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[Q] how to connect the hdd?

hi
i have acer a500 and i have 4.0.3 stock without root and i try to connect my hdd wd NTFS and i see nothing on root explorer or es file explorer or..oi file manager..
what i'm wrong with?
thanks

I7210I said:
hi
i have acer a500 and i have 4.0.3 stock without root and i try to connect my hdd wd NTFS and i see nothing on root explorer or es file explorer or..oi file manager..
what i'm wrong with?
thanks
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It could be a number of things.
First of all, what is the hd you are connecting?
Is it a portable?
Some work and some don't.
A portable HD that does work will draw power from the A500.
When you plug it in you will hear it spin up and the light will flash on it, indication it is being read.
If the light comes on and then immediately goes off then the drive wont work because it probably requires more power.
Also in your file manage it will come up as usb.
And if it does work you nedd to let the A500 read it before opening your file manager.
It will be ready to see in the file manager when the light stops blinking.
Some have found the following to work on some tablets.
Freecom Mobile Drive Classic II 500gb
Seagate GoFlex 1TB
500 gb Freeagent Go
Samsung S2 Portable 640 GB
LaCie's 500GB Rikiki
WD 500G Passport Elite
WD myBook 500GB
WD Elements Portable SE 500GB
Seagate FreeAgent Go Flex 1TB
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 500 GB
freeagent go 250gb
maxtor basics portable storage 500GB
Transcend 320gb Storejet external HDD
Iomega 500GB Select Portable
Toshiba Canvio USB 2.0 500 GB
To keep a master list I added from other posts below:
Toshiba Canvio USB 2.0 1TB

Add Transcend 320gb to the list. (NTFS SATA)
Also WD Elements 1Tb (ext power required)

Also add Samsung s2 1Tb and Hitachi Touro 1Tb too, both NTFS sata...

i connect wd essential se 750GB
http://wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=430
it sounds that it works also it shows the light but i can;t see anything
now i'm with 4.0.3 but before i was with 3.2.1 and it works well
so i think the problem maybe with the 4.0.3

someone can help please?

I7210I said:
someone can help please?
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I will hook my hdd later and see if it works and where it shows up, and get back with you.
mine worked fine, and shows up under mnt/usb_storage

I7210I said:
someone can help please?
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I can advise, that sometimes, on HC, I would have to plug and unplug the USB connector several times before it would work. You might try that.
Also, I use File MAnager HD, and just select External Storage.

Add 2tb wd

still no success with it...what else i can do?it can be problem with version?

I7210I said:
still no success with it...what else i can do?it can be problem with version?
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No answer for you mate. Try getting DriveMount from the market, and see if that gets it going. Really shouldn't need it, but in the past, some tablets had to use it for NTFS.

I7210I said:
still no success with it...what else i can do?it can be problem with version?
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At this point try another drive.

i tried another hdd and it works ..the other one is also NTFS -WD Elements

I7210I said:
i tried another hdd and it works ..the other one is also NTFS -WD Elements
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Glad you got it working, if possible I would reformat the one that did not work and give it a try again.

Anyone having a Seagate goflex free agent 1TB can access it through USB on a500?
EDIT: Ok, can access it. Had some problems with the cable earlier..

NTFS is related to Microsoft licensing and Android doesnt have the neccessary license to work , most fat 32 drive will work with no problems , if you have root there are ways around the licensing issues , you might try something like this :
NTFSMount.apk
To use the NTFSMount app,you need root you should follow the instructions below;
- Install APK
- Connect HDD
- Launch app
- Select device
- Click Mount
http://*******/282572/get-ntfsmount-apk

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can you upload again the
NTFSMount
?
and maybe it will help for you that what i did for the version
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646042

someone can help me please??
if ther's need to re format the tab again i will do it i need that option for the hdd

can i connect an ex hard drive to my s4?

hi i tried to connect an ext to ym s4 otg cable its broken and i ahve to put it in special position to work im getting new one toamrrow
but when i connect my hdd pwoers turn on hear the sound (got WD My passport 1tb AND mybook 1tb! it says blank or,,, storage is it coz ntfs format? should i format it? to fat32 or anythign if do do does it slow or anythign my harddrive:?

I woud like to know answer to thise too.
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Yup, if the phone says blank drive or unsupported format, it's probably in NTFS. You can format it to either FAT32 or exFAT.
Fat32 doesn't slow down your disk, but you have a 4gb file limit which is annoying if you have HD Movies or other large files.

what u mean by 4gb limit? each file?!

btw i dont wonna use that a got a 32gb sony flash and i can use it IF i got out of storage or some times for diffrent uses just wonna know

kamranhaghighi said:
what u mean by 4gb limit? each file?!
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Each file has a max size limit of 4GBs. I have a couple of 3 hour videos which are about 7GBs each.

btw i can split them whit windwos movie maker!

kamranhaghighi said:
btw i can split them whit windwos movie maker!
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I know, but I like to have everything in as few files and folders as possible. Just my personal idiosyncrasy.

me too

btw i hope they add ntfs support in the other versions

Or you could use one of the multitude of apps on Play that allow you to mount NTFS-formatted drives. Chainfire's StickMount works pretty well for me on the S4 (requires root).

kamranhaghighi said:
hi i tried to connect an ext to ym s4 otg cable its broken and i ahve to put it in special position to work im getting new one toamrrow
but when i connect my hdd pwoers turn on hear the sound (got WD My passport 1tb AND mybook 1tb! it says blank or,,, storage is it coz ntfs format? should i format it? to fat32 or anythign if do do does it slow or anythign my harddrive:?
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Hi all, iv tried mounting my wd passport 1tb to s4 i9500 5.0.1 via otg but the app plugin stops working for some reason i dont know. Iv read that it is only achievable with rooted phones for i9500 but that was sometime ago now..
Does any one know an efficient way to do this now with an unrooted phone?
Or if i need to root phone to open this wd 1tb ext hdd, what specific mods work best?

doublegood said:
Hi all, iv tried mounting my wd passport 1tb to s4 i9500 5.0.1 via otg but the app plugin stops working for some reason i dont know. Iv read that it is only achievable with rooted phones for i9500 but that was sometime ago now..
Does any one know an efficient way to do this now with an unrooted phone?
Or if i need to root phone to open this wd 1tb ext hdd, what specific mods work best?
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wow that was years ago! i got rid of that phone for a nexus 4. I loved it
anyway
I suggest that you try to use es explorer if you still have it. it can recognize NTFS unlike the stock browser

kamranhaghighi said:
wow that was years ago! i got rid of that phone for a nexus 4. I loved it
anyway
I suggest that you try to use es explorer if you still have it. it can recognize NTFS unlike the stock browser
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Yeah shes an oldie lol, in the last year iv destroyed 3 phones due to tough working conditions so i cant afford to keep replacing nicer new phones I'll try es explorer as you suggested.. so far iv tried total commander with the paragon ums plugin, that does pick up smaller usb drives ie. My 16gb transcend stick. Other reports mention to root & cm11 does the job.
Anyway I'll give es explorer a shot and report back :good:
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doublegood said:
Yeah shes an oldie lol, in the last year iv destroyed 3 phones due to tough working conditions so i cant afford to keep replacing nicer new phones I'll try es explorer as you suggested.. so far iv tried total commander with the paragon ums plugin, that does pick up smaller usb drives ie. My 16gb transcend stick. Other reports mention to root & cm11 does the job.
Anyway I'll give es explorer a shot and report back :good:
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Ok tried. Es explorer at first recognised the wd passort 1tb ext hdd but wasnt able to read any files showing 0% after i still tried to open the folder but phone crashed.
Not sure if the cause was due to only 35% battery life or a clash of paragon ums plugin wanting to start up too?
Unless someone has better ideas i might just use a pc to transfer the files from the wd 1tb to the smaller recognisable 16gb usb. Or use the pc to copy in the phones micro sd.
If i go the root option for i9500 5.0.1 to use otg with the wd 1tb ext hdd what flash files are most suited?

[Q] Note 3 and NTFS

Hello,
I've tried to mount my external sd card, which is on ntfs with several tools, but they all fail.
It seems that fuse is not compatible with the selinux ? Is there any chance we can still use NTFS ?
Thanks!

grizmin said:
Hello,
I've tried to mount my external sd card, which is on ntfs with several tools, but they all fail.
It seems that fuse is not compatible with the selinux ? Is there any chance we can still use NTFS ?
Thanks!
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nope but you can use exfat.

muhtesem insan said:
nope but you can use exfat.
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I bought my Note 3 in order to have a mobile media player, using the multimedia docking station, a HDMI monitor and a hard drive. I have several Android devices like MK908 stick which accept NTFS formatted drives. My plan was to root the Note 3 and install the Paragon NTFS driver. Now I had to learn that this will trigger the eFuse circuit, and I will loose my warranty. But since this was the biggest reason to switch from Note 1 to Note 3, I am still planning to root the Note 3, but prior to that I would like to know if then I will most likely be able to use NTFS formatted hard drives bigger than 32GB (this limit is documented for FAT32 drives in the manual of the Samsung docking station).
Are there any experiences?
Thanks in advance!

steff_1964 said:
I bought my Note 3 in order to have a mobile media player, using the multimedia docking station, a HDMI monitor and a hard drive. I have several Android devices like MK908 stick which accept NTFS formatted drives. My plan was to root the Note 3 and install the Paragon NTFS driver. Now I had to learn that this will trigger the eFuse circuit, and I will loose my warranty. But since this was the biggest reason to switch from Note 1 to Note 3, I am still planning to root the Note 3, but prior to that I would like to know if then I will most likely be able to use NTFS formatted hard drives bigger than 32GB (this limit is documented for FAT32 drives in the manual of the Samsung docking station).
Are there any experiences?
Thanks in advance!
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exfat allows drives bigger than 32 gb
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muhtesem insan said:
exfat allows drives bigger than 32 gb
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I know, but my hard drives are in NTFS formatted, and I do not want to reformat them....
So I am curious if the Paragon NTFS driver will work after rooting the Note 3. If there is no way to mount a NTFS formatted drive, I will not void my warranty by blowing the eFuse...

steff_1964 said:
I know, but my hard drives are in NTFS formatted, and I do not want to reformat them....
So I am curious if the Paragon NTFS driver will work after rooting the Note 3. If there is no way to mount a NTFS formatted drive, I will not void my warranty by blowing the eFuse...
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I have rooted and installed paragon Ntfs. Still not work on NTFS drive.

install Civz rom. it support mounting ntfs drive. work like a charm on my note 3

USB stick plugin for total commander works but it is a paid app. You also have to run it before you plug in the Hdd and are limited to using total commander as a file explorer for NTFS drives....

Try this
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.shajul.usbotg
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semeru said:
Try this
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.shajul.usbotg
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Tried OTG helper, didn't help... Tried all the NTFS mount apps in the playstore and found USB stick plugin for total commander to be the only thing that works for now....

ultramag69 said:
Tried OTG helper, didn't help... Tried all the NTFS mount apps in the playstore and found USB stick plugin for total commander to be the only thing that works for now....
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great find mate, I was looking for something to work on note 10.1 and note 3, when nothing worked, this is working perfect and without root
thanks a lot

ultramag69 said:
Tried OTG helper, didn't help... Tried all the NTFS mount apps in the playstore and found USB stick plugin for total commander to be the only thing that works for now....
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You need a custom kernel which allows SELinux Permissive.
Then install any NTFS app paragon or USB OTG mounter etc.
NTFS drives will work.

vikas724 said:
You need a custom kernel which allows SELinux Permissive.
Then install any NTFS app paragon or USB OTG mounter etc.
NTFS drives will work.
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why do u need all that workarounds when there is a perfectly good app which works and that too without root

saj2001ind said:
why do u need all that workarounds when there is a perfectly good app which works and that too without root
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because I don't think writing into NTFS drives will work.
For normal reading NTFS drives nexus media importer also works fine.

I'm thinking to do similar setup and I agree, loading custom ROM's seems way too much, especially considering other consequences, like lost warranty or in my case loosing WiFi calling, which makes it total No Go. For simple streaming, reading may be all we need, If I want writing, I was thinking to set up secondary partition, FAT32 or exFat to dump files on to. Doing housekeeping chores, like moving files, sorting etc. I would be using my laptop anyhow, which could access everything without restrictions, since Android is way too cumbersome. And just to make sure, there are Win programs, like partition magic, that will let you repartition active drive without loosing data or moving it.
But I must say, it blows my mind how many restrictions Android has without rooting, especially being based on open source.

vikas724 said:
because I don't think writing into NTFS drives will work.
For normal reading NTFS drives nexus media importer also works fine.
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You are correct you can read but not write to NTFS drives. When I attempt to copy a file to the drive I get an error message that says: Error writing to target file!
Thanks SELinux.

grizmin said:
Hello,
I've tried to mount my external sd card, which is on ntfs with several tools, but they all fail.
It seems that fuse is not compatible with the selinux ? Is there any chance we can still use NTFS ?
Thanks!
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TRY USING PARAGON NFTS from the google play store.

adilrenzu said:
TRY USING PARAGON NFTS from the google play store.
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Tried that along with Roehsoft's Partition Manager. Permission is denied

speedy1979 said:
Tried that along with Roehsoft's Partition Manager. Permission is denied
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u need to running a custom kernel, i have successfully mounted my 2TB Toshiba HDD using Paragon and lean kernel

In other words we have to make selinux become permissive or disabled?
Sent from N9005 NC2 ROM.

NTFS support for USB-OTG?

Hi was wondering if it is possible to format my 64gb pen drive to NTFS and get my G2 to recognise it using a USB-OTG?

mimicuk said:
Hi was wondering if it is possible to format my 64gb pen drive to NTFS and get my G2 to recognise it using a USB-OTG?
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It doesn't appear to recognize it on mine. I tried a Sandisk Ultra 32GB that I've used on my Samsung TV, and it couldn't handle it. It could handle FAT32 on a Sandisk Cruzer using the same OTG adapter.
Disappointing if you want to access large files. I'm going to try ext3 next.
Edit....
I formated it on my Linux system, and it does read ext2, if you have that available. If you need large files, then that would be one solution. Maybe you can install NTFS-3G support, which is what Linux uses.

martyfried said:
It doesn't appear to recognize it on mine. I tried a Sandisk Ultra 32GB that I've used on my Samsung TV, and it couldn't handle it. It could handle FAT32 on a Sandisk Cruzer using the same OTG adapter.
Disappointing if you want to access large files. I'm going to try ext3 next.
Edit....
I formated it on my Linux system, and it does read ext2, if you have that available. If you need large files, then that would be one solution. Maybe you can install NTFS-3G support, which is what Linux uses.
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you can use exfat...and it recognize well

anyen said:
you can use exfat...and it recognize well
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That's good to know for those that use windows. For Linux, which I use, it would take some work to get it, whereas ext2 is standard, stable, and works.
Perhaps F2FS (Flash Friendly File System, from Samsung) would be another possibility, although I don't know if it's available at all.

Hi guys, if you want NTFS support on your LG G2 all you have to do is install Paragon exFAT, NTFS & HFS+.
Googled for G2 OTG NTFS support, came in here, tried Paragon and came back to tell you it worked flawlesly with my NTFS 1tb 2,5" external hdd.

thanks man .. tested with lg g2 kitkat stock rom .. just mounted onstorage\usb storage 1..2 ..3 .. you can even format your hdd :-o

Fire 10 suddently says nfts flash drive is unsupported, it read fine last week

I know it only supports FAT32, but until i lost my adapter that came with my Samsung 10 it used to read the ntfs flash no problem, but now says unsupported file structure. I was also using a different flash that was lost with the adapter. I bought the same adapter on ebay but using a different flash. Could that be the problem? Im not rooted, but that didnt matter before. Want to be able to transfer movies over 4GB like i have until this week. Thanks

Yankee6 said:
I know it only supports FAT32, but until i lost my adapter that came with my Samsung 10 it used to read the ntfs flash no problem, but now says unsupported file structure. I was also using a different flash that was lost with the adapter. I bought the same adapter on ebay but using a different flash. Could that be the problem? Im not rooted, but that didnt matter before. Want to be able to transfer movies over 4GB like i have until this week. Thanks
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NTFS is designed for the Microsoft Windows operating systems, not on some Android devices.
You can try to format as exFAT or FAT32. exFAT is same as NTFS.
You can transfer your movies using MTP.

AmznUser444 Dev said:
NTFS is designed for the Microsoft Windows operating systems, not on some Android devices.
You can try to format as exFAT or FAT32. exFAT is same as NTFS.
You can transfer your movies using MTP.
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Exfat didnt work either same error as with NTFS.

Yankee6 said:
Exfat didnt work either same error as with NTFS.
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Because Amazon doesn't pay to Microsoft to use NTFS and ExFAT.
You can transfer your media from your PC to Fire tablet using USB.

AmznUser444 Dev said:
Because Amazon doesn't pay to Microsoft to use NTFS and ExFAT.
You can transfer your media from your PC to Fire tablet using USB.
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but it DID work before. I guess no one can explain how this was possible then and not now. I keep the tablet at work and bring flash drives to transfer movies. Wanted to be able to transfer movies over 4 gig, but guess ive lost the ability to do that now.

You could try exFAT/NTFS for USB by Paragon. Maybe that can read the drive