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I am trying to figure out what the usb port is for. I've tried to plug in my flash drive to it to view movies that way, no luck. any ideas.
USB drives, both flash and harddrives, have been reported to work. They have to be formatted FAT32.
Jim
Also supports keyboards and mice.
shuratilt said:
I am trying to figure out what the usb port is for. I've tried to plug in my flash drive to it to view movies that way, no luck. any ideas.
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That's funny...I watch movies from my flash drive on my GTab all the time....try rebooting.
It is likely working but you have to know where to look to see it. In a file manager you need to navigate to the / folder. That is the root directory. From there you should be able to scroll down until you see usbdisk. That will be your thumbdrive. I'm not sure that external mice and keyboards work with TnT. TnT doesn't have the mouse cursor built in I don't think. They work fine with vegaN that I use though. You can also use external hard drives as long as they are formatted fat32 and not NTFS.
when i connect my htc desire via usb to the keyboard dock and i select "mount as removable disc" i cannot then find the phone's sd card in either the stock file browser on the transformer or in ES file explorer.
the card appears to mount as i lose access to my sdcard only apps on the desire but there is no popup screen on the transformer like you get with a usb flash stick for example.
any help getting the sdcard mounted via usb (i definately dont fancy removing the card from the phone just to copy a few files).
i know there are bluetooth options to workaround this but they are slower and less reliable than a usb cable.
thanks in advance!
gunswick said:
when i connect my htc desire via usb to the keyboard dock and i select "mount as removable disc" i cannot then find the phone's sd card in either the stock file browser on the transformer or in ES file explorer.
the card appears to mount as i lose access to my sdcard only apps on the desire but there is no popup screen on the transformer like you get with a usb flash stick for example.
any help getting the sdcard mounted via usb (i definately dont fancy removing the card from the phone just to copy a few files).
i know there are bluetooth options to workaround this but they are slower and less reliable than a usb cable.
thanks in advance!
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I'm wondering the same thing
I don't know if you tried this, but I use dropbox to move files around between devices.
yeah i use dropbox but obviously a direct transfer of the files with a usb cable will be much quicker and simpler. with dropbox you have to upload files (for example 2gb of music) which would take hours, and then download it again taking a long time.
to transfer 2gb with the usb cable takes 5 minutes max!
i suppose i could use a pc in the middle, so mount the phone's sdcard and then mount the tfr itself as and use the pc to copy paste between them but thats a pain as i dont want to need 3 devices for these things.
bluetooth is ok for small files like apps etc but not for anything larger
Have you managed to mount the Transformer to a PC with a drive letter assigned to it? The Transformer always shows up as a Portable Media Player, which doesn't allow me to mount it with a drive letter.
I am trying to sync some files to the Transformer, but need a drive letter for my sync software to work.
gunswick said:
when i connect my htc desire via usb to the keyboard dock and i select "mount as removable disc" i cannot then find the phone's sd card in either the stock file browser on the transformer or in ES file explorer.
the card appears to mount as i lose access to my sdcard only apps on the desire but there is no popup screen on the transformer like you get with a usb flash stick for example.
any help getting the sdcard mounted via usb (i definately dont fancy removing the card from the phone just to copy a few files).
i know there are bluetooth options to workaround this but they are slower and less reliable than a usb cable.
thanks in advance!
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If the transformer properly finds the removable device it will go in /Removable/ The phone SD cards don't seem to trigger the transformer to mount external storage. You'll see the popup for like a split second. My guess is that it has something to do with the file format. I'm not sure though.
Any solution to this?!
I succeeded to mount phone's microsd properly but not my Internal sdcard.
If you still can't figure out how to mount your external sd just plug your phone into the dock, go to settings > memory > scroll all the way down and then mount the storage .
Oh, I think that you've to be on Honeycomb 3.2 btw
This allows you to mount your external mocro sd but not your internal.
Can you use the USB in host mode on the transformer?
Can it host multiple USB storage with a USB hub? (say a camera and a hard drive, so I can get the files off)
Thanks
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056592&highlight=gender+changer
People have said you can use the USB ports on the dock as a host for thumb drives and such. And if the dock does not enable it today it should work 3.1 ships. Check the second item (USB), http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-3.1-highlights.html
Thanks guys, I have done the search already.
I'm more interested in the experience of the transformer users, and would love to know if anyone got it to work
^^ the link i posted has several users and their experiences with what did and did not work.....
Not sure if I understand the question correctly. This morning I "loaded" my TF with everything I had: microSD, SD, external HDD, and MP3 player, all at once, while connected to the PC using the proprietary ASUS cable. I could access everything without problem.
For those who wonder - I did this only to find out where what is mounted...
funnycreature said:
Not sure if I understand the question correctly. This morning I "loaded" my TF with everything I had: microSD, SD, external HDD, and MP3 player, all at once, while connected to the PC using the proprietary ASUS cable. I could access everything without problem.
For those who wonder - I did this only to find out where what is mounted...
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Nice, did you use a USB hub? or were you using the docking keyboard that has multiple usb ports?
Thanks
TheFlyingPig said:
Nice, did you use a USB hub? or were you using the docking keyboard that has multiple usb ports?
Thanks
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All with the dock No USB hub.
I was just wondering, other than a USB Stick, external keyboard and mouse, what other uses are there for the USB ports on the Transformer's dock? I'm just not aware of what drivers Honeycomb has for external devices.
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Hooking up controllers for your various emulators and playing games the way god meant for them to be played- with physical controls and buttons.
You could charge your mobile phone for example (no kidding!). I also successfully mounted an external NTFS-formatted (self-powered) HDD and an old MP3 player. Soon they will add camera detection and maybe there will be a way to print too (but that's just me talking).
Can you add an external USB wireless card on those USB ports?
Plug in a 3 MiFi dongle, have wifi anywhere as well as four other devices.
Hi checkbox111,
I don't think I understand your reply properly. Are you saying that you plugged a 3mifi wifi dongle and it worked?
Did you also try plugging a normal external USB wirelless adapter and connect to the internet with it instead of using the internal wifi on the tablet?
Thanks
Senheiser said:
Are you saying that you plugged a 3mifi wifi dongle and it worked?
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Plugging in a mifi dongle just gives it power to transmit, you can then just pick up the wifi/mifi signal just like any wifi signal.
Senheiser said:
Did you also try plugging a normal external USB wirelless adapter and connect to the internet with it instead of using the internal wifi on the tablet?
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No! two reasons
1 why would i try when a mifi dongle works OK, i don't need both
2 I don't think these work with android anyway
Has anyone tried a USB headset? I would, sometimes, like to make Skype calls and I don't think the onboard mic is good enough and would therefore prefer a headset? Would a USB headset work? Or any way of connecting a headset with 2x 3.5mm jacks?
Thanks
G
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could be interesting if someone can try a USB->ethernet dongle.
chrispazz said:
could be interesting if someone can try a USB->ethernet dongle.
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You mean USB-wireless dongle, right?
I am also curious for it.
no, i mean usb to ethernet cable....
funnycreature said:
You could charge your mobile phone for example (no kidding!). I also successfully mounted an external NTFS-formatted (self-powered) HDD and an old MP3 player. Soon they will add camera detection and maybe there will be a way to print too (but that's just me talking).
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Olay... I dug out my simpletech 160GB hdd, checked it formatted NTFS, plugged it in (It has msuic on it)...
How do I find it? I tried google music, but couldn't find anything.
Thanks!
Adam said:
Olay... I dug out my simpletech 160GB hdd, checked it formatted NTFS, plugged it in (It has msuic on it)...
How do I find it? I tried google music, but couldn't find anything.
Thanks!
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When you connect a device it will appear in the menu bar at the bottom. Click on it and then on the folder icon. This opens the File Manager. you can also open the File Manager directly and navigate to /Removable/ and you'll find your SD cards and external HDD there. Just make sure it gets enough power!
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funnycreature said:
When you connect a device it will appear in the menu bar at the bottom. Click on it and then on the folder icon. This opens the File Manager. you can also open the File Manager directly and navigate to /Removable/ and you'll find your SD cards and external HDD there. Just make sure it gets enough power!
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Thats what i thought...must be something with the usb port as sd card works, dock works. i'll try another usb device (maybe mouse) to see if that works to narrow it down.
I can always reformat dirve too as last resort.
thanks.
Has anyone tried to tether to a phone using the usb port? If it works, it would be good for people with WM6.5 phones.
funnycreature said:
You could charge your mobile phone for example (no kidding!). I also successfully mounted an external NTFS-formatted (self-powered) HDD and an old MP3 player. Soon they will add camera detection and maybe there will be a way to print too (but that's just me talking).
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I thought TF doesn't recognize NTFS file system?
mikewong27 said:
I thought TF doesn't recognize NTFS file system?
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Not sure where you read this but I could see my HDD and play videos off it. I have the Prime V1.3 kernel installed so maybe that was part of it. But I am pretty sure that when ASUS offered the dock with TWO full-size USB ports they prepared the software for NTFS drives...
Has anyone tested any USB game pads? Do any work?
Has anyone tested any USB-key 3G modem? Do any work?
Well, thanks for all the ideas. I do hope that some of these controllers and other devices will be supported.
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I bought a small micro - usb female adapter. When I plug it in, no matter what device i use it seems as those the xoom is not sending any power through it.
Ive tried
Camera
Charge Phone
usb mouse
usb wireless mouse
nothing is getting power.
Is there something i need to enable or do? Or has anyone esle has this issue? I am on 3.1....
You can not use a simple micro usb adapter cable, it has to be an OTG USB Host cable like the official Motorola camera connection kit that is now available. This is a bit expensive but readily available at your local Best Buy.
Take a look at some of the many posts on OTG cables and you can find info on cheaper cables that have been verified to work or on how to make your own.
you need a USB Host cable. Not just a regular sync cable. You can google for one or search the threads here where others have linked to confirmed working cables.
dang, thanks guys
I ordered one from ebay! hope it works
I have a question that applies here, I am on stock 3.1 Xoom WiFi/3G and just got my OTG cable, plug it in usb drive blinks like its working but where is it located on the Xoom? I've been looking around for it with Astro and File Explorer and I'm unable to find it... could someone tell me the path?
Techsniffer said:
I have a question that applies here, I am on stock 3.1 Xoom WiFi/3G and just got my OTG cable, plug it in usb drive blinks like its working but where is it located on the Xoom? I've been looking around for it with Astro and File Explorer and I'm unable to find it... could someone tell me the path?
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i believe stock 3.1 only supports MTP, hence no USB mass storage.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_Transfer_Protocol
I've heard many conflicting stories, I would like some sort of confirmation rather then speculation about what will/will not work with the Moto Xoom (Stock 3.1) Wifi/3g and an OTG cable because I've seen posts saying yes and no to USB, portable HD's etc etc. Can anyone even provide me with some informative links? Everything I've searched for has been less than informative.
So, stock 3.1 Xoom is an MTP device, that is true.
However, with latest series of Tiamat custom kernels by Bigrushdog (see Android Development section) the usbOTG has been enabled. If you have already rooted and installed the proper bootloader/Tiamat kernel, then in File Expert you will find the usbOTG folder on the root directory, same level as internal sdcard and data folders. If you go up a step in sdcard, you should see your external sdcard. Is this clear?
I have rooted, using the Tiamat 1.6, I have access to the sdcard now but I am still unable to access my usb drive (thumb drive). I have an OTG usb cable and when I go into the /OTGusb its empty. The drive blinks as if its initializing but then nothing.
On a side note, I have looked through both OTGusb folders, restarted the Xoom with the OTG and usb plugged in as suggested in another post and nothing I've tried has worked in locating the usb drive.
Techsniffer said:
I have rooted, using the Tiamat 1.6, I have access to the sdcard now but I am still unable to access my usb drive (thumb drive). I have an OTG usb cable and when I go into the /OTGusb its empty. The drive blinks as if its initializing but then nothing.
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I've found that there are two factors which may be in play here...
1. When I connect a flash drive it takes a bit of time for the directory structure to parse... It does show up in the OTGusb directory.
2. I've found that anything larger than 8GB (I've seen it stated in the forums as well) does not work (of if it does it takes forever and a day to become available)
Hope it helps...
I have same problem here. whenever I try to connect the USB with Motorola connector, it doesn't appear anything in otgusb
I'm not sure I am going to get what I want at this time with the OTG cable. My goal is to be able to use the OTG cable to connect a USB thumb drive to so I can carry additional movies, documents, etc without completely consuming the main Xoom storage.
Can the OTGusb cable support this? Do I need to wait for yet another update?
TIA