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Trying to copy several, small files from my SD card

Hi,
I’m running into an odd problem.
I have a Google Nexus 7 Tablet. I’ve unlocked and rooted it with the Toolkit. I’m attaching it via USB on a Windows 7, 64 bit system. I’ve installed the PDANet drivers.
I’ve made a back up of my tablet using Titanium Backup. Within the Titanium Backup directory are many small files, that I’d like to copy back onto my desktop for safe keeping.
However every time I copy the directory over to my PC using Windows Explorer, only a fraction of files get copied, I’d say about 20%. I’ve tried it several times, but, can’t seem to get it to do a complete copy. I’ve tried selecting the entire directory and the all the files (select all) without success.
When you plug in the micro USB cable to your tablet, does it automatically go into mass storage mode (though I have selected Mass Storage mode as my option).
I’m coming from several Samsung devices and I know there are a few ways to enable mass storage mode on them, and at a minimum, you have to choose to mount the SD card. Is there something similar with Asus devices?
What am I missing?
Thanks!

I rarely send files via the USB port... normally just use the wifi connection. Just sent all the TI backup files via AndFTP to a server over WiFi and it only a little more than 5 minutes.
I then for the first time, hooked up the N7 to my USB to transfer the files to my notebook.
Didn't make any changes.
Created a new directory on my Notebook (Win7Pro) and then opened the drive on the N7, found the TitaniumBackup directory and selected all the file (not the directory holding them).
Took about 5 mins to move the files which was about the same as the Wifi transfer.
Not errors, and all the files got there.
Not sure if that helps you...
Oh. the N7 is rooted with TWRP recovery on it but otherwise Stock.

BTW.. this morning I tried this app which is a sync app between my workstation at home and the Droid. Worked good enough I upgraded and now have a number of manual syncs setup (droid to computer)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrtstudio.SyncFolders

krelvinaz said:
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Didn't make any changes.
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Not errors, and all the files got there.
Oh. the N7 is rooted with TWRP recovery on it but otherwise Stock.
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krelvinaz said:
BTW.. this morning I tried this app which is a sync app between my workstation at home and the Droid. Worked good enough I upgraded and now have a number of manual syncs setup (droid to computer)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrtstudio.SyncFolders
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Hi krelvinaz,
Thanks for taking the time to test that for me. I did exactly the same procedure as you. I'll play with it some more and see if it was just a bad driver install or something. Perhaps I'll try it on my laptop at work...
And thanks very much for the link... that app does look promising indeed. I really appreciate that it doesn't sync with the cloud, but with my pc. That's great.
Thanks again for your help!

Update:
Ok, well I tried to copy the same files on my work laptop, which is running XP, and without any additional drivers, and it stopped at exactly the same place, at one particular file.
I then deleted that one backup file, and tried to copy the directly again, and it worked. I then tried again on my Windows 7, 64 bit desktop and it too was successful!
I guess that file was corrupted or something.
I'm glad I figured it out, and thanks again krelvinaz.

I got my N7 today. Just plugged in USB to my computer and copied my "backup-apps" folder and my MP3 folder from my phone. Moved very fast, now I have about 150 .apk's I can install if I have recognition problems with the Play store, and 2000 songs.... using up my "16" gb fast... about time to root and add stickmount.

Windows won't see files

I am getting a bit frustrated. The plan was simple, I ran titanium backup, now just get on my computer to copy the folder over and flash the image. However as usual some dumb friggen issue has occured and an hour in, and I haven't even started.
I'm currently running cm10.1, and want to run the image to go to stock 4.3. Windows sees my nexus 7 but it shows up as "Unspecified device" and my computer is not showing it as a storage device . I have Media device enabled, so whats the issue? Is this a CM issue? How do I fix this? Thanks

Something interesting?

So after flashing the new lollipop update I found myself stuck in a bootloop unable to get into the android operating system at all. I used flashboot and the intel flash tool to try and restore to an older ROM. It forze at 91% with an "error:unable to mount /data" I then used the root tool to try and sideload and install the update.zip from adb shell. No luck. When I rebooted I got to a strange efi menu. Looked around, and it gives me the option to install with with windows?
Anyone have any ideas. I'm waiting for radio shack to open, its the only local place that sells USB otg cables locally.

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njking25 said:
So after flashing the new lollipop update I found myself stuck in a bootloop unable to get into the android operating system at all. I used flashboot and the intel flash tool to try and restore to an older ROM. It forze at 91% with an "error:unable to mount /data" I then used the root tool to try and sideload and install the update.zip from adb shell. No luck. When I rebooted I got to a strange efi menu. Looked around, and it gives me the option to install with with windows?
Anyone have any ideas. I'm waiting for radio shack to open, its the only local place that sells USB otg cables locally.
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That is something interesting. It is asking which os to boot to, not install.
I'd like to know how you got into the bios? I am looking for a way to install Linux....
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Did you get this figured out?

I can see "fast boot" enabled. Have You tried to switch it off? any other menu is displayed?
Have You tried to "power+vol down" on it?

I've tried a few ways to get into the BIOS shown... all failed.
Maybe the only way to trigger the BIOS to show is to fully wipe/format the internal storage so the BIOS can't pick up droidboot or anything else. Quite risky though if it isn't the way.
I'm in no way telling anyone to do this and I have not tried it myself. I'd be curious to hear from any advanced users if they have ever completely wiped the internal memory and what options would be available to restore if things did go wrong.

zach181 said:
I've tried a few ways to get into the BIOS shown... all failed.
Maybe the only way to trigger the BIOS to show is to fully wipe/format the internal storage so the BIOS can't pick up droidboot or anything else. Quite risky though if it isn't the way.
I'm in no way telling anyone to do this and I have not tried it myself. I'd be curious to hear from any advanced users if they have ever completely wiped the internal memory and what options would be available to restore if things did go wrong.
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This guy seems to have stumbled on it also. I flashed the stock kk firmware and I am trying to do it but can't get Lollipop update to work. But it won't boot after it fails so I am reflashing KK again.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=60490907&postcount=578

Thanks for the link workdowg,
I'm still trying to work out how they did it. Could do with a step by step and whatever files needed uploaded and linked to. Also the bit about not using windows startup programs.

zach181 said:
Thanks for the link workdowg,
I'm still trying to work out how they did it. Could do with a step by step and whatever files needed uploaded and linked to. Also the bit about not using windows startup programs.
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If you try it do let me know. I need to get into the bios to get started on a dual boot to Linux on this bad boy...

I will let you know.
I just asked for the OP to clarify a few things before I go ahead. I may try Linux first with Windows 8/10 being the final install.

So... conclusion. we have to damage firmware to boot efi...
If we could swap img file before upload to tab (during this 25 second wait) we could make windows installation possible. Am i right?

zach181 said:
I will let you know.
I just asked for the OP to clarify a few things before I go ahead. I may try Linux first with Windows 8/10 being the final install.
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@social-design-concepts suggested we should try to change the boot order using efibootmgr. I've been communicating with him. Here is the post in the Venue thread... http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...postcount=2083

Links giving 404

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Links giving 404
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here it is again... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=61108700&postcount=2083 it got truncated.

Thanks workdowg.
It seems it's not as clear cut as first thought. Mind you, I didn't expect it to be. I did try a HP keyboard with OTG in Android and that got picked up ok (No lights on keyboard)
I'm a bit in the same mind as Social-Design. I'd rather have a definite way to restore Android from a totally blank internal drive before I have a go. Just up to page 214 in the thread so it may be covered later.

UEFI soft brick?
Hi guys,
I accidentely tried to use the firmware on my 1050 as described in this thread. I can indeed load the UEFI BIOS with all its settings (even though most don't do anything). But unfortunately, I cannot load any OS. I always get the error "EFI Harddrive failed" - meaning it cannot boot fomr hardrive.
I have used an externally powered USB-HUB with mouse, keyboard and USB-Stick and connected to the 1050 via OTG-cable. If the stick is bootabnle with GPT x64 then it will boot from that stick. All 64bit windows versions that I tried failed to install with "ACPI_BIOS_ERROR". 32bit windows would not start, because the GPT is 32bit and the BIOS does not recognise it.
The best success I had so far was to copy a ISO from android-x86 on the usb stick. It will boot in live-mode from the USB. Not so suprisignly, mouse and keyboard are working, touch isn't. WiFI is working and the SD card is detected. I tried to install this version of android on the harddrive which works, but it installs the EFI GRUB bootloader which is not recognised by the BIOS.
I can also access the UEFI shell.
Unfortunately, I am running a bit out of ideas of what to do in order to get a normal system (or firmware) back. ADB-drivers obviously don't work (the Intel SoC driver is installed as well), so I cannot use the Phone Flash Tool.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Yosha1 said:
Hi guys,
I accidentely tried to use the firmware on my 1050 as described in this thread. I can indeed load the UEFI BIOS with all its settings (even though most don't do anything). But unfortunately, I cannot load any OS. I always get the error "EFI Harddrive failed" - meaning it cannot boot fomr hardrive.
I have used an externally powered USB-HUB with mouse, keyboard and USB-Stick and connected to the 1050 via OTG-cable. If the stick is bootabnle with GPT x64 then it will boot from that stick. All 64bit windows versions that I tried failed to install with "ACPI_BIOS_ERROR". 32bit windows would not start, because the GPT is 32bit and the BIOS does not recognise it.
The best success I had so far was to copy a ISO from android-x86 on the usb stick. It will boot in live-mode from the USB. Not so suprisignly, mouse and keyboard are working, touch isn't. WiFI is working and the SD card is detected. I tried to install this version of android on the harddrive which works, but it installs the EFI GRUB bootloader which is not recognised by the BIOS.
I can also access the UEFI shell.
Unfortunately, I am running a bit out of ideas of what to do in order to get a normal system (or firmware) back. ADB-drivers obviously don't work (the Intel SoC driver is installed as well), so I cannot use the Phone Flash Tool.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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You can get it to boot from USB? Get someone with to use tethered twrp and get a backup of the esp and fastboot partitions.
I have 2 things you can try if the goal is getting back to booting stock Android.

Yosha1 said:
The best success I had so far was to copy a ISO from android-x86 on the usb stick. It will boot in live-mode from the USB. Not so suprisignly, mouse and keyboard are working, touch isn't. WiFI is working and the SD card is detected. I tried to install this version of android on the harddrive which works, but it installs the EFI GRUB bootloader which is not recognised by the BIOS.
I can also access the UEFI shell.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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Have You tried booting any x64 linux iso from flash drive?

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Have You tried booting any x64 linux iso from flash drive?
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Thank you for your fast reply.
I just tried that with an Ubuntu Desktop Distro. It boots up from teh USB drive, keyboard and mouse are present. Wifi, sound, touch don't work but I can see the internal Harddrive and the sdcard in the file exsplorer.

Yosha1 said:
Thank you for your fast reply.
I just tried that with an Ubuntu Desktop Distro. It boots up from teh USB drive, keyboard and mouse are present. Wifi, sound, touch don't work but I can see the internal Harddrive and the sdcard in the file exsplorer.
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extract and dd this to a usb drive and see if it is able to boot it View attachment 3415895 if it successfully boots replace the fastboot.img thats on the thumbrive with one for your devices and see if it boots. if your fastboot.img is named droidboot.img rename it to fastboot.img.
If you can successfully get your devices droidboot/fastboot.img to load you can then disconnect the usb-otg cable and reconnect it to your PC and use the phone flash tools to restore your device completely.

Unable to backup to computer

Wanted to backup internal storage to pc, which I have done several times before but doesn't seem to work at all now.
Windows 7, have adb drivers installed. Tried copying files thru adb pull, copy on twrp mode and normal mode to pc but it doesn't copy all files and folders.
Have tried installing Huawei drivers and same results.
What am I doing wrong?

Are you encrypted ?

Try a different cable
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wizardwiz said:
Are you encrypted ?
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No, I'm not.

scoot0073 said:
Try a different cable
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Don't have another. For now used third party app to back it all up.
Will try a different system and/or cable.

Which app did you use if i may ask?

Subhojit said:
Wanted to backup internal storage to pc, which I have done several times before but doesn't seem to work at all now.
Windows 7, have adb drivers installed. Tried copying files thru adb pull, copy on twrp mode and normal mode to pc but it doesn't copy all files and folders.
Have tried installing Huawei drivers and same results.
What am I doing wrong?
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I'm glad I searched a little more; I was about to start a thread but since my problem parallels yours fairly closely, I'll post here as well.
My problem has been trying to transfer nandroid backups from my twrp folder onto my PC. My drivers are functional and everything; my PC has no problem identifying my nexus, and my nexus is available (once plugged into my PC) to be opened, where I can view the files. I simply went to my twrp folder where my backups were and I tried just dragging them into a folder I had created on my desktop.
At first it just gave me a short, simple error message. So I created a couple folders within this folder, each with the name of the corresponding backups I have saved on my phone. I tried copying the files one at a time, and realized it was the very first file (boot.something.win) that was the only one unable to be transferred... The other file sections from the backup seem to have no problem.
I ran into similar issues with my type-c flash drive when I tried moving the backups onto it. It left out the first file, and changed another one of the files-- I'll try and grab some picks, or at least find out specifically what changes were made.
Running resurrection remix 5.7.3 with elemental x kernel.

Boot your phone to recovery then plug it into the computer and then u can copy your TWRP Backup's to computer fine.
This is how I do it
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Niiiice, yeah I will try that and see what happens. For some reason it wouldn't transfer to my type c flash drive i n recovery, but we'll see. Actually now that I think about it, I might not have ever gotten around to trying that yet, either.
'Preciate it brother.

Sometimes i cant get files to transfer. Ive had to bluetooth them.

I *may* have bricked my 1+6T

I was moving quickly the other day, and I ended up with a 1+ 6T that does NOT appear on my PC when plugged in. It has a copy of TWRP running and Linage, but I can't seem to change anything. Msm and Adb seem to have no connection, I have gotten the fastboot program to occasionally see the device, and on occasion I see it in my windows explorer. I am trying to get this back to a 'good' state where I can change to OS or make any changes. I am uncertain is both A / B partitions are loaded with Linage. I had this working recently, but made some dumb mistakes.
I am also unable to see the SD partion on the windows explorer any more
How do I fix this mess?
Thanks
Ray

rbahr said:
I was moving quickly the other day, and I ended up with a 1+ 6T that does NOT appear on my PC when plugged in. It has a copy of TWRP running and Linage, but I can't seem to change anything. Msm and Adb seem to have no connection, I have gotten the fastboot program to occasionally see the device, and on occasion I see it in my windows explorer. I am trying to get this back to a 'good' state where I can change to OS or make any changes. I am uncertain is both A / B partitions are loaded with Linage. I had this working recently, but made some dumb mistakes.
I am also unable to see the SD partion on the windows explorer any more
How do I fix this mess?
Thanks
Ray
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So what is your goal then? I would reinstall latest oos on both slots because who knows what base oos rom was on there. Then put whatever rom on. As far as the PC seeing it maybe the port is dirty or wire is bad I've had that problem. If PC doesn't recognize with mtp enabled in twrp then either your drivers are wrong on PC or the wire or port are bad.

Thanks for your reply. Pretty sure the culprit was a funky windows driver. I finally got MSM to work and restored everything to original. but since then have been having a bear of a time to load anything. More and more thinking that my machine has a problem. I may look at switching over to a different machine.
Thanks
Ray