used to mount and read or write (though writing is not completely necessary) external hard drives in NTFS format using an OTG cable and the USB Mass Storage Watcher OTG app from Android market? Is a custom ROM absolutely necessary?
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Hello all,
I am not sure if i connect a 500 gb usb external hard disk to my xoom through micro usb otg cable. Can anyone answer this? IF positive, I will buy a 500 gb instantly.
That depends.
I am running Tiamat manta ray 2.0.1 on UK MZ601 3g xoom and I can mount an external WD usb powered 500Gb drive over otg with no problems.For stock 3.01which I came from it didn't work.
I use usb otg watcher (available in market place) to mount and es filemanager to move, and copy and browse etc
Regards,
wendell7 said:
That depends.
I am running Tiamat manta ray 2.0.1 on UK MZ601 3g xoom and I can mount an external WD usb powered 500Gb drive over otg with no problems.For stock 3.01which I came from it didn't work.
I use usb otg watcher (available in market place) to mount and es filemanager to move, and copy and browse etc
Regards,
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I have a new WD Passport Essential 750GB HDD that works fine with the Moto OTG adaptor and the USB Mass storage Watcher OTG app. My Xoom's configuration is in my sig.
okantomi said:
I have a new WD Passport Essential 750GB HDD that works fine with the Moto OTG adaptor and the USB Mass storage Watcher OTG app. My Xoom's configuration is in my sig.
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If i use stock 3.2 rom would it be possible then to use?
raihankabir_1 said:
If i use stock 3.2 rom would it be possible then to use?
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You could try but that app I mentioned requires root and I'm not sure if stock 3.2 provides usb host mode support.
I'm still on Tiamat 1.0 and can read my WD 1TB HDD (NTFS) without issue.
I'm still in stock 3.0.1 uk and I can use my 500, 750 and 1T WD passports fine by mounting through terminal emulator.
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helo all,
I am using xoom wifi stock 3.2 . I am not rooted. I have an USB otg cable but when I plug any USB mass storage eg 4/8 gb my xoom don't show any device. What should I do now?
raihankabir_1 said:
helo all,
I am using xoom wifi stock 3.2 . I am not rooted. I have an USB otg cable but when I plug any USB mass storage eg 4/8 gb my xoom don't show any device. What should I do now?
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I believe that you must be rooted to use the Xoom in USB host mode. I've been rooted from a couple of days after I bought my Xoom, so I don't remember.
You do have external sd card (read only) right?
Make sure that 'USB Debugging' is disabled.
i'm afraid you need custom rom for this.
okantomi said:
I believe that you must be rooted to use the Xoom in USB host mode. I've been rooted from a couple of days after I bought my Xoom, so I don't remember.
You do have external sd card (read only) right?
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I have 32 gb SD card that xoom can mount but it can't joint USB drives
raihankabir_1 said:
I have 32 gb SD card that xoom can mount but it can't joint USB drives
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Then as I thought, you need to be rooted and install a custom kernel or rom (Tachi kernel or Hammerhead rom for HC3.2) that says it enables usb OTG host mode in the releas notes. Then you can use your OTG cable (and the free app USB Mass Storage Watcher OTG) to mount and use thumb drives and newer HHDs (that don't require much power to run).
okantomi said:
Then as I thought, you need to be rooted and install a custom kernel or rom (Tachi kernel or Hammerhead rom for HC3.2) that says it enables usb OTG host mode in the releas notes. Then you can use your OTG cable (and the free app USB Mass Storage Watcher OTG) to mount and use thumb drives and newer HHDs (that don't require much power to run).
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Thanks for the reply. Where can I get the steps for rooting? Is it possible to go back to custom rom after rooting?
raihankabir_1 said:
Thanks for the reply. Where can I get the steps for rooting? Is it possible to go back to custom rom after rooting?
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Yes you can flash a custom rom.
For the correct rooting guide for your Xoom model (3G or WiFi-only, country of origin) check out the Xoom Heaven thread in General section 1st, to see if your Xoom model is addressed there.
cutting to the chase, im looking for a way to install my apps data and if possible apk files to a otg micro usb flashdrive (its a flash drive that has a micros usb conection that plugs directly into our phones micro usb port.) So far im able to read and write data to it in the sense that i can browse movie files music ect from the usb drive.
What i want to do is to be able to download a app from playstore and it installs automatically to the otg drive.
I tried foldermount and thats fairly inconvenient in the sense i have to first download file to phones internal storage THEN link it to my otg drive, this process is time consuming and irritating for my purposes.
Ive looked into link2sd but its telling me i dont have a 2nd partiton on my otg flash drive, but ive used eauseus partition manager and did that (made a ext 4 , also tried ext 3, partition as part of the overal 16gb flash drive) and no go.
i know this is possible on a custom rom as i did this with a micro sd card many android phones ago.
quick specs on my device
completed stock rooted and bootloader unlocked
latest busybox and su binaries.
no exposed modules or custom kernel.
8gig x1032 singe sim version
any suggestions be my guest.
hello everyone...
I bought galaxy note 3 and install stick mount and paragon ntfs&hfs and ntfs mounter and busybox app and install usb stick plugin for total commander...
but still i have a problem with ntfs format and immediately i connect otg cable with device with ntfs format ; note 3 will automatically safety remove the device and i can't access the information in device with ntfs format...
howw can i solve this problem???
thanks...
android version 4.4.2
stock rom and i don't want to install custom rom...
and so i don't want to convert ntfs to fat32...
albert444 said:
hello everyone...
I bought galaxy note 3 and install stick mount and paragon ntfs&hfs and ntfs mounter and busybox app and install usb stick plugin for total commander...
but still i have a problem with ntfs format and immediately i connect otg cable with device with ntfs format ; note 3 will automatically safety remove the device and i can't access the information in device with ntfs format...
howw can i solve this problem???
thanks...
android version 4.4.2
stock rom and i don't want to install custom rom...
and so i don't want to convert ntfs to fat32...
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nobody know???
I have a 2.5in 1TB external hard drive, but when I connect it to my P3100, it gives me the "empty storage or unsupported file system" error.
It is not the problem of the drive requiring more power than the tab provides, because I am using the Y cable to supply additional power to the drive.
After searching and reading up on the problem, I understand that Android does not support NTFS file system. So, I was wondering if I formatted my drive to the ExFAT file system, will my tab read it then??
By the way, my tab is rooted and running Adis SungsonicHD V-7 ROM at the moment.
Thanks
ExFAT is also a proprietary Windows format. You'd need to format to FAT32 and even then you'll prolly have to make more than one partition to use it all. Just Google for applications that format external drives to FAT32.
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