Hi guys,
Just got the Z3TC, but when I connected my external HDD, it just turn on and off. Do you know if it is possible?
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Meshe said:
Hi guys,
Just got the Z3TC, but when I connected my external HDD, it just turn on and off. Do you know if it is possible?
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Mine loads no problem. It even loads on my z3
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Meshe said:
Hi guys,
Just got the Z3TC, but when I connected my external HDD, it just turn on and off. Do you know if it is possible?
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You might need to use a powered USB hub or a cable with an Y-splitter to provide external power to the hdd.
I can't speak for the Z3TC but my htc one m8 can read my usb ssd without external power but cannot power my usb hdd - it spins up then clicks off again straight away
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infinitylook said:
Mine loads no problem. It even loads on my z3
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Can you also write to the external HDD? I got a nexus 9 today but it's going back because of light bleed and volume button problems.
It's a toss-up between that and the Z3TC so I may swap it.
Yeah you can write on it., make sure your hard drive is in fat32 or exfat because ntfs is not supported. Also make sure to use file commander if you're not rooted as this will give you full access
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infinitylook said:
Yeah you can write on it., make sure your hard drive is in fat32 or exfat because ntfs is not supported. Also make sure to use file commander if you're not rooted as this will give you full access
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Bril thanks, my 1TB is exfat for my HTC.
Looks like I'm going to swap the Nexus for Sony
Has someone tried to use USB OTG with CM12?
Doesn't seem to work for me at all (dmesg showing no USB related output) except the USB port is unusable (no charging, no connection to PC) after plugging in an OTG cable until i reboot the device.
sandrap said:
Has someone tried to use USB OTG with CM12?
Doesn't seem to work for me at all (dmesg showing no USB related output) except the USB port is unusable (no charging, no connection to PC) after plugging in an OTG cable until i reboot the device.
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Maby it is because u use usb OTG apps that aren't desigend for CM12 Scorpion Windy Kernel,
Got the same question, Is there already an app for this?
Im trying to edit kernel myself, and make USB OTG work, Maby there is already something like this for CM12 Scorpion Windy?
If dmesg doesn't show anything, I doubt any app would help
sandrap said:
If dmesg doesn't show anything, I doubt any app would help
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EDIT: reverted to stock FW; USB host working - so yes, this is a CM12 issue
Hey guys,
To confirm, I bought the OTG Y cable and that's how I made it work. I'm using the Nexus import program works great, but you can only transfer to the internal drive not to the SD. To get your files to the SD use the file commander app that comes with the tablet.
Also, the trick to use the OTG Y cable, you connect the HDD and the power to the OTG Y cable, and then plug it to the tablet, if not it doesn't boot up correctly or tablet won't read it.
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Meshe said:
Hey guys,
To confirm, I bought the OTG Y cable and that's how I made it work. I'm using the Nexus import program works great, but you can only transfer to the internal drive not to the SD. To get your files to the SD use the file commander app that comes with the tablet.
Also, the trick to use the OTG Y cable, you connect the HDD and the power to the OTG Y cable, and then plug it to the tablet, if not it doesn't boot up correctly or tablet won't read it.
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Strange, i plug my hard drive straight without any hub or y cables, i know y-cable since I bought them for my old phone and tablet before and was pleased to know z3 family don't need any extra cables
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I just got my tab 2 days ago and i got my otg cable from ebay for £2.99...Plugged it in my tab with a usb drive connected..nothing happened, tried my mouse..the mouses optical sensor flashed for a few seconds then went dead...I downloaded all the usb mount apps and nothing works!
Any steps to troubleshoot? IS it this crappy cable?
Im running AOKP b38 with Pershoots latest kernal
there is an app i think is called OTG manager. I used to use that one with an xperia arc s to be able to use mouse/kb and usb drives.
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there is an app i think is called OTG manager. I used to use that one with an xperia arc s to be able to use mouse/kb and usb drives.
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Do you have a link?
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=wired.usbotg
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Why when i connect the usb in my car honda city it juz charge the phone?
What should i do to play the music?
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use a AUX cable!
ANy solution
johnkhor123 said:
Why when i connect the usb in my car honda city it juz charge the phone?
What should i do to play the music?
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Found any solution to this? I am also facing the same problem
johnkhor123 said:
Why when i connect the usb in my car honda city it juz charge the phone?
What should i do to play the music?
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USB port in car is for USB Flash drives only.....
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I dont think it is only for flash drive because i remember,my brother using his htc explorer to listen music using usb my guess is that the car does not support large storages,
Try moving your music to the external sdcard if this does not help buy an aux cable they are pretty cheap on ebay
ArpitAgarwal said:
I dont think it is only for flash drive because i remember,my brother using his htc explorer to listen music using usb my guess is that the car does not support large storages,
Try moving your music to the external sdcard if this does not help buy an aux cable they are pretty cheap on ebay
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Previous versions of Android had option to connect as Mass Storage. We don't have this option anymore so he can't use it as USB MP3 storage. Another issue can be multiple sc cards connected at once but not sure about that.
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djembey said:
Previous versions of Android had option to connect as Mass Storage. We don't have this option anymore so he can't use it as USB MP3 storage. Another issue can be multiple sc cards connected at once but not sure about that.
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I was really saddened to read that, so I went and tried out for myself. Apparently you can get it working.
This is, indeed, the MTP (Microsoft's "Media Transfer Protocol) vs UMS (USB Mass Storage). If you manage to get your device exposed as UMS, the car will read it. As far as i know, only the external SD card can currently be exposed as UMS on S3 (read this thread). It may be (theoretically) possible to emulate a UMS, but this sounds like hell of a task to me, i would be surprised if such a thing would exist. If it does, though - do point me to the right direction, i'll glad to read about it.
PS: Do consider simply using a flash drive. Using a UMS mode on the phone, even when available, is pretty much using your phone instead of that flash drive anyway.
DjeMBeY said:
USB port in car is for USB Flash drives only.....
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Actually when I connect my IPhone I can play and control music via usb cable but not with my android phones
Have you tried an app to enable the phone as a usb mass storage device?.
Beamed in by telepathy.
Its possible have open USB storage in XU on official rom ? I connected USB key to my mobile and What now ? please help
any idea ? its possible view the files in the USB flash drive directly in my phone?
You need a sony otg cable, I have the same problem.
Search google for xperia u otg cable or go to a few shops with your phone and pen drive and try different cables.
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Some pendrives may give you the excessive power consumption error. if that's the case, you should get something like a Sandisk 16gb like I did as it works pretty good.
Use an USB OTG cable to connect your pendrive to the mobile. Try to use a thumb drive as they use less power so you won't be getting a power consumption error.
After the usb is mounted, open the Astro file manager available on stock rom and browse to '/mnt/usbdisk' you'll find the files on your pendrive there..
I used 16GB USB stick/microSD adapter and it didnt worked, works fine with 8GB
If you get the power consumption error at least you know the cable works, its only when you get no response you know you got a bad cable. I bought a 16gb sandisk for €9 and it works. Should be cheaper in other regions.
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I've got an eBay generic on the way, fingers crossed it connects/works...
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So to get around the power consumption error we just need to drop in a powered USB hub?
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You need file manager for that. I use ES file manager. To see your files you need to open "featured" and you'll see "/mnt/usbdisk". Thats it.
Hello,
I havr an external powered hdd which I want to connect to my phone with a usb connector the only problem is when I connect it it says damanged usb storage or blank usb storage! The file system is ntfs!
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format to fat32 or use this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.paragon.mounter&hl=en
Are you using a USB-On-The-Go connection? Mine works fine with any formats. The OTG connectors cost about $4 and work well. Pretty sure there's a chip inside because the phone sees the connection even when there is nothing attached to the OTG.
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format to fat32 or use this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.paragon.mounter&hl=en
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Thanks I used the app and it recognized the hdd but when I go to the plave where it was supposed to be mounted it was empty!
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Anybody please help me I want to connect my portable hard drive to my Xperia Z2 but directly connecting it through OTG cable is no success for me...So could you please help me connecting my Hard Drive to Z2...My hard drive is Sony HD-E1...Thanks
Phone can't give enough power to hdd, you need to have external power supply for it.
USB otg was design for USB stick, mouse, keyboard.. Not hard drive.
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electrash said:
Phone can't give enough power to hdd, you need to have external power supply for it.
USB otg was design for USB stick, mouse, keyboard.. Not hard drive.
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Hey so please help me how can I connect my hard drive and provide it external pwer to work with my z2
jaivardhansingh1996 said:
Hey so please help me how can I connect my hard drive and provide it external pwer to work with my z2
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What you need to do is make a nice cup of tea, sit down and think about how to implement the solution to your problem. You've already been told what needs to be done. Now you need to figure out the rest. One way involves using a laptop/pc. I'll leave the rest to you.
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Well I got that cable and now it's working perfectly fine...