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Is it possible to have videos played directly (in Divx or any other compatible format) from a USB thumb drive connected to the GT10.1 via the addon USB accessory?
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thumbs up for this question! Would like to know this, too!
The answer to your question is no... not directly. The only way to do it is to connect your tab to a computer, copy the file over, disconnect the tab, and play it from the local hard drive on the tab.
When I copied movies over, it took an .mp4 file and converted it to wmv on the tab.
I also noticed that when your tab is plugged into the computer, you can't do anything on the tab. If you do, it disconnects the tab from the computer.
Hope this helps.
After doing a bit more research, here's an update:
It looks like Samsung makes a usb adapter. I can't post links, but google "Galaxy Tab Adapter (USB)"
Yes, once the USB adapter is available you will be able to use thumb drives, portable hard drives, etc, to play movies, music...
Will you be able to transfer files back to the Thumb Drive once the USB adapter is available? Or will it only be able to download?
I assume we have no idea when Samsung will make said adapter available.
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Will you be able to transfer files back to the Thumb Drive once the USB adapter is available? Or will it only be able to download?
I assume we have no idea when Samsung will make said adapter available.
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It is (said to be ) usb host. I have used usb host before. literally it is 100% a usb drive. you can upload, download, read, edit, play, delete, any file that is attached to it.
And you can connect a mouse or keyboard too. Just think of it as a usb slot. If the adaptor is legitimate usb host then it should perform every of the above.
I'm also waiting too.
a usb drive should function the same way it does on your computer. you will be able to play files that are on it, copy files from it and load files onto it. it will act just like sd cards do now in android.
the adapter is available for order now, but I believe it's listed as "back order"
Has anyone else noticed that due to the design of the tab, if you have a usb drive plugged in and are using headphones, you won't be able to prop it up? They're on opposite sides, so one plug would always be blocked!
I decided this wasn't the biggest deal for me, but it's definitely an annoying design decision.
Hey guys, I'm sorry to bring this back up again almost 4 months later, but has anyone tried to use an external cd/dvd drive with the usb adapter? I'm wondering I could play a movie from the external cd/dvd drive and have it play on the tabet. Thanks.
99scooter said:
Hey guys, I'm sorry to bring this back up again almost 4 months later, but has anyone tried to use an external cd/dvd drive with the usb adapter? I'm wondering I could play a movie from the external cd/dvd drive and have it play on the tabet. Thanks.
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I haven't done it, but I think you would need an external power source to power the dvd drive. The USB does not supply enough power for that. Also, I think the USB hub for the Tab can only read FAT32 formatted drives, so I don't think it has the software to read directly from DVD, but I don't know.
Just play the from the USB device. How can this be a portable device if it has everything dangling from it...For that get a thin notebook.
It depends... USB can only provide about 500mA of current tops but with that tablet it probably even less, so your HDD would need external power supply.
Also, out of box, Galaxy Tab support only FAT32 as file system. So, you would need drivers/modules to support anything else.
I am using pershoot kernel with NTFS module, so I tested 16Gbyte jump drive formatted with NTFS. I was being able to mount it and read from it no problem. So, I see no problem to mount and read from HDD (granted you have to have external power supply for it).
If you are talking about CD/DVD drive then you would need driver/module for that and I did not see it available.
I have a Nexus 7 16G and right now I have attached a flash drive to the unit. From reading everything, it says I can use Es FileExplorer and get to /sdcard/usbStorage/sda1 - however, I cannot get to this folder. When I click on the /sdcard/ - I get clear history.
I tried using my Bluetooth keyboard to type, but that did not work.
Everything I have read speaking about rooting the device, which I do not want to do. How can I get to this folder?
I did get the Media Importer but that did not seem to work. I think it was because of too many connections. I found an article PSA: Amazon Has A USB OTG Cable For Less Than A Dollar With Free Shipping, So You Should Probably Buy It, which is a lot better that what I have.
But will the Nexus 7 support 64GB or 32GB? I called support and they said they did not know of a memory limitation.
Thank you!
Corey Bryant said:
I have a Nexus 7 16G and right now I have attached a flash drive to the unit. From reading everything, it says I can use Es FileExplorer and get to /sdcard/usbStorage/sda1 - however, I cannot get to this folder. When I click on the /sdcard/ - I get clear history.
I tried using my Bluetooth keyboard to type, but that did not work.
Everything I have read speaking about rooting the device, which I do not want to do. How can I get to this folder?
I did get the Media Importer but that did not seem to work. I think it was because of too many connections. I found an article PSA: Amazon Has A USB OTG Cable For Less Than A Dollar With Free Shipping, So You Should Probably Buy It, which is a lot better that what I have.
But will the Nexus 7 support 64GB or 32GB? I called support and they said they did not know of a memory limitation.
Thank you!
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N7 supports even hub (with external power source if you connect power-hungry devices)!
you can connect keyboards and mouses with no root but you have to root and install stickmount (from the play store) to manage external drives (hdd, flash drives, etc.). With stock kernel fat32 is supported as r/w, ntfs only read. You need to flash a custom kernel to get ntfs r/w support.
With no root, there's no way. Sorry.
Hm, I get different answers.
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N7 supports even hub (with external power source if you connect power-hungry devices)!
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When you say hub, can you let me know exactly what you might mean? I think I know, but I would like to be sure. I would like to stop buying things and have them not work.
Example - I connected a non-powered, 4-port Belkin USB hub to the Nexus using the OTG cable. I plugged a thumb drive and a wireless mouse receiver into the hub and was able to simultaneously use both the mouse and the thumb drive (using Nexus Media Importer).
Dave
edit - I am not rooted.
OK, that is what I thought. So I do need that OTG cable and no need to root it.
Some say the OTG cables work with downloading media importer, others say you need to root to play large files.
I will know in a couple days.
Least I didn't waste money as Google play gave me 25 free bucks.
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sorry, I didn't know about Nexus Media Importer.
Anyway the root access allow you to mount the drive as internal memory so you can play with ALL files in the thumb. Through Nexus Media Importer you play via MTP which doesn't allow some kind of files (eg. mkv) which with proper players (eg. mx player) the Nexus can handle. Read the description of that app for further details.
About usb powered hub
basically sth like this. It's needed just if you attach many things or an HDD. it would be good to use it always with more than one peripheral not to load the battery as it's not designed to discharge heavily this way.
About not working things
what did you buy which doesn't work?
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Can I play movies on PC from nexus 4 while it's connected with USB cable like it was a regular flash drive?
When I try doing it the file is being downloaded first then plays. If the file is big it takes a lot of time.
I'm using windows 8.
Better copy the film to your pc first. I got the same problem but dont think this is os related. Just a bad read speed, worse than actually usb 2.0.
The speed is onpair with usb 2.0, still copying the whole movie to some unknown place instead of direct play is unnecessary and waste of time.
My previous phone had an sdcard which appeared as hard drive when connected to PC, but N4 appears as portable device. This sucks
That's because the Nexus 4 doesn't support USB On The Go. Search xda for "Nexus 4 OTG" and you'll come across some threads about this, and a couple of workarounds that might, or might not work for you :fingers-crossed:.
Hey there
I wasn't looking for USB OTG, which is a way to connect external drives to the device. I'm looking for a way to use N4 itself as a regular external drive while connected to PC. Currently it's seen by PC as a portable device and it's pretty limited.
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Hey there
I wasn't looking for USB OTG, which is a way to connect external drives to the device. I'm looking for a way to use N4 itself as a regular external drive while connected to PC. Currently it's seen by PC as a portable device and it's pretty limited.
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I would assume increasing the SD read-ahead (if you're on a custom kernel) might help with your issue here. But as someone else previously mentioned, copying to PC is definitely the better option. That, or just enjoy the movie on your Nexus4
Hey guys,
I manage easily to mount 16gb USB stick using stick mount, but when it comes to my 1tb Toshiba self 2,5 drive, no way.
Is it actually possible to run these big boys on our tablets?? It works on my n7100....
if you can help i'll ne glad to hear from you
Cheers
wwwpuntoit said:
Hey guys,
I manage easily to mount 16gb USB stick using stick mount, but when it comes to my 1tb Toshiba self 2,5 drive, no way.
Is it actually possible to run these big boys on pur tablets?? It works on my n7100....
if you can help i'll ne glad to hear from you
Cheers
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Nobody has a clue ??
I'm pretty sure there's already a thread about this try searching it. I think someone had a similar issue with a500 gig hard drive and they got it working
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I'm pretty sure there's already a thread about this try searching it. I think someone had a similar issue with a500 gig hard drive and they got it working
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yes i've been doing some searching but no luck so far:crying:
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yes i've been doing some searching but no luck so far:crying:
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I'll try looking for it on a little and post it here if I find it because I'm sure I've seen one before
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I'll try looking for it on a little and post it here if I find it because I'm sure I've seen one before
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thanks mate, that's would nice if you could.
Ok it turned out the thread was about powering an external hard drive not connecting one but I found this app http://nexususb.blogspot.com/ called nexus media importer that say s it may work with hard drives. You should try it and see if it works.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1990324 you can also check out this thread. I see some posts saying that they got it working as long as it's a self powered drive. One person said stickynount app let's you connect a similar hdd to yours but you need root.
abdel12345 said:
Ok it turned out the thread was about powering an external hard drive not connecting one but I found this app http://nexususb.blogspot.com/ called nexus media importer that say s it may work with hard drives. You should try it and see if it works.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1990324 you can also check out this thread. I see some posts saying that they got it working as long as it's a self powered drive. One person said stickynount app let's you connect a similar hdd to yours but you need root.
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thanks i'll give these a try and report back
sort of
I don't have my ordered N10 yet but I do have N4 and N7 and I have connected 1TB USB storage before so have some experience. The answer is a possible yes, depending on a few factors. You got the power issue and the filesystem issue.
For power, there is only so much coming out of the Android's USB port and if your storage device is on the higher powered side and gets its power from USB then you can be screwed, so more likely to work are ones which have their own power supply. Or, you can find a kernel hack which lets OTG host mode (I think that's what it is called?) which uses a Y-cable which takes power in and provides a USB connector. I have such had such Y-cable work with a specific Nexus 7 kernel (Timur kernel on Android 4.2) and recently Ziddey's kernel on my Nexus 4 also.
For filesystem, Stickmount, supports NTFS read-only, so you can connect to android device a device which is read-write on say a laptop/PC and copy files off - to be honest that is good enough for what you'd intend to - a fast copy of large amount of files before you go away from home for example. Or, you can format the drive in a more native to Linux filesystem like ext2, ext3, ext4 to get read-write large file support. Depending on what you also connect that drive to it might work, e.g. there are some ext3 drivers for Windows, or you can have say a Rasberry PI running Debian as your LAN NAS host and unplug the drive and connect to Android.
I have a Seagate 500GB drive, formatted as NTFS, and it does work with my N4 and N7 and so I predict it also will work with my N10. I have a Hitachi 1TB drive, it does work on my N4 as there is the Y-cable USB power ziddey hack but only on my N7 if I keep it on 4.2.2 with the Timur kernel hack. So what I did is I keep the 1TB formatted ext3 connecting to a Linux NAS device (a Seagate dockstar running Debian but a Rasberry Pi running Rasbian would the modern equivalent), and the 500GB drive is what I use as my carry-around device which connects to all my devices for fast large file transfer.
What is your intended use for a 1TB connected to N10?
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I don't have my ordered N10 yet but I do have N4 and N7 and I have connected 1TB USB storage before so have some experience. The answer is a possible yes, depending on a few factors. You got the power issue and the filesystem issue.
For power, there is only so much coming out of the Android's USB port and if your storage device is on the higher powered side and gets its power from USB then you can be screwed, so more likely to work are ones which have their own power supply. Or, you can find a kernel hack which lets OTG host mode (I think that's what it is called?) which uses a Y-cable which takes power in and provides a USB connector. I have such had such Y-cable work with a specific Nexus 7 kernel (Timur kernel on Android 4.2) and recently Ziddey's kernel on my Nexus 4 also.
For filesystem, Stickmount, supports NTFS read-only, so you can connect to android device a device which is read-write on say a laptop/PC and copy files off - to be honest that is good enough for what you'd intend to - a fast copy of large amount of files before you go away from home for example. Or, you can format the drive in a more native to Linux filesystem like ext2, ext3, ext4 to get read-write large file support. Depending on what you also connect that drive to it might work, e.g. there are some ext3 drivers for Windows, or you can have say a Rasberry PI running Debian as your LAN NAS host and unplug the drive and connect to Android.
I have a Seagate 500GB drive, formatted as NTFS, and it does work with my N4 and N7 and so I predict it also will work with my N10. I have a Hitachi 1TB drive, it does work on my N4 as there is the Y-cable USB power ziddey hack but only on my N7 if I keep it on 4.2.2 with the Timur kernel hack. So what I did is I keep the 1TB formatted ext3 connecting to a Linux NAS device (a Seagate dockstar running Debian but a Rasberry Pi running Rasbian would the modern equivalent), and the 500GB drive is what I use as my carry-around device which connects to all my devices for fast large file transfer.
What is your intended use for a 1TB connected to N10?
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thanks mate for this answer
no particular use, maybe just movie playback
the point is that i have 2 1tb drives and i'm stuck not eing able to use them
using a y cable which should be connected to mains is not a solution for portability
would a smaller drive work without y cable ? or just usb sticks ? i did not understand fully
wwwpuntoit said:
thanks mate for this answer
no particular use, maybe just movie playback
the point is that i have 2 1tb drives and i'm stuck not eing able to use them
using a y cable which should be connected to mains is not a solution for portability
would a smaller drive work without y cable ? or just usb sticks ? i did not understand fully
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So what else will these 2 1TB drives connect to? A Windows desktop,a MAC desktop, some kind of NAS....? Because the answer to that determines the filesystem support.So you are connecting it to a Windows desktop, it has to be formatted NTFS, then use Stickmount and its NTFS instructions.
For a Nexus 10 I don't think a Y-cable is needed,begin with the regular OTG cable and cross your fingers they don't need so much power they fail to work.
If it turns out you need more power then you'll have to find a USB powered hub type thing, and for portability get an external USB battery, which in general, is a useful thing to have to charge phone, tablet, etc.
So... buy an OTG cable first, there are threads with "OTG cable known to work".
Format the drive in your chosen host system.e.g connect to the Windows desktop and format it NTFS, copy files to it.
Your N10 should be rooted.
On your N10 install stickmount app from Play, and copy the ntfs-3g to /sdcard as per the app's instructions.
Connect your 1TB drive and cross your fingers. It might not work 1st time, sometimes it is 2nd or 3rd time it is recognized.
Stickmount will mount it, if it all works, showing sda1 type message, go the folder it shows briefly on screen.
If stickmount doesn't show a sda1 type message try again.
If it doesn't work then consider a USB powered hub and find a recommended one, or give up.
You are far more likely to get lower powered device like a USB Flash stick, and FAT for smaller files, to work than 1TB harddrive drive.
I have my 1TB drive connected to the equivalent of a Rasberry Pi on my home router which acts as a NAS, I can access it over the Internet and copy files off it over home Wifi before I leave home. I carry a 500GB drive, because as I said as it happened my 1TB drive didn't work, my 500GB drive did work, its the luck of the milliamps and timing and Stickmount's sensing it.
Begin with buying the $3 OTG cable.
Y-cable, I had mine for my N7 for use of Timur kernel so I could connect to power and use a USB device, in my case a 4G dongle, so I could be online 4G connected for hours. The Y-cable can connect to a USB battery pack for not being tied to mains socket. The same Y-cable happens to solve a problem for my N4 which could not power a USB device. To illustrate this is my 500GB drive connected to USB battery and my N4, the cables are the Y-cable and from Y-cable to battery.
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If you want portability and power, then get the N10 Pogo cable it charges whilst your microsusb socket is kept empty to allow to connect to drives although I've not assembled that combination myself yet, so not sure it will work, by the time you get your OTG cable and tried, I should my N10 and my Pogo cable and speak more authoritatively less theoretically.
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So what else will these 2 1TB drives connect to? A Windows desktop,a MAC desktop, some kind of NAS....? Because the answer to that determines the filesystem support.So you are connecting it to a Windows desktop, it has to be formatted NTFS, then use Stickmount and its NTFS instructions.
For a Nexus 10 I don't think a Y-cable is needed,begin with the regular OTG cable and cross your fingers they don't need so much power they fail to work.
If it turns out you need more power then you'll have to find a USB powered hub type thing, and for portability get an external USB battery, which in general, is a useful thing to have to charge phone, tablet, etc.
So... buy an OTG cable first, there are threads with "OTG cable known to work".
Format the drive in your chosen host system.e.g connect to the Windows desktop and format it NTFS, copy files to it.
Your N10 should be rooted.
On your N10 install stickmount app from Play, and copy the ntfs-3g to /sdcard as per the app's instructions.
Connect your 1TB drive and cross your fingers. It might not work 1st time, sometimes it is 2nd or 3rd time it is recognized.
Stickmount will mount it, if it all works, showing sda1 type message, go the folder it shows briefly on screen.
If stickmount doesn't show a sda1 type message try again.
If it doesn't work then consider a USB powered hub and find a recommended one, or give up.
You are far more likely to get lower powered device like a USB Flash stick, and FAT for smaller files, to work than 1TB harddrive drive.
I have my 1TB drive connected to the equivalent of a Rasberry Pi on my home router which acts as a NAS, I can access it over the Internet and copy files off it over home Wifi before I leave home. I carry a 500GB drive, because as I said as it happened my 1TB drive didn't work, my 500GB drive did work, its the luck of the milliamps and timing and Stickmount's sensing it.
Begin with buying the $3 OTG cable.
Y-cable, I had mine for my N7 for use of Timur kernel so I could connect to power and use a USB device, in my case a 4G dongle, so I could be online 4G connected for hours. The Y-cable can connect to a USB battery pack for not being tied to mains socket. The same Y-cable happens to solve a problem for my N4 which could not power a USB device. To illustrate this is my 500GB drive connected to USB battery and my N4, the cables are the Y-cable and from Y-cable to battery.
If you want portability and power, then get the N10 Pogo cable it charges whilst your microsusb socket is kept empty to allow to connect to drives although I've not assembled that combination myself yet, so not sure it will work, by the time you get your OTG cable and tried, I should my N10 and my Pogo cable and speak more authoritatively less theoretically.
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Ok thanks again
By the way stickmount mounts sda1 ok but folder is shown ad empty and the drive itself makes some ticking noise
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Ok thanks again
By the way stickmount mounts sda1 ok but folder is shown ad empty and the drive itself makes some ticking noise
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So you had the OTG cable already. Why did you ask then?
Try NTFS checkdisk on Windows because often a Linux kernel won't mount a corrupted NTFS table whilst Windows will mount but nag a little about errors.
I don't use Windows, I run Linux desktop, its sudo ntfsfix command
Are you sure it is formatted NTFS???? You copied ntfs-3g to /sdcard ?
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So you had the OTG cable already. Why did you ask then?
Try NTFS checkdisk on Windows because often a Linux kernel won't mount a corrupted NTFS table whilst Windows will mount but nag a little about errors.
I don't use Windows, I run Linux desktop, its sudo ntfsfix command
Are you sure it is formatted NTFS???? You copied ntfs-3g to /sdcard ?
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I've put these files on che root of my SD, and now the 1tb is mounted properly, after a while though it starts ticking noise...maybe it's a sign it's not a good idea to plug it in because it might noto nave enough power to cicle properly althoug i can access files on it
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I've put these files on che root of my SD, and now the 1tb is mounted properly, after a while though it starts ticking noise...maybe it's a sign it's not a good idea to plug it in because it might noto nave enough power to cicle properly althoug i can access files on it
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So, actually, all you needed to was follow the instructions for Stickmount.
In your context of copying files off, count your blessings, it is working. Enjoy. Connect, copy files off to N10 internal storage, and disconnect.
That ticking is not a necessary sign of a problem, it is going to idle often, but it is actually working. I get that same ticking noise for my 1TB drive connected to my Seagate dockstar and its been running for like a year. I'd not leave it connected to the N10 more than you have to.
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So, actually, all you needed to was follow the instructions for Stickmount.
In your context of copying files off, count your blessings, it is working. Enjoy. Connect, copy files off to N10 internal storage, and disconnect.
That ticking is not a necessary sign of a problem, it is going to idle often, but it is actually working. I get that same ticking noise for my 1TB drive connected to my Seagate dockstar and its been running for like a year. I'd not leave it connected to the N10 more than you have to.
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Ok so The idea in the first place was to stream movies from that drive so that might be a little too much asking I guess
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Ok so The idea in the first place was to stream movies from that drive so that might be a little too much asking I guess
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.... but it does actually do it right? So the answer to the OP is yes?
I have not looked at all the config files of Android but my 500GB drive, which does work, makes a similar clicking noise on my N7 and N4 as does my 1TB on my Raspberry Pi. My Linux (Ubuntu) desktop has a SSD primary and a HDD secondary internal drives and the HDD does have a bit of a "wooshing" noise when active and some clicking. On my Linux desktop when I unplug from mains power it goes into "laptop mode" which is aggressive in turning off and going quiet the HDD.
So I'd not take the noise as a necessary sign of failure / unreliability, I'd take it as a sign of Android's aggressive power management minimizing power going out of USB. If it works.... (it does right?) then just enjoy it, but if only for battery life reasons, you'd consume less power to copy files to your N10 and unplug the external drive and then watch, than to watch directly off the external drive. That is my intention when I travel with my N10 to use with my 500GB drive.
Also, I'd consider reformatting the drive to ext3, as everything Linux is just plain superior to anything Microsoft.it is then natively recognised by Android better than the Stickmount ntfs-3g hack. Or, as a halfway option, format to FAT32, but then the biggest filesize is 4GB. I have files ~5GB in size so I can't use FAT32.
Do you have a Pogo cable? It allows charging without use of the usb socket. If you're seriously thinking about keeping the 1TB connected for long times, consider the Pogo cable option. I've got mine on order and I'll let you know if when the Pogo cable is plugged in, my 500GB drive works.
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.... but it does actually do it right? So the answer to the OP is yes?
I have not looked at all the config files of Android but my 500GB drive, which does work, makes a similar clicking noise on my N7 and N4 as does my 1TB on my Raspberry Pi. My Linux (Ubuntu) desktop has a SSD primary and a HDD secondary internal drives and the HDD does have a bit of a "wooshing" noise when active and some clicking. On my Linux desktop when I unplug from mains power it goes into "laptop mode" which is aggressive in turning off and going quiet the HDD.
So I'd not take the noise as a necessary sign of failure / unreliability, I'd take it as a sign of Android's aggressive power management minimizing power going out of USB. If it works.... (it does right?) then just enjoy it, but if only for battery life reasons, you'd consume less power to copy files to your N10 and unplug the external drive and then watch, than to watch directly off the external drive. That is my intention when I travel with my N10 to use with my 500GB drive.
Also, I'd consider reformatting the drive to ext3, as everything Linux is just plain superior to anything Microsoft.it is then natively recognised by Android better than the Stickmount ntfs-3g hack. Or, as a halfway option, format to FAT32, but then the biggest filesize is 4GB. I have files ~5GB in size so I can't use FAT32.
Do you have a Pogo cable? It allows charging without use of the usb socket. If you're seriously thinking about keeping the 1TB connected for long times, consider the Pogo cable option. I've got mine on order and I'll let you know if when the Pogo cable is plugged in, my 500GB drive works.
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No don't have any cable.. I run Ubuntu at home too but dual boot with win8 since I do require old Microsoft here and there and I would like my drive to be recognised in both os. Don't think ext3 is recognised in Windows, is it.. Anyway thanks for giving me advise
wwwpuntoit said:
No don't have any cable.. I run Ubuntu at home too but dual boot with win8 since I do require old Microsoft here and there and I would like my drive to be recognised in both os. Don't think ext3 is recognised in Windows, is it.. Anyway thanks for giving me advise
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I dual-booted for 20 years, currently running Win VM ontop of Ubuntu, my last attachment to Windoze was Slingplayer, now I tend to run that on my N7 and soon N10.
Ext3 can be recognised by Windows - a lot depends on what is your primary OS. Take a look at http://www.fs-driver.org/ and http://www.ext2fsd.com/
Pick your hack. Based on what you've said, you're done, I'd stick with NTFS as it works stable on Android read-only (your only need), read-write stable on Ubuntu and Windoze.
Right now my 1TB is ext3 on my Dockstar (Rasberry Pi is modern equivalent) and my 500GB is NTFS moving between laptop and Android. My 1TB is my primary file-server, my primary system to save media as it is away from coffee spills, etc. If I had two 1TB drives, I'd run them as RAID 1 mirror on a NAS just for data integrity and carry a smaller power-efficient harddrive around for media streaming on-the-go which I plug into the NAS/laptop/Android as needed to move large files around. Backup, backup, backup!
I just got a Shield Pro (only due to the fact that I was able to get the Pro with the remote and stand for $244) and I'm trying to connect my NFTS 3TB external hard drive, but it won't mount. I read somewhere the Shield can't recognize a hard drive with multiple partitions so I extended the original partition and now there is only one, but it still won't mount no matter what I do.
Any thoughts, tips, tricks or advice on how to get it mounted will be greatly appreciated.
Mines mounted i got it in the first usb port 1.81tb
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icefrog119 said:
Mines mounted i got it in the first usb port 1.81tb
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Thanks for rubbing it in.
Sorry if this sounds partitioning but at 3tb sounds like it must be externally powered. I'm assuming its powered up and you can hear it spinning up? I would also try a different usb cable even if that cable works on the PC. Stranger things have been known to happen.
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Sorry if this sounds partitioning but at 3tb sounds like it must be externally powered. I'm assuming its powered up and you can hear it spinning up? I would also try a different usb cable even if that cable works on the PC. Stranger things have been known to happen.
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Thanks! I'm not sure what you're saying about partitioning, but the external drive drive is externally powered and I can hear it spinning up. I'll try another cable when I get home tonight. That would be great if that was the only issue.
Thanks again.
No probs thats my damn autocorrect, I meant "patronising"
I have tried a 2TB Toshiba, a 2TB WD Passport, and a 4TB Samsung portable hard drive. All of them are 2.5" hard drives and all of them are self-powered (not plugged into an external source for power). All of them work without any trouble. They are formatted in NFTS and have only 1 partition. Maybe it's your brand of hard drive that is not working on your Shield TV.
Where did you get that deal on the pro? EBay?
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Where did you get that deal on the pro? EBay?
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Amazon. I was shocked when I saw the price for a Pro with all those accessories. Plus the seller never registered everything and I got the warranty too.
I haven't had any issues connecting am external HD to my Shield Pro. I have an old Western Digital 500gb drive, a Samsung EVO Pro 250gb SSD and a 1TB Western Digital HD and all of them connect just fine. The 1tb HD requires a external power source but it still works without any issues. I use ES File Explorer to access the HD if that helps at all. I also had no issues with any of my flash drives 8gb-128gb from various manufactures.
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I haven't had any issues connecting am external HD to my Shield Pro. I have an old Western Digital 500gb drive, a Samsung EVO Pro 250gb SSD and a 1TB Western Digital HD and all of them connect just fine. The 1tb HD requires a external power source but it still works without any issues. I use ES File Explorer to access the HD if that helps at all. I also had no issues with any of my flash drives 8gb-128gb from various manufactures.
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Thanks. I tried both ports, but it still doesn't work for me. I'm still waiting for a new cable to see if that works since I don't seem to have any other USB 3.0 cables to try.
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Thanks. I tried both ports, but it still doesn't work for me. I'm still waiting for a new cable to see if that works since I don't seem to have any other USB 3.0 cables to try.
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It could be the cable but I couldn't tell you for sure. If it still doesn't work after that maybe a factory reset or a reflashing of the images may be in order. Something could be corrupted cashing the issue but that scenario is a more severe remedy to the small issue.
UPDATE: Although I tried to repair the drive on my WIn 8.1 mini-desktop, it wasn't until I connected the external drive to my AIO with Win 10 that the external drive was repaired (which took a maybe a minute) and now I can access my external drive.
Now for my bonus question (that I will create a new thread for as well). Is there anyway to access the external drive or the Pro's 500GB drive from my network? I can see it as SHIELD on my network and I can see the IP address, but I can't seem to access it. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
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Is there anyway to access the external drive or the Pro's 500GB drive from my network? I can see it as SHIELD on my network and I can see the IP address, but I can't seem to access it. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
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If your Shield Device is rooted, you can always give Servers Ultimate Pro (comes up as the Amazon free app of the day quite often) a try & setup a simple SMB server. You would probably need Server Pack B (this is free). I actually have this setup on my Nexus Player with Stickmount.
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UPDATE: Although I tried to repair the drive on my WIn 8.1 mini-desktop, it wasn't until I connected the external drive to my AIO with Win 10 that the external drive was repaired (which took a maybe a minute) and now I can access my external drive.
Now for my bonus question (that I will create a new thread for as well). Is there anyway to access the external drive or the Pro's 500GB drive from my network? I can see it as SHIELD on my network and I can see the IP address, but I can't seem to access it. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
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Install ES file manager. Run the remote control section inside and it will run a ftp server on the sheild. You can then ftp in with filezilla or something and access the files. No root needed, but you need to enable the sever each time you want to transfer files etc :good:
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Install ES file manager. Run the remote control section inside and it will run a ftp server on the sheild. You can then ftp in with filezilla or something and access the files. No root needed, but you need to enable the sever each time you want to transfer files etc :good:
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Thanks. I have no idea why, but this doesn't work for some reason. Although I'm new to Filezilla and I'm not sure if I'm using it right.
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Thanks. I have no idea why, but this doesn't work for some reason. Although I'm new to Filezilla and I'm not sure if I'm using it right.
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Put the IP address in the address bar...in the format 192.168.1.?? And make sure you have the right port number in the port box... ES file manager screen will show you the address and port number. I'm guessing you haven't put the port number in
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Put the IP address in the address bar...in the format 192.168.1.?? And make sure you have the right port number in the port box... ES file manager screen will show you the address and port number. I'm guessing you haven't put the port number in
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Thanks. I actually did do that. I guess I have to keep trying.
This is going to sound odd, but if you are on ethernet, try using wireless to transfer files. Most FTP programs won't start a server on ethernet as they are programmed for wireless only. They think phones and if a phone is not wireless it's mobile network, and therefor don't turn on server. Worked for me on both ES and Solid Explorer wireless, but neither wired.
I'm having the same problem as topic creator. Using a self-powered 3 TB WD Passport, and cannot get it to mount on the Shield no matter how I format it (FAT32, EXFAT, NTFS both MBR and GPT). It reads on every other device and PC I have just fine.
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ES File Explorer even recognizes the presence of a USB drive, but gives a "failed to open file" error when attempting to access it. Android's storage manager doesn't see the drive at all.