Hi, I want show you as connect external HDD to XPERIA mini pro (SK17i). This HDD is 500 GB, USB 2.0.
I made cable for external supply, but you can use a USB HUB with external power supply (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1827217)
AL Mass Storage Manager - application for mounting partition: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=labs.antu.hw.storage&hl=sk
Sorry of my english...
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Great Work!
i will try it
Does it show in the place where /sdcard/ and /system/ are shown?
nice but app will be use yo view SD/USB1/?
You can change name for mount, so for example you can see HDD/ USB flash disk in - mnt/sdcard/MEDIUM/sda1 .... but you can mounting only in mnt/sdcard folder.
Other connected media you see as sdb, sdc, ...
In application you can see - Base directory
WOW
Incredibly amazing, i wasnt thinking in purchasing the usb adapter cable, but now i think ill have my way with it
Thanks for sharing
Mumaxe
You can use the device with the new updated version ICS 4.1.B.0.431? I already have the OTG cable identical to the video, but it only works the mouse or USB keyboard. When I connect a pen drive it does not recognize.
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Where to get this adapter?. link please.. and external power source?. so 2 wires from the hard disk. one into phone for data transfer and one more for power?
I tried connecting USB memory stick, 8 GB 2.0 to my Active.
It connected and that's it. I could not access it thrue Root Browser (payed).
artilles said:
You can use the device with the new updated version ICS 4.1.B.0.431? I already have the OTG cable identical to the video, but it only works the mouse or USB keyboard. When I connect a pen drive it does not recognize.
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You can use ICS, but I didnt try it. You must use application for connect pen drive.
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Where to get this adapter?. link please.. and external power source?. so 2 wires from the hard disk. one into phone for data transfer and one more for power?
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here is link for external power supply: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1827217
zagi988 said:
I tried connecting USB memory stick, 8 GB 2.0 to my Active.
It connected and that's it. I could not access it thrue Root Browser (payed).
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Did you mount partition with AL Mass Storage Manager? If yes, you try other browser manager.
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Is the USB port on the ViewPad 7 limited to charging?
I inserted a USB memory (using a converter plug) but the VP7 did not recognize it. Has anyone successfully connected something to the port?
Kumabjorn said:
Is the USB port on the ViewPad 7 limited to charging?
I inserted a USB memory (using a converter plug) but the VP7 did not recognize it. Has anyone successfully connected something to the port?
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Thats's a limitation. USB port on Viewpad 7 is passive, so it can not read external sources.
Kumabjorn said:
Is the USB port on the ViewPad 7 limited to charging?
I inserted a USB memory (using a converter plug) but the VP7 did not recognize it. Has anyone successfully connected something to the port?
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I do recall someone talking about using a "USB OGO" cable to do something like what you are talking about... Look into it on "android.modaco.com" looks like a modified USB cable and a custom rom will let you attach a flashdrive to your USB port...
hope that helps...
I have one of these When You fist connect USB to PC it installs a virtual cd drive . You can either ignore it or let it install after that Plug in USB while tablet is on ,it will ask you to turn on USB storage tap turn on and SD card shows up on PC as a removable disk you can read and write to with Windows Explorer
Sorry for the Stupid Noob post I misread it.Thought you meant internal storage
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Sorry for the Stupid Noob post I misread it.Thought you meant internal storage
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No worries mate, I have been able to move files (mainly music) between my PC and the ViewPad, I just found it odd that since it will obviously act as a receiver through the USB port from a PC why wouldn't it receive directly from a USB memory? Obviously I don't know enough about how these things work.
According to some users the viewpad 7 kernel supports usb OTG where the devices acts as the host.
Check out these links:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8819448&postcount=163
http://android.modaco.com/topic/334757-usb-otg/
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ex-Pro-Cable-Adapter--plug--Socket/dp/B003MB4YXI
I played this morning with some USB cables and my Viewpad 7 and I found as follows:
1) You need USB OTG cable or USB OTG adapter with USB A female connector at one end and with USB Mini B male connector at second end - that end you should put in Viewpad 7 USB socket. With such a combination Viewpad 7 can read USB flash memories. I will try later other USB devices.
2) it worked fine on tj_style ROM and on Viewsonic stock ROM with Android 2.2.2.
3) Mouse works, but there is no cursor and the selection "jumps" from icon to icon.
4) Wireless keyboard, USB DVD player and USB hard disk do not work.
sorry for the maybe noob Q, but do I have to mount the usb memory or do i directly see the files in a folder...
I use ghost commander and cannot find the containing files...;-/
Thx in advance
--> Problem solved: It was the NTFS-Prob....With fat32 everything works like a charm...(no extra mounting...)
zost said:
I played this morning with some USB cables and my Viewpad 7 and I found as follows:
1) You need USB OTG cable or USB OTG adapter with USB A female connector at one end and with USB Mini B male connector at second end - that end you should put in Viewpad 7 USB socket. With such a combination Viewpad 7 can read USB flash memories. I will try later other USB devices.
2) it worked fine on tj_style ROM and on Viewsonic stock ROM with Android 2.2.2.
3) Mouse works, but there is no cursor and the selection "jumps" from icon to icon.
4) Wireless keyboard, USB DVD player and USB hard disk do not work.
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hi
i got the cable as mentioned above but nothing happens im on amalgations rom any suggestions on the same
I use the Q5 USB Memory Manager app to mount a memory stick or a usb hdd. This works even on custom roms. Try google to find out more about this app.
i connected a WD Essential SE portable hdd (1TB) to the Tab 10.1 via the usb adaptor and a powered usb hub. The drive is formatted to FAT32.
When powered up, the Tab shows usb storage connected but after awhile it becomes usb device unexpectedly removed. I am not able to access the portable drive at all.
Anyone can advise if there is anything I can do to make it work?
My Tab is 3G version with Android 3.1 with baseband P7500UBKG6.
Thanks.
me too...
any solution guys?
I presume you need to have a seperate power supply since the tab seems to refuse to use high-power usb devices all together.
I tried connecting my disk dock and that worked fine(uses a normal power supply on the side)
got it to work by using Broodcomb ROM and using [email protected] manager to format the harddisk to FAT32, not sure which one cause it to work. The setup is the same as before.
gohkg76 said:
got it to work by using Broodcomb ROM and using [email protected] manager to format the harddisk to FAT32, not sure which one cause it to work. The setup is the same as before.
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I have same issue.
I have 40 GB Dragon drive 2.5 FAT32 format which has separate power cable.
(http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2371952&CatId=2424)
any input will be great.
Hi all,
Apologies if this has been answered elsewhere; I did use the search tool, honest!
Anyway, a simple question with what I hope will be a simple answer: is there any way to only make the external SD card visible to a PC when connected through USB? I use Dropbox and Foldersync a lot on my S2, and it would be lovely to leave my phone connected to my laptop to use as a USB drive without crippling the apps that look for data on my internal SD (Spotify, etc).
Many thanks,
salexc
Connect in USB mass storage mode
Via settings wireless networking usb utilities
jje
salexc said:
Hi all,
is there any way to only make the external SD card visible to a PC when connected through USB?
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Not as far as I know. what I usually do: start a FTP server on your mobile, so it's accessible through windows explorer, no cable needed. Personally I use SwiFTP, but there are a few others, free in the marketplace.
JJEgan said:
Connect in USB mass storage mode
Via settings wireless networking usb utilities
jje
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This mounts both internal and external SD; I only want to mount the external SD.
Heimiko said:
Not as far as I know. what I usually do: start a FTP server on your mobile, so it's accessible through windows explorer, no cable needed. Personally I use SwiFTP, but there are a few others, free in the marketplace.
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Thanks, a good suggestion; I should have mentioned there's no Wi-Fi available in my office so I have to connect via USB.
S.
salexc said:
Thanks, a good suggestion; I should have mentioned there's no Wi-Fi available in my office so I have to connect via USB.
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maybe "Droid Explorer" is what you're looking for : http://de.codeplex.com/
connects through USB, without mass storage enabled (USB Debugging needs to be enabled on your device)
Heimiko said:
maybe "Droid Explorer" is what you're looking for : http://de.codeplex.com/
connects through USB, without mass storage enabled (USB Debugging needs to be enabled on your device)
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Ah, now *that* could be it...I shall have to have a play.
Thanks!
With Multi Mount SD-Card (https://market.android.com/details?id=com.rafoid.multimountsdcard.widget) you can choose which card to mount, internal or external or both.
I tried it because I have problems with car stereo not recognizing my phone when connected in usb storage mode. Although it didn't solve that problem, you can mount only one sd-card at the time with it.
spaceKomet said:
With Multi Mount SD-Card (https://market.android.com/details?id=com.rafoid.multimountsdcard.widget) you can choose which card to mount, internal or external or both.
I tried it because I have problems with car stereo not recognizing my phone when connected in usb storage mode. Although it didn't solve that problem, you can mount only one sd-card at the time with it.
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That might just be exactly what I'm looking for...
Good find, that man.
same problem i have but....
spaceKomet said:
With Multi Mount SD-Card you can choose which card to mount, internal or external or both.
I tried it because I have problems with car stereo not recognizing my phone when connected in usb storage mode. Although it didn't solve that problem, you can mount only one sd-card at the time with it.
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My stereo only recognizes my internal SD on my Droid 4 but i need it to read my
external SD. ive checked that app out and even purchased it but refunded the app because the app stops responding. My droid is flashed with CM9, any idea how to get it to work properly?
Thanks in advance
-Andrew
Hii guys i recently got to know that lww got otg support
And i tried attaching usb pendrive with otg cable..it keeps saying unsupported usb device attached
I tried usb host controller..there its showing pendrive attached..but no option to open it.Does our lww support usb pendrive with otg cable????
Install custom kernel that support it or custom rom.
Stock LWW has full support for it. No custom stuff needed.
USB flash drives have to be FAT32 format. Also, do not use external hard drives which take power from USB or you might mess up the phone's hardware.
Sent from my WT19i using xda premium
Then what is the use of saying otg support in specs?..if we need hacks to use it
Someguyfromhell said:
Stock LWW has full support for it. No custom stuff needed.
USB flash drives have to be FAT32 format. Also, do not use external hard drives which take power from USB or you might mess up the phone's hardware.
Sent from my WT19i using xda premium
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Do u mean i have to format my pendrive in fat32 format from my pc..and then it will show up on my phone's file manager or usb host controller?
Dude reply???
I used OTG cable with LWW
I used custom kernal, but the unsupported USB device found message whenever i connect the pen drive,
Then i found Q5 application in XDA, but now i can't able to find now. Just google it.
Use of this app i connected any pendrive with rootexplorer.
jaleelchennai said:
I used custom kernal, but the unsupported USB device found message whenever i connect the pen drive,
Then i found Q5 application in XDA, but now i can't able to find now. Just google it.
Use of this app i connected any pendrive with rootexplorer.
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Dude the someguyfromhell saying that pendrives work by making pendrive in fat32 format..so i am waiting for reply from him to confirm the procedure
Calm down, I am not 24/7 online on the forum.
From what I know, then Android only supports FAT32 USB sticks. Yes, you have to format it to FAT32 first on computer and then try again.
Also, you might need another file manager to explore the contents of the USB stick.
Unfortunately, I cannot remember the name of the app. Try searching on Google.
Dude are u talking about this app?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.skidmrk.umswatcherotg
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Dude are u talking about this app?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.skidmrk.umswatcherotg
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Nope, this is something else.
Sent from my Xperia Live using xda premium
Or this app?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-1576145.html
All you need is:
rooted phone with stock ROM/kernel (not necessary stock)
usb otg cable
pendrive
Q5 USB Memory Stick Manager
On Q5 USB Memory Stick Manager website is tutorial placed so there is no need to do somethink by uourself.
Usb support on lww
hi guys,
All walkman live support usb otg, just u have to install wired usbotg.apk and mount usb.
you will be able to see data in sdcard\usbstorage.
all u have to need is root.
sorry for my bad english.
probably that too. but the real app is xperia arc usb manager or something like that..
rupeshmourya said:
hi guys,
All walkman live support usb otg, just u have to install wired usbotg.apk and mount usb.
you will be able to see data in sdcard\usbstorage.
all u have to need is root.
sorry for my bad english.
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Just usbotg.apk will not work. Other libs and files are also needed.
Also, stock WT19 requires no modifications, except that app to explore usb sticks.
Sent from my Xperia Live using xda premium.
can you try it with usb otg nokia ca-157?
if it work with usb sticks, usb mouse i will buy it asap from my local store
Izzy Stinson said:
can you try it with usb otg nokia ca-157?
if it work with usb sticks, usb mouse i will buy it asap from my local store
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Doesn't matter which cable as long as it is USB OTG cable.
i need someone to confirm it.
because usb otg cable is not cheap in my country 10$ is the cheapest
I am on clean rom 4.5 and am unable to get an otg cable to work using a thumb drive. The phone never seems to recognize the thumb drive. It does not show up on astro or es file managers.
Are there settings you have to change to get the otg cable to work and if so where are the settings.
I can read the thumb drive on my computer so there is nothing wrong with it.
What file format is the usb drive? NTFS is not automatically supported. I don't know about clean rom, but if it is stock touchwiz based then plug in just the OTG cable, you should get a status bar message saying USB connector detected or something similar. If it doesn't then my bet is the OTG cable is not compatible. If it does, and it just doesnt detect your drive, then my money is on wrong file format or the drive requires more current than the OTG can supply.
Good Luck,
Jason