Does anyone know how to copy files over usb to my PC running linux? When I plug in my phone and select file transfer I just get a mount with a windows executable.
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I can see in Windows the MicroSD drive and also a CD-Rom drive. What's the point of this cdrom drive? What is it really mapping from the phone? Because it cannot be accessed.
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I'm not sure, but I think the CD rom drive is for PC Companion.
If you use root explorer and delete dop.iso it should stop that, however if you do this then you can't install PC Companion from your phone.
What is dop.iso? If it's a file to be installed in the PC It cannot be accesed. The SE cdrom unit is just empty, so I find it pointless to be be mounted in Windows.
Does it happen in Linux or other OS that you have two units mounted? Is this just a thing of the mini or does it happen in all the xperias?.
First : on Android 3.x how close or delete a windows ?
Second : how copying a mkv file from 7 64bits to android tablet connecting on the pc with MTP ?
1. what do you mean close a window
2. I think you are just trying to put a movie on your tablet from your computer if this is the case, attach to computer via usb cord, put device in mass storage mode, transfer movie to mounted drive, enjoy. If this is not what you want please clarify
Guys I searched in forums and I couldn't find a good thread (except mikob2d's thread)
You know when you disable usb debugging and then pluging usb cable and mount, Pc shows internal sd, external sd also a cdrom image. I know we can change internal external mounts but is there a way to change cdrom image? I've a ultrabook which hasn't got a optical drive, but it can mount sd cards also the cdrom image when I plugged my phone. I want to use my phone as a cdrom. If any developers interested, I want to help too.
Think about an app which selects iso files and then when you plug you phone via usb, pc saw phone's sd cards and also that chosen iso file as a cdrom.
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You can mount isos to a virtual optical drive within Windows with various apps, I use Virtual CloneDrive:
http://www.slysoft.com/en/virtual-clonedrive.html
I'm not sure why you would want to do this from Android, seems like it would be more of a pain to have to transfer the iso file over.
Dude I know daemon methods but our phones can do this, And also you can't use Operating System based virtualization methods. Thus I need a external solution which can be a external optic drive but hey, our phones alredy does that. Just a little script can make the magic. also USB transfer speeds are low but sdcard transfer speeds are quite faster. Also this is a poweruser level request.
If I am right the cd image includes software drivers for the phone in that case you could find the file (which I am assuming is a image file) on the phone that it is using then replace it with a symlink to your cd image.
To figure out which file I would use a terminal to check the output of "lsof" when it is mounted on your computer to see possible filenames.
shadowofdarkness said:
If I am right the cd image includes software drivers for the phone in that case you could find the file (which I am assuming is a image file) on the phone that it is using then replace it with a symlink to your cd image.
To figure out which file I would use a terminal to check the output of "lsof" when it is mounted on your computer to see possible filenames.
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That's what I'm saying. I can find it easily but I was thinking can I change the mount script. A little program which chooses the iso files from sdcard and mounts these isos instead of manifacturer's driver iso.
Since my recent upgrade to 3.16 (4.1 Jelly Bean), I've run into another problem...I can't copy most files from the sd card whe using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. Prior to the upgrade (under Android 4.0.1 ICS), when I plugged the phone into the Ubuntu PC, a screen would pop up on the phone asking if I wanted "Disk Drive" or "Charging Only". I would pick "Disk Drive", and I was able to copy to/from the sd card.
Now, when I plug the phone in to the Ubuntu PC, Ubuntu identifies the phone as a digital audio player. I can look at the contents of all folders, but it appears that the only files I can open and copy are in the DCIM folder (camera). If I try to copy or open files in other folders, like my backups or Music folder, I get "Error getting file -6 not supported".
If I try to change the USB sharing mode on the phone from "HTC Sync Manager" to "Disk Drive" the phone folders disappear in Ubuntu and nothing happens. I've looked around for some settings regarding USB mode, but they seem to be gone.
Everyting works fine in this regard from a Windows PC, but I use Ubuntu as my primary home computer.
Are there any workarounds for this issue? I am rooted.
Thanks!
I found a great link to solve this problem in Ubuntu 12.04. I installed the package discussed in the link below, and sd card access works great! Apparently better MTP support is coming in Ubuntu 13.
http://www.webupd8.org/2012/12/how-to-mount-android-40-ubuntu-go-mtpfs.html
Just to re-iterate a point in the post, be sure to unmount the phone after plugging it in and before mounting it with go-mtpfs.
I have a USB hdd connected through usb otg and it recognizes a drive is plugged in, but thinks it's empty / unusable. I think it's ext3 or 4. Which file systems can the S3 read? If I flash a custom ROM would it allow me to read other file systems? Thanks
The usb hdd needs to be fat32. Do not use windows own formatter as it is broken. Use an external app like easeus. A custom rom will allow other file systems but you might not be able to read them on a pc.