Hey guys,
im using my smartphone normally on windows 7 at home.
I need to plug it here at work into the mac to get some files copied.
I remember when doing this kinda stuff there are problems with
the SD-card which is a different partition system than the mac.
I had that with an usb stick i think.
Or can i just plug it into the mac and it will work ?
Dont wanna lose my data or get any problems!
thanks !
Anyone an idea ?
I still dont feel like i can try it.
mydanny said:
Hey guys,
im using my smartphone normally on windows 7 at home.
I need to plug it here at work into the mac to get some files copied.
I remember when doing this kinda stuff there are problems with
the SD-card which is a different partition system than the mac.
I had that with an usb stick i think.
Or can i just plug it into the mac and it will work ?
Dont wanna lose my data or get any problems!
thanks !
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í´m a linux user... i´m not experienced in IOS but i know thaqt if you want the usb drivers u can download sdk of android for mac (from here http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html)
install sdk and then from sdk manager download drivers...
maybe it help you.....
repeat its only an idea... i don´t tested it.
please give me link of sdk
sorry because of my noob request
lexiamen said:
please give me link of sdk
sorry because of my noob request
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its in my post of avobe... you don´t seen it?
The sd memory of the phone is fat32 and macs are able to read and write to fat32. Ive got a mac and use it with my phone very often.
When u connect it via usb, select disk storage on ur phone and it should seem like a usb stick on ur mac.
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Hi,
Now I know that someone has asked this before, but googling through here ( as in the internets ) is near impossible unless you know exactly what you are looking for.
Now the Gio is somewhat left behind, because to use it as a mass storage device ( flash drive/card reader ) you have to have Kies drivers installed. This is, of course, frustrating. I've recently flashed to CM ( phiexz YOU ARE THE CORNERSTONE OF GIO COMMUNITY AS FAR AS IM CONCERNED ) in hopes that this would be fixed, because in my own mind it's a software issue... Turns out that it still needs drivers. I don't know what levels of complete retardness one must reach to do something like this to a 2011 smartphone ( even a budget one ).
So the question is : how do you ( is it possible ) to use mass storage capability without drivers installed on host pc?
Thank you.
Nohow.
Since the PC itself needs some drivers to recognize all of the capabilities of the phone, it is nearly impossible to have your phone making prober connection without drivers.
Although, in Linux(Ubuntu 11.10) I just connect the phone and recognises it as a card reader. This may be because of the Linux basics of both system, I dunno.
Cwm and mount usb mass storage doesnt work?
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woops. double post
kajjtan19 said:
Cwm and mount usb mass storage doesnt work?
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it almost seems it does... o.0 thank you so much
shiftyHungary said:
Nohow.
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Well several other phones ( LG p500 for example) can be used as regular flash drives ( sd ) on windows based machines without any drivers or CWM's
Never mind but why installing drivers is such a big issue? I installed kies once I bought this set and since then I just connect my device to windows machine and it detects it as a drive. I don't use kies at all!
And if you find installing drivers really frustrating then try using apps that let you transfer data over wifi connection (airdroid etc.). They don't require drivers (hopefully) but i'm not sure though. Better give it a try.
samydroid said:
Never mind but why installing drivers is such a big issue?
And if you find installing drivers really frustrating then try using apps that let you transfer data over wifi connection (airdroid etc.). They don't require drivers (hopefully) but i'm not sure though. Better give it a try.
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erm Plug and Play vs installing Kies ? retorical question
thanks for suggestion though, i'll check airdroid
edit: CWM usb mount no go btw :/
Hello,
Sorry for this NOOB question (becouse i know it's a simple question) but i can't find the solution:
When i connect the WFS to my desktop i used to see two drives: the sd and the phone itselfs, but now i only see the SD.
I turned on the USB- development mode, my rom is Wildchild, i'm S-on, and bootloader is unlocked, desktop is on Vista.
Is it the drivers of Vista or is it a phone related issue?
Joop
I never saw the phone memory on my PC............Are you sure????
joopdroid said:
Hello,
Sorry for this NOOB question (becouse i know it's a simple question) but i can't find the solution:
When i connect the WFS to my desktop i used to see two drives: the sd and the phone itselfs, but now i only see the SD.
I turned on the USB- development mode, my rom is Wildchild, i'm S-on, and bootloader is unlocked, desktop is on Vista.
Is it the drivers of Vista or is it a phone related issue?
Joop
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It impossible for windows to see the phone memory because it is a totally different file system, which windows doesn't recognize.
Sent from my Wildfire S A510e using XDA
I'm confused, i know fore shure that with the stock rom when i made a usb connection i saw like drive K: and drive L: one the sd card volume the other the phone memory.
I will check on this again whit the stock rom WFS of my wife later today.
Joop
joopdroid said:
I'm confused,
Joop
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I really was:
It's not my WFS who shows the two drives but my tablet.
Such a fool me is...:laugh:
Joop
So i updated my One X through the OTA 4.1.1, now everything changes and stuff. Now I can't mount my hox as a disk driver, it forces me to download the htc sync manager, but it doesn't work either...
It doesn't recognize my device, it says no device.
Please help guys, i need this. Is it because i'm using a mac and that the manager has just been released recently so it still has bugs?
thanks in advance
greenjade816 said:
So i updated my One X through the OTA 4.1.1, now everything changes and stuff. Now I can't mount my hox as a disk driver, it forces me to download the htc sync manager, but it doesn't work either...
It doesn't recognize my device, it says no device.
Please help guys, i need this. Is it because i'm using a mac and that the manager has just been released recently so it still has bugs?
thanks in advance
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to use usb you need to go in recovery and mount usb, if you're not rooted, well, that's the only method... HTC ha removed the USB storage from JB
lol, sorry im really new to this android thing. How do i go into recovery mode?
and plus, if i choose to use sync manager, why doesn't it recognize my device? Is it because i don't the mtp drivers?
thanks in advance
I haven't got the JB OTA, but I usually use Solid Explorer's File Transfer mode to copy files to/from my device over wifi. I don't see why it shouldn't work on JB too, so you can give it a try - download the app from the Play Store and use your favourite mac ftp client (mine is Cyberduck). Good luck!
greenjade816 said:
lol, sorry im really new to this android thing. How do i go into recovery mode?
and plus, if i choose to use sync manager, why doesn't it recognize my device? Is it because i don't the mtp drivers?
thanks in advance
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if you don't know what recovery is then you didn't root the device so don't do that... however the Macs don't have MTP mode, it is a Windows only feature
matt95 said:
if you don't know what recovery is then you didn't root the device so don't do that... however the Macs don't have MTP mode, it is a Windows only feature
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Wait, so are you saying HTC has made the internal storage like it is on the GNex (one big partition for apps + data +user storage that can't be accessed through USB storage mode)? But could they have removed USB file transfer support without reformatting everything?
Hi guys,
i made quiet a mistake, i cancelled all contents of my SD card under TWRP, wiped system and i'm now left with no rom on the phone nor on the SD card.How can i make my laptop see my sd card under TWRP in order to tranfer a rom and install it ?
seems when i press on Mount sd card nothing happens..
thanks
biggg troubles
you need to use adb.
mounting the sdcard does nothing on the nexus as there is no mass storage
Zepius said:
you need to use adb.
mounting the sdcard does nothing on the nexus as there is no mass storage
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mate how do you actually do this ? i've never tried it
i'm doing some search on the forums but seems confusing for me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1812959
Zepius said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1812959
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i have to install SDK in order to do this ? cause it's 400mb pack and my internet connection is soooo slow
wwwpuntoit said:
i have to install SDK in order to do this ? cause it's 400mb pack and my internet connection is soooo slow
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ok people.
i solved this way
put every file i needed in usb stick, used usb on go cable and installed rom from usb stick
thanks for helping anyway
cheeers
wwwpuntoit said:
i have to install SDK in order to do this ? cause it's 400mb pack and my internet connection is soooo slow
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wwwpuntoit said:
ok people.
i solved this way
put every file i needed in usb stick, used usb on go cable and installed rom from usb stick
thanks for helping anyway
cheeers
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You really need to READ. Use a translator if you can't.
from the thread Zepius linked you:
What is the Android SDK and do I need it?
SDK stands for "software development kit. Do you need it? If you are developing, then yes (but then you probably would be reading this thread now would you... ). If you are not developing, then no, you do NOT need to install it. It is just a waste of space. The only files you need (to interface with your PC) that comes from the SDK are the fastboot and adb files, and they can be found here for Windows, Linux, and MacOS.
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Hey,
I'm just having this amazing phone but i'm a little bit disappointed when I connect it on my mac because I can't use it without "LG PC SUITE"
I can't find it in my finder like an usb storage and so I find it not very practical to use.
Have you any tips to use it like an usb storage?
If u can't install LG PC sure on your mac then install windows on your mac... I am sure u can install windows on your mac
Just use Android transfer for mac from here
no need to install windows for copying files from phone to mac.
Cheers but I didn't say I had a problem to install LG PC SUITE, I have it on my mac... I would just use my phone like an usb storage or usb key when I connect it on my mac and that is the problem, it doesn't appear like a usb storage.
pr0de said:
Cheers but I didn't say I had a problem to install LG PC SUITE, I have it on my mac... I would just use my phone like an usb storage or usb key when I connect it on my mac and that is the problem, it doesn't appear like a usb storage.
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Don't think thats possible with Android on a Mac, Steve Jobs made sure of that. The link I posted above will let you copy/delete/rename stuff on your phone, both internal and external SD, other than that what exactly do you want to do with the phone ?
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Don't think thats possible with Android on a Mac, Steve Jobs made sure of that. The link I posted above will let you copy/delete/rename stuff on your phone, both internal and external SD, other than that what exactly do you want to do with the phone ?
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Ha damn it!
When I had my HTC Desire HD it worked like an usb storage and it was great 'cause I could have to do a lot of things but now I'm very pissed off to know it's not possible!!!
Anyway, thanks for your advise