i605 Note 2 to PC will not connect.

[flip06]

hey everyone, so ive have went thru all the threads i can find, done alot of research and have come up short. seems like alot of the users with the Verizon I605 Samsung Note 2 have the same problem, not connecting to their PC's.

-ive restarted both my note 2 and my PC numerous times.
-ive installed/uninstalled/re-installed the official Samsung website device drivers
-tried other USB ports
-tried up to 4 different USB/Mini USB cords
-made sure USB debugging was switched on
-Tried Samsung Kies, come to find out it doesn't support the I605 Note 2
-called Verizon and Samsung directly and both actually offered me a position as a tech after i told them all the things i did to figure it out, because it was way more then they could handle.

i know it has connected before, as i have done it once or twice a few weeks back but now it wont connect, drivers fail to install, and nothing else works. i have also tried every other method mentioned in the other threads. nothing has worked.

is there any fix for this? was it cause by the latest update?
im running 4.1.2/ VRAMC3
and im using Windows 7


please anyone lmk if there is a fix for this. ive exhausted all avenues known to me. thanks in advance.

 

[hkhan1]

Happened to me too, it's USB port in your computer. If you have any other computer or laptop try using that.
You can also try wireless connection for file transfer.
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[patrao_n]

Hope you found your answer. If not have this moved. This was posted in the sprint version of the note 2 forums.

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[lovekeiiy]

The appropriate forum would probably be more helpful.

Plus, are you getting any error messages? I've had issues with connecting the Sprint GN2. If I install the Samsung Drivers, I get a "Missing Hardware ID" error. I just found it's better not to install drivers. Let Windows install what drivers it can. Not all the drivers will install and will get an error message about device not successfully installed. But enough install that the GN2 will connect so you can move files around for MTP. See a thread I did back in December, linky

Also, you can try out SG Flash Drive Enabler. I've tried it out. It works pretty well. It has quirks, but does allow you to use your SDHC card as a flash drive. You have to use the MTP to access the phone's storage.

 

[flip06]

oh man...*face palm* sorry about posting in the wrong forum guys, i was about to crash and i didn't even realize. my mad.
MODS: please move this to the correct Forum section at your earliest convenience, thanks :silly:


i have found that airdroid does work for wifi file transfers for such things as pictures, music...etc. but im wanting to root my note 2 and it needs a direct line from the phone to the pc to work.

ill check out those links posted up and see what how it goes. but we still need a fix for this. kinda lame only (well most) the verizon SN2 is having this problem.

 

[lovekeiiy]

...im wanting to root my note 2 and it needs a direct line from the phone to the pc to work....

You may want to use ToolKit. I believe it's setup for AT&T tool. Uninstall KIES and all the samsung driver on the your PC. Choose to have ToolKit install the drivers. It should get your enough connection for ADB to work and be able to root and install a custom recovery. I had to use it a couple days ago to get a custom recovery back on the GN2 and I was getting the Missing Hardware ID error and still worked.

 

[flip06]

You may want to use ToolKit. I believe it's setup for AT&T tool. Uninstall KIES and all the samsung driver on the your PC. Choose to have ToolKit install the drivers. It should get your enough connection for ADB to work and be able to root and install a custom recovery. I had to use it a couple days ago to get a custom recovery back on the GN2 and I was getting the Missing Hardware ID error and still worked.

Ive done that very process. Uninstalled kies and installed the toolkit drives. Some reason it would sort of connect but then disconnect. Never stayed on and wasnt able to be picked up as connected on the Odin program.

 

[PuffJr2]

Ive done that very process. Uninstalled kies and installed the toolkit drives. Some reason it would sort of connect but then disconnect. Never stayed on and wasnt able to be picked up as connected on the Odin program.

I had a problem in windows 7 where it would connet to Windows update and try to get drivers for everything once they were connected. I turned off windows looking at windows update for drivers, uninstalled the driver for the phone, then installed Samsung's drivers. my phone showed up in windows again. now im able to get to both sd cards.. did you try that?

 

[Bfitz26]

I had a problem in windows 7 where it would connet to Windows update and try to get drivers for everything once they were connected. I turned off windows looking at windows update for drivers, uninstalled the driver for the phone, then installed Samsung's drivers. my phone showed up in windows again. now im able to get to both sd cards.. did you try that?

That's what I did to fox it as well

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[flip06]

I had a problem in windows 7 where it would connet to Windows update and try to get drivers for everything once they were connected. I turned off windows looking at windows update for drivers, uninstalled the driver for the phone, then installed Samsung's drivers. my phone showed up in windows again. now im able to get to both sd cards.. did you try that?

where did you go on windows 7 to turn off the above mentioned? the middle part confuses me a bit. so your saying you turned off the windows feature to look for driver updates when the phone is connected via USB?

if you dont mind, please walk me thru your process. thanks in advance.

 

[shangrila500]

where did you go on windows 7 to turn off the above mentioned? the middle part confuses me a bit. so your saying you turned off the windows feature to look for driver updates when the phone is connected via USB?

if you dont mind, please walk me thru your process. thanks in advance.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc730606(v=ws.10).aspx

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[PuffJr2]

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc730606(v=ws.10).aspx

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I was just abput to refer this link to him. you beat me too it! loljooo

 

[flip06]

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc730606(v=ws.10).aspx

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thank you so much for the link. but still no dice. i uninstalled the drivers i had before, did your method, and then downloaded the drivers again from the toolkit. i still dont get a serial number in the toolkit showing the drivers are good to go, and the phone still doesn't connect.
WHAT THE DEUCE?!

 

[shangrila500]

thank you so much for the link. but still no dice. i uninstalled the drivers i had before, did your method, and then downloaded the drivers again from the toolkit. i still dont get a serial number in the toolkit showing the drivers are good to go, and the phone still doesn't connect.
WHAT THE DEUCE?!

Do you have Kies installed? I have to have Kies installed along with the other drivers to use Casual, Odin, or any of the other tools


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[flip06]

Do you have Kies installed? I have to have Kies installed along with the other drivers to use Casual, Odin, or any of the other tools


Sent from my SCH-I605 using XDA Premium HD app

Kies was un-installed per instuctions on the toolbox. i guess i could try and re-install it and retry everything.

EDIT: just remembered that Kies dosnt support the Verizon Note 2....lame sauce.

Source: https://community.verizonwireless.com/message/966503

i am going to try to download a older driver that was working before and see if that works. its linked near the bottom of the above posted link in one of the replies. ill come back with results.

 

[flip06]

ok so i downloaded the samsung drivers version 1.4.6.0 and followed the directions on the link i provided above. the drivers installed successfully, but the CASUAL(R515b) No You Verizon! program doesn't seem to see the phone connected to the computer. and just continually loops. sigh...this is getting to get stupid. such a simple task yet its not connecting.

EDIT: the drivers SAY they have installed successfully, but the computer still doesn't recognize the phone is connected. even reads on the phone that the software wasnt found to connect to the computers, and the CASUAL program also tells me that the phone isnt connected....sigh...seriously....WTF.

 

[mr pnut]

When you install your driver's on your pc you need to restart your pc...have you tryed that?

Sent from my Enormous note 2

 

[shangrila500]

Kies was un-installed per instuctions on the toolbox. i guess i could try and re-install it and retry everything.

EDIT: just remembered that Kies dosnt support the Verizon Note 2....lame sauce.

Source: https://community.verizonwireless.com/message/966503

i am going to try to download a older driver that was working before and see if that works. its linked near the bottom of the above posted link in one of the replies. ill come back with results.

While Kies does not officially support the VZW Note 2 it is the only way me and my friends can get our PCs to see our Note 2s, that's the only reason I ask and it is usually par for course. Its what's suggested in these cases if it isn't already installed. It can hurt to give it a shot and see if it helps anything, if not you can just uninstall it again.

Also check out the OP in this thread:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2304481

And if that doesn't help you can always try the code in the last post of this page and see if it works:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2033870&page=2

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[flip06]

When you install your driver's on your pc you need to restart your pc...have you tryed that?

Sent from my Enormous note 2

yup tried that.

 

[flip06]

While Kies does not officially support the VZW Note 2 it is the only way me and my friends can get our PCs to see our Note 2s, that's the only reason I ask and it is usually par for course. Its what's suggested in these cases if it isn't already installed. It can hurt to give it a shot and see if it helps anything, if not you can just uninstall it again.

Also check out the OP in this thread:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2304481

And if that doesn't help you can always try the code in the last post of this page and see if it works:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2033870&page=2

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ive redownloaded it, so ill give it another try. are you saying just have it downloaded and then do nothing with it? or do you somehow get it to connect? i mean just having it as a presents on the computer to have something else connect seems odd to me but hell im down for whatever at this point. ima load it up now and try.