hello!
i am looking forward for the german release of the GT 10.1 - i want to use it as some kind of "mobile picture transfer"-device - so basicaly it should get the job that my netbook has right now
as far as i know, the tab is able to access usb thumb drives
but what about cardreaders and those small 2,5" HDDs? had anyone the chance to already try if those things work as well?
just to tell yo uthe setup that i want to use (if this will be possible) - get the CF-card out of my cam - plug the cardreader with the CF-card into the GT, transfer the pictures - plug the HDD into the tab - transfer the pictures onto the HDD
i am pretty sure one of you may knows the answer
tia
msgnighty said:
hello!
i am looking forward for the german release of the GT 10.1 - i want to use it as some kind of "mobile picture transfer"-device - so basicaly it should get the job that my netbook has right now
as far as i know, the tab is able to access usb thumb drives
but what about cardreaders and those small 2,5" HDDs? had anyone the chance to already try if those things work as well?
just to tell yo uthe setup that i want to use (if this will be possible) - get the CF-card out of my cam - plug the cardreader with the CF-card into the GT, transfer the pictures - plug the HDD into the tab - transfer the pictures onto the HDD
i am pretty sure one of you may knows the answer
tia
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Spinning hard drives might have power problems.
A card reader should work though - I'll be testing an SDHC reader 1-2 days from now when my adapter comes in.
would be great! thanks!
maybe a 2,5" SSD works if a HDD wont work - i am looking forward for your update
a powered hd shouldn't be a problem
Yeah, if you've got a 3.5" with an external power supply it should work.
It's just that bus-powered 2.5" drives might be pushing the limit.
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Yeah, if you've got a 3.5" with an external power supply it should work.
It's just that bus-powered 2.5" drives might be pushing the limit.
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I had problems with my 2.5" drive and the Tab, but it works fine behind a powered USB hub.
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I had problems with my 2.5" drive and the Tab, but it works fine behind a powered USB hub.
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That makes sense, since then the hub is providing power. It effectively makes the 2.5" drive an externally powered one, at least from the tab's point of view.
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Spinning hard drives might have power problems.
A card reader should work though - I'll be testing an SDHC reader 1-2 days from now when my adapter comes in.
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were you able to already check this?
would be great to know if those usual card readers work (those who read several formats like SD, CF and all that stuff)
My adapter came in last night and I had to rush out the door. Tonight maybe.
would be amazing!
Why not look at an EyeFi card and do it wirelessly. Works great with my original 7" tab
Eh, they're kinda slow and have issues with some cameras.
I can confirm that a USB thumb drive works perfectly. So a USB card reader should be fine, it's basically the same thing. I'll try this weekend.
So much to do, so little time.
I'm trying to find the best combination of portable hard drive and compact powered hub, since most portable hard drives are USB powered.
Anybody have any suggestions?
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Why not look at an EyeFi card and do it wirelessly. Works great with my original 7" tab
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as far as i know are there no Compact Flash EyeFi cards available?
@Entropy: so far it seems to take antoher month till release here in germany - so take your time but don't forget me
I have both an Eye-Fi Card and the USB adapter. Thumb drives and card readers work. I have not yet tried it with a 2,5" HDD.
Just tried a Rosewill SDHC reader with a Transcend 16GB Class 6 SDHC card, no problems at all.
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My first post, but I've been reading in this forum for two months, a couple hours each day. It's habit forming.
Gtab, tnt lite v.4.1.0
I have a USB adapter made by Sigg that has a 16gig microSD inserted. Formatted (several times) FAT32. When inserted in the gtab USB host slot the disk is not mounted without a lot of plugging and unplugging and praying to the gods. There have been a few messages telling me that the 'card is damaged' when it is not. The microSD card works fine when inserted in the gtab's microSD slot. But it can take hours of fiddling to get the card to mount in the USB slot.
After lots of searching it seems that everyone else takes USB flash drives on the gtab for granted. They all seem to work. Mine doesn't, but works fine in my XPpro 32bit laptop.
If anyone can give me some ideas for troubleshooting this I'd appreciate it.
By the way, this forum is something of a phenomenon. After looking at the gtab threads I went out and bought mine at Sears. What better way to get acquainted with Android? My thanks go out to everyone here who has contributed. Someday I might be able to contribute as well.
I think about ways to better manage the gtablet xda forum, a lot. It has become a monster - but it's not a bad monster, more like a cute and cuddly Sesame Street monster.
How to organize all this fabulous information so that it can be easily searched and utilized? Good question.
All I can say is - keep up the good work. This forum is a fantastic resource.
Thanks all
Two thoughts:
First: I'd change the title. This isn't a thumbdrive issue, really, so much as a USB SD Reader problem.
Second: I've run into similar issues myself. But I've noticed that I have a couple odd ball readers tht don't work on Mac but does work on Windows. This may be a driver issue. My suggestion would be to try another SD card reader and see if that makes a difference.
I also have a USB adapter with a micro SD inside of it. I find that it does not mount on bootup, but it mounts fine if I remove it and re-insert it.
I was wondering if there is an app for sending a software command to mount the USB. I have looked, but have not found.
smalis, my question exactly!
Taking aaltieri's reply into consideration I experimented with a plain-jane thumbdrive, an adapter with a standard SD, and my adapter with the microSd. Others have demonstrated that adapters with more than one slot will not work. Both my adapters have one slot only.
So here's the intriguing results: The plain-jane thumbdrive is just as unreadable as both adapters UNLESS you boot the machine with the adapter/thumbdrive in the slot, then remove it and put it back in. Then they all read after a short detection period. BUT once the drives are removed after detection they cannot be read again until the machine is shut down and rebooted with the drive in, then remove it and put it back in for detection.
What we need is a method for mounting and unmounting USB drives. I've searched and cannot find a way to unmount the drive under tnt lite. It does not show up in settings/storage like the sd cards do.
By the way, the little Sigg adapter is very tiny, sticking out only 1/4" from the side of the gtab. I got it at Fry's Electronics for $6. I leave it in the slot full-time and it helps keep the power button from being activated when the gtab's inside it's sleeve. I use a Belkin 'non-slip' netbook sleeve (also at Fry's) and the gtab fits only slightly loose. I use a couple of ultrathin mouse pads/screen protectors, one on each side, to increase padding. The Belkin sleeve is difficult to drop due to the grippy sides. The ultrathin mouse pads are marketed for netbook use, to put under the lcd when closing the lid to protect the screen (also Fry's Electronics - what can I say, I'm hooked on the place).
The idea I had was to have 16gig in the SD slot and 16gig in the USB slot. The 32gig microSDHC's are cost prohibitive for me right now. And I still have 11gig remaining on the internal memory. I'd better get to work filling it . . .
Yeah, I have one of those tiny USB micro-SD adapters also (elago Mobile Nano II USB 2.0 microSDHC Flash Memory Card Reader from Amazon), and am very happy with its small footprint.
I had same idea as you - I have a Wintec 16 GB Class 10 MicroSD (~$30 on Newegg) in the SD slot and another one in the USB slot.
However, I have no problem reading the USB slot after unplugging and plugging it in once, or multiple times.
The only time I cannot read it is when I boot with it in. Then, I have to unplug it and plug it in once.
Yours seems more flaky.
Just wanted to note that I had similar issues reading the contents of a FAT32 formatted thumbdrive when using the default iFileManager on Vegan. I downloaded the File Manager app by Adao Team on the market and I can read the thumbdrive contents just fine when using that app.
A follow up for anyone interested.
I migrated to vegantab 5.1 to get mouse and keyboard functionality. I also loaded the small update to 5.1 that has sniffer included.
I don't think sniffer is much to write home about, but it does mount all the usb 2.0 drives and even all the multi-adapters that I've thrown at it. Some posts have pointed out that the multi-adapters don't work. But they do, at least in my experience. I used a Sony adapter that has sd, micro-sd, sony's memory stick, compact flash, and some other port. My 16gig compact flash cards from my camera are read without a problem AFTER opening sniffer. The iFile manager that comes with vegantab does not see the usb 2.0 or the adapter until sniffer is opened. Then the system sees the drives with no problem.
It works every time.
I decided to use an HP wireless mini keyboard. It's a perfect match for the gtab. I thought about dropping $80 for the new Verbatim folding bluetooth keyboard but the HP allows for much better touch typing and I need to do that. Best Buy has a cd/dcd carrying case made by Init that is essentially a hard case that fits the HP keyboard perfectly one the cd sleeves are removed. There's room under the keyboard for headphones, flash memory, and other odds and ends. With vegatab and the mouse fix, the keyboard is easily detected and the mouse pointer works great.
Anyway, it looks as if the mounting issue is one that can easily be taken care of with an app. Another more recent poster on this issue has noted that changing file managers allowed him to mount usb drives that iFileManager would not see. But sniffer works and it's there for seperate download if anyone wants it. I think it looks like crap and doesn't do much. I'll use it in the meantime, though.
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A follow up for anyone interested.
I migrated to vegantab 5.1 to get mouse and keyboard functionality. I also loaded the small update to 5.1 that has sniffer included.
I don't think sniffer is much to write home about, but it does mount all the usb 2.0 drives and even all the multi-adapters that I've thrown at it. Some posts have pointed out that the multi-adapters don't work. But they do, at least in my experience. I used a Sony adapter that has sd, micro-sd, sony's memory stick, compact flash, and some other port. My 16gig compact flash cards from my camera are read without a problem AFTER opening sniffer. The iFile manager that comes with vegantab does not see the usb 2.0 or the adapter until sniffer is opened. Then the system sees the drives with no problem.
It works every time.
I decided to use an HP wireless mini keyboard. It's a perfect match for the gtab. I thought about dropping $80 for the new Verbatim folding bluetooth keyboard but the HP allows for much better touch typing and I need to do that. Best Buy has a cd/dcd carrying case made by Init that is essentially a hard case that fits the HP keyboard perfectly one the cd sleeves are removed. There's room under the keyboard for headphones, flash memory, and other odds and ends. With vegatab and the mouse fix, the keyboard is easily detected and the mouse pointer works great.
Anyway, it looks as if the mounting issue is one that can easily be taken care of with an app. Another more recent poster on this issue has noted that changing file managers allowed him to mount usb drives that iFileManager would not see. But sniffer works and it's there for seperate download if anyone wants it. I think it looks like crap and doesn't do much. I'll use it in the meantime, though.
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I didn't even think of Sniffer. I have a cheapo USB reader that was intermittently working (1 out of 60?). After your suggesting, if I open sniffer then plug it in, it sees it every time.
Folks,
I don't know that there is an answer I have seen to all your questions/observations.
I will say:
1. microSD post and USB on the tablet are not plug and play like Windows.
2. When I change my USB key or microSD, I always shut down and likewise I
always shut down before removing them.
3. Yes, I know that's a pain if you change a lot, but for me it makes sure
Android's flicted OS searches for, finds them, and in turn properly shuts them
down before I remove them.
For me, in and out as need just doesn't work.
Rev
EDIT: P. S. -- You all seemed like sharp guys. Should I have asked if you
are looking for the files under /USBdisk?
In my experience, thumb drive mounting is hit and miss. Maybe it's just the drives that I'm using, but it's unreliable. Also, with Gingerbread and Pershoot's kernels, he references having to revert something in order to get USB mount to work (thinking about it, that might refer to mounting the tab to a computer). I would suggest getting used to unmounting your external micro card in Android and growing out a fingernail or two so you can pop that sucker out. I think this is a low priority to the devs, and maybe it should be.
Just wondering what can be done with the full size USB port. I've connected two cameras and my Droid X too it and none were recognized as mass storage devices. The only use I have found for it so far is that it can charge my phone. I would love to be able to be able plug in my camera (Sony, not SD card) and dump them on to it where ever I am for editing or uploading.
Thanks
Keyboards usually work right out of the box, so that can be a nice feature. Also, I think hard drives can be hooked up, but the tablet can't really power them, so they have to be connected via a powered hub. I think thumb drives/flash drives work as well, but I haven't tried them.
For me, being able to easily get a cheap, generic keyboard working has been a very nice feature of the tablet.
I believe I recall reading that you can use it for USB GPS receivers as well. I have not tried it myself.
ahhh a Keyboard, that would be a nice addition. Now that I think about it I am going to see if my bluetooth keyboard will work (don't have a USB one)
GPS is something I am missing more than I would have expected on a tablet
I have a 32gb thumb drive that works perfect. In fact, I have 5 thumb drives all with different data on them ranging from documents to videos.
noechelon said:
I have a 32gb thumb drive that works perfect. In fact, I have 5 thumb drives all with different data on them ranging from documents to videos.
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That is what I use it for as well.
Anyone had success making USB controllers work for emulators? Seen the wiimote bluetooth setup, but I don't have a wiimote.
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Interesting someone said that the USB port cant power usb devices, i connected my bluetooth gps to my usb port yesterday to see if it would power the gps, it did, so im not sure why we would think it does not power usb devices, as mine seems to be working fine.
Im setting my gtab up in my car and wanted to know if id need a second power souce for both the gtab and the gps. Seems to gtab will provide power to the bt gps ok.
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Interesting someone said that the USB port cant power usb devices, i connected my bluetooth gps to my usb port yesterday to see if it would power the gps, it did, so im not sure why we would think it does not power usb devices, as mine seems to be working fine.
Im setting my gtab up in my car and wanted to know if id need a second power souce for both the gtab and the gps. Seems to gtab will provide power to the bt gps ok.
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It's not guaranteed to power them. Some 2.5" external drives and devices take a bit more than 1 USB slot can handle, even on laptops. Ever had a 2.5" external drive that randomly shows up or pops up then disappears? Also, ever seen a mini usb cable with 2 male USB connections? That's so that if the drive has issues using 1 port, you can plug another in and your devices will work. Even some flash drives at high capacity+speed may give trouble. There's def. the propensity for other usb devices to behave that way as well. Keyboards generally don't have that problem unless they're advanced (have lights, usb ports/hub on them), also mice don't generally have that issue either but anything else can.
What can work?
I'll say more than likely any powered external hard drive.
Some USB powered 2.5" external hard drives (my 320GB is seen and is usable, my 40GB is not as it is older and requires more power).
Most flash drives.
More than likely, any usb device engineered to worth within the constraints of using a single usb port (wireless controllers, remotes, mice, some keyboards, some gps units, etc.)
What probably won't work?
High capacity, high speed or OLD 2.5" usb powered external hard drive (750-1TB)
Advanced devices with a usb hub on them or lots of lights or moving parts, powered solely by the usb port
High capacity, high speed flash drives (though I'm sure this is vendor specific)
Interesting, so low powered devices will be usable, but not high powered ones, thats fair enough, both my bt gps and my fm transmitter seem to be working fine.
Ive ordered a 4 port usb hub which i planned to use to connect both the gps and the fm transmitter to the usb port to give them power, no biggie if it isnt able to do that, as i can use the hub elsewhere, but be interested now to see if it will work. Thanks for the heads up.
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Interesting, so low powered devices will be usable, but not high powered ones, thats fair enough, both my bt gps and my fm transmitter seem to be working fine.
Ive ordered a 4 port usb hub which i planned to use to connect both the gps and the fm transmitter to the usb port to give them power, no biggie if it isnt able to do that, as i can use the hub elsewhere, but be interested now to see if it will work. Thanks for the heads up.
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I also have an 'official Malata' USB to ethernet on the way for review to see if I can get it to work and see if there would be any interest for us in the States. I should have the demo today and will report back any findings?
IT2STEVE, I think you'll have takers on that USB->Ethernet adapter. I still stay at one hotel when traveling for work that does not have wireless (though most do). And sometimes at work, the wireless flakes out. This would be nice to have.
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IT2STEVE, I think you'll have takers on that USB->Ethernet adapter. I still stay at one hotel when traveling for work that does not have wireless (though most do). And sometimes at work, the wireless flakes out. This would be nice to have.
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Have you tried tethering to your phone? I used my MyTouch 4g hotspot feature at two diners this past weekend and it worked well.
Wondering about the usb nic driver, is it provided with the usb nic ? or do we need someone to develop one ? Ive had a quick look on ebay and can see a few of these available, naturally none of them are official Malata' USB to ethernet. so that raises the question of using none Malata ones ?
I use it for a flash drive too.
The issue is that I copied mp3 from the flash drive to the g-tab..and when I use File Explorer I can see and play the songs, but in the Music app they dont show up.
320 external hard drive
Hello. I am looking to buy a 320 GB hard drive for my gtab. I am wanting to buy the Western Digital My passport essential. Do you think this will work with the USB on this device? It is usb powered. Thanks.
the tab usb will not power a standard hd
Anybody ever tried a USB TV Receiver? I'm doubting it would work, but would be cool...
I was looking to use the usb port to load pictures from my camera's sd cards via a card reader onto the tablet when I travel. Saves me from taking my laptop with me. I can do everything I need with a smaller device like a tablet now. (Might have to save them back on a flashdrive though in case the Gtab decides to delete your pictures...)
And I guess you can always use the the port for your USB Pet Rock. (thinkgeek.com/geektoys/cubegoodies/c208)
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It's not guaranteed to power them. Some 2.5" external drives and devices take a bit more than 1 USB slot can handle, even on laptops. Ever had a 2.5" external drive that randomly shows up or pops up then disappears? Also, ever seen a mini usb cable with 2 male USB connections? That's so that if the drive has issues using 1 port, you can plug another in and your devices will work. Even some flash drives at high capacity+speed may give trouble. There's def. the propensity for other usb devices to behave that way as well. Keyboards generally don't have that problem unless they're advanced (have lights, usb ports/hub on them), also mice don't generally have that issue either but anything else can.
What can work?
I'll say more than likely any powered external hard drive.
Some USB powered 2.5" external hard drives (my 320GB is seen and is usable, my 40GB is not as it is older and requires more power).
Most flash drives.
More than likely, any usb device engineered to worth within the constraints of using a single usb port (wireless controllers, remotes, mice, some keyboards, some gps units, etc.)
What probably won't work?
High capacity, high speed or OLD 2.5" usb powered external hard drive (750-1TB)
Advanced devices with a usb hub on them or lots of lights or moving parts, powered solely by the usb port
High capacity, high speed flash drives (though I'm sure this is vendor specific)
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This poster says their 320 GB hard drive is powered by it. So will the 320 GB western digital essentials be powered by it?
Hi,
I am thinking about buying the flyer as I do a lot of nights and I thought it would be an amazing tablet for playing dvd's on.
My question is: I have a 500gb external HDD formatted with NTFS. If I bought a micro usb to micro usb cable, would I be able to plug it into the flyer and play my dvd's? I have ripped them to AVI files and are arround 1gb each?
Also would I be able to run it of power at the same time?
Doubtful. I haven't tried myself but most mobile devices aren't set up to allow their usb port to function with external storage... I could however be wrong. Take ur hdd into a store and give it a shot. Worth a try...
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If I bought a micro usb to micro usb cable, would I be able to plug it into the flyer and play my dvd's?
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1. The Flyer has no standard micro usb jack! HTC use the same port as HDI output but you can connect the provided USB (not micro) cable.
2. As already said, you need the drivers on the Flyer to do so and I didn't check it. Maybe someone else?
3. You can connect the Flyer in other ways to external storage such as media servers (over WiFi).
Sounds a bit much for what I want to do! I am also considering the Dell Inspiron mini 10.1 which has a flip arround 10" touch screen!
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Have a look at this thread.
http://forum.archosfans.com/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=46483
You dont even have to mod the device, just put in a 500GB drive and install ESfile Explorer and it streams all your media files (encoded for the Flyer of course).
OH, BTW, works fine with my A70 AND my Flyer...
Interesting, but I'd admit that I was checking out the videos on the Dell 10" touch screen, it looked so awsome that I went and ordered one. Average price seemed to be £480, but then I found an next day delivery from amazon for £407! So gone for that instead. In my opinion best of both worlds.
For my the flyer looked amazing but didn't have all the functionality I needed!
Cheers for your help guys!
I just got my original ET-R205UBEG OTG cable for my i717 Galaxy Note and can confirm that you can run any size drive off it as long as you power the drive from a separate power source. The note doesn't have the power to power anything more than a flash drive, keyboard, mouse, or card read.
You must format the drives partition to FAT32 because that's all the ET-R205UBEG supports since it's design really for flash drives or card readers using which support this format. You can download the free Windows utility Swissknife which will let you format any size drive with a FAT32 partition.
On a side note, I plugged in a IR receiver just for fun and was able to control my note (somewhat) with the MCE remote control that came with the receiver. I'll do a little tinkering but I suspect I'll be able to expand the functionality of the remote. Right now is can change the volume level, fast forward and reverse, move a mouse pointer around the select and select and run an app. I'm sure there's a lot more I can do but I've only been playing for an hour.
In case anyone's wondering, I got my ET-R205UBEG adapter from greytech .com in Canada - they only sell to Canadian clients and the items not listed on their site. It's $22.99. Call them at 905-470-1425.
Lacie apparent makes a low voltage drive called the Rikiki. I plan to order one and see if the note has enough power to run it. Lacie told me that it should work since it works on the MAC Air when most other external system powered drives do not.
My flash drive of course worked perfectly and respond much faster than the MicroSD class 10 32GB card inside my note. I think I'll be using the OTG adapter a lot more than I expected.
One final note, the OTG from Samsung is my third OTG adapter. The other two (both from eBay) either didn't work at one or kept disconnecting. For my money, $22.99 is a low price for a quality product that Samsung actually will support.
I paid $4 for my OTG adapter from Brando Workshop. It works perfectly fine.
I have a similar reaction as goalcam. What advantage does this $22 unit have over the lower priced units?
How about a Ssd?
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A little off subject, but can someone point me to a card reader that works with an OTG host cable? I've tried 3 here and none of them seem to work. Is there some driver I need to load/enable? flash drives work fine on it. I haven't tried anything else.
Thanks
can we have a list of external usb powered HDD that work with the s3 via USB-OTG?
Doesn't seem to work with my buffalo ministation lite, seems not to be supplying enough power.
I have several usb powered external hard drives at home, will post results once my OTG adapter arrives.
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Doesn't seem to work with my buffalo ministation lite, seems not to be supplying enough power.
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no hdd works, just flash drives and card reader with memory cards.
I have a Samsung S2 (?) 2.5" 1tb harddisk that works just fine.I'm quite impressed as both my N8 and ipod2 need a y-usb and an extra power source. It's a neat little thing too.
Seagate working here.
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no hdd works, just flash drives and card reader with memory cards.
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YouTube: nztechfreak
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Seagate working here.
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Which seagate model, and did you use a external power? Or did the s3 power it up
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My Buffalo HDD works with the SGS3, but my WD HDD doesn't. The WD is powered up, the led blinks and the mechanism is turned on (spinning inside) but nothing happens on the Phone.
Overstraining the phone's power supply can damage the device.
I personally wouldn't risk it.
he WD is powered up, the led blinks and the mechanism is turned on (spinning inside) but nothing happens on the Phone.
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Check if your hard disk is NTFS formatted. Does the kernel support it? (E.G. Siyah does)
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Overstraining the phone's power supply can damage the device.
I personally wouldn't risk it.
Check if your hard disk is NTFS formatted. Does the kernel support it? (E.G. Siyah does)
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Both disks is NTFS formatted and yes the kernel does support it.
I bought one of those cheap HDD cases from Amazon a chucked an old 250gb laptop HDD in it and it works perfectly. Its formatted to fat32 as my TV needs that that format to work, also tried various flash drives, wired and a wireless mouse.
I have tried also with two 2.5" HDD's, one Seagate Momentus and one WD Scorpio. They both works, but only with external power supply.
We want a list if HDD that require no external power, just the s3 powering it up by itself
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Kindle not OK with OTG
10076757 said:
can we have a list of external usb powered HDD that work with the s3 via USB-OTG?
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Its not really an HDD, but I can tell you my Kindle doesn't work - I wanted to transfer some pdfs to the Kindle, and, although both devices know there is something connected, they wont talk.
help with usb otg
Shug69 said:
I have a Samsung S2 (?) 2.5" 1tb harddisk that works just fine.I'm quite impressed as both my N8 and ipod2 need a y-usb and an extra power source. It's a neat little thing too.
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can you confirm if you have this drive running of an external power source? i have the galaxy s3, i also have 2 samsung s2 drives both 1tb, and neither of them work, they power up but tell me that my drive is either damaged or blank, however this is not the case as they work fine in my computer, my usb otg cable also seems to be fine as i have various other items hooked up to the phone, is there a hack or am i missing something out, regards.
Same problem with S3 connected to HDD
geordie8t1 said:
can you confirm if you have this drive running of an external power source? i have the galaxy s3, i also have 2 samsung s2 drives both 1tb, and neither of them work, they power up but tell me that my drive is either damaged or blank, however this is not the case as they work fine in my computer, my usb otg cable also seems to be fine as i have various other items hooked up to the phone, is there a hack or am i missing something out, regards.
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Did you solve the problem Geordie ? I have the S3 OTG genuine cable here working with joypad, stick but not with my powered HDD 1TB. Don't know what to do.
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Did you solve the problem Geordie ? I have the S3 OTG genuine cable here working with joypad, stick but not with my powered HDD 1TB. Don't know what to do.
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I got a 500GB WD (no external power) and it works fine. Did you try Paragon from Play Store to mount the HDD?
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chrismast said:
I got a 500GB WD (no external power) and it works fine. Did you try Paragon from Play Store to mount the HDD?
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Hi Chris, the S3 is not rooted, is this maybe the problem ? It works with memory stick, joypad but not with my powered external HDD WD/500 GB and I still don't know why.
HDD compatibility issues with S3
I have 2 HDDs, Sony and Seagate, both of which are 1tb. I did get the clicking sound when connected through a USB hub, but when connected directly, the noise stopped and yet the device wasn't detected. When I tried connecting my friend's HDD (the latest seagate model), I got an error saying "Empty or unsupported content" and there was no option to access it in the file manager( both myfiles by samsung and astro). Please advice.