Possible to access SD card via WiFi from computer? - G1 General

Rather than hooking up my G1 via USB, is it possible to access the SD card via WiFi from a PC or Mac?

androidmonkey said:
Rather than hooking up my G1 via USB, is it possible to access the SD card via WiFi from a PC or Mac?
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I believe installing a FTP server app on your phone can solve this. I have used SwiFTP from Market and it works like a charm.
Regards,
From_Vanov

There is a market app called aFile (used to be Discover) that works for this very well.

Shrivel said:
There is a market app called aFile (used to be Discover) that works for this very well.
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The reviews are horrible :O
http://www.cyrket.com/package/mobi.bbase.discoverpro

The app is horrible. Anyway, I am glad random people cannot surf my sd card, dirty pictures n all.

androidmonkey said:
The reviews are horrible :O
http://www.cyrket.com/package/mobi.bbase.discoverpro
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hmmm...
I use the app on a daily basis and it has never once crashed or not worked. Guess I'm just lucky.

aFile/Discover doesn't work all that well anymore. It --used-- to work great, but the developer hasn't seemed to keep up with the OS changes. Combine the developers update plus the "Cupcake" releases, you get problems connecting.
So, here's a couple of suggestions. All of these connect over WiFi.
Probably the easiest is Estrongs File Explorer. It will allow you to connect to Windows shares (Samba shares) from your phone and transfer files in either direction.
Another very simple solution is to run SwiFTP on your phone. It's a simple FTP server for your phone. Then you can use Filezilla (or any FTP program on your computer) to connect to your phone via FTP and transfer files back and forth. Make sure you keep the port as 2121, otherwise it won't work.
My personal favorite is a bit different. I set up a Filezilla server on my home network. It's very simple to set up. Then use AndFTP on your phone to connect to the FTP server you are running on your computer. You can take it one step further and have it installed on your home network. Go to dynsys.org and register there. Follow the instructions (fairly simple). This will give you the added benefit of being able to access your files anywhere in the world as long as the Filezilla server is running on your computer/network and your computer hasn't gone into sleep/hibernate AND you have your router configured correctly.
If you need help with any of this, please contact me. This is a feature that I've desperately needed, and I've looked at many different solutions and can probably help you make the right decision and get it working properly.

An another good FTP client for Windows is Total Commander. In the (unlikely ) case you are not using it already, it is a very good file manager. I almost cannot live without it

Thanks blueheeler for the info.
From_Vanov said:
An another good FTP client for Windows is Total Commander. In the (unlikely ) case you are not using it already, it is a very good file manager. I almost cannot live without it
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My favorite is FileZilla on both Mac and PC.

i wonder about the reviews- i am also using afile and it works perfectly for me- i use it every day...i have the latest version too.

MontAlbert said:
i wonder about the reviews- i am also using afile and it works perfectly for me- i use it every day...i have the latest version too.
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It may have something to do with the combination of things.
I know "Discover" worked for me, then aFile came out, and it doesn't.
Here's what I'm using:
Vista x64 Ultimate (also tried on Win 7 RC x64)
Belkin router
JF1.51 (also tried with various Dude versions)
Broadcom 4322AG WiFi driver
I did recently switch from 32 bit Windows to 64 bit if that makes a difference.
Tried with:
a) with Vista firewall
b) Vista's firewall disabled + phone in DMZ
c) Vista's firewall disabled + laptop in DMZ
d) Vista firewall off + router firewall off

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PROBLEMS TO USE WMwifiRouter

Hi guys, i'm trying WMWifiRouter by using linux, but it doesn't work good..I installed program on my ppc (HTC P3600) then turned on wifi (of my ppc) started WMwifirouter, and then in my pc i saw this network in mode Ad hoc..but i'm unable to use internet by using this software. Some helps???
write me to: [email protected]
Hi there!
I have the same problem too. WMWifiRouter seems to not work at all on Linux.
I use wicd network manager but, it has problems assigning the IP address to the PC.
Anybody knows how to solve this problem??
Any alternatives?
Windows Server 2003
It doesn't seem to play well with Windows Server 2003 either...same results:
it looks like it makes an adhoc connection, but no internet connectivity.
If your OS is not designed for adhoc connectivity (ie: a "home user" windows
system) I think there is a lot more to be done on the PC side to get this working.
I've tried everything from disabling other network interfaces to
altering routing to modifying metrics (all on the server) but still can't
get a hit...though strangely, I briefly did load a Google page (as I was
simultaneously disabling a NIC or something), but I can't be sure it wasn't
just in the IE cache...
I'm going to check out ICS Control because it's still free, and it has
a lot more open manipulation of parms...not geered to be hidden for the
"dumb" user.
I'd like to see the source made available, then we would be
able to contribute to it's further development, and it would not end up
like WMWifi
I think I'll go over here (below) and suggest that
( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=377047 )
A bump for future reference. WMWifiRouter works in linux. Some linux wifi card drivers just don't like the ad-hoc connection mode it uses. The solution is to change the wifi driver. For me, it was the move from madwifi to ath5k. For others, it may involve using ndiswrapper and a native windows driver instead of a native linux one. Now my Ubuntu Jaunty connects fine to WMWifiRouter.
Mint
apienk01 said:
it may involve using ndiswrapper and a native windows driver instead of a native linux one
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I'm using Mint on a HP Mini which I believe does use the ndiswrapper. That just will not connect to WMWIFIRouter.
Martin
I'm using Mint on a HP Mini which I believe does use the ndiswrapper. That just will not connect to WMWIFIRouter.
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Martin,
you "believe" or are sure? Ndiswrapper is not used by default because it involves downloading proprietary Windows drivers specific to your hardware. By default, an open source driver is installed. What is your wireless network card? Type 'lspci' in terminal to find out.

Sending Files via WiFi

Hi.
I bought HD yesterday and its great but there are a few things that i cant do.
Is there any way to access the phone internall memory or SD card using wifi?
Ofcorse i can do it by usb but i have wifi networks at home, work, friends house and it would be much simpler to do it this way.
I succesfully connect to wlan and internet on phone works perfectly but cant find the way to transfer the files.
I tried typing IP adress of the device (ex: "\\192.168.1.4") like i would do to access another PC shared files but it wont work.
Never worked on WM before so its rather guesing than knowing how to do something but i assume that it is much alike normal win.
I just find out that i can browse my PC shared files using internet browser on HD but rather do it other way around (browsing on my PC files from HD and/or SD card.)
xelos86 said:
Hi.
I bought HD yesterday and its great but there are a few things that i cant do.
Is there any way to access the phone internall memory or SD card using wifi?
Ofcorse i can do it by usb but i have wifi networks at home, work, friends house and it would be much simpler to do it this way.
I succesfully connect to wlan and internet on phone works perfectly but cant find the way to transfer the files.
I tried typing IP adress of the device (ex: "\\192.168.1.4") like i would do to access another PC shared files but it wont work.
Never worked on WM before so its rather guesing than knowing how to do something but i assume that it is much alike normal win.
I just find out that i can browse my PC shared files using internet browser on HD but rather do it other way around (browsing on my PC files from HD and/or SD card.)
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as far as i know. windows mobile doesn't natively support sharing/server. so you would need to run a third party application on your phone which acts like a server. actvesync used to let you sync using wifi, but not anymore.
I use "Total Commander" it's free and will enable you to see other drives on your LAN. You can even use/view two windows on your HD to drag and drop from your LAN to the SD card.
Yes, I also use Total Commander, it also does FTP. Get it here
its not exactly what i had in mind but it works good enough and its so much better than using browser
thx guys
xelos86 said:
its not exactly what i had in mind but it works good enough and its so much better than using browser
thx guys
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yes, i believe the two above posts went a little tangent-didn't address your exact concern, but they are nice work around indeed. in that case, i offer my work around as well. I used Resco Explorer with FTP plug in, so you can transfer files to and fro.
Run a server like mochaFTP on your phone.
A simpler solution is not to use wifi at all, but to use bluetooth. Bluetooth 2.0 runs at about 100 kb/sec, which is not too bad for small file transfer and it integrates well with Windows.
See here for a tutorial: http://wmpoweruser.com/?p=1028
Surur
unfortunately (or i should say fortunately?) i dont have bluetooth in my PC.
its simpler but also worse solution because it would take almost 15h to transfer a 700MB movie file with this transfer :O
I'll stay with totalcomander solution. Its simple, fast and its using wifi conection which i have access to almost everywhere i go

need help.. remote desktop mobile

hi, i am facing problem in remote connecting to my laptop from my tp2.
fyi, i am using window vista home, wireless router to connect to the internet.
i have been search for same related article. but what i followed doesnt work.
can anyone help me?
thanks for kind assists
garf
Use RealVNC, it pwns remote desk
XITruthiX said:
Use RealVNC, it pwns remote desk
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where do you get realvnc from
where can i download realnvc?
is it a freeware??
I too have been trying to figure this out. What I found out is that for remote desktop, you need to have windows vista/7 Professional. Windows Vista Home will not allow you to have your computer controlled from your phone.
Yes its freeware
This is the link to the viewer and server for your PC
http://www.realvnc.com/cgi-bin/download.cgi
Now I must say im using XP, I HAVE VNC'd into vista and win7 PCs using the view on my tp2. However on one machine running Win7 I couldnt get the PC to recognize the server app. As of right now I simply use the wifirouter on my tp2, connect to its network and use the assigned IP to log in. RealVNC also allows WAP logins but I havent messed with it simply because I dont really need to lol.
In any case, here's the .cab for our phone attached.
Clinch said:
I too have been trying to figure this out. What I found out is that for remote desktop, you need to have windows vista/7 Professional. Windows Vista Home will not allow you to have your computer controlled from your phone.
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I believe the reason for this is that the "Home" editions of Vista and 7 don't let you join a domian (that's one of the things M$ wants you to upgrade for), which as I understand it is necessary for a remote desktop connection.
XITruthiX said:
Use RealVNC, it pwns remote desk
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You kidding me? VNC is a mess compared to Remote Desktop.
With RD, you get the closest thing possible to having a full fledged desktop computer on your phone. And it is pretty damn close.
Honestly when I'm at home and my phone is connected to the wifi network, more often than not I prefer to use it as a mere dummy terminal interface to my main computer.
Remote Desktop + any desktop web browser absolutely destroys every mobile browser ever created. Entire web pages load instantly and somehow look exactly like they would on a regular computer! Hell, you even get Flash support (a bit choppy but it's something).
And the Rhodiums screen resolution gives more than enough room for most web pages to render without the need to zoom out.
Remote Desktop even allows you to easily transfer files wirelessly between your phone and computer by mapping a drive on it that links to your phones file system.
The only thing I'd say against it is that it can be difficult to click on small targets even with the stylus.
I do sympathize with users who run a Windows version without the Remote Desktop Service built in. RDP is probably one of the very few good reasons to get Pro or above versions of Windows.
garfchong said:
hi, i am facing problem in remote connecting to my laptop from my tp2.
fyi, i am using window vista home, wireless router to connect to the internet.
i have been search for same related article. but what i followed doesnt work.
can anyone help me?
thanks for kind assists
garf
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Windows Vista Home edition does not include Windows Remote Desktop therefore quite obviously you cannot connect to your laptop via your phone, gotta get professional or ultimate for that.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/...ther-computer-using-Remote-Desktop-Connection
Read "notes"
but, of course there are hacks to make it work fine lol it is included in service pack 1 but is not "labeled" try this
Steps to Add Remote Desktop to Vista Home Premium:
1. Download termsrv.zip here
2. Extract Termsrv.zip to a temp directory
3. Start “Command Prompt” in Administrator mode (right click Run As Administrator) it in in Start Menu, All Programs, Accessories, just right click on it
4. Run the corresponding batch file for your Vista edition (if you extracted it to your desktop then it will be C:\Users\[enter user name]\Desktop\Premium
5. Allow TCP Port 3389 on Windows Firewall or any other firewall product if needed
6. Done
(just tested on Windows Vista Home Premium and it worked fine)
(dont forget to reboot)
well i have windows 7 and i cant get remote desktop mobile to work either
Having issues connecting to my media server via winmo RDP, i can connect to it via my laptops, any ideas? Its win 7 Pro with a few tweaks
Badwolve1 said:
Having issues connecting to my media server via winmo RDP, i can connect to it via my laptops, any ideas? Its win 7 Pro with a few tweaks
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What error message does the WinMo RDP client give you?
Jay321 said:
well i have windows 7 and i cant get remote desktop mobile to work either
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which edition?
MooGoo said:
What error message does the WinMo RDP client give you?
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Could not find server, which is wiers cause all my pcs are interconnected, i can control any one of them from any PC
I guess a good place to start would be to try pinging the computer you want to connect to. You can do that with dotFreds Task Manager. You are trying to connect on a LAN correct?
MooGoo said:
I guess a good place to start would be to try pinging the computer you want to connect to. You can do that with dotFreds Task Manager. You are trying to connect on a LAN correct?
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I messed around with this earlier and couldnt get it to work. My pc is running windows 7 ultimate 64bit edition. I'm almost positive I had all the settings correct but I was trying to connect to my pc which was connected wirelessly to the router. Would this not work? If not how would one go abouts doing this without a lan connection? I'd love to get this baby working and am willing to be a guinea pig so that hopefully we can get a procedure together for all others
after trying remote desktop mobile to make it work i just give up!!!
try this go to www.logmein.com make a free account download logmein software to you laptop install the free softwares !
install cab to tp2
use the two files below.
1. Install XDA first, reboot,
2. install IEtoggle, open IEtoggle, switch IE to PIE,
3.start up IE and sign into logmein.
This worked for me. the only thing is not working is the keyboard
keyboard problems go here !! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=444641 it might work !
dantegl36 said:
I messed around with this earlier and couldnt get it to work. My pc is running windows 7 ultimate 64bit edition. I'm almost positive I had all the settings correct but I was trying to connect to my pc which was connected wirelessly to the router. Would this not work? If not how would one go abouts doing this without a lan connection? I'd love to get this baby working and am willing to be a guinea pig so that hopefully we can get a procedure together for all others
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I routinely use the RDP client on my phone to connect to my desktop computer over wifi LAN. Although my computer is hardwired to the network.
Are you able to remote desktop to your pc with another computer?
Did you select the "Allow connections from computers running any version of Remote Desktop" option in the System Properties:Remote dialog?
Could there be some 3rd party firewall software you are running that might be blocking the RDP port?
Also, I've found that when having network issues especially involving wifi, often reseting your router to its default settings, and if necessary upgrading the firmware can help.

whats the best software to control my computer from my phone

as the title says:-o
i am looking for software that i can instal on my blackstone and control my computerscreen
i know there is remote desktop on blacksotne but i think i am to stupid cause i cant get it to work:-o
my os is windows 7 so it should support touch input from the touchscreen of the phone(i hope this could be used)
also copy/pasting/streaming would be a nice feature in the software
someone can help me out and tell me wich software you are using to control youre computer:-o
one of the vnc setups
install the vnc server on the pc
and the client on the pda
have you tried remote desktop that comes cooked in a lot or roms ?
i usually use that never had any really issues with it - good starting point before trying out vnc
does it have to be software based. Have you tried things like Logmein or other browser based solutions?
Ho'okani
Rudegar said:
one of the vnc setups
install the vnc server on the pc
and the client on the pda
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thanks i will take a look at it and see if i can set it up
imy300 said:
have you tried remote desktop that comes cooked in a lot or roms ?
i usually use that never had any really issues with it - good starting point before trying out vnc
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yep i have tried this option but i am to big of a noob to manage to set it up
i have tried to set it up but i never got a connection with my desktop
maybe this is because the network here is router behind modem
Hookani said:
does it have to be software based. Have you tried things like Logmein or other browser based solutions?
Ho'okani
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i have looked at logmein
and downlaoded but also never managed to get it work
i gues my router behind modem is stopping it from working
maybe one of you guys could help me out or tell if it is possible
the internet cable comes in in a modem
from the modem there goes a cable to the wireless router
and there goes a cable to a router
from the router the cable goes to my computer
also when i look up my ip adress and type it in in my webbrowser i gett in the router/modem(dont know wich one i enter)
i can see some poorts opend up on tcp and udp but when i try to enter a new one it never gets saved
i hav tried on other coputers to to manage to enter new poorts but all without succes
maybe it isnt possible as my fathers computer already uses remote desktop between his two computers
he has two computers
booth are on the other side from the house(one is buisness and one is his private computer) and the are linked to eachtother with remote desktop
i think the best sollution is a hamachi client on your desktop and your phone.
so you can use remote deskop with hamachi ip adresses an this throught firewalls & co.
ypo need to configure thw windows 7 pc via remote-desktop-settings to allow a non windows 7 system to acces. also you have to set up a password for every user of the system except the guest. also you have to enter in remotte deskttop-settings who should access an what rights he should have on the system (depends on the user profile)
if you need help google: hamachi remote deskttop windows 7
SPOOKY

How do I install this on X5?

Noob question... How do I install this ad-hoc support onto my X5?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=754961
Tried doing this myself, it seems like our wpa_supplicant is different from other Android phones. Even using the V0.6.10 wpa_supplicant ad-hoc fix meant that WiFi would not enable.
Rats I really wanted to get that going
How did you install it? Even if it doesn't work I still want to know how
Ideos X5 / Huawei U8800
Disable WiFi
Replace stock WPA_Supplicant
Enable WiFi
Then should work, but it just gets stuck and disables WiFi.
Although, I was watching logcat and it seems it is checking the wrong location for the wpa_supplicant.conf. Although, even placing it there doesn't allow it to correctly function.
Let's just pretend I'm so noob I don't even know how replace stock WPA_Supplicant *cough*
mejobloggs said:
Let's just pretend I'm so noob I don't even know how replace stock WPA_Supplicant *cough*
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You can enter recovery-mode (holding both volume-buttons and power-button on startup) and connect the phone to a pc, then replace the /etc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf with the custom file.
Or
Get the custom conf-file to your phone and copy-paste it to /etc/wifi/ with rootexplorer (don't forget to check "mount R/W" in rootexplorer)
Sweet, thanks guys.
Pity you said it doesn't work
I really want to find a way to create/join a network between my phone and my netbook
Creating a hotspot on the phone just seems to share the phones internet, and I can't access the netbook from the phone. Will have to try find another way
mejobloggs said:
Sweet, thanks guys.
Pity you said it doesn't work
I really want to find a way to create/join a network between my phone and my netbook
Creating a hotspot on the phone just seems to share the phones internet, and I can't access the netbook from the phone. Will have to try find another way
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If you have windows7 have a look at connectify http://www.connectify.me/
adamnz said:
If you have windows7 have a look at connectify http://www.connectify.me/
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Isn't that exactly what he doesn't want to do?
I think he's trying to access the phones files wirelessly similar to Doubletwist Airsync or Kies Air.
Have a look at android sync manager.
Poulsen8r said:
Isn't that exactly what he doesn't want to do?
I think he's trying to access the phones files wirelessly similar to Doubletwist Airsync or Kies Air.
Have a look at android sync manager.
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Connectify allows you to turn you pc into a wireless ap, It will allow his phone to talk to the rest of his network and internet.
This gets around the need to get android to connect to a ad-hoc wifi.
I've tried connectify, but I can't install it on my version of Windows (Win7 ThinPC, which supports .Net 4 only. I think Connectify is .Net 3.5)
I'm trying to use foobar2000 controller: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.cav.foobar2000controller
It makes a connection with http to the laptop
Any way I can change the tread title now that original question is no point cause it doesn't work anyway?
windows 7 has .net framework pre-installed
iakoboss7 said:
windows 7 has .net framework pre-installed
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Not Win7 ThinPC. Have a read here if you're interested: http://www.anandtech.com/show/4281/windows-thin-pc-windows-slimmed-down
Can somebody give me the Stock 2.3.5 wpa_supplicant

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