Hey guys. I had a lot of problems with USB Mounting myself so I tried all sorts of things to fix it. However, there actually is an easier way. A lot of stores sell microSD + adapters for really cheap especially for 2 GB and those have no problems being read by the computer. So if you have a SD slot, there is that solution.
It's very inconvenient to turn off your phone, take off the back cover, take out the battery, take the sd card out, put it in the reader, transfer the files, put the card back, battery back, cover back, power up, then do what you need to.
What problems are you having?
For small files I just use Dropbox to transfer.
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ssh/sftp, wireless adb
I just turn on wifi for my phone, then connect with my home computer to the ipaddress via ssh on the command line or secure ftp with some sort of ftp client that supports sftp (filezilla or some desktop environments support it natively, like linux ones).
If your computer has ssh server set up (easy to do in linux or if you're on windows, then i reccomend installing the package from cygwin), then you can connect from your phone to your computer as well to grab files and such (and do so anywhere, not just over wifi).
I use a usb card reader just as backup incase I can't get to a *img.zip to keep my bootloader from executing it.
I have a micro usb cable plugged into my laptop dock. On my phone, I installed the app "Auto Mount USB". Then I just plug in my phone. One quick motion.
Much easier than prying open the battery cover, taking out the battery, taking out the microSD, putting it into my microSD to regular SD adapter, and finally (whew) putting that into my laptop's SD card slot.
I've recently installed an app called WebSharing Lite from the market. It basically starts a webserver on the phone that you can access via browser from any PC on the same wifi network. From there you can move files around etc. Works awesome.
cigar3tte said:
For small files I just use Dropbox to transfer.
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i used to use bluetooth file transfer. now i use dropbox even for files as big as 88mb ive used it. downloading it over 4g takes about a minute and a half.
i would just upload them to a storage site then download it to my desktop
You can just use recovery under mounts and storage then mount as usb storage. Allot easier and faster.
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SD card adapter is nice when youre having phone troubles...
I thought about using SSH on my phone, just haven't taken the time to set it up. i SCP files around at work all the time...
It's pretty easy to do if you just want to use a gui frontend (few apps on the market).
http://www.appbrain.com/app/botsync-ssh-sftp/com.botsync
http://www.appbrain.com/app/sshdroid/berserker.android.apps.sshdroid
since you already know what you're doing, should be up and running in 10-20mins
Wifi file explorer is also a really nice option. It's what I use and I can't complain about it. Simple apply that doesn't require actually mounting the sd card so you can still access anything on the phone and the computer simultaneously.
the kernel devs have found a fix for it. you have to connect to PC using internet passthrough let it intall the drivers and then moust usb storage that worked for me
Hey.
Is it possible to transfer a file through bluetooth from computer (computer has bluetooth) to phone?
Thanks.
Absolutely yes. I did file transfer to/from another phone and computer through bt.
I bought a Bluetooth dongle for this exact reason. While it does work, it is way too slow. Fastest transfer speed I've seen is a little over 120 KBps.
so how do I transfer a file from computer to phone, do I have to pair it?
Dependant on the software, there will be a "scan for new devices" button to press on the computer. You might need to make your phone discoverable and this is done via the Bluetooth settings menu on the phone. It will need pairing and then just select the file on PC and send it over.
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Is there any way to connect an mp3 player to my xoom and manage my music without using a PC? I'm specifically asking about an iPod shuffle. My xoom is rooted and is running rana kernel. When i plug in my shuffle, my xoom registers that I have plugged something into the otg cable but does not open it. Is there an app for that?!
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Yep, there are more apps like usb mass storage watcher otg and drive mount.
I have both apps and they recognize that there is a device connected via USB but it doesn't give me Amy options to open it or do anything really. Drive mount allegedly mounts the device but again, does not give me any options after that.
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I have both apps and they recognize that there is a device connected via USB but it doesn't give me Amy options to open it or do anything really. Drive mount allegedly mounts the device but again, does not give me any options after that.
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The question is, what does the Xoom think it is? An external hard drive? How is it formatted? Can the Xoom recognize the music file format? I wouldn't think they would be compatible.
Hello, the other day Went to connect my Tf101 to my computer with an after market 6ft. Charging and data cable, but my computer would not let me access it via library, computer, or network however when i went to "manage devices" it recognized my tablet was there bht i still could not transfer files to/from my tablet, i had USB debugging on and thought that could have been having issues with the cable so i disconnected and turned it off, still couldn't transfer files, im wondering if i have to reinstall drivers for hem to be compatible with Android Revolution HD, What do you guys think? Thanks in advance!
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Is there a reason why I am not able to transfer a 1gb file from my pc to my tablet?
I can transfer small file, but say for instance like custom roms, i am not able to.
I read over some threads but would like to just be able to transfer without any other apps and just do it through a plug and play.
I'm about to just transfer through a sd card, but this is really annoying!
Any inputs on how to fix this or a reason why i'm not able to would be great
Thanks
You should specify if you use wireless or the usb connection to the pc. If wireless, consider a router restart and setting your security to wpa2 or wpa.
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oh sorry about that. i'm actually transferring through the usb cord.
Try another usb slot, preferably not on the front panel. Also check if you have the necessary drivers. If your device is visible trough kies you should be ok. Do not use a usb hub.
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