I really like the Paranoid Android ROM that lets me run tablet mode on my HTC Sensation 4G. However I noticed in tablet mode USB Storage does not present a notification to make it mountable. After some Googling it looks like this is a shortcoming.oversight of the coding for Android tablets themselves. I was wondering if anyone knows of a patch that gets USB Storage functioning in tablet mode.
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Hi,
I have just purchased an HTC Sensation and put Android 4.0.3 on it. All running fine, apart for one issue.
When I plug my phone into my pc (which has HTC Sensation drivers installed fine), there is no pop up on my phone for storage data/charging/syncing... There is a pop up about usb debugging and power goes fine through the usb cable....
So I cant access my storage data with my pc...
What do I do? I've looked everywhere in Android and cant find any really related options... I may be being a dumbass as Im new to all this...
Any help much appreciated...
Hi! I know this has been somewhat discussed before, but apparently not in recent months. My question is, is it still not possible to hook up your Windows Phone 8 as a regular storage device and not as a MTP device? Looks like there are a few tricks for other OS's using MTP but not WP8. Has anyone found a way?
My problem is I lost a couple of GB of pics and video and it's driving me crazy knowing they're right there and any recovery software could save them - they just cant access the phone's internal memory via MTP.
Hi,
I'm trying to learn about serial communication with devices from an Android tablet via USB host mode. I have a tablet, I have the devices, I have the apps... they just won't talk. It's most likely something to do with the firmware on my odd tablet, or maybe I'm just missing something stupid.
The tablet:
SUPERPAD FLYTOUCH
10.2" >24GB< ANDROID 4.0 TABLET A10 1.5Ghz CPU | 1GB RAM
"About this Tablet" says:
Model: BC1003
Android 4.04
Baseband ver 1.5rc4
Kernel 3.0.8 [email protected] #2 Mon Aug 6 15:23:31 CST 2012
There are 2 USB-A ports on this device. One has a physical switch that goes from device to host mode, comes with a male-male cable for attaching to a PC. The other port is host only. I can connect a USB thumb drive and it mounts just fine, shows up in the file manager, no problems. Same for a USB keyboard. It powers any USB device I've plugged into it.
The problem:
It works well enough for most things. But, I've now run into two applications that won't use the host USB port on the thing. Both seem to want to do basic serial communication. At this point, those 2 apps are about the only things I actually want to do with it, so I'm willing to experiment.
I have a USB oscilloscope that comes with an Android app. The app installs and runs fine, but it won't recognize the hardware usb device I've plugged in. Annoying, but I don't really need it. I've recently purchased some digital scales(DROs) for my lathe/mill. There's an Android app that interfaces these scales to an Arduino device via USB. Installs fine, won't connect to the Arduino. Okay, now this is starting to get annoying. Also, for what it's worth, the Android app for doing general Arduino stuff didn't work either.
So, the USB hardware works enough to connect a USB thumb drive or keyboard but the firmware won't use said hardware to do what I want.
The questions:
Am I doing something wrong? Is there an app I can install that enables serial communication over USB host mode? Am I missing something stupid?
Is there any other firmware I can run that will allow this communication? I think I've got the Windows utility that will allow me to flash the rom. I've watched the youtube vids on dis-assembly so I can pull the internal tf/sdcard and make a full dd backup. I'm assuming it contains the roms and everything else. Actually, I'm thinking about just pulling said card and replacing it with a smaller one for experimenting. Will I still be able to flash it using the windows LiveSuite utility even with a blank card inserted?
At this point, I'm willing to play. I mean, it's still useful enough to be careful, but I'm willing to take some chances and put a little work into it. If I can get it running with the DRO software while talking over USB to the Arduino, I'd sacrifice everything else. GPS, battery life, wifi, screen rotation, sound, whatever. I'd just bolt the thing next to the mill and that's that. Failing that, I'll put it back to stock and stick it on the fridge for my wife to look up recipes, Yeah, poor tablet... motor oil and metal swarf or cooking oil and flour. No happy retirement for this tablet, sitting in a drawer gathering dust.
Any hints, links, recommendations, or directions appreciated.
David...
Hi, I have recently purchaced a Giada Q11 Mini and am having some wierd issues with it.
If anyone can help me with this, it would be great.
The issues are as followed:
-Cannot install any apps, apparently there's "System Storage" which is completely filled, and "Flash Storage" which has practically nothing.
-Settings do not save. Once it's turned off and turned back on, it looses all it's settings. I suspect it's due to the issue above.
-Cannot enter any form of recovery. If i press the recovery button, all it does is stall the booting of the Q11.
-No visible way of connecting to a computer for ADB usage. I have read through the manual and the only thing in it is that it has USB OTG through the mic port for some reason. I have tried a jerry rigged usb (white & green) to 3.5mm headphone connector (tip & ring) and connected it to my computer. my computer "seems" to detect it but throws a unknown usb device error on it.
It's a really nice device and I would love to use it as a home theater device but due to the issues above, it stands to say that I cant even use it for anything other than a cheap toy...
If I can install root, i can see if i can junction the /data folder to the sata drive that i have installed in it.
It runs android 4.0.4 but without adb or any form of recovery, i cant seem to do anything with it...
Here's what the device is: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856660005R
Any help is appreciated.
So some good news and some bad news:
Good news:
-it has an allwinner A10 cpu
-can boot off the sd card
-successfully booted a linux image for a MK802 found here: http://liliputing.com/2012/07/linux-distributions-that-can-run-on-an-mk802-mini-pc.html
Bad news:
-cant see the internal flash nor the sata drive installed in it.
Anyone have any ideas?
So good news, apparently the blue USB 3.0 port on the right side of the device is the OTG port and was able to flash a firmware on it and it is now working magnificently.
I've recently started flying quadcopters (DJI Phantom 4 Pro & 3DR Solo). I've been using a Gen 3 iPad to display inflight video and telemetry which also augments the handheld controller. Thing is, iPad brightness is unimpressive in sunlight and there are android apps for the 3DR that are not available to iOS.
So I went to Best Buy and purchased a Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0 with a fairly bright OLED display. I was operating under the deluded impression that the device would USB tether to the Phantom and 3DR controllers as seamlessly as the iPad. It didn't. Specs on the android tablet are as follows:
Device: gts28vewifi
Model: SM-T713 (T713XXU2APK6)
Build: MMB29M
OS: Samsung implementation of Marshmallow 6.0.1
On board memory: 32 GB
External SD memory: 256 GB of U3.
The first issue that I immediately noticed while attempting to connect the Samsung tablet to the Phantom Controller was the small window containing three app icons that repeatedly cycled open & closed as soon as I connected the USB cable from the Phantom controller to the T713 tablet. I started fooling around with setting USB modes (Charging, MTP, PTP, Midi, etc.) thinking that there was a mode incompatibility with the Phantom controller. Nothing seemed to work.
So I put the tablet into Developer Mode, enabled USB Debugging, and flipped the OEM lock off. I fooled a bit with trying to set a compatible mode through the Developer interface without much success. Oddly, when I plugged the iPad into the controller and verified connectivity, then unplugged it and plugged in the android tablet, the android tablet worked fine. (until I unplugged the USB cable. Reattaching the cable after detaching did not reinstate connectivity.)
After fooling around for over 4 hours without any reliable success, I decided that maybe Samsung's USB implementation on this WiFi-Only tablet was less than stellar and I should look at rooting the T713 with a build that implemented USB more effectively and reliably than Samsung's implementation (maybe Nougat?).
I'm an android virgin for all intents and purposes. I've done a fair amount of work on different flavors of Linux, OS X, iOS, and Windows over the years so I assumed that for a first timer, rooting the T713 would not be trivial. I spent several hours reading up on the protocols and tools for rooting, and specifically as it related to the T713. The signal to noise ratio of online information, especially with respect to the 713, appears to be fairly low. But I did find and use Odin (3.07) to install the TWRP 3.0.2-1 tar file according to one online article. I haven't made any further progress beyond that.
After booting into TWRP I noticed that (1) I could tether between the tablet and a Windows 10 machine and eventually get "adb devices" to return a serial number as well as reboot the T713. But I've not been able to get fastboot to connect nor have I been able to upload SuperSU to the tablet. Checking tablet's log, entries complained that the T713 couldn't mount /data and was unable to find the crypto folder. Then I read that /data needed to be formatted (after I had already tried unsuccessfully to wipe it. Okay, my bad. Can't wipe an unmounted device. I get it.) I did, however, manage to get TWRP to format /data.
Thing is, I "assumed" that /data was formatted since the terminal output didn't give any indication of anything in progress. So I think I must have rebooted the T713. The problem now is that the I've had a slowly flashing "Samsung" splash logo throbbing on screen for the past 4 hours; and I think it's looking at me funny.
I've tried to boot it into Recovery Mode and Download Mode without success. TWRP no longer loads. I'm somewhat lost at this point and would appreciate it if someone could point me in the right direction, or link me to some current material on how to either get back into Recovery Mode, or alternatively help me figure out why I am unable to re-flash the tablet.
Thanks