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I am planning to transfer stuff to the hard drive and was wondering how can i mount the sd card so that i can transfer the data onto my tablet.
I am using Mac Lion OS on a macbook pro all help will be nice
vikramdhani said:
I am planning to transfer stuff to the hard drive and was wondering how can i mount the sd card so that i can transfer the data onto my tablet.
I am using Mac Lion OS on a macbook pro all help will be nice
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In a nutshell - it's not supported but is doable.
Check out the xda thread located here - http://tinyurl.com/3as3xpu
Looks like a copy of XNJB might work, I however do not own any Apple hardware so cannot give it a shot myself. Might be worth a try! http://tinyurl.com/yaqhp5
Also, just to keep the mood light - this is the best Apple compatibility chart ever: http://tinyurl.com/3t79s4j
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If you like, you can always use a flash USB stick to move files between your Mac and Iconia, or a USB hdd.
Try the free app on the Market, software data cable.
It sets up the Iconia as a FTP server that you can connect to with any FTP client ( Cyberduck works well on Mac, FireFTP plugin for Firefox etc). Works wirelessly, with any computer on same subnet, regardless of OS.
You only get access to the added SD card if the Iconia is rooted, and the app settings have root access checked. Look under /mnt/external_SD.
I believe the problem might possible go away with 3.2, but it has not arrived here yet to know.
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entropy.of.avarice said:
In a nutshell - it's not supported but is doable.
Check out the xda thread located here - http://tinyurl.com/3as3xpu
Looks like a copy of XNJB might work, I however do not own any Apple hardware so cannot give it a shot myself. Might be worth a try! http://tinyurl.com/yaqhp5
Also, just to keep the mood light - this is the best Apple compatibility chart ever: http://tinyurl.com/3t79s4j
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I use XNJB and it works for me running 10.6.8
Hi everyone,
I was using my Samsung mini usb drive on my Android Tablet (Honeycomb 3.2.1) and the drive stopped working on my pc. Every time it now I get a BSOD, but it still connects to my tablet just fine. I was using ES File explorer, transferring a movie when this problem first occurred.
So far, I have found no mention of being able to hack the tablet to support mass storage (assigning a drive letter) and I can find no other way to format. I was actually hoping I could find an app on the market, but one such as this doesn't exist.
Please help me being back the full functionality of my external drive, guys!
Btw, the external drive is now formatted to General Hierarchical, like the tablet itself.
Thanks so much!
ibawanzingee said:
Hi everyone,
I was using my Samsung mini usb drive on my Android Tablet (Honeycomb 3.2.1) and the drive stopped working on my pc. Every time it now I get a BSOD, but it still connects to my tablet just fine. I was using ES File explorer, transferring a movie when this problem first occurred.
So far, I have found no mention of being able to hack the tablet to support mass storage (assigning a drive letter) and I can find no other way to format. I was actually hoping I could find an app on the market, but one such as this doesn't exist.
Please help me being back the full functionality of my external drive, guys!
Btw, the external drive is now formatted to General Hierarchical, like the tablet itself.
Thanks so much!
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Q&A much?
Format on pc
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>BSOD when plugged in to pc.
Erik_T said:
Q&A much?
Format on pc
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Try another PC?
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Unfortunately, I already have. But thanks for trying to help.
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Try another PC?
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Distrowatch.com download a Linux distro perhaps Gparted or what ever run on live disc then do what you need till android incorporated this feature
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AFAIK these Samsung drives use an unusual block size. I have the S1 with 120gig that could not run on my Nintendo Wii. These drives can be troublesome especially on XP. There is a special tool from Samsung for formatting.
But a recent version of GParted will do also. But after formatting it will still use this special block size. There is no way to get rid of it.
BTW: Your post fits better in the Q&A section. It is not development related.
Karl
Ok dincdoes.me and se_ebel_portolkyz, thanks for the replies.
I thought of posting this in Q&A, but I thought it was more technical in nature than "how do you do this?" or "how do you hack the battery icon?" or whatever is usually in that section.
It's funny se_ebel_portolkyz, I have a Wii as well, and my drive is the S1 mini, 250GB and it wouldn't work on the Wii. I'll try the tools you guys recommended, but the Acer shows up as an external device with no drive letter and then the Samsung shows up inside that, so I'm not sure how I'm going to get access to it to format it. :/
I'll continue to work on this problem though and again, thanks.
ibawanzingee said:
Ok dincdoes.me and se_ebel_portolkyz, thanks for the replies.
I thought of posting this in Q&A, but I thought it was more technical in nature than "how do you do this?" or "how do you hack the battery icon?" or whatever is usually in that section.
It's funny se_ebel_portolkyz, I have a Wii as well, and my drive is the S1 mini, 250GB and it wouldn't work on the Wii. I'll try the tools you guys recommended, but the Acer shows up as an external device with no drive letter and then the Samsung shows up inside that, so I'm not sure how I'm going to get access to it to format it. :/
I'll continue to work on this problem though and again, thanks.
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I hate to be the bearer of bad news but I had a drive just like yours and it also died (it began pretty much like yours) . Last s#it for Samsung I'll ever buy...
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Have you tried cracking open the case and removing the drive and directly plugging it into your PC motherboard.
No, I haven't.
Our tablet lacks the USB Mass Storage capability, also Note 2 lacks this also.
I have found this little gem app that works on Note 2, i hope that someone here will test this and report back.
It only works on external SD, but it is way better then MTP.
Here is the app thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1711009
[UPDATE] It works very well, also with the SD card formated as exFat! :thumbup:
Thanks.
mdalacu said:
Our tablet lacks the USB Mass Storage capability, also Note 2 lacks this also.
I have found this little gem app that works on Note 2, i hope that someone here will test this and report back.
It only works on external SD, but it is way better then MTP.
Here is the app thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1711009
Thanks.
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How is this better than MTP? I connect my Note and it shows up - I double click on it and it shows me a drive for the internal and external storage and you can drag file in and out of them. The only two issues are that when you copy some kinds of media, you get asked if you want to convert it - and on the Note, it runs an actual app to do the MTP. It's odd because other Android devices don't do that (even the Samsung Nexus doesn't).
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How is this better than MTP? I connect my Note and it shows up - I double click on it and it shows me a drive for the internal and external storage and you can drag file in and out of them. The only two issues are that when you copy some kinds of media, you get asked if you want to convert it - and on the Note, it runs an actual app to do the MTP. It's odd because other Android devices don't do that (even the Samsung Nexus doesn't).
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If you use other OSes then Windows you will notice the difference, it does not work reliable on Linux and Mac. MTP is slow , with UMS i get something about 20MB/s read/write. Also, if you have to modify a file then that file will first be downloaded locally on your PC, modified and the reuploaded instead of modify it on the phone. This is how MTP works.
I have used the app 10 times by now, no issues at all. I also checked the sd card with scan disk on win7, no corruption !
By the way, there's a good technical reason why modern Android devices don't do USB Mass Storage.
USB Mass Storage operates on an *entire partition* and needs *exclusive* access to that partition. So the phone needs to be able to totally *un-mount* the partition (stop using it entirely) which is to be mounted as USB Mass Storage.
Older devices like my Samsung Galaxy S2 had the built-in storage separately partitioned. The downside to this, however, was that app storage was on a small, limited partition so even though the phone had 16GB, apps were limited to a 2GB (or so) partition.
New devices have all data on one partition so the app data can expand as far as it needs to into your storage space, but it means that it's no longer possible to mount it over USB Mass Storage as you can no longer get exclusive access to a partition.
MercuryStar said:
By the way, there's a good technical reason why modern Android devices don't do USB Mass Storage.
USB Mass Storage operates on an *entire partition* and needs *exclusive* access to that partition. So the phone needs to be able to totally *un-mount* the partition (stop using it entirely) which is to be mounted as USB Mass Storage.
Older devices like my Samsung Galaxy S2 had the built-in storage separately partitioned. The downside to this, however, was that app storage was on a small, limited partition so even though the phone had 16GB, apps were limited to a 2GB (or so) partition.
New devices have all data on one partition so the app data can expand as far as it needs to into your storage space, but it means that it's no longer possible to mount it over USB Mass Storage as you can no longer get exclusive access to a partition.
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Wow that is an awesome explanation of the process. I personally have wondered for quite a while why new devices are this way, just never really bothered looking into it. Thanks.
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MercuryStar said:
By the way, there's a good technical reason why modern Android devices don't do USB Mass Storage.
USB Mass Storage operates on an *entire partition* and needs *exclusive* access to that partition. So the phone needs to be able to totally *un-mount* the partition (stop using it entirely) which is to be mounted as USB Mass Storage.
Older devices like my Samsung Galaxy S2 had the built-in storage separately partitioned. The downside to this, however, was that app storage was on a small, limited partition so even though the phone had 16GB, apps were limited to a 2GB (or so) partition.
New devices have all data on one partition so the app data can expand as far as it needs to into your storage space, but it means that it's no longer possible to mount it over USB Mass Storage as you can no longer get exclusive access to a partition.
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You are right about internal storage, but , this app only exports the External SD Card, which is formtated as FAT32 or ExFat. The app first unmounts the card from phone, export it through USB, then with the middle button, when you are done on PC (end ejected the card), will mount it right back.
This way you could check the SD card on the PC, copy large files very fast, directly modify files, works on linux and mac !
I have tested this on N8000 and it is working perfectly
mdalacu said:
Our tablet lacks the USB Mass Storage capability, also Note 2 lacks this also.
I have found this little gem app that works on Note 2, i hope that someone here will test this and report back.
It only works on external SD, but it is way better then MTP.
Here is the app thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1711009
Thanks.
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Ah, this app. I posted about this in September in this thread lol: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32103479#post32103479
Sorry, I have missed it.
Great! Thank you! It works like a charm!
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Another weakness in MTP is that if you are in a locked down environment with no admin/privileges to install devices MTP will not be detected. (You'll get the same nonsense with iOS as well)
has anyone been able to get this working with a ps3. I would like to be able to transfer things to my ps3.
So, no method exists that would allow the Note 10.1 to connect as UMS to Windows XP? and/or without the use of the inserted MicroSD?
I installed KIES but it tried to install like 3 versions of Net Framework and other garbage, so I removed it. There is no way I will use the KIES. I tried to use the driver that Kies installed along with the SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones.exe but no luck. I can't believe this is an issue.
I'm a bit of a novice with tablets/android and have searched a long time for a solution with no luck.
It only export the external sd card through UMS, the internal one it is impossible. For me, it works on XP x64 just fine.
Has anyone tried multi mount, i use it on my galaxy s to listen to music while i am mounted to the pc, works well but i think it a bit buggy cause i can't get my external sd card to mount but i don't know if that the rom cause it worked well on the previous rom, try it out multi mount
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mdalacu said:
It only export the external sd card through UMS, the internal one it is impossible. For me, it works on XP x64 just fine.
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OK. Thank you.
TheWerewolf said:
How is this better than MTP? I connect my Note and it shows up - I double click on it and it shows me a drive for the internal and external storage and you can drag file in and out of them...
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For example, how would you run a program like Recuva to scan for deleted files on my S3? Also, they say MTP i smuch slower.
critofur said:
For example, how would you run a program like Recuva to scan for deleted files on my S3? Also, they say MTP i smuch slower.
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For recovery of deleted files, you can use Undelete for Root users straight from your phone!
mdalacu said:
Our tablet lacks the USB Mass Storage capability, also Note 2 lacks this also.
I have found this little gem app that works on Note 2, i hope that someone here will test this and report back.
It only works on external SD, but it is way better then MTP.
Here is the app thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1711009
Thanks.
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Thank You for posting this!!! I have been sick of playing a crap shoot when I connect my note to my computer!!! :victory:
I've been looking around, but I have found nothing but out of date information.
I really do need Mass Storage mode as I store all my college work and run portable apps from my phone on my PC.
Is there any way to reenable this feature? Thank you.
No
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Well that's a bit poo
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Well that's a bit poo
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Or perhaps your computer is?
Uh. No... I want Mass Storage. What does that remotely have to do with my computer?
Smashman said:
Uh. No... I want Mass Storage. What does that remotely have to do with my computer?
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You mentioned your computer in the OP. You tell us.
estallings15 said:
You mentioned your computer in the OP. You tell us.
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Wishing to run portableapps from my phone has no bearing upon the ability of my computer...
Smashman said:
Wishing to run portableapps from my phone has no bearing upon the ability of my computer...
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Ah. I misunderstood. Never mind, then.
closest thing would be to use something like SAMBA Fileshare
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.funkyfresh.samba&hl=en
(it might need a tweak to a file to work with jelly bean.... POSTED HERE)
This would allow you to connect to the phone via a network share. its \\YOURPHONE .... or \\YOURPHONEIP
MTP is a pain in the ass imo. However, if you use the latest version of Ubuntu or its derivatives it should detect automatically and let you copy and paste files normally similar the mass storage behavior. Samba is an alternative, but tend to be slow.
I found this QtADB manager that has been discontinued, but work pretty well to transfer files using ADB, tested working perfect on linux, but issues while on Windows, but could be my phone, YMMV: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=683223
It will need the adb and aadt file which you can get from the Android SDK package.
The problem is, I don't want to copy files off, I want to directly edit them like I was with my Galaxy S2 and Mass Storage.
Smashman said:
The problem is, I don't want to copy files off, I want to directly edit them like I was with my Galaxy S2 and Mass Storage.
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Read this http://teamw.in/DataMedia
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Read this http://teamw.in/DataMedia
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I'm aware. It's just unfortunate that mass storage is one of the biggest things I use my phone for. Guess I'll have to swap back to the common old garden memory stick.
I don't know if anybody else has been having this issue, or if the phone is just incapable of external storage, but I can't seem to find anything on the web, so, I guess I'll ask. Recently, I've been trying to transfer media from a SD Card Reader to my Phone. Unfortunately, as soon as I plug the Reader in, the Phone freezes, and, subsequently, crashes. So, the main question is: "Is there something wrong with my Phone, or is it just something the Essential cannot do?" Below are some pieces of information that may be helpful:
SD Card capacity is 128 GB
The Format of the SD Card is "FAT", I believe.
Thanks for reading. Solutions/tips/advice will be greatly appreciated.
I believe I've done it just fine with external storage. I don't use it often though, but the file browser needs to support external storage as well, whatever app you use.
Also, it could be your ROM that's not supporting it. If you're on the stock ROM, it should be fine.
gk1984 said:
I believe I've done it just fine with external storage. I don't use it often though, but the file browser needs to support external storage as well, whatever app you use.
Also, it could be your ROM that's not supporting it. If you're on the stock ROM, it should be fine.
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Thank you for the reply. I'll look into a File-Browser that supports it. Have a great day.
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Thank you for the reply. I'll look into a File-Browser that supports it. Have a great day.
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I use Solid Explorer, but I believe you have to buy an extension for OTG support. Try Amaze browser too. Just, whatever you do, avoid ES Explorer as it was sold years ago to a malicious company and it's pretty much spyware/adware now. I mean, it still functions, but it's loaded with a lot of crap and where your data goes isn't a very trust-worthy place.
gk1984 said:
I use Solid Explorer, but I believe you have to buy an extension for OTG support. Try Amaze browser too. Just, whatever you do, avoid ES Explorer as it was sold years ago to a malicious company and it's pretty much spyware/adware now. I mean, it still functions, but it's loaded with a lot of crap and where your data goes isn't a very trust-worthy place.
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Thanks for the heads up. I'll be sure to try those Browsers you suggested. Again, thanks for the help. I appreciate it. Have a good one!