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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

ph totally wiped, wiped system data cache, no nandroid backup, cant go download mode

Hi All -
Not a good day for me at all I installed one of the latest Stock Odexed ROM. Then for some reason I wanted to reinstall it so went to Touch v6.0.1.5 recovery and wiped everything without taking nandroid back up as I was 100% sure that I have all my different ROMs in my external card. Then after wiping the device when I went to my external card to install the ROM I found nothing in there !!! Total phone wiped out !!! Now cant even go to Download Mode to install a ROM using odin. Tried adb reboot download but still No luck. Cant go to download mode. May be my USB cable or PC has issues, wont detect my phone right now every time I want to go to download mode it goes to recovery mode. Hence cant install any ROM. Please help !!!
I also installed the Samsung USB driver but still my PC wont detect my phone.
My device is Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket.
You help is highly appreciated.
Thanks.

If you can still access recovery just DL another ROM and flash it. I must be missing something here. Is the phone usable?

Most likely it's the OP that's missing something, being in panic.
OP, get an SD card, load any ROM on it, insert it into your phone, boot to recovery, install ROM, profit.

Jack_R1 said:
Most likely it's the OP that's missing something, being in panic.
OP, get an SD card, load any ROM on it, insert it into your phone, boot to recovery, install ROM, profit.
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Smart idea !!! I am so dumb, this idea didnt come to my head But currently cant do it because there is no way I can access (read/ write) the Micro SD card so that I can trasfer a ROM there and install it by going to the recovery. Any idea? I dont have the card reader.

Does the phone still boot to OS?

hechoen said:
Does the phone still boot to OS?
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Thanks buddy but the problem is I cant access my Micro USB Card. The phone doesnt boot and gets stuck at the SAMSUNG logo.

In both TWRP and CWM recoveries you have "Mount USB storage" option.
Connect your phone to PC with USB cable, use that option, and copy the ROM right on your USB storage.
Or grab a card reader for $1 from eBay To have one just in case. Or use any other phone (family/friends) for copying the ROM on the SD card. So many options...

Jack_R1 said:
In both TWRP and CWM recoveries you have "Mount USB storage" option.
Connect your phone to PC with USB cable, use that option, and copy the ROM right on your USB storage.
Or grab a card reader for $1 from eBay To have one just in case. Or use any other phone (family/friends) for copying the ROM on the SD card. So many options...
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Thats the only option I see Jack_R1, either buy a card reader or use friends one. I tried Mount USB Storage before but nothing happened. And other issue I have been having for last few weeks is - my PC wont detect my phone, it says unrecognized device or something. So I have been using FTP for transferring ROM and other files to my phone.
But I will try with a card either for now. Hope that helps otherwise will need guidance from expert ppl like you all.
Thanks again. Appreciate for your quick responses.

You said in the OP that you tried adb reboot download. So do you have adb installed? If so have you installed the google drivers?? Here's the link:
http://developer.android.com/sdk/win-usb.html
If you don't have them installed do so. Then type:
Code:
adb devices
You might need to exit SDK manager and reboot your comp before it shows. Also there is a program called usbdeview you can DL to remove any drivers you have installed that might coflict.

Never heard of having recovery but not download.... Sure you don't have a usb cable/connection problem?
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naiveuser said:
Thats the only option I see Jack_R1, either buy a card reader or use friends one. I tried Mount USB Storage before but nothing happened. And other issue I have been having for last few weeks is - my PC wont detect my phone, it says unrecognized device or something. So I have been using FTP for transferring ROM and other files to my phone.
But I will try with a card either for now. Hope that helps otherwise will need guidance from expert ppl like you all.
Thanks again. Appreciate for your quick responses.
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just bought a micro usb card reader/ writer and was able to transfer ROMs to my external USB card. Now installing the ROM. Thanks so much again!

hechoen said:
You said in the OP that you tried adb reboot download. So do you have adb installed? If so have you installed the google drivers?? Here's the link:
http://developer.android.com/sdk/win-usb.html
If you don't have them installed do so. Then type:
Code:
adb devices
You might need to exit SDK manager and reboot your comp before it shows. Also there is a program called usbdeview you can DL to remove any drivers you have installed that might coflict.
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Thanks so much hechoen! Learnt few new things from you!

naiveuser said:
Thanks so much hechoen! Learnt few new things from you!
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Learned....learnt is not a word.
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xcrazydx said:
Learned....learnt is not a word.
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If you're gonna be a grammer nazi at least get it right. LOL
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/learnt

hechoen said:
If you're gonna be a grammer nazi at least get it right. LOL
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/learnt
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Haha :banghead:
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stoopendis said:
Never heard of having recovery but not download.... Sure you don't have a usb cable/connection problem?
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He most probably has a problem with USB port - requiring some cleaning (and hopefully nothing more). Likely one of the data (D+/D-) pins isn't connecting.

Jack_R1 said:
He most probably has a problem with USB port - requiring some cleaning (and hopefully nothing more). Likely one of the data (D+/D-) pins isn't connecting.
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As you guys suggested - I am cleaning the USB Drivers. usbdview looks a pretty handy tool didnt know about this one. Download ADT and Google USB driver. Will try it out soon.
But now my phone is back to its' life Thanks so much to all of you !!! I dont know how it formatted both the sdcard and external storage !!!Any idea? Can a ROM do this? (well fortunately I backed up all my files from the Micro SD last night)
Best Regards folks. You guys Rock !!!

Jack_R1 said:
He most probably has a problem with USB port - requiring some cleaning (and hopefully nothing more). Likely one of the data (D+/D-) pins isn't connecting.
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Jack_R1 - what is the best way to clean the USB port? I will keep you posted if driver clean up and re-installation helps to detect the phone or not.

Toothpick and gently going over all contacts inside the socket.

Prying up on the prong ever so gently(it really don't take much) with a toothpick worked for me. Although now that I think about it, the toothpick may have just helped clean it ^^^
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How do I access my internal Storage?

Hey all,
How do I access my internal storage of my HTC One X (viper rom installed)? I use to have a HTC sensation and that was easy. Plug it in select storage and the drive popped up on my desktop or my computer. WIth this one it seems different. I never really noticed as most of my pics just went to dropbox and I never really needed to connect to the phone to grab anything. But now that I do its not the same as my sensation anymore. When I plug it in I see the a screen popup on the phone which has an option to connect to PC. I select that and a drive pops up on my computer that just shows some htc sync manager software and nothing else. I search some threads and google and tried suggestions like turning on/off debugging with no luck. Just the same htc sync manager shows up.
What am I missing?
Thank you!

tranh2 said:
Hey all,
How do I access my internal storage of my HTC One X (viper rom installed)? I use to have a HTC sensation and that was easy. Plug it in select storage and the drive popped up on my desktop or my computer. WIth this one it seems different. I never really noticed as most of my pics just went to dropbox and I never really needed to connect to the phone to grab anything. But now that I do its not the same as my sensation anymore. When I plug it in I see the a screen popup on the phone which has an option to connect to PC. I select that and a drive pops up on my computer that just shows some htc sync manager software and nothing else. I search some threads and google and tried suggestions like turning on/off debugging with no luck. Just the same htc sync manager shows up.
What am I missing?
Thank you!
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It should show up in "My Computer" as an external drive. Does it not?

exad said:
It should show up in "My Computer" as an external drive. Does it not?
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Nope...just a camera symbol shows up that says HTC One X. There's nothing in that folder/drive either other than sometime HTC Syncmanager shows up.

tranh2 said:
Nope...just a camera symbol shows up that says HTC One X. There's nothing in that folder/drive either other than sometime HTC Syncmanager shows up.
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I had this issue before, I had to format my SD card in TWRP.

exad said:
I had this issue before, I had to format my SD card in TWRP.
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SD Card on phone??? I don't have one in mine...

tranh2 said:
SD Card on phone??? I don't have one in mine...
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Yes you do. It's built in. That's the internal storage, it's still SD whether it's internet or external.

exad said:
Yes you do. It's built in. That's the internal storage, it's still SD whether it's internet or external.
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I see...we're talking same thing then...so you had to format...I was hoping it wouldn't have to come to that. I'll keep using dropbox until a solution arises. What's strange is my friend has same phone but his is running stock HTC software and is not rooted or any tinkering has been done. He has the same issue as me...any solution for people running stock ROM?

tranh2 said:
I see...we're talking same thing then...so you had to format...I was hoping it wouldn't have to come to that. I'll keep using dropbox until a solution arises. What's strange is my friend has same phone but his is running stock HTC software and is not rooted or any tinkering has been done. He has the same issue as me...any solution for people running stock ROM?
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If he's running stock he's either not mounting it or it's on JB and it's an MTP device which shows up but not as a normal hard drive.

exad said:
If he's running stock he's either not mounting it or it's on JB and it's an MTP device which shows up but not as a normal hard drive.
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Ok that's it. He's running JB and when he first connected it windows was trying to install MTP drivers but failed. So does that mean he can't access it?

tranh2 said:
Ok that's it. He's running JB and when he first connected it windows was trying to install MTP drivers but failed. So does that mean he can't access it?
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Not until he installs the MTP drivers.

Try uninstalling HTC Sync, then re-installing. I think this will prompt the MTP drivers to be installed again.
USB mode was changed to MTP mode as of Jellybean. Doesn't behave completely the same as mass storage mode. But once the MTP drivers are installed, you will still be able to move files back and forth to the PC.

[Q] usb device not recognised. sdcard0 unmounted

i need to install ics stock and internal storage is not showing up in any file manager
after more than 8hrs of searching,experimenting and having no success at all, finally i have to start a new thread to my problem
i am on cm10.1, my phone is not connecting through usb cable ( usb device not recognised) and my sdcard0 is unmounted. i mounted the data through cwm. but it still reverts back to unmount on it own. nothing is showing up in filemanager. i have tried everything(reinstalling drivers/formatting/reinstalling cm10.1....and lots of rebooting with experimenting here and there) in my prowess but nothing came of it...its to the point of exhausting and irritating.....kindly help me please.
thanks

atleast someone please help in mounting the sdcard or simply just a way to see my files through the file manager.
i may have changed the settings unknowingly.......help help help

grv.maheshwari said:
atleast someone please help in mounting the sdcard or simply just a way to see my files through the file manager.
i may have changed the settings unknowingly.......help help help
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Are you able to see external sd card files?
If yes then you can copy necessary files to flash in ext sd card!

Or
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50530243
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Nikhil said:
Are you able to see external sd card files?
If yes then you can copy necessary files to flash in ext sd card!
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i have installed the angeeks rom recommended by you....and m hugely thankful to you for that.
but even after flashing the rom....m getting usb not recognised. my charger doesnt show any kind of notification while charging.

grv.maheshwari said:
i have installed the angeeks rom recommended by you....and m hugely thankful to you for that.
but even after flashing the rom....m getting usb not recognised. my charger doesnt show any kind of notification while charging.
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There can be any hardware issue. Try any friend's PC, charger and usb.
Also you didnt tell us, are both the sdcards detecting now in file explorer?

grv.maheshwari said:
i have installed the angeeks rom recommended by you....and m hugely thankful to you for that.
but even after flashing the rom....m getting usb not recognised. my charger doesnt show any kind of notification while charging.
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Have u tried my method?
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HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have accidentally formatted my entire LG G2(VS980) in CWM. and now I am stuck at the main LG screen with nowhere to go because their is no ROM installed. I cant use adb sideload either because I cant confirm the handshake and ive tried to use OTG in CWM but nothing pops up. I have wasted money on an over the night delivery because someone guaranteed me it would work so now I am out money....please I really need help...I am so screwed...:crying:

MoE MuRk said:
I have accidentally formatted my entire LG G2(VS980) in CWM. and now I am stuck at the main LG screen with nowhere to go because their is no ROM installed. I cant use adb sideload either because I cant confirm the handshake and ive tried to use OTG in CWM but nothing pops up. I have wasted money on an over the night delivery because someone guaranteed me it would work so now I am out money....please I really need help...I am so screwed...:crying:
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FIRST: calm down please
Which version of CWM is installed? You can mount USB storage in the recovery and simply copy a rom to your sdcrad as it will be handled as usb mass storage. In case you can't mount storage --> we'll get it working another way
WHY you use adb to copy files? Mass storage is even more easy + safe

LS.xD said:
FIRST: calm down please
Which version of CWM is installed? You can mount USB storage in the recovery and simply copy a rom to your sdcrad as it will be handled as usb mass storage. In case you can't mount storage --> we'll get it working another way
WHY you use adb to copy files? Mass storage is even more easy + safe
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v6.0.4.4 is the version of CWM I have

MoE MuRk said:
v6.0.4.4 is the version of CWM I have
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You can mount USB storage in the recovery and simply copy a rom to your sdcrad as it will be handled as usb mass storage.
Can you do like this?

LS.xD said:
You can mount USB storage in the recovery and simply copy a rom to your sdcrad as it will be handled as usb mass storage.
Can you do like this?
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when I try to mount USB it doesn't do anything at all. I tap on it and it does nothing at all

MoE MuRk said:
when I try to mount USB it doesn't do anything at all. I tap on it and it does nothing at all
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Device must connected to pc... If it does not mount try restarting the recovery and do again. Close all adb instances on your computer.

LS.xD said:
Device must connected to pc... If it does not mount try restarting the recovery and do again. Close all adb instances on your computer.
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ok i didn't close ADB ill try that in device manager it doesn't recognize my phone..do you know the commands to shut down all ADB stuff?

MoE MuRk said:
ok i didn't close ADB ill try that in device manager it doesn't recognize my phone..do you know the commands to shut down all ADB stuff?
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Str-Alt-Del --> Close ADB.exe
also use a different USB port!
And have you installed latest USB drivers for your device?

FIXED!!!
Fixed thanks to LS.xD.....GENIUS!!!!!