I recently got the new LG Optimus 2X and im having some real headache over it..
The thing is that it refuses to mount its sdcard on my macbook (10.6.6).
I tryed pretty much everything short of injecting valium, but it simply will not comply.
So could anyone please help me before my hair turns gray and falls off?
It pops up on win xp, both on a pc and in a vmware xp system on the mac, so i assume that its not using the default mass storage system anymore, some google searches hints that its using a semi-proprietary system similar to some mp3- and media-players.
So far ive been using my old phone as SD card adapter, and i also have a wifi network (rarely used, using mobile internet on a usb dongle) for ftp transfers.
But that aint enough, i need to be able to transfer audio/video files aswell as games/apps and backups to/from my phone in a easier fasion than adb push or ftp.
i really like the phone but im concidering returning it and buy a mac compatible phone instead.. but there are no other tegra phones available atm...
Does it use MTP? If so, check out http://www.wentnet.com/projects/xnjb/
I have a Tegra powered tablet (Advent Vega) and my MacBook Pro sees the sd card when mounted no problem.
You could also look at a program called Syncmate. Mac client and free Android version
XNJB is a no-go.. Will not detect a device.
Googlesearch mac with optimus x2 only reveals mac address related links or sites containing the words in different topic lists.
syncmate is a internet-solution, nothing gets synced locally..
And that is simply not an option when i want to transfer +1gb files (at the best of times i reach about 150k/s, usually around 10-30k/s)
Seems to work fine on my MacBook Pro.. no problem at all!
I have some trouble with the phone not detecting the second SD card, solution for me was to uncheck "USB Debugging" while it was plugged in.
Or
Plugout
Disable USB-Debugging
Plug in
Dangerous one: (This might damage current content on your SD-Card, i take no responsability)
While Phone is live
Plug out the SD
Phone goes belly up about it
Says it might be damaged and needs to be reformated
let the phone reformat the SD-Card
Plug the phone back in the Mac
Poof SDcard once again viewable
^^ Above is not recommended, and i can not explain why it worked. also i do not know if it might damage other components of the phone. But mine looks to be just fine and the SD-Card is performing as intended.
Why it is so hard for the Computers to see the external SD is a good Question, i have had the same issues with my windows 7 PC .. USB debugging seemed to be the fix initially.
xarvox said:
I recently got the new LG Optimus 2X and im having some real headache over it..
The thing is that it refuses to mount its sdcard on my macbook (10.6.6).
I tryed pretty much everything short of injecting valium, but it simply will not comply.
So could anyone please help me before my hair turns gray and falls off?
It pops up on win xp, both on a pc and in a vmware xp system on the mac, so i assume that its not using the default mass storage system anymore, some google searches hints that its using a semi-proprietary system similar to some mp3- and media-players.
So far ive been using my old phone as SD card adapter, and i also have a wifi network (rarely used, using mobile internet on a usb dongle) for ftp transfers.
But that aint enough, i need to be able to transfer audio/video files aswell as games/apps and backups to/from my phone in a easier fasion than adb push or ftp.
i really like the phone but im concidering returning it and buy a mac compatible phone instead.. but there are no other tegra phones available atm...
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On the Optimus 2X you need to activate yourself the USB Mass Storage mode, Go on Applications -> Settings -> SD Card & Phone Storage -> Mass storage only
Desmopro, i already tryed that.
The mass storage setting disables the adb debug tho.
My computer can see the device in system profiler, a hardware list,
And adb devices lists it aswell, but disk utility can't see any connected storage,
mounted or otherwise.
xarvox said:
Desmopro, i already tryed that.
The mass storage setting disables the adb debug tho.
My computer can see the device in system profiler, a hardware list,
And adb devices lists it aswell, but disk utility can't see any connected storage,
mounted or otherwise.
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What version of OSX you use ?
In terminal, can you see the device (on /dev) ?
Think to reinstall a combo update, to clean up your system
If you use 10.7 beta and you are a developper or a beta tester, send a report to Apple
If you use 10.7 beta found on bittorrent, downgrade to 10.6
The Optimus 2X dont use MTP but the old mass storage method, so there is normally no problem to use OSX with
Im using 10.6.6.
Its strange, my htc hero mounts just fine, without any hazzle or inconvenience, but the optimus will not show..
I finally did find the issue tho, as soon as i eject the external sd-card (remove it physically), the internal storage pops up without a hickup.
But as soon as i insert the sd card, the mounted card stops responding, folders wont refresh, file copy stops and the only option is to eject the media from finder.
So regardless of what i try, i cannot get the external card mounted on my mac, even tho it works fine on pc.
..ive been using my sd card from my hero from the moment i got the phone..
using windows XP i can not get the nexus 7 to show up to transfer files. not sure if i need a MTP driver (which i cant find anywhere) or if there is something else i need to do i would hate to have to transfer media to a different PC to get what i want on there.
any ideas
From the charging notification, make sure it is in external storage mode to allow the USB PnP to recognize the device for file storage.
Mustang7302 said:
From the charging notification, make sure it is in external storage mode to allow the USB PnP to recognize the device for file storage.
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I plug the nexus 7 into the PC via USB. N7 says Connected as Media device. but nothing shows on PC
I dont have my N7 yet, but looking at my Thunderbold ... There should be an option for Disk Drive when you open the notification that appears when plugged in by USB. When the Disk Drive option is enabled, the PC will detect the drive and treat it as an external data source.
Perhaps someone who has an N7 in hand can chime in.
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I dont have my N7 yet, but looking at my Thunderbold ... There should be an option for Disk Drive when you open the notification that appears when plugged in by USB. When the Disk Drive option is enabled, the PC will detect the drive and treat it as an external data source.
Perhaps someone who has an N7 in hand can chime in.
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yeah no thats not the case here all my other Android devices work fine including my Gnex running JB 4.1 still connects the same way. its just the N7 that wont show up. i can ADB to the N7 but nothing else.
Can anyone tell me if my HTC One (FW 4.3, rooted and fully chraged) can be used with more than one mounted device at a time ?
My aim is to mount a CF card reader and a portable HDD, so I can transfer photos (RAWs) from the reader directly to the HDD.
I've bought a powered USB 3 hub and downloaded the "Nexus Media Importer" app.
But, I'm unable to make 2 devices show at once. Even if I try 2 USB sticks.
All the devices will show up individually, but not when more than one device is connected.
I've connected the USB hub to my PC and it works perfectly.
I'm not sure if the problem is the app or if the phone can't handle mounting 2 or more devices.
Thank you for any help.
Anyone ?
Coming from n3, i have a bunch of stuff to transfer from my sd card, like about 10gb of music for example, whats the easiest way? Tried a couple of wifi apps but none of them worked on my nexus.
I usually use a USB OTG cable or USB directly to my windows PC. Copy files from old device to PC then from PC to new device.
Hi, I smashed my p20 pro screen and I'm trying to get the pictures out for backing them up in my pc, I can't get the phone in USB debugging or MTP so my pc or HiSuite doesn't recognize the device. Any solutions? I tried 3rd party software and they ask me to put the phone in usb debugging so I can't use them either. Screen and fingerprint sensors are not responsive.
There is no way to retrieve such photos from the internal storage if the recovery software can't access the internal storage.
If your device has an SD card, and such photos are stored there, you may be able to remove the card from your phone and try a computer based recovery program.
The answer above is not helpful at all...
However, all is not lost if you can still see through the cracks and stuff. If the phone works, but you just can't use fingerprint and touch, try using a USB mouse with a USB type C OTG adaptor (those can be cheaply found on amazon or other stores, if you don't already own one).
With the mouse, you can "touch" on your screen, and so upload the pictures, do a backup etc. You can even use a USB hub and connect a USB storage device as well as the mouse and do a complete backup to the storage device.