Under the USB options on the TrueSmart with the 20Jan14 rom it shipped to me with, there is one option I found amusing.
You can choose to Connect as CD-ROM, Built-in CD-ROM - "Show a virtual CD-ROM containing some useful software."
Selecting this I see a device show up in Win7x32 named "iAmCdRom" using 1.22MB of space, read-only of course.
If anyone was thinking there might be some useful software on there, I have to report I found only a .PDF from 2007 titled "Universal Serial Bus
Micro-USB Cables and Connectors Specification", which though interesting reading (lubrication is recommended ?) is not otherwise particularly relevant or useful to us TrueSmart owners.
I wonder if there has been space allocated in the partitioning of the TrueSmart's memory to allow for that file to be stored, where other more useful things could be stored instead, eventually ? Can this space be recovered and used in a better way ?
Not complaining, just thought it funny and I am wondering if this would involves the scatter file ?
trent999 said:
Under the USB options on the TrueSmart with the 20Jan14 rom it shipped to me with, there is one option I found amusing.
You can choose to Connect as CD-ROM, Built-in CD-ROM - "Show a virtual CD-ROM containing some useful software."
Selecting this I see a device show up in Win7x32 named "iAmCdRom" using 1.22MB of space, read-only of course.
If anyone was thinking there might be some useful software on there, I have to report I found only a .PDF from 2007 titled "Universal Serial Bus
Micro-USB Cables and Connectors Specification", which though interesting reading (lubrication is recommended ?) is not otherwise particularly relevant or useful to us TrueSmart owners.
I wonder if there has been space allocated in the partitioning of the TrueSmart's memory to allow for that file to be stored, where other more useful things could be stored instead, eventually ? Can this space be recovered and used in a better way ?
Not complaining, just thought it funny and I am wondering if this would involves the scatter file ?
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Even though I agree, repartitioning usually breaks something, the most common being the touch screen. To be honest , I haven't tried yet.
I would love to have a read/write partition that would show as a cdrom that I could dump an iso into.
I could boot ubuntu or something off of my watch...that would be awesome
Replacing Built- in CD-rom .iso on mtk devices
Posted by: roma January 15, 2014 in iPhone , iPad , iOS Leave a comment
First off this has only been tested on my chinese mt6852 chipset phone. (HDC Note 3 N9000)
It came with a build in CD-Rom option when connected to the computer which mounts an iso file that has a single pdf file, this guide will show you how to replace the .iso file with anything of your choosing.
In this tutorial I will be using the following:
- Root Explorer
- A rooted mt6582 phone
- Damn Small Linux .iso (any .iso should work)
Let’s begin,
- Start by placing the .iso file on your sdcard
- Open Root Explorer and navigate to /system/mobile_toolkit/
- In the upper right hand corner tap “Mount R/W”
- Copy or move iAmCdRom.iso to your sdcard to have a backup
- Move the .iso file you placed on your sdcard to /system/mobile_toolkit/
- Rename the .iso file to “iAmCdRom.iso” (spelling has to be exact)
- Reboot
Connect usb to computer
Select to connect as “Build-in CD-rom”
It is as simple as that!
Now when you can use your phone to boot operating systems or you can even create your own ISO that contains drivers for your phone
thx roma - http://www.youheroo.com/?p=48003
In what memory area does this ISO reside?
Just wondering if it uses internal memory or is the image on the "sdcard". Would not want to use a bunch of valuable internal memory for a linux disto I could have a thumb drive.
edit: Also wondering what the link between the touchscreen and partitioning is? ? ? ? ?
walscobry said:
Just wondering if it uses internal memory or is the image on the "sdcard". Would not want to use a bunch of valuable internal memory for a linux disto I could have a thumb drive.
edit: Also wondering what the link between the touchscreen and partitioning is? ? ? ? ?
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please, open Root Explorer and navigate to /system/mobile_toolkit/ and tell me where is it. :silly:
OK
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please, open Root Explorer and navigate to /system/mobile_toolkit/ and tell me where is it. :silly:
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I found it! <grin> I should read harder. Wish it was not in main internal memory but still a neat feature. Now that I think about it, the Moto Defy XT did this to provide drivers.
Thanks for pointing it out and providing the how-to! More info is good.
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WARNING: This script can be dangerous if you do not know what you're doing!!! I am not responsible for any of your files or hard drives that are deleted if the script is used the wrong way.
The following Bash script (built for Ubuntu) is a simple script that I wrote that does the following:
1. Lets you chose any non-SD ROM.
2. Lets you chose the drive to partition. (WARNING: This ONLY ignores /dev/sda as it assumes that it's your main hard drive. If you have more than one hard drive, do NOT use this unless you know what you're doing!!!)
3. Automatically partitions a Boot partition, a system partition (large enough to hold some BIG ROMs...), a data partition and the rest of your SD card (whatever size it may be) is partitioned as a standard FAT32 space.
4. It modifies both the ramdisk and the vold to boot from the SD and to see that 4th partition as the SD card.
5. If the ROM doesn't have gapps built in and uses the install script to copy them from your last ROM (like CM and MIUI do), it will download and install the gapps.
6. It creates all the required symlinks.
I've only tested it with my 8GB microSD and with MIUI. The permissions are not set up correctly for now due to a bug of sorts... but the ROM that I tested boots and works fine. (Set it all to 777 for now.)
This is only the first version. I just wrote it today. If you find bugs or have a better idea on how to do certain things (like ONLY display USB drives and SD cards) PLEASE let me know here.
If nothing in this thread makes sense, it's because I'm tired...
Update: Adding a bit more info.
Its a really good idea, but not many people can try it unless it's ported to Windows or Mac.
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Its a really good idea, but not many people can try it unless it's ported to Windows or Mac.
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I know most people use Windows but Windows isn't very well equipped to do the stuff that this script does. I could always try to make an actual program (make it in c or something) but that would require a complete rewrite. I mostly wrote this for myself (to make my life easier while I'm porting a ROM to the Nook) but figured someone else might be able to use it. (Mostly the people who make the SD img's for everyone else, not the general public.)
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I know most people use Windows but Windows isn't very well equipped to do the stuff that this script does. I could always try to make an actual program (make it in c or something) but that would require a complete rewrite. I mostly wrote this for myself (to make my life easier while I'm porting a ROM to the Nook) but figured someone else might be able to use it. (Mostly the people who make the SD img's for everyone else, not the general public.)
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Well yeah, it is pretty hard. Anyways, your script works for me. Its really nice.
You can run bash in Windows using Cygwin
What's the benefit from using this script on the pc and not using verygreens installer on the nook?
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You can run bash in Windows using Cygwin
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Does Cygwin include parted, mkfs.ext4 and mkfs.msdos?
TDO said:
What's the benefit from using this script on the pc and not using verygreens installer on the nook?
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What installer? I didn't realize he had an installer that would let you install any "non-SD compatible" ROM into an SD card and make it SD-compatible. >.<
Just look at the thread directly below this one ... ;-)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957
I am using it in this setup: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1022786
as alternate boot option.
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Just look at the thread directly below this one ... ;-)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957
I am using it in this setup: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1022786
as alternate boot option.
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Reading that it looks like the differences are:
Mine:
Can do all that in the PC without having to touch the nook.
It's all automated. (Like downloading the gapps.)
You run the script then just pop the SD card into the Nook and go.
Meant more for devs who are testing new builds left and right or who are building an image for others to use.
His:
Doesn't require Linux nor any Linux experience (to choose the correct drive from the drive list that the script gives you.)
Meant for the average usage who wants to be able to easily update their ROMs and install new kernels without "wiping" the SD card's data partition.
ivanmmj said:
Reading that it looks like the differences are:
Mine:
Can do all that in the PC without having to touch the nook.
It's all automated. (Like downloading the gapps.)
You run the script then just pop the SD card into the Nook and go.
Meant more for devs who are testing new builds left and right or who are building an image for others to use. <snip...>
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I like this... Thanks
I am using verygreen's installer on my Nook right now, but I am going to start playing with this script
P.S. Linux rocks, everyone should have it...for those who don't want to let go of Windows, you should at least have Linux installed as a virtual machine on your box using VirtualBox.
So I was playing with this for a few moments on my Mac at work today. Am I copying the ROM archive, say MIUI_us_encore_1.8.5_Eng_Deo_ZipA_Signed_andmer.zip or cm_encore_full-163.zip, into the same location as the Install2SD script?
Or am I to uncompress these roms into their respective folders and copy that folder into the same location as the Install2SD script?
I have yet to get another uSD to play with, so I have obviously not gotten to far with this just yet. I will be back to my Ubuntu machine after I get home from work with a new uSD to play with.
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So I was playing with this for a few moments on my Mac at work today. Am I copying the ROM archive, say MIUI_us_encore_1.8.5_Eng_Deo_ZipA_Signed_andmer.zip or cm_encore_full-163.zip, into the same location as the Install2SD script?
Or am I to uncompress these roms into their respective folders and copy that folder into the same location as the Install2SD script?
I have yet to get another uSD to play with, so I have obviously not gotten to far with this just yet. I will be back to my Ubuntu machine after I get home from work with a new uSD to play with.
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I haven't tested to see if this works on a mac. That said, just run the script and it will tell you where to put the files (in linux (in nautilus to be exact...)) If not, when you run it the first time, it will create the necessary folder and you can put the files there.
Hi!
I know, that this question has been asked many times, so I'll try to formulate it a little different. I know, that Google wants to abandon USB Mass Storage (UMS) with Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) and focus on MTP / PTP.
This is however a pain in the @ss for most users. Since the Transformer Prime (TF-201) has only 1 partition, which can not be "exported" via UMS - because it has the system on it - would it be possible to modify ICS so, that the internal storage will be partitioned? Let's say 5GB for ICS and Apps, the rest on a separate partition. And the second partition could act like an "SD Card", like it's on most phones?
Would this somehow be possible?
I prefer UMS over MTP/PTP, since the latter 2 are not usable on Linux, and even in Windows Total Commander does not show the MTP/PTP devices (no official support, no plugins that work...) and I'm "forced" to use Windows Explorer
Thats what i though too when i connected my prime to the pc.
Was expecting to connect it in UMS.
Usually partitions are defined by the bootloader, so this would need a bootloader edit which nobody really wants to try due to the lack of nvflash access
Would it be possible with root?
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Would it be possible with root?
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No, because UMS would require having an actual "sdcard" partition on the device, and this is not the case. As Diamondback said, to change the partitioning of the storage would require full bootloader access which is not possible without the likes of nvflash.
Personally I think you are better to figure out a way to use the MTP. I use Linux so ?I know what a pain it is, but for the very occasional times I need to access sdcard from my PC MTP works "well enough".
Android 4.0 Compatibility Definition at 7.6.2. Application Shared Storage says
Regardless of the form of shared storage used, device implementations MUST provide some mechanism to access the contents of shared storage from a host computer, such as USB mass storage (UMS) or Media Transfer Protocol (MTP). Device implementations MAY use USB mass storage, but SHOULD use Media Transfer Protocol.
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I read that as saying the method used is down to the developer. I think if mtp was required then the word "MUST" would be used and "SHOULD" is "do this unless there are valid reasons not to do it"
peterk-1 said:
Android 4.0 Compatibility Definition at 7.6.2. Application Shared Storage says
I read that as saying the method used is down to the developer. I think if mtp was required then the word "MUST" would be used and "SHOULD" is "do this unless there are valid reasons not to do it"
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I don't think it is down to the "developer" as in the ROM chef. Your quote clearly says "Device implementations" - i.e. the way the device is set up. So, a device manufacturer who is creating an ICS device could either configure the device with a separate partition or card for /sdcard and use UMS or they have a single shared partition and use MTP.
The problem with UMS as I understand it is that it requires a dedicated partition, and when that partition is mounted on the host PC, it cannot be accessible to Android (remember all the issues with widgets which were installed on the sdcard on previous android versions not working ?).
The MTP method, on the other hand, does not have this restriction and also allows the dynamic sharing of a single partition between /data and /sdcard which makes much more efficient use of available storage.
So basically this was a design decision which the manufacturer made at design time. In order for a ROM developer to change that, they would need access to be able to split the current /data partition into two chunks: one for /data and one for /sdcard. That capability does not exist with the Prime.
Then again, I could be totally wrong
barryflanagan: Quite right in what you say. It's such an easy mistake to type developer instead of manufacturer!!
Cheers
Diamondback said:
Usually partitions are defined by the bootloader, so this would need a bootloader edit which nobody really wants to try due to the lack of nvflash access
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No, because UMS would require having an actual "sdcard" partition on the device, and this is not the case. As Diamondback said, to change the partitioning of the storage would require full bootloader access which is not possible without the likes of nvflash.
Personally I think you are better to figure out a way to use the MTP. I use Linux so ?I know what a pain it is, but for the very occasional times I need to access sdcard from my PC MTP works "well enough".
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Hi Guys!
First, thanks for the answers.
Second: "well enough" is not what I would aim for in a high quality and premium device like the TF Prime...
So, if I'm interpreting this right, "we" (the geeks & developers at XDA) need only nvflash for the Prime. That doesn't sound too hard. Personally I don't know nvflash, or how to get it working on the Prime (I'm not a developer), but since we already have root access and an unlocked bootloader it should be no problem.
I ran into the following site after a quick Google search: http://androidroot.mobi/2011/06/13/nvflash-on-asus-transformer/
I think I'm not alone, when I say, that UMS is better than MTP/PTP. Personally I don't care about a shared storage. When I want to copy music or movies to my phone or tablet I'm prefer the UMS method (umount on device, mount on PC).
<rant>On another note, why I dislike MTP: many years ago I had a Creative Zen Touch (20GB), which used MTP. On 2 out of 3 PC's I could not get it work, no matter what I had done, and even the rare times it worked, I could not copy bigger file (I think 1GB or larger) to the device, the transfer always broke up.
After I got the TF Prime, I was really disappointed to see, that ASUS chose this path too (since it's not mandatory, only recommended - I think some ICS Phones have a partitioned internal storage, where 1 partition can act like an SD card). The first thing that happened to me after I got the Prime: I copied a directory from my work notebook on the TF Prime. After some time I deleted that directory (I used the File Manager that came with the device). Then (after the directory was deleted) I connected the Prime to my home PC (the TF Prime was *never* connected to that PC before), and the first thing I saw, was the previously deleted directory - though I did *not* see the directory in the File Manager anymore! So that's why I'm against MTP/PTP. </rant>
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Hi Guys!
First, thanks for the answers.
Second: "well enough" is not what I would aim for in a high quality and premium device like the TF Prime...
So, if I'm interpreting this right, "we" (the geeks & developers at XDA) need only nvflash for the Prime. That doesn't sound too hard. Personally I don't know nvflash, or how to get it working on the Prime (I'm not a developer), but since we already have root access and an unlocked bootloader it should be no problem.
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If only it were that simple. Let me know when you have it ready
As for the whole MTP issue, I agree with you but the reality is it ain't going to change any time soon, at least not in the Prime.
The Galaxy Nexus (Google's own flagship device) I think shows the strategy being pursued, which is not only MTP-only, but also has no storage expansion. What Google, Apple and the rest want is to force us all onto the dreaded Cloud and wean us off local storage all together.
BTW, even on the GNex, I am not aware of any ROMs which have implemented UMS, and that phone IS totally unlocked, unlike the Prime.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2 Beta-4
I've been very frustrated with this issue, but it does make a bit of sense. It sounds like the underlying issue here, going forward, is that what we really need better support across the board. If MTS is going to be the future, it will need to be much more robustly supported on other devices, and we'll need android tools to manage what is available on those devices.
I'm currently looking into other methods of network file access, which will allow me to transfer what I want where I want it, to and from TF201, files of large size and small, with decently high throughput. Running an SFTP server on my tablet looks to be the most likely candidate for what I'm trying to do.
The worst part for me is that MTP volumes are not detected in file recovery programs.. I recently accidentally lost a small lot of pictures and couldn recover them as a result of MTP...
Just a quick note for anyone strolling in. I am still supporting this modification. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to post.
Hello everyone. Hopefully this hasn't been done before. This mod is a bit more of a fun one (In my humble opinion ).
You may have noticed that when you connect your phone up to a computer, while booted into a Sense-based ROM, the phone will mount two drives -- one being a mass storage device, and the other being a CD-ROM drive. Interestingly enough, when you select HTC Sync Manager from the USB connection type list, it makes the computer think that you inserted a CD-ROM.
That's interesting because that means that you could essentially hook the phone up to just about any computer, and it would recognize that "CD-ROM drive."
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I found that you can actually change that CD-ROM to just about anything you could possibly want (having some trouble with bootable ISOs though).
There is a file named PCTOOL.ISO inside the /system/etc directory that normally contains the HTC Sync Manager Software. By replacing that ISO with another, it'll mount that one instead. Because there isn't too much room to spare in the /system partition, the file should probably be kept relatively small.
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Okay. Why does this matter? I can think of two reasons:
1. ROM Developers can include a package that contains a copy of the ADB and Fastboot executables within their ROM. ADB would be useful while the device is on; Fastboot would probably have to be copied to the computer.
2. Because the ISO is mounted as Read-Only media, it could be incredibly useful for field technicians who need to run portable software, without the risk of being infected with a virus on the host machine.
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It's not hard to create these ISOs, and flash them to the phone. I can put up a how-to in the second post if anybody would like me to.
For now, here's a flashable zip containing ADB and Fastboot executables for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X.
Just flash the file like you would flash any other.
There is an old version of the PCSC.apk in this file. A newer version is here for the time being.
Download
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How to use
To use it, while booted, change the device-connection type to HTC Sync Manager. Tap 'Done'. You'll likely see a message on the phone that says "Connecting to HTC Sync Manager ..." Just tap the back button on your phone to clear that message.
On your computer:
If you're running Windows, you may get an AutoPlay window that gives you the option to launch the "ADB and Fastboot Command Prompt." If you click that, you'll get a Command Prompt Window that's pointed at the drive already. To use any of the commands, just type adb [COMMAND], or fastboot [COMMAND] (again, fastboot may be useless unless copied to the computer).
If you don't get an AutoPlay window, open up the CD-ROM drive, and double-click on the 'ADB_FASTBOOT_SHELL.BAT' icon to bring up the window. That batch file contains only one command (just to launch the Command Prompt to the CD location).
If you're running Linux, you may have to copy the binaries over to your computer to use them (they may not have correct permissions).
On Mac OS X, you'll likely have to open a terminal window and navigate to the CD-ROM drive to use them.
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I know that this isn't anything huge, but I'll put this down here anyways. Developers, if you are interested in the ADB/Fastboot ISO or flashable ZIP, and would like to include it in your ROM, please feel free to do so. Modify it however you like. Only thing that I would ask of you is that you post here (or even PM me) saying that you used it. I'd just love to see if/where it's being used. This isn't a strict requirement though. Thanks!
Disclaimer: I am not responsible for anything that happens (including, but not limited) to your phone, computer, Sprint contract, etc. This is provided free of charge without any warranty.
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This is extremely interesting to me my friend. I ordered a 64gb sd so i could store pc repair programs such as hiren or others. So i woild always have with me. If i could just load a iso. God that would kick but. Id have a few o.s so ready at all times lol
Sent from my ice cream powered Evo Lte!
I definitely like the idea and possibilities this has. Good find, Closeone! I am goin to download just to keep for future. As I am only rooted stock, but I do plan to unlock soon. Was waiting on s-off but doubt that'll happen anytime soon, being that u can still flash kernels n etc with just unlocked bootloader.
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When I connect my EVO to my PC running Windows 7 64 bit , it doesn't recognize it as MTP (Thank God, by the way....IMO), it mounts as a normal USB flash drive. I didn't install HTC Sync, so I am not sure if that has anything to do with it.
Are you referring to bone stock and you click on the Disk drive icon or the HTC Sync Manager when you plug in?
Just curious if I am using drivers that maybe others might get use of...
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This is extremely interesting to me my friend. I ordered a 64gb sd so i could store pc repair programs such as hiren or others. So i woild always have with me. If i could just load a iso. God that would kick but. Id have a few o.s so ready at all times lol
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Thanks! I'm not sure about the ability to boot. I did try a bootable ISO, which unfortunately was unable to boot. I may have to look closer into this. Also, the size restriction might hold you back. I wouldn't load a huge ISO into the /system partition, but there is one of two different things might be able to be done. One would be to possibly symlink the ISO and have it load from another place, the second would be to modify where the software would load the ISO from. Humm...
drewski83 said:
I definitely like the idea and possibilities this has. Good find, Closeone! I am goin to download just to keep for future. As I am only rooted stock, but I do plan to unlock soon. Was waiting on s-off but doubt that'll happen anytime soon, being that u can still flash kernels n etc with just unlocked bootloader.
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Thanks, drewski83!
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When I connect my EVO to my PC running Windows 7 64 bit , it doesn't recognize it as MTP (Thank God, by the way....IMO), it mounts as a normal USB flash drive. I didn't install HTC Sync, so I am not sure if that has anything to do with it.
Are you referring to bone stock and you click on the Disk drive icon or the HTC Sync Manager when you plug in?
Just curious if I am using drivers that maybe others might get use of...
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The only way, I believe, that the system will mount the phone as MTP (or is it PTP in this implementation?) is by selecting the Media sync option when connecting. The two advantages I see to mounting it this way are that the SD Card doesn't have to be dismounted while connected, and the device shows both the "Internal SD" and the actual SD Card as separate drives that you can copy files to and from.
I haven't installed HTC Sync either. I'm referring to most any Sense-based ROMs for this device. If the phone doesn't give you a choice, it's possible that it's still hidden in the notification menu. If not, you can change that by going into Settings > Connect to PC, and tap Ask me, or you can change the default connection type from within that menu as well.
~co~
Closeone, you are awesome.
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Closeone, you are awesome.
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Thank you -Cupper-. You are awesome, good sir!
~co~
bump for awesomeness
Quick question...if you flash this mod, do you have to reflash it every time a new ROM is flashed? Thanks in advance
bard77 said:
Quick question...if you flash this mod, do you have to reflash it every time a new ROM is flashed? Thanks in advance
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Hi bard77. Yes. When you flash a new ROM, system data will (should) typically be wiped. This is written there. It's simple to flash however.
Thanks,
~co~
good stuff!! thanks
Just freakin' sweetness man. Pure epic find!
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Androidious said:
Just freakin' sweetness man. Pure epic find!
Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2
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Agreed, nice work closeone. This is amazing.
evo401 said:
good stuff!! thanks
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Androidious said:
Just freakin' sweetness man. Pure epic find!
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Agreed, nice work closeone. This is amazing.
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Thanks guys.
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Closeone, good job on finding this!
I do computer repair, and I currently have an external 2.5" drive set up to be bootable to a Grub bootloader. From Grub, I can boot any ISO or boot partition on the drive. With the Sync Manager emulating a CD-ROM drive instead of showing up as a disk drive, it would be a huge advantage for booting, letting any computer (especially older ones) recognize it.
If you could find a way to keep the phone in Sync Manager even when it's not connected, the computer's BIOS should be able to see it as a CD-ROM and boot from it. As it is now, my BIOS won't see it because it's not treating the phone like a USB device. It would be excellent if you could map to an ISO on a different partition. Another option is to have the loaded ISO simply bring up a bootloader to boot from any ISO/partition you want, though this takes away the advantage of the selected ISOs being recognized as a CD-ROM drive. Grub can have problems when you boot from an ISO of a live CD and the booted OS needs to access the disc. The OS can't find a CD-ROM, so it doesn't work.
If you could successfully map this to an ISO on the SD card, you could even build a little app to let you choose which ISO you want to be selected. You could simply have it remap to the different folders with the respective PCTOOL.ISO files. For example, if you select "Acronis" from the app menu, it would direct it to sdcard/acronis/PCTOOL.ISO, and if you select "Ubuntu," it would map to /sdcard/Ubuntu/PCTOOL.ISO.
I hope this is all clear enough. Once I read this, I got pretty excited about all the possibilities!
This is going to be awesome if things can be modified to make this a bootloader. I would even donate for this functionality if someone wanted to tackle it.
Having the ability to have things like UBCD, Win XP PE (With Antivirus / MalwareBytes), etc as options running straight from my phone would be a computer guy's dream.
jamiphar said:
Closeone, good job on finding this!
I do computer repair, and I currently have an external 2.5" drive set up to be bootable to a Grub bootloader. From Grub, I can boot any ISO or boot partition on the drive. With the Sync Manager emulating a CD-ROM drive instead of showing up as a disk drive, it would be a huge advantage for booting, letting any computer (especially older ones) recognize it.
If you could find a way to keep the phone in Sync Manager even when it's not connected, the computer's BIOS should be able to see it as a CD-ROM and boot from it. As it is now, my BIOS won't see it because it's not treating the phone like a USB device. It would be excellent if you could map to an ISO on a different partition. Another option is to have the loaded ISO simply bring up a bootloader to boot from any ISO/partition you want, though this takes away the advantage of the selected ISOs being recognized as a CD-ROM drive. Grub can have problems when you boot from an ISO of a live CD and the booted OS needs to access the disc. The OS can't find a CD-ROM, so it doesn't work.
If you could successfully map this to an ISO on the SD card, you could even build a little app to let you choose which ISO you want to be selected. You could simply have it remap to the different folders with the respective PCTOOL.ISO files. For example, if you select "Acronis" from the app menu, it would direct it to sdcard/acronis/PCTOOL.ISO, and if you select "Ubuntu," it would map to /sdcard/Ubuntu/PCTOOL.ISO.
I hope this is all clear enough. Once I read this, I got pretty excited about all the possibilities!
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webdude12 said:
This is going to be awesome if things can be modified to make this a bootloader. I would even donate for this functionality if someone wanted to tackle it.
Having the ability to have things like UBCD, Win XP PE (With Antivirus / MalwareBytes), etc as options running straight from my phone would be a computer guy's dream.
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Apologies for my late response. I've been... tied up for the last couple weeks.
Thanks. Precisely. I thought that it would be a nice tool for technicians. I work in that field myself. There are a few problems that I noticed with how the PCTOOL.ISO is accessed. From my understanding, I believe that the problem with reading it from the SD Card (Internal Memory or External) is that it doesn't expect that it's going to be reading from a FAT32 formatted partition. It gets a bit more difficult with the fact that a huge ISO really probably shouldn't be placed in your system partition. Making it bootable is messy (I mean, it was intended for a completely different use in the first place though ). At the very least, an ISO with your favorite portable applications can be put in there and loaded up when needed. That alone is very valuable because it acts as read-only media, the phone can't be infected with anything nasty from the computer you plug it into.
Thanks again!
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Why could we not partition a section of the SD card as EXT3 or whatever PCTOOL.ISO wants to see, then create a symalink as mentioned? Nothing says the entire SD card has to be partitioned FAT32. I actually had part of mine partitioned as EXT2 for the longest time, because the card wasnt always in my phone.
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Why could we not partition a section of the SD card as EXT3 or whatever PCTOOL.ISO wants to see, then create a symalink as mentioned? Nothing says the entire SD card has to be partitioned FAT32. I actually had part of mine partitioned as EXT2 for the longest time, because the card wasnt always in my phone.
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True. True. I didn't think about that. The first thing that's got to be done though is making the phone mount the ISO, or at least not wait for a request from the computer to go ahead and make the phone pop up with the menu of actions, and in turn say to the computer "Hi there, I see that you're booting. I'm a USB CD-ROM drive. Oh yeah, and you can boot from me now." Easier said than done, at least for myself.
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As far as I can tell dropbox for android doesnt make a mount point like it does on a PC, but the function is there. Could android be tricked into doing this?
Hello, i a, looking for for something like this aswell. The only posibility i know is dropsync, but this mirrors the dropbox to the local storage... It would be great to be able to Mount the dropbox like a network drive
Es file Explorer can add your dropbox folder as a share in its app. Actually it supports GDrive and Box too...
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Es file Explorer can add your dropbox folder as a share in its app. Actually it supports GDrive and Box too...
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Yes but the share in not available to other apps as if it were mounted as another external SD drive. I want to use an encryption software but I need to point it to the encrypted file. For that the dropbox folder needs to look like an android system folder.
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Yes but the share in not available to other apps as if it were mounted as another external SD drive. I want to use an encryption software but I need to point it to the encrypted file. For that the dropbox folder needs to look like an android system folder.
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I have been looking for something similar. so far, (apart from apps like es file explorer) the closest i have found is [puts on protective suit] this
https ://github.com/arekzb/dropfuse
now - yes, I know that it is linux and not android, but given the similiarities in the systems (ducks flaming posts), it may server as a planning base for a (much smarter/more knowledgeable) person to expand upon.
My thoughts (possibly invalid) would be that the mount point could be created at/after(?) boot via some sort of script - not sure if this is even possible, but if it could be done, you could then potentially modify for other storage services.
Purpose's could be to - stream media, store files for online viewing/editing/reading etc...
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update - just tested and have not got it working on my ubuntu system - possibly due to a backend dropbox change (or just me not being able to follow instructions)
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okay - so tried again and it works (for ubuntu) - help read instructions and google - works wonders
needed to install setuptools and pyquery, and it only works while the terminal window is open (there may be a way to run as a service or something - but not checked yet).
so all good - so far.
Did some checking and there is python for Android around, so am thinking (once i get a chance) I will try to see if i can emulate the linux success.....
Great for Ubuntu, any chance for Android
Hi guys, I have the Rock Jaw Vi phone which by all sense and purpose seems to be a clone of the HTC One. It's Quad Core with 2 mega pixel camera on the front and 8 mega pixel on the back. The case and all outward appearances are that of the HTC, the phone info screen displays the following ...
Model Number = RJViJGTL32SM
Andoid version 4.2.1
Baseband version = moly.wr8.w1248.md.wg.mp.v6.p8,2013/08/12 15:55
Kernel version 3.4.5 [email protected] #1 Mon Aug 19 16:54:14 CST 2013
Build Number = 0502H026_20130819
I can get into the boot options screen by doing the On/Volume Down press but the menu's are all in Chinese and just seem to go through self diagnostics and tests. I can drag n drop file from Mac OSx but none of the apps I have found so far will communicate with the phone via USB. I am trying to get root so i can do a full back-up and then to try and put HTC Android 4.3 on it.
Do you guys have any idea on how I can achieve this or to get the phone to display it's boot options in English ?
I am pretty much clueless and stuck, any advice, tips, hacks etc would be really appreciated
I did follow a link at one stage on the web that went to SRSroot but their tool was windows only
Hmmm More messing with the phone has revealed power on with volume up depressed gets me to some very small text menu with the options;
Boot Normal
Fastboot
Boot(UART)
Boot UART is all the test screens that I was getting in Chinese but now they are touch screen buttons and labeled in english ao that's good to know.
Using fastboot-mac from HTCRootOne tries to talk to it but comes back with error: could not clear input pipe; result -536854449, is this something that's platform specific, ie it's not a true HTC so the version of fastboot-mac is no good and needing a non specific version ?
Ok that error is generated to the oem get_identifier_token...
If i do a fastboot-mac devices i get the reply "mt6589_phone_720pv2 fastboot" ...
I'm getting there slowly
Done some more digging with the phone attached to the Mac here and checking my systems profile I see that the phone is listed under usb connections as seen in the screen grab, still referring the as a HTC. Getting a new usb cable delivered to see if the phones usb cable provided is for charging only. If anyone here has any other suggestions I would be all ears or eyes as the case might be
Done more grubbing around and have found it to be a HDC One, HTC One clone .... Now to go see if any are rooted on here
Can anyone help me
Well i am pretty much stuck here so if anyone is reading this and wants to offer some help and advice I could do with it
I have looked around on the phone and can't see any bin or system folders even with show hidden i can't find them.
adb wont give me a remote shell, it complains that there is no bin/bash
when i try and do an adb backup i get 0 byte files grrrrr!!
I still need to find a way of getting root
This phone is a tricky beast for a learner - lol
Install some file explorer that allows you to browse from the top folder (/). I'm pretty sure you'll find at least /system there.
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Install some file explorer that allows you to browse from the top folder (/). I'm pretty sure you'll find at least /system there.
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Thanks Gbl08ma - I have have it opened in Mac osx finder with show all files hidden or otherwise - The phone shows as two "No Name" devices and get mounted immediately on connection ....
I used sideload to push a package file over using adb and then went back to use Finder, and I can't see the file anywhere - hidden partition perhaps ? Can you do that with Android ?
Even the Android SDK file transfer app wont see the phone when it's connected, I am all very confused - lol
Thanks for the reply - Wonder if i can use disk utility to so some probing and at least get an ISO image file incase I goof things real bad - lol
TpwUK
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Thanks Gbl08ma - I have have it opened in Mac osx finder with show all files hidden or otherwise - The phone shows as two "No Name" devices and get mounted immediately on connection ....
I used sideload to push a package file over using adb and then went back to use Finder, and I can't see the file anywhere - hidden partition perhaps ? Can you do that with Android ?
Even the Android SDK file transfer app wont see the phone when it's connected, I am all very confused - lol
Thanks for the reply - Wonder if i can use disk utility to so some probing and at least get an ISO image file incase I goof things real bad - lol
TpwUK
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/ does not get mounted over USB so you won't see /bin, /system, /data or anything other than the SD card and the internal FAT32 "user" partition when entering USB transfer mode.
You must do it on the device. And for adb to work, USB debugging must be enabled in the settings.
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/ does not get mounted over USB so you won't see /bin, /system, /data or anything other than the SD card and the internal FAT32 "user" partition when entering USB transfer mode.
You must do it on the device. And for adb to work, USB debugging must be enabled in the settings.
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I already had the phone in usb debug mode. Had to set the phone to use usb as MTP and not mass storage device connection type. Now it allows me to get in to the blighter with adb, fastboot still errors with pipes. That method allows me to get adb shell running and i can get android file transfer .... back to the reading part again
Thanks for the information gbl08ma - if i can find a way to back-up the rom i will share it somewhere
Hmm yummy - lots of interesting things in there .... Forgive my ignorance again please, but if i can create an update.zip file from the shell on the device that compresses all files from \ and all subdirs would that be the same thing as a safe ROM backup ? i wanna be safe before i attempt to root the phone as someone on here has a lower spec version of this phone and says it's a partial brick now.
TpwUK
Rooted
This phone is easily rooted with the motochopper
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40747604
Now should I push my luck further and go for the ROM - lol
TpwUK
I believe i own the same mobile
@tpwuk01
I also asked the same here; http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2180425&page=92
but i was only able to root using frama root app, and it worked like a charm, but thats the only thing i could achieve, dont know but it seems theres no official thread of developement going on for any cloned device, mine runs the MOLY.WR8.W1248.MD.WG.MP.V6.P8 2013/08/12 15:55 Baseband.
After root i just installed some root apps, ads blockers, cant get any recovery to work, (Playing safe actually not to brick this now, since no support yet) but would have appreciated trying out kitkat on it, using antutu to view up specs, its impressive, i got to find out our 13MP camera at the back can do a great job than it currently is we only need to figure out how to change the image compression, the one i stumbled upon online was the blast, the 13MP was great also the flash light was tweaked to be 50X its current brightness, our 1GB application space was increased to 3.5GB, GPS and the rest was also modded to work really great.
Would like to hear any new updates you stumble upon bro.
Still a nice and featured packed device.