Ok, I've had this phone for 2 months now. It's the 2.1 Eclair. It used to mount just fine, but now all it does is charge the phone when I attach the usb to the computer. I've eliminated the cord as the issue since my mom's captivate mounts just fine with it. I thought it was originally my computer, which is now Windows 7, but again my moms' captivate mounts just fine. It also won't mount to my other computer running XP. I've installed and uninstalled every samsung driver available but I still cant' get it mounted in either debugging mode or nondebugging mode. I also thought it might be a software issue since I had rooted the phone so I unrooted and did a hard reset. Still no mount! I want to get mounted, and not just by my wife! At this point I would be happy to simply load apps via the sd card but I can't seem to successfully edit the settings.db file, either. Any help with mounting the phone or simply being able to load nonmarket apps via the sd card would be much appreciated. Alternatively, here's a question to those much smarter than I. If I can't get the phone to mount via usb cable, how can you install a rom or nonmarket apps without attaching the usb cable? Thanks!!

 

I actually did as you requested and got it replaced yesterday. Couldn't be happier, but I still don't understand why it wouldn't mount. The ATT people couldn't figure it out, either, so they just gave me another phone as a replacement.

 

I actually went as far as installing a new operating system on my computer. I had Vista, which had problems, then I upgraded to Windows 7. I'm glad I upgraded, but even after installing all of the different drivers (including trying different compatibility options as an administrator), I still couldn't get my phone to sync. My other computer has Windows XP and it didn't work, either. Since I ruled out the cable as the problem, and my mom's Captivate did sync just fine with my new Windows 7 operating system, I knew it had to be the phone. I hard reset the phone multiple times, including formatting the internal sd card, without any help. That's when I decided it had to be a hardware issue with the phone and traded it in under warranty. My new Captivate synced immediately to my computer and has worked flawlessly every since, especially after installing a new rom.