am i being stupid ??
im sat here with my HTC Desire (running GingerVillain) connected via USB to my transformer dock. Ive enabled USB mass storage on my phone.
Can i find it using File Manager ? No ... nor ES file explorer ..... am i going mad ? im sure when i was at home i was able to find a USB drive through file explorer ... is this a quirk of Android mass storage or am i just being thick ??
It doesn't work for me either. Would be nice if they got this to work soon. I thought maybe it was because I din't have 3.1 but even after the update it won't work. Kinda sucks.
this is similar as connect together two windows pc, It never worked like that . why should work here then?
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this is similar as connect together two windows pc, It never worked like that . why should work here then?
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hmmmm. but isnt the whole point of the Android USB Mass storage 'mode' that it works like a USB Flash drive ? ... and the Transformer copes with USB Flash Drives !!!
im not suggesting that its like plugging two windows pcs together ????
i had a thread about this last week.
it does the same thing for me (i have an HTC desire). very annoying!!!!
the only way i found to easily transfer files was using a bluetooth transfer app called:
"Bluetooth file transfer" free in the android market.
its not that fast (bluetooth limitation) but allows transfer of smaller files etc.
i wanted to transfer all my music (like 4gb) but over BT that would take days lol
so i have to wait to copy paste it all to a computer, copy paste to a USB stick, copy paste onto the transformer
OR, upload on my wifi to Dropbox and then download onto my transformer. uploading 4gb would also take days....
hopefully it will come soon...!!!
connected my san francisco (CM7) to the TF, it's mounted as 'removable' correctly...
I have my external HITACHI HDD on NTFS working fine but when I've tried to connect my Nexus S in as a drive its just blink on Transformer task bar and thats all
I would love to see my NS connected to Transformer so I can do more work on it.
Any1 know how to make it work ?
I have the same problem. I am on 3.1, but my X10 mini is not seen by the Transformer. No problems with thumb drives - or even a Microsoft wireless mouse (with own dongle) works perfectly.
It's a little surprising that an Android device is the only thing that is giving me problems!
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Hello.
Just got my XDA Mini S today and am in the process of upgrading the ROM and doing some other custimizations to it before I start using it. One thing that I do not yet have is a miniSD card. I am leaning towards getting a 2GB card, but as I recently got an iPod Nano I know that I will not be using the XDA as my main music source. I do however make frequent use of USB PenDrives and would get the 2GB card if the XDA can be used as one. So my question is as follows: if I plug in the XDA into any computer will it show up as an portable drive or does it require the instilation of the software everytime? I only have one computer (and no miniSD card ) so I have no means of testing this. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks for the help!
Pomidor
USB Pen Drive
Hi - if I understand you correctly - you are correct in assuming you would need to install ActivSync on all machines you require the device to connect too and establish a paternership with each PC. Not ideal.
However if you were able to do this this device shows as a "mobile device" under "My Computer" and you can use explorer to do all the normal file transfer options - cut, copy paste etc.
You could look at utilising the Bluetooth or Infrared ports to transfer files to the SD card - however the receiving PC would need to be capable of accepting files in this way - indeed a bluetooth partnership would need to be established with each PC also - so maybe no improvement over ActivSync.
I hope this helps - indeed someone out there may now of an easy after market program that could do it. :lol:
Hi,
I use softick's CardExport II (version 2.11) to switch between ActiveSync mode and USB PenDrive mode.
Version 2.12 is available, but that doesn't work for me; it doesn't recognise the PenDrive with it. Version 2.11 however is working like a charme for me.
Cheers,
Cacti
I posted this question in the main Android Section in error but, I am running OS X 10.5 (Leopard) on a MacBook Air and I can't get it to read my Epic. The Epic will give me the prompt to mount as a storage device but my Mac won't see it. It also fails to see it with adb and the Epic in Dev mode.
Has anyone else with a Mac had this problem? If not any data on the version/hardware your running would be greatly appreciated to narrow down this problem.
Keep posting this but if it helps...
I had the same issue. I used a non-powered usb hub and now it works. Not the best solution but at least it's working.
i'm using a macbook pro (not air like yours) and i have two usb ports (one on the right and the other on the left). For some reason, only the right usb will work with my epic, the left side wont. i'm not sure how many usbs are on the air but try using different usb ports.
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i'm using a macbook pro (not air like yours) and i have two usb ports (one on the right and the other on the left). For some reason, only the right usb will work with my epic, the left side wont. i'm not sure how many usbs are on the air but try using different usb ports.
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MacBook Air only has 1 measly USB port, so he might want to try a powered USB hub if that port is not supplying enough juice.
Yeah, its not OSX, its a power issue. Works fine on my Regular Unibody Macbook :/ with 10.6. People with Macbook Air and MacbookPro's are having issues.
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Yeah, its not OSX, its a power issue. Works fine on my Regular Unibody Macbook :/ with 10.6. People with Macbook Air and MacbookPro's are having issues.
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So would the solution be to use a powered USB hub? A poster above said that using a non-powered USB hub did the trick for him.
I had the same exact problem with my evo. A software called NTFS for mac by Paragon fixed it for me (would post a link but don't know if it's allowed, google is your friend). It costs 20.00 but you can use the trial for free for a while and it works great. Now I can also copy and delete files from NTFS formatted external hard drives and flash drives, plus my android powered phone.
did you guys try the usb debugging mode , it worked in mine !!!
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I had the same exact problem with my evo. A software called NTFS for mac by Paragon fixed it for me (would post a link but don't know if it's allowed, google is your friend). It costs 20.00 but you can use the trial for free for a while and it works great. Now I can also copy and delete files from NTFS formatted external hard drives and flash drives, plus my android powered phone.
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I find that odd because Android does not generally use the NTFS file format at it is a Windows file format. Android (and or Linux in general) usually go for FAT and or Ext2/3.
I have Paragon's NTFS for Mac on my Mac simply because i dabble with some NTFS formatted volumes but have never encountered an Android device using NTFS before.
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did you guys try the usb debugging mode , it worked in mine !!!
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Yes, that was the first thing I tried and I always have it enabled when I connect my Epic to my MBP.
I might be wrong about being NTFS. I just know that worked for me. I couldn't even see my evo in my devices until I installed that.
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I find that odd because Android does not generally use the NTFS file format at it is a Windows file format. Android (and or Linux in general) usually go for FAT and or Ext2/3.
I have Paragon's NTFS for Mac on my Mac simply because i dabble with some NTFS formatted volumes but have never encountered an Android device using NTFS before.
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Interesting. If I use my older MacBook Pro (2009 model), it works when directly connected but does not work through my cinema display usb port.
Thank you everyone for your help. Turns out it's a power issue on the USB port, used a powered hub and came right up. I also tried the NTPS idea but that didn't do anything for me.
i havent been able to connect either i just put the sd card in the adapter and plug it straight into my mbp
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i havent been able to connect either i just put the sd card in the adapter and plug it straight into my mbp
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That's what I had to resort to. I would assume that a Mac Mini with 5 usb ports would be sufficient enough to juice it but no dice. I have a powered hub laying around somewhere. Will give that a try and see wht gives.
Powered Hub is the trick
Had no success using USB ports on the MacBook Pro until I used a powered hub. Then I found:
1. With USB Debug on, a hinky message about the network appears. Ignore that and the phone will mount.
2. With USB Debug off, no message appears and the phone mounts.
With USB Debug off, I selected 'mass storage' and did not need to click on the USB notification to mount the phone. That's weird because you can also mount the phone through the USB notification. Not sure if one way is better than the other, but I'll stick with just the 'mass storage' option for now.
Mine doesn't mount and i'm in no mood to clutter my desktop with a hub when my Mac Mini already has 5 USB ports. So i said eff it and use an app called WebSharing to mount my Epic as a wifi volume and access from web browser. Very nice, wifi upload speeds are great. This work around suits me somewhat.
Well it's official, I'm at my wits end trying to figure out just how to connect my Note 10.1 to my Macbook Air connecting via USB cable. Every time I connect the two, I can't find it ANYWHERE on my laptop !!!
Anyone else experience this all too frustrating conundrum???
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I've had this issue since I bought it months ago. Use AirDroid.
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Well it's official, I'm at my wits end trying to figure out just how to connect my Note 10.1 to my Macbook Air connecting via USB cable. Every time I connect the two, I can't find it ANYWHERE on my laptop !!!
Anyone else experience this all too frustrating conundrum???
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Android file transfert works fine. Do NOT install the Samsung USB driver from kies this Is complete ****. airdroid is **** too you can't even copy a folder. ah don't forget to disable USB debbug otherwise aft won't detect your device.
I've never been able to see any of my Android devices on my Mac without using Android File Transfer & I believev that's the way things just are.
The problem is that Android only presents itself over USB as either a media device using MTP (Media Transfer Protocol) or PTP (PrinterTransfer Protocol) standards - settable in settings. It does not support USB Mass Storage protocol.
Windows supports MTP out of the box for Media Player, so when you connect your Android to it - it shows up as what looks like, for all intents and purposes, a hard drive. In the Note's case - you get two: one for the internal simulated 'SD' card - and one for the actual SD card reader. This is why when you copy files to and from the Note, the experience is a little weird - it will offer to convert files for you, for example.
Unfortunately, MacOS X doesn't support MTP because, I suspect, Apple wants everyone using iDevices and their proprietary iTunes protocols which aren't compabtible with MTP.
Now, while it's dumb of Google not to support USB Mass Storage in Android, it's equally dumb of Apple not to support MTP in their OS.
Fortunately, there are addons you can get to fix this (as noted above).
Windows users (and I suspect, Linux ones as well) don't have a problem.
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The problem is that Android only presents itself over USB as either a media device using MTP (Media Transfer Protocol) or PTP (PrinterTransfer Protocol) standards - settable in settings. It does not support USB Mass Storage protocol.
Windows supports MTP out of the box for Media Player, so when you connect your Android to it - it shows up as what looks like, for all intents and purposes, a hard drive. In the Note's case - you get two: one for the internal simulated 'SD' card - and one for the actual SD card reader. This is why when you copy files to and from the Note, the experience is a little weird - it will offer to convert files for you, for example.
Unfortunately, MacOS X doesn't support MTP because, I suspect, Apple wants everyone using iDevices and their proprietary iTunes protocols which aren't compabtible with MTP.
Now, while it's dumb of Google not to support USB Mass Storage in Android, it's equally dumb of Apple not to support MTP in their OS.
Fortunately, there are addons you can get to fix this (as noted above).
Windows users (and I suspect, Linux ones as well) don't have a problem.
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It's not across the board android, just the tablets. All my phones up to the note 2 would connect as mass storage even with exchange installed. Even the og note
I've just found an app called ES file explorer. Set up your Mac as a smb server and you can access your files via wifi. Much faster than blue tooth.
A video file transfer from my macbook to my note 10.1 took 4 hours, similar file via wifi took about 5 mins.
Still testing the app, but quite pleased so far.
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It's not across the board android, just the tablets. All my phones up to the note 2 would connect as mass storage even with exchange installed. Even the og note
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Kinda. I don't think my Galaxy Nexus phone shows up in MacOS either (it's been a while since I checked so I could be wrong).
To complicate matters, each vendor adds bits to the OS. For example, Asus Transformer Primes can read NTFS drives out of the box - but most Androids can't. They've added something to the kernel to add the capability.
AFAIK, the base Android doesn't support USB Mass Storage on the host port.
Did u try to mount the drives in recovery? I'm assuming your rooted
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Did u try to mount the drives in recovery? I'm assuming your rooted
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I'm NOT rooted, I'm actually running stock JB version on T-mo.
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Hey,
So I ordered the Nexus 4 about a week ago but I just read that there is no USB support. However do you transfer files from your phone to your computer and how do you get new roms onto your phone? I typically download on my computer because its so much faster in terms of internet connection and then I plug my usb in and just drag the roms or files or whatever onto my phone.
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Hey,
So I ordered the Nexus 4 about a week ago but I just read that there is no USB support. However do you transfer files from your phone to your computer and how do you get new roms onto your phone? I typically download on my computer because its so much faster in terms of internet connection and then I plug my usb in and just drag the roms or files or whatever onto my phone.
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Where on earth did you read that???
There is just no USB-OTG (on the go) support, AKA support for USB keyboards/mice/thumbdrives
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Hey,
So I ordered the Nexus 4 about a week ago but I just read that there is no USB support. However do you transfer files from your phone to your computer and how do you get new roms onto your phone? I typically download on my computer because its so much faster in terms of internet connection and then I plug my usb in and just drag the roms or files or whatever onto my phone.
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There is USB support, just not as the host.
Thanks! Some people obviously have their information wrong. Yeah I had read about no on the go support but I read that there was no USB port either, someone was blogging and about and ranting about how annoying it was going to be to have to access files wirelessly on his computer instead of being able to plug it in. It's good to know he had his info wrong! lol
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Thanks! Some people obviously have their information wrong. Yeah I had read about no on the go support but I read that there was no USB port either, someone was blogging and about and ranting about how annoying it was going to be to have to access files wirelessly on his computer instead of being able to plug it in. It's good to know he had his info wrong! lol
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even without using usb you can always transfer the files over the LAN from your PC using ES file explorer or some such. :good:
honestly transferring files over WiFi isnt anymore inconvenient then always having to carry around your micro usb cable, run airdroid on the phone navigate on your pc browser, drag and drop files...
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honestly transferring files over WiFi isnt anymore inconvenient then always having to carry around your micro usb cable, run airdroid on the phone navigate on your pc browser, drag and drop files...
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it is less inconvenient than the other 2 options imo.
Or is that what you meant?
i think what you are concerned about is the usb mode in which the phone acts when plugged in via usb. it defaults to mtp mode rather than the old USB Mass Storage.
I had the same question as the OP. Did a little research, and with Windows you just plug your device in; on MacOS you need to install an app on your computer. It's not quite as convenient as having it appear as a connected device in MacOS Finder -- can't preview the images in place, for example -- but it's OK.
(I can't post outside links yet as a new user; google "stackexchange nexus 4 usb storage connect", it's the first result)
Hi
Can I play movies on PC from nexus 4 while it's connected with USB cable like it was a regular flash drive?
When I try doing it the file is being downloaded first then plays. If the file is big it takes a lot of time.
I'm using windows 8.
Better copy the film to your pc first. I got the same problem but dont think this is os related. Just a bad read speed, worse than actually usb 2.0.
The speed is onpair with usb 2.0, still copying the whole movie to some unknown place instead of direct play is unnecessary and waste of time.
My previous phone had an sdcard which appeared as hard drive when connected to PC, but N4 appears as portable device. This sucks
That's because the Nexus 4 doesn't support USB On The Go. Search xda for "Nexus 4 OTG" and you'll come across some threads about this, and a couple of workarounds that might, or might not work for you :fingers-crossed:.
Hey there
I wasn't looking for USB OTG, which is a way to connect external drives to the device. I'm looking for a way to use N4 itself as a regular external drive while connected to PC. Currently it's seen by PC as a portable device and it's pretty limited.
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Hey there
I wasn't looking for USB OTG, which is a way to connect external drives to the device. I'm looking for a way to use N4 itself as a regular external drive while connected to PC. Currently it's seen by PC as a portable device and it's pretty limited.
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I would assume increasing the SD read-ahead (if you're on a custom kernel) might help with your issue here. But as someone else previously mentioned, copying to PC is definitely the better option. That, or just enjoy the movie on your Nexus4