i m in rooted 3.2 with tiamat stock gpu kernel, can i mount any usb memory drives via otg? how should i do it? thx
omnia1994 said:
i m in rooted 3.2 with tiamat stock gpu kernel, can i mount any usb memory drives via otg? how should i do it? thx
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Yes! You need an OTG cable, such as the Motorola Camera Connection Kit. There are others available for less money, but you have to make sure it's really OTG, because it has a different pin configuration.
In addition, you may need to use one of two free apps to help mount the drive--USB Mass Storage Watcher OTG, or Drive Mount.
I've found that it may help to reboot with the drive plugged in (at least the first time).
With this set-up you can use a thumb drive or a large HDD.
My Xoom is fine but my friend bought one and he cant otg with 3.2 unless he roots, right? ... The toshiba does otg out of the box. This was his major buying point. Anyone know why xoom m doesnt yet others will? And yes, he has otg cable.
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okantomi said:
Yes! You need an OTG cable, such as the Motorola Camera Connection Kit. There are others available for less money, but you have to make sure it's really OTG, because it has a different pin configuration.
In addition, you may need to use one of two free apps to help mount the drive--USB Mass Storage Watcher OTG, or Drive Mount.
I've found that it may help to reboot with the drive plugged in (at least the first time).
With this set-up you can use a thumb drive or a large HDD.
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I tried both of them n failed in both
The drive mount requires busybody. But after installed it, the drive mount apps keep DC.. couldn't use at all
And for the USB mass watcher, when i launch it it asked me to download the latest version, but the latest version isn't compatible with 3.2
What should i do now =(
omnia1994 said:
I tried both of them n failed in both
The drive mount requires busybody. But after installed it, the drive mount apps keep DC.. couldn't use at all
And for the USB mass watcher, when i launch it it asked me to download the latest version, but the latest version isn't compatible with 3.2
What should i do now =(
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Sure it is compatible with 3.2. I use it.
Also it's busybox.
armychris28210 said:
My Xoom is fine but my friend bought one and he cant otg with 3.2 unless he roots, right? ... The toshiba does otg out of the box. This was his major buying point. Anyone know why xoom m doesnt yet others will? And yes, he has otg cable.
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I'm not certain if an unrooted Xoom can really access OTG/usb host mode. People say that, but I have been rooted from the start, so I never tested it out.
But i can't even download it from market @@
I jhave it now butkeep fc . Argh
Yeah, I have been rooted since day one as well, so I was unsure of the stock 3.2...
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but ii m on rooted 3.2, the apps keep fc when i insert my drive to otg
do i need to go through this process? note that i ve flashed the tiamat kernel already
omnia1994 said:
do i need to go through this process? note that i ve flashed the tiamat kernel already
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Are you sure you have an OTG cable?
Also, what are you trying to connect? Some people have had issues with thumb drives but not with an HDD.
thumb drive.. yup i m sure its a otg
omnia1994 said:
thumb drive.. yup i m sure its a otg
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Tellme exactly what your doing and when the problem comes up. This should be working.
i installed busybox n drive mount. But whn i insert a thumb drive via otg, my device screen just turn black n its shut down.. weird
omnia1994 said:
i installed busybox n drive mount. But whn i insert a thumb drive via otg, my device screen just turn black n its shut down.. weird
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Does it dim or does it crash? If it dims and you can't do anything, try turning the Xoom (like from landscape to portrait), with auto-rotate enable, and if a dialog box opens, choose an action.
If it is crashing, can you try an HDD like a Passport?
not dim nor crash. The device just suddenly go black n have to boot up
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Upgraded to 3.2, installed Katana, no USB OTG recognition, then installed USB watcher OTG. Now it sees the drive, says it's mounted but nothing shows in Root Explorer? Any ideas?
zn706 said:
Upgraded to 3.2, installed Katana, no USB OTG recognition, then installed USB watcher OTG. Now it sees the drive, says it's mounted but nothing shows in Root Explorer? Any ideas?
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Where did you choose to mount it? You have to choose. I chose "mount at next available mount point," and I found it at external2.
It didn't give me that option, and it wouldn't use any other point, but after I went and created a few directories within /mnt like USB1, usb2 ect now it works. Thanks for giving me the idea.
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Thank you guys
This thread saved me. I upgraded to rooted 3.2 with Tiamat kernel 2.0.0
Its great but I noticed it no longer had usbOTG support. I tried everything I could think of and was a no go. I thought I was gonna have to restore my ROM manager backup of rooted 3.1 but then I came across this thread.
Learned about USB watcher OTG and works like a charm. I love that I can also mount it to my own custom folders and I can now UNMOUNT. Such a needed feature.
Thanks guys !!!
I've a Xoom MZ604 US WIFI ONLY , with rooted android 3.2 and tiamat kernel 2.0 . I tried to use an external USB drive ( various pen and HD ) but without success.
I try with USB Watcher ( both version ) and DRIVE MOUNT , but nothing .
The xoom doesnt't recognize or mount the drive.
Someone have a solution ?
Thanks
snowg said:
I've a Xoom MZ604 US WIFI ONLY , with rooted android 3.2 and tiamat kernel 2.0 . I tried to use an external USB drive ( various pen and HD ) but without success.
I try with USB Watcher ( both version ) and DRIVE MOUNT , but nothing .
The xoom doesnt't recognize or mount the drive.
Someone have a solution ?
Thanks
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Did you reboot while the drive is connected? And of course, are you using a tested usbOTG cable?
Had you been able to connect/use the drives on HC3.1?
okantomi said:
Did you reboot while the drive is connected? And of course, are you using a tested usbOTG cable?
Had you been able to connect/use the drives on HC3.1?
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I tried to reboot with stick connected , but nothing !
I received the cable yesterday ... after the update to 3.2 , so i don't know if the USB stick works with 3.1.
mmmmmh... about the "tested cable" ... mine is not a cable but an adaptor ... and i hope it works
i can't get mine to work either. Using the same things you are. I have the official motorola cable for it. Never rooted in 3.1, didn't root til 3.2, so no idea if it would have worked then. I am wondering if it is the kernel that is causing this issue. Cause i have seen others post of the same problems with this kernel... Relly wanted this to be working. Go into the hospital thursday for surgery, be in there a week. Wanted to be able to load files off thumb and portable HDs to watch movies on. Can't do either now
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I initially had the same issue with my USB drive. I then pulled the usb drive out of my "official Motorola OTG cable" then plugged it back in and it now works well. Backed up by SD card to my USB drive . . . no problem.
Legato Bluesummers said:
i can't get mine to work either. Using the same things you are. I have the official motorola cable for it. Never rooted in 3.1, didn't root til 3.2, so no idea if it would have worked then. I am wondering if it is the kernel that is causing this issue. Cause i have seen others post of the same problems with this kernel... Relly wanted this to be working. Go into the hospital thursday for surgery, be in there a week. Wanted to be able to load files off thumb and portable HDs to watch movies on. Can't do either now
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If you can update to the new Tiamat Manta Ray rom you will be guaranteed to have usbOTG function with the free USB Mass Storage Watcher OTG app. It's now working like a charm with the Motorola OTG "camera kit" adapter.
I have a problem with the USB mass storage in ICS build 4, for some reason when I connect my phone to the PC it just starts charging and doesn't give me the option of turning the mass storage on. Are there any alternative programs for using usb storage?
mrdjibrilo said:
I have a problem with the USB mass storage in ICS build 4, for some reason when I connect my phone to the PC it just starts charging and doesn't give me the option of turning the mass storage on. Are there any alternative programs for using usb storage?
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Maybe it's just a problem with ICS because it's still in its early Alpha stages. Just go back to CM7 or any Froyo ROM.
Smonic said:
Maybe it's just a problem with ICS because it's still in its early Alpha stages. Just go back to CM7 or any Froyo ROM.
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It worked in build 3, it's just strange that the option is gone in the newer build,and please if you have a concrete answer for my question please answer, I am aware of the possibilities but I want to use ICS.
mrdjibrilo said:
It worked in build 3, it's just strange that the option is gone in the newer build,and please if you have a concrete answer for my question please answer, I am aware of the possibilities but I want to use ICS.
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If you want to use ICS than you will have to live with these bugs since it is only the fourth release. Anyway, the developers may have done something wrong with it but will probably be able to fix it with ease in the next release.
I highly recommend you to wait for the full version of ICS/CM9 as it is still incomplete!
If you want to use this rom then you have only option,get an adapter
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Or use a wireless transfer (through wifi or bt), e.g. https://market.android.com/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop.
mrdjibrilo said:
I have a problem with the USB mass storage in ICS build 4, for some reason when I connect my phone to the PC it just starts charging and doesn't give me the option of turning the mass storage on. Are there any alternative programs for using usb storage?
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Please use this app for USB mass storage by Bexton
Version 1.2 pre will work for our phone but not lower versions
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1389375
mrdjibrilo said:
I have a problem with the USB mass storage in ICS build 4, for some reason when I connect my phone to the PC it just starts charging and doesn't give me the option of turning the mass storage on. Are there any alternative programs for using usb storage?
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It wasn't showing for me, but I was still able to use the USB Mass Storage. It was set as default. Use an app someone has posted
Here ICS discussion http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1347122
Hi Guys,
I have recently flashed Dark Nexus on my A110. I love the ROM! However, pen drives are not getting detected (via OTG). Any idea whats happening?
Akshay
kaos333 said:
Hi Guys,
I have recently flashed Dark Nexus on my A110. I love the ROM! However, pen drives are not getting detected (via OTG). Any idea whats happening?
Akshay
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.shajul.usbotg&hl=en buddy install this app and open up and mount the otg when any pendrive is connected to ur device...
then download root browser...open it go to storage u will find usbotgdrives...here u go
hit thanks if i helped
kaos333 said:
Hi Guys,
I have recently flashed Dark Nexus on my A110. I love the ROM! However, pen drives are not getting detected (via OTG). Any idea whats happening?
Akshay
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Try Stick Mount from play store [Root]. It has automatic mount during boot option
rakeshz said:
Try Stick Mount from play store [Root]. It has automatic mount during boot option
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rakeshz, play store says stick mount app is not supported on my phone.
[email protected], thanx for ur suggestion. usb mouse/keyboard and pen drives work but by 500GB usd HDD does not get detected. I am also facing another issue, when I unmount the pen drive and remove it from the OTG cable, I get the error: "android.process.media has stopped" and after that nothing gets detected until I restart my phone.
External HDDs require additional power so most don't work. However make sure you the memory device is on FAT32. If you are on NTFS, use binaries provided in the description of stick mount on google play.
On my current Galaxy Nexus I can connect a USB memory stick through an OTG (On The Go) cable and read and write from and to it (root required for write).
How about the Nexus 5? I would not buy it if it could not do that.
hgmichna said:
On my current Galaxy Nexus I can connect a USB memory stick through an OTG (On The Go) cable and read and write from and to it (root required for write).
How about the Nexus 5? I would not buy it if it could not do that.
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Confirmed working OTG. I used OTG disk Explorer lite to mount without root.
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jphilippon said:
Confirmed working OTG. I used OTG disk Explorer lite to mount without root.
sent from my Nexus 5
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Great! Thanks.
Can anybody else confirm this just to make it entirely certain? Has anybody tried to write to USB mass storage?
hgmichna said:
Great! Thanks.
Can anybody else confirm this just to make it entirely certain? Has anybody tried to write to USB mass storage?
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I've just used Stickmount to mount a USB device and successfully written 2 files to it, so I can confirm USB OTG is working just fine.
But you have to use a 3rd party app in order to write to a usb OTG flash drive or a simple file explorer is sufficient??
Also, you guys mention that no root is required, does this differ from 4.3 ??
On my Nexus 7 II with 4.3 I have to root it in order to use one of those 3rd party apps in order to write files on the usb disk. Is this correct?
The device does not have any mounting capability by default, so you must use apps (or a custom kernel) to do it. That means root.
Wow great to hear this. I have to return my N5 due to a faulty speaker, when i get a new one might drop down to the 16GB now if it has OTG.
Well this is great to know. I didn't want to open my nexus 5 until this was confirmed. I hate that the nexus 4 didn't have this functionality and its the only major gripe I had with that handset. Has anyone tried it nexus 5 with dualshock controllers or keyboards and mice??
OK so I tried it with USB keyboard mouse AND dualshock 3 working great!
Vincent Law said:
The device does not have any mounting capability by default, so you must use apps (or a custom kernel) to do it. That means root.
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root? but this user on this thread said this:
"Confirmed working OTG. I used OTG disk Explorer lite to mount without root. "
onesolo said:
root? but this user on this thread said this:
"Confirmed working OTG. I used OTG disk Explorer lite to mount without root. "
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To my knowledge you can read from USB memory without root rights, but to write you need root. Example app: StickMount.
hgmichna said:
To my knowledge you can read from USB memory without root rights, but to write you need root. Example app: StickMount.
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as he didn't mention if it was read or write...
Too bad this isn't inbuilt on google's roms...
onesolo said:
Too bad this isn't inbuilt on google's roms...
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Perhaps it is planned obsolescense. They don't want us to be able to expand the memory. They want us to buy a new phone sooner, rather than later.
At least I can find no other explanation.
Can somebody confirm if this is working with 4.4.4 without root? if yes which app?
CyanogenMod 11 M7 has OTG capability built-in
Just a remark on the sidelines. There was the wish that Google include OTG capability in their stock ROM.
They have not done it, but Cyanogen has. CyanogenMod 11 has OTG USB memory capability. Since version M7 it even includes exFAT in addition to FAT32.
So if you really want this capability, there is a way.