USB connection problem on Android Samsung phonesBy stephane.

carrez 2010-12-
2412:24:12AndroidUSBUbuntuSeveral Samsung Galaxy phones seem to have USB connection
problems. Sometimes the USB "connection stops working and even "rebooting the phone
does not solve$the problem. This article gives the !symptoms and explains how to
fix that.Symptoms$It took me a long time to figure out and fix the problem (looking
at many forums, trying many "solutions that never worked). The !problem was not a
driver problem on the PC, nor some dust on the USB connector but really a
"software/configuration problem on the Android phone itself. The symptoms were the
following:*.The phone is correctly configured inSettings -> Applications ->
Development to USBmode (no development)*.Plugging and unplugging the USB cable does
not produce any event on the phone (it is as though you plug the charger: no USB
icon in the status bar)*.Rebooting the phone has no effect. USB is still not
recognized (the USB icon does not appear in the statusbar).*.Rebooting the phone
with the USB cable connected to the PC is better. The USB icon appears but it never
disappears after unplug and the connection still does not work.*.Under Windows,
Samsung Kies tries to connect but the connection process never ends. Windows sees
the USB device.*.Under Ubuntu, thedmesgcommand reports an error when the USB cable
is plugged:[62752.296029] usb 2-6: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and
address 38[62752.429897] usb 2-6: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[62752.431442] hub 2-6:1.0: bad descriptor, ignoring hub[62752.431450] hub: probe
of 2-6:1.0 failed with error -5 [62752.431543] cdc_acm 2-6:1.0: ttyACM0: USB ACM
device [62752.432560] hub 2-6:1.2: bad descriptor, ignoring hub[62752.432567] hub:
probe of 2-6:1.2 failed with error -5*.However the deviceis recognized. Indeed, you
can see it withlsusb.*.You can even use thelsusb -Dcommand to look at the details
of the device.BUT, this command reports an error (can't get hub descriptor: Broken
pipe) within its output: $ lsusb -D /dev/bus/usb/002/014 Device: ID 04e8:6601
Samsung !Electronics Co., Ltd Z100 Mobile PhoneDevice Descriptor: bLength 18
bDescriptorType 1 bcdUSB 2.00 bDeviceClass 9 Hub" bDeviceSubClass 0 Unused!
bDeviceProtocol 0 Full speed (or root) hub bMaxPacketSize0 64# idVendor 0x04e8
SamsungElectronics Co., Ltd! idProduct 0x6601 Z100 Mobile Phone ...!can't get hub
descriptor: Broken pipe#Device Qualifier (for other device speed): bLength 10
bDescriptorType 6 bcdUSB 2.00 ... Resolution1. Unplug the USB cable2. On the cell
phone, dial the following number:*#7284# Once the last#is hit, the
PhoneUtilapplication is launched. ChooseUSB-> Modemand then USB ->
PDAmode.The good mode should bePDA. #Even if the mode is PDA, switch to Modem and
then back to PDA.3. Plug the USB cable.Results#Once the cable is plugged, the USB
device is recognized and the "following messages are reported bydmesg:
[62941.921435] usb 2-6: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address
39[62942.054057] usb 2-6: configuration #2 chosen from 1 choice [62942.086841]
Initializing USB Mass Storage driver...[62942.087128] scsi8 : SCSI emulation for
USB Mass Storage devices[62942.087310] usbcore: registered new interface driver
usb-storage[62942.087314] USB Mass Storagesupport registered.[62942.087340] usb-
storage: device found at 39[62942.087344] usb-storage: waiting for device to settle
before scanning[62947.084396] usb-storage: device scan complete[62947.085230] scsi
8:0:0:0: Direct-Access SAMSUNG GT-I5800 Card 0000 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2[62947.088053] sd
8:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg4 type 0![62947.096526] sd 8:0:0:0: [sdd] Attached
SCSI removable diskThelsusb -Dcommand should now work without any problem (thecan't
get hub descriptor: Broken pipeerror has gone).Mounting the sdcardBefore mounting
the sdcard, "activate the USB mount connection #on the phone by clicking on the USB
%icon in the status bar. Once this is done,dmesgwill report more messages such as:!
[66309.394438] sd 8:0:0:0: [sdd] !3862528 512-byte logical blocks: (1.97 GB/1.84
GiB)![66309.394934] sd 8:0:0:0: [sdd] Assuming drive cache: write through!
[66309.396297] sd 8:0:0:0: [sdd] Assuming drive cache: write through[66309.396301]
sdd: sdd1!On Ubuntu, the sdcard is mounted with the following command:$ sudo mount
-t vfat /dev/sdd1 /mnt/storageAndroid Device DevelopmentFor Android development, it
is necessary to configure theudev(dynamic device management) "service. It should be
done before $connecting the device. For this you have to create a rules file
forudev. Create the following file /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rulesand
put:SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="0bb4", MODE="0666"SUBSYSTEM=="usb",
ATTR{idVendor}=="04e8", MODE="0666"Make sure the file is readable:# chmod a+r
/etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rulesThen, restart udev with# service udev restart
References*.USB Tethering support discovered for Samsung Focus & Omnia
7*.Developing on a Device*.Google Android Hidden Secret Codes(The*#7284#code is not
listed but you'll find many others; use them with care).*.Hidden Android Debug
Menu(the*#*#4636#*#*code)SubmitLike025 comments1. Charles on2011-01-05
21:59:07said:Great work.