Hellow,
Is it possible to connect a external HDD to my tab?
I have a HDD with a power supply and the HDD has a USB port.
So I connect the USB cable from my HDD to my tab and it goes into MTP mode, so it recognizes something so is it possible?
Thanks a lot!!
I think someone mentioned this before but to do that you need a market app to "Read" it, USB Mount I think was the name, not sure.
Misledz said:
I think someone mentioned this before but to do that you need a market app to "Read" it, USB Mount I think was the name, not sure.
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Thanks, I installed it and it detects something but the app freezes.
Glad that helped I guess there are alternatives
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I dont get it. When i plug in the usb cable in prompts to shut debugging on/off, and something for asus sync (i use ubuntu), but nothing to mount the sd card storage. Am I missing something clear as day? Please help. Thanks guys.
ps... i love this machine, worth the wait...
if you're using linux, you might have some issues mounting since it uses MTP for its transfer protocol.
wifi explorer or dropbox might be an easier solution, but maybe someone using linux can chime in and tell you if there is a way to mount it in there for file transfer.
adiliyo said:
if you're using linux, you might have some issues mounting since it uses MTP for its transfer protocol.
wifi explorer or dropbox might be an easier solution, but maybe someone using linux can chime in and tell you if there is a way to mount it in there for file transfer.
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There got to be. Thanks.
Hey guys... Has anyone with a view been able to use external hard drive with the view? ...i have powered usb hub and usb hard drive and htc data cable that came with view... What else do i need to make it work?
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Works on Honeycomb with the Flyer, I assume the View is the same.
Only works if you have the drive attached at power up.
And you need a OTG usb cable / adaptor
DigitalMD said:
Works on Honeycomb with the Flyer, I assume the View is the same.
Only works if you have the drive attached at power up.
And you need a OTG usb cable / adaptor
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Same here Flyer with HoneyComb
I bought a Nokia CA-157 cable here … http://www.amazon.com/NOKIA-CA-157-...O0QE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1326033116&sr=8-1
USB host works fine even with the unit turned on. Just plug it in and HoneyComb sees the drive automatically. Just remember to go to settings > storage and unmount drive when finished.
For me it was the cable that made the difference.
I have not tested with the latest incarnation of HC, but I found in the past that if the OTG cable was not plugged in at boot, then it would not be recognized later if you attached it. You can plug in the drive later. Note that if you have a lot of media it can take a long time, (15 minutes or more) for things to show up in the gallery.
Also the Flyer will only recognize the first Fat32 partition on the drive if you have more than one.
I have not been successful getting it to work with the view and honeycomb. I haven't tried restarting it with the cable in though. Any view owners get it to work?
-Svence
raed81 said:
Hey guys... Has anyone with a view been able to use external hard drive with the view? ...i have powered usb hub and usb hard drive and htc data cable that came with view... What else do i need to make it work?
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Usb OTG Cable
fat32
external powersupply
are crucial.
DigitalMD said:
I have not tested with the latest incarnation of HC, but I found in the past that if the OTG cable was not plugged in at boot, then it would not be recognized later if you attached it.
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I never had this issue.
DigitalMD said:
Note that if you have a lot of media it can take a long time, (15 minutes or more) for things to show up in the gallery.
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I use a 1TB harddisc, and yes it takes long (up to 1 minute), but sure never ever 15 minutes.
Time depends on how many and what type of media you have. I have 5000 photos and 8000 mp3s, plus 100 videos. It usually takes about 15 minutes FIRST time for the media to all show up in gallery.
So still no one with a View. I don't see why it would be different, I'll be a little pissed if I can't get it to work.
-Svence
csvencer said:
So still no one with a View. I don't see why it would be different, I'll be a little pissed if I can't get it to work.
-Svence
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You could monitor logcat to see why the mount is failing.
I had to do this to for an external fat32 drive on my Flyer running Paul's Honeycomb stock leak. I mentioned on another thread concerning usb host that /mnt/sdcard/usb is the default mount point; Android won't create this folder if it's not there, so you just need to create it. I'm guessing you're just running into a similar problem.
As others have suggested, this only worked for a fat32 partition, mostly because it's basically automount, which is also the reason why there happens to be a default mount point. I guess you could try other file systems and mount points by mounting manually with busybox, but I haven't tried that. Has anyone had success with a manual mount?
Any ROM/KERNEL/Combination/Method to support USB OTG on Gingerbread ?
Any Stock Gingerbread Support ?
So I should check to see if the mount folder is created and if not make one. Now wouldn't I at least get some acknowledgement that I plugged something in? Or is it all or nothing? Unfortunately I am on the road and won't have the OTG cable in hand for another week to try all this out.
-Svence
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So I should check to see if the mount folder is created and if not make one. Now wouldn't I at least get some acknowledgement that I plugged something in? Or is it all or nothing? Unfortunately I am on the road and won't have the OTG cable in hand for another week to try all this out.
-Svence
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With my setup (Nokia CA-157 cable, powered hub and seagate drive) I get a quick popup … “Preparing Tablet Storage”
USB folder was created automatically
USB folder was created automatically on mine. Have successfully mounted Transcend card reader with a "y" cable and USB battery. No such luck with HDD formatted in ext3 (yes, I know it's supposed to be fat32). I have an empty 500gb HDD that I'll reformat to fat32 and try at some point. This is where my Archos g9 80 beats out the Flyer/View; I can mount
NTFS, ext3 or fat32 without external power.
jaguaralani said:
Any ROM/KERNEL/Combination/Method to support USB OTG on Gingerbread ?
Any Stock Gingerbread Support ?
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In principle, you could compile the module for the kernel you're running and just insmod it (if you have busybox and you're running a kernel that supports modules). The CM7 Gingerbread team on the Nook Color got host working, and I'm guessing that's where they started. I think the big hurdle is triggering host mode, which is also a problem in HC. Someone could probably contact the CM7 team and copy their procedures.
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USB folder was created automatically
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Now that you mention it, I'm not sure if the automount scripts were updated since Paul's HC stock leak; I haven't tried any other ROMs. It's possible you don't have to create the /mnt/sdcard/usb folder anymore....
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Now wouldn't I at least get some acknowledgement that I plugged something in?
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You might need to go into Settings->Storage, and under the "USB storage" header, tap "Mount USB storage".
butterflygirl said:
USB folder was created automatically on mine. This is where my Archos g9 80 beats out the Flyer/View; I can mount
NTFS, ext3 or fat32 without external power.
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Wrong........... the Flyer wins with a miraculous stroke. You see the Flyer and View were specifically designed NOT to do USB host, but by miraculous luck the chips used to support HDMI and USB debug happen to have the function available anyway so while you will not see HTC advertising USB host as an official feature , we get it anyway. There are scripts and utilites to mount NTFS, ext3 out there, just happens that Android default is Fat32
Does not work w/flash drives on View HC.
Why would anyone want to connect big HDD w/power supply to this tablet escapes me completely.
Maine_Coon said:
Does not work w/flash drives on View HC.
Why would anyone want to connect big HDD w/power supply to this tablet escapes me completely.
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I have almost 40 gig of CAD files that I sometimes need to share with employees and clients.
I no longer need to carry a laptop … just a small portable hard drive, small hub and my Flyer
I use kWS web server https://market.android.com/details?...9yZy54ZXVzdGVjaG5vbG9naWVzLmFuZHJvaWQua3dzIl0. it’s free.
Next go to no_ip.com and set up a free account. After you have chosen your account name (like hxxp://myname.redirectme.net) go to account settings and check port80 redirect.
Now start kWS on your Flyer go to settings and set your dns server to no-ip.com and your username/password.
From here on all I have to do is plug in the drive and start kWS
they can now access that drive from any computer with an internet connection.
I also use the hub to read thumb drives.
Maine_Coon said:
Why would anyone want to connect big HDD w/power supply to this tablet escapes me completely.
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leave your box.
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butterflygirl said:
I have an empty 500gb HDD that I'll reformat to fat32 and try at some point. This is where my Archos g9 80 beats out the Flyer/View; I can mount
NTFS, ext3 or fat32 without external power.
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I was considering the archos 80 as well because of your mentioned reasons, but the size of it didn't match my criterias. (yes, size counts)
DigitalMD said:
Wrong........... the Flyer wins with a miraculous stroke. You see the Flyer and View were specifically designed NOT to do USB host, but by miraculous luck the chips used to support HDMI and USB debug happen to have the function available anyway so while you will not see HTC advertising USB host as an official feature , we get it anyway. There are scripts and utilites to mount NTFS, ext3 out there, just happens that Android default is Fat32
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Nope, not wrong...MY opinion. Ther are other ways the Flyer/ View is superior to the Archos. The View is my carry with me device and the Archos is my preferred ereading/media device.
It was a joke.
But we are doing something that was never designed into the Flyer, so it;s hardly a fair comparison.
I purchased this OTG adapter off og Amazon and it works fine with my mouse with a blue tooth adapter stuck into it. However, when I connect a thumb drive to it, I can't find it anywhere afterwords.
The phone sees the drive, scans it, the drive's light is lit. But when I go into the browser, there's nothing there indicating my thumb drive. Same result with hooking up my card reader with a CF card in it.
Am I missing something here?
Thanks,
Serge
oort cloud said:
I purchased this OTG adapter off og Amazon and it works fine with my mouse with a blue tooth adapter stuck into it. However, when I connect a thumb drive to it, I can't find it anywhere afterwords.
The phone sees the drive, scans it, the drive's light is lit. But when I go into the browser, there's nothing there indicating my thumb drive. Same result with hooking up my card reader with a CF card in it.
Am I missing something here?
Thanks,
Serge
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Have your tried to go into My Files App look to see if your thumb drive is connect under USB Stick etc....
Can you show us a picture of the connector please......
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There's nothing in the file manager. Thanks.
It should show up under USB Storage in my files or root explorer. (usually at the bottom of the list for some reason) If it's not there it probably has to do with the ROM & how it handles MTP or something b/c I use it all the time.
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For me it's in /mnt/sdcard/usbStorage/sda/.
I have a stock ROM on rooted phone. So how do I remedy this? Do I need a Samsung branded adapter?
hausman said:
For me it's in /mnt/sdcard/usbStorage/sda/.
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When I look there it's empty. It could be because of my card reader. I don't know. I'm going to get another USB stick and see what happens.
Thanks, guys!
Try another flash drive. I don't know if your being rooted has anything to do with it (I'm not) but my generic cable works fine with the couple of flash drives I've tested it with.
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Try another flash drive. I don't know if your being rooted has anything to do with it (I'm not) but my generic cable works fine with the couple of flash drives I've tested it with.
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I tried another two thumb drives and all I see is an empty directory, usbStorage/cda. Funny thing when I pull the drive a message pops up saying that the drive "is not mounted empty or not present". Go figure.
oort cloud said:
I tried another two thumb drives and all I see is an empty directory, usbStorage/cda. Funny thing when I pull the drive a message pops up saying that the drive "is not mounted empty or not present". Go figure.
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Is it formatted as FAT or FAT32?
if its over 64gb mem stick it wont be detected
Works great on my phone. This is just brilliant. My phone can almost completely replace my laptop now
Edit: Question. Does a cable exist that has HDMI output AND usb functionality? (i.e. desktop mode)
Hello,
Having to go in settings/storage everytime you wanna safely unmount your USB OTG drives is quite annoying... Is there a way to get a shorcut for that (widget or else) on JB and former Android versions?
Thanks~!
goja said:
Hello,
Having to go in settings/storage everytime you wanna safely unmount your USB OTG drives is quite annoying... Is there a way to get a shorcut for that (widget or else) on JB and former Android versions?
Thanks~!
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I'm using USB OTG Helper, not a widget, but its one click once inside app. Is free on Google Play. You could also use a macro with Tasker.
i m using otg cable which works perfectly on my Oneplus 5t with all flash drives
But i tried to use it with the tablet it doesn't recognise any flash drive and there is a notification start to show in the notification panel "Usb connector connected" and then "USB connector disconnected "
How it works with you guys pls help
It does work. I've used an old USB-A flash drive to transfer files this morning with my USB-C adaptor from my S10.
bartleby999 said:
It does work. I've used an old USB-A flash drive to transfer files this morning with my USB-C adaptor from my S10.
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Ntfs or Fat ??
Kareem_aljamal said:
Ntfs or Fat ??
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Honestly, I can't remember - I think NTFS though as I'd format to avoid file size limits.
It works fine with only fat by default. No support for ntfs by default.
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It works fine with only fat by default. No support for ntfs by default.
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It does support exFAT as well, but you are correct it does not support NTFS. Boggles my mind...
Kareem_aljamal said:
i m using otg cable which works perfectly on my Oneplus 5t with all flash drives
But i tried to use it with the tablet it doesn't recognise any flash drive and there is a notification start to show in the notification panel "Usb connector connected" and then "USB connector disconnected "
How it works with you guys pls help
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For some snack money you can use the Paragon app to mount almost any drive format. Full name is "exFAT/NTFS for USB by Paragon Software". Attach a USB drive, Paragon should detect it and ask for access. Grant access, and mount the volume. Might need you to grant always access instead of one time only. Can be a bit buggy in my experience.
Now that the drive is mounted we get to some Samsung problems... the drive is virtually mounted inside the native AOSP Files app (not Samsung's My Files) but Samsung hides that from you because branding or something so you have two decent options:
1. Install "Files" by Marc apps & software, which is literally just a shortcut to open the built in file manager Samsung hides from you. You will see the Paragon contents in the side bar.
2. Or you can install "Total Commander - file manager" which has some kind of partnership with Paragon and works very well together.
Even if you go with #2, I suggest installing #1 as well because there are a few situations like this that come up now and then. There are other apps out there which can mount different drive types but this combo should serve you pretty well.
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It does support exFAT as well, but you are correct it does not support NTFS. Boggles my mind...
For some snack money you can use the Paragon app to mount almost any drive format. Full name is "exFAT/NTFS for USB by Paragon Software". Attach a USB drive, Paragon should detect it and ask for access. Grant access, and mount the volume. Might need you to grant always access instead of one time only. Can be a bit buggy in my experience.
Now that the drive is mounted we get to some Samsung problems... the drive is virtually mounted inside the native AOSP Files app (not Samsung's My Files) but Samsung hides that from you because branding or something so you have two decent options:
1. Install "Files" by Marc apps & software, which is literally just a shortcut to open the built in file manager Samsung hides from you. You will see the Paragon contents in the side bar.
2. Or you can install "Total Commander - file manager" which has some kind of partnership with Paragon and works very well together.
Even if you go with #2, I suggest installing #1 as well because there are a few situations like this that come up now and then. There are other apps out there which can mount different drive types but this combo should serve you pretty well.
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When i attach the cable this notification start to come out
"USB connector connected " for 1 second and then " USB connector disconnected "
And nothing indicate that the tablet reads any thing
I tried already both apps but nothing worked
Kareem_aljamal said:
When i attach the cable this notification start to come out
"USB connector connected " for 1 second and then " USB connector disconnected "
And nothing indicate that the tablet reads any thing
I tried already both apps but nothing worked
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Could you try another thumb drive?
Sounds like a hardware issue ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Could you try another thumb drive?
Sounds like a hardware issue ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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I tried different 3 thumb drives ? same issue all of them Fat32
I tried 2 different cables
Kareem_aljamal said:
I tried different 3 thumb drives same issue all of them Fat32
I tried 2 different cables
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Do you have an OTG adaptor from a Samsung phone? That's what I used and I've got no issues. I've also got a OTG adaptor with HDMI and USB-A and that works fine too. So, OTG is definitely supported. Perhaps a fault with your port?
I've just checked and my drive is formatted to exFat.
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Do you have an OTG adaptor from a Samsung phone? That's what I used and I've got no issues. I've also got a OTG adaptor with HDMI and USB-A and that works fine too. So, OTG is definitely supported. Perhaps a fault with your port?
I've just checked and my drive is formatted to exFat.
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I think yes this might be the issue
Will try to buy one
Kareem_aljamal said:
I think yes this might be the issue
Will try to buy one
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The adapter is probably the problem, good luck! I have Ethernet*, a flash drive, HDMI, a mouse and keyboard all attached right now to my tablet over a USB C hub. It should work if your peripherals are good.
*Stupidly, in 2020, a few apps still won't use an Ethernet connection (they have some internal logic to specifically check for either WiFi or mobile data and if none is found they decide there is no connection). So that's stupid. But what's hilarious is Samsung's own account sync service is one of those apps!
Kareem_aljamal said:
I tried different 3 thumb drives ? same issue all of them Fat32
I tried 2 different cables
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Have you installed paragon app?
Lately I had the same issue on S3 and had to definitely uninstall it.
Then tried on S6, but it probably goes in conflict with Samsung driver and even here doesn't work...
I'm using one I got on Amazon a while ago and it works fine with multiple flash drives and a USB Ethernet adapter. So otg definitely works for me
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I took your advice and used the "Files" app and the current version of Paragon.
Trying to add files to Kodi on the tab, but can't seem to find the directory where they're held. "Files" app shows them with no issues.