Ok...weird problem all of a sudden. Plug in USB, select Media Sync, and it shows only Evo and below that subdirectory Phone, but no folders or files...?? Loaded in roms previously plus other stuff. Ideas anyone?
jelive said:
Ok...weird problem all of a sudden. Plug in USB, select Media Sync, and it shows only Evo and below that subdirectory Phone, but no folders or files...?? Loaded in roms previously plus other stuff. Ideas anyone?
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yesturday i had almost same problem.. i put a few roms and other files on my sdcard and when u pluged my lte into my usb desktop nothing was showing up!!!??? i had to go into recovery under mount and check mount sdcard and mount internel storege.. went back on and its was fixed
evo401 said:
yesturday i had almost same problem.. i put a few roms and other files on my sdcard and when u pluged my lte into my usb desktop nothing was showing up!!!??? i had to go into recovery under mount and check mount sdcard and mount internel storege.. went back on and its was fixed
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You were spot on...I had kinda pushed that fix to back of my brain. After all unmounting on its own Hope this is not something dorked up and just one time deal.
To show as mount as disk drive.media sync is for internal storage
par05is said:
To show as mount as disk drive.media sync is for internal storage
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Don't have mount as disk drive as option...like evo 4g. Something I'm missing as media sync shows the whole 9GB, etc. Wonder if driver version affects that...I'm using latest...maybe older one ? Can see sd and sd2 in root explorer just fine.
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When I plug my Atrix into a device (computer, car, etc) via USB, the SD card auto-mounts. I would like to be able to adjust when it mounts but the auto-mount isn't a huge problem. My issue is that when I unplug the phone from a device the SD card doesn't automatically remount.
Is there a way to set up the SD card to automatically remount? Is there a manual way to remount besides restarting the phone?
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When I plug my Atrix into a device (computer, car, etc) via USB, the SD card auto-mounts. I would like to be able to adjust when it mounts but the auto-mount isn't a huge problem. My issue is that when I unplug the phone from a device the SD card doesn't automatically remount.
Is there a way to set up the SD card to automatically remount? Is there a manual way to remount besides restarting the phone?
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Did u try mounting in Settings --> SD card and storage
Yes, when I go to that menu it says, "Insert an SD card to mount". I'm not able to click "mount" because it is grayed out with the above message on it.
Any other ideas?
When u plug your phone in, there should be a USB icon @ the top of the screen. Pull that down, and select 'Do Nothing' that should clear up your problem. Always make sure you do this before unplugging your phone if it mounts the SDCard to avoid corrupting the data. Let me know if this fixed your problem.
I have the same exact issue. Selecting "None" for usb mode does nothing for me either. I have to reboot my phone just to get the SD Card and Internal storage to re-mount.
I don't know if this is related but I am also running ADEO ROM.
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I have the same exact issue. Selecting "None" for usb mode does nothing for me either. I have to reboot my phone just to get the SD Card and Internal storage to re-mount.
I don't know if this is related but I am also running ADEO ROM.
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I'm rooted but running stock otherwise.
Selecting "none" just affects the phone's internal storage, not the SD card. Also, whenever i plug my phone into any device it automounts the SD, I'm never given an option. It is really frustrating when I just want to charge via USB and not mount my SD card.
Any other ideas? Is there an app that would solve this?
EDIT: I'm also having an issue where my PC won't let me "eject" the internal storage of the phone or the storage on the SD (drives F and G) so I have no choice but to just unplug it.
I should add that with my case my phone unmounts internal storage AND the sd card. It's to the point to where I am using adbWireless in order to push or run any other commands needed for adb.
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I should add that with my case my phone unmounts internal storage AND the sd card. It's to the point to where I am using adbWireless in order to push or run any other commands needed for adb.
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Yeah you and I are having the exact same problems. This is really aggravating. However, I might have found a solution. In the app switchpro, you can set one of the controls (icons) to be "media remount". I have had soem limited success with it. Try it out yourself and let me know if it fixes the problem.
Thanks
I'm having the same problem. I downloaded the SwitchPro app and used the toggle mount/unmout successfully, so i don't have to restart the phone. It's a shame I had to buy an app to fix a problem with a new phone. I believe the first day of owning the phone I may have unplugged from the cpu while in media link mode for the usb connection, but since then I have it set to "none".
I am not rooted, nor am I running adeo rom as mentioned above.
Sam1geois said:
I'm having the same problem. I downloaded the SwitchPro app and used the toggle mount/unmout successfully, so i don't have to restart the phone. It's a shame I had to buy an app to fix a problem with a new phone. I believe the first day of owning the phone I may have unplugged from the cpu while in media link mode for the usb connection, but since then I have it set to "none".
I am not rooted, nor am I running adeo rom as mentioned above.
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OK I'm glad we've found a fix of sorts at least.
That reload media widget works for my music player. Unfortunately, my widgets (dependent on teh SD card for skins) don't reload properly liek the rest of my media does. I'm still stuck powering on and powering off every time i unplug from a device.
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I think I have the opposite problem. I just rooted using aRoot. Now, when plugging the phone into my computer using a USB cable, the phone says the SD card is ready to be removed. And the Media Link can't read it either. Once I unplug the phone from the computer, the SD card is able to be used by the phone.
Any ideas?
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I think I have the opposite problem. I just rooted using aRoot. Now, when plugging the phone into my computer using a USB cable, the phone says the SD card is ready to be removed. And the Media Link can't read it either. Once I unplug the phone from the computer, the SD card is able to be used by the phone.
Any ideas?
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My problems started after I used aRoot as well. Unfortunately, I never really found a solutions. I've just been restarting my phone whenever i plug it in. In your case, have you tried switching it into mass storage mode after plugging it in?
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My problems started after I used aRoot as well. Unfortunately, I never really found a solutions. I've just been restarting my phone whenever i plug it in. In your case, have you tried switching it into mass storage mode after plugging it in?
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I've tried every setting with no luck. All I wanted to do is add some music to my SD card. So I ended up taking the card out of the phone and inserting it directly into my computer in order to add the music. Not the best solution to the problem.
No definitely not. At least the files get transferred faster that way
Hi!
I've intalled lightning rom v1.1 on my previously rooted SGS2. I first wiped cache, dev: cache and did factory reset. Then, I intalled it via odin and everything worked fine. But I cannot see the contents of "/sdcard/usbStorage" anymore, either through "my files" or "astro manager". I can still copy files to that folder from my PC but I can't access it from my phone.
I'm not sure it is a prblem or not.
Could someone plz help me?
Do you even have something plugging in via USB OTG? If not, what are you expecting to be there?
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Do you even have something plugging in via USB OTG? If not, what are you expecting to be there?
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Sorry, i'm a newbie and i don't get ur meaning.
I mean . . . I can see the files I put in that folder from PC, but from my device . . it is empty. It was not like that with my old official firmware.
If I put something into other folders rather than "usbStorage", I can browse them form SGS2. Sorry, if I confuse u.
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Your confusing the USB storage folder with the external sd one.
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You're right. I was thinking of sdcard/usbdisk.
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Your confusing the USB storage folder with the external sd one.
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You're right. I was thinking of sdcard/usbdisk.
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MB, I meant that the OP was confusing the 2, not you. From what I read you were spot on. The USB storage only shows files/folders when you connect a USB stick to the phone, otherwise it is empty.
What I think he's doing is connecting to the PC and connecting the 2 drives (int & ext). He then moves files to/from the external card. But then when he's exploring on the phone he sees the USB storage folder and thinks that's where the files are. But they are in external sd instead.
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MB, I meant that the OP was confusing the 2, not you. From what I read you were spot on. The USB storage only shows files/folders when you connect a USB stick to the phone, otherwise it is empty.
What I think he's doing is connecting to the PC and connecting the 2 drives (int & ext). He then moves files to/from the external card. But then when he's exploring on the phone he sees the USB storage folder and thinks that's where the files are. But they are in external sd instead.
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No, i'm not.
"/sdcard/usbStorage" folder totally lies in internal storage of phone(SGS2).
"/sdcard/external_sd" folder is where external card lies.
I used to put some documents in "usbStorage" folder(in internal storage) and opened it from my phone.(with old firmware)
But now, i can't open that folder from my phone anymore. I don't know if that folder is meant to be opened only from computer(in lightning rom). If it is so, its ok.
Otherwise, I fear whether I've made some mistakes during installing ROM.
zeyarz said:
No, i'm not.
"/sdcard/usbStorage" folder totally lies in internal storage of phone(SGS2).
"/sdcard/external_sd" folder is where external card lies.
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I don't know why you decided to ignore the other, correct replies, including my own, but /sdcard/usbStorage is only meant for USB OTG devices, nothing else. Stop trying to put things in there unless you're using USB OTG. If you do connect something via USB OTG, such as a memory card or hard disk, it will show up in that folder.
yep mate...in gb we can put file in that folder....but in ics it only for usb otg.....before when using gb i can mount it in cwm and transfer files but now it only for usb otg. live with it mate, its not a big deal.
Anyone come up with a solution yet for USB mass storage mode to access the external card?
I recently bought a 64gb microsd card and the SGS3 has no option for mass storage mode to access it. Trying to load lots of music files. Very frustrating
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You're not able to open windows explorer to drag and drop you music to the SD card? When you click on your phone in windows explorer, it should open up another page to choose between your internal and external storage.
If you mean when connected to a PC, select camera mode when connected, in case the drive isnr compatible with mtp. You should be set then.
I can drag and drop. I was trying to use Double Twist program on my laptop to sync music so I have my itunes playlist intact. For whatever reason Double Twist doesn't recognize MTP or PTP connections on the sgs3.
I've run into a couple other situations with apps that don't recognize the external memory card. I think Quick Office Pro was another app I had trouble with as well.
I really miss the AOSP USB mass storage mode
Yes, not having UMS really sucks. I constantly have to switch between camera or media mode in order to transfer files. I'm 100% a custom ROM would fix this, but it should've been there out of the box. I wonder why samsung removed it.
Can't find Externel SD Card on my PHOne
I installed a 32GB external SD Card on my phone - when I plug in my computer I can see it just fine - I see T999 and Card as, connected to my computer via USB - this looked really different from how I have seen the external SD Card presented on other phones???
Plus - when I open ROOT Explorer or ES File Explorer to try to manage files on the Ext SD Card - I can't seem to find it anywhere - I can see the "SD Card" - which is the internal SD Card that comes with the phone- I have music files I have already put on that along with a ROM and Kernel Zip File that I flashed recently - and which I added prior to getting the 32GB external SD Card.
FYI - On my phone, When I go to 'Settings" Storage - I can see there is an SD Card with 29.71GB of available space (I don't have any files on it yet) - So I know the phone can recognize it - I just can't find it using any of the file explorers - is there some setting I have neglected to turn on ?
when I installed an SD card on my wifes EVO LTE I see both internal and external SD Cards - with names like SD Card - EXT SD Card -and or SDCard2 all depending on what program I was using to locate them -
on my new GALAXY SIII, right now I only see SDCard and can;t locate th external SD Card - any suggestions? (I feel like a real noob)
cjacks519 said:
I can drag and drop. I was trying to use Double Twist program on my laptop to sync music so I have my itunes playlist intact. For whatever reason Double Twist doesn't recognize MTP or PTP connections on the sgs3.
I've run into a couple other situations with apps that don't recognize the external memory card. I think Quick Office Pro was another app I had trouble with as well.
I really miss the AOSP USB mass storage mode
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Yeah I gave up using DoubleTwist because of the outdated/slow support like what you are having and how it doesnt work well with mp3s over 10 mb. I switched to Syncr to use iTunes as my playlist manager and it works perfect. Syncr had support for the S3 almost the next day.
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when I open ROOT Explorer or ES File Explorer to try to manage files on the Ext SD Card - I can't seem to find it anywhere
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go to /mnt/extSdCard
cjacks519 said:
Anyone come up with a solution yet for USB mass storage mode to access the external card?
I recently bought a 64gb microsd card and the SGS3 has no option for mass storage mode to access it. Trying to load lots of music files. Very frustrating
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have you downloaded the latest samsung drivers? also if you connect the phon to your laptop, shouldnt thepull-down notification now ask if you want to use mass storage?
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have you downloaded the latest samsung drivers? also if you connect the phon to your laptop, shouldnt thepull-down notification now ask if you want to use mass storage?
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Mass Storage mode has been removed. Samsung now uses multimedia transfer or camera transfer (or something close to that). Mass storage is no longer an option in the drop down menu.
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go to /mnt/extSdCard
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Awesome - thanks - I feel like such a noob - and I should have been able to figure that out - it was just so different than other I had seen. By the do you know if CWM will recognize the External SD Card? (on my wife's EVO LTE I could choose which of the two SD Cards I wanted to flash with - is there any wayt to that with CWM and or does TWRP work with this phone?
Thanks for the help - it is appreciated
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Yeah I gave up using DoubleTwist because of the outdated/slow support like what you are having and how it doesnt work well with mp3s over 10 mb. I switched to Syncr to use iTunes as my playlist manager and it works perfect. Syncr had support for the S3 almost the next day.
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Never heard of that program but it sounds like something I'll try out. I always used Double Twist in the past just because it imported iTunes playlist flawlessly. Sammy unfortunately takes away the AOSP mass storage mode. Sucks! :crying:
Thanks for this suggestion. I'll give it a go :good:
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have you downloaded the latest samsung drivers? also if you connect the phon to your laptop, shouldnt thepull-down notification now ask if you want to use mass storage?
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I do have the latest samsung drivers, but unfortunately not all programs or apps recognize the MTP and PTP options that samsung forces us to use
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Yeah I gave up using DoubleTwist because of the outdated/slow support like what you are having and how it doesnt work well with mp3s over 10 mb. I switched to Syncr to use iTunes as my playlist manager and it works perfect. Syncr had support for the S3 almost the next day.
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Is it "iSyncr" perhaps??? I tried a google search of just "syncr" and I'm having trouble finding it.
man that sucks... Looks like we have to wait for a port for a mod on the I9300 forums.
found this thread in the i9300 forums:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1711009
Unfortunately it only works for the international version (already tried it). I would hope that something like this could be created/ported for the US variants. I'd do it myself, but this kind of stuff is way over my head
Maybe one of our great devs could make this happen???
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By the do you know if CWM will recognize the External SD Card?
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yes, you can use CWM (ROM Manager) to flash ROMs on the external card (although I prefer booting into Recovery and flashing the zip files manually).
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I am having a similar problem. My phone recognizes my external SD card (64 GB Sandisk Ultra).
I can transfer files from my computer to my ExtSD via usb.
When I go in to my my files on my phone it shows ExtSD Card and SD Card, but root explorer, ES file, and Astro will not show ExtSD.
I have been looking all over for a solution but have yet to find one.
I finally realized what going to mnt/extsdCard meant. Feel pretty dumb.
In case people haven't seen, there is now a way to mount the external card in mass storage mode for US/LTE variants of the SG3:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1768752
It won't let me see hidden folders in camera or media sharing mode. I hide folders with a "." in front of it, so like /.Wallpapers/ won't show up. Any way to fix this without renaming it?
Hi all,
When I connect my phone to a pc, my sd card works but the internal storage does not mount which has been working fine until yesterday. I already have the updated drivers and had no problem until now.
Is anyone able to help?
pokey77 said:
Hi all,
When I connect my phone to a pc, my sd card works but the internal storage does not mount which has been working fine until yesterday. I already have the updated drivers and had no problem until now.
Is anyone able to help?
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Does the internal card show up fine on your device itself?
Yes it shows up and works fine with no errors.
pokey77 said:
Yes it shows up and works fine with no errors.
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Take the sd card out and attempt to mount it on the pc, make sure you choose the disk drive option from the pop up menu when you plug the device in.
Sitting here in TWRP and can't for the life of me find out how to mount the storage for copying ROM's over. Is this something I have to do in the OS? Can I not mount anything within TWRP?
AndroidVageta said:
Sitting here in TWRP and can't for the life of me find out how to mount the storage for copying ROM's over. Is this something I have to do in the OS? Can I not mount anything within TWRP?
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Twrp auto mounts your sdcard, just browse to where you want to go when you go to install, otherwise hit Mount and select what you want mounted.
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pio_masaki said:
Twrp auto mounts your sdcard, just browse to where you want to go when you go to install, otherwise hit Mount and select what you want mounted.
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I do this! OK, I have the USB plugged in...go to Mount and it says "Select Partition to Mount". Cache and Data are selected. Nothing happens.
I check System and nothing happens.
USB OTG can't be checked and when I tap "Storage: Internal Storage (8545 MB)" it gives me "Internal Storage" and "USB-OTG"...again can't select USB-OTG.
I really can't do anything, Mount is completely useless to me. My PC recognizes that something is plugged in (get the connect/disconnect sound) but nothing pops up as far as storage and all that goes.
Soooo...anymore ideas? Am I missing something?
AndroidVageta said:
I do this! OK, I have the USB plugged in...go to Mount and it says "Select Partition to Mount". Cache and Data are selected. Nothing happens.
I check System and nothing happens.
USB OTG can't be checked and when I tap "Storage: Internal Storage (8545 MB)" it gives me "Internal Storage" and "USB-OTG"...again can't select USB-OTG.
I really can't do anything, Mount is completely useless to me. My PC recognizes that something is plugged in (get the connect/disconnect sound) but nothing pops up as far as storage and all that goes.
Soooo...anymore ideas? Am I missing something?
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Sounds like you're trying to use your PC as a USB device? Not the way it works, that's for USB flash drive type devices, not pulling stuff from your PC. Either place the ROM on the SD card, use a USB drive on an OTG cable, or use adb sideload while connected to the oc to flash from the PC storage instead of the SD card.
Putting the ROM on the SD card will probably be best.
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OOOOOOOK...so direct connection isn't possible? Got OTG to work with my OTG cable and flash drive. Worked perfectly. Not as convenient but it works. Thanks!
AndroidVageta said:
OOOOOOOK...so direct connection isn't possible? Got OTG to work with my OTG cable and flash drive. Worked perfectly. Not as convenient but it works. Thanks!
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You can do adb sideload from the PC for a direct connection.
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Meh, which ever works. Either way I got the problem solved, thanks to you!
I really love how easy it is to use TWRP with an OTG USB drive. Makes backing up and flashing very nice on a phone with limited storage.
I think he was saying he wanted to copy from his PC to internal storage while he was on TWRP...
Yes?
Phaded said:
I think he was saying he wanted to copy from his PC to internal storage while he was on TWRP...
Yes?
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That's what I was thinkin...
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