I have tried mounting data and/or system in TWRP to be able to transfer files to my device from my computer, but it doesn't want to connect to let me do so. Is there a special way to do this?
Have yo use otg as far as I am aware of.
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Hey guys I just got the Nexux S 4G from Sprint yesterday and when I plug it into my computer it installed everything and said my device was ready to use but when I turn USB mass storage on and I dont get a folder on my computer. Anyone have the same problem of know a fix? Its windows 7 btw.
You need to install the usb drive from the sdk.
Go to the dev section and look for the rooting guides and you'll find links to it you don't need to be rooted but you need the drives for your computer to read your phone
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suprakarma said:
You need to install the usb drive from the sdk.
Go to the dev section and look for the rooting guides and you'll find links to it you don't need to be rooted but you need the drives for your computer to read your phone
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Awesome thank you very much.
Ok so now when I plug it in the folder shows up but when I click it it says no drive.
Mmm, it must be cause the phone does not have an external sd, did you also turned the debug mode and or mass storage on your phone? You'll find those on your settings
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A lot of people seem to be having this issue, particularly after installing or coming from a recovery.
I have the issue of not being able to mount the Mass Storage from recovery. I can mount from the OS just fine also fastboot has no problems.
Yep...USB Storage mode is borked. I wonder if GRJ22 has anything to do with this.
So I've managed to root the tab fallowing instructions, however, I'm wondering if there's any know app that can toggle the storage to be accesible via usb on my laptop. I know the storage within is basically acting like a sd card.
Not that I know of I just use adb
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sure!! just uncheck USB debugging then connect the USB cable
Im having an issue with TWRP 2.2.2.0.
It seems that I cant mount USB storage from the recovery at all. I can hear the sound on my lappy that a USB device is connected but when I try to mount through the recovery, nothing shows up on my computer. I tried mounting all the options there with no luck. Is this a known issue or have I messed up with my Nexie somewhere?
Thanks in advance fellow forumites.
Are you trying with usb otg? as in, cable and flash drive?
chichoko said:
Im having an issue with TWRP 2.2.2.0.
It seems that I cant mount USB storage from the recovery at all. I can hear the sound on my lappy that a USB device is connected but when I try to mount through the recovery, nothing shows up on my computer. I tried mounting all the options there with no luck. Is this a known issue or have I messed up with my Nexie somewhere?
Thanks in advance fellow forumites.
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I couldn't figure that out either, I'm also using twrp. I had to use adb to transfer files. I don't think you messed up your nexie.
unclefrancis said:
I couldn't figure that out either, I'm also using twrp. I had to use adb to transfer files. I don't think you messed up your nexie.
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I am having the same problem.
With my Kindle Fire I could connect with a USB cable and see all the files on my pc, just like it was a drive. I can't get that to work on my N7. The only way I can do it is to use WIFI File explorer which works great, but I would still like to get the cable to do it's thing if possible.
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Are you trying with usb otg? as in, cable and flash drive?
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Im trying to access the internal storage of the N7 from within the recovery. And it seems impossible :S
Right now for example, I wanted to do a NAND backup but I forgot to delete the previous one and Im out of space. The only thing I can do is reboot back to the system, plug in the usb and delete the backup, then reboot into recovery and backup -.- I wanted to avoid just that but it seems that USB mount doesnt work in TWRP at all. Is anyone using CWMR and can report wether it works there? I would re-flash the recovery in an instant...
Plugging my device into my PC, there is a TWRP folder that contains the backup I made. Couldn't you do this and just delete that folder? I'm not in debugging mode.
Some times windows detect USB device but fail to attribute a letter for that mass storage device. Look at disk managment for storage device without a letter.
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Plugging my device into my PC, there is a TWRP folder that contains the backup I made. Couldn't you do this and just delete that folder? I'm not in debugging mode.
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I'm used to do all that stuff from within the recovery on my phone... So Im looking for the same thing for my Nexie. My biggest concern is that I wanted to have USB mount from within the recovery in case my Nexus fails to boot so I can transfer a new ROM and flash it with ease. Dont want to mess with ADB for basic stuff. I can access the storage when its booted normally just fine, its the recovery mount thats bothering me...
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Some times windows detect USB device but fail to attribute a letter for that mass storage device. Look at disk managment for storage device without a letter.
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That is something I completely forgot about, will check it later on and report back. Awesome advice, thanks man! :good:
unclefrancis said:
I couldn't figure that out either, I'm also using twrp. I had to use adb to transfer files. I don't think you messed up your nexie.
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How do I use adb to transfer files? Thanks
Adb push/pull file_name
I guess
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I don't have fast boot though .... What else should I do?
Any way that we could access the phone storage via a PC when the handset is in RECOVERY MODE.
I remember I can do that on my Nexus S.
but when i boot N4 into recovery mode, then plug in the USB cable, the phone would not pick up the phone as an external storage, nor can not recovery files or copy any ZIP or IMG to the phone.
Any ideas? Thanks for reading.
Sorry What I mean is that the PC would not pick up the phone as an external storage.
stevo_stevo said:
Any way that we could access the phone storage via a PC when the handset is in RECOVERY MODE.
I remember I can do that on my Nexus S.
but when i boot N4 into recovery mode, then plug in the USB cable, the phone would not pick up the phone as an external storage, nor can not recovery files or copy any ZIP or IMG to the phone.
Any ideas? Thanks for reading.
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I remember reading somewhere that this is a current limitation on the recoveries we have now, so you may be out of luck until a dev figures out a fix. At least I think I read that somewhere...
You cannot mount the phone while it is in recovery. If you borked a ROM flash and need to use .IMG files to fix it, you have to boot into fastboot and flash them that way.
i thought so, however i remember i have done that on my Nexus S, May be it is just a limitation on N4’ RECOVERY
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Its a limitation that started showing up about a year ago, i first noticed it on the PHOTON. It is mildly annoying especially when you bork something.
But you can sideload apps/roms/zips on ADB and of course you still have fastboot so all in all its not that bad.
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i thought so, however i remember i have done that on my Nexus S, May be it is just a limitation on N4’ RECOVERY
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Your Nexus S also had removable storage and didn't mount via MTP.
joshnichols189 said:
Your Nexus S also had removable storage and didn't mount via MTP.
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Didn't have removable, it just wasn't MTP.
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DarkhShadow said:
Didn't have removable, it just wasn't MTP.
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However the Nexus S did have USB Mountable storage though as the storage was split between system and USB Mountable (and not MTP). The Nexus 4 only has one continuous area of storage (hence the use of MTP) and "emulates" internal storage. So no, unfortunately no way to access in recovery as of yet.
theimpaler said:
However the Nexus S did have USB Mountable storage though as the storage was split between system and USB Mountable (and not MTP). The Nexus 4 only has one continuous area of storage (hence the use of MTP) and "emulates" internal storage. So no, unfortunately no way to access in recovery as of yet.
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Thanks theimpaler, I understand now, as long as everything could be done via fastboot.
Hello,
I have Paranoid Android 3.99 installed and the phone is rooted. I'd like to know if it's possible to access the phone's internal storage via MTP, other than the virtual SDCard. I'd like to see the sms database files for example.
Thanks.
No, you need to use adb to get them files
Or copy the database to the sdcard with a root explorer and then copy it via mtp
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