Hi!
Secondly, if connecting my sola to a PC it asks me whether I want to install PC Companion on my PC. So I tap "Install" and there we go: the device appears under Windows showing internal memory and SD card as expected.
The annoying thing is I have to tap "Install ..." every time I'm connecting my sola to the PC, otherwise I'm not able to see my phone's storage under Windows...
This is weird. As far as I can remember there was like an option to choose between USB connection types under GB for my HTC previously (as MTP or MSD). Any chances I could find anything like this under xICS vbeta2 on my sola???
Thanks in advance,
Not sure if xICS changed the settings, but in the settings, look for Xperia --> Connectivity.
Set USB connection mode as MSC.
Stupid me
Snowstormzzz said:
Not sure if xICS changed the settings, but in the settings, look for Xperia --> Connectivity.
Set USB connection mode as MSC.
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Of course. It worked.
Weird, it was like set to MSC but kind of "stalled". It needed to be "pushed" a little apparently.
Or what are the default settings?
Anyways, it's working now.
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I loaded Vegan-tab 5.1.1 and everything is working great, except that i can't see my tablet as an external device anymore while connected by usb to my computer. I do see the sdcard & sdcard2 files from the ifilemanager.
Is there a way to fix this?
I noticed something similar and it turned out to be me. I was expecting the "USB connected" message when I plugged it in. However, when I looked at the top bar, there it said "USB". I pulled down the bar, clicked on USB CONNECTED and I was back in business.
Possible for you as well? Something to check...
Me too
I'm having a similar problem with Vegan 5.1. The tab is connecting and I'll go to select "Turn on File Sharing" or whatever the option is and everything will appear hunkydory. However, if I attempt to transfer a file it will hang up for a while (on the PC side) and then eventually the connection will be broken. If I look, there is a file of the right size on the internal sd, but I'm not willing to fool around with them in case they're corrupted.
Somebody please help! I've had a good search and can't find any recent posts on this topic.
My trouble shooting advice :
A) 5.1.1 has a pull down menu that you have to "active USB"
B) I installed android USB drivers on my PC just in-case so i wouldn't have connection issues.
C)May need a "powered" USB port like Portable HDD .. example: (MAC keyboard USB port isn't powered).
Vegan by default after install leaves system in USB debugging mode. Go into setup/ applications/development and turn it off.
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Thanks. That solved it.
lgkahn said:
Vegan by default after install leaves system in USB debugging mode. Go into setup/ applications/development and turn it off.
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This was great info. Thanks
Is there any way to get the phone to automatically detect usb plugged in as drives on my pc, seen quite a few automount apps in market, but they all seem to either need rooted phone or only mount the sd card, and not mount inbuilt storage. Any ideas folks, as having to go into settings, network setting and usb settings is a royal pain each time I want to put anything on the phone.
Kies doesn't work at all, says need MTP drivers which I've tried reinstalling to no effect(I digress -this is a separate issue) .
Thanks in advance for any help provided peeps.
Erhm, when you plug your phone into your PC, you just drag down your status bar and select 'connect to pc'. No need to go into settings you know.
Settings => Applications => Development => USB debuggin [X]
enable that, connect USB, then this:
prodygee said:
Erhm, when you plug your phone into your PC, you just drag down your status bar and select 'connect to pc'. No need to go into settings you know.
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prodygee said:
Erhm, when you plug your phone into your PC, you just drag down your status bar and select 'connect to pc'. No need to go into settings you know.
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how hard is it to press a button?
ah, much quicker, cheers folks, needed to enable debugging to get the option.
With the new ICS firmware (and I don't know if its all ICS) you need to turn off debug in order to use Mass Storage.
Is there any application or other way around this? It gets a little annoying to always have to do this.
Titanium backup needs debugging on for some of my apps and if not using mass storage mode the phone connects via MTP mode which is very slow
I would willingly pay for an app/widget that does the following
Once pressed turns off debug and asks you to plug in USB for mass storage.
Prior to disconnecting the USB cable you select to disconnect which then un-mounts the storage and then turns back on debug
figure should be easy to make for some dev out there
Anyone have an idea on this?
Guess no one out there has an idea
Hmm, for me the only difference running ICS and checking or unchecking dev option/USB debugging is whether or not I can manually unmount the phone in Windows, it always connects as a media device and I have no otion to turn that off.
Mediamonkey takes forever when my phone is connected as MTP (say 15 minutes to build the sync list?), and the only real option to use it to send fresh music to my phone WAS connecting it as mass storage (15 SECONDS for the sync list).
So I would really really appreciate any hints on how to get my S2 to connect as mass storage. It's the official ROM rooted using Chainfires respective kernel.
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Hmm, for me the only difference running ICS and checking or unchecking dev option/USB debugging is whether or not I can manually unmount the phone in Windows, it always connects as a media device and I have no otion to turn that off.
Mediamonkey takes forever when my phone is connected as MTP (say 15 minutes to build the sync list?), and the only real option to use it to send fresh music to my phone WAS connecting it as mass storage (15 SECONDS for the sync list).
So I would really really appreciate any hints on how to get my S2 to connect as mass storage. It's the official ROM rooted using Chainfires respective kernel.
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Or at least an app that selects and deselects the option automatically as I mention above.
Sure a dev somewhere can make lots of money for an app like this
Solution found (works for me);
http://www.jayceooi.com/2012/03/14/...storage-on-android-4-0-ics-samsung-galaxy-s2/
How to enable USB mass storage on Android 4.0 ICS Samsung Galaxy S2?
Bring up Settings.
Click More… (under Wireless and network).
Then select USB utilities ~ Set USB cable connection mode.
Select Connect storage to PC then.
Connect USB cable from phone to PC.
Select Turn on USB storage.
That’s all.
http://www.jayceooi.com/2012/03/14/...storage-on-android-4-0-ics-samsung-galaxy-s2/
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Solution found (works for me);
http://www.jayceooi.com/2012/03/14/...storage-on-android-4-0-ics-samsung-galaxy-s2/
How to enable USB mass storage on Android 4.0 ICS Samsung Galaxy S2?
Bring up Settings.
Click More… (under Wireless and network).
Then select USB utilities ~ Set USB cable connection mode.
Select Connect storage to PC then.
Connect USB cable from phone to PC.
Select Turn on USB storage.
That’s all.
http://www.jayceooi.com/2012/03/14/...storage-on-android-4-0-ics-samsung-galaxy-s2/
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Thanks for the info but I already knew this.Also you didnt need all these steps in gingerbread and previous software versions.
Also for people using USB debug this must be turned off before being able o do all of the above.
Im just saying an app can be made that does all of this with one click
Well, get onboard here, test and say if it works.
I have USB Debugging always on and I am currently running LP7 version of ICS.
When I plug in the the phone I get the Media Device (MTP) coming up on the phone - which is ticked.
In Windows Explorer (Windows XP) just below Control Panel (in the folders window) is a +GT-I9100. Clicking on the + I see a subfolder +Phone The items in this folder are the Internal SD of the phone.
From this I just drag and drop. I haven't noticed any difference in speed between this new way and the old method in Gingerbread.
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I have USB Debugging always on and I am currently running LP7 version of ICS.
When I plug in the the phone I get the Media Device (MTP) coming up on the phone - which is ticked.
In Windows Explorer (Windows XP) just below Control Panel (in the folders window) is a +GT-I9100. Clicking on the + I see a subfolder +Phone The items in this folder are the Internal SD of the phone.
From this I just drag and drop. I haven't noticed any difference in speed between this new way and the old method in Gingerbread.
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Try transferring a large file you will see the difference between transfer speeds in MTP mode and mass storage.
Also with MTP you can only do one thing at a time. For example let's say you are transferring files. While doing that you want to erase something else. It will wait for the original transfer to finish prior to starting
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Well, get onboard here, test and say if it works.
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But will this work even with debug on?
Yes. As mentioned in the linked post:
- connect cable
- classic "usb connected" notification appears in notification bar with option to do usb mount
- adb available.
Doesn't like my Mac either
When connecting my galaxy s2, I get the attached error.
fred_up said:
I have USB Debugging always on and I am currently running LP7 version of ICS.
When I plug in the the phone I get the Media Device (MTP) coming up on the phone - which is ticked.
In Windows Explorer (Windows XP) just below Control Panel (in the folders window) is a +GT-I9100. Clicking on the + I see a subfolder +Phone The items in this folder are the Internal SD of the phone.
From this I just drag and drop. I haven't noticed any difference in speed between this new way and the old method in Gingerbread.
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MTP wont even work properly on my Windows 7 machine. It refuses to update the explorer process as long as the phone is plugged in. So navigating the phone means a lot of plugging and unplugging to get anything out of it.
Changing to UMS means my 2 devices (Internal SD and External SD) are visisble right away, but sadly are not displayed with any storage bars underneath . As a result I can't access them anyway and the second my phone goes to standby it stops the "process".
So any help or hints how to get my damned phone to actually work and show the storage bars underneath is most welcomed.
My phone (Xperia Mini Pro) ALWAYS connect to pc automatically when it is connected to pc using usb cable...is there any way to disable it?
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This is something I'd also need to know.
Mine doesn't connect at all in Linux... :S
In windows 7 it does automatically
I can't find the option for this in settings anymore?
swimon said:
Mine doesn't connect at all in Linux... :S
In windows 7 it does automatically
I can't find the option for this in settings anymore?
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Me too...can someone tell us the solution?
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Me too...can someone tell us the solution?
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Try Multi Mount SD-Card from Google Play Market
I'm not running sony ICS, so I'm not sure how different it is from GB.
In GB I go to settings> sony ericsson.
There you can change mtp or msc connection, auto connect etc
iONEx said:
I'm not running sony ICS, so I'm not sure how different it is from GB.
In GB I go to settings> sony ericsson.
There you can change mtp or msc connection, auto connect etc
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That option has been removed from ics, thanks though.
Cheers,
Evil.
evilbarcode said:
That option has been removed from ics, thanks though.
Cheers,
Evil.
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No, it hasn't. You can still decide how to connect to the PC. But you can't (even on Gingerbread) decide not to connect to it.
Feanor88 said:
No, it hasn't. You can still decide how to connect to the PC. But you can't (even on Gingerbread) decide not to connect to it.
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On stock ICS ROM, there is no option to disable auto connect in msc. On GB we had that option.
You're right, I forgot that. My mistake!
I think you can Disable it from windows control panel, on Autoplay option i guess.
CMIIW
swimon said:
Mine doesn't connect at all in Linux... :S
In windows 7 it does automatically
I can't find the option for this in settings anymore?
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Found out where the option is hiding for Linux users:
Settings -> Xperia(TM) -> Connectivity -> USB connection mode -> change to MSC for use in Linux
No solution for the other problem though
Grtz
Noooo!
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Lol... I always wonder why should an upgrade take with him a feature downgrade... I'll never understand such things
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Lol... I always wonder why should an upgrade take with him a feature downgrade... I'll never understand such things
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I do not understand what people here are talking about.
Our phones can be connected to the PC in two ways. Say mode A and mode B.
In GB, there was an option saying "Auto Connect in Mode A [Y/N]". If it was set to yes, it would connect to mode A everytime plugged in to PC.
Else it would connect to Mode B.
In ICS, System Settings... Xperia... Conectivity, you can choose between the Connectivity mode (either A or B).
If it is in A mode, the SD card is UNMOUNTED from the phone and is mounted for the use of PC solely.
In mode B, to the contrary, the SD card is NOT UNMOUNTED from the phone, and still can be used on the PC. That is, the SD card can be simultaneously accessed by the PC and the hand held device.
Correct me if I am wrong.
Good Day,
Rick
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DragonClawsAreSharp said:
In GB, there was an option saying "Auto Connect in Mode A [Y/N]". If it was set to yes, it would connect to mode A everytime plugged in to PC.
Else it would connect to Mode B.
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I thought it worked this way, too. But then I tested it, and it's not like that.
In GB, you can choos to connect in MTP or MSC. If you choose MSC, you can then choose if you want to activate the "autoconnect in MSC" feature. If this feature is allowed, when you plug your phone in the PC your memory card will be connected in MSC mode. If this feature is not allowed, when you plug your phone your memory card will not be mounted in the PC. Not in MSC, nor in MTP. You'll just use your PC to charge the phone, let's say that.
Since this feature doesn't exist on ICS, when you plug your phone you're forced to mount your memory card.
DragonClawsAreSharp said:
I do not understand what people here are talking about.
Our phones can be connected to the PC in two ways. Say mode A and mode B.
In GB, there was an option saying "Auto Connect in Mode A [Y/N]". If it was set to yes, it would connect to mode A everytime plugged in to PC.
Else it would connect to Mode B.
In ICS, System Settings... Xperia... Conectivity, you can choose between the Connectivity mode (either A or B).
If it is in A mode, the SD card is UNMOUNTED from the phone and is mounted for the use of PC solely.
In mode B, to the contrary, the SD card is NOT UNMOUNTED from the phone, and still can be used on the PC. That is, the SD card can be simultaneously accessed by the PC and the hand held device.
Correct me if I am wrong.
Good Day,
Rick
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In my case: I need to select MSC mode, because MTP mode is not supported in Linux.
Not really sure about the others though
DragonClawsAreSharp said:
I do not understand what people here are talking about.
Our phones can be connected to the PC in two ways. Say mode A and mode B.
In GB, there was an option saying "Auto Connect in Mode A [Y/N]". If it was set to yes, it would connect to mode A everytime plugged in to PC.
Else it would connect to Mode B.
In ICS, System Settings... Xperia... Conectivity, you can choose between the Connectivity mode (either A or B).
If it is in A mode, the SD card is UNMOUNTED from the phone and is mounted for the use of PC solely.
In mode B, to the contrary, the SD card is NOT UNMOUNTED from the phone, and still can be used on the PC. That is, the SD card can be simultaneously accessed by the PC and the hand held device.
Correct me if I am wrong.
Good Day,
Rick
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No fix yet?
So no fix for this yet. It is really pissing me off. So much so that I might have to downgrade until there is a fix.
Cheers,
Evil.
AyamPushUp said:
I think you can Disable it from windows control panel, on Autoplay option i guess.
CMIIW
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Could work but will disable auto connect feature of your USB or external storage.
I have a question that deals with the way the phone connects to the PC (Windows 7) via USB. I'll try to describe it as best I can.
With the stock ROM, or anything based off of a stock ROM (GB or ICS); I can plug the USB cable b/w my phone and PC and not have to tap the notification and "turn on USB storage". The PC will see the phone as a "device"; meaning, you can see it in My Computer as a 'phone', then double click, then see SDcard and Phone (something to that effect).
The above also works perfectly in JB ROMs that I've tried. Most specifically, CM10 unnoficial, and CM10 Nightly.
For some reason, this does not work in CM9. Not through the previous unofficials, the nightlies, RCs, and subsequent 9.0.0 and 9.1.0 releases.
IDK if this is "my" problem, but it's a pretty nice feature to not have to bother with the notification tapping. Mainly because it breaks SDcard dependent widgets and such while you're in USB Storage mode.
Anyone else?
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I have a question that deals with the way the phone connects to the PC (Windows 7) via USB. I'll try to describe it as best I can.
With the stock ROM, or anything based off of a stock ROM (GB or ICS); I can plug the USB cable b/w my phone and PC and not have to tap the notification and "turn on USB storage". The PC will see the phone as a "device"; meaning, you can see it in My Computer as a 'phone', then double click, then see SDcard and Phone (something to that effect).
The above also works perfectly in JB ROMs that I've tried. Most specifically, CM10 unnoficial, and CM10 Nightly.
For some reason, this does not work in CM9. Not through the previous unofficials, the nightlies, RCs, and subsequent 9.0.0 and 9.1.0 releases.
IDK if this is "my" problem, but it's a pretty nice feature to not have to bother with the notification tapping. Mainly because it breaks SDcard dependent widgets and such while you're in USB Storage mode.
Anyone else?
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I'd suggest going into settings>storage and pressing menu and tapping usb computer connection. Here, you can choose between 3 modes: MTP, PTP and mass storage. You are probably on the MTP or PTP, and in Computer your phone must show up with a mp3 player like icon, right? I'm on jellybean and just assuming the usb computer connection settings are in the same place.
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I'd suggest going into settings>storage and pressing menu and tapping usb computer connection. Here, you can choose between 3 modes: MTP, PTP and mass storage. You are probably on the MTP or PTP, and in Computer your phone must show up with a mp3 player like icon, right? I'm on jellybean and just assuming the usb computer connection settings are in the same place.
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