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Usb stick to Note

Hi there,i have a micro usb adaptor to female usb for galaxy note and Nexus,tried to many times to connect usb sticks and mouses to my note but nothing happend,does anyone knows if i need to download any app to do this and which app is this???!!!!
Thanks in advance
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My guess is that it's a bad adapter, if *nothing* works, but you know your micro usb port is connecting with other things well.

Janis said:
My guess is that it's a bad adapter, if *nothing* works, but you know your micro usb port is connecting with other things well.
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the adapter is working fine and and the usb port doesnt have any probl
but i have seen some videos that everyone are using an app that noone says which app is this!!

drake19 said:
the adapter is working fine and and the usb port doesnt have any probl
but i have seen some videos that everyone are using an app that noone says which app is this!!
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Stickmount?

markuz85 said:
Stickmount?
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Working only on nexus :/

MHL and USB OTG

Are these features enabled?
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merlen said:
Are these features enabled?
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I briefly tested plugging my 64gb flash drive in via my USB OTG cable; it showed up as storage but wasn't readable (was formatted in NTFS, i had data i didn't want to loose on it so i didn't try to format it). So my guess it USB OTG is enabled and working properly, however i have not 100% confirmed that.

Seems like otg is enabled.
Anyone able to check mhl?
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I have an MHL adapter, I will go home a check for you tonight....

MHL Not enabled....

slider2828 said:
MHL Not enabled....
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Bummer. Thanks for the info guys.
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I got an OTG cable but I cannot mount USB sticks :(

I'm rooted, stock rom, franco kernel. I downloaded stickmount. When I plug my usb stick in it mounts it, or claims to anyway but it actually mounted things in sdcard/usbstorage with names like /sd2, /sd3, /sd4 ... /sd12. None of these are my usb stick.
I tried another USB mounter in the playstore that mounts to /dev/block/sda and it said it worked, but the directory does not exist.
Have I wasted my money? Is USB mounting possible?

Go into your custom recovery and select "usb-otg" to see if it is being recognized properly.

The cable has to be a specific kind. You can't just buy any OTG cable. For the Nexus 7 to read OTG correctly, pins 4 'ID Pin' and 5 'ground' have to be shorted together. I suspect you bought a cable that is not compatible with the Nexus 7. I personally make my own so i don't waste the money on a 50% chance.
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Also do you have "StickMount"? Thats the only working solution I find

I use USB otg helper. Works great.
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any updates on this problem, guys? I have my (unrooted/unlocked) Nexus 7 which doesn't recognize any pendrives or HDD via OTG cable. the same OTG cable works with my friends Nexus 7, Xperia Z (both brand new) and another Xperia set.

effacer said:
any updates on this problem, guys? I have my (unrooted/unlocked) Nexus 7 which doesn't recognize any pendrives or HDD via OTG cable. the same OTG cable works with my friends Nexus 7, Xperia Z (both brand new) and another Xperia set.
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Kernel/ROM combo?

I would suggest using the app Paragon, works well to mount NTFS file systems (stick mount only works with FAT32). Also, be sure you're using a good OTG cable. Here the best one I've found, on Amazon for $7.99.
Hope this helps!

AspenMan said:
I would suggest using the app Paragon, works well to mount NTFS file systems (stick mount only works with FAT32). Also, be sure you're using a good OTG cable. Here the best one I've found, on Amazon for $7.99.
Hope this helps!
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Stick mount cab read from NTFS. It has issues with writing to and editing on NTFS.
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Macmee said:
I'm rooted, stock rom, franco kernel. I downloaded stickmount. When I plug my usb stick in it mounts it, or claims to anyway but it actually mounted things in sdcard/usbstorage with names like /sd2, /sd3, /sd4 ... /sd12. None of these are my usb stick.
I tried another USB mounter in the playstore that mounts to /dev/block/sda and it said it worked, but the directory does not exist.
Have I wasted my money? Is USB mounting possible?
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I'm not rooted (completely stock) and I use Nexus Media Importer, I can only transfer from usb to nexus, but I only use it to watch videos and play music I have stored on my USB flash drive.

graydiggy said:
The cable has to be a specific kind. You can't just buy any OTG cable. For the Nexus 7 to read OTG correctly, pins 4 'ID Pin' and 5 'ground' have to be shorted together. I suspect you bought a cable that is not compatible with the Nexus 7. I personally make my own so i don't waste the money on a 50% chance.
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I got this:
http://www.amazon.ca/Micro-USB-OTG-2-0-Adapter/dp/B005QX7KYU
Is this the wrong one? When I plug my USB headphones into it, I don't hear anything in the headphones, BUT the volume rocker on the headphones seems to work. What do I do about USB mounting

It doesn't specify that it is for the N7, so chances are that it's not the correct one.
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The reviews say it works for the N7.... any help?

It might be a bum cable... Or your usb port is borked...
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Macmee said:
I got this:
http://www.amazon.ca/Micro-USB-OTG-2-0-Adapter/dp/B005QX7KYU
Is this the wrong one? When I plug my USB headphones into it, I don't hear anything in the headphones, BUT the volume rocker on the headphones seems to work. What do I do about USB mounting
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I'm pretty sure I have the same cable and it worked for me on my Nexus 7.
Did you try usb otg helper?
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gc84245 said:
I'm pretty sure I have the same cable and it worked for me on my Nexus 7.
Did you try usb otg helper?
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my USB headphones worked with USB audio tester (I would like to know how to enable these headphones within the OS though...)
but nope, no love from OTG helper, it says it cannot find a usb drive.

And you've tried different usb drives? What format?
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This is what happens when I mount my fat32:
http://db.tt/8l0z0hY0
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Nobody knows why this happens?

Rirere said:
Kernel/ROM combo?
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I have stock android, no stock rom or kernals, anything. Also I checked with my friend's Nexus 7, and virtually everything is same- stock andriod 4.2.2, 16GB, (now rooted), unlocked bootloader (unlock sign while powering up). I even reset both of them- still the same.
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graydiggy said:
It might be a bum cable... Or your usb port is borked...
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this is what i'm afraid of too - broken usb port in N7

OTG + Charging

Does anyone know if this is possible on our phones?

I know otg works but never had a cable where you could charge too
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It should work since it's not different from charging on PC and copy files at the same time. Just need a cable with a split end; one socket for the charger and one for the OTG device.
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I just tried it and it doesn't work. My phone won't charge at all using the split OTG cable, with OR without a usb device plugged in.
Tried every combination of plugging and unplugging things that I could think of, and no-go.
I guess it's possible that my split cable could be the problem, but this worked just fine on my GNex, so I highly doubt it.

Dang, it will be awhile before I get the OTG cable, also waiting for the N3 DE. Can anyone second this?
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snwbrdr852 said:
I just tried it and it doesn't work. My phone won't charge at all using the split OTG cable, with OR without a usb device plugged in.
Tried every combination of plugging and unplugging things that I could think of, and no-go.
I guess it's possible that my split cable could be the problem, but this worked just fine on my GNex, so I highly doubt it.
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I agree. Tested with this cable, and it's a no go. Works without a single issue on my Gnex as well.
I'm leaning towards kernel compatibility.
Edit: Something that it does differently on the Note 3 is that it immediately gives a notification stating that a usb device is connected as soon as I plug it in, even without a usb drive being attached. While still connected, attaching a usb drive works perfectly.

Thanks, that's a show stopper to watch movies from a USB HD. Maybe a Samsung accessory cable will work; sucks for those already having one though.
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have u tried plugging one of those usb hubs with multiple ports into ur otg cable? It works for me
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NinjaPerv said:
have u tried plugging one of those usb hubs with multiple ports into ur otg cable? It works for me
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Does it work with multiple attached devices?
I imagine that powers the attached devices but does not charge the phone battery?
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i have tried and yes it will charge the phone. the one I have I got from walmart for somewhere around 10 bucks. it wasnt much
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Trouble using OTG to connect to Cleanflight

Anyone who messes around with drones will know what I'm talking about. On other devices with micro-usb, I was able to use an OTG cable and use Cleanflight Flasher, Ez-GUI etc to mess with my Naze32 flight controller. I can't get any power to the FC using my Nexus, USB-C to micro adapter, to OTG. Anyone have any ideas?
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I have this problem too.

OTG isn't supported I'm afraid. It's due to USB-type C connector not supporting it.

TonzaTheChosenOne said:
OTG isn't supported I'm afraid. It's due to USB-type C connector not supporting it.
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Well that really sucks. I mean, I still have my Nexus 7 tablet that I can use... But any time you get a new device and LOSE features you had previously, major bummer.
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