I'm using an EVO LTE, but this question should apply to anyone using an Android device that has internal storage and an external card slot.
Let me preface by saying *I know this has been asked before*, but the threads that I could find change direction before my question is answered, because I doubt that anyone has posted with the same purpose. Allow me to explain:
I'm trying to use my EVO LTE as my sole media player (specifically, the internal storage). Connecting it to the PC and getting the files onto it are no big deal (of course I do need to use MTP, which I hate). Now on to the problem:
I'd like to be able to use the device connected to my car's USB port. Being able to pick through my media using the car stereo controls is a big plus for me, and worked great when I had an iPod (which I don't anymore, not getting into that).
Of course, the car stereo's USB connection doesn't support MTP, only Mass Storage, at least as far as I can tell (It's a stock stereo in a Fit). I get a compatibility type of error currently when I try to connect my phone using the 'HTC Sync Manager' USB option in the phone (which mounts the device using MTP). The 'Disk Drive' option of course only mounts the external card.
SOOOO, what I'd love to be able to do is mount the internal storage via USB Mass Storage. I'm not sure if this is currently doable, but my forum-scouring to date leads me to believe that it is not. Any ideas out there? I'm rounding third on offering a bounty for this.
No takers?
I have 0.5 BTC or $50, your choice, for anyone that can enable me to connect to the internal storage using Mass Storage and get my car to read it. I really don't want to buy another iPod...
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I did the HC upgrade and I transferred a movie file to internal storage yesterday.
I can't do it now for some reason.
I have it set to Default Connection Type to Disk Drive and I have a check mark on Ask me about USB connection type whenever I connect my tablet to a PC.
When I go to my computer I see 3 removable drives and my flyer is charging too, but I can't transfer files into it!!
I need some help!
Anyone know why? Please save me!
Thing is.. I was able to do it yesterday and pardon my Korean fonts.
Has anyone been successful in using the USB host or USB on the go with the Jetstream? If yes, please share how you managed to do so. Thanks in advance.
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I have tried and have been unsuccessful thus far. I will post if I ever get this to work.
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Oh ok. I had the same result. So thought perhaps someone else had better luck..
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Ok. So I was playing around with my device and came across some posts like http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1450298 and those have helped me to connect a USB pen drive to my Jetstream successfully.
These are what are required:
1. You need to edit (with Root permisions, in write mode using Root Explorer), the build.prop file in the /system folder and enable USB host more - can be found towards the end of the file
2. You need a USB OTG cable (i.e. a micro USB to USB female) cable along with a USB Y cable (i.e. a cable with 2 male USB ports at one end and a single female port at the other end)
3. A USB enabled charger
So, 1st the USB OTG cable is connected to the device, next 1 male component of the USB Y cable goes to this USB OTG cable and the other male component to the USB charger. The pen drive goes in the female end of the USB Y cable.
That is it. You can go to the storage section of the Settings and check it out. It will show the availability of external USB drive. All data on the USB drive will appear in the USB folder under sdcard.
I did not have a USB charger so used a computer in its place and it works absolutely fine. Will get myself a charger, retest and confirm once again.
Did try using an external hard disk with an external power source but wasn't able to get it to work.
To confirm that the device is detected, etc I used USB Host Controller from the Market. It displays both the pen drive as well as the hard disk. However, unable to mount the hard disk don't know why.
In theory, it should be possible as per the above post to connect an externally powered USB hub in the similar manner and get it to work. I don't have that either. So perhaps someone with it could test it out.
Will post screen shots by tomorrow morning. Late now - past midnight.
Hope it is helpful.
Edit - All thanks to sztupy and others at the above post who gave the idea and I just tried it and got it working.
Edit 2 - Screenshots attached.
kailashpchhabria said:
Did try using an external hard disk with an external power source but wasn't able to get it to work.
To confirm that the device is detected, etc I used USB Host Controller from the Market. It displays both the pen drive as well as the hard disk. However, unable to mount the hard disk don't know why.
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I tried the external hard disk again. Same result. USB Host controller detects the hardware but unable to mount it.
Also, even in the settings, storage option, the mount usb option is usuable but it doens't mount the hard disk.
Using a Segate 1TB external hard disk with external power source. Perhaps the size too big or may be the NTFS format not supported? Pen drive is in FAT32 and works well. So that may be the problem.
Did anyone else try this out?
NTFS support
kailashpchhabria said:
I tried the external hard disk again. Same result. USB Host controller detects the hardware but unable to mount it.
Also, even in the settings, storage option, the mount usb option is usuable but it doens't mount the hard disk.
Using a Segate 1TB external hard disk with external power source. Perhaps the size too big or may be the NTFS format not supported? Pen drive is in FAT32 and works well. So that may be the problem.
Did anyone else try this out?
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You can mount ntfs drives with this application from Play Store :
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=au.dach.drivemount&hl=en
mhkabir98 said:
You can mount ntfs drives with this application from Play Store :
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=au.dach.drivemount&hl=en
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Had already tried it but didn't work. Thanks anyways. Will see for some other solution.
Tried a pen drive formatted as NTFS but doesn't work for that either. So the problem is with NTFS format. Have tried Drive Mount and USB Host controller Apps which both claim to be able to mount NTFS drives but no progress. USB MAss Storage OTG is another software however, it needs a kernel with usm enabled. I got the apk and tried installing it-it installs but force closes there after.
Got another software though from another post in XDA itself - called NTFS mount - similar to drive mount. It mounts an NTFS pen drive however force closes while trying to mount an external hard disk (1TB). Post is: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13337600
Tried with the 1.2 version and it mounts the external hard disk as well without force closing!
so now have got it to read and write from any external hard disk without any problem! This is great!
kailashpchhabria said:
Ok. So I was playing around with my device and came across some posts like http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1450298 and those have helped me to connect a USB pen drive to my Jetstream successfully.
These are what are required:
1. You need to edit (with Root permisions, in write mode using Root Explorer), the build.prop file in the /system folder and enable USB host more - can be found towards the end of the file
2. You need a USB OTG cable (i.e. a micro USB to USB female) cable along with a USB Y cable (i.e. a cable with 2 male USB ports at one end and a single female port at the other end)
3. A USB enabled charger
So, 1st the USB OTG cable is connected to the device, next 1 male component of the USB Y cable goes to this USB OTG cable and the other male component to the USB charger. The pen drive goes in the female end of the USB Y cable.
That is it. You can go to the storage section of the Settings and check it out. It will show the availability of external USB drive. All data on the USB drive will appear in the USB folder under sdcard.
I did not have a USB charger so used a computer in its place and it works absolutely fine. Will get myself a charger, retest and confirm once again.
Did try using an external hard disk with an external power source but wasn't able to get it to work.
To confirm that the device is detected, etc I used USB Host Controller from the Market. It displays both the pen drive as well as the hard disk. However, unable to mount the hard disk don't know why.
In theory, it should be possible as per the above post to connect an externally powered USB hub in the similar manner and get it to work. I don't have that either. So perhaps someone with it could test it out.
Will post screen shots by tomorrow morning. Late now - past midnight.
Hope it is helpful.
Edit - All thanks to sztupy and others at the above post who gave the idea and I just tried it and got it working.
Edit 2 - Screenshots attached.
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I think my tablet is already enabled for USB host mode. When I checked the build.prop file, it shows
ro.usb_host = 1
This means it is activated right?
vapor said:
I think my tablet is already enabled for USB host mode. When I checked the build.prop file, it shows
ro.usb_host = 1
This means it is activated right?
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Yes, mine too was activated by default. However was not sure if I had changed or it came like that so included that too.
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kailashpchhabria said:
Yes, mine too was activated by default. However was not sure if I had changed or it came like that so included that too.
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It still doesn't work for me. I wonder what else I could be doing wrong?
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It still doesn't work for me. I wonder what else I could be doing wrong?
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Could you please tell me what and exactly how you are doing so that I may be able to help you out?
Attached is a picture from the thread I mentioned earlier on. I use the 2nd setup. May be this will be of help in case the connections aren't done right. Also, make sure that all connections are made, with the power put on before you connect the entire setup to the USB OTG cable and then to the tablet's port.
Could you share which hub you are using that has a mini USB connector?
Also, I'm trying to connect a 120GB HDD and I guess this might be too big? What is the larger capacity drive you have been able to connect?
Lastly, does a larger drive take longer to connect/display and thus I should wait longer? If so, how long does it usually take?
vapor said:
Could you share which hub you are using that has a mini USB connector?
Also, I'm trying to connect a 120GB HDD and I guess this might be too big? What is the larger capacity drive you have been able to connect?
Lastly, does a larger drive take longer to connect/display and thus I should wait longer? If so, how long does it usually take?
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I have put up a step by step procedure with all hardware I used and how I got it to work at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25443308#post25443308.
hope it solves your problem. If not, I will try to help you out for sure.
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So for my One X I was able to plug the usb cable into my laptop and switch from Charge Only to Mount as Disk Drive so it would show a usb storage device. Anyway, I'm trying to switch pictures from one phone to my new One X+. I just got this phone yesterday and was the first out of the store with it. However, I plug the USB cable into the computer and get neither Charge Only or Mount as Disk Drive.
I tap on "USB connected: tap to change settings" and it pulls up Portable hotspot and tethering options. I'm not interested in any of that. Where is my option to mount as a disk drive so I can access my folders outside of the media setup they have to go into the phone. I'd like to be able to view my pictures as I move them over. Not just stare at blank images while it's connected.
Help!
Do you have HTC Sync program installed on your computer?
Do that first, and then let the computer install all the drivers needed, which happens automatically when you plug the One X+ in.
One X+ is now mounted as MTP, see here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_Transfer_Protocol
The HTC Sync manager lets you copy/sync your media/pics from your computer.
The OneX+ storage can be found under Start ---> Computer as Portable Device.
Also, you get free 25GB storage with dropbox with your One X+
Makes it extremely easy to sync/share/store any photos/media/files
Install it on your computer and on your phone and enjoy!
The one x+ ditched the mass storage method for MTP. Media transfer protocol has added advantages like being able to copy files to your device while the internal storage remains mounted within android
MTP only, you have to use Media Sync mode for it to work.
Does anyone know if there is a way to connect the phone as a mass storage device without the Lg software? I work on a mac at work, and a PC at home, and transferring files on my phone is something that I used a lot. However I'm not able to install the LG software on every machine I hook my phone to.
Any insite would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Deathpickle said:
Does anyone know if there is a way to connect the phone as a mass storage device without the Lg software? I work on a mac at work, and a PC at home, and transferring files on my phone is something that I used a lot. However I'm not able to install the LG software on every machine I hook my phone to.
Any insite would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
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When you connect your phone, immediately push cancel (on the phone) when it is trying to check for LG software.
Also, you have some options on the phone to when you connect USB. I use the option that recognizes the phone as a media player. - Media Sync (MTP)
This is what works for me, and I use it as mass storage.
gregk232 said:
When you connect your phone, immediately push cancel (on the phone) when it is trying to check for LG software.
Also, you have some options on the phone to when you connect USB. I use the option that recognizes the phone as a media player. - Media Sync (MTP)
This is what works for me, and I use it as mass storage.
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But MTP is very slow, and i can only make 1 transfert in same time... and i cant plug on my TV to watch photos, vidéos...
we need USB MASS STORAGE !!!
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But MTP is very slow, and i can only make 1 transfert in same time... and i cant plug on my TV to watch photos, vidéos...
we need USB MASS STORAGE !!!
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Look up how to adb push and pull. You will never need to be bothered by MTP again.
i agree that is a solution.
but its not for everyone, especially my relative who just want an easy plug and play options
also manage to help her switch tio ubuntu for most pc needs. therefore MTP is aoutof the question.
right now, my short term solution is an ftp server
however this has its limitations. like need 2 be connected o the same network.
still hoping the nest upgrade or custom rom will implement usb mass storage mode
yeah for some reason ICS did away with mass storage in favor of MTP, i think. OSX unfortunately doesnt MTP, so you need to download the 'Android File Transfer' app onto your laptop and then do it through there.
So i just picked up one of these PNY 16Gb Micro USB OTG flash drives.. Tested it out on my Nvidia Shield, which works great.. Then I go to pop it into my Nexus 9 and basically nothing happens. It fails to give any notification in any form, the storage menu in settings fails to see the device. I used all of the top 5 File managers, but none of them show that the device even exists.
**EDIT** I just got home and tried all of my flash drives I have connected via USB OTG, (4Gb-128Gb) NONE OF THEM are recognized! Is there a setting somewhere I am missing, or are others having this problem too?
My nexus 9 is rooted and running the latest Elementalx 0.08 Kernel.
Any help for a work around or potential fix would be most appreciated
I tried both a USB Keyboard, and mouse. Again they work perfectly. So it appears it only relates to USB mass storage?
I'm able to connect my phone to the nexus 9 and it's able to read it.
I bought a micro usb y cable. So I can charge it while having it connected to a hub. But it doesn't charge at all.
happy73093 said:
I'm able to connect my phone to the nexus 9 and it's able to read it.
I bought a micro usb y cable. So I can charge it while having it connected to a hub. But it doesn't charge at all.
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I just connected mine, the phone goes into mass storage mode and starts charging.. The Nexus 9 basically doesn't do a damn thing. Check 3 different file managers and none of them show any removable storage.
Can you plug in a standard USB stick with the Cable, and it will work?
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I just connected mine, the phone goes into mass storage mode and starts charging.. The Nexus 9 basically doesn't do a damn thing. Check 3 different file managers and none of them show any removable storage.
Can you plug in a standard USB stick with the Cable, and it will work?
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Use Es file explorer, it will recognise it within the app on local. If you are root stickmount will also work by mounting the drive as a folder.