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Help Connect to Mac via USB?

locura79

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May 2, 2010
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Newbie here - and I'm having issues getting my Incredible to show up on my Macbook. I set the connection type to "Disk drive" and plugged it in via USB. Everything I've read says that there should be a notification and you have to choose to mount the phone as a drive, but I don't get that notification. I have slid down the notifications panel just in case the message isn't popping up, but there's nothing there. Any suggestions?
 
For those who still have this problem (and sorry if someone already suggested this, then I have missed it):

When I tried to plug my Samsung Galaxy Ace into my Mac, it was at first invisible, nothing happened except my phone charging over USB.
I have then found out that turning USB Debug mode on my phone (accessible in the drawer which leads to the control panel) *OFF* and *then back ON* caused my Mac to "see" my phone - well, at least, my SD card was now indeed displayed as "NONAME" and could be accessed with no problem (as i wanted to import pictures into my Mac, that was plenty enough for me.)

I strongly suggest to follow the advice given by others in this thread: before unplugging your phone, FIRST eject "NONAME" on your Mac & turn off the USB debug mode on your phone. It can't hurt!
 
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When I plug in I get a message on MacBook about an unsupported device. I've tried every combination---still no connection. No "no name" devices available. Can't find USB Debug mode on the phone anywhere. tried changing connection to PC on phone around---no results. Maybe cable is bad? Nothing. Nada. I have OS X.

I'm trying my memory on the stock OS but I believe the route to debugging is Menu > Settings > Applications > Development
 
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For those who still have this problem (and sorry if someone already suggested this, then I have missed it):

When I tried to plug my Samsung Galaxy Ace into my Mac, it was at first invisible, nothing happened except my phone charging over USB.
I have then found out that turning USB Debug mode on my phone (accessible in the drawer which leads to the control panel) *OFF* and *then back ON* caused my Mac to "see" my phone - well, at least, my SD card was now indeed displayed as "NONAME" and could be accessed with no problem (as i wanted to import pictures into my Mac, that was plenty enough for me.)

I strongly suggest to follow the advice given by others in this thread: before unplugging your phone, FIRST eject "NONAME" on your Mac & turn off the USB debug mode on your phone. It can't hurt!



what exactly does this mean..
]turning USB Debug mode on my phone (accessible in the drawer which leads to the control panel

cant find this usb debug mode..?

arrg... just want to put some music on my phone, but i cant get my mac to see the galaxy ace...
 
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