I'd love to find a way to add a USB Mass Storage option when connecting the Lenovo TB-8703F to PC, to make the MicroSD accessible like a USB stick or hard drive. Has anyone successfully done it? Using MTP is far from ideal for my purposes.
You mean like this? If yes, I did nothing. I don't even have the drivers installed, only what windows installs on it's own.
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That is MTP. The drive cannot be seen by apps that require writing to a 'drive letter' with MTP. And copying and reading files is worse since it has to cache the file being read first. And I've had heaps of instances where the latest files wouldn't be visible with MTP unless the Android device was rebooted first. MTP is a total pain (for the way I work). Only advantage to me is making some of the internal storage accessible but I save everything important to MicroSD.
I can't see why USB Mass Storage is omitted since all the budget Lenovo tablets I have had experience with have it. They cost half what this tablet does. And I can even connect 2 tablets together and share files with nothing more complex than a $1 USB OTG cable from ebay connected to a Micro USB cable when in USB Mass Storage mode. All without a spyware brain-damaging wifi sharing app. I can do so much with USB Mass Storage.
Also MTP doesn't play well with older OSs without drivers. Less of an issue now than it once was but still not fun when you need it.
I have tried UMS Enabler https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-universal-mass-storage-enabler-beta-t3240097 in my desperation but didn't have much luck.
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And I've had heaps of instances where the latest files wouldn't be visible with MTP unless the Android device was rebooted first.
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uhhh this is the worst! I've lost so many files in the past...
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Hey Guys,
I am using a Samsung Galaxy S2 I-9100 Carrier T-Mobile Hungary; though this started back when I was using AT&T from the US
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I am having the problem very similar to this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1317916&highlight=USB+does+-work
Though the poster has abandoned the question so I thought it wise to repost.
What I have seen:
When Plugging my device into any computer using any USB cable the result is the same.
If on - nothing happens; no notice on the PC and no charge on the phone. I have tried with debugging on/off, I have tried USB Mass storage mode no difference.
If off - It will turn on the phone and then the phone will show charging state though it will lose a charge and the PC will not say a device was plugged in. Also if phone is unplugged after it is on it will continue to say it is charging until a reboot.
If in Recovery Mode - Mounting any form of drive is not seen by the computer.
If in Download Mode - Device will say charging and drivers will attempt to install on the computer and I will see an unaccessible folder in "computer" that says "samsung i-9100"
I have just checked the web for updates and it says none found. To my limited understanding I am using a Stock ROM with an edited Kernel to give me root access.
I performed the update of the Kernel identically on both my and my fathers Identical phones and his has not had any problems. The only difference between the two is He is still on AT&T US; While I have moved to Hungary. But as I said the problem existed before that
If there is ANYTHING I can gather or forgot to submit that may offer some light to my problem please let me know.
Thank-You Very much for reading.
Regards,
Joshua Puckett
Fixed - I was using the cable that came with my Storm 2 BlackBerry; and tried after that a Cable I had bought at Radio Shack.
Once I tried the original Sammy cable it all worked;
Thanks to those who looked!
My Mac PC cannot recognise my S2. I have installed MTP programming for Mac as suggested by Nexus 7 and recognises my Nexus 7 correctly. Do I need to something for connecting my S2 to Mac? Thanks!
You shouldn't need MTP or anything for the i9100.
Just plug it in and enable USB Storage through the notification bar. It will be on your desktop and Finder.
Unless you're running ICS or Jelly Bean?
ScottXe said:
My Mac PC cannot recognise my S2. I have installed MTP programming for Mac as suggested by Nexus 7 and recognises my Nexus 7 correctly. Do I need to something for connecting my S2 to Mac? Thanks!
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Android File Transfer
This is a mini program that allows you to see the phone as a true mass memory. Once downloaded and installed, the program will auto start at the moment in which connecting your smartphone (disable USB debug settings from your smartphone if not the saw).
You will then have access to all the files in read-write, and you can move, delete, and manage your internal archive with simplicity and directness.
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AirDroid
Another solution is Airdroid, program that if you do not know you will learn to love. Unlike the previous solution, with this program we'll use the Wi-Fi at home and therefore we do not need to connect the USB cable.
The program creates a connection between the smartphone and our network and we can access control interface from any computer is present in the same network. You can simply open a web page to the address web.airdroid.com, enter the code that appears on your smartphone or Tablet and the game is done.
You will have access to an enormous number of information, you can manage your device with a lot of features and, among other things, you will have access to the files, you can send and copy items and manage all aspects of your Android. Of course, the moving files will be slower than the usb because it will exploit the wi-fi network.
The advantage is certainly the absence of cables and the many other options available.
AirDroid works obviously also with Windows and Linux.
download AirDroid
Hi,
At the moment I'm using an mk 808 as media player with two usb drives attached (and xbmc).
I was planning on installing a samba server on the mk808 as well (sanba filesharing), but that seemed to be rather slow (probably because the connection to the router isn't that great). The other samba or ftp servers I tried weren't faster or couldn't read/write to the usb drives.
Of course just plugging in the usb drives in the laptop is a good option, but I was trying to avoid having to disconnect them from the mk808.
I have also been thinking about just connecting the mk808 to the laptop, but then it only shows the sdcard folder. Is it possible to mount the usb-drives in a subfolder of the sdcard and then being able to acces them through usb-connected mk808? I tried changing the mountpoint in vold.fstab, but that didn't seem to affect anything (still mounting to the same spot)
So, any thoughts?
Thanks
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Hi,
At the moment I'm using an mk 808 as media player with two usb drives attached (and xbmc).
I was planning on installing a samba server on the mk808 as well (sanba filesharing), but that seemed to be rather slow (probably because the connection to the router isn't that great). The other samba or ftp servers I tried weren't faster or couldn't read/write to the usb drives.
Of course just plugging in the usb drives in the laptop is a good option, but I was trying to avoid having to disconnect them from the mk808.
I have also been thinking about just connecting the mk808 to the laptop, but then it only shows the sdcard folder. Is it possible to mount the usb-drives in a subfolder of the sdcard and then being able to acces them through usb-connected mk808? I tried changing the mountpoint in vold.fstab, but that didn't seem to affect anything (still mounting to the same spot)
So, any thoughts?
Thanks
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The MK808 JB 4.1.1 is rooted, so we can install superSU and busybox from PLAY store.
Install AIRDroid that all you need to do.
my MK 808 transfer files to PC or NB Via Wifi.
open AirDroid File tool : check the system /mnt/usb_storage/USB_DISK0
that is your external USB drive. mine is NTFS file syatem.
then you can upload/download files to/from PC .
PS:connect the USB drive to OTG port.
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Hi guys,
I just installed the CROMBi-kk Rom from the relative thread in my ASUS TF201:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2773812
It's very fast and smooth...I confirm camera problems but this is minor problem for me: my camera is affected of "green screen" bug..
My problem is the USB OTG ADAPTER that I use to connect pen drive or other externals disks:
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With stock JB Rom the adapter above worked very well: I connected a 160Gb Hard Disk Drive without problems.
With this CROMBI-kk Rom the system not mount the external memory that connect with the adapter. In Settings-Memory I may see that the USB options are enabled (and when I pull out the adapter becames disabled) but "Install SD Card" command does nothing.
Is there a solution for this issue?
Thanks in advance
PS: I found others theads in this forum but not for my ASUS Prime
FYI
On Google Play I found an App to solve this issue...
It work well and with an helper is well integrated in the system
Look for "Usb otg" on the market
I have never had that particular problem, it had always recognised and auto-mounted any attached storage :/ could be a bad flash?
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I just flashed Crombi-kk and I have this problem. On stock 4.1.1 OTG cable worked great. Now I it doesn't . Chainfire Stickmount didn't help either.
update1:
When I connect thumb drive to the dock it is recognized and is working, but with cable not anymore, even though the thumb drive light is blinking so it must be bug in Crombi-kk. Everything else is great.
update2:
In order for USB thumb drive to work, you cann use
1. Total Commander with USB Stick Plugin-TC., or
2. Nexus USB OTG File Manager.
The other USB OTG apps didn't work including Chainfire's Stickmount. Hope I helped someone.
I hope in the future Combi-kk version that USB OTG will be corrected including slow transfer speed. Speed transfer is maybe 2-3 times slower than on stock JB.
Hello everyone,
a) My guess is, it might a problem with the drivers. I installed some LG programes earlier, already deinstalled it... But, Maybe you know better how to renew the Android drivers on the Mac and get rid off the stuff which probably blocks me from having the file transfer function again.
b) do you know at least any other (free) Programe that uses ADB to connect the phone to Mac?
c) something I have not thought of... You tell me
Once it was possible to connect the phone to my Mac and transfer files with Android File Transfer. Now it is not. I tried several other programmes, none can connect to the phone via MTP (for file transfer).
When I chose not "data transfer" but "photo transfer" as an option in the phone, the Photo app on Mac opens and I could trnasfer photos - so it works!
But I need file transfer....
I have and try several cables. Phone works without any problems with windows.
The only thing works now for transfering files via cable is MacDroid, which can connect the phone via ADB insetad of MTP. --> Problem: it costs money (and why should it now work in MTP in the first place).
The phone generally is found by the computer:
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I use as OS "El Capitan". On the phone Android 9.0. Phone LG G6
Thank you!
PS: The phone even asks me if I want the Mac to authorize:
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PS2: Macdroid works with the phone even in MTP Mode when Debugging is deactivated. So what is this... I do not get it.
Guys, girls, anybody, please give me a hint, think with me, tell me where to look for answers ...
Finally... I knew it was some ****ty LG Software... I installed all the LG Software I could find on their website. Plus some dirver they provided. And THIS time, I deinstalled them using their own tool. Now it works again...
I think I had installed something earlier and then just deleted it or something.
So in short, it was necessary do install and UNINSTALL the LG drivers from their website.