Hey guys...as ya can tell by this noobish question....I'm new to this tab. This is actually my first tab ever....just picked it up today....and rooted of course LOL....so I'm certainly not new here....but always up for learning somethin.g new.....so to make a long story short.....I've inserted the 8mb SD that came with my EVO 3D......now I've noticed I can't just DL a ROM, boot into recovery and flash it from the downloads folder....someone said that I have to transfer the zip from my pc...to a micro SD folder on the tab......but I didn't notice that folder when the tab was connected to my PC......do I have to create that folder myself?....or what the deal with that......any suggestions or flaming is welcome LOL.....just go easy on me alright?
.thanks a lot fellas........I really appreciate it
Jon
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reverepats said:
Hey guys...as ya can tell by this noobish question....I'm new to this tab. This is actually my first tab ever....just picked it up today....and rooted of course LOL....so I'm certainly not new here....but always up for learning somethin.g new.....so to make a long story short.....I've inserted the 8mb SD that came with my EVO 3D......now I've noticed I can't just DL a ROM, boot into recovery and flash it from the downloads folder....someone said that I have to transfer the zip from my pc...to a micro SD folder on the tab......but I didn't notice that folder when the tab was connected to my PC......do I have to create that folder myself?....or what the deal with that......any suggestions or flaming is welcome LOL.....just go easy on me alright?
.thanks a lot fellas........I really appreciate it
Jon
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Honestly it's better to have you ask now, than to have you post a thread "Help I bricked my tablet". That being said there are quite a few sticky threads in the DEV section of the A500 forums dedicated to getting you backed up first, then flashing to a custom ROM the correct way. I hope that helps?
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Honestly it's better to have you ask now, than to have you post a thread "Help I bricked my tablet". That being said there are quite a few sticky threads in the DEV section of the A500 forums dedicated to getting you backed up first, then flashing to a custom ROM the correct way. I hope that helps?
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No that's cool....I did a full backup from recovery as soon as I got setup.....is that the backup.yur referring too?....I read a couple of threads real quick but didn't see anything about.the SD card.....but ill give it another look now....yeah from what it sounds Likr is, it pretty easy to brick huh?.....thanks for the reply man....ill hit that button when I get in work tomorrow. Thanks alot
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why....are....you....speaking...like....that ?????
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why....are....you....speaking...like....that ?????
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Well we all know how you got your 366 posts lol
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Well we all know how you got your 366 posts lol
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lol!
To the OP.
Not to be mean, but you have no business rooting and putting any ROMs on the device without doing at least some research first. And by research I mean reading, understand and maybe watching a video or 2 to see what's up.
That being said, what you've probably read is that the file has to be put on the microSD card. You can't see the MicroSD card directly from the PC while it's in the tablet. What you want to do is use a card reader, download the file to your PC and then transfer it directly to the micro SD card. Then put that back into the tablet and do what needs to be done.
If you don't happen to have a card reader, grab an app like Astro or ES. Fiddle around with it so you know where all the directories are. You must be EXTRA careful while rooted as you will have superuser permission and can delete wrong files and copy stuff to wrong places.
Copy the file from your PC to the tab's internal memory to someplace easy like downloads or documents, wherever it doesn't really matter. Then simply use Astro or ES to copy the file from that directory to the microSD card while it's in the tablet.
So to summarize, you need to get the file on a microSD.
Option 1: Use a cardreader.
1. Download the file to your PC.
2. Remove microSD from Tablet, put it into your PCs cardreader.
3. Copy the file from your PC to the microSD card.
4. Remove microSD from cardreader, put it into your tablet.
5. Do as instructed by wherever you read it.
Option 2: Use your tablet.
1. Download Astro, ES or some sort of file manager app.
2. Connect Tablet to PC using USB
3. Copy file from PC to Tablet into a directory you'll easily remember/locate
4. Disconnect PC and Tablet
5. Locate the file on your tablet using the file manager, use it's built in function to copy the file from internal memory to external SD.
6. Do as instructed by wherever you read it.
Good Luck.
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why....are....you....speaking...like....that ?????
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Huh?.......
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Neoprimal said:
lol!
To the OP.
Not to be mean, but you have no business rooting and putting any ROMs on the device without doing at least some research first. And by research I mean reading, understand and maybe watching a video or 2 to see what's up.
That being said, what you've probably read is that the file has to be put on the microSD card. You can't see the MicroSD card directly from the PC while it's in the tablet. What you want to do is use a card reader, download the file to your PC and then transfer it directly to the micro SD card. Then put that back into the tablet and do what needs to be done.
If you don't happen to have a card reader, grab an app like Astro or ES. Fiddle around with it so you know where all the directories are. You must be EXTRA careful while rooted as you will have superuser permission and can delete wrong files and copy stuff to wrong places.
Copy the file from your PC to the tab's internal memory to someplace easy like downloads or documents, wherever it doesn't really matter. Then simply use Astro or ES to copy the file from that directory to the microSD card while it's in the tablet.
So to summarize, you need to get the file on a microSD.
Option 1: Use a cardreader.
1. Download the file to your PC.
2. Remove microSD from Tablet, put it into your PCs cardreader.
3. Copy the file from your PC to the microSD card.
4. Remove microSD from cardreader, put it into your tablet.
5. Do as instructed by wherever you read it.
Option 2: Use your tablet.
1. Download Astro, ES or some sort of file manager app.
2. Connect Tablet to PC using USB
3. Copy file from PC to Tablet into a directory you'll easily remember/locate
4. Disconnect PC and Tablet
5. Locate the file on your tablet using the file manager, use it's built in function to copy the file from internal memory to external SD.
6. Do as instructed by wherever you read it.
Good Luck.
yeah i cant say i dont agree with u there.....but i didnt ask about rooting and flashing 101 Basics.....i asked about the SDcard....i got the rest covered.....other than that, i appreciate the advice.....i used the card reader, and worked good.....
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LOL.....just a bad habit.....
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Hi, Sorry to bother everyone.....but i am new to this and i just got this htc hd2 phone and i been TRYING to read up on stuff but not really understanding much....*i know most of yall are prob laughing right now* but i was just wondering how do you dl apps from the comp and put it into your phone? do you just put it in the sd card under a certain folder? or do i dl it from my phone? Thanks for everyones time!
Hello friend, I understand what it's like coming into a tech heavy phone like the HD2 and then trying to comprehend stuff on this site. It get easier over time, just keep reading.
Anyway in answer to your question downloading apps is easy. For your computer you just have to find the apps you want, whether it be here or other sites. Select the app you want and download it. The majority of winmo apps are .cab files. If you download a .zip then extract the .cab from inside it.
Copy the .cab file to your sdcard or phone memory whichever you prefer, then using file explorer just navigate to the app, select it and install. Most apps ask if you want to install to phone memory or sdcard, whichever you prefer. All done!
For downloading on your phone it's the same concept, find the app, download it to your sdcard or internal memory and then use file explorer to install.
Good luck
thanks alot chris! I will defiantly try this out........one more quick question if you dont mind....is that when i put the .cab file onto my sd card or phone does it need to be in a certain folder?........thanks again!
just place it anywhere on your sd card mate and navigate to it using file explorer, i have a folder on my sd card called general crap, and anything i want to install goes in there so i no where i left it
ok, so... issue is, i go into applications and into "my files" but i can only explore the SD card files, before, i was able to go through the phone files as well, and now i cant. even when i connect to the computer and sync, it only lets me look around the SD card files....
the problem is i have "some pictures" on the phone that need to be removed but not deleted, how can i put them on the SD card or straight to the computer???
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ok, so... issue is, i go into applications and into "my files" but i can only explore the SD card files, before, i was able to go through the phone files as well, and now i cant. even when i connect to the computer and sync, it only lets me look around the SD card files....
the problem is i have "some pictures" on the phone that need to be removed but not deleted, how can i put them on the SD card or straight to the computer???
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Use Astro File Manager, or better yet Root Explorer if you're rooted. My Files is extremely basic.
Downloaded astro. Found the files but feel stupid because it ended up being in dcim on the sd card. Thank you very much for your help.
There's just one more issue,i tried copying a file from the sd card into the font folder of the phone but it wouldn't let me.any idea why?
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Downloaded astro. Found the files but feel stupid because it ended up being in dcim on the sd card. Thank you very much for your help.
There's just one more issue,i tried copying a file from the sd card into the font folder of the phone but it wouldn't let me.any idea why?
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You need root access to do that, and Root Explorer, because RE uses Superuser and Astro does not.
When I try to look at my photos and various items on my SD card from the phone, I can't. If I plug it up and view via my computer, everything is still there. It shows me my available and used space. I already tried moving and reformatting.
What can it be and how do I correct it. Thanks in advance.
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When I try to look at my photos and various items on my SD card from the phone, I can't. If I plug it up and view via my computer, everything is still there. It shows me my available and used space. I already tried moving and reformatting.
What can it be and how do I correct it. Thanks in advance.
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Hmm. Thats kind of odd. So you can see all of your photos fine from your computer? Maybe copy everything back to your computer, and instead of copying everything back, put the sd card back in the phone (as a test) and take some pics with the camera, and see if you are able to view them. If so, copy just your photos back to the card. Test again, and see if you are able to see them. If not, then I honestly don't know. If that does work, I'd say that some other file on the sd card is corrupt or something. You said you did format the card, right? Did you use the computer to format it as FAT32, or did you use the phone to format it? Whichever you already tried, maybe try the other way too, just to be safe. Hopefully some of that helps you, but if not, then I apologize, as I've never had anything similar like that happen to myself.
are you using es file explorer with the root option enabled? sometimes on sense roms if you have the root option enabled you can't view the sd card contents. Also try making sure other root apps don't have the /system or /data mounted rw
I had access issues with my SD card and I deducted that it was bad. I used the stock card that came with the Evo and the problem went away. Maybe use a different one and see how it works
Good Luck
I've tried anything and everything. even bought a new card. All was good for a day and then it started happening again. Sprint is sending me a new phone. they couldn't figure it out either. Thanks for the suggestions though.
Csierra72 said:
I've tried anything and everything. even bought a new card. All was good for a day and then it started happening again. Sprint is sending me a new phone. they couldn't figure it out either. Thanks for the suggestions though.
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Make sure you do not have a .nomedia file in your SD Card root folder. Wherever a file named .nomedia is, the phone will not scan that directory. I had the same issue with my phone not detecting my pictures and videos and it turned out that file was in my root directory. Deleted it and voila! All back up now. I think PowerAMP put it there for some reason.
THANK YOU!!! That was it, fixed it.
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Make sure you do not have a .nomedia file in your SD Card root folder. Wherever a file named .nomedia is, the phone will not scan that directory. I had the same issue with my phone not detecting my pictures and videos and it turned out that file was in my root directory. Deleted it and voila! All back up now. I think PowerAMP put it there for some reason.
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Csierra72 said:
THANK YOU!!! That was it, fixed it.
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Thanks for that tip. I've never had that problem, but I love seeing threads like this, where it's something unusual and out of the ordinary. I will retain that info in my arsenal of Android / Evo knowledge for future use or helping other people with it. That is so strange, that something as simple as a .nomedia file could cause a problem like that, and it's also even more odd that an app like poweramp would create that file. Is there any known reason as to why the heck poweramp would create this file that makes it so the contents of your sd card are not readable? I'm glad you got it fixed up OP! I love xda, so much info here.
I have this same issue,I just bought an EVO because my Epic screen smashed and I'm using the sd card out of the epic(which was rooted) and I'm trying to view the contents,it used to be MyFiles on the epic but I can't find out where to see it on the EVO...I want to get all the stuff I had backed up onto my Evo...any help appreciated...and I don't see a .nomedia file
mithritades said:
I have this same issue,I just bought an EVO because my Epic screen smashed and I'm using the sd card out of the epic(which was rooted) and I'm trying to view the contents,it used to be MyFiles on the epic but I can't find out where to see it on the EVO...I want to get all the stuff I had backed up onto my Evo...any help appreciated...and I don't see a .nomedia file
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Can't say I blame you for coming to the Evo forums to ask this question about your Epic. I would download root explorer and see if you can find the file.
heathmcabee said:
Can't say I blame you for coming to the Evo forums to ask this question about your Epic. I would download root explorer and see if you can find the file.
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No,you misunderstand,I HAD AN EPIC but I broke the screen so I GOT AN EVO...
mithritades said:
No,you misunderstand,I HAD AN EPIC but I broke the screen so I GOT AN EVO...
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What file manager are you trying to use to see the SD card contents. Astro is a good file manager. Root explorer is also great, but isn't free.
k2buckley said:
What file manager are you trying to use to see the SD card contents. Astro is a good file manager. Root explorer is also great, but isn't free.
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Ok so i bought a new sd card and I bought rootexplorer(I rooted it lastnight with unrevoked3),why isn't there an app for seeing the sd card in the applications menu?,now that i can see the SD...how do I restore my contacts from my backup on my old sd card?
mithritades said:
Ok so i bought a new sd card and I bought rootexplorer(I rooted it lastnight with unrevoked3),why isn't there an app for seeing the sd card in the applications menu?,now that i can see the SD...how do I restore my contacts from my backup on my old sd card?
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Yea, there isn't a native/built in file manager. You need to use a third party app to see the sd card. Did you have your contacts backed up on google? If so, they should restore when you log in to google. If you didn't, and you had them backed up on your sd card, then I'd copy the contents of your old sd card onto the new one, from within the contacts app, press menu, and select import/export. choose to import from sd card, and see if that works. If that's how you had saved them before, by 'exporting to sd card', then that should work. Good luck.
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Yea, there isn't a native/built in file manager. You need to use a third party app to see the sd card. Did you have your contacts backed up on google? If so, they should restore when you log in to google. If you didn't, and you had them backed up on your sd card, then I'd copy the contents of your old sd card onto the new one, from within the contacts app, press menu, and select import/export. choose to import from sd card, and see if that works. If that's how you had saved them before, by 'exporting to sd card', then that should work. Good luck.
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I never tried exporting them before I always used TB ,Unfortunately I have to manually copy them,Titanium backup wasn't no help,I bought Mybackup Pro so I should be good from here on out...thnx for the help anyway
I rooted my xoom and installed the Rom Manager.
How can I access the SD card?? I just couldn't find any place to access it!!!
Please Help!!!!
flash tiamat kernel, or brd's ROM which has it. go to xoom dev forum.
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I tried the following but the DL link doesn't work!!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=978013
Update!!
I DL another one from here :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1122902
It's working but what apps I need to read the SD card?? I put some PDF files in the SD and want to read. Also some .rmvb files.
Thanks.
get a file manager app like, well, file manager. sd appears as a folder - external.
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hons9424 said:
Update!!
I DL another one from here :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1122902
It's working but what apps I need to read the SD card?? I put some PDF files in the SD and want to read. Also some .rmvb files.
Thanks.
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Are you looking for apps in general that you can use your sdcard contents with?
Like Adobe Reader, or Mobo player for watching video files? File expert is a good file manager which can help you navigate and see your file structure and the contents of your sdcard.
Hello!
I have a problem to write data to external microSD card mounted to my Tab 7.7. I cannot copy/move files, create folders, etc. there when doing this using the Tab. At the same time I can do all of this from my PC when the Tab is connected to it - I can create folders on the microSD, copy or move file. Also, there is no problem to read data form the external card by the Tab (books, for example). So, the problem seems to be only with writing to the card from the Tab.
Could anyone give an advice please? Thank you.
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Hello!
I have a problem to write data to external microSD card mounted to my Tab 7.7. I cannot copy/move files, create folders, etc. there when doing this using the Tab. At the same time I can do all of this from my PC when the Tab is connected to it - I can create folders on the microSD, copy or move file. Also, there is no problem to read data form the external card by the Tab (books, for example). So, the problem seems to be only with writing to the card from the Tab.
Could anyone give an advice please? Thank you.
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You can only use the internal File Manager app built-in the tablet, OR if you have a rooted tab, then use root explorer or estrongs in root mode to do so.
Basically, the microSD card is mounted in a very awkward state - normally you cannot move or delete files from the card, but with the built in file manager app you do have the proper permissions.
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You can only use the internal File Manager app built-in the tablet, OR if you have a rooted tab, then use root explorer or estrongs in root mode to do so.
Basically, the microSD card is mounted in a very awkward state - normally you cannot move or delete files from the card, but with the built in file manager app you do have the proper permissions.
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Kazuni, yes, this works. Thank you very much for your help.
There is a fix here, post #7
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1414214
You need root, and make sure you do a nandroid backup prior to modifying the file.
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There is a fix here, post #7
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1414214
You need root, and make sure you do a nandroid backup prior to modifying the file.
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I wonder if Gary's zip here will work on the 7.7 too?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1458021
crunchie-uk said:
I wonder if Gary's zip here will work on the 7.7 too?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1458021
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Worrk fine on 6800, 3G
Thanks
That looks like the same edit i applied to my permissions.xml file.
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