Can Note 2 mount portable HDD via micro-usb OTG cable? - Galaxy Note II General

Hi, guys. I have got my note 2 rooted. I would like to know if note 2 is able to read data from portable HDD(NTFS) via micro usb cable. I want to watch movies which store in my portable HDD. Thanks
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I was able to read files from an external hdd with his own power supply, so I believe u will not face any problem. As for ntfs you have to use a third party app to mount it, though I don't know if there is any custom kernel that supports ntfs mount, the stock one does not support it.
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Devil or AGNI kernel and download Paragon NTFS or USB OTG Helper from PlayStore.
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I use my wd portable 500gb hdd with my note 2 on stock rom
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I was not that lucky, had a Hitachi portable HDD tested, the HDD emitted an abnormal mechanical noise due to insufficient power supply. However, USB flash disk worked in that way perfectly.

Yes, the power provided by the phone is not enough. I used a little trick, I don't know if you can do it too: My 2.5" portable HDD had a Y USB cable. One plug is for power and data, the other one just for more power, if needed. I connected the power+data cable to my USB OTG cable, the other end to a 5V USB power supply. I don't know if it's good for the phone, but it worked like a charm and the phone didn't get warm or so.
But as far as I know, not every external HD has a Y shaped cable.

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I use my wd portable 500gb hdd with my note 2 on stock rom
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Wow, your reply is very helpful because mine is wd portable 500gb as well
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MyPassport 1 TB nexus 7

Hey is there no way I can use my WD My Passport 1TB via OTG on my nexus 7 ?
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Use a USB OTG cable, make sure you're rooted, and you can use StickMount from Google Play to see the external storage.
There is also a system-level patch floating around that natively enables USB OTG, but I haven't tested that.
Cheers!
I already use that but both don't work for 1 tb' flash drives work fine
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Aren't "My Passport" drives spinning disks?
I don't think you can use spinning disks with OTG on small devices... or if you can, not or very long. Your battery will get hosed.

[Q] Nexus 7 OTG Problem with External HDD

Hello guys
I have Nexus media importer (not rooted) and when i connect usb stick its working fine but when i connect my external hdd WD 320gb its not working. Anyone knows what could be the problem ? maybe lack of power ? waiting for answers :highfive:
You can connect only device with own power source...
It is possible to use a hub with otg, I have connected a kboard and mouse through a basic 4 port hub as a tester. You should be able to use a powered hub to drive your external HD
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So which do you think is the problem?
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Both the other posters indicated it is likely a power problem. But, not all external HD's will work, powered or not. My WD 750Gb My Passport HD won't mount even powered.
It is indeed a power problem. My usb 2.0 based wd1600 did the same. Since it does not have its own power source, i wired in 5 volts to its usb cable and that got me up and going. There are some usb 3.0 ext hdds that dont need external power to work though. Tassadar got one and said it runs fine with just the power provided by the n7. So you have 3 options. 1. Use an hdd with ext power. 2. Wire in 5 volts to the cable. 3. Purchase an hdd which the n7 can power.
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How can I wire 5v power? You mean by hub with power input?
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How can I wire 5v power? You mean by hub with power input?
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No. I actually spliced a 5 volt power adapter directly into the hdds usb cable (red and black wires). A little solder and a few heatshrinks are priceless.
I was going to upload a pic of the cord, but uploading anything with the xda app is beyond retarded anymore. Startimg to regret paying for the premium. For the greatest android site on the web, it is a shame that their app stinks and riddled with bugs. Kinda ironic.
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Thank you very much.you helped me a lot
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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?
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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

Accessing external hard drive?

I was just wondering if anyone knows if accessing my external hard drive will be possible with my Note 3 when I get it? I have a externally powered western digital hard drive I would like to transfer files back and forth between! Is this possible and if so don't I need anything special to download this? Thanks in advanced......
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You will need a micros usb otg adaptor lead and you will probably have to use exfat disc format as I doubt that the Note3 will read NTFS discs without additional drivers that may require root.
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Well I have the hard drive formated to fat32 as I have it hooked up to my xbox 360 so will that be OK also I forgot to mention the hard drive cable input is mini usb does that mean I have to get a cable adapter?
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eroracing said:
Well I have the hard drive formated to fat32 as I have it hooked up to my xbox 360 so will that be OK also I forgot to mention the hard drive cable input is mini usb does that mean I have to get a cable adapter?
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I don't actually own an Android device at this point, but if my searching is correct, Fat32 should work.. but take that with a grain of salt.
As for the cable, yes, you will need an adapter. But I have a question.. what kind of HDD did you buy that has mini usb input..
Just use wifi file Explorer. I use that to transfer batch files all the time. Easiest way if you're not familiar.
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Just use wifi file Explorer. I use that to transfer batch files all the time. Easiest way if you're not familiar.
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The hard drive is not connected to any pc only to my xbox 360 is this still possible? And i have had the hard drive for about 4 or 5 years now its a Western Digital 1 terabyte.
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Well wifi file Explorer hosts your phone on the router, going to the browser on your xbox gives you a Web based file explorer which you can then select files to copy to your device so I don't see why not.
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Paragon has a tool on the play store to work with ntfs if you ever need that. It's pretty seamless. I use an otg adapter with a ntfs drive once a week at least on my note 2. Requires root though.
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I was just wondering if anyone knows if accessing my external hard drive will be possible with my Note 3 when I get it? I have a externally powered western digital hard drive I would like to transfer files back and forth between! Is this possible and if so don't I need anything special to download this? Thanks in advanced......
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Resurrecting an old thread...
It works for me, I have a WD Elements 500GB external bus powered HDD - don't need a power adapter or anything. It's formatted FAT32 and partitioned - one 150GB and that's what I'm using to back up my device - the other I'm using for extra storage. Only the first partition shows up in File Explorer on my Note 3.
Don't need to be rooted for it to work, contrary to what's been stated elsewhere on the 'net.
Hope this helps - or that you have gotten it working since posting. Good luck!
Take care,
Scott

Connecting SSD drive

Have an external SSD five with a USB 3 connection so I purchased an OTG dongle and connected it. One of those dongles that have an extra USB connector for power, and I connected that to a power brick. But the Note 3 won't recognise it as a mass storage device.
Can someone help me understand this?
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Have an external SSD five with a USB 3 connection so I purchased an OTG dongle and connected it. One of those dongles that have an extra USB connector for power, and I connected that to a power brick. But the Note 3 won't recognise it as a mass storage device.
Can someone help me understand this?
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try formatting the ssd to fat32
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try formatting the ssd to fat32
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Ahh, excellent point. It's been a while since I formatted it, and now that I think about it I probably did a NTFS format.
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Ahh, excellent point. It's been a while since I formatted it, and now that I think about it I probably did a NTFS format.
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If you want files over 2GB in size use exFAT, otherwise FAT32.

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