I have a Pioneer radio in my car and wish to use it´s USB Port to charge my HD2 and also play the MP3 files.
Ok, thats not a problem.
But what about the GPS software that´s on the SD card?
I can´t run it because the card is unmounted when I plug it as a mass storage device.
Does anyone know any solution to this? Didn't like the battery backplate of the carholder accessory.
I was thinking if I could emulate an iPod with some kind of software. My radio have support for controlling ipods. That would be really nice.
Change the usb mode to activesync, that way the card wont be unmounted.
fpar said:
Change the usb mode to activesync, that way the card wont be unmounted.
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That way the radio will have no access to his mp3s.
It's impossible, if you cannot get your GPS soft into the internal memory - which could be a challenging task
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I have a car stereo that will allow me to plug in a USB flash drive for example loaded with standard MP3's / WMA's or what not.
Im looking for a way to be able to hook up my ATT tilt, and have the music on there recognized as being on a mass storage device.
Im guessing there is some software out there that could accomplish this but after searching for a few days I have yet to find anything.
Anyone have any ideas?
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I have a car stereo that will allow me to plug in a USB flash drive for example loaded with standard MP3's / WMA's or what not.
Im looking for a way to be able to hook up my ATT tilt, and have the music on there recognized as being on a mass storage device.
Im guessing there is some software out there that could accomplish this but after searching for a few days I have yet to find anything.
Anyone have any ideas?
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or you could buy a scan disk usb adapter for microsd cards and that would work
thesire said:
or you could buy a scan disk usb adapter for microsd cards and that would work
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http://www.radioshack.com/product/i...x=6&x=10&s=A-StorePrice-RSK&parentPage=search
well yes yes i know I could do that lol
But pulling that tiny freakin card in and out of my phone 1000 times im sure it will end up getting sucked into the black hole under the seat of my car never to be seen again.
Also It would be nice to do it via the phone as It would charge the phone at the same time.
Might have found something
http://www.revver.com/video/828335/wm5-storage-windows-mobile-pda-as-usb-mass-storage/
which lead me too..
http://www.modaco.com/content/smartphone-software-freeware-download-discussion/238545/wm5torage/
or maybe..
http://msmobiles.com/news.php/6602.html
anyone tried any of these on this phone?
snowmirage said:
Might have found something
http://www.revver.com/video/828335/wm5-storage-windows-mobile-pda-as-usb-mass-storage/
which lead me too..
http://www.modaco.com/content/smartphone-software-freeware-download-discussion/238545/wm5torage/
or maybe..
http://msmobiles.com/news.php/6602.html
anyone tried any of these on this phone?
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I've never cared for the WM5Storage on the Kaiser. I've found it best to use Softick Card Export 2 to make the Kaiser into a USB Card Reader. Well worth the money.
http://www.softick.com/pocket-pc/cardexport2/
Hi all,
I'm searching for the most ideal situating to play the music from my phone in my car.
My new idea was to use a car hifi system that has a USB port, the advantage of this is that I only have to connect 1 cable.
And when that's done, it automatically charges..
And I hope that the car player has good control for exporing the files on my SD card..
My question is, before ordering one, does it work good? Does someone have bad experience's with this?
Working slow, bad control of your audio files? Tips suggestions?
I had a car radio which had sd and usb input
if the device is set to usb storage mode then it should act
as a usbStick would and the radio would have
access to anything on the sdcard
it worked ok for me with normal sdcards but it was stolen before
i tried using it with my phone
The optimal setup is a bluetooth A2dp one, so that you never even need to take the phone out of your pocket. Use MS Voice Command, and you can even seek your tracks by voice.
As for USB, it won't work, unless you have a custom ROM with the HTC Mass Storage option.
are you sure mine comes with the option to work as mass storage under usb to pc in settings
but of cause haven't tried it with a car radio but it sure works as a usbstick in computers
First off al, in the standard roms, there is a option under connections, where you can switch from activesync to mass storage..
Bluethooth audio will be not as good as the original output of the phone, and, my most important thing, it won't charge..
But, i just orderd a very cheap radio with usb and a aux input..
( elta 7527 )
Will let you guys know when it's installed..
Yes, Xperia comes with Mass Storage option and many cabs available if your ROM doesn't have it.
I got a head unit with USB and as long as set as mass storage it's just like an SD card. For simplicity's sake after a while I got tired of hooking my phone up to the radio and just bought a 32gb usb stick for cheap at Office Max.
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First off al, in the standard roms, there is a option under connections, where you can switch from activesync to mass storage..
Bluethooth audio will be not as good as the original output of the phone, and, my most important thing, it won't charge..
But, i just orderd a very cheap radio with usb and a aux input..
( elta 7527 )
Will let you guys know when it's installed..
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Wow, I guess I learned something new, I just figured the Mass Storage option wasn't there, as it doesn't pop up like in the Touch Flo 3D ROMS.
As far as Stereo BT audio quality. You are right, but you'd be hard pressed to be able to discern ANY difference in quality in a car, and I'd call it impossible to discern while actually driving.
I'm having an issue playing music through USB on my Pioneer car stereo. I've tried mass storage and music player modes with USB debugging turned on and off with no luck. Any one else experience this?
cchant said:
I'm having an issue playing music through USB on my Pioneer car stereo. I've tried mass storage and music player modes with USB debugging turned on and off with no luck. Any one else experience this?
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I have the exact same problem. Still cannot figure out how to play music through USB port on my car stereo system. I was able to do this with my old Iphone 3G but not on Captivate. But I was able to stream music using Bluetooth feature on Captivate onto my car stereo system.
Did you mount the sdcards while in mass storage mode, just like hooking up to the computer. My Pioneer, and my JVC deck do it just fine, it treats them as a flash drive. The one that doesnt work is my first gen Sync system in my Focus.
I use an aux cable. Sound quality is just fine with my epic. I have a 5000watt system in my car controled threw my pioneer h/u
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Did you mount the sdcards while in mass storage mode, just like hooking up to the computer. My Pioneer, and my JVC deck do it just fine, it treats them as a flash drive. The one that doesnt work is my first gen Sync system in my Focus.
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I have tried that also. I'm using Cognition Beta 6 if that helps.
Is your music on the external SD card?
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Is your music on the external SD card?
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No it is on the internal SD card
The best way to do this is to get an external microSD card and format it to FAT32. Car stereos only seem to recognize that file format. You probably want debugging off and the phone in mass storage mode while driving.
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No it is on the internal SD card
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Needs to be on the external card for me.
Moving to external SD didn't help
yeh didn't use to work for me, but after putting an external card in the slot (sandisk 32gb) and updating to stock jh7 (not sure which one did it)
it works now. however only recognises the external card.
I think its a problem with something in the beta 2.2 firmwares. If I go back to 2.1 everything works if I go to any 2.2 variant it doesn't work. I guess its the price to pay for beta, but hopefully it gets resolved in the final revisions.
Hi,
has anyone succeeded to export the internal or external SD storage as a USB mass storage device? The only thing that works for me is MTP under Windows.
Of what I know it's not possible because the phones usb mass storage only supports one drive.
Our phone has two drives, internal and external SD.
Therefore it has to use MTP for you to see the two drives in Windows.
It's the same for all phones with external and internal memory.
Solution: Unmount SD card, rip it out of the frickin phone, ram it into your computer, start copying HD quality movies super fast, rip it out of your computer and showe it back into your phone! Problem?
Sent from my LG-P880
Yes, but I don't like to open the filigree back side too often.
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Of what I know it's not possible because the phones usb mass storage only supports one drive.
Our phone has two drives, internal and external SD.
Therefore it has to use MTP for you to see the two drives in Windows.
It's the same for all phones with external and internal memory.
Solution: Unmount SD card, rip it out of the frickin phone, ram it into your computer, start copying HD quality movies super fast, rip it out of your computer and showe it back into your phone! Problem?
Sent from my LG-P880
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Sorry for digging out this old thread. But still better than starting a new one.
I am new to android and the 4X HD is my first android phone. Was using iPhone with PWNtunes, which allows for free file transfers to and from the phone (including music & videos) without using ANY additional software on the other end.
Is there really NO way to activate USB mass storage at least for the external SD card ? I mean, I could like copy the files later to the internal memory, but I really hate the idea that I have to open the phone everytime I want to transfer a file. I can't always mail the files.
I am willing to modify the phone in any way, but I often come across computers where I can NOT install any additional software. Even worse I work with Hardware devices (like my car Stereo or my Set-top-box) where there is no possibility to change the Software.
So USB Mass Storage is the only way to go for me. All the google searches I've done so far point out 2 piece solutions, at best, where I would also need to install software on the PC.
Is there really no standardised solution for this that works on ANY Android ICS (like PWNtunes for any iPhone) ?
I would even pay up to 10 € for this feature, a feature that should be included !
With Total Commander and the Android-ADB-Plugin I have access to the entire file system and SD cards of all my Androids.
I don't know about yours but, for me its enough when I select "LG software" (don't know how's in yours cause mine is in Portuguese...), after I just need to run "LGAutoRun.exe" and I can see the internal store and external sd just like if I had "mass storage" selected.
If I have previously selected "LG software" windows just ask me if I want to open to see the files, but thats normal cause the drivers are already installed.
@Bud Cord & @RuedasLocas
Both are again solutions where I would have to run some kind of software on the Host side.
Yes, this will work for Win7 computers BUT IT WILL NOT work for my TV, it will NOT work for my Car Stereo, it will NOT work for my Printer, it will NOT work for my portable mediaplayer, it will NOT work for my DSL-Router, it will NOT work for my DVB-SetTopBox, and so on. For all those other devices that ONLY understand USB MASS STORAGE it will simply NOT WORK.
Yeah USB MASS STORAGE (UMS) is some crappy old block access device. BUT it is also the defacto standart that every USB Device that can read a USB stick supports.
I had a Windows Mobile 6.1 Phone some years ago, it hat UMS, only for the SDcard.
I had a simple Feature-Phone(SE K610), it hat UMS, again only for the Memory card.
I had a Chinese unbranded Phone with dual-Sims and a TV set built in, it had UMS!
I had an iPhone I could Jailbreak it and activate UMS. Every 2$ cheapo USB stick has UMS.
I again want USB MASS STORAGE at least for the SD-Card. I am still trying to find some workaround. Even that the phone was not rootable at the beginning was no dealbreaker for me, but THIS actually IS a dealbreaker for me. I loved to use my Phone as a USB-Stick and plug it in everywhere. I always did that. IPhone has forced me to carry around my own cable, android is forcing me to carry around a regular USB stick.
I hate the phone for not having MASS STORAGE. The worst part is that it seems like Android has adopted this crap, so any Android phone is just as bad.
Sorry for whining, I just thought that there was some simple solution that I am not seeing.
Hi, looking for some help/advice please.
I've just taken ownership of a new car and, as it was dealer stock it didn't have Bluetooth audio as standard. I have tried connecting my phone via USB but to no avail. In my old car music would not work over USB but I got over this as I could stream over Bluetooth. For info the old car was a Ford and the new car is a BMW. I have updated the headunit in the car with the latest software and my phone has all updates applied. I have also tried connecting via MTP and MSC. As MTP my car sees the internal memory but not the external SD card. In MSC my car does not see the phone at all. I read somewhere about KitKat changing the access over USB to the SD card but I don't recall it working on the old car previously (although this was always MTP).
Anyone have any experience of the phone working over USB with a 2014 BMW fitted with the professional head unit? Is there a different ROM I can install on my phone to get it working (currently stock). Ideally I wouldn't want to change the ROM on my phone but my options at the moment are either change the software on the phone, change the phone or program extended Bluetooth on my car and invalidate the warranty.
Any help greatly appreciated.
Mark
Are you able to play music from the internal memory via USB? If so, could you use folder mount to make a link from an internal folder to one in the external SD?
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Are you able to play music from the internal memory via USB? If so, could you use folder mount to make a link from an internal folder to one in the external SD?
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I didn't have any music on the internal SD card but I do remember seeing the internal card on one of the tests I did. I'm at work at the moment so without my car for another week but I'll give that a try. I'll also have a read on rooting my phone as I see that folder mount requires root. I've definitely got some learning to do .
Thanks for your suggestion and I'll let you know how I get one.