Can we have forum for Sony Tablets now?
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Please
Sony tablets are the best of all tablets now - we need development!
Sony Tablet S update to 3.2 !!!!
I have been using my Sony Tablet S for a couple of days and it's awesome. I got on it this morning and a 3.2 system upgrade notification popped up! I'm now running on 3.2!!! I'm sorry if I posted this in the wrong area.
Root?
Has anyone found a way to root it?
Awesome, you must be joking!
Awesome - you are surely joking.
1) DLNA 'throw' is incompatible with most devices (including PS3, LOL)
2) The memory card only works as a 'transfer' device - you can not accessit directly from inside an app (epic fail for me and my 32Gb of music on an SD card, that will not fit in my 16Gb Tablet S, and shouldn't need to)
3) adb for android development is not supported and so I can't even test my apps on the thing
Most epic fail android tablet ever.
No I wasn't joking I was giving my opinion of the tablet from what I have used or experienced with it. Just like you gave your OPINION! I have tried the dlna with my VAIO and it does work (LOL)but not on my PS3 so can not comment on that. I have a 32gb SD card in mine and can access all my files with a file manager app, so I have been able to listen to my music and watch my movies that are on my card without a problem. The remote app is very awesome and controls my TV, surround sound and DVR's in my living roomand bedroom. It might not be the tablet for you and maybe some others but to say epic fail.. for you maybe but not everyone.
magick86 said:
Has anyone found a way to root it?
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+1 please. Many thanks in advance
+1 open a forum plz
Yes. Let's root it. It is an awsome device and let's make it better.
BTW: ADB does supported.
See here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17624941#post17624941
Kaz Taguchi said:
The following procedure has confirmed that ubuntu 11.04.
1. Enable debug mode for sony tablet S
2. Add line /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="054c", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"
3. Change file mode
sudo chmod a+r /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules
4. Add line idVendor to ~/.android/adb_usb.ini
0x054C
5. adb kill-server ; sudo adb start-server
6. finish!
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derf09 said:
No I wasn't joking I was giving my opinion of the tablet from what I have used or experienced with it. Just like you gave your OPINION! I have tried the dlna with my VAIO and it does work (LOL)but not on my PS3 so can not comment on that. I have a 32gb SD card in mine and can access all my files with a file manager app, so I have been able to listen to my music and watch my movies that are on my card without a problem. The remote app is very awesome and controls my TV, surround sound and DVR's in my living roomand bedroom. It might not be the tablet for you and maybe some others but to say epic fail.. for you maybe but not everyone.
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Hey there I got the Sony Tablet S in Japan over the weekend, and it's a sweet little device. I've been burned by faulty iphones in the past, so I thought I'd try something different. I went for the 32gb option, but after installing and transferring podcasts and the whole works, it's not going to be enough! What app file manager are you using? ...Really glad I didn't go for the 16gb option.
I've had no problems with the remote control app, and really like the Android Utorrent remote access app. My only beef with it would be the slow rotating response time which gives a bit of a "cheap" feel to the interface, but overall it's a cool device!
Jpku said:
Hey there I got the Sony Tablet S in Japan over the weekend, and it's a sweet little device. I've been burned by faulty iphones in the past, so I thought I'd try something different. I went for the 32gb option, but after installing and transferring podcasts and the whole works, it's not going to be enough! What app file manager are you using? ...Really glad I didn't go for the 16gb option.
I've had no problems with the remote control app, and really like the Android Utorrent remote access app. My only beef with it would be the slow rotating response time which gives a bit of a "cheap" feel to the interface, but overall it's a cool device!
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You want to be using "File manager HD" to search for files on the SD Card. I also use "mx video player Pro" which you set to search the sd card folders by default for movies etc!
jkr284 said:
You want to be using "File manager HD" to search for files on the SD Card. I also use "mx video player Pro" which you set to search the sd card folders by default for movies etc!
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This is exactly what I use.
quick question guys I really want to buy this thing but I cant get a real answer as to the sd card transferring and playing media from the it. If i have a video on my sd card can i play it from the sd card or do i have to transfer to the hard drive of the tablet. thank you to anyone that can help
shawnten said:
quick question guys I really want to buy this thing but I cant get a real answer as to the sd card transferring and playing media from the it. If i have a video on my sd card can i play it from the sd card or do i have to transfer to the hard drive of the tablet. thank you to anyone that can help
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I think the posts above cover this. You can not play video off the SD Card using the default Video player included with the tablet, but there are third party apps that you can downlod from the App Market that will play video from the SD card.
anyone have problem with the SD card keep getting remove? i have a kingston 16gb class 10 SDHC inserted, but after a few hours it say SD card removed... but the card is still clicked in the slot...
also which player is best for encoding rmvb videos? i tried a few, some are either lag, or is very blur...
one more question, which image viewer is best for pictures on SD card cause the "file transfer" app can only view picture one by one... cant swipe to next picture. i tried using astro file manager, i can swipe to next picture but it makes the pictures blurry.
Thanks heaps for your help, I'm off on a trip soon and wanna pack as many videos into an SD card as I can, and MX Player seems to do the trick (I got the free version for now but it's great enough). Cheers again for the tips!
Just on the video, I use Any Video Converter, and followed someone's advice to convert to a Motorola Zoom tablet. These settings work fine, but does anyone have any full details of the video specs so I can get the maximum resolution? Sorry about the questions, but the Japanese language manual I got was pretty damn short of information about the product itself...It's basically just a guide to the main features!
Does anyone know if you can hook a external hard drive up to this and play media directly from the external? I know you can with the SD Card, but wasnt sure if the USB port will allow it or not. I ask cause i have a 500gb External full of movies, tv shows and music, that i would rather carry as opposed to try and figure out what i might want to watch or listen to later, and then transfer them to a SD card.
Tergazzi said:
Does anyone know if you can hook a external hard drive up to this and play media directly from the external? I know you can with the SD Card, but wasnt sure if the USB port will allow it or not. I ask cause i have a 500gb External full of movies, tv shows and music, that i would rather carry as opposed to try and figure out what i might want to watch or listen to later, and then transfer them to a SD card.
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The Tablet S wont power an external hard drive. i do wonder if it will read one though
3vilhomer said:
anyone have problem with the SD card keep getting remove? i have a kingston 16gb class 10 SDHC inserted, but after a few hours it say SD card removed... but the card is still clicked in the slot...
also which player is best for encoding rmvb videos? i tried a few, some are either lag, or is very blur...
one more question, which image viewer is best for pictures on SD card cause the "file transfer" app can only view picture one by one... cant swipe to next picture. i tried using astro file manager, i can swipe to next picture but it makes the pictures blurry.
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I'm not sure about the SD issues that you are having because I haven't experienced any issues with mine. I'm using a 32gb SanDisk. The app I use for picture viewing is called Quick Pic and in the settings you can add the folder sdcard2 and it will access your pictures without transferring them.
derf09 said:
I'm not sure about the SD issues that you are having because I haven't experienced any issues with mine. I'm using a 32gb SanDisk. The app I use for picture viewing is called Quick Pic and in the settings you can add the folder sdcard2 and it will access your pictures without transferring them.
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Haha, I just download that from market today, it have the feature I want but is not as smooth as the built in image viewer... hope it will improve soon...
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I did not write this up, so a thanks goes to the original author of this... Ahmad Rafiq from HACKSlurp. I just thought it was very useful, and may be worth adding to this forum, so enjoy!
Do you have a large collection of movies and pictures stored in your external hard drive and you just can’t decide which stuff you want to move to your Android tablet’s 32GB SD card especially when you are traveling? You can actually stream data directly from your portable hard drive to your tablet essentially increasing the storage capacity of your tablet beyond SD card.
Here is how you can do it!
Step 1
You need to prepare your external HDD by formatting it to FAT32. If you have stuff in your hard drive, which is in NTFS state, you should move it temporarily to some other media while you prepare your hard drive.
This is perhaps the only downside to this procedure. But depending on your usage you can make this step worth your effort. This is just a one time only step so don’t be afraid to carry out the arduous task of moving your items from and to your HDD.
Step 2
Connect your portable HDD to your tablet.
Step 3
Make sure your USB switch state is set to ‘Host’. Get this free USB Mode Switcher app (requires ROOT access) if you don’t know how to do it.
Step 4
Switch to your file manager app and wait for it to detect your hard drive. It might take sometime for the app to detect your external drive during which time you should keep refreshing, but once it has detected, the streaming is flawless.
If you have followed the above steps properly you should now be able to watch your HD movies on the go!
The same procedure can also be applied to nearly any USB device like pocket drives etc. This can really come handy as you can transfer your documents from your pen drive to your tablet and edit them on the move!
I work full time, so I havent been able to test this on the sony S, but I plan to this coming weekend (tomorrow), I will add notes as to what I discover, after paying around with it a bit. I know it works on my Acer Iconia, lets keep our fingers crossed!
You say you need root access in order to do it successfully. I don't think anyone's made an exploit to obtain root access for the Tablet S yet. If I'm wrong, you better be sure to tell me how to obtain!! So many things I want to do once I get root!
Good luck though, i'm highly interested in this idea of external hard drives and thumb drives.
Yeah that root access part kinda threw me too. Im gonna try it this weeken, and will report back. I am also going to see what I can do to root this bad boy! I hope I can make something work.
Ok I've just hooked I'm my usb hard drive and so far i'm having mixed success.
Firstly the usb powered option did not work. The light on my HDD came on but i couldn't feel it spinning.
I attached a mains connections to it and it started to spin. A message popped up on the tablet saying "Recognising media" it asked if i wanted to open the Sony data transfer app that comes pre-installed. I declined and tried to view the files via a couple of different file managers but couldn't seem to find the HDD in either of them.
So i went to the Sony data transfer app and it recognised it fine. from there i can either stream from the HDD of transfer the files to the tablet. All the files tested were 720p TV & BD rips and they worked fine with MX Video player.
Sorry this so long winded but hope it helps.
I did all this without going through targazzi's method.
Probably not what you are after but if you have a nas drive you can connect to it wirelessly very easily using built in dlna app. It plays mp4 3gp etc videos no problem and i imagine other files will be supported as long as you have an app to deal with them properly. Another option is file expert app from the market - i mapped same drive as a network drive in it and can see all files. Haven,t bothered putting an sd card yet
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ps3taker said:
Probably not what you are after but if you have a nas drive you can connect to it wirelessly very easily using built in dlna app. It plays mp4 3gp etc videos no problem and i imagine other files will be supported as long as you have an app to deal with them properly. Another option is file expert app from the market - i mapped same drive as a network drive in it and can see all files. Haven,t bothered putting an sd card yet
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I was able to connect my PCH using dlna and I could see all my files but couldn't play most of them and the ones that I could play were stuttering.
Vinny1967 said:
I was able to connect my PCH using dlna and I could see all my files but couldn't play most of them and the ones that I could play were stuttering.
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I used to have an issue with my DLNA server as the videos either have no sound or the video is stuttering. After several trial and errors, I was able to find the right setting for most of my DLNA devices. I use Freemake video converter (it's free, Google it)... then use Freemake to convert the videos to MP4 with bitrate not more than 1400 kbps, and AAC (stereo) audio format. Hope this helps.
well i didnt get a chance to play around with it over the weekend, I ran outta money before I could buy the USB cable for it. (Sad seeing as how its only $14, but thats life when your married with kids, and in the military, dumping your money into stuff to prepare to go to a field excercise for a few weeks)
requires ROOT access?
So your Sony Tablet S been rooted already?
Tergazzi said:
I did not write this up, so a thanks goes to the original author of this... Ahmad Rafiq from HACKSlurp. I just thought it was very useful, and may be worth adding to this forum, so enjoy!
Do you have a large collection of movies and pictures stored in your external hard drive and you just can’t decide which stuff you want to move to your Android tablet’s 32GB SD card especially when you are traveling? You can actually stream data directly from your portable hard drive to your tablet essentially increasing the storage capacity of your tablet beyond SD card.
Here is how you can do it!
Step 1
You need to prepare your external HDD by formatting it to FAT32. If you have stuff in your hard drive, which is in NTFS state, you should move it temporarily to some other media while you prepare your hard drive.
This is perhaps the only downside to this procedure. But depending on your usage you can make this step worth your effort. This is just a one time only step so don’t be afraid to carry out the arduous task of moving your items from and to your HDD.
Step 2
Connect your portable HDD to your tablet.
Step 3
Make sure your USB switch state is set to ‘Host’. Get this free USB Mode Switcher app (requires ROOT access) if you don’t know how to do it.
Step 4
Switch to your file manager app and wait for it to detect your hard drive. It might take sometime for the app to detect your external drive during which time you should keep refreshing, but once it has detected, the streaming is flawless.
If you have followed the above steps properly you should now be able to watch your HD movies on the go!
The same procedure can also be applied to nearly any USB device like pocket drives etc. This can really come handy as you can transfer your documents from your pen drive to your tablet and edit them on the move!
I work full time, so I havent been able to test this on the sony S, but I plan to this coming weekend (tomorrow), I will add notes as to what I discover, after paying around with it a bit. I know it works on my Acer Iconia, lets keep our fingers crossed!
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How do I connect the Sony Xperia S in Mass Storage Mode?
There must be a way? Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) mode is not ideal for transferring Photos and Videos (ironically) as it doesn't show you thumbnails for the Pictures and Videos on your phone. Neither can you stream the videos straight from the device this way..
You have to first click on the file and wait for it to load, just to find out its not the one you want, and repeat the arduous process all over again for the next Video, till you get to the one you wanted..
Please Help
Download Sony PC companion there is an option in there to open the drive on your phone (storage)
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MTP is the only mode that there is but there is a file manager in PC Companion software
eddyedwards007 said:
Download Sony PC companion there is an option in there to open the drive on your phone (storage)
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We can all open the storage on the device..windows does this by itself through autoplay when you connect the phone..
I'm talking specifically about mounting the storage with Full access privileges, as it would be if you plugged in a mass storage device (such as a hard drive).
All the previous Xperia range allowed this, and of what I know, most android devices allow this. This is a very fundamental feature required and expected of all phones these days. Your not exactly going to enjoy downloading a 3GB Video file only to find out that's not the one you were after..
RoleX1 said:
We can all open the storage on the device..windows does this by itself through autoplay when you connect the phone..
I'm talking specifically about mounting the storage with Full access privileges, as it would be if you plugged in a mass storage device (such as a hard drive).
All the previous Xperia range allowed this, and of what I know, most android devices allow this. This is a very fundamental feature required and expected of all phones these days. Your not exactly going to enjoy downloading a 3GB Video file only to find out that's not the one you were after..
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It's also one that is going away with unified storage models. There are technical reasons behind this (as it's all one partition leveraging a fuse file system to mimic external storage) that it can't simply be "unmounted" from the OS side and mounted as external storage.
krohnjw said:
It's also one that is going away with unified storage models. There are technical reasons behind this (as it's all one partition leveraging a fuse file system to mimic external storage) that it can't simply be "unmounted" from the OS side and mounted as external storage.
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So the paying Consumers lose another round
vs Manufacturers and their cost cutting techniques..
Soon we will have phones that are nothing to do with what we want, they will be what's left after its attacked by a budget sheet. Zombies of the mobile world, where passion doesn't exist..
(lol got a bit carried away there, but you get the point) since when does something that's been demonstrated to be the more user friendly option (as demonstrated on the Galaxy s2 amongst other android handsets), get thrown out as if consumers are too stupid to notice that we are being put at a disadvantage?
oh well, welcome to the pathetic future, where what's in my pocket is what the account manager needed to get his bonus this year
RoleX1 said:
So the paying Consumers lose another round
vs Manufacturers and their cost cutting techniques..
Soon we will have phones that are nothing to do with what we want, they will be what's left after its attacked by a budget sheet. Zombies of the mobile world, where passion doesn't exist..
(lol got a bit carried away there, but you get the point) since when does something that's been demonstrated to be the more user friendly option (as demonstrated on the Galaxy s2 amongst other android handsets), get thrown out as if consumers are too stupid to notice that we are being put at a disadvantage?
oh well, welcome to the pathetic future, where what's in my pocket is what the account manager needed to get his bonus this year
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It's more of a movement that does away with insufficient internal storage and allows the user to leverage available space however they see fit, but there is a tradeoff there.
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I actually like the way it is now better. No more hassling around with too little storage for apps (HTC desire was horrible in that perspective). The built in memory is faster than SD cards. And mtp is working fine for most things.
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Yey - they do a pc companion... problem is, I'm using a mac...
So no way of copying photos from/to it using iPhoto.
On the plus side, at least the "Salling Media Sync" application I used to use to copy music to my Hero/Desire still works with this phone when plugged in by usb.
atilaw said:
Yey - they do a pc companion... problem is, I'm using a mac...
So no way of copying photos from/to it using iPhoto.
On the plus side, at least the "Salling Media Sync" application I used to use to copy music to my Hero/Desire still works with this phone when plugged in by usb.
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You can use Sony Bridge for Mac to sync your music to your iTunes and it will move photos to your phone from iPhoto. It will also do software upgrades as well and use it as a file manager for your files on your phone.
MTP works fine on Windows, and there is the excellent Bridge for Mac for all Mac users:
http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/tools/bridge-for-mac/
Anyone knows if I will be able to use my Sammy TV with Anynet+ and use the controller, just like Sony ones?
Or listen to music from it on my Xbox?
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Thanks for the Bridge to Mac tip guys... I've had my Sony Xperia S for a day so far, loving the phone so far - screen and camera are awesome, nice bump in speed over my old Desire too. Just didn't see anything on the mac bridge in all the google results on the subject of transferring files.
Will give it a go.
Felimenta97 said:
Anyone knows if I will be able to use my Sammy TV with Anynet+ and use the controller, just like Sony ones?
Or listen to music from it on my Xbox?
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Anynet+ is just HDMI CEC and will work fine! Has been tried and tested.
If the Xbox supports standard DLNA, music sharing should work.
Ambroos said:
Anynet+ is just HDMI CEC and will work fine! Has been tried and tested.
If the Xbox supports standard DLNA, music sharing should work.
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OK. Thanks.
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I am not able to transfer .mkv file to the phone, I think simple mass storage should be included.
Ambroos said:
Anynet+ is just HDMI CEC and will work fine! Has been tried and tested.
If the Xbox supports standard DLNA, music sharing should work.
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So need a HDMI cable to connect XS to Samsung TV?
Saeen said:
I am not able to transfer .mkv file to the phone, I think simple mass storage should be included.
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But you can put .mkv file to the memory card and than move it to the root with X-Plore
RiotRick said:
I actually like the way it is now better. No more hassling around with too little storage for apps (HTC desire was horrible in that perspective). The built in memory is faster than SD cards. And mtp is working fine for most things.
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The irony is, that Xperia S choose to ignore this advantage as it still divides flash into "internal" and "external" storage. In my eyes it is one of the biggest flaws of this phone (together with flaps covering the interface sockets).
But it is definitely a way forward and the problems are solely on the computer software side. Which will get attention only when there are enough users demanding for this.
Is it possible to transfer .MKV files with MTP?
Hi
I'm currently running Night Elf kernal and it says that it supports NTFS.
I'm am also using USB Arc storage manager for OTG.
When I open Root explorer I can see files and play them off FAT32 flash drives....
....and I can see the same files on NTFS drives but I can not play them.
Any ideas why not?
Use the Full version :
LINKS
FULL http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=904425&d=1329407804
Use the above kernel^
Qwerty123 \m/ said:
Use the Full version :
LINKS
FULL http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=904425&d=1329407804
Use the above kernel^
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Thanks, but he is using the full version... (I installed it on his phone myself, and if he was using the lite version then he wouldn't even be able to access the NTFS drive)
The issue is that while the Phone can detect NTFS partitions and even let you browse the files on the partition but the files are not playable.. (ie it wont let you play an AVI from the NTFS drive.. but the exact same AVI on a Fat32 drive is playable)
Kiwi.
Sorry i didnt read that part
Try using VLC or MoboPlayer
Wait a minute, what res are the movies in ?
Qwerty123 \m/ said:
Sorry i didnt read that part
Try using VLC or MoboPlayer
Wait a minute, what res are the movies in ?
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The fact the movies play off and SD card but not off a NTFS formatted hard drive suggests that the "res" the movies are in is not a factor.
Res is a factor
720p play fine o f my SD Card
When i played a 1080p it never loaded up , MoboPlayer crashed for me
Try copying those movies which dont play on NTFS drive to SD card and report back
I'm going to try and be polite and spell things out for you.
1) I have a file - lets call this file "x"
2) File "x" is on a micro SD card which I have inserted into a USB SD card reader
3) The SD card reader is plugged into the phones USB port via an OTG cable
4) When plugged in the phone can see the file sitting on the SD card in its folder and I can see it using Root explorer or ES explorer etc
5) When I select the file it plays perfectly
now here comes the bit you need to understand because I've explained all this before in my previous posts.....
When I plug the powered NTFS hard drive into exactly the same OTG cable I can......
1) See the file perfectly on the HDD
2) But I can not play it
ie - resolution does NOT make a difference here because its exactly the same file except that it does not play off an NTFS hard drive.
Thanks for your interest in the subject though - but please read the posts thoroughly and also try to make your comments constructive - short one liner suggestions are not helpful especially when it appears that you haven't read or understood the previous content.
Does the player support playing from ntfs, had something like this before from the media libs included with a player not being able to read the file.
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mpiekp said:
Does the player support playing from ntfs, had something like this before from the media libs included with a player not being able to read the file.
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Excellent point....hmmm
Any idea a quick way to find this out?
Do you know any players that definitely do support NTFS?
JH
What player are you using.
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hilfordjames said:
I'm going to try and be polite and spell things out for you.
1) I have a file - lets call this file "x"
2) File "x" is on a micro SD card which I have inserted into a USB SD card reader
3) The SD card reader is plugged into the phones USB port via an OTG cable
4) When plugged in the phone can see the file sitting on the SD card in its folder and I can see it using Root explorer or ES explorer etc
5) When I select the file it plays perfectly
now here comes the bit you need to understand because I've explained all this before in my previous posts.....
When I plug the powered NTFS hard drive into exactly the same OTG cable I can......
1) See the file perfectly on the HDD
2) But I can not play it
ie - resolution does NOT make a difference here because its exactly the same file except that it does not play off an NTFS hard drive.
Thanks for your interest in the subject though - but please read the posts thoroughly and also try to make your comments constructive - short one liner suggestions are not helpful especially when it appears that you haven't read or understood the previous content.
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Sorry there
I got confused a little in your earlier posts
I suggest you post your question here : Android Q&A
It'll broaden the scope of you getting answers
NTFS is a proprietary format of Microsoft, and SE is the competition.
i banged my head against this when i tried to play files from a NTFS external HDD plugged into the SE PS3 console's USB port. no way in hell i could make it work. i have to plug the HDD in the laptop and access it via LAN.
however, it seems strange that you can see the files correctly.
I guess we can read the files on ntfs because the kernel we are using supports ntfs.. Must be a limitation of the player.
Kiwi
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mpiekp said:
What player are you using.
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I've tried a couple of players
ES media player
Meridian
Movies
MX Video Player
MX Video Player gets the closest - it actually asks me if I want to continue playing the video from the last scene but then when I select "Yes" it suddenly says cannot play file.
Have you tried QQ player?
Not sure if it will work but it's what I use and even supports WMV files which are Microsoft proprietary files.. Perhaps it will also play from NTFS.. You have to open the application and scan for files tho.
Kiwi
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kiwiBratwurst said:
Have you tried QQ player?
Not sure if it will work but it's what I use and even supports WMV files which are Microsoft proprietary files.. Perhaps it will also play from NTFS.. You have to open the application and scan for files tho.
Kiwi
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Yip tried QQ player and still no luck.
I've emailed MX video to see if they can support NTFS
mpiekp said:
Does the player support playing from ntfs, had something like this before from the media libs included with a player not being able to read the file.
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Did you come across a player that supports NTFS?
hilfordjames said:
I'm going to try and be polite and spell things out for you.
1) I have a file - lets call this file "x"
2) File "x" is on a micro SD card which I have inserted into a USB SD card reader
3) The SD card reader is plugged into the phones USB port via an OTG cable
4) When plugged in the phone can see the file sitting on the SD card in its folder and I can see it using Root explorer or ES explorer etc
5) When I select the file it plays perfectly
now here comes the bit you need to understand because I've explained all this before in my previous posts.....
When I plug the powered NTFS hard drive into exactly the same OTG cable I can......
1) See the file perfectly on the HDD
2) But I can not play it
ie - resolution does NOT make a difference here because its exactly the same file except that it does not play off an NTFS hard drive.
Thanks for your interest in the subject though - but please read the posts thoroughly and also try to make your comments constructive - short one liner suggestions are not helpful especially when it appears that you haven't read or understood the previous content.
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Even i am having the same problem. but i cant seem to find any solution here on this thread. If you found a way through please post it here.
Thanks
Try Mobo Player. I am using this one and its perfect, i can play 1080 video with no problem, ... try there soft decoding maybe it can help, if not i will try to find some better solution.
SĐF said:
Try Mobo Player. I am using this one and its perfect, i can play 1080 video with no problem, ... try there soft decoding maybe it can help, if not i will try to find some better solution.
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Its not the problem of the player. None of the files in the ntfs drive is being read properly.....not even images..
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Hi all, i am a new Sony tablet S user.
Very happy about the device.
I'm trying to listen music directly from sd card, possibly with default sony player,or with music android app.
For the moment no solution, the last chance is for me to create a linc in \ pointing to \mnt/sdcard2, but i don't know how to do that.
For the moment i don't wont to root.
As anyone an idea, or an alternative free app i can use?
thanks for the help...
Jack
Try Poweramp - a very good music app.
Wow,io works fine.
Thanks a lot....
Do you know any other with better interface?
Poweramp works, but the interface on tablet in not exiting like the sony music,or default android music...
Did anyone tryed out with the link in / to the sd location?
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I dont know of another app that looks as flashy as the native one on the tablet, though it's possible to fool the app into thinking the music on your sd card is actually on the internal memory by rooting and applying an init.d script on boot.
HOWEVER, it seems that the ICS update allows access directly to the sd card, so hold tight and try that when you get the chance!
Just wait for ICS update. It's already rolling out. It will then read the files from the SD card. Check the video.
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I'll do as you all say.... thanks for the information!!!!!!
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Hey guys,
Greeting to all!!!
Is there any issue like; only 4Gb of data can be transfered at a time in SXS...??
If yes, why is it so, and I would like to know if any remedy is there...?
Thanks in advance
No, it's a bit different. The internal memory is vfat, so you can't have files larger than 4GB.
It's a file system limitation.
solution: use smaller files
Does that mean, I can't copy any files, (kinda movies) which are above 4gb into my SXS....
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Does that mean, I can't copy any files, (kinda movies) which are above 4gb into my SXS....
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Yes.
Oh that really sucks!!!
:-(
I guess the only solution is a custom kernel with ntfs support and a usb stick formatted in ntfs.
For movies, if you have the time and Windows, you can just use MTP mode (the standard if you didn't change it), drag files onto the phone and Windows will recode them to a smaller resolution.
Although it's not perfect (e.g. multiple languages are not supported I think) it's definitely a workaround.
Or try to cut an HD movie in parts no larger than 4 GB.
if u dont want to watch the movie/video all the time (ie it doesnt need to be in ur phone).
buy a usb-otg cable, a UFD (i have 16 gB flashdisk), and use this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1729195
slap the hdmi cable to HDTV. and watch it. profit?
Encode it to something smaller. I have a bunch of HD 720p movies and none of them are over 4gb. Play great on my Xperia S. I use the AppleTV 2 preset in handbrake to encode them.
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You could always split the files into parts
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if u dont want to watch the movie/video all the time (ie it doesnt need to be in ur phone).
buy a usb-otg cable, a UFD (i have 16 gB flashdisk), and use this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1729195
slap the hdmi cable to HDTV. and watch it. profit?
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UFD is a good idea....THanks for that!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and one more que,
will that effect the play quality if I watch using a UFD
arunjnair said:
UFD is a good idea....THanks for that!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and one more que,
will that effect the play quality if I watch using a UFD
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works well in mine. but i use other video player. such as diceplayer and mxvideoplayer.