Is there a maximum files size that an XDA can recieve by Infrared? I have a file of 200KB (JPG) and I am unable to transfer it from a Nokia phone to an XDA. I have sufficient memory on the XDA.
Why are you strugling with IR when there is bluetooth on most Nokia phones and on all PocketPCs.
Just a thought...
I am struggling with IR because by XDA only has IR and no Bluetooth. It's a pain I know. I can't transfer from my Nokia via IR to my XDA and I don't know what to do.
I've transferred quite large movie files using IR so size isn't the problem. I've found that transferring files from certain nokia's can be a problem, as though they're using some type of non-standard communication standard.
How can I solve the IR issue then if there is a problem doing this with some Nokia phones? Also, why can I transfer from Nokia to an LG phone and also a Sony Ericsson T610 but not an XDA.
Be careful. The xda can have some problems with ir and big files. I once transferred a 30+ mb file and after more than 10 minutes it finished. There was no message asking to accept and it seemed the file did not come. The memory however was missing and nothing would bring it back. Some problem with the file system. I had to hard reset.
OdeeanRDeathshead said:
I once transferred a 30+ mb file and after more than 10 minutes it finished.
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10hrs more like with IR! Bluetooth isn't even that fast, doesn't sound like you received all the file, sometimes did go wrong!
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Hi,
I've literally searched my butt off to find anything (helpful!) on this but i didnt have much luck so far so i'm hoping someone in here might have an answer...
Actually i've got two questions but lets just start with the one from the topic:
How the heck do i change the directory to where bluetooth files are saved by default?! i've got an xda mini s and it got only about 32mb of free unused storage space. but i got a 1gb storage card that doesnt really help me much when sending files through bluetooth that are larger than 32mb... so i'd like to save directly to the mini-sd card. i've stumbled across some hint changing a registry value but that didnt work either because ... well... the registry key wasn't there. and a search (with PHM) after "/my documents" didnt bring any results either so i couldnt find where to change this path to the one i want it to be... active sync isnt an option either because i'm on a mac. the only reason that comes to my mind atm is buying a cardreader which i would rather not because it would be only for the pda and there just HAS to be a way to change the stupid default directory... of course the xda mini s has also wlan so why transfer through there? well that just leads to my second question...
is there any way (e.g. a certain program) that is able to process user information for SMB shares? i tried connecting to my smb share here on the ibook with total commander and with resco explorer... didnt work, just says it cant connect. tried dns name as well as ip address. i even tried ftp sharing (it actually worked) but the speed was kinda "poor" i have to say (50mbit wlan and the sucker didnt exceed 7KB/s)
Im really kinda stuck here concerning the data exchange between my mac and the PPC. the only thing i can do so far is using bluetooth (which is also damn slow) for files below 32mb - everything else is just plain impossible so far... i really looked forward to the windows mobile device again (had an ipaq 3950 years ago) after being so very disappointed of the palm t|x but well... something always screws up *sigh*
in hope, someone has an answer...
Hi Guys, and pleas bare with me since i'm new to WM phones, i've always been a Nokia Symbian and Sony Ericsson user.
I got the HTC Touch Pro (I'll call it it TP for short) and i have a buncha questions that I'd appreciate if you guys would help me with.
1) When receiving an MMS message, why does the picture appear as a small icon instead of the full picture, i would have to click it to view it. IS there a way to automatically view the picture/video as soon as i open an MMS message?
2) Do WM phones have shady/crippled Bluetooth? i have used the TP, Omnia, imate Jam, imate Jammin and they all have funky blue tooth when transferring pictures to PC. I used multiple Bluetooth USB dongles on my PC and same problem, the device searches for the Pc, then i get a "Device Found" message forever, for like 5-10 minutes(literally) then it changes my PC name(if i'm lucky, that's like 1 times out of 10) ....so eventually i tap the PC name transfer the picture and *most* of the time the trasfer/process failed! I've used Jabra and Belkin BT USB dingles
3) When taking pictures, i know you could email them and MMS them, but why no Bluetooth option? why can't i do it right away from the camera utility/gallery? it's so inconvenient......i have to go to "Pictures" and Videos" application to bluetooth the pictures/videos....and the worst part is that i can only transfer 1 file at a time!
4) when sending files from PC to TP (which works perfectly fine btw), where does the file end up? where in file explorer? and is there an easier way to locate it?
5) when recording video, which is better MPE4 or H.264? i'm guessing H.264? ....i can't tell since the files won't transfer over BT! yes and both BT are on on both devices and discoverable.
6) Where can i get theme's for the HTC TP?
7) any recommended programs? i'm looking for media and games....i'm not interested in business application.....oops, one more thing, does Blackberry work with the HTC TP?
sorry for the too many question, but im a WM convert and new to the OS and need the help to answer my questions, i appreciate you're help guys!
thanks!
marwan,
I will try my best!
You are asking very hard and perhaps impossible to answer questions, but I will try my best to answer them for you!
marwan74 said:
1) When receiving an MMS message, why does the picture appear as a small icon instead of the full picture, i would have to click it to view it. IS there a way to automatically view the picture/video as soon as i open an MMS message?
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I dont use MMS, but "why" I think would be better to ask microsoft!
However I think there are many other programs to choose from if you dont like the standard one in WM 6.1! Maybe someone here can give you some alternatives?
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2) Do WM phones have shady/crippled Bluetooth? i have used the TP, Omnia, imate Jam, imate Jammin and they all have funky blue tooth when transferring pictures to PC. I used multiple Bluetooth USB dongles on my PC and same problem, the device searches for the Pc, then i get a "Device Found" message forever, for like 5-10 minutes(literally) then it changes my PC name(if i'm lucky, that's like 1 times out of 10) ....so eventually i tap the PC name transfer the picture and *most* of the time the trasfer/process failed! I've used Jabra and Belkin BT USB dingles
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I dont have any problems with bluetooth transfers, have you tried using "Resco explorer"? Or maybe you should check if your PC is at fault?
marwan74 said:
3) When taking pictures, i know you could email them and MMS them, but why no Bluetooth option? why can't i do it right away from the camera utility/gallery? it's so inconvenient......i have to go to "Pictures" and Videos" application to bluetooth the pictures/videos....and the worst part is that i can only transfer 1 file at a time!
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"Why" ask microsoft again!
But you should try Resco explorer, there is a option so you can transfer/manage several files at once!
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4) when sending files from PC to TP (which works perfectly fine btw), where does the file end up? where in file explorer? and is there an easier way to locate it?
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If you mean sending files via bluetooth then it should end up under \my device\My documents. However that can be changed, if you go to settings/connections/Bluetooth/FTP you will be able to set another default folder! (SD card recommended!)
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5) when recording video, which is better MPE4 or H.264? i'm guessing H.264? ....i can't tell since the files won't transfer over BT! yes and both BT are on on both devices and discoverable.
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I am not sure about this one, but I have found that H.264 does not play in all devices!
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6) Where can i get theme's for the HTC TP?
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Search this or the HTC touch diamond forum!
marwan74 said:
7) any recommended programs? i'm looking for media and games....i'm not interested in business application.....oops, one more thing, does Blackberry work with the HTC TP?
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There are so many programs to choose from, but for media I would recomend either TCPMP (Free) or Coreplayer (Comercial)! A good way to find programs is to look at handandgo´s website!
How do you mean does it work with TP?
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I hope this helps you a bit, and welcome to WM´s world, I think you will find that once you learn what this is all about you would never want to go back to Symbian again!
I don't know if you'll get your questions 100% answered, but friend, it sounds like you picked up the wrong phone for you. I myself have come from a long line of Nokia's and their S40 and S60 OS's but I'm glad to say that I love my TP and all it's little qwerks, don't really think that you can get everything to work like everything else. Each OS is a little different. Kind of like saying, "Can anyone help me? I want to be able to right click in MAC OS Tiger!" it's just never going to happen [and I know you can ctrl+click to get another set of options, but you know what I mean]
Connected the Xoom 2, to a windows 7 machine.
Insists on letting installing 'Motocast' which I let it...what a complete pile of shi*.
I want to 'sync' a 700MB .avi video, over usb cable, to the device...estimated time? 30 minutes!!! I swear this complete toss of software is insisting to re-encode the entire file to some bullsh*t format of their choice. Is there an option to turn this off and transfer it natively?
Secondly, thankfully, it also installs native 'portable' device drivers, allowing Windows 7 file explorer to browse the device. Great, so I copy the same .avi file and paste it to the device...'Do you want to copy xyz.avi? Your device might not be able to play this file' I am prompted...'yes' I click. Just as it finishes copying (after about 4 minutes...much better) it bombs out, notifying me that because the device cannot play this file it is cancelling the transfer...wtf?!?!
The only interim solution i've found is renaming the extension '.avi' to something like '.proprietrysoftwarecansuckmyballs', copying it, then renaming it back to '.avi' once transfer has completed solves this.
So can anyone offer any 'clean' solutions to my file transfer woes? If theres no improvement, this device will be getting returned next week, which is a shame as the tablet is a great bit of kit, its just a shame the software blows.
Look for "Wi-Fi File Explorer" in the market.
This looks like it only transfers over wifi?
I need to transfer over usb cable.
Had this problem myself, looks like it doesn't come with the drivers. After a bit of searching, I found that the standard driver package works:
http://www.motorola.com/staticfiles...al_Drivers/MotoHelper_2.0.53_Driver_5.2.0.exe
Installed that, unplug the USB cable and put it back in - should work fine!
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Had this problem myself, looks like it doesn't come with the drivers. After a bit of searching, I found that the standard driver package works:
http://www.motorola.com/staticfiles...al_Drivers/MotoHelper_2.0.53_Driver_5.2.0.exe
Installed that, unplug the USB cable and put it back in - should work fine!
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Hey thanks man, that worked a treat.
Just for clarification, does you still prompt you that the device may not support playback of the file, but then successfully transfer it (whereby it would previously error at the last second)?
No idea - haven't had that particular part of the issue myself - the main thing I had was the slowness...
I am a linux user ... i will only have the option to upload files via wifi network ?
I have a Xoom 2 ME and the only way to copy a large movie file to the device was adb.
adb push foo.txt /sdcard/foo.txt
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That's the only usb-way i come up with. I'am on snow leopard and Google's Android File Copy tool does not work.
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I have a Xoom 2 ME and the only way to copy a large movie file to the device was adb.
That's the only usb-way i come up with. I'am on snow leopard and Google's Android File Copy tool does not work.
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I guess the same way will work to linux too . Xoom2 has only one partition on the disk ? that the reason not to be able to mount it as a normal usb ? If you root the device is the anyway to great a small 2 Gb for ex partition to use it for easy transfer ?
Off topic about xoom 2 ME . How good the screen and and the battery life are ?
Useless tablet ?
In fact it's worst!
As a Linux User I hoped being able to use MTP... But I tried mtpfs and mtp-tools on several distributions without any luck.
But what is worse is that FTP server applications won't work too! I tried SwiFTP, FTPServer, and some other: the servers are not reachable. It appears that not even a single ping can reach the tablet. I think Motorala have put some kind of firewall in it (maybe it has something to do with the netflix HD certification?).
For me this tablet is actually useless. If I can't find a way to transfer some files on it without using MotoCast today or tomorrow, I will bring it back to the supplier...
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In fact it's worst!
As a Linux User I hoped being able to use MTP... But I tried mtpfs and mtp-tools on several distributions without any luck.
But what is worse is that FTP server applications won't work too! I tried SwiFTP, FTPServer, and some other: the servers are not reachable. It appears that not even a single ping can reach the tablet. I think Motorala have put some kind of firewall in it (maybe it has something to do with the netflix HD certification?).
For me this tablet is actually useless. If I can't find a way to transfer some files on it without using MotoCast today or tomorrow, I will bring it back to the supplier...
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You probably hit it on the head about the Netflix certification. I would think about returning it, man.
a solution ?
Thanks to a French forum (frandroid, in the Xoom 2 topic... sorry I can't send links here), I tested a solution to the transfer problem: It is possible to use (on the computer) a server to share the files such as a samba server.
It works fine. But it's not as easy to browse, select, copy and paste file with explorers on the tablet than it is on computers (several windows, keyboard shortcuts such as Ctrl-c/v, and so on).
But it's now possible to exchange files with the Xoom 2ME without going through a cloud or using Windows/motoCast.
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Off topic about xoom 2 ME . How good the screen and and the battery life are ?
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Sorry for answering so late.
The screen is quite good.
The battery life is terrible compared to my ipad2. Charging needs a lot of time and is very slow. I guess it's because of mini usb only.
Currently i'am using the device as a Kindle Fire replacement, because off the lightweight (KF is heavier and bulky). The books i usually read have more weight than the device itself.
I like it for that.
But i may not be a good adviser because my device is a prototype. It is not smooth and the speakers are terrible.
I think 8,2" is the perfect size for me. The weight is so much better than any other tablet i had.
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In fact it's worst!
As a Linux User I hoped being able to use MTP... But I tried mtpfs and mtp-tools on several distributions without any luck.
But what is worse is that FTP server applications won't work too! I tried SwiFTP, FTPServer, and some other: the servers are not reachable. It appears that not even a single ping can reach the tablet. I think Motorala have put some kind of firewall in it (maybe it has something to do with the netflix HD certification?).
For me this tablet is actually useless. If I can't find a way to transfer some files on it without using MotoCast today or tomorrow, I will bring it back to the supplier...
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Try using a terminal on the Xoom 2 and ping the computer you're trying to connect to, while pinging your Xoom 2 from that computer at the same time. It's like you have to force them to see each other before they can start connecting in future.
I used fileexpert to see and download files with smb shared folder on Ubuntu Linux without a problem.
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I'm trying to transfer my pictures and videos from my Nexus 4. There is about 8GB. I first transferred them to my laptop and then plugged in the Nexus 5 to transfer them to the new phone.
The phones android.process.media keeps crashing 1/4 of the way through the transfer. Even when I limit it to 100 pics at a time there is still some crashing somewhere. I just can't get a big batch of pics/vids to transfer.
Any idea why?
I get that too. Someone else reported it too. Not sure how to fix it right now though.
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I transferred what I needed with NFC, if they're still on your N4 you could try that.
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off topic but man you really have been a diehard Google phone user since day one. Props to you.
but on topic: try what this guy did
http://androidforums.com/g1-support...ia-crash-continual-rebooting.html#post2392424
He cleared out cache and data on Media Storage.
USB port damaged..? Can you try another PC? when it's the same the phone has a problem.. Last try could be factory reset..
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In a pinch, you could try sending an entire folder via adb push. If you don't have ADB set up and working yet, there are guides available. I realize the average end-user shouldn't have to do this but it's worth a mention.
For example:
adb push ./bigassphotofolder /sdcard/bigassphotofolder
And then wait... quite a while... until it finishes.
An alternate "cloud solution" if you don't need them all stored locally is to put them in Google+ Photos.
Use Airdroid and wifi instead. Excellent app.
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off topic but man you really have been a diehard Google phone user since day one. Props to you.
but on topic: try what this guy did
http://androidforums.com/g1-support...ia-crash-continual-rebooting.html#post2392424
He cleared out cache and data on Media Storage.
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Haha thanks man. I've also had other phones too like the HTC Sensation (not worth mentioning, I hated that thing).
cmstlist said:
In a pinch, you could try sending an entire folder via adb push. If you don't have ADB set up and working yet, there are guides available. I realize the average end-user shouldn't have to do this but it's worth a mention.
For example:
adb push ./bigassphotofolder /sdcard/bigassphotofolder
And then wait... quite a while... until it finishes.
An alternate "cloud solution" if you don't need them all stored locally is to put them in Google+ Photos.
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Thanks man, I forgot about that. WIll try it now.
cmstlist - adb push speeds are terribly slow
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cmstlist - adb push speeds are terribly slow
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That's a disadvantage yes. Also if you are using a desktop computer with multiple USB ports, make sure you are connected directly to a rear port and not to a hub or a front port. That can make a real speed difference.
Hello
I'm having the same problem trying to transfer files from my Nexus 4 to my Nexus 5.
I'm using adb push and while some folders would transfer without problems, others would simply get stuck halfway. No error message or anything. It's just stops and I have to Ctrl+C and retry and the whole operation.
It's frustrating yesterday I've spent the whole day with this and I still could finish copying the files, so I'm still on my old phone.
Is there anything reliable like adb push but with resume support, or at least that skips existing files?
Thanks.
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dliuzzi said:
Hello
I'm having the same problem trying to transfer files from my Nexus 4 to my Nexus 5.
I'm using adb push and while some folders would transfer without problems, others would simply get stuck halfway. No error message or anything. It's just stops and I have to Ctrl+C and retry and the whole operation.
It's frustrating yesterday I've spent the whole day with this and I still could finish copying the files, so I'm still on my old phone.
Is there anything reliable like adb push but with resume support, or at least that skips existing files?
Thanks.
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I always use an FTP server, but Airdroid works.
I use "ES Explorer" - Tools - Remote manager
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I always use an FTP server, but Airdroid works.
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Thanks. I ended up using SSHDroidPro. Paired with WinSCP I was able to transfer everything over, and finally I'm using my new phone. Up until now I was under the impression that a USB cable was faster than Wi-Fi, and that adb was the most robust way of moving files. I guess I was wrong on both fronts. Oh well, I learned something new
Cheers.
The easiest way to prevent the FCs is to do as follows:
1. When copying audio/video etc, select 'Camera (PTP)' as the connection from the statusbar dropdown.
2. When copying music, select 'Media device (MTP)'
No more FCs.
I just got my nexus last night and I did the same thing as op and was getting the same error. Will try some other things when I get home tonight.
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I have the same issue on my Nexus 5 and glad it's not just me. I never had anything like this happen on my Note 2 so it was really weird seeing it happen.
I had to resort to using Airdroid, which is highly annoying because anything over 100 files takes forever to load into the web interface and even has Chrome thinking the tab has crashed when it hasn't. I had to load files 100 at a time onto my Nexus 5.
I hope Google can fix this. Does anyone know if a bug report was filed? Is Google aware of this issue?
Hmm I have around 2500 pictures and 1k songs to transfer...I think I might wait for a better solution
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I have almost 2000 wallpapers that I use with a rotation app. Air droid worked for transferring them all as I was having the same issue.
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On a related note, I have noticed with past transfers that adb pull does not preserve created/modified date flags, while adb push does. In particular it does this with photos which then confuses the gallery. So often I have had to use Windows copy to dump files without losing the date stamp, and adb push to put everything back en masse.
(Sigh, I do miss the days when this entire process consisted of moving a microSD to the new phone)
Hi! I've always had this question and ignored it so far (looking for alternatives). Maybe there is some solution or workaround... I haven't found any convincing one yet...
I have an Xperia Z now. Before I had a Nexus 4 and before that a Motorola Atrix.
In my Motorola Atrix and previous Android devices I could access my data on the phone normally from Windows. SD and internal memory. They look like a pen drive or a common disk... Since I have the Nexus, the way of accessing the device changed. It's more like a "multimedia" purpose and not so free, I would say. In my Xperia it's like that also...
The problem is when I'm accessing certain files that a "mean" (?) user would not want to access (maybe Whatsapp database files, some zips, backup files, etc). It's like they are "cached" and the version I can "see" is much older, so I had some trouble once restoring not the very last Whatsapp databases. From the phone, much more (and newer files) are there, but from Windows I can only access some of them (and pictures, videos, etc with no problem)... Is there any way of being able to see everything as in the older phones without using an SD card? Or at least be sure that what I'm seeing and copying is the last or full version of what I'm trying to copy?
I'm transferring them through WiFi as a "solution".
Thank you in advance!
Yeah so to the best of my knowledge on the newer devices there is no way to use anything other than mtp through a cord transfer because of a difference in the partition layouts. I have a nexus 4 and am used to the USB mass storage mode that is also not present on the nexus 4, so I am stuck with MTP and WiFi transfer like you.
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you could try software data cable
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Hi! I've always had this question and ignored it so far (looking for alternatives). Maybe there is some solution or workaround... I haven't found any convincing one yet...
I have an Xperia Z now. Before I had a Nexus 4 and before that a Motorola Atrix.
In my Motorola Atrix and previous Android devices I could access my data on the phone normally from Windows. SD and internal memory. They look like a pen drive or a common disk... Since I have the Nexus, the way of accessing the device changed. It's more like a "multimedia" purpose and not so free, I would say. In my Xperia it's like that also...
The problem is when I'm accessing certain files that a "mean" (?) user would not want to access (maybe Whatsapp database files, some zips, backup files, etc). It's like they are "cached" and the version I can "see" is much older, so I had some trouble once restoring not the very last Whatsapp databases. From the phone, much more (and newer files) are there, but from Windows I can only access some of them (and pictures, videos, etc with no problem)... Is there any way of being able to see everything as in the older phones without using an SD card? Or at least be sure that what I'm seeing and copying is the last or full version of what I'm trying to copy?
I'm transferring them through WiFi as a "solution".
Thank you in advance!
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have u tried this one?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2297888
i use it every time i need to mount the sdcard on a pc or a device that needs to read the sdcard and mtp dont work.
its very useful but it needs root. try it out
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have u tried this one?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2297888
i use it every time i need to mount the sdcard on a pc or a device that needs to read the sdcard and mtp dont work.
its very useful but it needs root. try it out
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ahh.. i forgot to say that to mount ext3/4 on windows u can use some 3rd party apps like ext2explore http://www.howtogeek.com/112888/3-ways-to-access-your-linux-partitions-from-windows/