Hey all, I am using jackpotclavins latest build on my rooted kindle fire. Everything is great and I know ICS lost usb mass storage support, so there is apps on the market to do so. one that everyone uses is USB mass storage toggle, Its even on my droidx with ics. Now this app in older versions will mount but it will mount an unknown file system and it will want me to format it. The newer version does it sometimes. I was wonder if it had to do with the kindle fire having multiple partitions on one memory card? tried to post this to the ics thread in developer sforum but i have less than 10 post.
i can't answer your question specifically with respect to usb mass storage toggle, however i'm using an app called dual mount sd ($0.99 on the market) and it's working beautifully for me with the latest ICS build.
Been using the AoKP with kernel 6 for a few days and of course don't have USB but I usually transfer over WIFI anyway (that works fine).
Anytime I must use USB I just boot into recovery, mount, do my thing, then unmount and reboot.
Works fine in a pinch.
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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 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.
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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
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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
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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
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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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.
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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.
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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
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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 community,
I have read around quite a wile now... but I cannot find the answer.
I used to have an HTC Desire, rooted with custom roms. So I stayed with android 2.2 for a very long time. I could plug the phone in a USB on my computer(s) and drag and drop media content to the SD card that got mounted as mass storage, all fine.
Now I upgraded to an HTC One S (Snapdragon S4) and I was quite happy... Until I got the OTA update with Android 4.1.1. and Sense 4+.
My biggest complain is that USB mass storage has gone, i.e. we now need to use HTC Sync Manager to access storage. I guess USM = USB Mass Storage.
I found a lot of acronyms like MTP and PTP, no idea what it means, could not find an accurate explanation.
As for my main question:
did the USB Mass storage feature disappear because of Android 4.1 of is it HTC that blocked the whole thing forcing people to use HTC Sync Manager?
if yes, how to get it back?
if no, which custom ROM with Sense supports USB Mass Storage (i.e. Venom)?
is there any reason why not using USB Mass storage?
Main questions:
1. Yes, USBMS is removed in 4.1 by HTC (and many other makers) and was replaced by MTP. MTP works without sync manager though.
2. Use an AOSP rom or go back to ICS
3. Any ICS Sense rom supports USBMS.
4. No, USBMS is superior in every single way. Why they decided to go with MTP I have no idea, and Id like to meet the retard who thought it was a good idea...
Your other option is using ADB. My Quick ADB makes it easy to transfer files etc and is roughly 5x faster than MTP (USBMS is roughly 10x faster than MTP).
Hi Goatshocker,
Thank you for your super fast response.
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4. No, USBMS is superior in every single way. Why they decided to go with MTP I have no idea, and Id like to meet the retard who thought it was a good idea...
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I totally agree!
You tell me to use "an AOSP rom" I believe AOSP = Android Open Source Projet and therefore you mean any ROM in Android Dev section for my One S right?
In the case of an AOSP ROM with Android 4.1 and later with HTC Sense, how do I see if it supports USBMS? I could not find it listed in the tweaks of the amazing looking Venom Rom for instance.
Last, what do you mean by ADB? Do you mean ADB Launcher? Sorry I have about 18 month latency to the last time I flashed ROMs and was used to all that L33t talking
Cheers
EDIT: OK, saw the ADB Link in your signature, sorry.
EDIT#2: ok searched the Venom Threat and found that we need "TWRP and mount sd there" to use USBMS so question is answered. Apearingly no AOSP 4.1+ ROM has USBMS natively implemented, all kinds of retard over the place
No, AOSP roms are based on the source from google. All Sense based roms are based on the HTC Official roms.
AOSP roms does not have sense (and probably will never have).
AOSP roms have USBMS - Sense-based 4.1 roms does not.
Ya Sense base JB roms I would just go with with TWRP but if you want it like how it was on ICS then you want an AOSP's rom.
Thank You!!~
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Main questions:
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2. Use an AOSP rom or ....
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Thank you for the ADB Tool. I've got an HTC One with CM 10.1 on it, and going to try your tool ASAP. Meanwhile, what do you mean (above), in your reference to AOSP?
Are you saying that you need an AOSP rom to use scripts like this (rather than just the kernel with functionality)?!?
Or are you talking about mounting an external USB drive via OTA of recent ROMs, then using UMS protocol on the external (physically external) USB drive?
[sorry, just really curious, as I've actually been through many evenings in hades over this very same issue]
CM10.1 is AOSP, which is short for Android Open Source Project. That means its based on the source directly from google, and not from HTC.
HTC (and others) removed the good ol' Mass Storage in 4.1 and replaced it with the useless MTP-protocol.
CM, and other AOSP roms, still uses Mass Storage.... Or did, Im really not up to date anymore...
The question in this thread was regarding mounting the device on your PC, like you normally do when you want to send stuff from the phone to the PC.
OTA is unaffected, that uses a completely different code.
I have an HTC EVO 4G LTE, Android 4.0.4 and it is not rooted.
When I connect via USB to the PC, a removable device does show up. The only directories in the removable device are:
- Android
- LOST.DIR
- System Volume Information
On the phone, if I switch from 'Disk drive' to 'Media Sync', then EVO shows up under portable devices on the PC and 'card' (59.4 GB) and 'phone' (9.93 GB) show up as two separate directories but only those same directories I listed above are visible in 'card'.
I get the same results with and without the attached driver being installed on the PC.
View attachment HTC_drivers_Win7_x64.zip
Is it possible to access the phones SD card via USB without using any other software or rooting? I need the SD card to show up as removable storage and have access to all files when I attach it to the PC.
Maybe I'm not understanding the file structure and how the Android uses the SD card. On the phone, I used ES File Explorer to copy a song from the PC to the phone (/sdcard/music/). I have searched both 'card' and 'phone' via the PC and the file is not found. Is '/sdcard/music/' not the SD card?
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UPDATE: I think I figured it out. On the phone, I have to save everything in '/mnt/sdcard/ext_sd/..' in order to save things to the SD card. I was saving things to '/sdcard/..' and '/mnt/sdcard/..' thinking that was the SD card but presumably that's internal storage??? It's confusing because when I use ES File Explorer on the phone, I have the following:
- mnt->sdcard->ext_sd
- sdcard
- sdcard2
On the phone, when using ES File Explorer, 'mnt->sdcard->ext_sd' is empty when the phone is connected to the PC via USB with "Disk drive" selected on the phone. When I change from "Disk drive" to "Charge only", the directories in 'mnt->sdcard->ext_sd' are once again visible in ES File Explorer. Confusing for someone like me that does not understand how the phone's file system works.
I am new but interested to tranfer media files to HTC one M8 avoiding the nasty htc sync manager. Without much hopes, can I find normal humans here to explain if this is doable?
Hello,
according to many tutorials and threads on the Internet, MIUI v5 comes with USB OTG support for external drives. But not for Nexus 5 - after connecting any USB drive (including my PQI Connect 203 which I use almost every day) MIUI doesn't seem to do anything - there's no notification popping up, no external storage information is being shown in "Storage" settings and file managers don't see it as well. All my drives are formatted in FAT32 and they were all working on my previous ROM, SlimKat. Changing kernel to ElementalX didn't help.
I know there's Stickmount in Google Play but it causes way too many problems for me while external storage support in SlimKat was working flawlessly. Is there something I'm missing or MIUI v5 for N5 doesn't support OTG drives this way?
PS: Stickmount Pro doesn't work either (nothing happens when pressing Mount). That's interesting... Also what's more interesting is that I used the OTG Troubleshooter app and it showed me that the source of problem is the "Android 4.3 issue 58277" - while MIUI v5 bases on KitKat...
EDIT: Please close this thread. MIUI caused way too many problems for me so I switched back to Slimkat.