I am a complete noob when it comes to Android, having first got my G-Tab yesterday. I'll give some background before I get to my question.
Yesterday, I sideloaded a couple of apps by essentially copyng them over to the root directory on the G Tab. But, like most others, I found the stock OS very slow and unresponsive. So I installed CyanogenMod 7 as per some simplified directions that I found. Everything went fine. That's not the problem.
My problem is that I cannot sideload anymore. When I plug in my G-Tab through the USB, I hear the Windows two thumps, and nothing happens. I look to see if my tablet is showing up in the Winders Explorer, and it just shows a bunch of memory sticks that when I click on them, I can't access. Also, nothing is showing up on the tablet either (no dialog boxes like under the stock OS, nothing). This is a big problem for me since I don't have access to WIFI at the moment.
Does anyone know how I can make my computer and tablet see each other? If you tell me to do something, please tell me where to find it. For example, on another thread, someone advised someone else to turn on USB debugging for something, but I can't find any option for USB debugging in Cyanogenmod 7 under settings. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
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Computer: Laptop running Windows Vista
Did you try swiping on the notification area and enabling USB transfer on the tablet?
If you don't do this, your computer will see the USB device but not as mass storage.
For example, on another thread, someone advised someone else to turn on USB debugging for something, but I can't find any option for USB debugging in Cyanogenmod 7 under settings. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
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Here is where this is....
Menu >>Settings >> Applications >> Development. 1st choice, USB Debugging.
Thanks. I did swipe in the notification area, and the only notification there was that USB debugging was activated. But still the G Tablet and computer cannot see each other.
Double check in your device manager (PC) to make sure there are no issues with the drivers.
Thanks. I found it and also found out that it is turned on by default. So I guess that doesn't help.
pgonza02 said:
Double check in your device manager (PC) to make sure there are no issues with the drivers.
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Does Cyanogenmod 7 require special drivers? The drivers worked fine on the stock build, and nothing changed since then. Everything looks ok.
I plugged my Gtablet (CM7.02 with Pershoots 4/30/11 kernel) in to my computer just now to test. I haven't used it on this computer since installing CM7. I did just work on my boss's Gtablet the other day running both stock TapnTap and VEGAn 5.1.1 and it worked fine on his.
I plugged in the tablet, Windows 7 (32bit) said it was installing drivers, driver install completed successfully.
On my tablet I then swiped up the notification bar and tapped on the selection that said "tap here to mount USB to share files with your computer" (or something like that). The Android mascot screen popped up and I tapped "Turn on USB".
New drive opened up on my computer that was the gtablets /sdcard.
So it works and used the same driver as before.
No special drivers for CM7.
One nice thing about CM7 (or maybe Ginger) is that now when plugging in you get access to both the internal and external SD cards from PC.
tcrews said:
I plugged in the tablet, Windows 7 (32bit) said it was installing drivers, driver install completed successfully.
On my tablet I then swiped up the notification bar and tapped on the selection that said "tap here to mount USB to share files with your computer" (or something like that). The Android mascot screen popped up and I tapped "Turn on USB".
New drive opened up on my computer that was the gtablets /sdcard.
So it works and used the same driver as before.
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My computer Vista (32 bit) at no point said it was installing drivers after I upgraded to Cyanogenmod 7.
When I swipe the notification area (and I assume that the notification area is the area at the top of the tablet's screen), I get a menu that tells me that USB debugging is activated and that's all. No option to mount USB. And no screens popped up to ask to turn on USB. None of this.
And when I plug in the USB, as I mentioned, I get the two tones from Windows, and 3 new removable disk drives appear. But when I click on each, I get am asked to insert a new disk.
That's all the info I have at the moment.
At this point, I'm so sick of it. I think that probably somewhere a switch is not flipped or a box is not checked, but I have no idea where that could be. I'm seriously considering using ClockWork mod to restore the system. But I'm loathed to do this since I spent 2 hrs. downloading Cyanogen Mod last night (I have a slow internet connection).
I would suggest that you turn off "USB debugging". That setting exists to activate adbd on the tablet, and normal users, usually, never need it. Enable "USB debugging" only if you need to use adb.
After disabling USB debugging, reboot the tablet, and then connect the USB cable to the mini-USB slot on the gTablet. As soon as you do that, on CM7, a USB Mass Storage screen with a green Android will pop-up with a message saying "USB connected" and button to "Turn on USB Storage".
Click the button and a warning that "If you turn on USB storage, some application you are using will stop and may be unavailable until you turn off USB storage.", will appear. Select OK. The green Android will now turn orange and the screen will say "USB storage in use".
Use the "Turn off USB storage" when you're ready to wrap up.
Ok. I think I might have solved the problem, but some intervening events makes me not sure. Basically, I restored to factory and then put in a different ROM, VEGan7. However, while doing this, I think I might have found the solution to my original problem.
It turns out that it does seem to be a problem with Windows, or at least with Vista. I had the same problem with VEGan7. But this time, I right-clicked on the "removeable disk" that appeared under "Computer" (where you see all your drives) when I hooked up the G TAB via USB. After I right-clicked, I selected properties and then clicked on the "Hardware" tab. You will see a list of all possible storage devices to associate with that icon. I chose the one containing the string "Tegra2" and I was off to the races. I was then able to perform the actions mentioned above about activating the USB on the G Tab.
I suspect I could have used this technique with Cyanogen 7. The only thing that I question is that I saw 3 removeable disk drives appear and not just one. I hope this helps someone else who might run into the same problem.
JowBe said:
The only thing that I question is that I saw 3 removeable disk drives appear and not just one. I hope this helps someone else who might run into the same problem.
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Did you by any chance have an external micro SD card on the tablet?
If so, I'm thinking that you saw the 2 SD cards + the APX debug mode device.
flash this zip (in post #3) to mount the internal storage as an SDcard instead of EMMC. If you run that then you should be able to mount the storage when running CM7
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/20913-cyanogen-7-viewsonic-g-tab-usb-connection/
also your other option is to boot into Clockwork recovery then go to mounts/storage and mount usb
you should then be able to transfer files back and forth
davidukfl said:
flash this zip (in post #3) to mount the internal storage as an SDcard instead of EMMC. If you run that then you should be able to mount the storage when running CM7
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/20913-cyanogen-7-viewsonic-g-tab-usb-connection/
also your other option is to boot into Clockwork recovery then go to mounts/storage and mount usb
you should then be able to transfer files back and forth
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Beat me to it
My post on "the other side"
pgonza02 said:
Did you by any chance have an external micro SD card on the tablet?
If so, I'm thinking that you saw the 2 SD cards + the APX debug mode device.
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No, just got the tablet. Didn't have time to fool with external Micro SDs.
davidukfl said:
flash this zip (in post #3) to mount the internal storage as an SDcard instead of EMMC. If you run that then you should be able to mount the storage when running CM7
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/20913-cyanogen-7-viewsonic-g-tab-usb-connection/
also your other option is to boot into Clockwork recovery then go to mounts/storage and mount usb
you should then be able to transfer files back and forth
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Thanks, I'll give it a try. What are the ramifications of mounting the internal storage as an SD card instead of EMMC? Do I lose performance? I mean, there must be a reason that the default is EMMC.
I wouldn't want to boot into Clockwork every time I want to transfer something, apps or even music and videos. That would be a real pain. Actually, I was surprised at how long this tablet takes to boot up after a complete shut down.
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Thanks, I'll give it a try. What are the ramifications of mounting the internal storage as an SD card instead of EMMC? Do I lose performance? I mean, there must be a reason that the default is EMMC.
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From what I have read that's the way that Gingerbread does it. Some programs actually have problems with that configuration, that's why people do this.
davidukfl said:
flash this zip (in post #3) to mount the internal storage as an SDcard instead of EMMC. If you run that then you should be able to mount the storage when running CM7
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/20913-cyanogen-7-viewsonic-g-tab-usb-connection/
also your other option is to boot into Clockwork recovery then go to mounts/storage and mount usb
you should then be able to transfer files back and forth
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Do you think you might post the file here. When I go to that link I'm not allowed to download it. The irony is that that link says it came from here but I've used the search and I can't find it here. Maybe it is just day after Cinco de Mayo problems I'm having?
When plugging my S3 with USB it only says its a portable mediaplayer and does not show whats on my SD-card, Please help!
the fact that it shows as a portable media player is normal: that's what it shows for me when it's either rooted or stock. you should be able to click on it and see 2 storage options your internal storage and the SD card.
thegh0sts said:
the fact that it shows as a portable media player is normal: that's what it shows for me when it's either rooted or stock. you should be able to click on it and see 2 storage options your internal storage and the SD card.
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when i click on it it says that its empty
MatzZ said:
when i click on it it says that its empty
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do you have an SD card installed? maybe it's the drivers not working. try on another PC and see if it'll read.
Drivers Problem
This frequently happens to my computer so I know how you feel.
To solve this problem,
1. Go to devices and printers.
2. Click on your S3 device, it should be there.
3. Look at the bottom of the window
4. If it says that the device needs troubleshooting, right click the device and select troubleshoot.
5. Wait for troubleshooting to complete
6. Your SD Card and Phone memory should now pop up on your computer.
Unfortunately i have not been able to find a permanent workaround for this problem. So this solution has to be applied everytime you connect your phone to the pc.
Hit thanks if i helped you!
thanks guys! i got it working!
Did you use my solution to get it working?
I found when I use stock firmware that changing from connect to MTP to PTP and back again, my computer finds the phone, eventually but running an AOSP or Cyanogen the computer finds it without any problem
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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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.
Tapatalked from my HTC DNA - Carbon
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.
Tapatalked from my HTC DNA - Carbon
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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?
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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?
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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.
Tapatalked from my HTC DNA - Carbon
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...
Sent from my HTC6435LVW using Tapatalk 4 Beta
Any one know how to fix this? or why it won't detect the device on USB 3.0?
USB 2.0 seems to detect and I can copy pictures onto my computer, but I can not copy or cut them from one spot on the SD card to another through the windows OS. i.e. trying to move pictures from the 'camera' folder to a different folder on the phone's SD card.
Thanks!
Aloha.
Troubleshoot;
LG drivers installed
Does the cable support what you're wanting to do(try another USB )
Under developer settings make sure USB debugging is turned off.
These were the first things I checked when I had the same issue and just changed everything ?
Hope this helps.
kaluna00 said:
Any one know how to fix this? or why it won't detect the device on USB 3.0?
USB 2.0 seems to detect and I can copy pictures onto my computer, but I can not copy or cut them from one spot on the SD card to another through the windows OS. i.e. trying to move pictures from the 'camera' folder to a different folder on the phone's SD card.
Thanks!
Aloha.
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ive ran into this a lot, its usually the usb cord
thank you both. I wish I could try to fix this right now. My V10 just gave me the boot loop of death. I've tried everything. it's toast. going to be putting in for a new one on Monday. (tear).
I was going to suggest.. Activating "Developer Options" in system settings, go to USB and click choosing MTP or whatever. I noticed most newer ROM versions have this annoying issue, mine never stays after a reboot either...
Can someone tell me how to remove a usb flash/External drive from the S7. I use a Qgeem 7-1 usb c hub to connect my usb external drive to the S7. I didn't see a way to unmount it like you do with the SD card. So when I just pulled it out I got a message telling me to restart because the drive wasn't disconnected safely.The other way I disconnected it was by turning it off then disconnecting. Does anyone know the correct way to do it?
i think u should swipe down notification, expand connected "usb memory" and then "uninstall" it.
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i think u should swipe down notification, expand connected "usb memory" and then "uninstall" it.
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You are 100% correct !! I would never had thought to look in the notification panel. Thank You!!
Go to parameters; AND battery and device maintenance; AND Storage; AND (right and up corner) Advanced Settings; AND select your USB Flash external drive; AND select UNMOUNT.
Pascal536 said:
Go to parameters; AND battery and device maintenance; AND Storage; AND (right and up corner) Advanced Settings; AND select your USB Flash external drive; AND select UNMOUNT.
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Thanks!! I thought I looked there. Guess I didnt see that one or maybe I didnt scroll all the way down.