Using a USB 3.1 type-c M to USB 3.0 A-F adapter do I need a helper app for OTG?
Where does Nougat put the mount on it's own? When I put a exfat formated
sandisk flash drive on it, it is detected (settings / storage see's it)
but I don't know where it put it? Do I need something like stickmount?
Thanks
The adapter is:
iXCC USB Type C to USB 3.0 Type A Adapter, Charge and Sync Cable, On The Go (OTG Host Cable) for Type-C Supported Devices (6 Inch)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B017TJN22C/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Not quite the same thing but I use a Flash Drive with one side as USB C; when I plug it in it gives me a notification of "checking for errors" then after that it gives the name of the drive and "For transferring photos and media". I simply tap on that notification and it opens the drive with the built-in explorer that it also uses for downloads, I hope that helps!
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I was reading all your discutions, but I'm not clear with the USB ports. You can use them to acces data from them? It has USB on the go?
Thank you
i'd like to know this as well - anyone ?
Two USB ports on the keyboard dock, and they support:
Nearly all usb storage devices (incl. external hardrives)..
Xbox360/PS3 controller
Mouse
On the tablet itself, there's no USB port but a micro SD slot.
Has anyone tried this cable between a windows pc and their tablet?
http://www.frys.com/product/6257960?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG
It's supposed to let you copy files back and forth between PC's and also sports a usb hub.
Is it USB to USB or MicroUSB to USB ??? ( website doesn't say )
I thought we could only connect to PC through the MicroUSB port ?
First it's just a usb cable with the data+ and data- leads swapped (oh, and a hub built into it)
Second, the A500 has the mini-usb, why do you need the full usb to exchange data? The mini works fine, and I can access the full usb as a second removable drive (from the PC, I mean)
Ok guys. I've been messing around for some long time using 4.3 rom and my 2tb passport but with no luck reading (or writing from it). I was under impression that phone has to be rooted for reading only NTFS format but....this is fairy tales if you ask me. Recently I upgraded to latest kitekat available and rooted but still no access to my drive. I tried 3 usb sticks (8,16,64) with no problem using FAT format.
I used paragon, stickmount but nothing helped me to work this out. I'm also having second doubt would I have more luck with exFAT format?
Anyone had similar problems connecting 2tb drive to their Note 3? And disk is spinning I'm positive it has enough usb power.
The phone can only support up to 1tb due to power restriction.
The only way that i managed to get a WD 2Tb drive to work with my phone/tablet was to use a powerbank. The phone doesn't give enough power out to start the drive up.
You need :
- 1 powerbank (the bigger the better, as it will also charge your phone/tablet)
- 1 USB Hub + OTG cable (or an USB Hub that can be used as OTG with the phone)
- 1 male-to-male cable
- the phone
- the external HDD
Connect to the USB hub the HDD using the cable suplied with it, connect using the male-to-male cable the powerbank to the USB hub and then connect the USB hub to the phone using the OTG cable (or if you have an OTG cable with USB hub integrated then it's even better).
Now, the powerbank will give power to all devices connected to the USB hub (the HDD and the phone), so it should work OK.
After that you will need to solve the NTFS reading/writing, for that you should be able to use the app you already mentioned.
P.S. when i was playing on the Tab2 with the above configuration, I also had to put an usb stick in the USB hub. For some reason the tablet didn't detect the HDD on the hub unless there was an USB stick too (never understood why). I don't remember having the same problem with the Note3, but i didn't test extensively so your mileage may vary.
Edit : an example of OTG adapter with integrated USB hub for Note 3 : http://www.ebay.com/itm/Micro-USB3-...-TF-Samsung-Galaxy-Note-3-N9000-/171300593212
Thanks for reply verszipo I was looking at this cable, hoping this could power up the drive while phone continues to operate itself without additional power. So Is it possible to have power supplied directly over wall plug instead of power bank?
This USB hub seams like nice idea.
Theoretically connecting like you suggested should work even if I leave disk in NTFS format using tools I mentioned before?
elektroda said:
Thanks for reply verszipo I was looking at this cable, hoping this could power up the drive while phone continues to operate itself without additional power. So Is it possible to have power supplied directly over wall plug instead of power bank?
This USB hub seams like nice idea.
Theoretically connecting like you suggested should work even if I leave disk in NTFS format using tools I mentioned before?
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If external hdd is larger than 1 TB,
Use usb "Y" cable to add external power source to connection.
Hey!
I use 1.5TB HDD with mu N3 and it is NTFS...
Why cant you use USB hub with external power supply (try to find out if it is 1A or 2A? bigger = better), and at phone install total commander with plugin USB plugin for Total Commander (no root requided!!)...
I use a 2tb wd passport. No need for external power source. I use paragon to read and write to ntfs partition. My drive gets detected within a few seconds but takes several minutes to mount the drive. Maybe you just need to wait. I know my drive is mounted when the My Files app launches by itself and shows the drive contents.
I received my Y cable hoping extra juice could solve my problems but I have no luck at all. No matter what I use I can't make my drive read. I don't have any options to choose.
Maybe I should format my drive using different allocation size unit, I never formated it and it's not 4 months old. Maybe my phone has some crappy cache leftovers so I should use cleaner? Hell I don't know what to do anymore. Usb sticks are working fine all the way.
Ok update on topic. I mange to make it work. I formated to NTFS with default allocation size, nothing special. Using paragon + total commander plugin + total commander. Works fine now WITHOUT additional power. Only downside is that mobile battery drains way too fast when you connect storage on it. It does not matter if I plug in additional supply to drive or not, draining is the same. Anyone noticed this and any workaround for this.
Thank you guys for suggestions.
I mounted my CN memory usb3.0 3tb drive with paragon in my rooted sm n9005
It mounted fine to a folder in my int SD, and i copied ober 20gb of data
Hello proud Moto X pure/style owners,
I'm planning to buy also one. However, I can not find reliable infos if the phone
- has a magnetometer and
- has USB OTG capability for connecting usb thumbdrives
Can someone who owns the phone already confirm? There is an app on Play Store called AndroSensor which displays all built-in sensors. Thanks!
Bye
Matthias
Values are given in that app for "magnetic field" so... is that yes to the first one?
It has compass and USB OTG.
Magnetic compass heading shows in Google Maps. USB OTG shows as a mount option in Storage (in Settings), although I haven't tried it on this phone.
Also, I asked Motorola before I bought the phone and they confirmed it has USB OTG (not reliable by itself but it is corroborated by the Settings in phone).
Thanks for checking! Yes, if Androsensors shows values, magnetometer is present. The map check is also fine. So I can go ahead and buy the phone. Great!
Verified OTG working this morning.
Tried it with USB flash drive and also 2.5" external USB 2.0 drive. The flash drive works plugged directly into the OTG cable connected to phone., no other gear necessary. But the 2.5" mechanical drive requires extra power on the 5V to spin up, I used a Y cable to provide the extra juice to the 2.5" drive.
Flash drive was FAT format, 2.5" drive was FAT32. I also tried an NTFS 2.5" drive, it was recognized as connected by the phone, but it would not mount. (I guess NTFS is not compatible with Android?)
I have a LG G6 H873 and I'm trying to use an OTG adapter to read an SD card (Kodlix Type-C Reader) and I'm not getting any prompts for a USB device being detected (and the LED doesn't light up on the adapter).
I've tried the same adapter on my wife's LG G5 and it works fine (both os are at the same revision). I've also tried the "OTG Troubleshooter" app which seems to detect that a OTG device is plugged in. Plugging a USB cable from my PC to this device works fine and I can browse the files on my phone from the PC.
Any ideas?
Same here. OTG worked fine. Then one day stopped working.
My phone recognizes all my files in file folder but stock gallery and music app showes no pics or songs.When i flashed oreo update my sd card worked fine.on boot up it would show media scanning and then show a little sd card icon in the notifications but after 2 days my phone does not scan anymore.Is this related to your problem?
I have a G6 h870ds. After loads of mucking about I have discovered that my OTG only works with full USB3 OTG adapters and USB3 memory sticks.
I cant use USB2 wired OTG adapters or USB2 memory sticks. Initial connection of the USB2 OTG adapter is recognized but no connected devices are detected. I have a USB2 memory stick with an LED on it. When it is first connected to the OTG cable it flashes in a way that leads me to think it is trying to reply to the USB bus interrogation but something (probably software) fails. The phone connects to my usb2 PC port just fine so I don't think the hardware is at fault. I've reset the phone but alas that didn't help!
No issues whatsoever if I plug in the OTG adapter first, then the drive. No matter if USB 1, 2 or 3 memory stick.