Dear friends,
I searched in google for the OTG Support for xperia sp, I got several answers shows that, someone said YES and someone said NO.
Actually I'm using C5302 without root (in .266 F/W), in my experiance it wont support OTG. Several times i connected the XSP with different pendrives, but nothing happens. But In storage menu there is an option for Mount USB Storage... what is the use of that? Some websites shows xperia sp has OTG support. So my questions are
1. Could any one connect OTG without root?
2. If YES, is ur device C5302 or C5303?
3. Is it possible with any other File Manager (like solid explorer)?
4. If i root my device, is this possible?
one more thing, in solid explorer there is a folder available for USB storage. When i touch it shows no root access. If i root my device can i access that folder? is this folder contains external usb storage?
Well, I'm still on .254 but my OTG cable works. The USB-folder is normally on XSP /storage/usbdisk/. Weird though, because I never heard of Android 4.3 uncompatibility. Even ICS supports OTG. You might check your cable.
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eferrari. said:
Well, I'm still on .254 but my OTG cable works. The USB-folder is normally on XSP /storage/usbdisk/. Weird though, because I never heard of Android 4.3 uncompatibility. Even ICS supports OTG. You might check your cable.
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is ur device 5302 or 5303?. Even in .254 i couldnt connect that. The cable is fine, i can connect it with my S3
Mine works fine on 254
I have successfully connect :
1-patriot 64Gb USB2
2-Silicon power 32Gb USB3
3-Team group 8Gb USB2
4-PQI 2Gb USB2
To my C5303 , not rooted , 4.3
it's working on 4.3
no problem as well as 4.1.2
ArunThazhathuveetil said:
is ur device 5302 or 5303?. Even in .254 i couldnt connect that. The cable is fine, i can connect it with my S3
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I'm not sure about this, but I think there was some article about S3 needing a special cable for OTG, the usual ones didn't work. It was mentioned that the cable that worked for S2 wouldn't work with S3. So it could be that this special cable would not work for other phones?
If you can, try another cable, something that works with other phones, just not the latest Galaxy series.
Friends,
When i connect my pendrive, it dosent shows any change in my phone. But lost.dir folder appear in pendrive(when it connect with PC) does it mean my phone detect that pendrive? but i cant access any thing. is ter any step to follow? already check with new cable and new pendrive, but no change.
Otg works normally straight out the box.
If you are still facing problems try using, stick mount or otg helper apps free on play store.
I don't have issue on Sp... but my n7 does and these apps help.
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OTG
and for me it worked OTG
Kingston DT r 3.0
Mouse A4tech G7-750
I think, c5302 cannot support OTG without root...!!!!! Anyone here could connect c5302 with OTG without root?
Maybe your pendriver is NTFS, it support FAT32 only i belive
Filesystem can be one of the reason.
I have c5303 and can connect lot of devices without root on .254 stock rom. Only my 16GB Kingston Pendrive didnt work
On 4.3 Kingston pendrive work as well. Without root.
I dont think that for OTG in c5302 you MUST have root. Its "normal" device support. It didnt ask for persmissions when you connect usb device. Just try at first generic mouse or keyboard and see if it work. When not. Try another cable.
Also try .266 firmware. It has a little more drivers for USB devices. (example my Kingston)
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Maybe your pendriver is NTFS, it support FAT32 only i belive
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May be thats whta the reason.. I will check and reply
OTG
I can confirm it working on .254 (100% fresh, unrooted). Sometimes I don't get a notification for a connected USB disk, however I can access it using ES explorer
Finally... I conculded that.............
No otg support for xperia SP C5302 without root...........!!!!!!!!!!!!! Its too sad
I check with 3 different cables and 8 different pendrives ( including sandisk, kingston sony and transend etc)
But nothing happens.. In solid explorer there is a folder names USB Disk.. when i tap on that it shows no root access (Im running unrooted) also USB Disk mount in storage menu still not tappable
If anyone could get OTG in C5302 pls post the reply with steps....
ArunThazhathuveetil said:
Finally... I conculded that.............
No otg support for xperia SP C5302 without root...........!!!!!!!!!!!!! Its too sad
I check with 3 different cables and 8 different pendrives ( including sandisk, kingston sony and transend etc)
But nothing happens.. In solid explorer there is a folder names USB Disk.. when i tap on that it shows no root access (Im running unrooted) also USB Disk mount in storage menu still not tappable
If anyone could get OTG in C5302 pls post the reply with steps....
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The pendrives were FAT32 formatted?
As I have understood from other threads FAT32 should work and NTFS will not work.
Draqula said:
The pendrives were FAT32 formatted?
As I have understood from other threads FAT32 should work and NTFS will not work.
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Yup My pendrive FAT32 formatted................
I got it from UK chat support........... Please check the attachment
Those chat support guys reply like bots..
otg was working for me on .254 nstill works on .266..
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I recently bought an OTG chord.
It works fine with all devices on FAT32.
I have a seagate HDD (500 GB) which is in NTFS format.
The problem is,
1. I took a pendrive that worked well (on FAT32).
2. Then i formatted as NTFS.
3. Now it didnt mount.
4. I have root so I used "StickMount" app on playstore to force mount NTFS formated USB.
5. Now the pendrive mounted easily(even with NTFS format)
BUT my hard Drive still fails to mount!!
infact, a flickering beeping noise can be heard from the HDD (The HDD works fine on my PC)
So the question is why is that so??
Is it something like, HTC ONE OTG cannot support 500 GB??
Or flashing a kernel with ALL OTGs COMPATIBILITY will do the trick??
Has anybody successfully mounted 500 GB HDD??
prunzzz said:
I recently bought an OTG chord.
It works fine with all devices on FAT32.
I have a seagate HDD (500 GB) which is in NTFS format.
The problem is,
1. I took a pendrive that worked well (on FAT32).
2. Then i formatted as NTFS.
3. Now it didnt mount.
4. I have root so I used "StickMount" app on playstore to force mount NTFS formated USB.
5. Now the pendrive mounted easily(even with NTFS format)
BUT my hard Drive still fails to mount!!
infact, a flickering beeping noise can be heard from the HDD (The HDD works fine on my PC)
So the question is why is that so??
Is it something like, HTC ONE OTG cannot support 500 GB??
Or flashing a kernel with ALL OTGs COMPATIBILITY will do the trick??
Has anybody successfully mounted 500 GB HDD??
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If its only a usb powered drive the HO wont be giving enough power to the hdd hence the beeping noise from the drive, you could try a mains powered drive to see if that works.
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If its only a usb powered drive the HO wont be giving enough power to the hdd hence the beeping noise from the drive, you could try a mains powered drive to see if that works.
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Ok
I will try and get back
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NTFS is not natively supported. However there is a root app that allows r/rw of NTFS partitions
ArmedandDangerous said:
NTFS is not natively supported. However there is a root app that allows r/rw of NTFS partitions
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So that means, what bradmax57 said is correct
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So that means, what bradmax57 said is correct
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It's not just about power, NTFS is just not supported in stock Sense 5 regardless if the USB stick uses 0 power
ArmedandDangerous said:
It's not just about power, NTFS is just not supported in stock Sense 5 regardless if the USB stick uses 0 power
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Even not with StickMount app???
then in that case anyway to connect HDD to phone via OTG??
StickMount requires root Like I said, only rooted apps can currently r/rw on NTFS drives for HTC One.
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StickMount requires root Like I said, only rooted apps can currently r/rw on NTFS drives for HTC One.
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check OP
I do have root
NTFS pendrive does work
Im on 4.2.2 with semaphore kernel..i used OTG cable with external power and app called "usb host controller" , but i cannot connect any external devices to my i9000..can any one please explain how do i use OTG cable to connect external devices..
Thanx in advance and sorry for my bad english..
Depends on kernel settings but:
- Connect OTG with phone and harddrive/flashdrive (must be formatted in supported way fat32/ntfs etc)
- Connect powerhub to OTG
Should work now.
I do think that only flashdrives of a certain ammount of data (say 16gb) are supported (dunno for sure since i dont have an I9000 but an I9001)
mrjraider said:
Depends on kernel settings but:
- Connect OTG with phone and harddrive/flashdrive (must be formatted in supported way fat32/ntfs etc)
- Connect powerhub to OTG
Should work now.
I do think that only flashdrives of a certain ammount of data (say 16gb) are supported (dunno for sure since i dont have an I9000 but an I9001)
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Thanxx for ur help..i think semaphore supports OTG. I will try..
I want to use a USB OTG cable to make nandroid backups on a USB drive.. And, if possible, I want to be able to access files from solid explorer..
I'm currently on stock 5.0.2, stock kernel.. USB mouse works, but USB drive doesn't..
Anyone can confirm a working rom, kernel, mod, tweak or recovery that supports USB-OTG?
NeriL said:
I want to use a USB OTG cable to make nandroid backups on a USB drive.. And, if possible, I want to be able to access files from solid explorer..
I'm currently on stock 5.0.2, stock kernel.. USB mouse works, but USB drive doesn't..
Anyone can confirm a working rom, kernel, mod, tweak or recovery that supports USB-OTG?
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It's working on anything CM12.1 based.
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It's working on anything CM12.1 based.
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Nice! Thanks for the info! =)
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Wich file explorer are you using? ES file Explorer can access files on usb otg.. What I need is native support
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NeriL said:
Wich file explorer are you using? ES file Explorer can access files on usb otg.. What I need is native support
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I'm using File Explorer app (fx)
I made it work on stock lollipop!
USB drive was formatted with fat32, and it was not recognized by CM12.1.. So I decided to format it using android (in storage settings).. Then it worked! I unplugged otg cable and connected USB drive to my laptop, and filesystem was still fat32 (maybe android handles it with another method?)..
Then I restored my stock 5.0.2 nandroid backup, plugged it and it still worked! I finally plugged it on recovery and still works!
Lollipop is already compatible with USB drives, but they need to be formatted using android
I think your USB drive could have been formatted with some unsupported partition layout mbr/gpt.
My phone has recognized every USB drive I plug in but only shows the first partition when I tried a drive with many partitions (w8.1 installation for example)
fburgos said:
I think your USB drive could have been formatted with some unsupported partition layout mbr/gpt.
My phone has recognized every USB drive I plug in but only shows the first partition when I tried a drive with many partitions (w8.1 installation for example)
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Last time I made a bootable drive, it was memtest.. Then I deleted all partitions and created a FAT32 partition using CMD->diskpart
I'm REALLY sure it had 1 partition before formatting with android
I've 2 K3 notes and one is rooted and another untouched system.
I've tried paragon ntfs mounter to mount my HDD. Before I used paragon mounter I could get my HDD power on nd get detected as blank media. After using paragon mounter I'm not able to power on HDD or charge any other mobile via otg. I'm able to power on HDD and charge other mobiles with untouched system K3N.
So I flashed stock rom again to my rooted one but problem not solved :crying: please help
Thanks in advance
USB OTG works only for flash medias...it won't work with external HDD (Desktop HDD or Laptop HDD)
freelancer81 said:
USB OTG works only for flash medias...it won't work with external HDD (Desktop HDD or Laptop HDD)
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I know it doesn't work but it can power up them. Please read the thread again correctly
Why on earth would you want to power up a HDD knowing you can't access/transfer files?
Seems mighty queer to me.
And your topic sounds misleading...are you saying usb flash drives works fine but external HDDs don't work?
Coz thats what OTG is supposed to do...powering external HDD and charging other phones is not OTG.
Anyways...wish you luck and hope some devs help you out.
HDD requires a huge power supply which u wont get from mobile.
common knowledge
Please try anything before answering.
balji3489 said:
HDD requires a huge power supply which u wont get from mobile.
common knowledge
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HDD works if connected to otg. It is 2TB HDD. My problem solved. Forgot to edit thread
Hello guys
Recently i had to connect a USB drive ( Kingston 8GB pen drive) to my phone ( Xperia Z3C) but nothing happend. So i said "hmm maybe there sth wrong with my phone" so i tried to mount it on my Xperia Z Ultra, but again nothing was mounted. The pen drive was NOT mounted as it should and I also coudnt do it manually from the Settings( because the options "Mount and Unmout" were grayed out). This is pretty weird. I used to plug in pen drives, external HDDs all the time back when i was on KitKat. But i havent tried to do it since updating to Lolipop .... till now. I searched so long for an answer but i coudnt find anything Confirmed so i decided to ask you guys
My question is : What is the reason for not being able to mount USB drives anymore ? Is it the android version (Lolipop) or Im missing sth ?
Facts :
- i have an OTG cable ( even 4 of them, they are all in perfectly working condition)
- my USB drive is completely fine ( i tried with 4 other flash drives with the same result - not being able to mount them)
- my phone(Z3C) and phablet(XZU) are working perfectly and rooted with latest firmwares. I used to plug in USB sticks all the time back when i was on KitKat.
Help me understand what's happening pls
Are these stock roms on your devices, or are they custom roms? lots of custom roms debloat the software that's installed, sometimes removing the bigger packages not used so often.
Presumably you can see the file structure on the phone/tablet when you hook it up to a PC? so the lead and USB libs are working.
The only other thing I can think of is that NTFS might not be supported in Lolipop, have you tried formatting one of the drives in FAT?
all roms i have are stock
my USB sticks are all FAT32, my external HDD is in NTFS. Neither work.
Yes i can see all files on my phone/phablet through the PC when i hook it up.