Which format.. - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Having given the wife my faithful rooted galaxy s2 I now have shiny new Galaxy 3. Thing is when I plug it into my MacBook it does not recognise it....although it did for the galaxy 2. And it was easy to drag films straight into the external storage and play. The new phone is recognised by Keis and I can load music and photos, however it does not recognise the film files . Any ideas what format I should be using so Keis will recognise it.........
Thanks
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Someone can correct me if I am wrong here, it has been a while since I used my GS2. But if memory serves me, the GS2 utilized USB mass storage so when you connected to your mac it was mounted as a drive. Starting with the Galaxy Nexus and the GS3 now it uses MTP. Try downloading Android File Transfer for Mac, it should give you a better way to transfer your files. I don't have my GS3 so I can't test but that is how it works with the GNex.

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USB DVD/CD drives - CDFS and UDF Filesystems through OTG (Galaxy SII)

Hi guys,
Has anyone ever thought of connecting a slim USB powered external DVD re-writer disc drive to the Samsung Galaxy S2. I am still awaiting my Galaxy S2 to be delivered and from what I have gathered in order for this type of usb hardware to be recognized in the OTG, there would need to be support for the CDFS and UDF filesystems which many burned CD's and DVD's are recorded in. It's a 2.5" usb powered DVD re-writer (no external power needed) I attach and use sometimes on my win 7 laptop.
Would be awesome if I could view many of my old backed up DVD rips (standard 700mb XviD's) that I burned to CD through the USB OTG on my Galaxy S2 using an Android video p[layer like Rockplayer or moboplayer. Does anyone agree?
many other possibilities with burned CD and DVD media such as photo CD's, traditional music CD's (cda) and more all on Android. Optical disc drives, like other usb drives tested on Galaxy S2, may likely require separate power source.
I've even written to Samsung's UK headquarters about it and they said they will forward the request onto the relevant department. I know USB OTG function on Android is still in it's infancy.
I have breezed a look at these two favourite XDA topics relating this issue:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1070573
and
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1090961
Also outside of these forums, I have also looked at these topics:
http://forum.dailymobile.se/index.php?topic=39360
and
http://forum2.mobile-review.com/sho...st-for-a-Galaxy-SII-sucessor-(aka-Galaxy-SIII)
Any response?
i kinda doubt itll work due to the power requirements of the drive
i know that you cant connect up a 2.5" harddrive cos they suck down more power than it can output.
hell even a 256gb thumb drive ive got didnt work
Another related topic about this, this below link:
RISC OS Open: Forum: When should we have a new BeagleBoard ROM image?
Has anyone on this forum with knowledge on these disc file-systems made any investigations as to whethere it could be supported on the Galaxy SII? Maybe on a custom ROM maybe?
Please anyone share something of what you knows
Related topic:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1844395
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1091210
OR:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dKvwom5K8s
BennyT83 said:
i kinda doubt itll work due to the power requirements of the drive
i know that you cant connect up a 2.5" harddrive cos they suck down more power than it can output.
hell even a 256gb thumb drive ive got didnt work
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Power is not a problem. It works fine. All you need is a separate USB hub with its own power adapter.
You connect your USB hard drive or anything else to a hub and connect your hub to your Android device
by USB OTG cable.
You should also have a program which can read for instance NTFS file system for your Android like
USB OTG Helper or Paragon NTSF&HFS+
The problem is that there is still no similar programs for Android which could read CDFS or UDF
I think i saw that option on stweak on dorimanx kernel
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Could you please write any updates about this? I want to buy external dvd-rw but I'm not sure in success.. Is it possible to burn disks? How it can be done?

[Q]Verizon LTE Galaxy Tab Won't Connect To Macbook

Ok, so i know they found a fix using Kies for the galaxy tab to play nice with OS X. Unfortunately it seems this isn't working for me on the Galaxy Tab LTE. I'll tell you more about each device.
Macbook
10.6.6. OS
Verizon LTE Galaxy Tab 10.1
16GB Gunmetal running stock everything, unrooted
The device won't be recognized on the macbook. When i plug it in, it says MTP-Initializing and MTP-Connected but Kies will not recognize it, i've used both versions of the OS X software they have listed there, neither work for me. Doubletwist will recognize it, but it can't mount it's storage so doubletwist is equally as useless. This is really bugging me, i want to put movies onto it and 14 minute FTP uploads do not appeal to me, sorry. If someone could help me i'd definitely appreciate it.
bump ten char
I have the same issue got all the updates etc, but still can not see my LTE tab on my mac.

[Q] Fastest file transfer for Galaxy Tab 10.1

Hi all,
What is the fastest way to transfer files to the Galaxy 10.1? I need to put approximately 2 GB in folders directly on the /sdcard/
I've tried Windows Explorer in Windows 7 and this looks like it's taking forever, and gives me no time estimate. Using Eclipse through Mac OS X seems more reasonable but I was wondering if there is a faster way through Windows 7, or if there's a faster way that I'm missing.
OUTATIMEMK said:
Hi all,
What is the fastest way to transfer files to the Galaxy 10.1? I need to put approximately 2 GB in folders directly on the /sdcard/
I've tried Windows Explorer in Windows 7 and this looks like it's taking forever, and gives me no time estimate. Using Eclipse through Mac OS X seems more reasonable but I was wondering if there is a faster way through Windows 7, or if there's a faster way that I'm missing.
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I just connected mine to windows 7 via the included USB cable and transferred a 1GB MKV over in 5 mins.
This is the oddest thing . . . I'm trying to transfer 2 GBs and it looks like it will take a day or more. I let it sit for at least 40 minutes, with very little movement on the progress bar and very slow file copy. Again, Windows 7 with the supplied cable.
Maybe driver issues? Had that problem with my sgs2, had to reinstall the drivers
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I had to just buy the USB adaptor and transfer files onto a USB stick and then plug into the adaptor. Various files once transferred onto the USB stick making up 12gb takes about 10mins this way.
easy to transfer files back onto the USB stick once watched...i've just got 16gb FAT32 wouldn't be without it.
UK BRIT said:
I had to just buy the USB adaptor and transfer files onto a USB stick and then plug into the adaptor. Various files once transferred onto the USB stick making up 12gb takes about 10mins this way.
easy to transfer files back onto the USB stick once watched...i've just got 16gb FAT32 wouldn't be without it.
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It's 20mbyte per sec... what brand USB stick do you have?
Cause any of mine can give me no more then 7/8mbyte per sec.
USB adaptor either usb or sd is far the fastest way imo. Win7 take far to long and wi-fi is a joke.
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The usb adapter is surprisingly quick when transferring files. Plus it lets you plug in a wired keyboard if you feel so inclined. Wired mouse as well.

[Q] File Transferring, microSD Format, and HDMI Questions Concerning the Galaxy S3

1) So I am basically wondering if it's possible to transfer files between the Galaxy S3 and PS3. I would prefer to do this by simply plugging a cord into the S3 and PS3 like I did for my Droid X. I know the S3 doesn't have Mass Storage like my DX did, so I am not sure if it is still possible.
2) Also, I have a 64GB microSD card formatted in fat32 that I used in my DX. I would rather not have to reformat the card. Will fat32 work in the S3? I don't really anticipate having a file over 4GB. So other than that, are there any other big advantages of using exFAT over fat32?
3) I know I need a new HDMI adapter for the S3 because of the different pin connection. However, I have heard that it's not possible to use a 720p TV with the S3, even with this new adapter. My good 1080 TVs are in the basement and living room. I have a basic 720p TV in my bedroom. That's the TV I would want to use the HDMI mirroring on the most. Is that just not a possibility with this phone?
I searched quite a bit trying to find answers to these questions. I never got any solid answers.
Thanks!
Some Answers
In case anyone was wondering, I have been told the following:
1) There's not an easy, direct way to transfer files to/from the PS3.
2) It doesn't really matter what format the card is in.
3) I can't use HDMI mirroring on a 720p television.
guitar_capo said:
1) So I am basically wondering if it's possible to transfer files between the Galaxy S3 and PS3. I would prefer to do this by simply plugging a cord into the S3 and PS3 like I did for my Droid X. I know the S3 doesn't have Mass Storage like my DX did, so I am not sure if it is still possible.
2) Also, I have a 64GB microSD card formatted in fat32 that I used in my DX. I would rather not have to reformat the card. Will fat32 work in the S3? I don't really anticipate having a file over 4GB. So other than that, are there any other big advantages of using exFAT over fat32?
3) I know I need a new HDMI adapter for the S3 because of the different pin connection. However, I have heard that it's not possible to use a 720p TV with the S3, even with this new adapter. My good 1080 TVs are in the basement and living room. I have a basic 720p TV in my bedroom. That's the TV I would want to use the HDMI mirroring on the most. Is that just not a possibility with this phone?
I searched quite a bit trying to find answers to these questions. I never got any solid answers.
Thanks!
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Hey did you ever figure it out? I have been wondering the same thing. I have files on my Galaxy s3 that I would like to transfer with a cable and not through WiFi.. It was so easy to do with my HTC EVO 4G to just connect and transfer. Please let me know thanks
Kalihiboy89 said:
Hey did you ever figure it out? I have been wondering the same thing. I have files on my Galaxy s3 that I would like to transfer with a cable and not through WiFi.. It was so easy to do with my HTC EVO 4G to just connect and transfer. Please let me know thanks
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I essentially gave up. I just burn a disc on my computer or save the files to a flash drive and use those instead. Or, I connect my MHL cord to my TV and just watch use HDMI mirroring to watch the files.
I think that's the only way to do it. I doubt that's the answer you wanted to hear, but that's the best I can do, haha.
Incidentally, I did get my MHL cable to work on 720p TVs.

Can't transfer files from Windows 10 or Ubuntu to Poco

I enabled developer mode, enabled USB debugging, but I either wont let me copy files at all.. or copies them at a SNAILS PACE, I mean slower than a commodore 64 or something.
Tried on both Windows 10 and Ubuntu.
To be honest, with the light bleed issue that many devices(including mine) have, and this issue of not being able to transfer files( especially with a 128GB version, whats the point if I cant fill it up?)
I'm starting to wish I never bought this 'Flagship killer killer'.
Can anyone get decent transfer speeds? If so how !?
Thanks
theVenerable said:
I enabled developer mode, enabled USB debugging, but I either wont let me copy files at all.. or copies them at a SNAILS PACE, I mean slower than a commodore 64 or something.
Tried on both Windows 10 and Ubuntu.
To be honest, with the light bleed issue that many devices(including mine) have, and this issue of not being able to transfer files( especially with a 128GB version, whats the point if I cant fill it up?)
I'm starting to wish I never bought this 'Flagship killer killer'.
Can anyone get decent transfer speeds? If so how !?
Thanks
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This is a bug... It will be fixed after next update.
I also tried to copy files from internal to otg or sd to otg and getting lag, means screen is not responding untill remove otg. Even I tried to copy from internal to sd and files transfer process is very slow.
Someone told me in this forum that he transfer a file (1gb) from internal to sd card in just few seconds as his mobile runs Miui 10 beta.
So it will be fixed after next update.

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