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hello
1st off thanx for all the guides and roms everyone youve helped more then you know
moving on is there any chance an external dvd drive wcan or will ever work with g tablet i cant find any help and didnt know where to post
thanx in advance
owen
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Fairly sure that the idea of an optical drive in Android isn't going to happen in the near future unless some industrious person decides to code a driver for it. The idea of a removable media drive (other than solid-state/flash) for Android goes against the grain of the web-centric philosophy behind the OS.
HP DVD
I just tried a AC powered HP DVD/CD drive, model dvd555s-H073
Didn't work.
Bill
Actually I think it would work without any kind of driver, since it would be through USB, and should just show up like any other USB drive. I think the main problem is powering a DVD drive through the USB. I tested out my USB only dvdrw drive but the drive was slow to spin up, which makes me think its underpowerered. I think if you had an externally powered usb drive then it might work fine for reading files and moving them onto the gtab (using a file explorer). I do doubt that there would be any way to watch DVD movies off of an external drive if that's what you were trying to do.
MoonPops said:
I just tried a AC powered HP DVD/CD drive, model dvd555s-H073
Didn't work.
Bill
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Or maybe not
I'd expect data(ISO maybe UDF-data) disks to work, but not video disks...
Hello,
I thought I'd try and see if anyone else is having a similar issue.
I recently picked up a western digital 500GB passport external hard drive.
I formatted the hard drive to fat32 and double checked there are no extra partitions on the drive.
I'm mostly running CyanogenMod 7 with stock kernal lately and I've found when I hook up the hard drive, the tablet stutters a bit and then reboots.
On bootup it gets to the unlock screen, and when it starts scanning the sd card, the scanning message starts to cycle quickly and the tablet reboots again.
I restored to a backup of vegan5.1 to test on it. Same thing, on insert the tablet starts to hang and reboots.
On vegan though, on the next reboot, it would start normally, but for some reason its not mounting the drive. I search under usbdrive and don't see the folder and file i put on it for testing.
Anyone else having issues like this? Could the problem be its a 2.5" drive and no external power? I know when its hooked up, the light comes on and I can feel the drive spin up and vibrating, so not sure whats going on.
Thanks for the help
That (not enough power) sounds exactly like what's happening, I.e., the drive is drawing so much current from USB that it's either causing voltage to the gtab internals to drop to the point that it resets.
Jim
If this is the case, does anyone know what 2.5" external hdd's will work with the power requirements? (Someone who has one that does work?)
You could always get a powered USB hub, provided that isn't too inconvenient to carry around.'
Edit - Most 2.5" external drives that didn't require external bricks that I have seen have a 2 prong USB adapter. One for data and power and the other for more power only, since each port maxes out at around 500mW I think. Obviously we have only one port, so a powered hub or a jury rig.
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If this is the case, does anyone know what 2.5" external hdd's will work with the power requirements? (Someone who has one that does work?)
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I think others have gotten some drives to work, but not sure if they were 500gb. Also, even w a specific model, if the current draw or voltage are just 'on the edge's of working/not working, you may or may not get lucky.
BTW, have you tried w a thicker/heavier USB cable? Thinner/smaller gauge wire has more resistance, so voltage drop would be less over a shorter, heavier gauge cable than over a longer, smaller gauge cable. I have actually had drives not work, then switched to a thicker USB cable then it worked.
Jim
On a similar note, just yesterday I purchased an external USB DVD+/-RW for use with my netbook and tablet and it would not work without a powered hub between the tab and the DVD.
My 160GB ipod classic works fine, but my 1TB external drive that has an external power source doesn't work with any of the ROMs.
Does anybody know the maximum current supplied by the GTab's USB host port?
My 2.5" 500 GB External came with only a short (single) usb A to usb mini cable.
And it gets powered up fine from every laptop/netbook I have tried. They have always displayed 500 mA max current for each port.(when I look in Windows Device Manager, USB Root Hub).
Can the G-Tab supply up to 500 mA from it's USB host port??
I want to make sure it will work on a GTab before I buy it.
confirmed working external HD on g tablet
Using tnt lite 4.2.4, i personally have a 500gb formatted in fat32 working
model 500gb free agen go flex.
I've tried the latest WD passport SE, spun up and didnt detect in astro, ES file explore or stock file viewer
i have over 100gigs on this drive, about 80 of music and some Tosh.0 and everything pops up instantly and runs all the music fine out of MORTY music player... plays perfectly. Must have for your powerhouse. Hope this answers all the unanswered questions about external HD's on g tablet.
I have not tried stock rom or any other roms.
If you are looking for different external hard drives... make sure they are LOW POWER and NOT 3.0. 3.0 seems to require a driver to work. So its kinda hard to walk into a store and buy 2.0 only devices now.
Goodluck all.... i was using a patriot xt 64gb rage flash drive before this but 130 bucks is outrageous vs 75 i paid for the 500gb seagate.
Does anyone know what the requirements/limits are for using a hard disk drive with the dock USB port ?
I am thinking about getting one of these for general purpose external storage, and it would be nice to get one that works with my transformer too.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Hard-Driv...0000003142050&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=15222929
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Toshiba-C...ve-Black-with-White/15529168?findingMethod=rr
http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Expan...1000102/dp/tech-data/B0056YNA2U/ref=de_a_smtd
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Elements-Portable-External/dp/B003B8PPEY
well there is no usb 3.0 support so those are out unless you get a backwards compatible one. And you also have to check the power consumption i think it hase to be bellow 15volts but im not sure
As far as I know all USB 3.0 drives are backward compatible.
from what i have read most are compatible with highspeed usb 2.0 but allot less are compatible with regular 2.0 hubs
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from what i have read most are compatible with highspeed usb 2.0 but allot less are compatible with regular 2.0 hubs
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What. There are 4 kinds of USB (not counting on the go, wireless and eventually others) : USB 1.0, USB 1.1, USB 2.0 and USB 3.0
Hi-Speed USB means just USB 2.0, Super Speed is USB 3.0 and the older ones are plain and simply USB.
The theorical top speeds are: 1.5mbps, 12mbps, 480mbps and finally 4000mbps
High speed was briefly and not standardized with USB 1.1 so some device makers had that nonsense on their hubs.
Maybe you misunderstood? Some drives don't like some hubs, but that's a power requirement... If the drive needs x volts and the hub can't offer them because it's already sharing the power with other devices and has no wall plug to get extra power, the drive will just spin up and down without ever starting. 3.5" drives always need their own power adapter, so those always work, 2.5" ones usually draw the power from the USB and as such might be a little hit and miss with hubs, however the Transformer powers them up quite well.
Western Digital makes awesome, reliable, fast and quiet drives, I do have an USB 2.0 My Passport... And several others in various devices
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shaneledford said:
Does anyone know what the requirements/limits are for using a hard disk drive with the dock USB port ?
I am thinking about getting one of these for general purpose external storage, and it would be nice to get one that works with my transformer too.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Hard-Driv...0000003142050&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=15222929
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Toshiba-C...ve-Black-with-White/15529168?findingMethod=rr
http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Expan...1000102/dp/tech-data/B0056YNA2U/ref=de_a_smtd
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Elements-Portable-External/dp/B003B8PPEY
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I wouldn't recommend any of those drives. I would instead go with something like THIS HDD, THIS external enclosure and THIS retractable USB 2.0 A-Male to Mini 5-Pin. I have this setup and I also have one with an 120gb SSD. Incidentally, if you go with a SSD there is no motor that has to spin the platters because there's no moving parts so it uses less battery power than the first HDD I showed you. Also I know on the Vantec enclosure it says capable for up to 160gb drives but if you look at the details it says up to 750gb HDD's. I can confirm this because mine is a 750gb HDD.
Got a Buffalostation that works well. If it's the best or not, I wouldn't know.
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I wouldn't recommend any of those drives. I would instead go with something like THIS HDD, THIS external enclosure and THIS retractable USB 2.0 A-Male to Mini 5-Pin. I have this setup and I also have one with an 120gb SSD. Incidentally, if you go with a SSD there is no motor that has to spin the platters because there's no moving parts so it uses less battery power than the first HDD I showed you. Also I know on the Vantec enclosure it says capable for up to 160gb drives but if you look at the details it says up to 750gb HDD's. I can confirm this because mine is a 750gb HDD.
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So far that's the most expensive and less bang for the buck option XD
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using Tapatalk
droidjens said:
Got a Buffalostation that works well. If it's the best or not, I wouldn't know.
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Thanks everyone. So far It looks like this one is a pretty good choice. It has good reviews and if its confirmed working on the Transformer I might go ahead and grab it.
Hope it'll serve you well.
I just remembered that I had to re-format it to NTFS before the Transformer would recognize it. Just thought I'd let you know.
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So far that's the most expensive and less bang for the buck option XD
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...but extremely dependable, very effective and lower power consuming than any of those Buffalo drives. I have a Buffalo NAS drive and they're good for that but as for using one for a portable drive I would not. If you're going to use a regular HDD I would at least go with a Seagate or Western Digital drive as they tend to be better drives and are far quieter than any other brand on the market today. Yeah it may be a little more expensive but it's worth it. At least it was for me that is.
i have a 350g western digital that ive had forever.
This drive arrived in the mail the other day. So far, so good; it was easily recognized by the TF. Not sure how fast it drains power as I haven't used it for too long yet, but it's silent. I also have an old 320GB Western Digital drive in an enclosure from five years ago that my TF sees, too. So, I have backups of backups. And that's not including the (2) 32gb cards I'll have once the second one shows up next week.
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This drive arrived in the mail the other day. So far, so good; it was easily recognized by the TF. Not sure how fast it drains power as I haven't used it for too long yet, but it's silent. I also have an old 320GB Western Digital drive in an enclosure from five years ago that my TF sees, too. So, I have backups of backups. And that's not including the (2) 32gb cards I'll have once the second one shows up next week.
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why 2 32g micro sd cards? i find the one 32g in the tab and a 128g in the dock work just fine, and i have my 320g external if i need more. i dont think i coud stand switching out sd cards all the time...
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why 2 32g micro sd cards? i find the one 32g in the tab and a 128g in the dock work just fine, and i have my 320g external if i need more. i dont think i coud stand switching out sd cards all the time...
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Only one of the cards is micro; the other is full-sized. No switching necessary.
Hello,
Would just like to know if any of you have tried to OTG Seagate Backup Plus Slim 2TB to your Nexus 5.
Or any portable external drive >= 1TB. Any external drive which do not have separate power adaptor.
Is it possible?
It's definitely not possible just with stock.
You need things.. And it's possible.
Stickmount App
Custom Kernel - For example, franco.
Now a month back with this setup, I was able to use "portable" HDD. Now, I am not able to, I don't know why. Anyways, I tried "power" portable HDD and it worked. I searched the net and found, I need a http://www.amazon.com/eForCity-dual-Micro-B-Cable-Black/dp/B005M0ICG2 this. And it's totally possible.
Great! I'm on PA4.2+Franco right now and also using Stick Mount.
Already tried to OTG my 1TB but it just lit the LED.
I have not thought of using a Dual USB, that means Nexus 5 cannot power a 1TB HD alone.
I hope it can handle 500GB
Maybe I'll try it again once I have the Dual USB already. Thank you.
You'll need a power source. Not sure it can power mechanical drives at all.
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You'll need a power source. Not sure it can power mechanical drives at all.
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im pretty sure it cannot power mechanical drives. they require too much power.
Zepius said:
im pretty sure it cannot power mechanical drives. they require too much power.
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I thought that too. I know the S3 I used to have could power up to 500 GB Mechanical drive through USB Host mode, but that was a technical first. I doubt many OEMs are looking at that as a valid feature request.
Figured I'd share a neat little USB drive that I've been using for past devices and seems to work swell for the S6. This here is the product:
http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-conne...446218&sr=1-1&keywords=sandisk+dual+usb+drive
Super light weight, transfer speeds are swift, and this drive even "locks" into your phone-port so the connection is super secure. I can upload some pictures to a gallery if anyone is interested as well. I use it over an OTG+USB any day.
This is off-topic, but I had just plugged in my spare PC HDD via OTG and it did in fact properly mount. WIth 500GB I don't think missing an SD card is a problem at all...
FiniteDGk said:
Figured I'd share a neat little USB drive that I've been using for past devices and seems to work swell for the S6. This here is the product:
http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-conne...446218&sr=1-1&keywords=sandisk+dual+usb+drive
Super light weight, transfer speeds are swift, and this drive even "locks" into your phone-port so the connection is super secure. I can upload some pictures to a gallery if anyone is interested as well. I use it over an OTG+USB any day.
This is off-topic, but I had just plugged in my spare PC HDD via OTG and it did in fact properly mount. WIth 500GB I don't think missing an SD card is a problem at all...
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Does it work to do nandroid recovery?
It is a good tip to use these little drives as they have gotten very cheap. I store quite a bit of music on one that I have and it works great. I do use BSPlayer because it will recognize an OTG drive.
Regarding @sachs question, yes you can use one for Nandroids. Just be sure that you can mount it in TWRP.
or you could just buy an otg to usb cable and use nearly everything (also a usb hub for more devices)
https://www.amazon.com/Rankie-3-Pack-Female-Converter-Adapter/dp/B00YOX4JU6
i even used mymouse, keyboard and external hdds on my phone, but it would be better if it's formatted in fat32 or exfat and not ntfs.
OTG to USB is better.
This flash drive might not fir properly if you have a case on your phone
Just a trick, don't buy this.
The little plastic thing that let you move the port between USB-A and µUSB-B breaks easily and you must use a knife to force the thing to move
I've got one of these and I keep it handy for flashing, file transfers, all sorts.
The pictures don't do it justice. The micro USB side sticks out further than it looks. Fits all my phone's in cases with ease.
Currently have a UAG on my S6...
I have one of these. Nandroid backup works. Only problem is, the metal clip can break off. I got this to replace it:
PNY 64GB DUO-LINK USB 3.0 OTG Flash Drive for Android - (P-FDI64GOTGTO30-GE) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01INV1Z4M/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apap_lk7Jw5Qn3FbBv