USB to PC connection not working

[Tony07737]

I am unable to connect my Droid to my PC. I get an unknown device in the computer management window. I tried to delete it to force a new driver install with no luck.

 

[Abe21599]

you have to mount it first - did you do this?

to do this, once its plugged in via USB to the pc, go on the droid, drag down the top bar and click on USB connected.

click mount and now the computer should recognize it as just the memory card.

 

[Tony07737]

Usb to pc connect

I should get a mount option on the windoshade pull down. I don't get that.
I get a USB icon in the toolbar.

 

[Abe21599]

what does the icon say when you pull down?

theres not a mount option in the toolbar - you have to select usb connected to get the option to mount or not

 

[datawrangler81]

Hey, thanks for the help in advance-

I go to "usb connected" and get the mount/don't mount option, and click mount, but it doesn't show up on my computer- hp laptop running XP,

I am also using pdanet to connect to the net via the same laptop, could that have anything to do with it? usb debugging has to be checked to get pdanet to work.

Dave

 

[Snoking]

Here is what I get with PDANET loaded also.

I plug in the USB cable and it notifies!
The pitchfork icon shows on the tool bar!
I swipe down on the tool bar and I see two items:
USB Debugging connected
USB connected

I selection USB connected and it asks if want to:
Mount or Don't Mount

 

[datawrangler81]

Thats exactly what i get, and the computer never shows anything else. I've tried restarting the laptop, too. no change.

 

[hookerdj]

mine is doing the same exact thing today wtf???

 

[hookerdj]

this is really really weird that all these phones just start doing this?

 

[Snoking]

Thats exactly what i get, and the computer never shows anything else. I've tried restarting the laptop, too. no change.

Are you going to "my computer" (XP) on your computer and looking for the device in the list of devices? Mine shows up on the list of drives and devices with removable storage as "removable disk [E:]"

When I click on that then I see the folders etc on the phone.

 

[hookerdj]

ya im on win 7 ya mine just shows up in the list but it used to pop up a window and there would be my sd card now when i mount i have to go look for the drive and open up the j: drive and then i have my sd

 

[datawrangler81]

It doesn't show up in "my computer'
In device manager it show up as "android phone" with "android ADB Interface" under that

I just want to move some photos into my phone! How hard can that be?

 

[Snoking]

In "my computer" under view, try refresh!

 

[datawrangler81]

new info:

when I touch the "gallery" widget it says "sd card unmounted or not present"
when I go to sd card and phone storage settings, it says "unavailable" for total space and available space on sd card,

but it was mounted a moment ago.

 

[hookerdj]

mine does that sometimes what fixes mine is taking my battery out taking my sd card out resliding it back in and rebooting

new info:

when I touch the "gallery" widget it says "sd card unmounted or not present"
when I go to sd card and phone storage settings, it says "unavailable" for total space and available space on sd card,

but it was mounted a moment ago.