Anyone try attaching a camera via the full sized USB, I would hope the iconia would act like host for the camera. I would love to carry it around in my camera bag to review shots.
I would be hooking up with a Nikon 3100d, so if someone has the two and hasnt stuck them together, try it! My tablet purchase depends on you...
You could always plug in a USB memory card reader into the USB port to review shots from the camera's memory card.
I've copied some ~10Mb JPGs from a Canon 5DMk2 onto the tablet and they open up fine in the default image viewer program. I doubt there is any form of RAW support though so it may mean shooting in JPG+RAW from now on if you want to open them on the tablet.
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Anyone try attaching a camera via the full sized USB, I would hope the iconia would act like host for the camera. I would love to carry it around in my camera bag to review shots.
I would be hooking up with a Nikon 3100d, so if someone has the two and hasnt stuck them together, try it! My tablet purchase depends on you...
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If I can remember, tomorrow I will hook my 5dII up and see how it works.
I connected up my 5DII and it didn't even register that it was done on either device. My old (broken) Archos A43 worked, but they coded much more robust USB host features. Hopefully ACER can catch up.
dhruvmp said:
Anyone try attaching a camera via the full sized USB, I would hope the iconia would act like host for the camera. I would love to carry it around in my camera bag to review shots.
I would be hooking up with a Nikon 3100d, so if someone has the two and hasnt stuck them together, try it! My tablet purchase depends on you...
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I have tried to connect a Canon 450d. It didnt work.
Maybe I missed somthing.
Connected to a Nex-5 and had no issues with Photos.
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i am very interested in this feature also.
by default the camera, any camera, when plugged in should immediately be seen by the Acer as a USB storage device and you should be able to pull off the images.
i have a 5D Mark II and 50D and would really lover to be able to pull off images, not as a whole set but individual files.
unlike the ipad where you have to copy the entire memory card to the ipad which is a complete cluster frack if you ask me.
i almost bought the Acer last night but lack of knowledge about camera connections stopped me.
I tried with my D70s. Works PERFECTLY.
except the photos were in .NEF not .JPEG.
As you are also a nikon user, do sth like RAW+BASIC or RAW+FINE to mitigate this
I plugged in a Nikon d3000 on loan to me. It worked perfectly. I was able to browse to the cameras memory, or pull it up in the gallery.
Would be awesome if I could use it as a capture device.
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Not strictly a dslr, but my olympus e-pl2 has no problems being recognised.
Works, hooked up my d3100. You pick the pics you don't want imported.
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My old Sony a100 DSLR works fine. Well, jpgs that is.
Of course I only shoot RAW so kind of useless unless I shoot RAW+JPG.
usb compact flash card reader
My Minolta uses compact flash. I have a USB card reader for CF. My Acer a500 will not read the card.
I have a Canon EOS 1000D camera. When connected to my tab I simply don't know how to see the picatues taken. When inserting a sticky I can see the contents in the folder usb_devices but with the camera, how does this work?
I'm running the galaxy rom and I hooked up my girlfriends old camera and the average recognized it and opened gallery to view them.
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I connected my Cannon 60d through usb and galler gallery automatically fired-up and displayed the contents of my camera. I must say this is really a very neat feature.
I might be stating the obvious, but since I didn't see it mentioned in any of the posts so far- Make sure the USB connection settings in the camera is set to "Mass Storage" so that the Tablet will see the camera as basically an external HD.
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...unlike the ipad where you have to copy the entire memory card to the ipad which is a complete cluster frack if you ask me....
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Just a quick comment regarding the part of v_lestat's post above, I own both the Iconia and iPAd2 and love both for mostly different reasons.
I don't know what or how you tried to transfer images from your camera/SD card to the iPad. I assume, that if you did try, you used Apple's 'Camera Connection Kit' to connect the camera to iPad. This loads an Import window when your camera or SD card is plugged in and from here, just tap each picture you want to transfer after they load in the import window and click the 'Import' button, which is next to the 'Import All' button (you can click the Import All button without tap-selecting any images first and the iPad will import every pic on the card that hasn't been imported yet).
Any image on the card that has already been transfered to the iPad using this method will have a green checkmark on it, in the corner, and will not be reimported. Images that were sync'd into a folder on the iPad, but are still on the card/camera can be imported again.
I hope this clears up your confusion and for anyone else that was wondering about importing pix to the iPad as well, and that it wasn't too OT for an Android tablet forum, lol...
Cheers!
Best I recall off the top of my head, the camera needs to support either USB Mass Storage (acting as a USB drive, Mass Storage Class) or MTP (Media Transfer Protocol) connectivity.
Olympus Pen E-PL1
I hook mine up to my tablet anytime I want to dump pics. I'm using the Picasso ROM and all I have to do is mount my camera as an external USB hard drive and it's good to go. Gallery lets me pick and choose what photos I want.
Is it possible to use the Iconia to copy images from a MicroSDHC card to an external USB Hard Drive? I'm thinking of using this to tablet to take to trips without having to lug around a full laptop and just copying files from my camera to a small hard drive. Does anyone do this already? Will the Acer Iconia allow this or should I look towards another solution?
gammaRascal said:
My old Sony a100 DSLR works fine. Well, jpgs that is.
Of course I only shoot RAW so kind of useless unless I shoot RAW+JPG.
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use RawDroid to view RAW images. It's still in development, but for simply looking at your RAW files, works like a charm.
Also works for Nikons if I recall.
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I am considering getting a Xoom when they become available in the UK, to replace my laptop when travelling, however my music collection on my portable hard drive is 41Gb, and I would like to play some of this via Xoom.
I know I probably would not use all of the 41Gb of music all the time, but sometimes I get an urge to listen to an obscure song, so would there be anyway I could connect my External Hard Drive to the USB port on the Xoom? Or would this be totally impossible?
Stew
I do not have the wiring/cords in my office for this but do at home, I will give it a try this evening. Seems certain they would have to build the capability into the OS, so who knows.
Almost certainly no. Even if the port can be a USB host, android is not setup to deal with external non SD storage.
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Not yet, but it should be when the sd card update goes live. You should check the motorola support forums where this has been directly covered by the moto dev responsible for said usb port.
So what are the USB Ports for on the Speaker Dock for?
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Not entirely true. The Gtab port can be used as a USB host and I have no problem plugging in a flash drive. The atrix (with the lapdock) can also use USB host ports with external storage. There are hit and miss results with external drives, but that has more to do with power than anything else.
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Almost certainly no. Even if the port can be a USB host, android is not setup to deal with external non SD storage.
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Not entirely true. The Gtab port can be used as a USB host and I have no problem plugging in a flash drive. The atrix (with the lapdock) can also use USB host ports with external storage. There are hit and miss results with external drives, but that has more to do with power than anything else.
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http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Motorol...1218305636450&skuId=1946179&st=xoom&cp=1&lp=1
Note: Optical drive not included
Compatible with optional external recordable CD/DVD drives (not included).
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Bauxite said:
Almost certainly no. Even if the port can be a USB host, android is not setup to deal with external non SD storage.
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Not entirely true. The Gtab port can be used as a USB host and I have no problem plugging in a flash drive.
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Completely agree. I definitely used USB drives on my G-Tablet. Haven't tried on my Adam yet, but I assume it's the same.
I would love to see Android burning DVDs. Take a quick video with your digital camera. Plus the camera into the zoom, edit it with the movie editor app, burn to disk.
Torrent a Linux bootable CD IMG burn to disk and fix a friends broken computer.
With the Tegra 3 quadcores on the horizon, bluetooth keyboard compatibility and this I see less and less reason for most people to need a laptop.
Morkai Almandragon said:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Motorol...1218305636450&skuId=1946179&st=xoom&cp=1&lp=1
Note: Optical drive not included
Compatible with optional external recordable CD/DVD drives (not included).
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I was told that it will support portable blue ray players through the USB. If its available at this time is another question, the only way to know is for someone to try.
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I was told that it will support portable blue ray players through the USB. If its available at this time is another question, the only way to know is for someone to try.
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Whoever told you that was trying to make a sale.
Why is it so hard for my Mac, or my NS, or visa versa, to swap files back and forth via bluetooth? Music files are fine, but .apk's or what have you do not transfer smoothy and it really agitates me, expecially when I'm charging. Any ideas on how to make any file type transferrable?
Z
No idea but bluetooth file transfer? Who's got that kind of time in 2011, amirite?
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No idea but bluetooth file transfer? Who's got that kind of time in 2011, amirite?
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nournot
transferring a tiny little .apk file thats 75.5kbs via bluetooth is much much faster than busting out the USB cord, enabling USB Mass Driver, waiting for it to pop up, and then dragging and dropping. I'm not transferring my whole music library over to my phone via bluetooth
Think dude, and post replies that'll help in the future. lolzpwnd
just use dropbox and astro - works like a charm for me
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just use dropbox and astro - works like a charm for me
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+1 (but I use Linda instead of Astro). I used to use bluetooth, but dropbox really is loads better. Give it a shot if you haven't before.
Having said that, I've consistently had issues BT transferring files with my Mac, even way back when I was on WM6. It just never plays nice :/
I could never transfer apks using bluetooth on mac...used to be able to transfer folders containing items before but not anymore. Now I just use it to transfer individual stuff.
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as all the people said already
just get your free 2GB Dropbox account and transfer files instantly over WiFi
it's so fast, so simple, and so easy
ages of messing around with the USB / BT is long gone, with all the free cloud services now in days
ztm.000 said:
nournot
transferring a tiny little .apk file thats 75.5kbs via bluetooth is much much faster than busting out the USB cord, enabling USB Mass Driver, waiting for it to pop up, and then dragging and dropping. I'm not transferring my whole music library over to my phone via bluetooth
Think dude, and post replies that'll help in the future. lolzpwnd
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+1 to the dropbox idea. I use it all the time to get stuff between computers, different phones, different partitions etc.
So, I like this dropbox idea, but have never tried it. What are your guys' experiences on it? And how do I acquire it? Is it a market app?
Z
yes available on the market
but you need to setup your account first on the website
there's a link in my siggy
Click here to get your 2 GB FREE!
cloud storage
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Hi Guys,
I have been working on a storage widget/app for a while now focusing mainly on the XOOM.
As I am nearing a market release I would like to test its compatibility with your Iconia tablets for which I have been working on support.
The support is preliminary and is as of yet untested because I don't have an Iconia.
I would appreciate if anyone could test it and provide screen shots of the app and widget and if there are any, logcat error logs.
I hope you enjoy the application/widget and I look forward to sorting out support for you guys!
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So, I have attached a special build that should work for you guys on the Iconia - One thing I will point out is that when you add the widget, read the name carefully, the one for your device says "Acer" in the label. Enjoy.
Very nice. You should allow custom paths. As you can see my post says that I posted from the Xoom. I'm using a Xoom based rom. And external SD does not show up in the widget.
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Very nice. You should allow custom paths. As you can see my post says that I posted from the Xoom. I'm using a Xoom based rom. And external SD does not show up in the widget.
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I used to have custom paths but decided to remove it. I may put it back at some time in the future.
Can you find out where your memory card is mounted on your xoom based ROM and ill look into it.
Thanks
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Nice idea.
The colors of the widget arebhard to see on my backgrou d.
The widget sees my sdcard, but i can't select it in the app.
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good work! nice app!
work fine on my device
works but does not see external sd-card. the path on iconia is /mnt/external_sd
in fact you can just look into /mnt, there you will have all volumes including usbdrive and usb_storage.
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Nice idea.
The colors of the widget arebhard to see on my backgrou d.
The widget sees my sdcard, but i can't select it in the app.
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What, all of the colours? What background are you using?
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works but does not see external sd-card. the path on iconia is /mnt/external_sd
in fact you can just look into /mnt, there you will have all volumes including usbdrive and usb_storage.
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I know they are in /mnt/ that's why I asked you guys to tell me, I don't have an Iconia, I have a xoom
Does it not show up in the app, or the widget, or both?
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Nice idea.
The colors of the widget arebhard to see on my backgrou d.
The widget sees my sdcard, but i can't select it in the app.
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What, all of the colours? What background are you using?
zoubidou said:
works but does not see external sd-card. the path on iconia is /mnt/external_sd
in fact you can just look into /mnt, there you will have all volumes including usbdrive and usb_storage.
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I know they are in /mnt/ that's why I asked you guys to tell me, I don't have an Iconia, I have a xoom
Does it not show up in the app, or the widget, or both?
I have made some fixes that might help, new version will be attached to OP.
StorageEther2BETA16I_2.apk
Widget:
OK
USB: NTFS(DriveMount): Not present
App:
Internal Storage: OK
MicroSD Card: OK
USB: FAT32:OK
USB: NTFS(/mnt/sda1/ - DriveMount): NOT SHOWN
EDIT: First time, I loaded the ASUS version
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Widget:
OK
USB: NTFS(DriveMount): Not present
App:
Internal Storage: OK
MicroSD Card: OK
USB: FAT32:OK
USB: NTFS(/mnt/sda1/ - DriveMount): NOT SHOWN
EDIT: First time, I loaded the ASUS version
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No problem, as for the ntfs mount, if you mount it at /mnt/usbOTG it should show up, if you can't change where its mounted I can look at adding support but I can't keep addind mount points for every app that mounts somewhere, maybe I'll look at reintegrating custom mount points.
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usbOTG
alias_neo said:
No problem, as for the ntfs mount, if you mount it at /mnt/usbOTG it should show up, …………, maybe I'll look at reintegrating custom mount points.
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Sorry, but I don't know what "usbOTG" is.
I don't think we can choose the mounting point with Drive Mount.
Thanks for your efforts.
PS (Off topic): What is the différence between "usb_storage" an "usbdrive" in mnt?
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Sorry, but I don't know what "usbOTG" is.
I don't think we can choose the mounting point with Drive Mount.
Thanks for your efforts.
PS (Off topic): What is the différence between "usb_storage" an "usbdrive" in mnt?
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No problem, usbOTG is just a directory that the appliation supports already for external HDD, if you can change drive mount mount point that would fix it.
As for the two directories usbdrive and usb_storage I don't know, do you have several connection inputs on your tablets? One is obviously for a USB HDD, the other i'm not sure. USB pen drive? Maybe if you have a hub?
usb ports/mounts
The USB drive is a micro USB port used for mounting,connectiong you tablet to computer or device.
The external USB is a full size port.this supports drive and devices.the USB drive I think is connected to main internal storage only.
Hope this helps.
Lame blonde chic here
New version works well on my iconia running lightspeed1.0.1.
Properly sees internal storage, sd card and usb thumbdrive.
StorageEther 2
It works perfect on my Acer Iconia A501.
It would be nice if we could change the widget colors.
Good app!
Thanks for the nice app. Works perfectly for me. Stock 3.1.
Does everyone get the same amount free in the widget as in the app itself?
My numbers:
Widget: internal 6.73gb/12.71gb
Microsd 13.71gb/29.81gb
App: internal 5.99 gb/12.71gb
Microsd 16.10gb/29.81gb
The widget numbers are what's wrong, going to settings and storage the numbers match the app numbers.
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I love this widget. But.... It would be nice to be able to choose some settings. Since I'm running the xoom rom, that is the option I have to pick for my numbers to be right, but I would love to be able to pick one of the other two and just direct it where to look to male the read outs correct
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Does everyone get the same amount free in the widget as in the app itself?
My numbers:
Widget: internal 6.73gb/12.71gb
Microsd 13.71gb/29.81gb
App: internal 5.99 gb/12.71gb
Microsd 16.10gb/29.81gb
The widget numbers are what's wrong, going to settings and storage the numbers match the app numbers.
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That's interesting, they use the _exact_ same code for deleting the space so It's strange that theyre different. I'll look into it.
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I love this widget. But.... It would be nice to be able to choose some settings. Since I'm running the xoom rom, that is the option I have to pick for my numbers to be right, but I would love to be able to pick one of the other two and just direct it where to look to male the read outs correct
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I have released SE Widget on the market which aims to do that, and it will likely replace this build. "SE Widget" aims to be customizable to be able to run on any device without a whole bunch of widgets. At the moment it can have Data, Storage and a third set to a location of your choice.
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That's interesting, they use the _exact_ same code for deleting the space so It's strange that theyre different. I'll look into it.
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Alias_Neo, I figured out the problem. The widget and the app are not reporting the same info. The widget is reporting used/total memory while the app is reporting free/total memory. At the time I was close to 50% usage so thats why the numbers were close but not the same, after adding some more files I figured out what was going on. You were just reporting different info. I just thought the numbers reported were the same.
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I'd been trying to find a way To use the USB OTG as the default sdcard. But everything I see simply allows for it to be used as storage. This method will allow you to install apps to it, using the thumb drive as default storage. Essentially I believe it does what android x86 does when it allows you to set the HDD as an sdcard, just uses apps to accomplish it. I didn't make any of these apps and the idea isn't really mine either, heard it from someone else.
1 - Format your USB Drive to ntfs
2 - download and install ParagonNTFS
3 - download and install NtfsSd
4 - Plug in your USB drive, open paragonNTFS, and go to settings-->check and fix, then mount the drive
*the check and fix will tell you the path to the USB drive /Dev/block/xxxxxx (probably /dev/block/sda1)*
5 - open NtfsSd and go to menu-->preferences
6 - change Mount device to /Dev/block/xxxxxx (gotten in step 4, and again, probably /dev/block/sda1)
7 - make sure external storage is set to /storage/sdcard0
8 - click mount in NtfsSd
Enjoy the storage
ISSUES I'VE COME ACROSS
---You cannot currently see BOTH the built in storage and USB storage at the same time, its either one or the other. I personally resolved that by copying the contents of my internal storage to my USB drive prior to mounting it in NtfsSd
---In order to get back to your internal storage you have to unmount in NtfsSd FIRST, then unmount in ParagonNTFS
IF YOU CANNOT SEE YOUR INTERNAL STORAGE AFTER UNMOUNTING THE USB DRIVE SIMPLY REBOOT YOUR NEXUS BY HOLDING THE POWER BUTTON FOR 30 SECONDS
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This seems awesome but you would always have to keep in the usb drive right?
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This seems awesome but you would always have to keep in the usb drive right?
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Only as long as you want to use the extra storage. The biggest issue I have is that when I want to charge I can't use the USB storage at the same time lol. So I in plug it, charge it, then mount the storage again
Sounds really cool, but how are your I/O speeds? I know it will probably vary greatly from person to person due to the differences between USB cables and drives, but just wondering what your personal experience has been.
According to antutu benchmark I'm getting 8.5 MB/s write and 13.5 MB/s read. Normally I get about 20 MB/s read/write off the USB storage. Like you said, I'm sure different cables and different drives(especially different drives) would change that
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According to antutu benchmark I'm getting 8.5 MB/s write and 13.5 MB/s read. Normally I get about 20 MB/s read/write off the USB storage. Like you said, I'm sure different cables and different drives(especially different drives) would change that
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Not bad, thats higher than I expected. Thanks for this, its pretty cool! May do it one day when I run out of space on this trusty 8gb
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Not bad, thats higher than I expected. Thanks for this, its pretty cool! May do it one day when I run out of space on this trusty 8gb
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I meant I normally get about 20 MB/s on the built-in storage so the USB storage averages about half of that...which isn't terrible. and unless i'm doing anything super intensive i don't see why i'd need much faster speeds. that's still 68mbps write and 108mbps read. Still can play HD video, I haven't tried any games or anything yet though. I plan to download a large game(probably Batman) and see how that runs off of the USB.
this would be awesome for games that take up Huge amounts of storage .. most are now getting 1.3 gb and more...
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this would be awesome for games that take up Huge amounts of storage .. most are now getting 1.3 gb and more...
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Games especially since the movies and music you could already store on your usb drive and use the standard OTG method. Like you said though, games are easily 1gb+ and on an 8gb device(which I have) space quickly becomes a hot commodity lol
Hello I have just registered to say thank you for the guide, also I have figured out how to switch back to internal storage without rebooting.
You have to just make sure that every app that has been run while USB in is force closed in app info, I was having problems with drive getting corrupted every time but since doing this It has been fine.
Also I noticed on some custom ROMs eg, paranoid android, omega kaos, it automounts anyway without paragon in storage and gets confused you have to unmount in storage settings and manually mount in paragon then NTFS SD, then unmount again in storage settings, winning
Thanks I was trying to use external to internal SD app on play store to do whole card swap but after a reboot all apps that were installed would be disappeared as that app didnt seem to work for me like it has for three other devices, maybe in conjunction with this guide it may work but I'm happy now and been upgrading redownloading apps for a week I won't be messing with it till I have to.
Thanks again,
P.s anyway to edit ROM so it doesn't system mount as I could not get NTFS SD to work without paragon, says 3g-mount busy or unavailable
Edit, I had problems with permissions using this method, been using script method but just mounted whole sdcard/android been running sweet since, just have to click script when needed. Copied over android folder from sdcard to USB etc first if not fresh system.
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Replying to kinda mark the thread and say thanks.
I will be doing this to a Android TV(Android on a stick) iMito MX1 that I ordered. it only has 8Gb for internal storage so it's limited. I have several hard drives lying around and am going to hook a 500Gb one up to the unit and see if this will kick over from internal to the hard drive. If it works then I will have tons of space to download all the big games to play on my TV with a controller of mouse KB combo
I hope this works.
This seems like a great way for us tightwads who got the 8gb version to get some space, lol. Should work well with games as long as the i/o speeds don't cause lag.
hi, what kernel should i use to make ntfssd work?
somebody needs to go develop a rubberized protective case/sleeve (like what google sells) with an included 64GB sd card and a built in OTG USB plug that slips right into the miniUSB on the N7... wouldn't that be cool, especially if it mounted and unmounted automatically upon plug in, and allowed for the installation of large APPs extra data packages!
does this work on 4.2.1 ?
Nope doesnt work un 4.2.1 se need and update
Enviado desde mi Nexus 7 usando Tapatalk 2
mount option
Hey what I choose when mount in paragon NTFS
Either automatic mounting
Or
Advanced choose option to mount
Hi,
anybody still using this approach? I was trying to follow the instruction but I did not succeed. I was not able to mount my ntfs-formated usbstick on Android 5.
@Ip894 Please upload a video regarding the steps .. thanks
When I am importing pictures from my galaxy s8 to PC, windows 10 explorer's "import pictures and videos" are importing pictures of another photo instead. Therefore, it has the same filename, but the actual photo is of another picture. I have tried several times to import and the 2nd, 3rd, 4th try imports a different photo.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
I have tried using samsung galaxy s8's original OEM cable, I have tried using a different laptop, desktop, different USB ports but the same problem persists.
When viewing pictures in This PC\Galaxy S8\Phone\WhatsApp\Media\WhatsApp Documents\ or This PC\Galaxy S8\Phone\WhatsApp\Media\WhatsApp Images, the pictures open in windows photo’s and show another picture instead of the correct picture when viewed within android. Therefore, when importing, all the pictures are another picture with the wrong size, dimensions and date and timestamps. How do I fix this ? It is very very infuriating.
Here is a quick rundown of my android specs and PC:
Galaxy s8
Model sm-g950w
Android 9.0
Baseband G950WVLU8CUF3
Kernel version 4.4.153-18799827 #2 Thu Jun 17 18:38:43 KST 2021
Build Number PPR1.180610.011.G950WVLU8CUF3
PC
CPU Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4570 CPU @ 3.20GHz
RAM 16 GB
Windows 10 Enterprise 21H1 19043.1949
Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.4180.0
Use Disk Management to access and download from the phone.
There may be another file on the PC with the same name...
blackhawk said:
Use Disk Management to access and download from the phone.
There may be another file on the PC with the same name...
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nothing shows up in disk management... I have also used disk clean up within windows and changed USB cables
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nothing shows up in disk management...
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Scan for new devices... it's there otherwise you couldn't download anything.
As you can see there is nothing being detected even my galaxy s8 is it supposed to show up here like it does in windows explorer?
When plugging phone in and Widows ask you what to do, take no action, then go to Disk Management
Actions>rescan... play with it
blackhawk said:
When plugging phone in and Widows ask you what to do, take no action, then go to Disk Management
Actions>rescan... play with it
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My dude, i have tried 20 times already on windows 11/10 Why dont you reprouce and show me proof
[email protected] said:
My dude, i have tried 20 times already on windows 11/10 Why dont you reprouce and show me proof
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I run W7... wonder why?
Regardless the problem, it's right in front of you. Play with it.
Find the problem or a work around.
blackhawk said:
I run W7... wonder why?
Regardless the problem, it's right in front of you. Play with it.
Find the problem or a work around.
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Can you show me on windows 7 ? send me a picture or something
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Can you show me on windows 7 ? send me a picture or something
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It looks about the same.
Action>Scan for new devices
Open the drive in that window...
blackhawk said:
It looks about the same.
Action>Scan for new devices
Open the drive in that window...
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I know what disk management looks like I am telling you i dont see ANDROID PHONE in disk management. I dont understand what you are trying to say
[email protected] said:
I know what disk management looks like I am telling you i dont see ANDROID PHONE in disk management. I dont understand what you are trying to say
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Did you scan for it?
Reboot and try again.
If you still can't get it to work check Event Viewer for error messages.
Try a different port/cable.
What's the usb settings on the phone?
Try updating or rolling back the driver on the PC.
blackhawk said:
Did you scan for it?
Reboot and try again.
If you still can't get it to work check Event Viewer for error messages.
Try a different port/cable.
What's the usb settings on the phone?
Try updating or rolling back the driver on the PC.
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yes I scanned for it, did a "rescan disk" and "refresh" . I've tried 4 different USB 2.0 ports and 2 USB 3.0 ports no changes. The USB settings for the phone is configured to transfer files. I have re-installed samsung USB driver 3 times
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yes I scanned for it, did a "rescan disk" and "refresh" . I've tried 4 different USB 2.0 ports and 2 USB 3.0 ports no changes. The USB settings for the phone is configured to transfer files. I have re-installed samsung USB driver 3 times
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Error messages?
Turn off phone Developer options, try again.
Enable it again and reset usb options, try again.
Try on a different PC.
Meh you are doing something wrong, if explorer can access the phone, it has to show up as a drive in disk management. When Windows ask you what to do, hit do nothing. Reset this option if you set it to open with Explorer.
blackhawk said:
Error messages?
Turn off phone Developer options, try again.
Enable it again and reset usb options, try again.
Try on a different PC.
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there is literally no error messages..nothing this is why I am so confused. Already tried that right now...nothing. I've tried on my brother's laptop yesterday
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there is literally no error messages..nothing this is why I am so confused. Already tried that right now...nothing. I've tried on my brother's laptop yesterday
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See my previous post, edited.
Windows is connected, right?
The drive has to show up in disk management...
You could try command line. Don't remember any of that, look it up.
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blackhawk said:
Error messages?
Turn off phone Developer options, try again.
Enable it again and reset usb options, try again.
Try on a different PC.
Meh you are doing something wrong, if explorer can access the phone, it has to show up as a drive in disk management. When Windows ask you what to do, hit do nothing. Reset this option if you set it to open with Explorer.
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How do i reset this option ?
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How do i reset this option ?
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Don't recall off the top of my head. Google it.
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Don't recall off the top of my head. Google it.
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the problem still happens. This is really getting on my nerves.