Try using the cable that came with the phone, seems to "fix" this for some people, all USB cables aren't the same as far as phones go.

 

Sorry to revive a dead thread bit I am having the same problem. Can you day how you might have fixed your problem?

 

Was having trouble with mine...I did two things to fix it.


1. I loaded the correct USB drivers on my Laptop.

2. When I connected my phone to my laptop I ensured it was configured for mass storage. Do this by swiping down from the top of the screen and choosing "USB Connection"...then "USB Mass Storage."

After I did that it worked fine.

 

I will tap USB mass storage, it will not activate though.

 

What about other modes?

What laptop is it?

 

Hum. I'm not having this problem on linux; also I did not have to install any sort of driver on the linux box. Hum.

 

All modes do not work from the select menu for me. Tried with 5 diff cables including the original on 3 different computers, a HP laptop, HP desktop and a Acer I believe on the usb 3 and 2 ports.

I did manage to get connection through activation usb mass storage with a widgetzoid custom widget. I simply selected the widget for usb stuff and it worked great fast, it took a sec to get connected at first but after it was perfect.

Built in menu still does not work

 

Its not a computer, os, or cable problem. Its a problem with the phone's built in menu system or the phone itself. It is solved by using a 3rd party activator toggle.

 

So it was a problem with the mode as I suspected.

 

Its a problem with all modes, Ive now downloaded some apps that force all of them to work. 2.3.6 or ICS better fix this problem though.