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8.9 Usb adapter + 2,5mm HDD

I have one of those cheapo China USB adapters.
It works fine recognizing my storage when i hook up a pendrive but now i tried it with an external 2,5mm HDD and it didn't get recognized. im guessing the tab doesn't provide the HDD with enough power for it to run.
here my question: is it just my cheapo china usb adapter? does someone have the official samsung one and could try it out and see if external drive (without power chords) are supported?
would be awesome!

No, it won't work, there's simply not enough amps to power that.
I suggest getting a powered USB hub then making a battery pack for it (I'll get around to taking a picture of mine - I use it with my N900 and 8.9 with USB HDDs, DVD drives and USB data cards.)

yeah i imagined sth like that.
i have a usb hub but i was hoping to just use the drive by itself.
would be interesting to see your battery pack hack! please post some pictures!

Looking forward to seeing this battery pack
I have tried it a couple of times but the battery pack i made did not last very long

Why would you need a hub? Most come with a dual USB cable. Plug the main one into the tab adapter and the other one into a battery pack with USB. Should be a touch less cumbersome and you don't need to build anything, unless you really want to.
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Hurrian said:
No, it won't work, there's simply not enough amps to power that.
I suggest getting a powered USB hub then making a battery pack for it (I'll get around to taking a picture of mine - I use it with my N900 and 8.9 with USB HDDs, DVD drives and USB data cards.)
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So, this 8'9 can work with external hdd?
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Declan79 said:
So, this 8'9 can work with external hdd?
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yes, as long as you can power the drive separately.

Declan79 said:
So, this 8'9 can work with external hdd?
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The drive must also be formated with FAT32. The GT Tab won't read NTFS.

dbpaddler said:
yes, as long as you can power the drive separately.
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Well, im thinking to change my 7gtab to 8'9 or 7'7 and it would be awesome to had an hdd running with it
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crazycranky said:
The drive must also be formated with FAT32. The GT Tab won't read NTFS.
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So The file on the hdd must be fat32?
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Declan79 said:
So The file on the hdd must be fat32?
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Unless you install CM9 which supports NTFS (read-only) on the 8.9 tab.

kallt_kaffe said:
Unless you install CM9 which supports NTFS (read-only) on the 8.9 tab.
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Ok, dan now I'm running on cm9(rc1) but it still on my gt p1000, is it the same way?
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Skyrocket MHL / JIG / OTG Cables ?

Hello team
Just been searching through and ive seen a few good hand of people discussing the adapter working well for the Samsung Galaxy SII Skyrocket by AT&T . Was really hoping some people could point me to an excellent cable that works. I saw so many online, i just wasnt sure which one would work correctly , or most importantly work well
Would like links for MHL and a OTG cable if possible. Thanks in advanced for help
Phone currently running SKY ICS
A little bit of searching and i found these. Any thoughts/
Skyrocket JIG Cable for Download Mode / Unbrick
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160672318782
Skyrocket OTG Cable for Peripherals and USB
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300669048390
Skyrocket MHL Cable for HDMI out
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110923690772

Okay. update, i ordered those, i will follow up whenever i get them

I took some pictures for you all. IDK if anyone is looking at these, but here they are. I must say. ALL ITEMS work PERFECT. Couldnt be happier. My phone runs the CM 9 currently and im yet have any issues

The jig says in the description that it doesn't work on our phone, is that true.
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no its not. It DOES work, i tested mine 4 times in a row. Turn off Device entirely. Then plug up the JIG , and BAM, turns on , on its own into Download mode
Heres a video of it working which i just recorded now @ work for you to see
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHNm3L25wxc

seanci said:
The jig says in the description that it doesn't work on our phone, is that true.
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Its designed to work for any of the GALAXY based phones by Samsung. Thats what i was told at least. And it worked great with mine if you saw the above video i posted :silly:

I appreciate you posting this. Was just researching on the OTG as well. Ordering mine from Amazon now. Already had the mhl for 6 months. Was worried that the otg cable would not power a thumb drive. Now I know. Thanks!

Yup sure does, i tried both FAT32 and NTFS Flash drives... Next up is external HDD
Now i need a transformer or a Tab 2

For a USB powered external hdd you need a powered USB hub. If you plug in the hdd directly into the otg cable it does not work.
If your hdd has its own power supply then it works directly.
The phone battery is not enough to power the hdd.
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Yeah that's kinda obvious I suppose . Power is required . Still a good to hAve .
Mhl not work with cm9 just yet . Or maybe I'm doing it wrong . But I tested with other roms
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prasadudwadia said:
Yeah that's kinda obvious I suppose . Power is required . Still a good to hAve .
Mhl not work with cm9 just yet . Or maybe I'm doing it wrong . But I tested with other roms
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I got my MHL adapter from Monoprice, works with CM9 just fine
edit: okay, it used to with the old NIGHTLYs, but doesn't in the stable
edit2: works with InstigatorX kernel v5.4.5, but NOT v6.0

prasadudwadia said:
Yeah that's kinda obvious I suppose . Power is required . Still a good to hAve .
Mhl not work with cm9 just yet . Or maybe I'm doing it wrong . But I tested with other roms
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Sorry didnt reply now just checked my pm xD, but thanks for vid good to know
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otg adapter with 1tb external hd

i'm looking at getting this 1tb external hard drive and using it with my OTG cable, but i'm not sure if the phone will detect that there is that much space available.
here's the link:
http://www.amazon.com/Passport-Port...TF8&colid=1TWXTHTS82EGP&coliid=I2WMSUSP2F8AXK

I don't think it's gonna work cause such a hard drive needs power and it didn't work for me
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even if it's usb powered?

ucpro said:
even if it's usb powered?
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Your phone probably can't power it. You are also gonna have problems with the file system
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jhoutz said:
Your phone probably can't power it. You are also gonna have problems with the file system
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i thought about the file system too. i read that i'd have to separate it into a bunch of different partitions

[Q] Usb OTG maximum storage?

Hey guys, im planning on buying an usb stick and of course i will use it on my nexus 5 too. I am thinking of this one: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00AXWOLO6/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&psc=1&s=computers
But i don't know if 64 gb is supported by Usb OTG, has someone tried or can try and come back to me?
Edit: It worked, if anyone is wondering.

Dakura said:
Hey guys, im planning on buying an usb stick and of course i will use it on my nexus 5 too. I am thinking of this one: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00AXWOLO6/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&psc=1&s=computers
But i don't know if 64 gb is supported by Usb OTG, has someone tried or can try and come back to me?
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My 64 gig micro works fine with Meenova. Should be the same for a stick.

people connect terabyte drives through usb otg. you fine with whatever you got man

I have tried to connect my portable hard drive to my nexus, it shows the drive in the file system but it didn't show the folders,I also can't write anything to it, keeps giving me errors, anyone have a clue?
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ckavvouras said:
I have tried to connect my portable hard drive to my nexus, it shows the drive in the file system but it didn't show the folders,I also can't write anything to it, keeps giving me errors, anyone have a clue?
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How are you powering the harddrive?
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Via its usb 3.0 connection, there is no way to connect an additional power source, it's a portable drive so there is no additional power source
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ckavvouras said:
Via its usb 3.0 connection, there is no way to connect an additional power source, it's a portable drive so there is no additional power source
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Ok. Its just that unlike Samsung galaxy s3 (onwards) the nexus 5 cannot power mechanical drives through its USB host port. I expect you'd need a powered USB hub to power and use a mechanical drive.
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rootSU said:
Ok. Its just that unlike Samsung galaxy s3 (onwards) the nexus 5 cannot power mechanical drives through its USB host port. I expect you'd need a powered USB hub to power and use a mechanical drive.
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Ah ok that kinda sucks, I thought maybe it wasn't formatted properly and it was having trouble reading the file system or something.
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Would a third party Rom like cyanogen make the drive work? Or is it a hardware issue?
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Hardware as far as I know. The S3 was the first that could do this without external power. Not all devices follow suit. Mechanical parts require a lot of power compared to flash
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So any size usb stick or a external drive with its own power source. I'm using a 128gb stick.
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I can't say if there's a limit on mechanical drives or not.
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rootSU said:
I can't say if there's a limit on mechanical drives or not.
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Hi, which kernel support USB OTG? Thanks
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Its built-in all ready. After rooting all you need is an app like stickmount. Or if you change rom most of them have the software you need allready in there.
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rootSU said:
How are you powering the harddrive?
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Is your drive in NTSF format? Android only recognizes FAT32. Try a drive formatted as FAT32 and see what happens.

I am using my 1TB WD harddrive(ntfs).
It works fine with StickMount. I never needed external power source.
But it eats the battery extremely fast at almost 1%-2% per minute.
But the USB-Y cable should work fine for powering usb hard drive.

yuepc000 said:
Is your drive in NTSF format? Android only recognizes FAT32. Try a drive formatted as FAT32 and see what happens.
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@yuepc000 - I don't have a drive.

SD Storage solution

While not as good as having an SD slot - this could be of some help. I'm sure you wouldn't leave it hanging all the time and most likely have to remove it to charge if your not using wireless charging.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RBGYGPG?tag=price1330-20&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
Jack
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midmadn said:
While not as good as having an SD slot - this could be of some help. I'm sure you wouldn't leave it hanging all the time and most likely have to remove it to charge if your not using wireless charging.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RBGYGPG?tag=price1330-20&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
Jack
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I opted for the 64 GB version ... just to save from extra equipment. But there is a wireless flash drive option too.
http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Wireless-Smartphones-Tablets-SDWS2-032G-E57/dp/B00DBX371C

midmadn said:
While not as good as having an SD slot - this could be of some help. I'm sure you wouldn't leave it hanging all the time and most likely have to remove it to charge if your not using wireless charging.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RBGYGPG?tag=price1330-20&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
Jack
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This has been around for a while. I bought one of these more than a year ago for my Note 3.
The model is a older version but it works well.

23 $$ ?? I got 1 for 7.99 at best buy with an otg cable
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I promise I'm not griefing but rather curious.... I am extremely satisfied with the 100 gigs of storage you get with OneDrive when you buy the Note 5. Any of my large files I have put in the cloud or if they are videos I either upload them to social media or put them on my PC for editing and don't forsee an issue with the 32 gigs of onboard storage. I guess I'm just wondering what sort of data an SD device like this accounts for due to a lack of expandable memory.

SS70Chevelle said:
I promise I'm not griefing but rather curious.... I am extremely satisfied with the 100 gigs of storage you get with OneDrive when you buy the Note 5. Any of my large files I have put in the cloud or if they are videos I either upload them to social media or put them on my PC for editing and don't forsee an issue with the 32 gigs of onboard storage. I guess I'm just wondering what sort of data an SD device like this accounts for due to a lack of expandable memory.
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Yeah but when you need your backup for your rom and you can't access onedrive.... that will suck

Chaz187 said:
Yeah but when you need your backup for your rom and you can't access onedrive.... that will suck
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I get what you're saying but I would just back it up to my external hard drive on my PC. I do know what you mean though, but if that's the only reason...

SS70Chevelle said:
I get what you're saying but I would just back it up to my external hard drive on my PC. I do know what you mean though, but if that's the only reason...
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But if you run into an issue where you flash and can't access you pc then what....

I have one but i dont like the fact i have no access to it from recovery
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thatruth132 said:
I have one but i dont like the fact i have no access to it from recovery
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Use philz recovery and it works!

I use this. It also comes with a 2.0 usb adapter.

Androidwarrior said:
I use this. It also comes with a 2.0 usb adapter.
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Where did you get that from? Do you have a link?

TweetyBear said:
Where did you get that from? Do you have a link?
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https://shopmeenova.appspot.com/st/order.html

I want this one
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00J2...ard+reader&dpPl=1&dpID=41o3lSfSkWL&ref=plSrch
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I want the whole page
Lmao
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/s/ref=i...o+usb+sd+card+reader&sprefix=micro+usb+sdcard
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This or that.
The Voyager is 64gb. The plugable has a 128gb microSD in it and it works.
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ty

midmadn, device must have OTG support to be read on note phones. I just got an otg adaptor from China that I'll be testing.
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