Hi there, I've just got a mojo from amazon (69.99 is a sweet deal)
So I've updated the firmware, and rooted it
But I can't get it to see my usb drive. I tried 3 different drives.
Initially I was using the usb 2.0 port and nothing would show up, switching to the 3.0 port, I noticed that ES Explorer shows an usb at usb:// and I can navigate the drive
but nothing gets mounted on /usbdrive or /mnt/usbdrive and apps (mostly my emulators) can't see the folder
What am I missing here?
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I have already read through 40+ pages of verygreen's thread and purchased the microUSB to USB Female adapter he mentioned (bought the one he posted a link to) and yet i for the life of me cannot get my nook color to recognize any usb devices. I have the latest version of Nook Tweaks (1.4.3) and i have CM7 nightly 7-30-2011 which i was told already has the kernel required to enable usb host.
I have tried every combination possible using 5 different usb drives, 2 different usb keyboards, and a charged and uncharged usb hub but no luck. I am continually pressing refresh under the usb host settings in Nook Tweaks but the folder named usbdisk remains empty. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Try the following in this order, set up your hub with the device you want to connect, get your cables set up to connect to the nook (do not connect yet), to to nook tweeness and turn on USB hosting, now connect the cable to the nook. Wait and allow the nook to detect the device (you should see a nook tweek icon in the messenger tray. Now go to root explorer and go to /mnt, then go to /usbdisk. You should be able to access flash drives or SD cards there.
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@OP,
I don't remember who but most likely Moshe, had told us that you need a powered USB hub to work with. USB thumbdrive alone, may NOT work.
Some flash drives may work through an unpowered hub but I have found that a powered hub works best. I have found that the trick for me is to set everything up first and turn on host mode before I connect the cable to the nook. As soon as I connect the cable, the flash drive lights up and the nook checks the disk for errors then mounts it. Then use root explorer to go to /mnt and go to /usbdisk iff you have mounted the device, you will be able to perform operations there. Always ensure you go to mounts and storage and unmount the drive before you remove it. Doing otherwise can result in damage to the file system on the disk and make the contents unreadable.
Feel to PM me if you have any problems or issues I can help you with. The process is not too difficult but there are a few quirks to the system.
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I did a wipe and flashed the latest nightly and now some devices work. Both the charged and uncharged hub work. Only one of my usb drives worked plugged directly into the nook but all of them work when combined with the hub.
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I have only found 1 flash drive (a PNY 4 GB micro) that would work plugged directly into the nook with the adapter. I believe flash drives draw too much power at least more than can be supplied thru the usb port. That is why I prefer to use a powered hub. An unpowered hub will mask the excessive power requirements at times and allow some devices to work but a powered hub provides all the power you need to use almost any usb device you can think of. The only device I have been unable to use thus far is a webcam. The nook recognizes it and assigns an device ID to the cam but the cm7 kernel does not seem to know what to do with the cam. None of the web chat programs have worked (yahoo msg, tango, fringe,ooVoo, ect.
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upgrading kernel worked for me
I was running cm_encore_full-155.zip and had no luck getting an external usb disk recognized and mounted. Also, when plugging in my powered hub, everything went kinda wonky, especially the virtual keyboard in terminal emulator.
Per this thread, I tried upgrading the kernel and it started working. Hours of frustration finally gone! (upgraded to cm_encore_full-176.zip from http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?device=encore for reference)
To upgrade, I followed the instructions at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957
The "How to update to a new build:" section, then the part about how to boot into recovery mode (I used the "hold down the "n" button while powering on method, and the installer took care of the rest)
I've only tried with a powered hub and SD reader so far, but at least it worked. Now to find the other hardware combinations that work...
Hi all, I have the EOS nightlies installed on my Xoom. My OTG cable just arrived - the Xoom recognises and mounts it - but im having trouble finding the location in File Manager HD and ES File Explorer.
Am I missing something some extra software perhaps? If not where does the Xoom mount the USB drives?
i'm running BuglessBeast rom I use an app called Drive Mount, that is the only way I can get my drives to appear (ntfs)
Have to do it certain order, load Drive mount , plug in drive, hit refresh on drive mount and then drive should appear and then mount the drive, it should appear in file explorer apps from there.
Look for your USB drive in /media/USB.
boabsmith said:
i'm running BuglessBeast rom I use an app called Drive Mount, that is the only way I can get my drives to appear (ntfs)
Have to do it certain order, load Drive mount , plug in drive, hit refresh on drive mount and then drive should appear and then mount the drive, it should appear in file explorer apps from there.
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Worked perfectly, thanks a bunch
Using my OTG cable, along with StickMount, I've been able to view files on my USB stick. However, after formatting (exFAT) my USB device, and trying to view files off it once again (using ES file explorer), the folder for the USB Storage now shows up empty. Even when files are present on the USB stick.
I have tried different files on the device, to see if my Nexus 7 will read, but to no avail, it just shows an empty folder.
Anyone got any ideas?
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Using my OTG cable, along with StickMount, I've been able to view files on my USB stick. However, after formatting (exFAT) my USB device, and trying to view files off it once again (using ES file explorer), the folder for the USB Storage now shows up empty. Even when files are present on the USB stick.
I have tried different files on the device, to see if my Nexus 7 will read, but to no avail, it just shows an empty folder.
Anyone got any ideas?
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so I probably won't be able to help, but just out of curiosity, does StickMount launch when you plug in your usb stick?
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so I probably won't be able to help, but just out of curiosity, does StickMount launch when you plug in your usb stick?
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It does, yes
Got it fixed!
When formatting my USB drive through windows I only had exFAT & NTFS file system options. What I did was download "HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool - v2.1.8" - and it gave me the option to use FAT32.
Problem solved, USB device seems to be working now.
I've had the AFTV 3 for a couple of months but only just tried hooking up a usb flash drive. I tried through the OTG + ethernet usb hub and I tried it with just a OTG cable. It doesn't mount the usb drive.
I'm sure I have it hooked up right. I formatted Fat 32 (even though it should do that automatically). It's getting power because the light on the Flash drive turns on.
I'm wondering if the update I got on May 15th removed the USB storage option?
Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
The Fire TV 3 has never mounted USB drives in a way that all apps can access files on the drive. Your only option is to use an app that can mount the drive itself. Two such apps are ES File Explorer and Total Commander with a mounting addon. Once those apps mount the drive, you'll then be able to select a file and choose a different app to open the file. Some more info here: http://www.aftvnews.com/amazon-fire...rives-keyboards-mice-flirc-ethernet-hubs-etc/
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The Fire TV 3 has never mounted USB drives in a way that all apps can access files on the drive. Your only option is to use an app that can mount the drive itself. Two such apps are ES File Explorer and Total Commander with a mounting addon. Once those apps mount the drive, you'll then be able to select a file and choose a different app to open the file. Some more info here: http://www.aftvnews.com/amazon-fire...rives-keyboards-mice-flirc-ethernet-hubs-etc/
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Thanks Elias!
I should've read the full article.
For now is there still no way to mount usb drive permanently?
Looks like Gen 3 is more protected then older versions, but maybe we can execute commands like "mount" in some way? (just my naive guess)
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For now is there still no way to mount usb drive permanently?
Looks like Gen 3 is more protected then older versions, but maybe we can execute commands like "mount" in some way? (just my naive guess)
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Sadly not, a Fire TV 3 is only suitable for "paying" apps (Prime, Netflix, etc.), and is much more limited than its predecessors (similar to Apple TV). That's why neither the 3-series nor the Cube is an option for me. I don't like closed systems!
Why is a NAS not an option?
I've tried a couple of different micro usb OTG cables (from my Note 4) with the usb-c adapter I use with one of my chargers but I can't connect. The menu comes up asking what I want to do with the USB, I've tried MTP once or setting it as always but still nothing. With an NTFS pendrive it came up that the drive was faulty and I needed to reformat, so I figured, ok, it's not gonna work with the drive formatted in that way. But I then tried the micro sd card that was formerly in my V20 and is still formatted to FAT32 and all that happens is it connects and then ejects the drive. When I look on ES File Explorer, a drive shows up but I can't access it. The usb message continually comes up, moments after whatever I select.
I've tried reading up on this issue and the first thing people suggest is to change the otg cable (or go for a dedicated usb-c) but I've rarely seen that as a solution for this issue.
My H910 is fully stock, no root and running nougat.