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Samsung Galaxy S2
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OGroteKoning
Honorary Master
On the phone:
When you plug in the cable, top left of the phone screen should be a USB connected icon. Pull down the notification bar and tap the USB connected notification. At the bottom should be a "Turn on USB storage" button - tap that. The drives should now pop up on your PC/Laptop.
On PC/Laptop:
Sometimes you have to manage the drive letters on the PC/Laptop. See if you can manually assign drive letters.
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It does not give me the USB connected icon anymore.
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kingrob
Guest
Can't you see the phone in Windows Explorer at all?
Maverick Jester
The Special One
Go to Settings - More Settings - USB utilities - Enable mass storage mode.
Have you checked USB debugging under Developer Options?
OGroteKoning
Honorary Master
On the Phone: I don't know if you will have the function on stock, but reboot into recovery of the phone and fix permissions.
On the Laptop/PC: Install Kies to get the drivers on your laptop/PC
Report back
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Under More setting - USB utilities, I get the following: When I click on Connect storage to PC I get "Connect USB cable to use mass storage" although the USB is connected.
The phone is unrooted so I do not see that option when rebooting into recovery
Maverick Jester
The Special One
This is odd. Seems like a mounting issue.
If you do this with the cable out, and reconnecting the cable when prompted, what happens?
EDIT: ignore
[-]Also, I agree with OGroteKoning- reboot into recovery, and fix permissions. Perhaps wipe the cache and dalvik cache for good measure.[/-]
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I tried this now, but nothing happens. It only shows that it is charging and I get that sound indicating that it connected to the USB cable.
Very frustrating!
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kingrob
Guest
If you go into your PC's control panel settings, can you see the Autoplay settings listed for your Galaxy S2 and what they are?
OGroteKoning
Honorary Master
Go here (on phone) and download ExynosAbuse. Install it. There is an option to root the phone. After rooting, go into recovery and see if the option to fix permissions is there. If not, your phone should be rooted and you would be able to install a modified kernel which will give you the option.
The apk you are downloading is NOT MALICIOUS - it was designed by Chainfire to help people determine if their phones are exploitable.
If you go into your PC's control panel settings, can you see the Autoplay settings listed for your Galaxy S2 and what they are?
Yes it is listed there : "Ask me everytime"
Downloaded, but when I select option to root it says "Failure: Could not root device" :wtf:
OGroteKoning
Honorary Master
It was worth a try - just uninstall the app.
You might have said it before, but what firmware are you on? In the dialler, type *#1234# and tell us what it says
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kingrob
Guest
Ok, that sounds good.
Have you tried plugging the USB cable into a different USB port?
Also, are you using a laptop? If so, make sure there's no power saving mode active, might switch off USB ports to save power when on battery.
OGroteKoning
Honorary Master
Looks like you are on JB - Here is PhilZ thread. Get the correct kernel from his thread and flash via recovery. You should be rooted. Then you can go back into recovery and fix permissions.
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kingrob
Guest
Before you go through all the rooting, loading a new custom ROM, etc. - have you switched off your pc and phone and switched it back on?
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