I'm trying to transfer files from my PC to my tablet, but the PC doesn't recognize the tablet - it wants me to format it. Same thing when I try to transfer the files from my mp3 player, the content of the player should be listed in the usbdisk folder, correct?
This is driving me NUTS, I'd appreciate some help. Oh, and tablet is rooted - VEGAn.
Thanks!
NeedleNerd said:
I'm trying to transfer files from my PC to my tablet, but the PC doesn't recognize the tablet - it wants me to format it. Same thing when I try to transfer the files from my mp3 player, the content of the player should be listed in the usbdisk folder, correct?
This is driving me NUTS, I'd appreciate some help. Oh, and tablet is rooted - VEGAn.
Thanks!
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Do you have ADB working
OK, please bear with me, I'm noobish - but what is ADB?
NeedleNerd said:
OK, please bear with me, I'm noobish - but what is ADB?
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http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/adb.html
Rooting this Gtab is somewhat of a different process fyi
You could always use dropbox, Google it
It works fine for me, with no ADB installed (Vegan 5). Plugging the Gtab straight into the PC and turning on USB storage should recognize it as a USB storage device, like any other USB key.
OP, what operating system are you using? Have you tried a different USB cable? A different USB port on the PC? Perhaps a different PC (if one is available)?
BigJohn
NeedleNerd said:
I'm trying to transfer files from my PC to my tablet, but the PC doesn't recognize the tablet - it wants me to format it. Same thing when I try to transfer the files from my mp3 player, the content of the player should be listed in the usbdisk folder, correct?
This is driving me NUTS, I'd appreciate some help. Oh, and tablet is rooted - VEGAn.
Thanks!
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Hi,
For the PC, are you connecting from your regular size USB connector on the PC to the *mini-USB* port on the side of the Gtab (not the full-size USB under the cover on the side of the Gtab)?
The mini-USB connector is the one you need to use to connect to your PC.
The full-size USB under the cover is a "host" USB, i.e., you can connect a flash USB drive or USB hard drive to that, and then assuming it's formatted FAT32 with only ONE partition, you should be able to see it on the Gtab under /usbdisk.
Jim
- My PC OS is Windows XP
- I am using the small port on the tablet, not the USB port under the cover, to connect to the PC
- I don't have a different cable/PC to try it with
- FYI - it WAS initially working when I tried to transfer files from my mp3 player to the tablet, the transfer was interrupted when the cord came loose from the tablet, and now it's no-go for both the PC or mp3 player file transfer process
- I do have a permanent folder usbdisk on the tablet, even when there's nothing plugged into the usb ports
Thanks for all the questions and suggestions, I'm glad there's people more savvy than I am with this, willing to help!
NeedleNerd
The small port (like a camera cord) should work. The cable has a USB end on the PC side. It should be recognized on the PC as an external drive. No need to install ADB unless you want to try that too.
One idea is try plugging the USB cable into different ports on the PC end.
If you have wireless and can share network drives on your PC, try File Expert. Its free and can be found in the market. With it I can connect to my PCs drives and copy to SD or USB in my GTab right on it. Granted, it took quite some time to copy a 1GB movie to SD2 (10 min), but it worked. I had to prevent my device from sleeping though or the transfer failed. Worked well though. I'm on TnT lite.
NeedleNerd said:
- My PC OS is Windows XP
- I am using the small port on the tablet, not the USB port under the cover, to connect to the PC
- I don't have a different cable/PC to try it with
- FYI - it WAS initially working when I tried to transfer files from my mp3 player to the tablet, the transfer was interrupted when the cord came loose from the tablet, and now it's no-go for both the PC or mp3 player file transfer process
- I do have a permanent folder usbdisk on the tablet, even when there's nothing plugged into the usb ports
Thanks for all the questions and suggestions, I'm glad there's people more savvy than I am with this, willing to help!
NeedleNerd
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Hi,
I seem to recall that roebert (I think) had a problem w the miniusb connector being loose or broken. Have you looked at the connector in detail? Maybe the solder connection broke and it 'jiggles'? If so, probably need to get it repaired.
Jim
Well, I know it's not the cable, because I used it to transfer files from PC to mp3 player without any problems.
My PC shows the tablet (drive letter E assigned to it when plugged in), but I can't access the tablet - it's like the PC recognizes something is plugged in, but it doesn't recognize it as having content or something.
On top of that, I kept getting the android.process.acore error, so I did a datawipe and had to re-download all my apps again, to add to the aggrevation.
I will look at the different solutions suggested and if they're not requiring too much advanced knowledge, I will attempt them.
Thanks again for the help & suggestions so far, hopefully I will somehow stumble onto a fix that works!
So, I figured it out. Really simple - if you know how.
The VEGAn root is what did me in - when you plug in the cable, it doesn't give you the option to turn on the USB Mass Storage, which you need when you want to transfer files from PC to tablet. The unrooted device was a bit more user friendly by walking you through it when the cable was plugged in.
I figured out that if you tap and drag down on the USB icon on the top of the screen you can actually access the options - it's not just a status icon!
Hopefully this'll help out someone else who's rooting their tablet following instructions blindly without really knowing what's what!
Thank you again for all the suggestions, I really appreciate all the responses!
Astro SMB Module
If you are working on a home/private network and the file is on a shared network drive, you can map it in using Astro and the SMB Module for Astro ("Astro SMB" returns both in the market provided you have the market fix) and browse shared network drives just like you would on your laptop or PC.
Once installed, a network icon appears in Astro (looks like an upside down "T" or an old school windows network icon) and you can map in your network drives pretty easily. I use this with NAS and work files pretty regularly. You may have to enter alternate or domain specific credentials to make it work.
EDIT: Also I believe there are file format limitations, OS limitations, but haven't fully explored that.
I have an OTB cable camera connection kit and I purchased a 4 port USB powered HUB and am also using a thumbdrive. I use Root Explorer as my primary folder organizer/file management.
What I did was load up Music Junk and pointed it to my usbOTG directory and into a Music folder. When I download a song it goes directly to my thumbdrive so that I don't have to keep the music on my Xoom, or so I thought. When I disconnected the OTG cable and opened up the Music app the music was in there and was able to be played. Is it stored twice on the Xoom (once on the stick and once on the device)?
I noticed that sometimes I have to refresh a lot in Root Explorer or unplug the thumbdrive from the hub to be able to see any files on it. Is that normal? Is there a correct way to unmount the thumbdrive so I don't corrupt any information on it. I'm testing this out on a thumbdrive because I plan to use a hard drive in the future with the OTG.
Thanks for looking.
Have you tried it without the hub? I've read that people have problems with hubs because the xoom simply can't output that much power.
The OTG cable works perfectly with the HUB. I loaded some emulator ROM's on a flash drive and connected a USB controller to it perfectly fine. I just don't know how to unmount the drive so I can disconnect it. Does it really matter? I'm under the impression that it does because I know you can corrupt files by just pulling it out of a computer without ejecting first.
It depends on the drive. Some drives protect against that, some don't. Majority of them do though.
Hi, I'm looking for a way to stream all pc audio to my android phone via usb. As you known android have apps like WiFi Speaker or something else, but it only works via wifi. I"m looking for similar with thing apps but stream via usb because I use computer and don't have wifi connection.I very need this cuz my pc speaker was broken.
anasaziqi said:
Hi, I'm looking for a way to stream all pc audio to my android phone via usb. As you known android have apps like WiFi Speaker or something else, but it only works via wifi. I"m looking for similar with thing apps but stream via usb because I use computer and don't have wifi connection.I very need this cuz my pc speaker was broken.
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Team Viewer
Install on pc and phone
Log in play music.
No usb just need data 3g/lte or wifi and pc must be on the internet.
You don't have to be connect to the same network just username and password will give you remote access to your pc and you can play music through you phone from your pc.
[Android Device]
I can see files on my phone browser, but they are invisible when I connect to my Laptop.
(my laptop is set to show hidden and system files already).
the phone files are within the Phone STORAGE\Android\data\com.xxxxxx\files\xxxxxxx
They are AUDIO recordings from an App.
i have around 1000 files there.
I can bluetooth them but its gonna take forever!!!
surely there is another way to get them to my laptop via USB ?
I realy appreciate any help
[Android Device]
I can see files on my phone browser, but they are invisible when I connect to my Laptop.
(my laptop is set to show hidden and system files already).
the phone files are within the Phone STORAGE\Android\data\com.xxxxxx\files\xxxxxxx
They are AUDIO recordings from an App.
i have around 1000 files there.
I can bluetooth them but its gonna take forever!!!
surely there is another way to get them to my laptop via USB ?
I realy appreciate any help