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wersin

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Registered: 2016-05-31

Posts: 8

[SOLVED] can't conncet Nexus 5

i have tried to connect to my device via mtp and adb, neihter of those could detect it.
just after connecting the device and running

dmesg | tail

there is really no relevant infromation at all

[   33.611865] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: L1 Enabled - LTR Disabled
[   33.611968] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: Radio type=0x1-0x2-0x0
[   33.702523] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlp3s0: link is not ready
[   37.092989] wlp3s0: authenticate with 00:24:a8:a2:53:52
[   37.098297] wlp3s0: send auth to 00:24:a8:a2:53:52 (try 1/3)
[   37.106139] wlp3s0: authenticated
[   37.107529] wlp3s0: associate with 00:24:a8:a2:53:52 (try 1/3)
[   37.115096] wlp3s0: RX AssocResp from 00:24:a8:a2:53:52 (capab=0xc31 status=0 aid=9)
[   37.123642] wlp3s0: associated
[   37.123727] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlp3s0: link becomes ready

this is the lsusb output

Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0bdb:1911 Ericsson Business Mobile Networks BV 
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 04f2:b221 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd integrated camera
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

i have also added a udev rule as explained in here:
https://developer.android.com/studio/ru … setting-up

it is detected on my other windows machine, so i dont think that anything is wrong with the phone.
the phone is being charged, so the cable should also be ok.

is there another way to check for the device ?

thank you

Last edited by wersin (2016-07-13 18:15:42)

ewaller

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Re: [SOLVED] can't conncet Nexus 5

Any chance your phone USB configuration is charge only?  Though that does not explain Windows.

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wersin

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Registered: 2016-05-31

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Re: [SOLVED] can't conncet Nexus 5

Any chance your phone USB configuration is charge only?  Though that does not explain Windows.

just double checked that, but it is still in MTP Mode and nothing is happening

wersin

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Registered: 2016-05-31

Posts: 8

Re: [SOLVED] can't conncet Nexus 5

[TLDR: TRY ANOTHER CABLE]
i was just about to reset my phone when i decided to try another usb cable (because who knows, right?)...  (mfw ->wtf) and it worked!!
apparently there are some cheap ones that don't establish a proper conection for mtp and just charge the device without the pc recognizing it, my windows machine was using another one (the good one), but because the "bad" cable was charging i thought it was just fine...
so if anyone runs into this problem just make sure you are using the original (or a "good") cable.

ewaller

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From: Pasadena, CA

Registered: 2009-07-13

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Re: [SOLVED] can't conncet Nexus 5

*Headdesk*  I assumed you had been using the same cable
Glad it is solved.

Last edited by ewaller (2016-07-13 19:53:06)

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