macbook will not except droid through usb??? help please

[cklaich121]

when i try to plug my droid x into my macbook it says "this disk is not readable by this computer" or something like that.... anyone know why, or what i can do?

 

[awacker89]

turn on usb debugging in settings>applications>development, pull down notification bar, hit usb option and select usb storage.

 

[shutupsteph]

turn on usb debugging in settings>applications>development, pull down notification bar, hit usb option and select usb storage.

thank you!!!!!

 

[mtnman64]

I am having issues with this. The only way my X will connect with the macbook pro is to reboot the X while connected with the cable via usb. If I don't reboot the phone, the 2 devices do not connect. Anyone else having this issue?

 

[sgdossey]

I didn't have to turn on debug mode. I just had to pick mass storage mode in the drop down on the Droidx

 

[cypherx82]

I'm surprised at the lack of Mac bashing in this thread.

 

[pugger]

I have a mac and pc. I have no problem connecting to either.

 

[TheAlmightyDrew]

I am currently having this problem. My Droid X and Macbook Pro refuse to sync together. When I plug my Droid X into my Macbook Pro, neither of them recognize each other. My Droid X doesn't even start to charge. Nothing comes up in my notification bar for my Droid X either.

I am trying to get music onto my Droid X. I want to use Cubed. Can anyone help?

 

[Izord]

/antiflame waders on/ um just get a pc, they're faster, cheaper and more compatible with the hardware, you chose to get some niche, elitist, non-mainstream OS, or iphone forum thataway -> /antiflame waders off/

:icon_ banana:

 

[mwhartman]

I have a Droid so my experience may be different. In addition to my Droid I have a Mac Book Pro and iMac. Both of these computers sync very very easily with my Droid. I moved my photos in iPhoto and music in iTunes to my Droid with little effort.

A number of Droid users use Mac's with their Droids without issues. To-date, the only thing the Mac's have not been able to run is RSD and that is because Moto will not release a compatible version.

Mike

 

[Izord]

I have a Droid so my experience may be different. In addition to my Droid I have a Mac Book Pro and iMac. Both of these computers sync very very easily with my Droid. I moved my photos in iPhoto and music in iTunes to my Droid with little effort.

A number of Droid users use Mac's with their Droids without issues. To-date, the only thing the Mac's have not been able to run is RSD and that is because Moto will not release a compatible version.

Mike

Just wondering, please take no offense, I know that a Mac Book Pro is a laptop, but is an iMac basically notebook hardware stuffed into a small desktop case and sold as a desktop?:icon_ banana:

 

[mwhartman]

iMac is a desktop. I have an older on with a 21 inch screen.

Mike

 

[Izord]

iMac is a desktop. I have an older on with a 21 inch screen.

Mike

Right Mike, I can run my 9" Asus netbook with a 36" screen and sometimes do.

But I'm just asking about the hardware, the motherboard, if you will. Not the monitor. The iMac has a Notebook motherboard does it not? :icon_ banana:

Basically what happened is that apple stuffed a notebook motherboard into a desktop case/display form factor and sold it as a desktop, and many people bit. Those buyers most often didn't realize there was a distinction.

 

[mwhartman]

I have no idea if the iMac has the same motherboard. I checked here Apple - iMac - Technical Specifications but could not find anything that would answer that question.

 

[Izord]

:greendroid:

I have no idea if the iMac has the same motherboard. I checked here Apple - iMac - Technical Specifications but could not find anything that would answer that question.

Right, they are very nice and functional devices. But 'Ahem' isn't it 'concerning' that they don't list the motherboard type and manufacturer? I guess little things like what Motherboard is in the computer aren't important. Shoot, I'm getting away from myself, and don't mean to.

But it's the most basic spec of any machine and Apple doesn't think it's owners would want (or need) to know.

Oh well, just glad I didn't buy into that salespitch.

Not saying they aren't very nice and pretty and functional.

They just aren't as compatible with the plethora of hardware and software that is in the wild. Apple has a very tight control on its environment. Windows on the other hand has had to interface with everything and everybody. It's just the way things are.

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Here is a place to start if you are looking into your iMac motherboard: http://jimwarholic.com/2008/07/how-to-repair-apple-imac-g5.php

And yes, it most definitely is a laptop motherboard. Apple has been doing this to iMac owners for years.

And I know, I know, there are more current iMacs than those listed in the link. Like i7s. Still Lappy mobos. But the owners don't know any different, so what does it matter? All they know is that it's 'white' or '36 inch' or whatever.

You got a laptop bolted to a bigass monitor and told you got a desktop.