall it will be blocked!!

u need to configure ur antivirus/internet security or firewall to allow and solve the sync problems
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] StarFux:
This fixed it for me too, which is interesting given that the general advice is to *enable* it if there are problems syncing. This is definitely what fixed it for me - the device now always syncs on my recently reforatted XP machine whereas previously it was intermittent (which is odd because I'd never experienced problems before, but hey, it's fixed so I don't care any more) :)

-sf
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] thepipe:
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hey guys, the main problem if ur using an antivirus/internet security or firewall it will be blocked!!

u need to configure ur antivirus/internet security or firewall to allow and solve the sync problems

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ditto.... that solved it
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] RoboJock:
Managed to solve the Problem

Hey there guys,

I seemed to be having the same problem anj just solved it...

1 Remove the Enable advanced network functionalty check from the USB to PC connection settings "Start > Settings > Connections > USB to PC".

2 Make sure that the Mobile Device is connected via USB to the PC.

3 Install Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1 (either 32bit or 64bit, I installed 64bit)

4 Open Control Panel on the PC and run Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1

5 At the bottom of the application you will see Mobile Device Settings, and within that you will see Connection Settings. Open the Connection Settings

6 Make sure that the second check box named Allow connections to one of the following is checked, and that the Drop Down below is changed to COM 1 (or which ever COM Port your Mobile Device is connected to via your USB cable) and save the changes

7 Disconnect the Mobile Device and Reconnect and hopefully it will work for you.

I realise that this solution might not work for some, but it did work for me, and hopefully it will work for others.

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Desktop

Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.4GHz

8gb RAM

Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit

Mobile

Keiser HTC TyTn II

Windows Mobile 6.1
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] blingin:
Thanks, this worked for me too, unchecked enable advanced network functionality... who woulda thought something advanced would be bad...
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] osber2003:
problems to Sync with Vista

Hi I followed the instructions but my htc didn't sync, it happens noting, no error, nothing, This happens after apdate my room with Golden Globe Manila2D - 21198/build 21198 Fast and Stable., it works great but sync is dead
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] orb3000:
Wrong forum mate

I understand that you do not own an HTC Universal (Universal not means all HTC devices!, it´s a model. One of the best by the way:D)
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] popshah:
Sync Problem

1 Remove the Enable advanced network functionalty check from the USB to

PC connection settings "Start > Settings > Connections > USB to PC".

2 Make sure that the Mobile Device is connected via USB to the PC.

3 Install Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1 (either 32bit or 64bit, I installed

64bit)

4 Open Control Panel on the PC and run Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1

5 At the bottom of the application you will see Mobile Device Settings, and

within that you will see Connection Settings. Open the Connection Settings

6 Make sure that the second check box named Allow connections to one of

the following is checked, and that the Drop Down below is changed to COM

1 (or which ever COM Port your Mobile Device is connected to via your USB

cable) and save the changes

7 Disconnect the Mobile Device and Reconnect and hopefully it will work for

you.

I already done all the instruction, disable the firewall and antivirus, i also go to device manager too to update the driver/device, but still couldn't connect. Anyone can help me please.:confused:

using prophet wm5 upgrade wm6

vista home basic machine

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[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] rajivshahi:
Hi yes i've applied SP1 and my current WMDC is version 6.1.6965 working without any problem......:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

Cheers

Rajiv
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] popshah:
Sync with vista solved!!

Already solved my problem. Stupid me :p. :p
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] rajivshahi:
Ohh Great news.... well enjoy than....:D:D:D:D
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] Dubi:
How did you resolved the issue???? I have an Iolite which does not synch (connects only as a guest), keep getting the message "there is a problem with your connection........"

any help will be appreciated
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] hfrmobile:
Even this is a legacy thread there are some people out there (including me) still using Windows Mobile devices (but also using WP7 ...).

Had exactly the same problem and in my case just using another USB cable did it! It seems that WM devices are a bit "fragile" when using a not 100% perfect USB cable :cowboy:
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clairez:
Due to organizational requirements the bootloader needs to be locked. So, here go the questions:

After flashing factory image (5.1.0 (LMY47E), is it safe to re-lock bootloader?

And when, after the final reboot and before setup?

And, will the command, fastboot oem lock, wipe EVERYTHING off the phone, like fastboot oem unlock does?

And does the Developer options setting, "OEM unlocking", need to be turned on prior to the lock?

Thanks
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
No one has proven that locking the bootloaders does not cause a "brick". We have seen people lock after 5.1 and get a bootloop. This becomes a brick because they cannot unlock to fix it. We don't know if the update causes the loop or the lock does.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clairez:
By the way, this was a completely stock Nexus 6 (5.0.1), no root, no apps other than Google. Before the factory image flash, the "OEM Unlocking" setting in Developer Options was persistent during power on/off. Now, with 5.1 the setting turns itself off during power on/off.

So, should I re-lock the bootloader and satisfy organizational requirements and risk a boot loop or proceed unlocked? Kinda feel like a "deer in the headlights" !
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Well its your choice. I recommend not locking it. However, if you do lock it and end up bricked, at least we know its the locking that causes the loop and not the flash but.... Is it worth it?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DebianDog:
If your organization is supplying the device ( or the money for the device) you have no business unlocking it. At my organization people are fired for such things.

If they are not compensating you somehow then I don't see how they can make requirements on your device.

Sent from my Nexus 6
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clairez:
And if it is the unlocking/locking that causes the boot loop (hard brick) then any flashing operation that requires unlocking the bootloader will require that the system remain unlocked forever. A penalty that will afflict a portion (large?) of the Nexus 6 community. Was this an issue before 5.0? Makes one wonder if this is by design or accidental.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Yes we totally can. If you work for my company and decide you would rather use your own device for corporate email and data, that data is ours. You may use your own device but we will manage it. If it gets stolen, we will wipe it. You will adhere the same policies for corporate owned data as you will with a phone supplied by us. You will have lock screen, you will be unrooted. You will keep your bootloaders locked. Or you can use this sh*tty Nokia.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clairez:
My hardware, but if I want to utilize it in the organization, then I must abide by their rules.

This post was not meant to be an organizational ethics discussion, just a request for guidance. If anyone can give me input on the original questions, I would greatly appreciate it. Especially the wipe side effect of the lock operation. Do not want to spend a lot of time configuring the device if it will be erased.

Thanks in advance
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Yep. Absolutely.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Konfuzion:
Just a little thinking out loud here. Wouldn't it be safe to have OEM Unlock checked under dev options, lock the bootloader, if you happen to bootloop OEM Unlock is still checked so you could still unlock? And then upon first boot OEM Unlock would get unchecked.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Safe? No.. The flag resets at boot. Boot loop partially boots and it could be enough to reset the flag "at first boot"

Pretty much everything is an unknown here. We do t even know where the "enable OEM unlock" flag is set. Is it in the BL or one of the various partitions? What effect would setting the flag and wiping the OS have? We just don't know.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Konfuzion:
Good point. That's why more heads are better than one. I still think my theory would work, but yet I wouldn't be willing to risk my N6 on it, wouldn't suggest others do either.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] efrant:
1. Unsure at this point. If everything is stock (including recovery), I would suspect that it would be OK, but it has

not

been verified yet.

2. After you flash the bootloader, radio, boot, system and recovery images, and format data and cache, then would be the time to re-lock and then boot into Android.

3. Yes. But based on what I gather, the process of wiping on an N6 (when unlocking or locking the bootloader) is done via the stock recovery. So, if you have a custom recovery when you lock, I suspect that it will give you a boot loop.

4. I don't know.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clairez:
Update - Success

I re-locked the bootloader and the device is working normally, no boot loop. I will continue testing over the next few days and then share what I learned.

Thanks for the help ...
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androiduser2011:
Upgraded to 5.1, booted system OK

rechecked the OEM unlock option and rebooted to fastboot and locked bootloader.

No bootloop or other issues noticed.

Hope this helps.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Interesting. And you were 100% stock?

Perhaps the loop isn't caused by the lock itself then. Good to know, though still people need to be cautious
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cam30era:
A few question, for understanding:

Rooted?

Stock or TWRP recovery?

Encrypted?

Thanks