how to mount windows phone as drive? - Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

how do you mount a windows phone 8 as drive? (etc: e:/) i want to get import some app data and change my other phone to windows phone

You don't, unless you have a (very rare and not available for sale) engineering/development device. Retail WP8 devices use Media Transfer Protocol (MTP, same as cameras and many MP3 players). You can browse part of the filesystem using Windows Explorer, and upload or download files from those parts that you can access, but you aren't directly interacting with anything that appears as a file system so you can't mount it as a drive.

@ Goodday
is that the same reason thats why you cant reach the files with the commandpromt from your pc?
I have beeing playing with the older version of windowsexplorer app......
The one you can use the cmd line..................i wanted to try the same from my pc but....no go.
just curious

Correct, CMD does not support MTP devices. Windows Explorer and a few other programs (Total Commander has a plugin for it, I think) can access MTP, but CMD only supports things that can be specified by UNC, and that doesn't include MTP.
EDIT: it's possible to actually run CMD on your phone, and access it using Telnet. You currently have to use an app sandbox (the CMD binary isn't signed, so far as I can tell, and therefore can't be run outside a sandbox) so the privileges are pretty limited even with capability-unlock and are minimal without it, but it's possible nonetheless.

so if it isn't possible to mount windows phone as drive, what about emulator on a phone? does it works?

wuiyang said:
so if it isn't possible to mount windows phone as drive, what about emulator on a phone? does it works?
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As GoodDayToDie already stated in his previous post, it's not possible.

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Linux driver for Fuze memory card?

I need to find a driver so i can plug my phone into my linux box and access the sd memory card. This is the machine that has all of the mp3 files. I don't need to sync or anything difficult, just transfer files.
Can someone point me to a driver please?
Maybe you just need to update your installation. Mine TP has worked in linux since I bought it a year ago. Using Ubuntu btw
I use Fedora Core 11. It's relatively new release and I keep it updated regularly. I'm not very good with Linux, but I like it better than MS. It's all the dependencies and line commands you have to do. I found this
http://linux.blogs2k.com/2009/02/21/...-ubuntu-linux/
but it doesn't help me at all. none of the commands work in Fedora. It's probably something simple (for linux gurus), but I'm too stupid to know what it is.
if you box will detect a memory stick it should detect the a phone with the usb manager installed on it. I had best luck with fedora as well. A side note is that there is a nice app made by pof on here that you can flash roms on linux as well
be sure you are selecting the usb connection as "data drive", are you on a stock rom?
otherwise
from a terminal do
Code:
lsusb
if you see the drive in the list (sandisk kingston etc..) then u should just need to mount it. i'm not the best on linux either, especially redhat, but i'm sure u can google a method to mount a usb drive. GL
You'll need an app like the built in 'Disk Drive' USB application or WM5torage. Once you have it in that mode, you can do the following:
Check your /dev/ folder for an item along the lines of 'sda1' or 'sdb1' that wasn't there before you plugged in the phone. Once you have it, you can create a folder, then:
sudo mount /dev/sdx1 /path/to/your/folder/
where /dev/sdx1 is your device and /path/to/your/folder is the folder you created.
Google 'mount usb flash drive linux' for more info.
ktemkin said:
Check your /dev/ folder for an item along the lines of 'sda1' or 'sdb1' that wasn't there before you plugged in the phone. Once you have it, you can create a folder, then:
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or two other ways to find it by comparing output before and after plugin the phone :
fdisk -l
or
cat /proc/partitions
For accessing the storage, by default fedora mounts the device under /media/ I'll assume other "modern" distros are acting at the same way.
But a question regarding your SD card, is it encrypted ?
ubuntu hardy and jaunty working out of the box with storage mode
plug it in via usb and type dmesg at the command line
look for something like /dev/sdb /dev/sdb1 or something similar
this is your memory stick on the fuze make a mount point as root under /media like mkdir /media/fuze then
mount /dev/sdb /media/fuze
bingo bango

Honeycomb adb not recognizing my nook

installed easyadb, drivers seem fine but when I type "adb devices" I get nothing under devices listed. I've read a bunch and tried several different things concerning usb debugging and different drivers, nothing seems to be working.
Thanks.
EDIT - It finally connected but I have no idea why. Is there anything I can do to make this less of a PITA?
here is what worked for me
Had the same issue on windows 7.
Took days for me to figure this out.
Clue was one time when i connected the nook, the add hardware popup reported an error. I looked at the details, which by the way, showed up behind my other windows. It stated that B & N Nook Color..., USB Mass... and USB Composite... installed correctly, but a device named NookColor did not.
So the fix i figured out was to open the android_winusb.inf file in the C:\android-sdk-windows\usb_driver folder and add
;
;NookColor
%SingleAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_2080&PID_0002
%CompositeAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_2080&PID_0002&MI_01
;
under the [Google.NTx86] and [Google.NTamd64] sections.
Note: I don't believe that the lines with the single ; mean anything other then to make the file more readible. you should make every effort to keep the file neat, orderly and easy to read though. You should be able to figure out the simple patern in the ini file.
Make sure that you have the .android folder and adb_usb.ini file with the 0x2080 contents in your user directory. (easily found in windows explorer and adding it is detailed in almost all instructions to get ADB set up)
Next step was to connect the nook via usb if not connected. Delete all of the devices with HW id which have the first value of USB\VID_2030&PID_002&REV_0216&MI_00. There could be 1 to 3 listed as USB Composite Device, USB Mass Storage Device under Universal Serial Bus Controllers, and Android Coposit ADB Interface under Adroid Phone.
I ran adb kill-server from the cmd line at this point. this is a good trick if at any point your having a problem replacing or editing anything in the .android folder.
Unplug the nook usb and (i like to wait a few seconds) plug it back in. windows should start to reconize and add the device.
when windows is finished being windows, you can check if this succeded by runing adb devices from the cmd line. If it is successful your device serial number should be listed.
If not successful delete all of the devices mentioned above from device manager. unplug the nook and reboot. When windows finishes booting up, try to plug in the nook again.
If that doesn't work I suggest deleting the any of the 3 devices from device manager again, check that the .android folder is there and contents are correct, make sure the android_winusb.inf has the changes recommended above, disconnect nook, reboot and plug in nook again. As this is windows, rebooting often isn't a bad idea either.
Hope this helps the weary Nook HC nobe as i am one. Keep pluging away.
Also if you get this working check out the root forum. I'm still trying to figure the fax speak out myself but it looks like the next step.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=953110
Edit: above instructions worked for me. my faxspeak is getting better. errrermmmmmeerrebeeep.
Do the nebe group a favor as well and if you figure something out post it to the general forum.
After you make all those device edits, do you always get adb or can you turn off debugging in nook color tools and get the usb mode for regular transfers?
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doncaruana said:
After you make all those device edits, do you always get adb or can you turn off debugging in nook color tools and get the usb mode for regular transfers?
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I think your asking can you browse the nook HC folders from a PC the same way you can browse BN media folder when you connect the usb, so for instance you can drag and drop files onto your nook HC. i'm assuming your dual booting eggclair and HC.
My goal for getting adb working was to get su, which i got here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=953110 with a bit of trouble but seems to work, so that i could drag items from my pc onto HC. I'm using http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=952456 to mount the media directory. I now seem to have su installed and the USM app is working. i only see my BN media directory from my pc now (yay) but i can't browse that directory from my nook HC (boo). So i can't share files between eggclair and HC. I'm a noob to nook and newbe to linux, so i'm assuming it is a permissions issue but don't have enough knowledge on how to change them yet.
I did just test if i could use the same drivers to connect the rooted BN eclair and still access the drive from my pc and was successful. remember you have to unlock the BN eclair to access the drives.
ADB doesn't block access to the drives. you don't need to turn it off. HC v4 just doesn't have the right stuff yet to allow the mount. my guess is that it is mostly a linux filesystem, i'm guessing the media directory is a fat or windows filesystem and that is why you can mount and use from a PC.
i assume that if you just have rooted eggclair this ADB settup method should work, and it should still allow access to the BN media directory from your PC.
If that still doesn't work for you, I got mine to work under Win7x64 by removing everything with that VID in device manager and using the USB cable from my Evo. The Nook one had serious issues getting the composite ADB device.
Anyone found a solution for the Mac?
EDIT: Never mind. Found a solution here: http://nookdevs.com/NookColor_USB_ADB
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My experiences with Adb has been a hit and miss kind of thing. Stopped trying to use it since there was not point in it.
I've been using the wireless adb app from the market without any issues.
I was having trouble setting up ADB but then just gave up via usb *being lazy that is all* and used the adbwireless app and had no problems at all

cannot mount SD card, ADB drivers installed

I've just recently flashed CM7.03 onto my nexus one.
As part of that procedure I had to install the android SDK and adb drivers to enable me to use fastboot.
Now when I plug my phone into my PC, it recognises an Android adb device, but I am unable to access mass storage. In device manager it sees a new android adb device instead of mass storage.
How to I get around this?!?! Is it a case of one or the other i.e. do I have to uninstall adb just to get mass storage back. It seems quite idiotic.
OK fixed it..
I had to go into device manager and change the driver of the android device back to USB driver instead of ADB driver.
I am amazed at how poorly documented some of this stuff is. e.g. how you have to manually add the sdk tools directory to your path. I realise its aimed at developers but really how hard is it to make these quirks clear up front, also that path issue is totally ridiculous, MS-DOS 5.0 called and its 1992 again lol. They give you a nice GUI repo system (I'm used to using yum and apt get in conventional linux) but fail to warn you that if you install the adb drivers you bork your mass storage capability. How hard would it have been to have a few lines of explanation in the GUI.

How do I transfer apps from my pc to my rooted nook touch?

Hello everybody! I have a lot of android apps on my pc and I want to transfer them to my nook, but I don't know if it is possible. If it is, which folder do I drop them off in? I tried to find where the other apps are installed in my nook that I directly download from the android market, but I can't find their location. Please help me out, I really need some of the apps I have and I can't even find them or can't download them directly. Thank you for your time!
psbear532 said:
Hello everybody! I have a lot of android apps on my pc and I want to transfer them to my nook, but I don't know if it is possible. If it is, which folder do I drop them off in? I tried to find where the other apps are installed in my nook that I directly download from the android market, but I can't find their location. Please help me out, I really need some of the apps I have and I can't even find them or can't download them directly. Thank you for your time!
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Use adb
Code:
adb install myapp.apk
ros87 said:
Use adb
Code:
adb install myapp.apk
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Thanks for taking your time to help me I really appreciate it. I've run into a problem though. when I try to set up adb it wont find my device in the cmd prompt. I am following these instructions to set up adb: search in youtube "ANDROID SDK Tools (How-To Install)" first video. I get stuck at the part at 6:23 it just says "list of devices attached" and doesn't list anything. I don't know what am doing wrong .
psbear532,
You can use a file explorer program (astro, es explorer, etc), and choose the apk on sd and install it. Just remember to use nookcolortools and de-select and re-select the non-market app box.
I guess it would be easier - I haven't had luck with adb so far...
psbear532 said:
Thanks for taking your time to help me I really appreciate it. I've run into a problem though. when I try to set up adb it wont find my device in the cmd prompt. I am following these instructions to set up adb: search in youtube "ANDROID SDK Tools (How-To Install)" first video. I get stuck at the part at 6:23 it just says "list of devices attached" and doesn't list anything. I don't know what am doing wrong .
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Assuming you've successfully rooted your NST:
1: Enable wifi on your NST and make a note of the IP address assigned to it.
2: Tell adb to connect to that IP
Code:
adb connect 10.0.0.2
That's it, if adb was able to connect you can now adb push or adb install all you want
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apeine said:
psbear532,
I guess it would be easier - I haven't had luck with adb so far...
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Why?, apart from having to download and install the Android SDK, using adb should be straightforward unless you're trying to get it to connect to the NST trough usb.
Ros87,
Maybe that was my mistake. I've always tried using USB :S
apeine said:
Ros87,
Maybe that was my mistake. I've always tried using USB :S
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Getting adb to work over USB on the NST is a pain in the a**
Some people have reported getting it to work with the Google drivers, but none of them worked for me in W7. Also I'm unable to try it in Ubuntu as I'm running that trough VMware Player and I cannot redirect the USB port properly.
Thank you both so much! Ros87 I got it to work over wifi which I think is even better since now I don't even have to deal with the wire. apeine I didn't try your method since adb worked, but thanks for your time anyway.
ros87 said:
Getting adb to work over USB on the NST is a pain in the a**
Some people have reported getting it to work with the Google drivers, but none of them worked for me in W7. Also I'm unable to try it in Ubuntu as I'm running that trough VMware Player and I cannot redirect the USB port properly.
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So why don't you install linux on a separate partition?
How does one do this without an SD card? I will be getting one soon, but for now, can I just create a temporary folder on the home directory and install it from there? Does it automatically install to the apps directory?
Thanks!
EDIT: I just figured out how much you can browse with the computer. So...
The simplest method is to just copy the apps to an SD card, insert the card,browse to the .apk location,tap on the .apk file, you will be prompted with an screen asking if you want to proceed to install or just use the adb over wifi method as explained above
I use and app names Airdroid. It allows you to install apps remotely from your computer via wifi.
I have an "apk" folder in my UbuntuOne account, Dropbox should work too.
then i have the app for the service installed.
it works fine for me

[Q] How to connect 4x Hd to Ubuntu?

Hi everybody I received an LG optimus 4x HD, but the *** phone doesn't get recognized by Ubuntu as a storage device, seems to be because the cell phone have windows media player sync, and lg installer. Thus, I managed to recognized it with ADB is not a cool option. so, i need to know:
Is there any way to recognize it without using ADB that comes with android SDK on console?
It's possible with mtpd. There are some tutorials around on how to connect the Galaxy Nexus, and all the newer android devices use that mode. It's a bit tricky though, for me it didn't work on the first attemp and I haven't tried since. One workaround that many recommend is to use a ftp server on the phone; another way - preferrably for small files - would be using Dropbox/Google Drive or something like that.
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muellersmattes said:
It's possible with mtpd. There are some tutorials around on how to connect the Galaxy Nexus, and all the newer android devices use that mode. It's a bit tricky though, for me it didn't work on the first attemp and I haven't tried since. One workaround that many recommend is to use a ftp server on the phone; another way - preferrably for small files - would be using Dropbox/Google Drive or something like that.
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thanks for the advice, I've searched this and is solved. I installed gMTP trough the Ubuntu software center, then I connected my cell phone. opened gMTP program. Pressed the connect icon and there I have a basic graphic interface to move files to my phone and from my phone,
Update:
now my pc detects it automatically. The trick was to create an udev rule for the cell phone like when you want to debug on the cell phone.
the idea is to create the file /etc/udev/riles-d/51-android.rules
on the file should be this line:
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="1004", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"
give permissions to the file using $:chmod a+r
then rebooted my computer and now recognize it automatically when is it in MTP mode,

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