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rooted 3.2 - can i mount usb drives?

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

[DEV] Native usb storage otg

Made some progress with USB storage without the use of an app. Setup so far is really simple. Add a line to /system/etc/vold.fstab that looks like this:
dev_mount usbdrive /mnt/usbdrive auto /devices/platform/tegra-ehci.0
Still need work on getting the external storage managed by the system.
WARNING:
This is just a first step and with no way to unmount using Android's storage manager you may corrupt your external storage.

calmfury said:
Made some progress with USB storage without the use of an app. Setup so far is really simple. Add a line to /system/etc/vold.fstab that looks like this:
dev_mount usbdrive /mnt/usbdrive auto /devices/platform/tegra-ehci.0
Still need work out how to unmount. hope this helps someone.
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Does that mean I can back up and restore stuff via otg as if it were my external sd card?
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mrnovanova said:
Does that mean I can back up and restore stuff via otg as if it were my external sd card?
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u can with the new twrp
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smirkis said:
u can with the new twrp
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NOOOO! I Seriously! And you tell me this now. Thanks I'll give it a whirl.
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Wow I JUST got my OTG yesterday. Fantastic timing.

what this means... hopefully
As it stands now, adding this line will cause your N7 to automount a usb drive to /usbdrive. You will see "preparing usb storage" in the notification bar and your file explorer of choice will see the data in /usbdrive. Unmounting is an issue at this point. I hope to fix that in a few days when I get the time.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.stickmount
I believe this works on the N7 I am waiting on my cable to test. I realize you want to do it without a app but the syntax should be close.
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calmfury said:
Made some progress with USB storage without the use of an app. Setup so far is really simple. Add a line to /system/etc/vold.fstab that looks like this:
dev_mount usbdrive /mnt/usbdrive auto /devices/platform/tegra-ehci.0
Still need work out how to unmount. hope this helps someone.
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Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe that CM10 already has USB Storage OTG built into it with the last few nightlies.

djkinetic said:
Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe that CM10 already has USB Storage OTG built into it with the last few nightlies.
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Yes it does from what I know
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a day late and a dollar...
Haven't been following the cm10 builds. Still gonna push forward for the exercise.

People who don't run CM10, can use this method. Would be cool if unmount is done.

Guys, quick question as I'm receiving my N7 tonight, the usb stick format can be ntfs? Or only fat32? Thanks
EDIT: saw from other thread, ntfs seems ok as well. i already got the tab and will start unlock and root.
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Versatile1 said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.stickmount
I believe this works on the N7 I am waiting on my cable to test. I realize you want to do it without a app but the syntax should be close.
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Just wanted to confirm that stickmount works well with the N7.
I have it installed and I've used it on two different usb drives.
A 32GB PNY USB2.0 Flash Drive Stick
And an 8GB uSD card inserted into an elago II USB Reader.
Both worked without any issues.
However, I'm still intrigued by a method to get usb mass storage support natively w/o an app

That does it...I give in! I gotta try the twrp recovery. Feel like I just decided to cheat on my girlfriend.
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I will be following your progress.

calmfury said:
As it stands now, adding this line will cause your N7 to automount a usb drive to /usbdrive. You will see "preparing usb storage" in the notification bar and your file explorer of choice will see the data in /usbdrive. Unmounting is an issue at this point. I hope to fix that in a few days when I get the time.
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But stickmount already does that and it unmounts it as well.
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Can someone point me to an otg cable thats on a uk site pleae?
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leelaa said:
Can someone point me to an otg cable thats on a uk site pleae?
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I saw a post about it somewhere around here. Referenced Amazon.uk, the title was USB otg that work and ones that don't I believe. Google can probably get it. If I wasn't using the app I would hook you up.
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calmfury said:
Made some progress with USB storage without the use of an app. Setup so far is really simple. Add a line to /system/etc/vold.fstab that looks like this:
dev_mount usbdrive /mnt/usbdrive auto /devices/platform/tegra-ehci.0
Still need work on getting the external storage managed by the system.
WARNING:
This is just a first step and with no way to unmount using Android's storage manager you may corrupt your external storage.
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Can I ask, does this support NTFS r/w? or r/o.
Everything I've tried, aside from USB OTG Helper--including a CM10 kang rom that claimed to support ntfs OTG--will only mount r/o.
Including the command $ mount -t ntfs /dev/block/sda1 /usbdisk. I guess it's the ntfs driver or something? but it will only mount r/o. Even $ mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/sda1 /usbdisk does not work, it still is ro.

leelaa said:
Can someone point me to an otg cable thats on a uk site pleae?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1812609
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[Q] USB OTG not working

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.

[Q] How To Mount External Hard Disk Drive

How to mount external HDD , i found one tutorial but i didn't know anything about xoom.

skyzo97 said:
How to mount external HDD , i found one tutorial but i didn't know anything about xoom.
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why do you want to mount external hdd??

jime1 said:
why do you want to mount external hdd??
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it easy for me to play video without transfer the file to my pc then to my sdcard.

skyzo97 said:
it easy for me to play video without transfer the file to my pc then to my sdcard.
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K hang in there ..I'll see what i can find
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K hang in there ..I'll see what i can find
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1. Unlock it,
2. Root it,
3. Go to Google Play and install "StickMount" app,
4. Buy a USB OTG cable, ( On To Go cable)
5. Plug in cable to phone usb port and other end to USB Thumb Drive
inform if it worked:good:

jime1 said:
K hang in there ..I'll see what i can find
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1. Unlock it,
2. Root it,
3. Go to Google Play and install "StickMount" app,
4. Buy a USB OTG cable, ( On To Go cable)
5. Plug in cable to phone usb port and other end to USB Thumb Drive
inform if it worked:good:
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My phone is unlocked and root
but it still wont work

skyzo97 said:
My phone is unlocked and root
but it still wont work
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You use stick mount app? Try other similar apps..
U use on to goo cable? Are u sure?!
Check weather the apps have root access or not
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jime1 said:
You use stick mount app? Try other similar apps..
U use on to goo cable? Are u sure?!
Check weather the apps have root access or not
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Still nothing happen, i think i must give up on this thing.
Thanks for your comment.

skyzo97 said:
Still nothing happen, i think i must give up on this thing.
Thanks for your comment.
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dont type. hit the thanks button!
dont giveup ..ill try it myself n then get back to you.
alright :laugh::good:

check your device
Try to check if your device supports USB-OTG.

zxczxcdani said:
Try to check if your device supports USB-OTG.
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I check on GSMarena.com , Xperia SP doesn't have USB on-the-go (OTG) ,
but on storage settings , it can mount flash drive by default.

Have you tried mounting a Flash Drive before? Or maybe voltage issues?

skyzo97 said:
How to mount external HDD , i found one tutorial but i didn't know anything about xoom.
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I hope this inspires you! :good:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=38906771

Is it an external that uses a separate adapter for power?

flametai1 said:
Is it an external that uses a separate adapter for power?
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??

jime1 said:
I hope this inspires you! :good:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=38906771
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does I need OTG Y cable ?

skyzo97 said:
does I need OTG Y cable ?
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you can always try..:good:
but do you know weather your device hardware supports it?

First mention your device and you can mount only If your device supports otg
So make sure your device supports otg or not
If it supports then try connecting a pendrive with a otg cable and then try with hdd
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PradeepMurugan said:
First mention your device and you can mount only If your device supports otg
So make sure your device supports otg or not
If it supports then try connecting a pendrive with a otg cable and then try with hdd
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I check on Apps/All my phone have otg app , it can support pendrive but cannot support HDD

skyzo97 said:
I check on Apps/All my phone have otg app , it can support pendrive but cannot support HDD
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Yes it dosent support because pendrive will be in Fat 32 format and HDD is in ntfs format
Phone supports only fat 32 format
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PradeepMurugan said:
Yes it dosent support because pendrive will be in Fat 32 format and HDD is in ntfs format
Phone supports only fat 32 format
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You know , I have change my HDD to fat32 format once , but still can't mount.
Then I change back to NTFS format.

[Q] How to ENABLE USB OTG on a rooted D2203 4.4.4

Please help. Thank you so much. :laugh:

ban-chan said:
Please help. Thank you so much. :laugh:
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Your second thread will be deleted or closed soon.
And you don't have to enable usb otg manually just connect otg cable and then device that you want to connect.

vinay said:
Your second thread will be deleted or closed soon.
And you don't have to enable usb otg manually just connect otg cable and then device that you want to connect.
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But every time i connect the otg cable and a flash drive, it pops up in the notification saying that USB storage is safe to remove. And i cant find device in the folders i'm using root explorer. I check it on sdcard and on the internal and i cant find it, so it means that my phone cant read it. Am i right? Thanks.

ban-chan said:
But every time i connect the otg cable and a flash drive, it pops up in the notification saying that USB storage is safe to remove. And i cant find device in the folders i'm using root explorer. I check it on sdcard and on the internal and i cant find it, so it means that my phone cant read it. Am i right? Thanks.
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Usb storage is mounted at
/Storage/usbdisk
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I had an issue with this on my phone. When I tried to get to the bottom of it in this thread below no one replied.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-e3/help/usb-otg-mass-storage-class-issues-t3074589
I can only assume not many users are actually using mass storage devices. Which is a supprise given the storage limitations.

ban-chan said:
But every time i connect the otg cable and a flash drive, it pops up in the notification saying that USB storage is safe to remove. And i cant find device in the folders i'm using root explorer. I check it on sdcard and on the internal and i cant find it, so it means that my phone cant read it. Am i right? Thanks.
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I am facing the same problem in my E3 Dual

finite said:
I had an issue with this on my phone. When I tried to get to the bottom of it in this thread below no one replied.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-e3/help/usb-otg-mass-storage-class-issues-t3074589
I can only assume not many users are actually using mass storage devices. Which is a supprise given the storage limitations.
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ChetanLokhande said:
I am facing the same problem in my E3 Dual
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i have used usb i don,t have this issue. i recommend using repair my phone option in sony pc compnion.
if you have unlocked bootloader then flash full ftf file.