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

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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?

On my LG Spirit 4G, Android Version 5.0.1, I had to enable `Tethering & networks => USB tethering` additional to `Developer options => USB debugging`. Unfortunately you need to re-enable `Tethering & networks => USB tethering` every time you un/plug your device. An `adb kill-server; adb start-server` might also be necessary. No need to add vendor ID (0x1004) to `~/.android/adb_usb.ini` tho. — Rocco, Dec 06 '15 at 21:49

samGbos · Accepted Answer · 2014-07-11T00:38:39.340

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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.

edited Jul 11 '14 at 00:38

answered Jun 26 '14 at 16:51

samGbos

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If this is meant to be an answer, please re-write it to explicitly state the action which resolved the problem. – Chris Stratton Jul 10 '14 at 20:43
Helped too. HTC ID 1004:6300 LG Electronics, Inc. under Linux Mint – gaRex Sep 03 '14 at 10:04
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I feel like I've tried everything imaginable, then I find your post. Turns out the only thing I didn't do was try connecting using "Internet Connection". It works! Many thanks! (For the record, I selected "Ethernet" instead of "Modem" and it still worked.) – elynnaie Apr 26 '15 at 00:03
Pulling my hair out over this until I came across this, the one connection type I didn't try. Good stuff. – Devin Aug 15 '15 at 16:42
For Optimus Exceed 2 (LG-VS450PP), PTP does not worked but Internet Connection-Modem worked. – Taeho Kim Dec 27 '15 at 14:59
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LG Spirit 4G requires you to go to `Settings` -> `Tethering & networks` -> switch on `USB tethering` – ByteWelder Feb 09 '16 at 13:53
I have no pop-up on the universal menu, a@fj.by suggestions ? – bigmadwolf Mar 07 '16 at 11:59
This is hilarious. – SharkAlley Sep 12 '16 at 18:58

score 21 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 11 '14 at 15:43

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PTP seemed to do the trick. Never had to do that on any other device...

answered Jul 11 '14 at 15:43

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score 8 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 14 '14 at 18:53

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I had the exact same problem. Selectin Internet Connection and then Ethernet as the USB connection type fixed it and everything is working as expected now.

answered Jul 14 '14 at 18:53

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score 4 · Answer 4 · answered Jan 07 '16 at 19:48

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I know this sounds like a stupid answer, but the same thing happened to me. It turns out the micro USB cord was just bad - which is weird, because it still charged the phone perfectly fine. After testing the bad cable unsuccessfully on a phone that had been recognized on my mac before, I switched to a different micro USB cable, and that made all the difference.

answered Jan 07 '16 at 19:48

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That's not a stupid answer. Some cords can only charge and cannot transfer data. – AutonomousApps Apr 13 '17 at 20:14

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Jun 22 '17 at 16:17

This is late in the game but I had an additional step to all the other suggestions. The phone was showing up in the System Profiler after I switched the usb mode to 'MTP' mode, but I didn't see any usb tethering options. After adding the phone's vendor ID to the usb ini file, enabling the developer and usb debugging, killing and restarting adb, I still didn't see my device in adb devices.

I finally had to download the Mac driver for the phone directly from LG.com. After installing and rebooting on the computer, the device showed up in adb devices.

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

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