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Hey guys, about a month ago i accidentally dropped my phone on my coffee table and it cracked my screen. I didn't notice any other damage. Now it won't read the SD card. It will try and mount it and then tell me I removed it or something. I'm running Cyanogen 2.3.3. Stable rom and I have a recent nandroid backup.
I would like to fix this without a restore, but I can restore if that'll fix it. I'm just hoping it's not a hardware problem.
As always, any and all (attempts to) help are greatly appreciated!
Are you using S2E or Darktremor apps2sd? (That wouldn't be the cause of the problem, but would change the way you'd troubleshoot it.)
I really don't know what either of those are. I use Titanium backup and the android app manager to move the apps.
k, just checking. I'd suggest trying with a different SD card if you have one to see if it works with that. If it does, then I'd try reformatting the original SD card to see if that gets it to work again. Just make sure you copy all the files off the SD card with a computer first, then copy them back after reformatting.
Okay it was my SD card. I've moved everything over to a 2GB card now. Problem is, I can't get anything to read my 8GB now. I tried formatting after I backed it up, but it failed during the format and now neither my computer nor my phone will read mount it. It's obviously corrupt. Is there any way to fix this? I can fit most of my stuff on my 2GB card, but I'd like to save the 8GB if possible...
Gweth said:
Okay it was my SD card. I've moved everything over to a 2GB card now. Problem is, I can't get anything to read my 8GB now. I tried formatting after I backed it up, but it failed during the format and now neither my computer nor my phone will read mount it. It's obviously corrupt. Is there any way to fix this? I can fit most of my stuff on my 2GB card, but I'd like to save the 8GB if possible...
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Try this program: https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_3/
It has revived an SD card for me in the past. Hope it works for you.
okay I got the SD formatter. I've inserted the 8GB card using a working micro-SD to SD adapter in my card reader and the program recognized the drive and shows the correct size (7.39 GB). When I try and actually format the card, though, it says that either the drive, or the card is not supported by it. :\
I figured updating the drivers for my card reader would fix this, but I have no idea where to find them...
Some thing you might try:
1) Make sure the lock switch isn't engaged on the microSD to SD adapter. I had to tape the lock switch in the off position on my adapter to keep it from switching into the on position when I plugged it into my card reader.
2) Try formatting another SD card to see if it works.
I don't think you're going to find any new drivers for something as simple as a card reader.
drumist said:
I don't think you're going to find any new drivers for something as simple as a card reader.
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I actually searched... and I did find them .
Theonew said:
I actually searched... and I did find them .
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Can you post them, please?
Gweth said:
Can you post them, please?
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Don't know the brand you have, so you could try here: http://driverscollection.com/?C=57.
Theonew said:
Don't know the brand you have, so you could try here: http://driverscollection.com/?C=57.
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Thanks but how do i figure out what kind I have? I have Toshiba Satellite A505 laptop. I just did a quick google search and didn't see anything, but I may have overlooked something...i'll keep looking.
Gweth said:
Thanks but how do i figure out what kind I have? I have Toshiba Satellite A505 laptop.
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There are many variations of that model... Go here: http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/support/jsp/home.jsp?nav=Download and find your specific model, then download and install the card reader driver available/suitable for it.
So,
My SD card isn't recognized on the phone - saying it's unavailable, and my computer says it needs to be formatted.
I can't install any app, the phone just soft resets. So it's all due to my SD Card.
I can't format it because I have so much stuff on it - from pictures, to files, to everything. Anyone know how to fix it so I can at least get my stuff off it?
This is really not good if I have to format it...
I have no Idea how to help you, but what up bro didn't know you had the gs2 i remember you for the ole captivate forums lol.
You have to format it then use a recovery program.
My 2 suggestions, which I went through the same issue and got 95% of my stuff...
1. iCare Data
2. Recuva
I can't format it because I have so much stuff on it - from pictures, to files, to everything. Anyone know how to fix it so I can at least get my stuff off it?
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What do you mean you can't format it? What stops you from doing so?
Can you first, xfer all your personal stuff to other place/space/computer/....., then format it and move those stuff back in when done?
Why can't you do that?
votinh said:
What do you mean you can't format it? What stops you from doing so?
Can you first, xfer all your personal stuff to other place/space/computer/....., then format it and move those stuff back in when done?
Why can't you do that?
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The reason why you can't transfer it is because he needs to format it so its properly read.
I think his uSD can't be read properly in his phone, he didn't say it can't be read in his computer.
What is a Samsung Captivate Galaxy S II?
votinh said:
I think his uSD can't be read properly in his phone, he didn't say it can't be read in his computer.
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If thats the case, then he should copy all existing data to his computer, format, then recopy everything back over...
But he did say in his OP that the computer said it needed to be formatted. So that tells me that his computer can see the card, but cant access it.
Use Recuva or testdisk (google is your friend).
testdisk works great for SD cards and USB devices. The issue will be that it will see the file, but not the filename, so it will numerically name them. small price to pay to get your info back from a would-be dead SD card..
0p3nsrc said:
Use Recuva or testdisk (google is your friend).
testdisk works great for SD cards and USB devices. The issue will be that it will see the file, but not the filename, so it will numerically name them. small price to pay to get your info back from a would-be dead SD card..
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Yea thats why I like iCaredata (find it how you want to) but it keeps folder structure and other things so its easier to track your files.
Maybe try mounting the SD in CWM? I used this when the SD contents wouldn't show after a bad flash.
iRide113 said:
So,
My SD card isn't recognized on the phone - saying it's unavailable, and my computer says it needs to be formatted.
I can't install any app, the phone just soft resets. So it's all due to my SD Card.
I can't format it because I have so much stuff on it - from pictures, to files, to everything. Anyone know how to fix it so I can at least get my stuff off it?
This is really not good if I have to format it...
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Maybe your sd card is defective (can't be ruled out). Have you tried another sd card?
LiLChris06 said:
Yea thats why I like iCaredata (find it how you want to) but it keeps folder structure and other things so its easier to track your files.
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Only problem I've ever encountered is the picture size isn't the same as the original. Always smaller.
Just used iCaredata and it worked like a champ.
Thanks, Admin can close.
I just got a replacement LTE not that long ago and decided to give custom roms a go. I used RegawMOD and then flashed SuperLTE rom. I noticed that it was taking a while to pull my music and pictures in from my SD card into Gallery and Music apps. I also went to change my ringtone and my custom tones weren't in the chooser. I thought that it was weird because I gave it plenty of time. I went into ESFileExplorer and can access all of my stuff on the card, but it still wouldn't show up in their respective apps! I thought maybe it needed another cleaning, so i booted into recovery, did factory reset, wiped cache and dalvik cache, rebooted to system... still same problem. The one thing I DID notice this time was that the pictures that were on my external SD card in the DCIM folder showed up in the "All Photos" album in the Gallery, but not in their separate folders. I figured maybe it was a ROM problem, searched the forum and saw 1 other person with the same issue. Everyone was trying to help him, but everything suggested he tried and it didn't work. I then flashed MeanROM hoping to have better luck. SUPER CLEANED it by doing all the wipes twice before I flashed MeanROM.... SAME PROBLEM! People in that forum were trying to help me as well, but everything they suggested, I did, still didn't work. One thing suggested that I tried was to back up, format, and restore my SD card. That actually worked - but only for making a couple of my photo albums show up (not all of them), but my music still won't pull into any music apps and my ringtones aren't in my settings! I'm going craaaaazy! It clearly isn't a ROM problem, what could it be??!!
Might be the phone itself.
Swyped on my EVO LTE
Did u try moving all files to computer then mount sd in twrp then reformat? Is it internal sd or external sd2? If you got a cheap sd card off eBay from China it could be that. U try other sd cards to make sure it is the phone?
Try to fix permissions in TWRP. I had the same problem only some pics and no music was showing up in their apps. I fixed permissions and rebooted to everything working fine.
Anthonicia said:
Did u try moving all files to computer then mount sd in twrp then reformat? Is it internal sd or external sd2? If you got a cheap sd card off eBay from China it could be that. U try other sd cards to make sure it is the phone?
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I guess I don't know what exactly the steps are to mount it in twrp and reformat. I haven't tried this yet. Can you be a little more specific on the exact steps? Thank you!! I want to try this!! I see where you go in to mount, but there are a bunch of boxes, some checked, some not...
Its a SanDisc card and I've tried 2 different cards to no avail
MrChainsaw said:
I guess I don't know what exactly the steps are to mount it in twrp and reformat. I haven't tried this yet. Can you be a little more specific on the exact steps? Thank you!! I want to try this!! I see where you go in to mount, but there are a bunch of boxes, some checked, some not...
Its a SanDisc card and I've tried 2 different cards to no avail
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If u have tried different cards then I'm not sure that would help. Did you try fix permissions like the second post said? Try that first since it is easier and less time consuming. I've never had to reformat a sd card before, so I don't know exact steps. It's pretty straightforward, just back-up the contents of the card on your computer first.
To reformat on windows you right click on the storage card from computer in start-up menu. Should give warning about erasing everything, but if you've backed up then no worries.
Anthonicia said:
If u have tried different cards then I'm not sure that would help. Did you try fix permissions like the second post said? Try that first since it is easier and less time consuming. I've never had to reformat a sd card before, so I don't know exact steps. It's pretty straightforward, just back-up the contents of the card on your computer first.
To reformat on windows you right click on the storage card from computer in start-up menu. Should give warning about erasing everything, but if you've backed up then no worries.
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Oh, my bad. I thought there might be some way that would be different by doing it through TWRP. I've already wiped and reformatted the card. I'm pretty sure something happened due to the way the bootloader was unlocked or with TWRP or something. Nobody seems to know why it would happen, but I'm not the only one it's happened to. It's really annoying!!! I tried fixing permissions like 15 times... Nothing is working. Thanks for trying!
Don't know if this will work because of everything else you've tried, but you can give this a shot.
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Don't know if this will work because of everything else you've tried, but you can give this a shot.
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Thanks, but that didn't work either.
So I bought S2 as Christmas present for my sister and decided to root it and get it working properly.
But I have the same issue as my Note 3!
I can't access storage while in CWM. And since everything is removed, I can't do anything with the phone but sit in recovery.
I got this solved on my Note 3 by sideloading a rom, but it doesn't seem to be working on S2 (device not found).
This issue is really getting on my nerves.
I don't have any external storage. Does anyone know how to fix this?
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So I bought S2 as Christmas present for my sister and decided to root it and get it working properly.
But I have the same issue as my Note 3!
I can't access storage while in CWM. And since everything is removed, I can't do anything with the phone but sit in recovery.
I got this solved on my Note 3 by sideloading a rom, but it doesn't seem to be working on S2 (device not found).
This issue is really getting on my nerves.
I don't have any external storage. Does anyone know how to fix this?
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Wouldn't an external sd card be easiest solution?
Anyway if you don't have that, can you not see the internal sd at all?
yoseth said:
Wouldn't an external sd card be easiest solution?
Anyway if you don't have that, can you not see the internal sd at all?
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I cannot see the internal storage at all. And both my tablet (windows 8) and stationary (win 7) report that the driver installation failed.
I actually found a 16gb external storage in my old phone, copying files now and hoping it all turns out well. But really, the "can't find internal storage" issue is a big problem.
Nebell said:
I cannot see the internal storage at all. And both my tablet (windows 8) and stationary (win 7) report that the driver installation failed.
I actually found a 16gb external storage in my old phone, copying files now and hoping it all turns out well. But really, the "can't find internal storage" issue is a big problem.
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What are you wanting to do in CWM?
yoseth said:
What are you wanting to do in CWM?
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Install a rom, kernel, root the phone.
Nebell said:
Install a rom, kernel, root the phone.
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I usually put a ROM and modem and any other bits on an external sd. The other way is to transfer the roms and other stuff
to the internal sd storage either wirelessly or plugged in usb to pc.
You may not have correct samsung usb drivers, they are around in general thread i think.
Not sure why you can't see internal storage when looking through CWM, unless its an old version?
yoseth said:
I usually put a ROM and modem and any other bits on an external sd. The other way is to transfer the roms and other stuff
to the internal sd storage either wirelessly or plugged in usb to pc.
You may not have correct samsung usb drivers, they are around in general thread i think.
Not sure why you can't see internal storage when looking through CWM, unless its an old version?
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Well, it's the latest version of CWM. And I tried all kinds of drivers (at least on Note 3 forum) and none worked. I'll check here and see maybe something I missed.
I managed to get stuff installed through external sd card. Now if only that damn triangle would disappear.
Nebell said:
Well, it's the latest version of CWM. And I tried all kinds of drivers (at least on Note 3 forum) and none worked. I'll check here and see maybe something I missed.
I managed to get stuff installed through external sd card. Now if only that damn triangle would disappear.
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Use Triangle Away to get rid of it. It's floating about in same area where drivers are
USB
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1564104
or
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2038555
Triangle away
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494114
yoseth said:
Use Triangle Away to get rid of it. It's floating about in same area where drivers are
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Thanks
This is easy fix or more like workaround for KitKat and Lollipop firmwares when some of your apps can´t write to external sd card. It add one line to "platform.xml" file. This is flashable zip -file via custom recovery. It can also be installed manually by unzipping file, moving it to correct folder and setting permissions to 644 and reboot.
Backup is recommended.
I flashed the first zip and I still get error when trying to play hearthstone while its on my external SD card
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kulvertti said:
This is easy fix or more like workaround for KitKat and Lollipop firmwares when some of your apps can´t write to external sd card. It add one line to "platform.xml" file. This is flashable zip -file via custom recovery. It can also be installed manually by unzipping file, moving it to correct folder and setting permissions to 644 and reboot.
Backup is recommended.
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Do you have any idea why I still get this error?
RJASSI21 said:
Do you have any idea why I still get this error?
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Sorry for the late answer. How much do you have free space? Do you have problems with other apps too?
You could try with this app to move game data to external sd card: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devasque.fmount
However I try that game and it install its data just fine to mine external sd card without any help of FolderMount -app. If we really want to know what is wrong we need logcat.
kulvertti said:
Sorry for the late answer. How much do you have free space? Do you have problems with other apps too?
You could try with this app to move game data to external sd card: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devasque.fmount
However I try that game and it install its data just fine to mine external sd card without any help of FolderMount -app. If we really want to know what is wrong we need logcat.
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Hmm well I found out that some how a copy of my whole sdcard 0 was made so I was low on space but my external SD cards has like 25gb free I don't get the error on my z2 phone but I did at one point then it just went I think it was after an update of the game my friend had the same error on his s5 so I'm not sure what it could be but I checked to see if the flash was successful and it was since that new line is there now I'll try that app but if nothing I'll provide a logcat and I've copied normal games that are like 100mb I'll try download mortal kombat and see if it occurs with that thanks for the reply
Edit: I tried the foldermount app but it didn't work so I'll try a logcat I'll try reinstalling the app first
Tried reinstalling no good so time for a logcat
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Here's the logcat
https://mega.co.nz/#!jlwHDaRK!1ctNeMaLwVkTIQs_I6nBvTrkU72crwl1r0MjoxonNUg
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Hmm well I found out that some how a copy of my whole sdcard 0 was made so I was low on space but my external SD cards has like 25gb free I don't get the error on my z2 phone but I did at one point then it just went I think it was after an update of the game my friend had the same error on his s5 so I'm not sure what it could be but I checked to see if the flash was successful and it was since that new line is there now I'll try that app but if nothing I'll provide a logcat and I've copied normal games that are like 100mb I'll try download mortal kombat and see if it occurs with that thanks for the reply
Edit: I tried the foldermount app but it didn't work so I'll try a logcat I'll try reinstalling the app first
Tried reinstalling no good so time for a logcat
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Here's the logcat
https://mega.co.nz/#!jlwHDaRK!1ctNeMaLwVkTIQs_I6nBvTrkU72crwl1r0MjoxonNUg
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My best bet is that even installed on externad sd card this game need much free space from your internal memory (around 1 gb). You can reduce that with FolderMount app (which is little tricky to use) but you need to install the game first before you can do that. So remove (or delete) whatever stuff from internal memory to your external sd card, install the game and it should work just fine.
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My best bet is that even installed on externad sd card this game need much free space from your internal memory (around 1 gb). You can reduce that with FolderMount app (which is little tricky to use) but you need to install the game first before you can do that. So remove (or delete) whatever stuff from internal memory to your external sd card, install the game and it should work just fine.
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Hmm I tried that I have like 4gb on internal and 25gb on external free that didn't work so I'll have to figure something out
I clean installed my rom in the end it solved my problem and I was able to use your mod with no probs thanks
RJASSI21 said:
I clean installed my rom in the end it solved my problem and I was able to use your mod with no probs thanks
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Good to hear bro.
CM12.1 nightly 20160203 cannot detect 64GB microSD
Hi guys
I just installed Cyanogen OS CM12.1 nightly 20160203 to my Xperia Z2 tablet SGP521 (the one with LTE)
after i thinkering with it for a while, i just realized that there isn't any microSD installed
so i pulled out the card and try to figure out what is wrong
I googled and find some answers but none of them is working for me
I tried to change the filesystem format to FAT32 with 3 different programs (acronis disk director, ease us partition magic, and dos version formater) and none of them is working.
my card is a exFAT file system
I'm very sure that my card is not a fake one (it is a sandisk ultra 64 gb microsdxc class 1)
I can read it from the card reader and it shows all the files inside but i cannot write to it and it not showing in my tablet
Any solutions to this ?
m4rc3l1n0 said:
Hi guys
I just installed Cyanogen OS CM12.1 nightly 20160203 to my Xperia Z2 tablet SGP521 (the one with LTE)
after i thinkering with it for a while, i just realized that there isn't any microSD installed
so i pulled out the card and try to figure out what is wrong
I googled and find some answers but none of them is working for me
I tried to change the filesystem format to FAT32 with 3 different programs (acronis disk director, ease us partition magic, and dos version formater) and none of them is working.
my card is a exFAT file system
I'm very sure that my card is not a fake one (it is a sandisk ultra 64 gb microsdxc class 1)
I can read it from the card reader and it shows all the files inside but i cannot write to it and it not showing in my tablet
Any solutions to this ?
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Sorry to hear. You can try to write your sdcard with other card reader but your symptoms indicate that your card might be dying. Known issue with SanDisk cards.
kulvertti said:
This is easy fix or more like workaround for KitKat and Lollipop firmwares when some of your apps can´t write to external sd card. It add one line to "platform.xml" file. This is flashable zip -file via custom recovery. It can also be installed manually by unzipping file, moving it to correct folder and setting permissions to 644 and reboot.
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I know this is very old thread but I had to reactivate my old Z2 tablet and I got a few questions and I know you're the expert on this tablet around here. These questions are close to topic so I think ok to reply here I hope. This was my wifes tablet for very short period before she stuck it in a drawer and left it many years ago. I have the rooted .291 MM firmware and I believe that's the latest for this tablet. Anyway, I can't access an sd card or usb stick thru the micro usb host adapter. The internal micro sd card slot works fine so either I've already edited the platform.xml or don't need to for MM I can't remember and I can't even remember where to find the file to check it. My root explorers can see the usb host drive but then show nothing inside. I've tried dozens of cards and sticks and the host cable works fine on my samsung galaxy s7 phone. Is there a setting I'm missing or does the z2 tablet just not able to use host usb. Thanks for any help.
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I know this is very old thread but I had to reactivate my old Z2 tablet and I got a few questions and I know you're the expert on this tablet around here. These questions are close to topic so I think ok to reply here I hope. This was my wifes tablet for very short period before she stuck it in a drawer and left it many years ago. I have the rooted .291 MM firmware and I believe that's the latest for this tablet. Anyway, I can't access an sd card or usb stick thru the micro usb host adapter. The internal micro sd card slot works fine so either I've already edited the platform.xml or don't need to for MM I can't remember and I can't even remember where to find the file to check it. My root explorers can see the usb host drive but then show nothing inside. I've tried dozens of cards and sticks and the host cable works fine on my samsung galaxy s7 phone. Is there a setting I'm missing or does the z2 tablet just not able to use host usb. Thanks for any help.
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If I understand correctly what you are trying to do, Z2 tablet dosen´t support USB OTG to connect external flash drives or hard drives. How ever if you install program like "USB Media Explorer" or similar from Play Store, it should work. Even for NTFS volumes with "Microsoft NTFS USB Driver by Paragon Sofware". Hope this answer your question.
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If I understand correctly what you are trying to do, Z2 tablet dosen´t support USB OTG to connect external flash drives or hard drives. How ever if you install program like "USB Media Explorer" or similar from Play Store, it should work. Even for NTFS volumes with "Microsoft NTFS USB Driver by Paragon Sofware". Hope this answer your question.
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Thanks kulvertti for replying to this old thread, but no go on the media explorer. So now I've tried about 12 file managers and explorers and most of them with superuser access and most all of them can see the external usb drive, but they can't access it....it just shows basically nothing when opened. Strangest thing ever! 'File Commander' is closest one so far to work, but what it does when I click on the drive is say I need to enable some permissions, which I can't find anywhere, and when I say 'ok' it opens the drive and shows the folders and files in some sort of internal popup window, but then I can't open any of the actual files on the drive shown in that window. So it turns out to be useless as well. I don't think it's an MM problem as my samsung galaxy s7 phone has the same software....android 6.0.1 so exactly same, pretty old I know. I think it must be sony limitation maybe??? Thanks again for the help though.
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Thanks kulvertti for replying to this old thread, but no go on the media explorer. So now I've tried about 12 file managers and explorers and most of them with superuser access and most all of them can see the external usb drive, but they can't access it....it just shows basically nothing when opened. Strangest thing ever! 'File Commander' is closest one so far to work, but what it does when I click on the drive is say I need to enable some permissions, which I can't find anywhere, and when I say 'ok' it opens the drive and shows the folders and files in some sort of internal popup window, but then I can't open any of the actual files on the drive shown in that window. So it turns out to be useless as well. I don't think it's an MM problem as my samsung galaxy s7 phone has the same software....android 6.0.1 so exactly same, pretty old I know. I think it must be sony limitation maybe??? Thanks again for the help though.
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That's weird. You sure you give apps correct permissions? For me those apps work just fine.
Yes it does seem like a permissions thing but all those apps have permission to storage and that's all I can find to give them anyway, besides root which only several of them request superuser. I think I used to have this problem with some apps back in the day just trying to access internal 2nd microsd card but it was always a permission wasn't activated when installed, but this is something different because these file manager apps can see the external drive but cant see or access any files, it just shows blank. It does seem like its just a setting though. Do I need to add this platform.xml for MM .291, I didn't think I did but maybe?
Just to double check....you can stick a microusb cable with a female regular usb on other end....otg cable I think they're called, into the top slot on tablet and then connect the female end to a usb thumb drive with movies or music and access it thru these file managers and play the content?
Wish I could....It would be much easier and more flexible switching between media content.
Thanks again for your help.
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Yes it does seem like a permissions thing but all those apps have permission to storage and that's all I can find to give them anyway, besides root which only several of them request superuser. I think I used to have this problem with some apps back in the day just trying to access internal 2nd microsd card but it was always a permission wasn't activated when installed, but this is something different because these file manager apps can see the external drive but cant see or access any files, it just shows blank. It does seem like its just a setting though. Do I need to add this platform.xml for MM .291, I didn't think I did but maybe?
Just to double check....you can stick a microusb cable with a female regular usb on other end....otg cable I think they're called, into the top slot on tablet and then connect the female end to a usb thumb drive with movies or music and access it thru these file managers and play the content?
Wish I could....It would be much easier and more flexible switching between media content.
Thanks again for your help.
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Sorry to hear. At the moment I have pure stock firmware without root or TWRP. For me usb otg work just fine as you discribe without anything else than mentioned app. Whish I could help more but I can't rebroduce the problem.
kulvertti said:
Sorry to hear. At the moment I have pure stock firmware without root or TWRP. For me usb otg work just fine as you discribe without anything else than mentioned app. Whish I could help more but I can't rebroduce the problem.
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No worries...at least i can use the microsd card slot on the top of the tablet to store and switch up content. I just have a lot of thumb drives and full size sd cards to use so i thought otg was way to go and also the way i used my tablet s, now broken, when traveling. I also didnt want to purchase any microsd cards if i didnt need to. Thanks again though.
kulvertti said:
Sorry to hear. At the moment I have pure stock firmware without root or TWRP. For me usb otg work just fine as you describe without anything else than mentioned app. Wish I could help more but I can't reproduce the problem.
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Sorry to bother again kulvertti but I made a minor break thru....I discovered that if I go into Settings/Storage I can see all three drives on the Z2 tablet. The main internal drive, the microsd card slot drive, and now I also see the microusb otg cable to usb thumb drive drive.....the missing drive if that makes sense. I can also play the content on each drive with whatever app I choose, including video files off the OTG....directly from the Settings/Storage. So something is very close, but still can't get these various file explorers to work. I have ESfile explorer pro, File Commander, The OTG file manager you recommended, root essentials, root explorer, etc....Plus basically none of my apps can use the otg drive, like utorrent, titanium backup, quikedit, etc....to name a few....they can all see the drive, they just cant access it. It's like a null drive. It shows empty.
Although one other thing about File Commander.....it show the drive, but basically empty, and when I click it a little hint window pops up telling me to 'please choose the root directory of your storage (or external SD card) to grant permissions to operate'......and then there is four little pictures with red circled items and red text explaining what I'm suppose to do, which takes a magnifying glass to read, but then I have none of those items it shows in any of my apps to do that from, not even in the settings do I see those picks anywhere, etc....
It's got to be something simple I think. Somethings just not set correctly. What the hell could it be?
If you can think of anything please do, I appreciate the help. Thanks again.
saf4xdadev said:
Sorry to bother again kulvertti but I made a minor break thru....I discovered that if I go into Settings/Storage I can see all three drives on the Z2 tablet. The main internal drive, the microsd card slot drive, and now I also see the microusb otg cable to usb thumb drive drive.....the missing drive if that makes sense. I can also play the content on each drive with whatever app I choose, including video files off the OTG....directly from the Settings/Storage. So something is very close, but still can't get these various file explorers to work. I have ESfile explorer pro, File Commander, The OTG file manager you recommended, root essentials, root explorer, etc....Plus basically none of my apps can use the otg drive, like utorrent, titanium backup, quikedit, etc....to name a few....they can all see the drive, they just cant access it. It's like a null drive. It shows empty.
Although one other thing about File Commander.....it show the drive, but basically empty, and when I click it a little hint window pops up telling me to 'please choose the root directory of your storage (or external SD card) to grant permissions to operate'......and then there is four little pictures with red circled items and red text explaining what I'm suppose to do, which takes a magnifying glass to read, but then I have none of those items it shows in any of my apps to do that from, not even in the settings do I see those picks anywhere, etc....
It's got to be something simple I think. Somethings just not set correctly. What the hell could it be?
If you can think of anything please do, I appreciate the help. Thanks again.
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Sorry for the late reply. It's summer vacation time and I am not beeing at home. But your question. I'm using "X-plore" file explorer and with mentioned apps it's working just fine. I can do what ever I want to with files on usb drive.