Hello people, I find it very annoying that usb mass storage is dissabled on our phones and since i havent found any compatible application to enable usb mass storage on s3 mini i thought i should ask if there is any developer who wants-has the time to make one
Impossible
Because data and sdcard partition is same
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damn it. i saw all these application that lets you use usb mass storage for the S3 and i thought it would be possible to do it to s3 mini too...
jimacid said:
Hello people, I find it very annoying that usb mass storage is dissabled on our phones and since i havent found any compatible application to enable usb mass storage on s3 mini i thought i should ask if there is any developer who wants-has the time to make one
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Is it not the same as conect as camera ?
when connecting to pc - provided you've installed samsung drivers - your phone will be shown as connected device , and you can easily see all folders(sdcard,ext card...) and transfer files and do everyhting you want...
I guess he's talking about enabling the UMS protocol instead of MTP that our phone uses. There's an app made for our big brother called SGS3 Easy UMS but I don't know if it's working on our device...
Advantages of UMS on the MTP?
Way faster file trasnfer
The phone gets mounted as a real disk so you can do pretty anything on it
The UMS protocol is more secure because you have to go past your lock screen to mount
But on the other hand MTP comes in handy when you want to transfer files and use them at the same time on your mobile ^^
dariolob said:
I guess he's talking about enabling the UMS protocol instead of MTP that our phone uses. There's an app made for our big brother called SGS3 Easy UMS but I don't know if it's working on our device...
Advantages of UMS on the MTP?
Way faster file trasnfer
The phone gets mounted as a real disk so you can do pretty anything on it
The UMS protocol is more secure because you have to go past your lock screen to mount
But on the other hand MTP comes in handy when you want to transfer files and use them at the same time on your mobile ^^
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i tested it and it's not working :'(
seedrom193 said:
i tested it and it's not working :'(
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As I thought I will decompile it and see what can be done
dariolob said:
I guess he's talking about enabling the UMS protocol instead of MTP that our phone uses. There's an app made for our big brother called SGS3 Easy UMS but I don't know if it's working on our device...
Advantages of UMS on the MTP?
Way faster file trasnfer
The phone gets mounted as a real disk so you can do pretty anything on it
The UMS protocol is more secure because you have to go past your lock screen to mount
But on the other hand MTP comes in handy when you want to transfer files and use them at the same time on your mobile ^^
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thats exactly what i was talking about, another huge advantage of ums is that it doesnt need samsung drivers installed to work.
lets say you go to a friend or to your work and you dont have internet, if the computer you want to use doesnt have samsung drivers installed you wont be able to do anything with your device, in the other hand if ums was enabled on our device the only thing you need is a micro usb cable to connect your phone to any pc you want...
im so dissapointed from samung for disabling ums protocol...
i really hope someone will sort it out with an app.
thanks in advance
searching for such an app, too
what happened with you @dariolob ??
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I could really use such an app, I cant even connect my phone to the tv, both samsung devices and watch a video file that is on the phone.
dariolob said:
As I thought I will decompile it and see what can be done
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I'll just quote you hoping you get notified.
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What is the difference between MTP and PTP on the TouchPad with CM9?
Is there a Mass Storage mode available? (MTP and PTP don't mount the tablet as an USB storage device).
Thank you!
mikey_xda said:
What is the difference between MTP and PTP on the TouchPad with CM9?
Is there a Mass Storage mode available? (MTP and PTP don't mount the tablet as an USB storage device).
Thank you!
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_Transfer_Protocol
Providing you get MTP to work it does have advantages over a pure USB disk mount which is probably why it isn't in ICS as standard.
MTP is the closest to Mass Storage mode at the moment, until they can make it work with ICS. From what I can tell, it's a widespread issue with many of the ICS Rom's out there.
Thank you both for replying. It seems MTP makes more sense than USB mass storage and is safer too.
Actually, for moving files around I found out wifi solutions like AirDroid are convenient and I don't have to plug in the cable.
mikey_xda said:
Thank you both for replying. It seems MTP makes more sense than USB mass storage and is safer too.
Actually, for moving files around I found out wifi solutions like AirDroid are convenient and I don't have to plug in the cable.
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Yes. Wifi connections avoid the need to plug cable in much. ES File Explorer, which is a very good file manager, can also see network shares on PCs over the wifi network avoiding the need for a separate app.
I still do use cable connection when transferring large files like Nandroid backupsas it is faster.
Make sure you use a USB2 port!
I kept having issues copying files to both my Galaxy Nexus and Touchpad until I realized I was using a v1 port. Swapped some cables around and it's working great.
I have tried ES File Explorer and it is slower than AirDroid when transferring larger files. On the other hand, it is more convenient because you can manage the transfers from the tablet (on AirDroid you do all stuff on the PC).
Hi , My name is Ramadoss.N, I have converted 2 Hp touchpad into KitKat 4.4.4 using Hptoolbox V42 and cynogenmod 11 with other zip fils. It works very good. The conversions are done via MacBook .The problem is HP touchpad is not recoganised by my MacBook Air to transfer music. Is there anything to be done in Settings. If the please let me know to my mail id. My mail id is [email protected]. Thank you in advance and looking for your response.
Everyone knows that we've gone to hard times now that mtp is in play on the n7.
There is a work around for exynos devices and it was exploited for the sgs3.
Mtp sucks, its been giving alot of people problems in transferring files and other options are not really that efficient.
So I am asking if someone could possible make an app if the nexus7 kernel is exploitable to allow ums mode for the n7!
Thanks
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It's not an exploit, it's an official function of the USB driver.
And UMS won't work on the N7.
Even for the S3 you mentioned it only works (relyable) for the ext. sdcard, not internal storage.
Key problems with UMS are EXT4 filesystem (Windows would not know how to access this without special software) and that the internal storage is actually only a subfolder in /data, not a partition by itself as it used to be up to the S2.
Not everyone has problems with mtp. Once I got the drivers installed correctly, I haven't had a single hiccup with mtp. I connect to either Win7 pc or xp laptop effortlessly and file transfers are extremely fast. Charging works fine. I can navigate the internal memory of the N7 perfectly from the computer. I always 'safely remove hardware' with a click on the system tray icon and a click on 'Eject MTP'. Never had a problem. So, sorry 'mtp sucks' for you. Mine works perfectly.
Hi all,
Got the s3 mini, no root, just plain stock. Running windows 7 on my pc, when I plug the s3 mini into pc via usb cable, the s3 mini shows up as a device rather than a drive, anyway to change this please ?
Reason is, I want to try and recover pictures I lost.
Try selecting the "camera" option.
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Tried that, just the same, thanks though
Somewhere I read that holding the home key while connecting with computer will solve this. . . .
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pitchblack5691 said:
Somewhere I read that holding the home key while connecting with computer will solve this. . . .
#pitchblack5691#
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Makes no difference, tried it on camera and media while holding home and connecting.
Thanks for trying
This is what I get when I hook the phone up to my computer while holding down Home while booted into Ubuntu:
Unable to mount Android
Error initializing camera: -60: Could not lock the device
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AFAIK you can't make the internal storage appear as a drive to the computer so that you can use programs to do recovery that needs low level access on the drive. That applies to most (all?) phones. The difference is that S3 mini doesn't even connect the external miniSD card as a drive to the computer, so you'll need to take it out, buy a card reader for 5 euros and connect it that way to the computer.
Ok, thanks. Its photos on the phone that are missing, done the sd card already. Looks like there gone now.
Tritonio_GR said:
AFAIK you can't make the internal storage appear as a drive to the computer so that you can use programs to do recovery that needs low level access on the drive. That applies to most (all?) phones. The difference is that S3 mini doesn't even connect the external miniSD card as a drive to the computer, so you'll need to take it out, buy a card reader for 5 euros and connect it that way to the computer.
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You are wrong.
Connect the phone with pc via usb and enable MTP way.
You can see internal AND external SD card
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Options - Additional settings (4 point from top) -USB settings - connect as drive
Or like what - my dev on russian interface - sorry for mistakes)
Hi guys sorry for stupid question. I have preordered HTC One and coming from SGS3 where samsung didnt offered native UMS mode for file transfer and I had to install stupid 3rd party apk as I cannot install anything on my work station so MTP and PTP didnt work. So the question is, does HTC One have native USB mass storage support for file transfer aka flash drive?
THX
No. By the way what 3rd party app did you use to enable UMS? It might come in handy to HTC One upcoming/users.
are you kid*ing? Again another phone for 600Euro without UMS? Is it JellyBean related?
BTW: I have been using http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1711009 but only for microSD card, so it wont help with internal I suppose...
yes, it is jelly bean related.
UMS went out with ICS and all android devices use MTP as standard.
What OS are you running that it doesn't support MTP? Even my mums years old xp computer supports MTP as long as Windows Media Player is up to date....
Some corporate XPs (at work), so even they support MTP, after SGS3 connected some exclamation (cant remember what exactly) pop up because of restricted administrator rights (winXP wanted to install some drivers) and I only saw folders with unidentified files so totaly useles. But at home win 7 it worked. Only UMS fully work at my work computer. And thats very important to me...
Since JB there is only MTP, no Mass Storage.
But u can easily workaround with USB-Host OTG
LG, Helmut
kultus said:
Some corporate XPs (at work), so even they support MTP, after SGS3 connected some exclamation (cant remember what exactly) pop up because of restricted administrator rights (winXP wanted to install some drivers) and I only saw folders with unidentified files so totaly useles. But at home win 7 it worked. Only UMS fully work at my work computer. And thats very important to me...
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Ah, Of course. Used to have that in my old job, but then even USB would not help me there as they had locked out all external devices. nice to know your IT department aren't as bad as mine used to be.
Looks like you'll have to go with that 3rd party app again...
hd2neuling said:
Since JB there is only MTP, no Mass Storage.
But u can easily workaround with USB-Host OTG
LG, Helmut
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as I know USB on the go is for connecting flash drives, card readers, maybe camera or DVB-T or other client devices to host device (phone) so really didnt think about it to connect phone to computer throught USBotG reduction to PC. I think it wont work...
Hey all,
Is this possible with the Droid Turbo?
I'm used to plugging my phones in via USB, and having the file system mount as a mass storage device, allowing me to move files to and from my phone easily.
When I plug in the Droid Turbo, I have two choices, either MTP, which just brings up an installer of some sort, or camera mode, which only allows me access to pictures and videos.
Now granted, all of my past Android phones have been running third party images (mostly Cyanogenmod) and maybe this is the reason for the difference (though I thought I had file system access with stock image in the past, but maybe I am misremembering)
Any thoughts on anything I can do to get complete file system access?
Works for me. ES file manager does too.
fatasian said:
Works for me. ES file manager does too.
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I have file system access from the phone using ES no problem, and can mount usb storage using one of those adapters.
I'm talking about access to the phones file system from the computer using USB.
Worked perfectly on my old phone, doesn't with the Turbo.
OIC, not that I know of.
Sounds like it might be a driver issue. I plugged my phone into my computer (Windows 7) shortly after I got home with the turbo and moved a bunch of backed up files onto the turbo without any issues at all.
PerCompLLC said:
Sounds like it might be a driver issue. I plugged my phone into my computer (Windows 7) shortly after I got home with the turbo and moved a bunch of backed up files onto the turbo without any issues at all.
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Hmm. Could be. I'm on a Linux desktop, but have never had this problem before...
mattlach said:
Hmm. Could be. I'm on a Linux desktop, but have never had this problem before...
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Understood. Hardware manufacturers modify drivers so frequently though that that is probably the issue. Can't say that I've attempted to connect to my linux box yet...
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Understood. Hardware manufacturers modify drivers so frequently though that that is probably the issue. Can't say that I've attempted to connect to my linux box yet...
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I know. Never understood the need for specialized drivers when they could just mount as a standard USB Mass Srorage device and be compatible with everything out of the box
But I guess that would just make too much sense...
Has anyone tried a otg with it yet
Same Problem Here...
I had the same issue when plugging my Droid Turbo into my Windows 7 machine. I'm afraid I don't have any advice for those of you on Linux, but if you have problems on windows where it's only showing you something about "Motorola Device Manager", here are the steps I took that fixed the problem for me:
On Windows 7 go to Start Menu > Devices and Printers. Under Devices you should see XT1254. Right click on this and select Troubleshoot. If the issue you are experiencing is like mine, then the problem was simply that the drivers didn't auto-install when the Droid was first connected to your PC and the troubleshooter should install them properly for you.
I have a sneaking suspicion that the cause is that Moto Device Manager software. When you first attach the phone via USB the computer treats it as an install disc rather than as a storage device. Perhaps those of you on linux might be having a similar issue, I hope this helps and I apologize if it doesn't.
My wife just purchased a Turbo. I can not get the storage to mount on Ubuntu. This is the only phone that I don't have access to the storage. I do have access to the PMP. I am also receiving an "no permissions" when using adb. I search for adb devices, and no permissions? I have developer options enabled, USB debugging checked. I just tried 2 other phones with adb, all functions?
To clear up some things:
Different OSes treat MTP differently. Windows gives access to the storage area, OS X requires Android File Transfer App, and GNU/Linux I have no idea.
chazall1 said:
My wife just purchased a Turbo. I can not get the storage to mount on Ubuntu. This is the only phone that I don't have access to the storage. I do have access to the PMP. I am also receiving an "no permissions" when using adb. I search for adb devices, and no permissions? I have developer options enabled, USB debugging checked. I just tried 2 other phones with adb, all functions?
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chazall1: You have to authorize the computer on the device. The screen must be on and unlocked.
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I know. Never understood the need for specialized drivers when they could just mount as a standard USB Mass Srorage device and be compatible with everything out of the box
But I guess that would just make too much sense...
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mattlach: It makes perfect sense why they do not use USB Mass Storage. Mass storage requires exclusivity to the OS, and that means the phone cannot use it. Which means, the phone crashes because the OS resides on the NAND you would want to mount and read. MTP is the compromise. Phone in the past that had access as mass storage had SD cards as well, either internally or added on. For example, the old school Droid Incredible had both an internal sd card and an external slot.
Probably already answered but yes you can. Just gotto my computer as yyou'd lookfor a uUSB device. And sorry aboutmiss sspells. Swift key sucks so much...... Omfg.
Looks like they want us to use MTP or PTP. Mass storage is not an option. I found this from Verizon:
http://www.verizonwireless.com/support/knowledge-base-117349/
"USB Mass Storage feature is currently not available, however, files can be transferred to/from a computer utilizing Media Transfer Protocol (MTP)"
Not to jack the thread, but when using Windows Explorer to access my turbo, almost all of the folders (music, pictures, dcim, etc.) show up as files. Anyone else have this issue?
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According to Verizon, its not possible to connect the Turbo as a mass storage device. Epic fail in my opinion... U can bypass it by using google drive...
papstar said:
Not to jack the thread, but when using Windows Explorer to access my turbo, almost all of the folders (music, pictures, dcim, etc.) show up as files. Anyone else have this issue?
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True. Windows 7 is the solution
Epic fail, indeed.
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True. Windows 7 is the solution
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Well, Windows 7 doesn't solve the problem. The main reason I didn't switch to an iPhone from Android was lack of access to the file system. There are other things on my phone I would like to transfer or backup to my PC besides the media that appears when connecting the device. I had no idea when I got this new Droid Turbo I would be pushed back into the stone age. No sd card, no removable battery and no access to the file system. Arrgh
And no manual sound off switch that can't be overridden by software.
Hey guys, I know this is an old thread but Google brought it up. haha
I was messing with this and I turned off the "Software Installation" option and all of the sudden drivers installed and everything seems to be working. I guess the software installer was overriding the normal driver installation or something.
Not sure it's a universal fix but maybe it'll help someone.
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Has anyone tried a otg with it yet
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Yes. Works fine.
EDIT: Oops. Looks like this is a zombie thread. I'm sure you probably had the answer to that by now.