USB OTG path - Xperia Z5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Does anyone know where does marshmallow mounts usb otg drives?
I connect mine, I press detect so it sees it. I can browse with native document manager. Can't find the path in root explorer
Not in ANY folder.
Any guidance?

daha2002 said:
Does anyone know where does marshmallow mounts usb otg drives?
I connect mine, I press detect so it sees it. I can browse with native document manager. Can't find the path in root explorer
Not in ANY folder.
Any guidance?
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On Lollipop it's in /storage/usbdisk . did you try there?

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Gtab does not see USB Drive

Hi!
I can't seem the usb drive to work with vegan beta4. Is this suppost to work or is it something i must install for it to recognize my usb thumb ?
DaMan said:
Hi!
I can't seem the usb drive to work with vegan beta4. Is this suppost to work or is it something i must install for it to recognize my usb thumb ?
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Not 100 percent sure but i beleive someone said that you need to boot the device with the usb plugged in for it to recognize some drives?
dragonfly1113 said:
Not 100 percent sure but i beleive someone said that you need to boot the device with the usb plugged in for it to recognize some drives?
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I tried that but no result.
thx
It should be listed as usbdrive using your favorite file manager. Usually under
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sdcard
sdcard2
usbdrive
Its not like windows. It doesn't pop up with a window when you plug it in. Flash drive must be formatted fat32. Android doesn't like ntfs
thebadfrog said:
It should be listed as usbdrive using your favorite file manager. Usually under
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sdcard
sdcard2
usbdrive
Its not like windows. It doesn't pop up with a window when you plug it in. Flash drive must be formatted fat32. Android doesn't like ntfs
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I do see the USB drive bit it's always empty. USB drive is fat32 formatted.
Using a USB mouse works great. I don't get a popup which notifies me about a connected usb drive like my archos 101 did.
Did a little discovery:
When connecting the tab to pc with a usb cable only then a "mount usb" message pops up.
Then a usb drive will work.
Now how do i get the gtab to mount the usb drive ?
I don't think any of these roms are gonna give you a popup when you load a usb drive. I just plugged one in on tnt 3.1 and it reads it thru file manager. I was on vegan beta4 and did the same thing yesterday
Edit: usb disk not usb drive
When you connect a cable from your pc to the tablet the pop up is to allow the tab to unmount the internal sdcard so your pc can read it.
thebadfrog said:
I don't think any of these roms are gonna give you a popup when you load a usb drive. I just plugged one in on tnt 3.1 and it reads it thru file manager. I was on vegan beta4 and did the same thing yesterday
Edit: usb disk not usb drive
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I do not understand...what is location of the usb files then ?
Open iFileManager and hit the icon that looks like a house. Scroll down and you will find a folder named usbdisk. That is your usb drive. Open the folder. I'm assuming the usb drive is plugged in
thebadfrog said:
Open iFileManager and hit the icon that looks like an icon. Scroll down and you will find a folder named usbdisk. That is your usb drive. Open the folder. I'm assuming the usb drive is plugged in
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/usbdrive is empty.
It becomes populates when i insert a mini usb cable and connect it to the pc.
This give me the mount option and only then i see files under /usbdrive.
idk then, I never had a problem reading the usb drive on vegan beta4. Sorry I can't help
OK, found it.
I have to unmount the sdcard first. Then the usb drive shows with files.
Thanks.
Cool....You may wanna drop a note in the vegan thread on what you did. Maybe others have had the same issue.
DaMan said:
OK, found it.
I have to unmount the sdcard first. Then the usb drive shows with files.
Thanks.
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Hey. I just got a USB Flash Drive and tried connecting it to my GTab but no dice. I am running Vegan 5.1 and using ES File Explore. I navigate to the root directory and see sdcard, sdcard2, and usbdisk. Sdcard and sdcard2 has my internal storage and my micro usb storage files respectively. But nothing pops us in usbdisk. I tried removing the microsd, rebooting with the USB inserted, and unmounting the microSD but no dice.
Any hints?
Thanks,
Scott
Update: So I tried going to settings and unmounting the sdcard and now I can see the USBdisk. Odd. If I want to transfer data from one drive to another, I cant accomplish that because the SDcard is unmounted. Also all my appdata and stuff are not present. Any way to have both of these drives mounted at the same time?
Thanks

[Q] 3.2 Update SD card support & USB host

does anybody know how this will effect all of the mods out there that allow you to use as USB host? like for hooking up a thumb drive, charging phone, etc.
Thanks
jeffclay said:
does anybody know how this will effect all of the mods out there that allow you to use as USB host? like for hooking up a thumb drive, charging phone, etc.
Thanks
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I can tell you that USB Mass storage watcher OTG (available on the market) lets you mount a USB drive. you need to choose where to mount it. I chose to have it mount at the next free mount point next to External1 (external sdcard) Choose mount drive, use it --it played some MP4 videos flawlessly (better than before) through the stock video player. When I was done, went back to the watcher app, clicked on unmount and removed it safely. I haven't tried anything other than sdcard and thumb drive on 3.2 though, as I don't tether.
do you have to be rooted for that to work?
jeffclay said:
do you have to be rooted for that to work?
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It does ask for root permissions, but I'm not certain if it's necessary.
Check out dinomight's thread in development. He's the app's developer and he's really nice. I'm sure he'd be happy to help you out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1068999

[Q] Impossible connect P3100 and Macbook pro Snow leopard

Hi everyone!
i Have this problem: when i plug my p3100 to my Macbook pro with Mac Os X Snow Leopard the Tab says that is connected and to choose if i want it mounted as an archieve or as a camera. when i check camera i can import phoos from the internal device memory, but i i check archieve nothing happens, with my Galaxy S Plus GT-I9001 when i do so i see the internal and external sd-card as archieve and i can use them as a normal usb drive, but this won't hapen with the p3100. so i tried to install Android File Transfer but it says that is impossible to connectto the device to restart and try again.
I have tried with stock ICS stock JB OTA Update and now with PAC-rom, but it never works ((
i also tried adb! and with adb devices it is detected but if i try to transfer somthing to it via adb push it takes a lot of time and when the process ends i do not have any file on the tab!!!
Can someone help me to figure out how to do connect my tab to the computer and transfer files to it??
Yeah, macs don't support MTP, so the "media device" connection option isn't going to work out of the box. Dunno why Android File Transfer is erroring out though. At this point maybe the simplest solution is to get a MicroSD card and reader and transfer the files by moving the card between devices and using ES File Explorer to move them wherever they need to go.
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MultipleMonomials said:
Yeah, macs don't support MTP, so the "media device" connection option isn't going to work out of the box. Dunno why Android File Transfer is erroring out though. At this point maybe the simplest solution is to get a MicroSD card and reader and transfer the files by moving the card between devices and using ES File Explorer to move them wherever they need to go.
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thanks for the info! yeah i think that that is the only workaround because airdroid and similar are just too slow

[SOLVED]Slightly urgent - Multiple OTG devices on Lollipop

Hi all,
I have a sd card that i want to copy its contents to an external hard drive. I have the following
OTG cable
USB Mains powered hub - This one http://www.amazon.co.uk/Plugable-Te...8&qid=1419902366&sr=1-6&keywords=usb+main+hub
1 tb external hard drive(NTFS)
Micro SD card (Fat32)
Micro sd card adaptor
I have connected the external hard drive and the micro sd card adaptor to the usb hub, then connected the usb hub to the OTG cable which is then connected to my phone, however Stickmount is not recognising the external hard drive, nor is Nexus Media Importer. Does anyone know if this is a limitation wihtin Lollipop (5.01) as it use to work in KitKat.
Should i just go back to KK?
I am rooted and on 5.01
if someone has any ideas please post, as i need to get this sorted wihtin the next few days
Thanks
euqiddis said:
Hi all,
I have a sd card that i want to copy its contents to an external hard drive. I have the following
OTG cable
USB Mains powered hub - This one http://www.amazon.co.uk/Plugable-Te...8&qid=1419902366&sr=1-6&keywords=usb+main+hub
1 tb external hard drive(NTFS)
Micro SD card (Fat32)
Micro sd card adaptor
I have connected the external hard drive and the micro sd card adaptor to the usb hub, then connected the usb hub to the OTG cable which is then connected to my phone, however Stickmount is not recognising the external hard drive, nor is Nexus Media Importer. Does anyone know if this is a limitation wihtin Lollipop (5.01) as it use to work in KitKat.
Should i just go back to KK?
I am rooted and on 5.01
if someone has any ideas please post, as i need to get this sorted wihtin the next few days
Thanks
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/23-03-2014-stickmount-v3-01-t1400034 - search that thread/first post for info/possible troubleshooting steps.
beekay201 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/23-03-2014-stickmount-v3-01-t1400034 - search that thread/first post for info/possible troubleshooting steps.
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To add to this, your portable hard drive is likely formatted in NTFS. Look at the OP in the thread beekay201 posted for instructions on how to handle this.
Thanks for the link..... I placed the files needed into the sdcard root, but it still does not recognise the 2 drives together
You need to provide more detail, like, help us to help you.
This external HDD you got, have you tried to hook it up, without using the USB hub? The external HDD itself, it's self powered, or draws power from the phone (or the hub)?
Paste a logcat to hastebin.com when you connect the HDD or the sdcard to the phone through OTG cable for us to see.
What StickMount version (I mean, literally the version number, not if pro or free) are you using?
beekay201 said:
You need to provide more detail, like, help us to help you.
This external HDD you got, have you tried to hook it up, without using the USB hub? The external HDD itself, it's self powered, or draws power from the phone (or the hub)?
Paste a logcat to hastebin.com when you connect the HDD or the sdcard to the phone through OTG cable for us to see.
What StickMount version (I mean, literally the version number, not if pro or free) are you using?
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1Tb Samsung Drive - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Sli...qid=1419981942&sr=8-1&keywords=1tb+samsung+m3
The drive is self powered
I can connect the drive using the OTG cable, but using ES explorer, when I try to connect to the folder, it says "failed to open files"
Logcats
1. 1tb Hard disk connected - Files were viewable in Astro Manager, but not ES File Explorer - http://pastebin.com/jG00mnLr
2. SD card connected via sd card reader - Files were viewable in Astro Manager, but not ES File Explorer - http://pastebin.com/CSGaCUQv
3. SD card and 1tb HD connected via usb hub - SD card connected but not the HD - Files were viewable in Astro Manager, but not ES File Explorer - http://pastebin.com/UB21JFRG
Stickmount version is 3.26
Hopefully that should be enough
euqiddis said:
1Tb Samsung Drive - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Sli...qid=1419981942&sr=8-1&keywords=1tb+samsung+m3
The drive is self powered
I can connect the drive using the OTG cable, but using ES explorer, when I try to connect to the folder, it says "failed to open files"
Logcats
1. 1tb Hard disk connected - Files were viewable in Astro Manager, but not ES File Explorer - http://pastebin.com/jG00mnLr
2. SD card connected via sd card reader - Files were viewable in Astro Manager, but not ES File Explorer - http://pastebin.com/CSGaCUQv
3. SD card and 1tb HD connected via usb hub - SD card connected but not the HD - Files were viewable in Astro Manager, but not ES File Explorer - http://pastebin.com/UB21JFRG
Stickmount version is 3.26
Hopefully that should be enough
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right.. if you had searched about this, you'd have found lots of people having issues with L+Es file explorer. use another file explorer, and be done with it.
also, there's nothing wrong with stickmount or the logs. if it works with another FM, i'd just stick with that.
if you want to keep trying ES, be advised that you might need to try the "PIE PATCH" - fixes issues with root access/ES. I'm feelin generous (and bored) so here you go: http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/development/fix-bypassing-pie-security-check-t2797731
Right,i've got it working using the mains power plug on the USB hub. also ES File explorer is also working if i go via the folder structure rather than the left hand side menu.
euqiddis said:
Right,i've got it working using the mains power plug on the USB hub. also ES File explorer is also working if i go via the folder structure rather than the left hand side menu.
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Good.
@euqiddis please edit thread title to include "[SOLVED]" i.e. "[SOLVED] - Slightly urgent - Multiple OTG devices on Lollipop".
Thanks in advance.

Usb OTG path?

Does anyone know where does marshmallow mounts usb otg drives?
I connect mine, I press detect so it sees it. I can browse with native document manager. Can't find the path in root explorer
Not in ANY folder.
Any guidance?

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