I'm sure this has probably come up before but I just can't find a relevant thread, so:
On my last device (Mio a701), you could switch it to 'card reader' mode and it just acted as a USB card reader and didn't fire up active sync when you connect it. Can this be done with the Kaiser?
TIA
you are probably thinking of wm5storage. however, wm5storage doesnt work with the kaiser......it needs a little trick to get it to work, search the forums for it.
murf62 said:
I'm sure this has probably come up before but I just can't find a relevant thread, so:
On my last device (Mio a701), you could switch it to 'card reader' mode and it just acted as a USB card reader and didn't fire up active sync when you connect it. Can this be done with the Kaiser?
TIA
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Look at Softick's Card Export
This is a commercial product, but I found it more reliable than WM5storage
Actually WM5Storage does work, but it needs a few of the better USB drivers from CE2.
You can install CE2 trial & the free WM5Storage and the the WM5STorage will work. (even when the CE2 trial period ends) This is a little fix for the cheapskates of the world
I myself use card export2.
Many thanks for the replies, I will give Card Export a go.
The Mio one was a part of the Mio Utility that came pre installed. It's the only thing I have missed after upgrading to the Kaiser.
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Maybe a basic question, but i cannot find how...
How to access the storage card as USB device from the pc? I want to be able to copy information directly. I have a 2gb card and i being using an adaptor without problem, but the 8gb seems not to be working with the adaptor...
so, how i can do that? do i have to install any special software?
Thank you
Your adapter doesn't work with the 8GB card cause it is SDHC and the adapter isn't.
Search for Card Export in the forum and you will find what you are looking for...
Edit: Or WM5torage
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=349143&highlight=WM5torage
Well thats not really answering the question now is it?
You should (hopefully) be able to do this through "My Computer", look for the mobile device icon, (green and looks like a pda) double click it, then double click it again and you should have all the folders from the root of your device, including Storage Card.
Make sure you check that location after you have synced. If you use something other then XP, I think you just get mic and speak into it saying (very slowly)
"please show me the storage card on my supercool phone"
That is all.
ChumleyEX said:
Well thats not really answering the question now is it?
You should (hopefully) be able to do this through "My Computer", look for the mobile device icon, (green and looks like a pda) double click it, then double click it again and you should have all the folders from the root of your device, including Storage Card.
Make sure you check that location after you have synced. If you use something other then XP, I think you just get mic and speak into it saying (very slowly)
"please show me the storage card on my supercool phone"
That is all.
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Thank you Chumley. Yes, this was the answer...
My computer/Mobile Device/My Windows Mobile-Based Device/Storage Card
I was looking for this in the wrong place...
As you might probably knew already, Windows Mobile 6.1 is having problem with USB mass storage emulation software like SoftTick CardExport or WM5Storage.
If you have SofTick CardExport, please report it here :
http://softick-forum.com/viewtopic.php?t=1498
Because if more people reported there it will get more attention.
And I believe (hope) that it will also benefit the WM5Storage (I still remember that in the olden days, we need to install Softick trial version to make the WM5Storage work).
I upgraded my Kaiser yesterday to official WM6.1 and wasn't aware of this problem yet:
infact I've a x51v WM6.1(LennySH Dell Stock Beta 7) and with Card Export II 3.08 I can explore both SDHC cards from my PC-XP.
So the problem with Card Export II,probably,is linked to Kaiser and not to WM6.1
Just curious, but what problem are you having? I am using Card Export II 3.11 with Dutty's 4/29/08 6.1 rom on my Tilt and all seems to be working fine.
Hi, i have a Problem too. When i activate WM5torage, my windows recognize my sd card as a usb stick, but i can't grab on it. My Windows show me the Message "Its not Card in", But it is a card in. Can one help me.
Tnak you
Card Export fixed !!!!!
http://www.softick.com/pocket-pc/cardexport2/
Its now FIXED!! and works great for wm 6.1 upgrades. My tilt is now whacking across over a gig of photo files without stopping for a pause. USB settings DO NOT need messing with nor do any of the CardExport functions.
Install.....and use as a mass storage device. I did not need to play around with any of the settings either PPC or PC end.
great program. was surprised my tilt didnt come with this..
I've flashed about 10 to 15 WM6.1 ROMs and have used Card Export II successfully in every single ROM. I don't think it's a 6.1 problem.
Cooking CardExort II into a ROM?
I have tried a few times to make an OEM package out of CardExport II but have never managed to get it to work. I installed the Application, copied all the files off and did a registry export. I then searched through the exported registry file and extracted all (I think?) the CardExport II entries and built an OEM package. So I have at the moment an almost working package however when the application is launched and you click connect, ActiveSync disconnects OK, then a few seconds later the big button on the Kaiser turns from Disconnect back to Connect and ActiveSync re-connects.
Has anyone sucessfully made an OEM package of CardExport II to include in a ROM?
Cheers
Andy
nicholasendean said:
http://www.softick.com/pocket-pc/cardexport2/
Its now FIXED!! and works great for wm 6.1 upgrades. My tilt is now whacking across over a gig of photo files without stopping for a pause. USB settings DO NOT need messing with nor do any of the CardExport functions.
Install.....and use as a mass storage device. I did not need to play around with any of the settings either PPC or PC end.
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and what is a serial number???
hi you have written that cardexport work for you,. I downloaded it from your link and installed but it doesnt work and it needs serial number(with any ROM i have tested so far)...how did you fix it?
thx
peto01 said:
hi you have written that cardexport work for you,. I downloaded it from your link and installed but it doesnt work and it needs serial number(with any ROM i have tested so far)...how did you fix it?
thx
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You could fix it by sending a few dollars towards the developer. Best 15 bucks I ever spent on windows mobile software.
http://www.softick.com/mobile/pocket-pc/cardexport2/
rob.ocelot said:
You could fix it by sending a few dollars towards the developer. Best 15 bucks I ever spent on windows mobile software.
http://www.softick.com/mobile/pocket-pc/cardexport2/
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What he said.....
I use Windows mobile 6.1 and it works fine for me. They have the best protection on the software I have seen and I believe it still hasnt been cracked. Most people who have a problem with this software are using a cracked version which doesent stay cracked for very long, it then stops working in many different ways IE on the website's FAQ
Q: My Card Export II works fine but sometimes it says that "Wrong usb status returned by underlying driver". How can I fix this?
A: Just do not use cracked or patched versions. If you like Card Export II, consider purchasing it. Card Export II costs only $14.95. After receiving unlock code, remove your patched version from your handheld and install fresh version from our web site. After that register it using unlock code you have received from Softick.
Best app on my phone....
Hello,
my problem is at wm5torage:
when I start a java application it doesn´t work. It comes the error:
"Cant´t switch to Mass Storage USB driver, error 1f. Maybe some programs or plugins run from or have files open on storage card...."
But I have no contact at this time to the SD-Card.
Card Export works at the same place. But it isn´t free, so I try to use WM5torage, because it is free.
Can anybody help me with this problem?
Thank you
Best regards
Mathias Kant
Use Athena as Usb mass storage?
like my O2 Zinc or athena the sofware name : usb setting or
have software for this n working in Kaiser:confused..?
You're confused!
Yes, I do all the time. Card Export does the trick to turn your phone into a card reader.
GWelker62 said:
Yes, I do all the time. Card Export does the trick to turn your phone into a card reader.
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really nice app!! great .. no need for a card reader anymore!!
its just reeeal slow
amkaos said:
its just reeeal slow
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Yes, slower than a normal card reader, but 10 times faster than ActiveStink.
But calculate the time it takes to power your phone down, remove the card, stick it in a normal card reader, transfer files as needed, put it back in the phone, power back up.
With Card Export, I click on an app button and plug into my pooter.
Some of us are even geeky enough to have the flash card bootable.
Mine loads BartPE, and has all of the Windows XP Source files on it, so I can now boot any system, perform maintenance on it using the BartPE image and utilities, and even reinstall Windows XP Pro from my phone.
I do IT work for a living.
Synssins... thats way to much information...
btw look up wm5torage... same thing as card export but freeware!
fone_fanatic said:
Synssins... thats way to much information...
btw look up wm5torage... same thing as card export but freeware!
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wm5torage won't work on a Kaiser/Tilt, the last time I checked.
fone_fanatic said:
Synssins... thats way to much information...
btw look up wm5torage... same thing as card export but freeware!
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Too much information, as in, irrelevant to the thread? Or too much information, as in "Whoah Nellie! You ARE a geek, and it blows my mind!"
In short, to answer the OP's initial question.
YES. You can use the HTC Kaiser/AT&T Tilt/Orange/anything else it is sold under, as a USB flash drive for a PC, by using a program that you install on the phone.
WM5Storage does not work for me. It will not load the card as usable. I ended up using CardExport, and paid for it. I love it.
thanks... sorry because i m new bie..
Code
The card export needs a code to funtion properly is that version cracked?
Superboog said:
The card export needs a code to funtion properly is that version cracked?
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Card Export is payware. It is worth the money, for as often as I use it. No crack.
They just require that you have an Owner Name set on your device. The Owner Name has to match the name used to register it to receive a key.
Card export installs a universal usb driver that it installs to your device and utilizes. I use it and it works on every machine I've tried it on. It's a very good program and worth paying for.
wm5torage is similar software but does not include a driver... either you have it or you don't (hence it sometimes doesn't work)
warez, I hear warez!!!
Hi all,
I am looking for a a way to browse the contents of my Kaiser (file explorer) through a USB connection to my PC WITHOUT having to install ActiveSync. Is it even possible?
I've searched the forum, browsed the stickies but I can't seem to find an answer.
LarrxX said:
Hi all,
I am looking for a a way to browse the contents of my Kaiser (file explorer) through a USB connection to my PC WITHOUT having to install ActiveSync. Is it even possible?
I've searched the forum, browsed the stickies but I can't seem to find an answer.
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Nope, as far as I am aware, activesync is needed.
If you do not have the disk, you can download the software here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/en-us/help/synchronize/activesync45.mspx
There are a couple of apps that can do this. I think one of them might be called "card export", but don't hold me to it...
yes, there is.
you can use wm5torage v1.8, but you need to make some trials with Menu--> troubleshooting options before activiate wm5storage.
On success you will browse your SD card on your PC.
see attachments
@chrisrc1985: I'm not that hopeless of a n00b Thanks for the activesync download link, but I definitely do not want to install it on my very public PC at work!
@dancj: Card Export is what I'm looking for, only problem is, it's not freeware
@dool2002: Cool, I'll give wm5torage a try but it looks like it's very iffy and not very stable.
Anyway, thanks for your replies guys; appreciate it!
WM5torage usually doesn't work on the Kaiser. CardExport does. But remember this only lets you browse the storage card and not the internal phone memory.
Another option is to use Mocha FTP server, and to browse your phone through the network with an FTP client. This allows to view the phone memory as well. However it would only be over wifi/bluetooth for you, as USB still requires ActiveSync to be installed to add the USB network drivers.
Thanks for the heads up about WM5torage, guess I won't bother trying to fiddle with it...
As for CardExport, I tried the evaluation version and it is exactly what I need! Now the only thing left to do is find a freeware that does the same...
WM5torage works with me
I used wm5torage few times with Kaiser, it works fine with me when I select both disables from troubleshooting menu. I copy around 300 meg with it without any mentioned problems.
If you guys know a bug in it, please let me know.
Well I installed WM5torage to try it out (and did a soft reset after the install). When I clic on the disables in the troubleshoot menu, nothing happens, I mean how do I know that the actual options have been disabled? And how do I re-enable them?!
Anyways, when I activate it and plug my phone in, my PC detects a new storage device called WM5torag (without the 'e'), installs drivers for it, then... nothing! It doesn't appear in my windows explorer.
If it's of any relevance, I am running my Kaiser under the HTC WM6.1 official ROM.
dool2002 said:
If you guys know a bug in it, please let me know.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=349143
Many people are having problems with it, and the only semi-working version actually requires some files ripped from CardExport. It seems it sometimes works on certain ROMs, but like many others (mainly under WM6.1 I think) I have no luck with my configuration. I'm getting the common explorer freeze with subsequent "please insert a disk in drive X:" message when trying to access the drive, and the Kaiser freezes most of the time as well. Sometimes the drive doesn't even appear on the PC.
WM5torage is worth trying once, if it works for you then you're lucky, if not then don't bother getting mad trying to get it to work as it's very unlikely it will.
LarrxX said:
Hi all,
I am looking for a a way to browse the contents of my Kaiser (file explorer) through a USB connection to my PC WITHOUT having to install ActiveSync. Is it even possible?
I've searched the forum, browsed the stickies but I can't seem to find an answer.
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http://www.sparus-software.com/Devi...pport,43/THE-ULTIMATE-TOOL-FOR-HOTLINERS.html
This will help you for Browsing u r phone throuh USB
roghank said:
http://www.sparus-software.com/Devi...pport,43/THE-ULTIMATE-TOOL-FOR-HOTLINERS.html
This will help you for Browsing u r phone throuh USB
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"Personal Edition only works over ActiveSync (tethered or via Bluetooth)."
Try nueMassStorage.... it makes your device USB easy to install apps without active sync... but it also gives you the choice to use Active sync if you want to....
http://www.nuerom.com/BlogEngine/page/nueMassStorage.aspx
And it is free and reliable! Using it on my mogul 6800...
It works the same way as WM5torage, so same has the same problems on the Kaiser, or even worse.
Hi,
I'm trying to solve this problem for a week...
My father is using Elf, another ppc with WM6.1 - there is the funny thing:
in application (settings) USB to PC -
In my Kaiser it is asking for ActiveSync Connection or Internet Sharing.
In father's PDA it is asking for ActiveSync, Inernet Sharing and USB DRIVE.
Does anybody know something about it? I would like to have also three variations of connection i that dialog.
Is it a different version of Usb to PC service?
Thanx a lot!
btw: sorry for my bad english.
I recently purchased a wizard/mda (tmobile) and have run into major problems trying to unlock and upgrade the device.
This forum is a wealth of information, but I have hit some major problems.
The main problem is being unable to unlock it.I researched various posts around here, and have not been able to get activesync working.I looked at various troubleshooting info from microsoft and around here as well and have not been able to sync the phone with my computer.
I thought that perhaps it may have something to do with the version of xp I have installed, after spending many hours (25+) trying to get it to work.I then tried on another couple of comps and still no luck.
I am beginning to suspect that the phone itself has a technical problem.I seen the workaround for transferring cab files between the comp and the phone, and am hoping that once I have a mini sd card there is some way to upgrade wm5 on the phone.Can I unlock the phone without syncing it, using a different technique?(perhaps bluetooth or ir?)
Looks like I will have to unlock the phone using an unlock code, without syncing to the computer, but I am looking for any and all suggestions that may help out. I even tried attaching files and emailing them to myself, but wm5 doesn't support attachments.
Throw a dog a bone, before he buries this phone!
nachismo said:
I am beginning to suspect that the phone itself has a technical problem.I seen the workaround for transferring cab files between the comp and the phone, and am hoping that once I have a mini sd card there is some way to upgrade wm5 on the phone.Can I unlock the phone without syncing it, using a different technique?(perhaps bluetooth or ir?)
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Im not an expert into this - all I can give you is couple of general ideas - maybe something you already knew but I'll give it a try
IMHO flashing via BT or IR can't be done or could be very risky.
Did you try hard reset? No change? Did you try hard reset and then skip installing those cabs that are installed automatically after HR?
You could try to download software WM5Storage into your htc, install it, activate and then you can access your phone as USB mass storage device from your PC. I've used it with my SD card only but it looks as it could use internal memory of your phone too. With this you can check if the data can be transfered via the mini USB.
Does your PC see the phone? Saying something like "installing new device drivers" or something like that. Check device manager.
Can you charge the battery in your phone from usb?
Btw I can't remember exact process of unlocking/flashing - is it really necessary to have synced the device before unlocking/flashing?
Following up.....
Thanks for the ideas, MuF123.
Some time has gone by.....
I tried the hard reset, and that didn't make a difference.
I was able to sync via bluetooth using a friends laptop, but was unable to sync via usb on the same computer or on my own.
I installed WM5storage and my computer doesn't see it as a mass storage device, even though it charges the phone via usb.
I am looking at this:internal error 2356 activesync.cab that comes up when I try repairing activesync, but it was a dead end the first time around.(maybe the answer is deeper there somewhere?)
I really like the phone alot, i think i will try picking up some external memory, and see if i can't use one of those unlocking services to get it up and working with a local cellular provider.
Thanks,
Nacho