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I know the Titan doesn't support USB Host mode, but I've heard there were alternatives like using CF Cards or something. Can anyone give me more details or point me in the direction of how to achieve this? Instead of buying a microSD card, I wouldn't mind just using one of my external HD to hold my stuff. It would be cool to read data off of flashdrives too.
I've never heard mention of any possibilities of USB host on the mogul. If someone does make a USB host CF card (never heard of one), I don't think you're going to find any way to interface it with the mogul. And the mogul probably wouldn't be able to power an external hdd, so you'd have to have a power supply and be tethered to the wall. At that point, you might as well carry a laptop around and store things on it, and just forget about USB host on the mogul.
If I had to guess I think you would see a Bluetooth harddrive before you saw anything like that.
Asphyx said:
If I had to guess I think you would see a Bluetooth harddrive before you saw anything like that.
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That is already on the way...
http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/products/consumer_electronics/DAVE/
theoretically it could be done with MicroSDIO, but i dont know if the mogul supports SDIO
plus i doubt anyone will make a USB controller in an MicroSDIO card, lol
wow that bluetooth harddrive looks promising, but the speed must suck :/. yea using a laptop would work, but its still too big and uses a lot more power. i had this idea, run mobiletorrent on the phone attached to a harddrive. it would use less power and its still smaller than a laptop.
How much storeage do you need?
I looked at the bluetooth drive also and it looks cool, and probably slow since i think bluetooth is ~700kbps, sort of like the speed you get beaming from one to another with bluetooth, which I do to and from my laptop now and it is kind of creepy slow. If you need more than the 8gigs that a microSD can do for now then that might be the way,,,,,,wait,,,,I remember seeing a shared WiFi drive some place, that would be lots faster i bet.
Hello everyone.
I was wondering if anyone had found a way to mount the SD card via a third party USB cable, and not with the OEM data cable. Is there any way to bypass this restriction? It's frustrating to have to lug around the bulky OEM cable, when transferring data over the retractable cable I have would be much simpler. I'm referring to something similar to the "Resupported" app on jailbroken iPhones (which allows you to use third-party TV out and other cables with the iPhone, against the wishes of Apple).
Any help you can shed on this topic would be greatly appreciated.
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I'm still trying to find an answer to this issue, and have searched these boards extensively for a solution, but none has been presented. Is there no one who can shed some light on this for me?
metalhead971 said:
I'm still trying to find an answer to this issue, and have searched these boards extensively for a solution, but none has been presented. Is there no one who can shed some light on this for me?
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Actually, I use ES File explorer on my phone and connect to shares on my PC's via wifi to transfer files back and forth between them.
Edit: You could also use SwiFTP to setup a ftp server on your phone and then connect to it from your pc via wifi.
Hi, since it is micro usb(correct me if im wrong), I could use anything that have same wiring position(eg, ground, data,+5v etc.).. I use LG USB cable at the office and lug around couple USB(OEM) cables at home. I don't have any problem, but haven't yet tested the retractable one.
I use Nokia Micro USB Cable in my office and its work fine as OEM ...
but Now, i found another method "Android Manager Wifi" which is free in the market, its really better then USB method .. no wire needed anymore !
Mine works fine with any old cable ... never had a problem.
u could use wifi file explorer, it`s a paid app , and u can see all files in the phone in your browser, it`s very easy to use!
I've never had a problem using a non-stock usb cable. I've used several different cables for different phones (hell my friends BB Torch, i think it was, worked just fine), digital camera, I even bought a 6" micro usb cable from ebay for 1.99 shipped and it worked just fine (truth be told the transfer + charging speeds are slower, but otherwise works just fine)
When I"m too lazy to go dig out one of my cables, I also use ES File Explorer to transfer files back and forth on my network. No issues there either, provided you set up your network right and are only trying to access shared folders
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if you're using astro file manager already, there's an SMB module you can add to it for Samba support (networking), although i still prefer ES File manager myself. Both are free though!
I'm not able to figure out why USB connection to the Nook is so slow. It's around 110k/sec and to move lets say 200megs (nearly 12 hours).
I also have a Nook Colok and it works full speed without any trouble, it's very fast (using Cyanmod 7 with it).
But ever since I got this Nook Tablet it's been super slow to copy anything including books, pdf's etc. It's rooted.
If I use Wifi Explorer I can copy everyhthing in a matter of minutes but with the USB is so slow. I tried several different cables but they have alll given the same slowness.
I used the drivers found with the batch file on here, but remember, i had a nook color also and could the drivers colided into each other? The nook color is still very fast.. ADB works on both .
Any ideas?
In Android Development?
Seriously?
C'mon.
conundrum768 said:
In Android Development?
Seriously?
C'mon.
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Oh, that was a mistake, i meant to put it into general. sorry..
Can an OP move this to general please..
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It may be using the Windows MTP protocol, rather than treating the storage as a drive. IF so:
The good news is that it's slow.
The bad news is that it's buggy (changes on the device are not reflected on the Windows box until you reboot Windows). Also, file date/times are not preserved.
Use ADB push/pull; that seems to work, be speedy, and preserve file date/times.
Hmm you could try using a different port on the pc as if its an older one some of them may still be usb 1.1 instead of 2 which would account for the slow speeds so I would check that first before doing anything else.
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Hmm you could try using a different port on the pc as if its an older one some of them may still be usb 1.1 instead of 2 which would account for the slow speeds so I would check that first before doing anything else.
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It's not a PC issue, im using Windows 7 64 on a i7 950 with 12gigs but the Nook color is fine, so im not sure, i think there might be either a driver issue or the tablet has a transfer issue, but i really doubt it..
Hi, anyone know how to make USB OTG work on stock ROM ? Thanks
anyone know ?
I don't know if it's possible even if rooted. If you want to connect a flash drive, have you considered a wireless reader? The Kingston MobileLite works great with both my HD8.9 and HDX7. The RavPower reader sounds good too...
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This is also useful if you need additional storage: http://www.sandisk.com/products/wireless/flash-drive/
Oh, and I think Amazon disabled USB OTG in the kernel, for whatever reason.
I just got a Kindle hdx 7 and very disappointed that no usb host ability. Is possibly anyone working on a kernel that will support it? I am rooted.
Very interested to know if any progress has been made. Anyone? Is it possible to create some sort of work-around?
You guys are looking for something that is a long way out at best. Device is going to need a custom kernel to have any hope of usb OTG. The problem with that is, nobody is going to even look at custom kernels till maybe when we can adb in fastboot or the bootloader gets unlocked.
I use a backup battery / wireless router / wifi SD reader / travel router device for extra storage. Turn it on, browse to it from ES Explorer. Voila, just move the files over.
There's also WiFi Explorer Pro, if you want to do it to a PC.
kschang said:
I use a backup battery / wireless router / wifi SD reader / travel router device for extra storage. Turn it on, browse to it from ES Explorer. Voila, just move the files over.
There's also WiFi Explorer Pro, if you want to do it to a PC.
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i was interested in something similar to this, but everything i could find shows fairly pricey options.
shabbypenguin said:
i was interested in something similar to this, but everything i could find shows fairly pricey options.
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How about... $23?
http://www.amazon.com/Arrival-HooToo%C2%AE-TripMate-Wireless-Powered/dp/B00HZWOQZ6/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1398562517&sr=8-3-fkmr0&keywords=easyacc+travel+router
This is the one I got, also a backup battery for $43
http://www.amazon.com/EasyAcc%C2%AE-Wireless-External-Portable-Smartphone/dp/B00CSFCYFY/ref=pd_sim_pc_10?ie=UTF8&refRID=01FZE2C5DANB755E0VV9
I keep a 32 GB MicroSD (class 6, my old card for my phone) with an SD adapter in this device semi-permanently for quick transfers.
Thanks, im going on a long trip so extra storage would be cool, but as it would be the only time i would use it i dont think i can justify 20 bucks on it. shame about otg cuz a big jumpdrive filled with content would be awesome .
http://www.intomobile.com/2014/02/13/easiest-way-transfer-media-files-smartphonetablet-computer
The SanDisk Ultra Dual USB Drive comes with a regular USB port on one hand, and a microUSB one – on the other. So when you want to move some files from your mobile device, simply connect the SanDisk’s device to a microUSB port and copy all the photos and videos you want. Then, connect the same device using a regular USB port to a computer and make a local copy of those files.
I disagree. I don't think it's purpose is to move files between PC and phone. I think it's about having a pendrive that's also accessible via phone. Plus connecting the phone to YOUR computer is easy enough, but it's not that simple in libraries, airports, other people's houses etc. If I was using a pendrive I'd buy it. But I don't.
sanjsrik said:
http://www.intomobile.com/2014/02/13/easiest-way-transfer-media-files-smartphonetablet-computer
The SanDisk Ultra Dual USB Drive comes with a regular USB port on one hand, and a microUSB one – on the other. So when you want to move some files from your mobile device, simply connect the SanDisk’s device to a microUSB port and copy all the photos and videos you want. Then, connect the same device using a regular USB port to a computer and make a local copy of those files.
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I would its like the same as using a USB OTG cable but not having to have the cable
for the price, I'd rather just get a normal flash drive thats cheaper and use the otg cable. I already have one, and it's not really inconvenient.
If you have proper cables and don't mind carrying them, then this is kind of redundant, if you don't have cables, then this is as simple as it gets, albeit little more expensive. But frankly, I would never use it just to copy files to computer, the cable comes with phone for free and nothing beats dragging files with mouse from one drive to another on the computer. But if you want to backup your files or make room for new on the go, then I could see this as being useful.
I ask because you could use something like airdroid or something.
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Yeah, but that will only work if you have:
1. good signal
2. really unlimited data plan.
Personally I don't see reason to backup few small files, since you can get SD card for cheap and store it on the phone memory and SD card as backup. I'm talking for example about being on vacation and actually running out of memory due to picture and video taking, where you need to offload gigabytes of data, where good signal and unlimited data could be completely out of question. Actually I may be taking trip to China this summer and could be facing this particular issue for real and any cloud type solution is not going to work at all. On my home turf I have access to computers daily, so again cloud services are pretty much useless, even if I had unlimited data, which I don't. I know Google and others are trying to sell us on cloud storage solutions, instead of physical storage, but in certain situations above limitations can not be overcome.
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Yeah, but that will only work if you have:
1. good signal
2. really unlimited data plan.
Personally I don't see reason to backup few small files, since you can get SD card for cheap and store it on the phone memory and SD card as backup. I'm talking for example about being on vacation and actually running out of memory due to picture and video taking, where you need to offload gigabytes of data, where good signal and unlimited data could be completely out of question. Actually I may be taking trip to China this summer and could be facing this particular issue for real and any cloud type solution is not going to work at all. On my home turf I have access to computers daily, so again cloud services are pretty much useless, even if I had unlimited data, which I don't. I know Google and others are trying to sell us on cloud storage solutions, instead of physical storage, but in certain situations above limitations can not be overcome.
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I use airdroid about 4-5 times/day. I log in using the web interface and transfer files from my laptop to my device. If the device is sitting next to my laptop, how bad can the signal be?