Since nobody has asked I unplugged my GS3, turned off Windows Firewall, then plugged the phone in again. It connected INSTANTLY and I didn't get any message about drivers etc! After playing with it awhile to establish it was working properly I disconnected the phone and turned Windows Firewall back on again....it now connects as you'd expect it to, maybe 20-30 seconds. :smokingsomb:
I have been trying to connect my GS3 to my computer for 2 weeks now an have failed miserably. Every time i connect it kies starts up and the MTP drivers start installing but always fail so the phone is definitely recognized. Im using a 32GB model and interestingly enough my brothers 16GB GS3 had no issues when i hooked it up to my computer, it is recognized and the MTP drivers installed for it. I have tried uninstalling kies, samsung drivers and MTP drivers from my computer and restarting and even reset my phone only to have the same results. I already have all my apps setup and i dont want to return it unless i really have to, can anybody help me figure this out?
Maybe whatever firewall or AV you are using then? I'm guessing that what have happened was the firewall was blocking the Driver for some reason. Once the Driver is through and installed it works correctly.
Since nobody has asked I unplugged my GS3, turned off Windows Firewall, then plugged the phone in again. It connected INSTANTLY and I didn't get any message about drivers etc! After playing with it awhile to establish it was working properly I disconnected the phone and turned Windows Firewall back on again....it now connects as you'd expect it to, maybe 20-30 seconds. :smokingsomb:
Really weird, I tried everything ( including removing ALL usb drivers, reinstallations, restarts... reg clean.. and nothing worked ).. then I manually selected driver in devmgmt.msc to "Digital Camera" ( NOT the samsung driver option it was showing ) .. and it installed correctly.. and now I can open the camera from My Computer!
When troubleshooting any sort of USB problem, your choice to try plugging directly into the motherboard ports on the back of your PC is a good choice. Lots of USB issues can be caused by case front ports or USB hubs. I think the reason is because some of those do not carry the full power supplied to the ports on the motherboard itself.
Glad you got it working.
My PC has 9 USB ports, 3 USB 2.0 and 2 USB 3.0 which connect directly to the motherboard. I have tried 2 different stock GS3 cables and 3 cables from other phones on EVERY port. I uninstalled/reinstalled kies and the standalone drivers as well as all the USB host drivers on my PC yet nothing works. My PC installs every driver for my phone except the MTP one but it has no trouble with my brothers GS3. Everything else I've tried just leaves me back at square one.
and the other guide said to power off the phone, plug it in to where you'll see the charging battery symbol, then turn it on.
after doing this, Windows started installing the drivers, and i was able to see my phone in MTP mode again.
Have you tried rebooting your GS3? I've seen times when I needed to do that with my GS3 and my Iconia A500 tablet to get their USB connections to work correctly. Is you GS3 running the stock ROM and Recovery?
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