Trouble connecting to LG phone with adb (Mac OS X 10.7.5)

samGbos picture samGbos · Jun 26, 2014 · Viewed 10.2k times · Source

When I run adb devices there are no devices showing as connected. My device is a LG Optimus Exceed 2 running 4.4.2 There are many of these posts around, so here's what I've done:

  • I'm using the cord that came with the phone. It charges and tries to sync photos, so it isn't an issue here. Switching usb ports and trying a powered usb hub doesn't affect it either.
  • I've added the vendor id (0x1004) to ~/.android/adb_usb.ini
  • Restarted and unplugged any combination of things you can think of
  • USB Debugging is on. And has been restarted. Same with Unknown sources.
  • I have never used EasyTether, nor is it installed anywhere on my computer.
  • Updated adb, updated my sdk.
  • Restarted adb server
  • Tried installing LG's drivers: http://www.lg.com/us/support-mobile/lg-VS450PP (They say they don't support Mac S/W upgrade, yet they have a package to install. No help there)
  • I have a Nexus S running 4.1 that works, and an old LG phone running Gingerbread that connect.

Any wizards out there who've already struggled with this who have advice?

Answer

samGbos picture samGbos · Jun 26, 2014

I tried all of the connection types (charge, MTP, PTP) but perhaps not "Internet Connnection, modem"? You can change it by pulling down the system-wide drop down menu and touching "USB connection".

This is how I fixed it, but I thought I'd tried this already, so I can't guarantee it wasn't this in conjunction with one of the things done above.