I bought a usb cable otg 3.0. everything works fine with usb key and other devices. But I'm having trouble with my external hard drive 1tb. The smartphone is not able to read them.
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My passport 1tb NTFS
My book 1tb ( yes i use external power) NTFS
Do i need to format to fat32 to be able to use it with my s5? And if i use fat32, what will be the maximum size of each partition? i will ba able to transfer file more than 4gb?
Thank you.
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Edit:fixed this was the good answer to my question
S5 can't read NTFS natively. Needs to be FAT32 or exFAT.
Alternatively you can install Total Commander and PARAGON _ NTFS plugin from the Play store. No root needed. This will allow you read only access.
If you want write access, either format your HDD to FAT32/exFAT or use a rooted methodology.
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bump....can anyone help me please? i really need to find the answer to this
Your problem could be due to any number of reasons. You failed to give us any details about your configuration, nor do your image links work.
Common problems include a drive that draws too much power from your handset or incompatible OTG cable. There are lots of other possibilities as well, but it doesn't make any sense to try making a huge list when you haven't provided any context to narrow things down. Tell us in a lot more detail what your situation is, starting with what S5 model you have, firmware version, exact drive model, where you got your cable, describe exactly, step by step, you have tried and any error messages, verbatim.
You might also try searching as there is a wealth of information in existing threads that exhaustively covers the subject.
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I'm not rooted. and this is all the information
the hdd is a wd passport 1tb and the other one a wd my book 1tb
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Well I tried you new links. Four out of five obtain an invalid attachment message. The fifth link works but the Western Digital part number is barely legible. Actually make that illegible because when I try to Google it, it doesn't exist implying that some of the characters are too blurry to make out accurately.
At a miniumum, you need to provide the drive model numbers. And far better would be if you made the effort to look up the specs and see what the power draw is yourself and then post them for us. It's your problem. And while we are willing to help you, you should be the one chasing the details.
For now, I can only reiterate that the most common problems are drivers drawing more current than your phone can provide or a bad OTG cable. You need to provide more information and then someone will try to help you.
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It will be easier if i can post post external link for picture but i can. and i need to wait 5 minute each time i want to edit/post a message...i will use the preview button before posting now.
WDBBEP0010BBL-NESN is my hdd. i cant fiinf the voltage. but i will try harder. im going to work right now. come back in 3 hours
S5 can't read NTFS natively. Needs to be FAT32 or exFAT.
Alternatively you can install Total Commander and PARAGON _ NTFS plugin from the Play store. No root needed. This will allow you read only access.
If you want write access, either format your HDD to FAT32/exFAT or use a rooted methodology.
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this works for me https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.shajul.usbotg
I was just giving a wd passport I don't even know where to start I have an s5 galaxy
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Hi, this is my first post here. I've been meaning to sign up for a while, but just had an idea for an app that I can't make and decided I had to spam it somewhere in case it inspires someone. Anyway, here it is:
If it was somehow possible to mount a disk image instead of the actual SD card, it might be possible to have a bunch of handy boot images for fixing and administering computers.
For example SystemRescueCD, Ubuntu's mini install CD and a Windows password recovery disk would fit into about 150MB, which is tiny compared to a 16GB SD card.
Would this be possible? I guess it would require root if it was, but it would turn your Android device into an administrator's swiss army knife.
Sounds like a cool idea if possible...
I was actually exploring this a little bit.
First issue is you can't mount an iso (ISO9660/CDFS) under Android, however, you could an ext3 image. I didn't get much further than this when looking into mounting images.
Second issue is, I have no idea how to tell Android to mount /this/path/to/usb/mass/sotrage rather than /sdcard.
I will be messing with this some where when I can. I think I'd tackle the second issue before the rest of the first one since I'm sure a fat32 (for Windows) or a ext2 image could be mounted and booted from in general.
I'll post any updates if I find anything out.
I've made quite a bit of progress on this idea. I have successfully mounted a usb drive image and been able to share that via USB Mass Storage. My problem now is, I can't seem to get my Captivate to be seen as a bootable USB drive on a PC that is booting.
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I've made quite a bit of progress on this idea. I have successfully mounted a usb drive image and been able to share that via USB Mass Storage. My problem now is, I can't seem to get my Captivate to be seen as a bootable USB drive on a PC that is booting.
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I would be interested in knowing how you did this, if you'd care to share it
I would like to know how you did that too
I have been wondering/playing around with that same idea.
I also looked for the /system/ect/cdrom.iso file that all these posts seem to mention as well and have been unable to locate it.
There are three ideas that I would like to put out there...
1.) Replace the Virtual "Motorola Driver" CD that auto loads when "USB Mass Storage" is on and "USB debugging" is off.
If you enter the boot menu on a computer with those options. When you go under CD-ROMs to boot from, you will see "USB-CDROM0: MotorolaMB810 000" as an option. This depends on your phone of course.
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2.) Put an ISO on the internal memory and have the OS auto mount it as per an app or some start up script. (Would be nice to have a widget that when on mounts an bootable ISO for us techs)
3.) Create a 2nd partition on the SD card that computers recognize as a boot drive. (Prob the most limiting of the three and not the one I'd like to see be done compared to the others.
Has anyone looked at this? Can't seem to get to work on my GS3 though...
ISOlatr;
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...51bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5maW5hbHVzZS5pc29sYXRyIl0.
DriveDroid;
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...EsImNvbS5zb2Z0d2FyZWJha2VyeS5kcml2ZWRyb2lkIl0.
Hi,
I really miss the missing NTFS support. My 2,5" 500GB portable hard drive would be perfect for the A500, but some files are over 4GB (MKVs for example)
Please make a Custom Rom, that supports this.
Thanks in advance!
Simple answer it cant be done as NTFS is MS closed source. the the movies smaller if u need it. thats what i did with my 1TB drive.
But the Archos 101 can read NTFS...
my guess on that would be that archos licensed it from MS.
Try this apk file. It was done for the G-Tab but it might work.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WGORZMBJ
I don't have this device so I can't test it.
NTFS Mount
NTFS Mount
I've manage to pack all the needed files into an apk so you no longer need to mess around with adding files to system/xbin and writing up scripts.
Please see the market for the latest version (Now called drive mount)
https://market.android.com/details?id=au.dach.drivemount
As above there could be some problems with the Tiamat rom and I'll look into it as I get further information.
Root is still needed
Instructions
Install APK
Connect HDD
Launch app
Select device
Click Mount
Any hassles let me know.
Version 1.3 has the ability to mount NTFS microsd cards by turning off device filtering. It also has the ability to mount multiple formats.
It perfectly works, i was able to connect external ntfs hdd.
Well done and thank you.
Cheers,
Kla93
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any program to play 1080p mkv without converting. I know it wont support 1080 due to smaller screen resolution but that's what I have.
files in the good folder ie system/xbin
But ....
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I do something wrong
just run the apk and use like a normal app. works great!
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files in the good folder ie system/xbin
But ....
I do something wrong
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Sorry about that, it should have been /mnt/usb_storage not /dev/usb_storage. I'll fix the above post.
Cheers,
Dwayne
after installing I can see drive as sda1 - however when i try to mount .. i get error mount failed:
Does this mean that i need to root my device ?
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after installing I can see drive as sda1 - however when i try to mount .. i get error mount failed:
Does this mean that i need to root my device ?
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Yes, this only works on rooted devices
hellcat82 said:
Yes, this only works on rooted devices
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I'm rooted(verified by removing files from system/app with Root Explorer) but I'm getting the same error message.
hellcat82 said:
Yes, this only works on rooted devices
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Oh yes.. thanks.. I have root'd my a500. I can access all the files on my 1tb verbatim hdd.
Thanks to who ever wrote this ntfs app.... lol...this is going to make my I pad friends jealous
it works
thx
Disk 90 Go ntfs
is it working with a USB ntfs ?
yes indeed
Sorry my question not clear:
about USB dongle (memory stick) ntfs
yes just working, the second one, good
Could someone write an easy how-to Tor noobs? Thanks
Ok so I am having this problem with my Nexus 4 and the way it is being mounted (if thats the right word) to Windows 8.
I have used the WUGS root toolkit to root and unlock and whatever my phone so I have done the driver thing that comes with that (sorry im a noob) but even before that I was never able to get my N4 to mount "with a drive letter" (if you will).
Here is a screen shot to help explain,
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If you will notice I have Windows (C and SSD (D and if i were to plug in a USB flash drive it would be assigned a letter and it would show up. For whatever reason it would seem my N4 is being treated as a camera or some other type of device because It is not being given a drive letter. Instead the weird external HD icon is there and then the harddisk icon labeled Internal Storage.
Some things i have tried, or know i have set: Media Device (MTP) is the selected mode on my phone, i have tried it the other way to no success. my phone does have android debugging enabled, I have tried resetting the windows autoplay settings and selecting a different option (before it auto opened explorer to the internal storage folder).
I am currently running Paranoid Android 3.60 however I had the same problem since the day i got my Nexus 4 with stock everything on it. I believe its an issue with the way my windows 8 computer treats it.
If anyone can help me that would be greatly appreciated. thank you!
I think this has to do with it not having mass storage mode. So that means that a computer will only detect it as a media device, not a USB storage device, and so it isnt mounted, it is accessed. If it was mounted, it would have to be unmounted from the device from which it is connected to, and if it was disconnected, you wouldnt be able to access the files on the phone itself.
Well thats why i think it doesnt mount with a letter.
Maeur1 said:
I think this has to do with it not having mass storage mode. So that means that a computer will only detect it as a media device, not a USB storage device, and so it isnt mounted, it is accessed. If it was mounted, it would have to be unmounted from the device from which it is connected to, and if it was disconnected, you wouldnt be able to access the files on the phone itself.
Well thats why i think it doesnt mount with a letter.
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This makes some sense to me, but can you elaborate on how i might get my computer to mount my android device? is there a reason it was set up like this? Is it my phone or my computer that is the cause? Anything else you can tell me would be great. Thanks
the4ndy said:
This makes some sense to me, but can you elaborate on how i might get my computer to mount my android device? is there a reason it was set up like this? Is it my phone or my computer that is the cause? Anything else you can tell me would be great. Thanks
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Nothing is the cause, its just how it interacts with a computer, so neither the computer or phone are at fault, its just how the tech is made. I tried googling for you on how to get a MTP device to get a drive letter, but its getting late for me, and im coming up with zilch. I hope someone else can help you out.
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Nothing is the cause, its just how it interacts with a computer, so neither the computer or phone are at fault, its just how the tech is made. I tried googling for you on how to get a MTP device to get a drive letter, but its getting late for me, and im coming up with zilch. I hope someone else can help you out.
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hmmmmm, that seems like a flaw in the tech. why did they develop MTP mode / why do we even use it if it lacks the ability to mount it to a drive letter? im assuming there are benefits I am not aware of. Thanks for your help. Ive been doing googling as well but havent come up with anything. I have a little more knowledge on the issue thanks to you and so I will try my searches again. THanks.
I know that adoptable storage is encrypted, but is there any way to easily transfer the contents from my phone to my PC now? I just want to take pictures off and move them onto a network drive. I have TWRP 3.0.0.0, MM (without the Feb security update, since that still won't install), and an unlocked bootloader. I am NOT rooted, but am willing to do so if that will solve this issue.
Haven't heard of anyone successfully doing this as of yet. Perhaps a future Android update will fix this or a solution will arrive via a xposed module. The best workaround currently is to backup photos to Google drive (or some other service like OneDrive) and retrieve that way.
Sent from my awesome phone!
I have access to my files on PC.
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I have access to my files on PC.
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Is your SD card set as portable storage or as Adoptable storage? I know that portable storage allows PC access (since it is not encrypted), but have been unable to access from my PC since converting to adoptable.
Adopted of course. You allow access and it still doesn't show on PC?
lafester said:
Adopted of course. You allow access and it still doesn't show on PC?
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Well, what do you mean by 'allow access'? Are you talking about one of the options from the USB debugging notification in Android, or something different?
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Whoa- I definitely have tried messing with those USB settings to no avail, but when I looked at your screenshot, I noticed that you had USB debugging turned off (mine was on).
When I turned it off, I could now see the SD card listed in Windows (progress!) but got a new error coming from Windows:
"The device is currently busy and its contents many not be fully displayed. If another application is copying data to or from the device, please wait for it to finish and then retry."
When i click 'Ok', it returns me to the Windows Explorer screen showing my SD Card as empty. When i re-clicked on the SD Card in the Explorer nav bar, after a few tries i could see my files (i sometimes have to change the 'Use USB for' setting for some reason. Sometimes Transfer Photos seems to work, and sometimes Transfer Files. I'm not sure why the erratic behavior, because i can now at least get to my files as needed.
It seems that (at least for me), I need to turn off USB debugging to see my files. Has this always been the case? I can't remember needing to disable it in the past- maybe it behaves differently now.
Either way, many, many thanks!
No it works fine with debugging turned on as well. I suspect a driver issue with Windows. Or, a faulty cable.
Gentlemen. And Ladies.
First of all I'd like to all thank you for all your work and input as community of xda-developers.
I came here seeking for your help. I am trying to recover the pictures and videos I lost after accidentally performing factory reset. Since the factory reset I havent been using the phone so as least data as possible is overwritten. My phone is rooted and have Busybox installed.
So far I was able to copy a user data disk (I hope I chose correct one: '/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/userdata' ) via adb from the device to my computer as a file 'userdata.raw' which has around 111gb. I've tried to mount the 'userdata.raw' as a virtual disk using OSFMount - this resulted in appearance of D: disk partition but it's not accessible via Windows Explorer (as it was corrupted). Afterwards I tried to recover data from that mounted D: drive using ActiveUNDELETE but the program doesnt see that D: Disk in the volumes list. Now I am trying to recover using qphotorec which is able to see D: drive as f2fs system. I'm also trying to restore the data directly from that 'userdata.raw' file using qphotorec. But both of these methods result only in outputting the one file: 'f60340268.swf' of around 3gb in size. Overall overview of the whole process is attached on the overwiew screenshot.
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Now I think there are three scenarios but may be more:
I chose the wrong userdata disk while copying it via adb to on my PC. I picked '/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/userdata'.
On the screenshot above you can see all the other locations which 'adb shell' -> 'su' -> 'df' outputs (number 1. window in left top corner)
I am doing something wrong while mounting the 'userdata.raw' as a virtual disk thus ActiveUNDELETE can't see it. Or doing something wrong while recovering the data directly from 'userdata.raw'
Contents of '/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/userdata' is encrypted which results in receiving odd 'f60340268.swf'
file weighing around 3gb. You can see both the contents of 'f60340268.swf' and'userdata.raw' after running strings command on them. See attached Strings screenshots.
It feels like I am almost there but I got stuck and dont know how to approach this any further.
For copying user data disk from mi9t to my pc I followed guides I found here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/41397418
Windows won't explore raw files, you have to use linux or some software to recover your data, like minitool mobile recovery
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Windows won't explore raw files, you have to use linux or some software to recover your data, like minitool mobile recovery
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I tried minitool mobile recovery but no luck. I also tried minitool and diskdrill but same results - both of these apps dont see the monuted userdata.raw as D: drive. As it was not there. Windows Disk Management doesnt see it neither.
The only app that's able to see it is qphotorec but it determines file system type as f2fs
anyone?