Can anybody help me trying to get my phone mass storage linked with my tv. I constantly get a message on my tv, Unable to support USB device.
I have tried. Turning on and off USB debugging, but it didn't change anything. My portable 320 gig usb hdd works fine.
Is there any kind of all that I could use to trick my tv into thinking I'm a harddrive haha..
Thanks
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I don't think there is an app for your tv thinking you are a USB drive . But I think your tv is just incompatible. My PHILIPS tv doesn't detect my SGS2 either. I just tried it for the sake of it to see if it's your tv only.
But as you see, it doesn't work for me either. Sorry mate!
You should be able to use the phone in USB ATAPI device mode which the TV will be able to recognize.
If you are using CyanogenMOD 7 or its derivatives, just turn on mass storage device mode, the TV will be able to see both the USB Storage (Internal RAM) and eMMC (External SD) drives.
l had same issue with lg tv
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Make sure your cards are mounted as Mass Storage mode instead of just MPT etc.
Which rom you on??
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I was wondering if it is possible to use an external CD/DVD Burner Drive like this one here to put a DVD movie inside and connect to the A101IT to watch movies on like it's your own portable DVD player? Kind of like watching a DVD movie on your laptop but your laptop doesn't have an internal optical DVD drive.
Is an external drive even remotely compatible with the A101IT for that matter? I mean it should work because my slim portable 500GB external HDD works perfectly with my A101IT and the A101IT should be able to read any device that has a USB port right? ... So if it can read any device that connects to it via USB then the external drive should work right??
If you look on archos's website, they list the voltage/amps that the USB can support. So if that drive is low enough, its probably possible with Uruk.
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Even if you plugged it in, Froyo does not support optical drives of any kind so you couldn't do anything with it.
Summarized:
You need an Optical Drive that needs not much "energy" and you need the android-specific Drivers for the Drive.
(Both don't excist)
Well I guess THAT answers my question then. I figured it probably couldn't work because of the "drives" problem so thanks for confirming it Lennb.
Ok after a few days of trolling through posts and searching I can't find the answer I'm looking for... Do you need Kies to transfer from PC to SGS3 via USB? I understand it used for updates etc but what I'm getting is can I plug the SGS3 into a friends computer and grab some data without it. Thanks
Edit: found the answers I was looking for.
››Connect as a media device
You can connect your device to a computer and access media
files stored on your device.
1 Connect your device to a computer with a USB cable.
2 Tap the indicator icons(top of the screen eg where the time & battery icon is) area and drag it downwards to
open the notifications panel.
3 Select Connected as a media device → Media device
(MTP).
4 Transfer files between your device and the computer.
Not working for me. On a rooted S3.
"USB utilities" doesn't appear on any list.
The S3 supports MTP and PTP. No need for special USB drivers as far as I tell.
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It works fine with my PC but not with my MBP...doesn't show up as attached storage.
Hmmm, Thanks for your reply's...Reason I started this thread was because a HTC owner I know said the reason He didn't wait for the SGS3 was because he thought you needed software(I take it he was thinking Kies) installed on a computer to transfer data.
I can't confirm on my SGS3 as I don't pick it up till tomorrow in New Zealand. Those steps I posted were from the Samsung site on how to transfer files for the S2, I just took it for granted it would be the same for the S3.
I just want to make sure I can just access the drive on the phone say if I visit a friend and grab some data off them without having to install software on their computer or log onto their wi-fi for Kies to work
If they have a computer that supports MTP or PTP you will be fine. No software is needed.
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Yea confirmed it today when I got my phone, once I get homr from work I'll edit those steps I posted in my first post because thats not how you get the connection to PC to work
ThreeTwoBravo said:
Ok after a few days of trolling through posts and searching I can't find the answer I'm looking for... Do you need Kies to transfer from PC to SGS3 via USB? I understand it used for updates etc but what I'm getting is can I plug the SGS3 into a friends computer and grab some data without it. Thanks
Edit: found the answers I was looking for.
1. Attach your Samsung device to your computer (PC or Mac) using the USB cable. If this is the first time you’ve connected your device to your computer, it will install the necessary drivers on your computer.
2. On your Samsung device, touch Applications > Settings > Wireless and network > USB utilities.
3. Remove the USB cable from you Samsung device.
4. On your Samsung device touch “Connect storage to PC.” You will see a warning: “USB utilities / Connect USB cable to use mass storage.” Insert the USB cable into your Samsung device while the message is still on the screen. Do not touch “Cancel.”
5. The screen will change to “USB mass storage” with a picture of a green Android and a message that says “USB connected.” Touch “Connect USB storage” at the bottom.
6. Your Samsung device is now connected to your computer. The device’s internal storage will appear on your computer as an external drive. If you also have a microSD card installed, this will show up as a second external drive.
7. You can now drag and drop files directly from your computer or iTunes to your device. You can create folders on your device as necessary to organize your files. Your device will automatically index these files and make them available in your media player.
8. IMPORTANT NOTE FOR MAC USERS: Before you disconnect your device from your Mac, you must eject the disks on your Mac, just as you would eject any disk or flash drive. After the drives have been ejected, touch “Disconnect storage from PC” on your Samsung device.
9. When you’ve moved all of the files you need to, disconnect the USB cable.
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2. On your Samsung device, touch Applications > Settings > Wireless and network > USB utilities.
This doesn't exist bud
winwiz said:
2. On your Samsung device, touch Applications > Settings > Wireless and network > USB utilities.
This doesn't exist bud
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Yea I know i posted those steps in my first post before I got my phone, I copied those steps from the samsung website, I'll update it with the right procedure when I get home from work sorry for any confusion
when you plug in the micro USB and connect it to your PC you have two options in the notification bar : MPT or PTP.
This means that we can't transfer over unsupported files, right?
Like MKV files... I've been dying to try an HD movie on this screen.. whenever I try to transfer an MKV file, windows explorer crashes
hboos said:
when you plug in the micro USB and connect it to your PC you have two options in the notification bar : MPT or PTP.
This means that we can't transfer over unsupported files, right?
Like MKV files... I've been dying to try an HD movie on this screen.. whenever I try to transfer an MKV file, windows explorer crashes
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I just transferred a 720p .mkv through the MPT function over usb, put it in my movies folder and watching it as I type this, looks pretty good and just playing it with stock video player
benengyj said:
It works fine with my PC but not with my MBP...doesn't show up as attached storage.
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For use on a Mac, download Android File Transfer for Mac from Google. Macs need this software.
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Easier if you use ES file explorer, its very fast and theres no file size limitations
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It crashes windows explorer when trying to transfer an mkv file. Transferred an avi but asked if I wanted to convert the file. I need to play around some more, but I'm stuck onthis right now.
--update... still not resolved! Can you explain how you got it to work ThreeTwoBravo? I can't put any .mkv files on my phone. Even had a go at the kies app, its trash.
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It crashes windows explorer when trying to transfer an mkv file. Transferred an avi but asked if I wanted to convert the file. I need to play around some more, but I'm stuck onthis right now.
--update... still not resolved! Can you explain how you got it to work ThreeTwoBravo? I can't put any .mkv files on my phone. Even had a go at the kies app, its trash.
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Plug SGS3 to USB port
Pull down notification bar
Get the option to connect as media device or camera
Choose Media device
Go to computer find the SGS3 under Portable Devices>>Open the movies folder
Drag .mkv file into movies folder,select yes to copy
Unplug SGS3
Open the stock video player find the .mkv and play
Not sure why this ain't working for ya mate, this is all pretty new to me but I just transferred a 4G sized .mkv file in 1080p and it plays with out a hitch
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For use on a Mac, download Android File Transfer for Mac from Google. Macs need this software.
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I tried with both Kies 2.0 for Mac and Android File Transfer, it doesn't connect. With AFT, it just says "connect your device" and Kies keeps showing status as "Connecting". Any advice? Thanks.
ThreeTwoBravo said:
Plug SGS3 to USB port
Pull down notification bar
Get the option to connect as media device or camera
Choose Media device
Go to computer find the SGS3 under Portable Devices>>Open the movies folder
Drag .mkv file into movies folder,select yes to copy
Unplug SGS3
Open the stock video player find the .mkv and play
Not sure why this ain't working for ya mate, this is all pretty new to me but I just transferred a 4G sized .mkv file in 1080p and it plays with out a hitch
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+1
(still search how to format my SDcard to exfat...)
kgoel13 said:
I tried with both Kies 2.0 for Mac and Android File Transfer, it doesn't connect. With AFT, it just says "connect your device" and Kies keeps showing status as "Connecting". Any advice? Thanks.
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faulty usb cable maybe.....?
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faulty usb cable maybe.....?
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I doubt since I use the same wire to charge the phone...and the port is working fine too..........
Try switching from MPT to the camera mode and back. My Pc wouldnt see the s3 today and doing that forced the handshake over usb also make sure keis wifi is turned off
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Hi, I'm going on vacation soon and since my tablet (10.1) has only a limited amount of space, I was wondering if there is a quick and easy way to transfer files (movies and tv shows, ~700mbs) from my android phone (s3) to the tablet, without the use of the internet, as I might not have any internet connect and I wont be bringing my laptop. Thanks for the help.
wifi direct in the settings menu or try an app called airdroid if you have a wifi router. Using the browser you can via wifi download and upload files
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Or get a USB OTG dongle (if your phone supports mass storage).
It can be quite slow, but I've used bluetooth to transfer files as large as 180MB between my phone and galaxy tab before. You could try packaging your files in a zip (use es file explorer or something similar) and then transferring with bluetooth (keep in mind, it can take around 10 mins to copy ~200MB).
Wifi file sender. Make one device a wifi hotspot. Then connect the other and run the app on both devices. You'll know what to do...
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H2O37 said:
Hi, I'm going on vacation soon and since my tablet (10.1) has only a limited amount of space, I was wondering if there is a quick and easy way to transfer files (movies and tv shows, ~700mbs) from my android phone (s3) to the tablet, without the use of the internet, as I might not have any internet connect and I wont be bringing my laptop. Thanks for the help.
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I find myself in this situation because I travel pretty frequently abroad and for stays shorter than a month I bring with me only my smartphone (Galaxy Note) and my tablet (G.Tab 10.1" 3G) and there are tons of options:
- Wi-Fi direct. it's built-in in both the G.Tab and the S3 and you don't need internet, routers or cables and it's pretty fast, it's probably the best option for what you need
- free apps like Airdrop or Samsung Kies Air or (the one I use most because has both a browser-based files transfer and an FTP server, I have the paid version) Remote Web Desktop (for these you need a router though)
- an USB OTG adaptor for the G.Tab (AFAIK there is only the original Samsung one) and then connect the S3 as "mass storage device" (check in the settings, on my Note it's under "Wireless and networks"-->"USB settings"-->"Connect as mass storage device". you can also use an USB flash drive to store your movies or even a PC hard disk if it's in a powered external case
- the SD memory card reader adaptor from Samsung. same as the USB adaptor except you connect to it SD cards or microSD cards in an SD size adaptor. you can for example connect to the G.Tab the microSD card from your S3 (since you seem to store whole movies on your S3 I assume you are using also removable memory in it)
- Bluetooth (exactly like Wi-Fi direct except it's way slower)
I personally use all of the above methods, it all depends on what you have to transfer. Apps like Airdroid, Kies Air and Remote Web Desktop I use mainly at home with my PC (I hate using cables so rarely use the Note's and the G.Tab's USB cables with the PC), between my tablet and smartphone for small and few files I use Bluetooth, for big but few files I use Wi-Fi direct, for many files of whatever size I use both the USB OTG and SD card reader adaptors from Samsung (at the time I bought the G.Tab they were sold together with a small discount and they are both useful in slightly different ways).
xdapao3 said:
- an USB OTG adaptor for the G.Tab (AFAIK there is only the original Samsung one) and then connect the S3 as "mass storage device" (check in the settings, on my Note it's under "Wireless and networks"-->"USB settings"-->"Connect as mass storage device". you can also use an USB flash drive to store your movies or even a PC hard disk if it's in a powered external case
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I reckon this is your best bet, especially for speed.
I bought my USB connector for my Tab 10.1 for around £3 off eBay and also the USB connector for my S2 for around £2 from the same place (3 cheers for the 'Bay' ). Easy as pie and is a great help when travelling...
I've bought TWO (one at home other at office) of this:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB-Conne...uting_CablesConnectors_RL&hash=item20c67757be
Perfect!!!
Plus with the cheapest(smaller) card reader :
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB-All-I...Readers_RL&hash=item2eb13e7e1e#ht_2399wt_1187
Just think the tablet could bring this interface on stock, but works just fine.
I personally use WiFi Direct for big files like that, not really tried folders or multiple files (I'll give out a go tonight though) but of tone not tried that feature, you should, it's one of those features that I think should be highlighted more by Samsung in my opinion.
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RavenY2K3 said:
it's one of those features that I think should be highlighted more by Samsung in my opinion.
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I think people should RTFM!! :laugh:
Questions go in the Q&A section
I was trying to connect my phone via usb to my console, to play some music and videos, but it isnt getting recognized in my console.. any solution? Any storage device should get detected by my console.. please, is there any way to connect it and play media?
roh756 said:
I was trying to connect my phone via usb to my console, to play some music and videos, but it isnt getting recognized in my console.. any solution? Any storage device should get detected by my console.. please, is there any way to connect it and play media?
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MTP (Media Tranfer Protocoll) is used to read and write data to the internal memory and i doubt your XBOX can do this.
uh?
reaper90 said:
MTP (Media Tranfer Protocoll) is used to read and write data to the internal memory and i doubt your XBOX can do this.
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I didnt get what you told, could you explain? please..
roh756 said:
I didnt get what you told, could you explain? please..
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Your phone is not accessible like normal mass storage devices. Google "Media Transfer Protocol" if you want some more information
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My 360 detects my device as a media device and lets me play music off it .....
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AndroHero said:
My 360 detects my device as a media device and lets me play music off it .....
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ok, now i'm confused googled a bit and some say it actually works, others say MTP devices arent supported which is what i guessed too... i dont have an XBOX myself. sorry if i provided wrong information.
if you have any lockscreen security enabled (pin, password, etc.) make sure you unlocked it once after plugging in, or the internal storage isn't accessible.
Hey guys..
I have a WD 1tb HD which iz self powered...
I want to use it with my tab 2 p3100
I understand that tab cannot supply enough power to the self powered HD..
I have made a Y-cable for the purpose...
The HD lights up and vibrates indicating that its receiving power but unfortunately it doesn't show up on the tab..
Then I felt the cable might be the reason and I brought a usb power hub...
Its exactly the same situation with the usb power hub as well..
Plze help me out with getting my HD work with the tablet...
I have searched a lot but couldn't get a proper way to get things going...
My tab iz rooted with sungsonic hd v2 running...
USB power hub iz iball lappie...
WD HD uses usb 3 but tab doesn't recognize it with usb 2 cable as well..
Share it if u know it...
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mayank9856 said:
Hey guys..
I have a WD 1tb HD which iz self powered...
I want to use it with my tab 2 p3100
I understand that tab cannot supply enough power to the self powered HD..
I have made a Y-cable for the purpose...
The HD lights up and vibrates indicating that its receiving power but unfortunately it doesn't show up on the tab..
Then I felt the cable might be the reason and I brought a usb power hub...
Its exactly the same situation with the usb power hub as well..
Plze help me out with getting my HD work with the tablet...
I have searched a lot but couldn't get a proper way to get things going...
My tab iz rooted with sungsonic hd v2 running...
USB power hub iz iball lappie...
WD HD uses usb 3 but tab doesn't recognize it with usb 2 cable as well..
Share it if u know it...
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Install "USB device info" from the market, connect the HDD and see if the program can find the HDD.
If yes, it's very strange, and (IMHO) the problem is the tablet/kernel, because it can' t find a proper driver for the usb to sata box..
This is why the HDD and the usb to sata box haven't a logo like "made for android" or "work with android", because some android have some driver, and other android have other driver.
You can try to use another usb to sata box and see if it works with the same HDD...
A similiar problem come if you connect a webcam to your tablet, usb device info can see it but you can't use it without a proper app/custom kernel
Hope I've helped you a little bit,
Bye!
The HD has to be formatted FAT32 also as the TAB will not read NTFS unless you can find a custom kernel to allow it.
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The HD has to be formatted FAT32 also as the TAB will not read NTFS unless you can find a custom kernel to allow it.
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Wut?
My tab when it was stock did read ntfs
Aliendex said:
Wut?
My tab when it was stock did read ntfs
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I don't think so. NTFS is a microsoft format and microsoft does not want to share the ability. So Android kernel by default does not read it. It's FAT32 or exFat I believe. I have heard that NTFSMount.apk may add that ability but I have never tried it. Your Tab needs to be rooted and mine is not.
Edit: Other apps on Google Play will do this but Tab must be rooted.
Well agree wid agoattamer
One need to have a rooted device for ntfs , there are various apps in play store for mounting NTFS / hfs formats, eq Paragon ex fats, ntfs
otherwise fat 32 is better one to go wid as it works wid both plateforms(windows n android)
navneel said:
Well agree wid agoattamer
One need to have a rooted device for ntfs , there are various apps in play store for mounting NTFS / hfs formats, eq Paragon ex fats, ntfs
otherwise fat 32 is better one to go wid as it works wid both plateforms(windows n android)
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Fat32 has a theorical limit of about 2TB, and it support max 4GB for a file.
It's on-sense for an external 3,5" hard drive to waste it's performance with this old (1996) file-system.
I prefer to root my tablet and enable other file-system like ntfs orr exfat aka fat64 for both platforms or an ext2/3/4
That may be a hardware issue. Try with an OTG cable or adapter plugged in USB connector of your P3100.
(OTG stands for On-The-Go whatever that means)