OTG without root - Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

With the new kitkat update, OTG works flawlessly. However write to usb isnt available for an non rooted phone?
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kozaks said:
With the new kitkat update, OTG works flawlessly. However write to usb isnt available for an non rooted phone?
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Its available...the only bug is a annoying USB removed persistent notification
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jaspreet997 said:
Its available...the only bug is a annoying USB removed persistent notification
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How do we write? Also which file explorer has the functionality.
Also, I agree the bug calls for a reboot to fix. Only way is to unmount the drive before you pull the device.

kozaks said:
How do we write? Also which file explorer has the functionality.
Also, I agree the bug calls for a reboot to fix. Only way is to unmount the drive before you pull the device.
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Es file explorer.....and to avoid the bug just pull the otg without unmounting ??
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Root without a USB cable?

Anyway to root without a USB cable?.. I just got the tablet and no USB only wall car charger and waiting for a cable In the mail but can I root the device somehow without connecting to a pc?
ezsoulja said:
can I root the device somehow without connecting to a pc?
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For 4.0.4 - 4.1.1 firmware versions - using Framaroot, for 4.1.2 - only with a PC.
Well I'm screwed temporary lol.. I'm on 4.1.2.. Thanks tho
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ezsoulja said:
Well I'm screwed temporary lol.. I'm on 4.1.2.. Thanks tho
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But not for that much In your case, by and large, it's enough to get to another PC and put ONLY CWM - then all you can do

[Q] Does the Note 12.2 generate enough power to run mass storage devices

Does the Note 12.2 generate enough power to run self powered mass storage devices? or we have to use powered USB Hub ?
My note pro doesn't run any kind of mass storage devices ( I'm not rooted )
One says external power needed and the other one keep ticking .
my Note 3 run them with no problems.
any one with note pro pls test and advice back.
moodyboy said:
Does the Note 12.2 generate enough power to run self powered mass storage devices? or we have to use powered USB Hub ?
My note pro doesn't run any kind of mass storage devices ( I'm not rooted )
One says external power needed and the other one keep ticking .
my Note 3 run them with no problems.
any one with note pro pls test and advice back.
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I tried one on my NotePro but no joy: but, then I can't even get a flash drive to mount. The drive works fine with my older Xoom. With the NotePro it doesn't even power up.
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REHolt218 said:
I tried one on my NotePro but no joy: but, then I can't even get a flash drive to mount. The drive works fine with my older Xoom. With the NotePro it doesn't even power up.
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Thanks god I'm not the only one who faced this problem. I'll keep digging.
moodyboy said:
Thanks god I'm not the only one who faced this problem. I'll keep digging.
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Post back if you figure anything out
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REHolt218 said:
Post back if you figure anything out
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Sure I'll do.
Strange mine recognizes not only external sd card readers but flash drives as well. Maybe it is the uab ptg cable you are using
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Duly.noted said:
Strange mine recognizes not only external sd card readers but flash drives as well. Maybe it is the uab ptg cable you are using
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Did you test mass storage device 400GB & more or just USB flash ?
moodyboy said:
Did you test mass storage device 400GB & more or just USB flash ?
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Sorry I was responding to the guy saying that he couldnt even use flash drives or any sort of mass storage. I havent tried a non powered disk drove though.
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Duly.noted said:
Strange mine recognizes not only external sd card readers but flash drives as well. Maybe it is the uab ptg cable you are using
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Which USB ptg cable do you have? I have a couple of different ones. I managed to get one of them to let me connect my dive computer and download, but not any of the drives.
I have one that converts the USB 3.0 micro B to a standard USB. It seems to be pretty good. It is a solid piece instead of a cable, but it doesn't work with anything, including my dive computer.
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I have a cheap one that came with a keyboard case and it works fine. Have you disabled the built in file manager or something
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I have a cheap one that came with a keyboard case and it works fine. Have you disabled the built in file manager or something
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No, but I usually use ESFile Explorer. Where does it mount the flashdrive?
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Duly.noted said:
Strange mine recognizes not only external sd card readers but flash drives as well. Maybe it is the uab ptg cable you are using
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I am using a 500gb portable hard drive. Works fine. Make sure its formatted correctly.
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souless poet said:
I am using a 500gb portable hard drive. Works fine. Make sure its formatted correctly.
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Is your device rooted?
souless poet said:
I am using a 500gb portable hard drive. Works fine. Make sure its formatted correctly.
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It is rooted. But I don't believe that is relevant. I have done nothing extra aside from adding a theme and adding apps for multi window
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souless poet said:
It is rooted. But I don't believe that is relevant. I have done nothing extra aside from adding a theme and adding apps for multi window
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Is your hard drive powered by its own powersource? His isnt.
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souless poet said:
It is rooted. But I don't believe that is relevant. I have done nothing extra aside from adding a theme and adding apps for multi window
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Did you try to use Mass storage before rooting? as one of the posters mentioned that root will give extra permission to fire mass storage with out external power? he said root and instal stick mount / folder mount and enjoy.
I'm afraid to root before making sure that it is not a hardware problem as service center in our area don't know Even that we can mount mass storage device.
souless poet said:
It is rooted. But I don't believe that is relevant. I have done nothing extra aside from adding a theme and adding apps for multi window
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It is a portable HD...tablet is powering it.
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Is your hard drive powered by its own powersource? His isnt.
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I did not try before root as it is the very first thing I did right after peeling off the plastic and powering it up. What is your reservation about rooting?
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souless poet said:
It is a portable HD...tablet is powering it.
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I did not try before root as it is the very first thing I did right after peeling off the plastic and powering it up. What is your reservation about rooting?
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I dont have any?? I rooted mine as soon as it was available. I was just making sure the answer provided before hand had taken into account that the original posters hard drive was not powered by its own power source. It wasn't clear from the answer I quoted beforehand. I dont see the point in any android device without root.
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^^^^^^agreed^^^^^^
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Duly.noted said:
I dont have any?? I rooted mine as soon as it was available. I was just making sure the answer provided before hand had taken into account that the original posters hard drive was not powered by its own power source. It wasn't clear from the answer I quoted beforehand. I dont see the point in any android device without root.
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I agree root is a must but once root warranty will void so i need to make sure that device is free off hardware problems (which I'm not sure).

[Q] How can I use a pendrive for storing app data?

Hi,
I just got a moto g (running KitKat), and it does have otg support by default (I've tested it)
But the option of moving app data to usb isn't there in the application options.
Do I need a fresh pen drive for this? because I'm currently using a used pen drive with a lot of other data on it.
Please tell me how can I go about using it for storing apps. Thank you
Is ya USB stick like mine
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dj_crash1981 said:
Is ya USB stick like mine
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no its a regular pen drive attached via otg cable.
OK just plug it in. Then go settings storage see if it is there listed at the bottom
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dj_crash1981 said:
OK just plug it in. Then go settings storage see if it is there listed at the bottom
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The question is running apps/games from flash drive. Example: placing large game's data(.obb files) in flash drive and play. Could you verify this?
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Oneplus one OTG support?

Does anyone ever have problem with 1+ otg? I have to use external power to make it work. Else, it wont read anything.
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feeq13 said:
Does anyone ever have problem with 1+ otg? I have to use external power to make it work. Else, it wont read anything.
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No issues here.
I just tested a stick as well as my wireless mouse, both work fine.
No problem for me. Was able to restore my titanium backup from my usb stick.
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are you guys using the OTG drive or the OTG cable?
Working fine.
I used a 2 inch otg cable with a 32gb thumb drive.
feeq13 said:
Does anyone ever have problem with 1+ otg? I have to use external power to make it work. Else, it wont read anything.
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What are you trying to read?
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OTG isn't working on my OPO

hello devs, OTG isn't working any more on my OPO.. i have done everything like flashed the stock fw, cleared partitions, changed otg cable and disappointed
any solution here ? thanks.
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Nfury007 said:
hello devs, OTG isn't working any more on my OPO.. i have done everything like flashed the stock fw, cleared partitions, changed otg cable and disappointed
any solution here ? thanks.
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Have you formatted the OTG drive from your Android device?
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Elius2676 said:
Have you formatted the OTG drive from your Android device?
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you mean from recovery ?
if i go for otg format option from recovery it shows me some fs2k error
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Nfury007 said:
you mean from recovery ?
if i go for otg format option from recovery it shows me some fs2k error
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It's been a while since I've last messed with it, but my memory says I had issues reading an OTG-ready flash drive until I used my bacon to format the drive in the OS (not recovery). It recognized that I had a drive plugged in, but it couldn't read anything I had on it.
Bear in mind, you'll wipe everything from the drive if you do this, but it was the only way to format the drive so that my phone could read it. But again, it's been a while since I did this last.
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Elius2676 said:
It's been a while since I've last messed with it, but my memory says I had issues reading an OTG-ready flash drive until I used my bacon to format the drive in the OS (not recovery). It recognized that I had a drive plugged in, but it couldn't read anything I had on it.
Bear in mind, you'll wipe everything from the drive if you do this, but it was the only way to format the drive so that my phone could read it. But again, it's been a while since I did this last.
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but the problem is flash drive also not working on phone (not in recovery) .
so how can i format it using opo..
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Nfury007 said:
but the problem is flash drive also not working on phone (not in recovery) .
so how can i format it using opo..
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It doesn't recognize it when you plug it in? Not at all? Have you tried reformatting it from a PC?
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Elius2676 said:
It doesn't recognize it when you plug it in? Not at all? Have you tried reformatting it from a PC?
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yes nothing working
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