And more importantly, restore from otg flash drive. Are these things possible on the Nexus 6?
I can't get TWRP to see my flash drives. They work fine when the phone is booted into full Android (thanks to Chainfire and stickmount). Is there an equivalent needed for the recovery to read and write to/from an otg drive?
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demlv said:
And more importantly, restore from otg flash drive. Are these things possible on the Nexus 6?
I can't get TWRP to see my flash drives. They work fine when the phone is booted into full Android (thanks to Chainfire and stickmount). Is there an equivalent needed for the recovery to read and write to/from an otg drive?
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You have to mount the otg drive in twrp. Mine isn't seen until I mount it.
I have to plug in the USB and then reboot recovery for it to show up in the mounts.
Where do I get one of these otg drives? Thanks
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Where do I get one of these otg drives? Thanks
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I would imagine Amazon or eBay for starters. I bought mine years ago and can't even remember where. Believe Sandisk makes one. I have one that uses micro SD cards.
Edit:http://www.meenova.com/st/p/m3r.html
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I would imagine Amazon or eBay for starters. I bought mine years ago and can't even remember where. Believe Sandisk makes one. I have one that uses micro SD cards.
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Thanks! Yeah that would be what I want one that use's micro SD card.
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Thanks! Yeah that would be what I want one that use's micro SD card.
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I edited with a link. I've used that one on several different devices. Right now it just has twrp backups along with my music and photos. Comes with a standard USB adapter as well.
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I have to plug in the USB and then reboot recovery for it to show up in the mounts.
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Thanks for that little tip! I don't have to manually mount the drive so long as it is connected when TWRP starts. Working well for me now.
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Also once mounted dont forget to select OTG, it will be 'system' as default but backup/restoring change to OTG and your all set.
I purchased just an OTG cable and use a USB to store my data.
I use this one http://www.ebay.com/itm/MICRO-USB-H...186?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f43fbb5c2 which allows you to connect a power source (phone charger) to power larger drives as well.
Works great
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I have this one on my keychain. It comes in very handy, since it doesn't require a cable.
I have one of these
http://www.sandisk.com/products/usb/dualdrive/
which is nice since its also got 32gb on board...no need to carry a cable AND a memory stick/card
I just got this one (32gb Kingston) at a fair price, $13. Working well on the phone and my PC. Tiny enough to carry everywhere. And best of all - no cable needed!
I just picked up this one.http://www.sandisk.com/products/usb/dualdrive/. Works great and fast.
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One question I have is when I'm in twrp and I'm finished transferring file/backups do I need to unmount usb otg before leaving twrp and booting back into Android?
beachbum40 said:
I just picked up this one.http://www.sandisk.com/products/usb/dualdrive/. Works great and fast.
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One question I have is when I'm in twrp and I'm finished transferring file/backups do I need to unmount usb otg before leaving twrp and booting back into Android?
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I just reboot, had no issues at all.
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Is there some sort of size limit to the external hard drive that can be connected by this method? I have a 32gb flash drive thatis read perfectly but a 500 gb portable hard drive iisn't read at all.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
JohnnyRocks said:
Is there some sort of size limit to the external hard drive that can be connected by this method? I have a 32gb flash drive thatis read perfectly but a 500 gb portable hard drive iisn't read at all.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Limit is really the power supply from the Note 2. I have powered a 250GB drive from my Note 2, but that is the largest I have powered solely from the phone. Have connected 2TB drives via an externally powered hub.
Guys i'm on Stock DMA6 Rom with stock everything With Root ......
I have an USB OTG cable which i have seen cannot detect NTFS drives ....... only FAT32 why ????
Because NTFS is not a native format for android. Neither is exFat, has to be fat32 or custom Rom/kernel with ntfs support.
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rk7987 said:
Guys i'm on Stock DMA6 Rom with stock everything With Root ......
I have an USB OTG cable which i have seen cannot detect NTFS drives ....... only FAT32 why ????
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If you rooted download "Paragon exfat..." from play store and your note will read your hard drive.
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darekz said:
If you rooted download "Paragon exfat..." from play store and your note will read your hard drive.
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Thankx Buddy it helped
i just got this micro usb flash drive
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00RBGYGPG?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00
plug it in and not recognized at all. is there something special i need to do to get this to work? it works fine on my computer.
What app are you using to mount / view it?
What file system is it formatted to?
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What app are you using to mount / view it?
What file system is it formatted to?
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i assumed i could just plug it in and it would be recognized by any file explorer like es file explorer
i didn't receive any instructions or anything with it not sure what is needed to do to make it work
I have the same otg drive. All I did was: Plugged it in, went to Settings, Storage and erased usb storage. Checked in Solid Explorer and everything was good to go.
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I have the same otg drive. All I did was: Plugged it in, went to Settings, Storage and erased usb storage. Checked in Solid Explorer and everything was good to go.
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yeah, i don't get it this thing must be defective and very well could be since i got it from Amazon Warehouse.
I have even tried using Stickmount which supossedly mounts these drives for Nexus devices and it will not mount. i can't see it no matter what i try. just tried reformatting as well and nothing.
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yeah, i don't get it this thing must be defective and very well could be since i got it from Amazon Warehouse.
I have even tried using Stickmount which supossedly mounts these drives for Nexus devices and it will not mount. i can't see it no matter what i try. just tried reformatting as well and nothing.
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Is it formatted fat32? It doesn't show up in Settings, Storage?
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Is it formatted fat32? It doesn't show up in Settings, Storage?
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i want to say it is formatted in NTFS but i will try fat32 as well? i know ive tried two different formats as well. doesn't show up anywhere. from all the yotube videos i've watched minimally it is recognized with an icon when plugged in. i've never gotten that
EDIT - ok went and made certain to format to fat32. had to download a tool to do it in windows since my drive is 64gb. still will not recognize this drive. i rebooted, nothing. damn, no idea why.
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i want to say it is formatted in NTFS but i will try fat32 as well? i know ive tried two different formats as well. doesn't show up anywhere. from all the yotube videos i've watched minimally it is recognized with an icon when plugged in. i've never gotten that
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I'm not sure if ntfs will work or not, I'm almost certain it will not, but I haven't tried it. I'm only suggesting fat32 because that's what mine is. When I plug it in, an icon shows in the status bar for just a split second.
Edit: Just seen your edit. I have no idea why either. I can't imagine anything being wrong with it, since it works fine on your computer? Will twrp recognize it? (If you have twrp installed)
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I'm not sure if ntfs will work or not, I'm almost certain it will not, but I haven't tried it. I'm only suggesting fat32 because that's what mine is. When I plug it in, an icon shows in the status bar for just a split second.
Edit: Just seen your edit. I have no idea why either. I can't imagine anything being wrong with it, since it works fine on your computer? Will twrp recognize it? (If you have twrp installed)
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in TWRP i assume it is not recognizing it either, but it does list USB-OTG (0MB)
there is nothing on the disc at all so twrp must just list usb-otg by default and it won't let me select it either
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in TWRP i assume it is not recognizing it either, but it does list USB-OTG (0MB)
there is nothing on the disc at all so twrp must just list usb-otg by default and it won't let me select it either
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Just to make sure, for it to mount in twrp, you do need to have the USB plugged in before twrp boots. Twrp does list usb-otg by default. When it's working properly it will show the amount of free space in place of the 0MB.
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Just to make sure, for it to mount in twrp, you do need to have the USB plugged in before twrp boots. Twrp does list usb-otg by default. When it's working properly it will show the amount of free space in place of the 0MB.
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ok yes, i definitely had it correct then. had it plugged in before going to twrp.
essentially, i bought a return at a low price off of Amazon warehouse. i don't understand how this thing could be fine in a pc or my chromebook, but it definitely will not show up on android. it must be defective. it would help if there were a light or something on the flash drive to show when its connected though.
i just tried it in my galaxy mega and it didn't show up either.
so i'll return it and try another one. i appreciate you trying to help.
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ok yes, i definitely had it correct then. had it plugged in before going to twrp.
essentially, i bought a return at a low price off of Amazon warehouse. i don't understand how this thing could be fine in a pc or my chromebook, but it definitely will not show up on android. it must be defective. it would help if there were a light or something on the flash drive to show when its connected though.
i just tried it in my galaxy mega and it didn't show up either.
so i'll return it and try another one. i appreciate you trying to help.
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Yeah I guess it might be defective. Maybe try another fat32 formatter? (Probably won't help any) I used 2Tware to format mine. Good luck anyways though!
I don't see any mention in this thread of EXFAT. I say this because I was having problems just yesterday (coincidentally) with TWRP 2.8 not recognising my OTG USB formatted as NTFS. Although TWRP showed the NTFS USB in the backup destination list, I couldn't select it. When I formatted as EXFAT, it worked in Windows, Lollipop & TWRP.
Method - Windows 10, Tools, Format - dropdown box select EXFAT.
(I believe that Stickmount provides an extension for reading & writing NTFS USB volumes, but that doesn't help for TWRP.)
Give it a go - nothing to lose...
I found I had to install Stickmount to mount my usbotg drives. I did install the supplemental files that allow ntfs and it works fine to mount/unmount external memory including an external 750Gb hard disk. [Edit] Didn't try with TWRP.
I have Marshmallow installed. When I plug my thumb drive or SD card reader into my OTG cable and plug it in, my Nexus 6 sees it. I can browse the thumbdrive in the default file explorer.
How do I get other apps (such as Poweramp) to see the thumb drive? Can I do this without root?
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I have Marshmallow installed. When I plug my thumb drive or SD card reader into my OTG cable and plug it in, my Nexus 6 sees it. I can browse the thumbdrive in the default file explorer.
How do I get other apps (such as Poweramp) to see the thumb drive? Can I do this without root?
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Short answer, no.
If the app isnt designed to look in other media devices, you'll need root to make those devices visible within the folders that the app can see.. Example, create a folder in sdcard called USB and use folder mount to mount the USB stick in there.
So basically USB OTG is worthless in Marshmallow?
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So basically USB OTG is worthless in Marshmallow?
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How is it worthless if it works?
Just root and use Stickmount.
I did that with Lollipop. Since Marshmallow was supposed to support USB OTG without root, I didn't root when I installed Marshmallow. I just can't figure out what the point of it is in the non rooted form. All it does, at best, is maybe copy files to and from a USB drive. Other than that, not much you can do with it without rooting your phone.
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I did that with Lollipop. Since Marshmallow was supposed to support USB OTG without root, I didn't root when I installed Marshmallow. I just can't figure out what the point of it is in the non rooted form. All it does, at best, is maybe copy files to and from a USB drive. Other than that, not much you can do with it without rooting your phone.
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It's your apps fault, not marshmallow. Apps will need to be updated and some just won't be.
I bought this device because i saw an add on the Droid Life website and it caught my attention.
This device made by Monster® Digital is a pretty useful device. I use it in conjunction with chainfire stick mount app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.stickmount&hl=en) and its awesome I have access to all 3 storage (Internal, External SD and USB OTG) at the same time and was able to transfer files between the 3 using es File Explorer (https://play.google.com/store/search?q=es file explorer&c=apps&hl=en).
Currently I'm using the latest CyanogenMod Nightly Rom for the LG G4-H811 (T-Mobile variant) and latest TWRP Recovery and was able to make a full back up using the OTG Storage.
The other side of this device is a 3.0 USB connector so you can connect the device to your computer and transfer files too!!!
This device is amazing and I encourage you to give it a try! Is super tiny and easy to carry and the best of all the cost is just $11.79
Here is the link for the amazon website:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00TI62NU2?redirect=true&ref_=cfb_ai_prodpg
Also jumping in on the op subject, got me a 32GB PNY stick, also for about $12 from BestBuy.
Very recommended! it's pretty fast and cool as hell.
About time they start manufacturing these... wondering why they only started to pop up in stores around 2015 oO
I bought the 16gb version 2 months ago when they were on sale at a local wall greens for $8.00. Fantastic little device.
Kratz17 said:
I bought this device because i saw an add on the Droid Life website and it caught my attention.
This device made by Monster® Digital is a pretty useful device. I use it in conjunction with chainfire stick mount app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.stickmount&hl=en) and its awesome I have access to all 3 storage (Internal, External SD and USB OTG) at the same time and was able to transfer files between the 3 using es File Explorer (https://play.google.com/store/search?q=es file explorer&c=apps&hl=en).
Currently I'm using the latest CyanogenMod Nightly Rom for the LG G4-H811 (T-Mobile variant) and latest TWRP Recovery and was able to make a full back up using the OTG Storage.
The other side of this device is a 3.0 USB connector so you can connect the device to your computer and transfer files too!!!
This device is amazing and I encourage you to give it a try! Is super tiny and easy to carry and the best of all the cost is just $11.79
Here is the link for the amazon website:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00TI62NU2?redirect=true&ref_=cfb_ai_prodpg
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Were you able to install a ROM from the device without first moving it to internal storage ?
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Were you able to install a ROM from the device without first moving it to internal storage ?
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Yes I did install 7 HD (H811) and it was fine. This morning I installed the latest CyanogenMod Nightly and had no problem.
Both directly iinstalled from the OTG device.
Meenova dash micro has been around for a while now, specially configured to be as small as possible when connected to your phone and uses what ever micro sd cards that you want.
http://www.meenova.com/st/p/mrg2.html
Since we don't have an SD card slot, I am guessing a lot of folks are using OTG arrangements.
Anyone using an OTG drive with their phone for backing it up and shuttling media files back and forth?
My main need is for an external destination for backups, but I would also like to store a bunch of music for swapping off and on the phone.
I have an older small (16GB) OTG drive that I used successfully on my S4 and G2 and G3, but the Nexus does not seem to want to show the drive when I attach it.
Is there a trick to making it work or is there some hidden setting in Titanium Backup to make it visible as a destination? Is there a "best" file manager to do this?
I am rooted with TWRP and running stock MMB29V.
Thanks in advance for any guidance!
Update: I installed Stick Mount and it mounted my SP OTG drive and I was able to browse it, etc.
Once I did that, Ti BU could actually see it as a destination and I am happily backing up to my (older, smallish) drive.
Now, what bothers me is the dang drive is hot as hell and that can't be good!
Anyone familiar? I only have the one OTG drive so can't see if it is the drive or the phone.
Thanks again.
What rom and kernel are you running?
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What rom and kernel are you running?
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Thanks for reply.
As I said in first post "running stock MMB29V"
All stock Marshmallow, except rooted and TWRP installed.
Kernel is what came with that I guess: 3.10.40
nunjabusiness said:
Thanks for reply.
As I said in first post "running stock MMB29V"
All stock Marshmallow, except rooted and TWRP installed.
Kernel is what came with that I guess: 3.10.40
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Do you have USB fast charging enabled?
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Do you have USB fast charging enabled?
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I assume it was already enabled. Where is that setting?
Kernel auditor > battery
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I do use OTG drives to back up my stuff. I use a 1 TB Western Digital My Passport Ultra to back up with. I prefer to use an OTG cable with a power slot so it can use pretty much any storage medium. I can't use it now because I keep getting Error 255 when it executes createTarfork. Wish somebody would help me with that. http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/help/twrp-error-255-t3357541