Develop Bugs

[Q] Use phone as a USB device in OSX?

When I connect my phone to my mac, it only shows up when I have kies running. I can't see it as a usb storage device like I can on windows. Is there a way to fix this?

I figured it out. I'll list the steps in case another OSX user needs help.
1. Enable USB Debugging mode (Settings > Applications > Development > Enable - USB Debugging
2. Connect your phone to your computer.
3. On your phone, bring down the drop down menu and select the USB connection, then click enable.
4. You should be able to use your phone as a USB storage device, now.

[Q] How to deactivate automatic Dataconnection when USB is plugged in

with ICS ( KA10 and Arconium ICS 1.1) i got a problem , when i connect my Phone to my Computer with USB , it automatically locks SD-Card for File Access from the Computer, how can i disable this feature? I just want to charge my Phone on the PC!
Thanks!

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I have the same problem on the official ICS (.562)
I often charge the phone by the computer-usb, and each time, it mounts the SDcard to be available for the computer
I saw that there is a service USB connectivity and storage capability in the running services...
I unplug the USB, kill both services, and plug usb, then:
the service USB connectivity is running again, and SDCard is so plugged to the computer.
Problem in the option Connectivity (Xperia menu), we just have: MTP or MSC
(we don't have option "do nothing, and let me choice" )

seems like we are the only with this problem..

I installed the ROM arconium v2.0, and had the same result. I asked them why, and they gave the simple solution :
it's because we are using the MSC mode (mass storage).
To change it into the MTP mode (multimedia transfer):
Settings > Xperia™ > Connectivity > USB connection mode > MTP
It's better when we choose the correct options

flippy12 said:
I installed the ROM arconium v2.0, and had the same result. I asked them why, and they gave the simple solution :
it's because we are using the MSC mode (mass storage).
To change it into the MTP mode (multimedia transfer):
Settings > Xperia™ > Connectivity > USB connection mode > MTP
It's better when we choose the correct options
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I had this annoying problem too when I tried ICS and sadly changing the connection mode to MTP is not a solution for me since Sony messed up the protocol and doesn't work on Linux at all.
Sent from my LT15i using XDA

Thank you! I'm on official ICS and I was getting annoyed with this.
flippy12 said:
I installed the ROM arconium v2.0, and had the same result. I asked them why, and they gave the simple solution :
it's because we are using the MSC mode (mass storage).
To change it into the MTP mode (multimedia transfer):
Settings > Xperia™ > Connectivity > USB connection mode > MTP
It's better when we choose the correct options
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Solution I proposed need, when you want to plug your SDCard to the computer, to go each time in the menu Xperia to select the corresponding option (MSC <> MTP).
It doesn't correspond to that I needed, because I'm using a widget which allow to do this by one-click (like widgetsoid).
So, to keep this one-click ability, I finally freezed (with Titanium backup = root needed) the services 'USB capability' and 'Storage capability'.
Now, only my widget is activating/disactivating the USB
-> but be carefull: you can do it by a widget, but the option is not displayed in the toolbar and the menu anymore...

Little remark after some days of use:
To keep this one-click ability with a dedicated widget, only 'USB capability' has to be freezed. No need to impact the service 'Storage capability'.

[Q] Win7 64 driver for USB tethering

I'd like to tether my phone to my Win7 64 PC so I can use my phone as my PC's internet connect. I am currently on CM10.0. The wireless hot spot works fine, but for personal reasons I want to make the data connection via USB.
I do have the USB divers installed so I can use Odin. I assume I need a different driver for tethering? I have poked around on xda, but there is so much information it is hard to find the relevant threads. Any help would be appreciated.

I haven't tried this in a while (and I only ever tested on XP), but I thought it was as easy as connecting the phone to the pc and enabling USB tether in the tethering settings menu on the device. At that point, a new network connection should show up in windows. If that's not the case, I'll have to try it again.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using xda app-developers app

bbelos said:
I haven't tried this in a while (and I only ever tested on XP), but I thought it was as easy as connecting the phone to the pc and enabling USB tether in the tethering settings menu on the device. At that point, a new network connection should show up in windows. If that's not the case, I'll have to try it again.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using xda app-developers app
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The phone only shows up as a USB storage device. Checking the "USB tethering" check box in the "tethering & portable hotspot" does not change this.
HOWEVER after more experimenting, I find that if I enable "Android debugging" on the phone, it now shows up as a modem in device manager with an exclamation point and the error: Device cannot start (Code 10). Reinstalling the drivers does not change the error.
Any ideas would be appreciated.

labumm said:
Any ideas would be appreciated.
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Here's an "any idea":
From the dialer dial:
- For CyanogenMod: *#*#8778#*#*
- For FC09: ##8778##
See if changing the USB option (or UART?) makes any difference.

Mr_You said:
Here's an "any idea":
From the dialer dial:
- For CyanogenMod: *#*#8778#*#*
- For FC09: ##8778##
See if changing the USB option (or UART?) makes any difference.
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Thanks to bbelos and Mr_You for the suggestions. And most of all for the information at it should work with what I have.
I was about to try Mr_You's suggestion. When I plugged the phone into the computer this morning the NDIS driver installed automatically. So problem solved. Apparently I need both USB tether and Android debugging selected. The phone shows up in device manager under "Network Adapters" as "Remote NDIS based Internet Sharing Device".
This is one of the features of Windows that drives me crazy--try the same thing again in a different day at it works. It may have been that I already had Android debugging selected before I enabled the USB tethering and plugged the phone into the PC.

enable USB mass storage on ZP2 ZE550ML

Is there a way to activate the USB mass storage mode, even by using third-party software?
Can't really stand the MTP mode.
Thanks in advance!

piwos said:
Is there a way to activate the USB mass storage mode, even by using third-party software?
Can't really stand the MTP mode.
Thanks in advance!
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Me too... I tried various methods to activate USB mass storage but none worked... U can transfer files via adb or Shareit app... I am using Shareit...Its fast and you don't need any knowledge about adb commands...Just connect ur device and PC/laptop via wifi hotspot and transfer files...Its the best way i found till now...Till then lets hope some dev will look into enabling USB mass storage mode for our phone...

This app fr Google Play works for my ZE551ML: MTP-alternative USB drive.

seowyian said:
This app fr Google Play works for my ZE551ML: MTP-alternative USB drive.
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Thanks :good: this app actually works and i was able to read/write files with great speed :victory:

This MTP-alternative app doesn't work for me.
Actually, when I enabled USB tethering on my zenfone it results on WIN 8.1 x64 a new network device called Remote NDIS based Internet Sharing Device is detected and automatically installed properly (after some minutes). But then, I can not connect to this network. Notifications center returns:
Code:
Non identified Network
Limited connexion
In Network and Sharing Center , it shows:
Code:
Access type: No network access
Connections: Local network
When USB tethering is ON, my Network and Sharing Center is very laggy. I barely can not click on a network to display its status. As soon as USB tethering is OFF, everything instantly returns to normal.
How did you manage to have the "Internet Access" for this network, so one can go to next step with the app.
The best would be Asus add a mass storage option in a next firmware release.

I use TotalCommander with the free USB OTG plugin so I can copy file from a standard USB key, or just use adb push/pull via USB it's very fast

HiSuite Mounting

Is there a way to stop the HiSuite image from mounting when connecting via USB? Mate SE, Android 8.0 (ota), rooted, macOS.

If you change the developer settings to usb debugging, usb allow adb debugging in charge only, and usb connection to charge only, that will avoid the hi Suite stuff.
If you change the settings and then connect, keep the settings app open, for some reason you have to go back and reset them again after connecting. At least that's what I have to do, they don't seem to stick.

AsItLies said:
If you change the developer settings to usb debugging, usb allow adb debugging in charge only, and usb connection to charge only, that will avoid the hi Suite stuff.
If you change the settings and then connect, keep the settings app open, for some reason you have to go back and reset them again after connecting. At least that's what I have to do, they don't seem to stick.
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Thanks!

Just to follow up, I discovered a more permanent solution, if you're rooted:
Rename (or delete) the file autorun.iso located at /data/hw_init/version/region_comm/oversea/cdrom
Can't mount it if it's not there