I could connect all of my other android phones to my car stereo with the usb. But now it isn't working at all for me with the GSII.
Thinking maybe I need to put the music on the internal storage and not the microsd?
Silent25r said:
I could connect all of my other android phones to my car stereo with the usb. But now it isn't working at all for me with the GSII.
Thinking maybe I need to put the music on the internal storage and not the microsd?
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That's a great question, but, I think the reality of the situation will be worse than that as it doesn't mount as a disk drive in quite the same way. I'm sure AOSP roms can address this, but, until then I'm not so sure.
Silent25r said:
I could connect all of my other android phones to my car stereo with the usb. But now it isn't working at all for me with the GSII.
Thinking maybe I need to put the music on the internal storage and not the microsd?
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when you plun in your ET4G to your stereo you should be able to navigate to the external sd card
on your phone its under
/sdcard/external_sd
i hope this helps.
OP, were you able to fix this issue? I'm having the same problem with my Epic 4g Touch. Unfortunately, my clarion cz300 stereo does not allow me to navigate to any folders. It automatically scans the entire sd card for MP3 and WMA files.
you should PM him and ask him to reply in this thread for us all to see.
Try going into the settings to wireless and network > USB utilities. press the button to connect as a storage device. This works for me. Can't remember if I was able to switch it before or after I connected the USB cord. It's been a while since i've had to use it. Let me know if that works.
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cpcormier3 said:
Try going into the settings to wireless and network > USB utilities. press the button to connect as a storage device. This works for me. Can't remember if I was able to switch it before or after I connected the USB cord. It's been a while since i've had to use it. Let me know if that works.
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Thanks, but I've already tried that to no avail. I've read through 20+ threads and tried every single suggestion. I'm starting to think my phone is not compatible with the stereo.
So, just got my GN and loaded up some music on it and synced my Play library.
Drove to work this morning without any music because the USB mount options are for Media (MTP) or Camera (PTP) which, I guess, my Pioneer head unit cannot support. Is there a way to just have it mount as USB storage? I thought that Camera option would be the "old school" USB mount but I guess not.
The phone itself is stock - I have not made any modifications to kernel or rom yet.
wergeld said:
Is there a way to just have it mount as USB storage?
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No. The Galaxy Nexus does not support USB mass storage mode. If your head unit can't do MTP or bluetooth, you're out of luck.
There are several threads on the topic you can search for if you want the details on why this is, but it basically comes down to the fact that the phone has no separate /sdcard storage inside - it's all one big chunk of flash memory and can't be mounted as mass storage because the phone is already using it (would be kind of like trying to plug a hard drive into two computers at once). Other phones with a real SD card or separate /sdcard storage (Nexus S) disconnect this from the phone so another device can mount it.
can any one help me and suggest a method to enable the mass storage mode in my note 2 , when connected to my laptop ?
Firstly why? MTP is better when you get it working as you don' t need to unmount anything from the phone first!
Secondly, it is likely to be possible yes probably very similar to how it was hacked to work on the s3, however it only worked for external sd and caused lots of corruptions to sd cards... so it is far from perfect.
My advice would be to get used to MTP.
i was need it to let my stereo car read mp3 files i solved by installing an s3 hack that can make the extsd a mass storage unit take a look here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1711009 it worked for me i'm with omega v4 rom
Lennyuk said:
Firstly why? MTP is better when you get it working as you don' t need to unmount anything from the phone first!
Secondly, it is likely to be possible yes probably very similar to how it was hacked to work on the s3, however it only worked for external sd and caused lots of corruptions to sd cards... so it is far from perfect.
My advice would be to get used to MTP.
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I understand what you mean but. ..it becomes virtually impossible and frustrating to transfer stuff to internal memory or even external memory because it is slow. ..Very slow
External memory I can manage by taking out my card and using an adapter to plug it into my laptop card slot..
Is there a way to mount internal memory as usb mass storage? I don't mind if I have to turn my phone off or something
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Did you try Airdroid?
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try Kies over wifi...
it transfer data using local connection and transfers GBs of files in some minutes definitely MUCH faster than MTP and prefer it to AirDroid, but it hasnt been working lately (last time i checked was a week or two back)
This is a problem for those like me using Ubuntu. I never managed to make MTP work on it.
Wi-Fi transfer of files can be done with X-Link, but the lack of mass storage is a nuisance.
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Yes, MTP is a big problem on Ubuntu. I have tried 3 implementations of MTP protocol on 12.04 and 12.10, no dice.
i'm searching for an answer. worst thing with mtp is the fact that it hides directories from you! so you can't backup everything properly. annoying
bump! MTP is too/painfully slow. Reminds me of 1995. We need an alternative. Whoever put up this technology without due consideration and testing, before deploying it on these popular devices needs to be consider a different job.
looks like I wont be getting this phone until mass storage mode is added
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can any one help me and suggest a method to enable the mass storage mode in my note 2 , when connected to my laptop ?
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Unfortunately, there is no way to enable UMS mode without rooting the phone.
I had to find a solution for my car stereo be able to read mp3 files.
I just rooted the phone and install SGS3 easy UMS ( PlayStore ). Yes its working just perfect on NoteII.
I'm using Ubuntu at work and it works like a charm as well.
Don't forget to unmount the drive in Ubuntu before unplug, and stop the service on Windows.
Also, on the UMS app, switch back to MTP before unplug, to avoid files errors ( no problem if u are just reading, ie: car stereo)
fmpmuld said:
Unfortunately, there is no way to enable UMS mode without rooting the phone.
I had to find a solution for my car stereo be able to read mp3 files.
I just rooted the phone and install SGS3 easy UMS ( PlayStore ). Yes its working just perfect on NoteII.
I'm using Ubuntu at work and it works like a charm as well.
Don't forget to unmount the drive in Ubuntu before unplug, and stop the service on Windows.
Also, on the UMS app, switch back to MTP before unplug, to avoid files errors ( no problem if u are just reading, ie: car stereo)
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Hello,
one question - how to make two-way sync folders between my laptop and SGN2?
I always did it with GoodSync, but now it is impossible...
thx
Haha isn't this a cool icon? ---->
Gah.... I was hoping there was a way to USB mass storage on this phone. I guess I should have done more research on the phone before I bought it. I'm still in my 2 week return it period, but that's not THAT much of a deal breaker. Just really stupid... Why can't I have it all?? I mean we finally got USB host (OTG or whatever; same same) from a stock phone, only to lose USB Mass Storage! Oh the frustrations!
Dramatics aside, will a custom ROM allow something different? I'm not clear on what layer this MTP mode is operating at. I did think it was funny that it popped up as a camera type device in Windows. Right now I'm only using internal flash. Usually I want to browse pics on the phone from the PC, and in this case, if I use IrfanView to open one on the device, it copies it local and then opens it, so I can't scroll through them. Silly, and mildly frustrating. :-/
I'm going to look into some networking options to see if those work (Kies, AirDroid, maybe FTP). Actually, Dropbox might solve this particular problem for me now that I think of it.
I saw the thread for mounting external SD as USB mass storage. I take it there's no way to co-mount the internal storage as a USB mass storage device?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1711009
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Gah.... I was hoping there was a way to USB mass storage on this phone. I guess I should have done more research on the phone before I bought it. I'm still in my 2 week return it period, but that's not THAT much of a deal breaker. Just really stupid... Why can't I have it all?? I mean we finally got USB host (OTG or whatever; same same) from a stock phone, only to lose USB Mass Storage! Oh the frustrations!
Dramatics aside, will a custom ROM allow something different? I'm not clear on what layer this MTP mode is operating at. I did think it was funny that it popped up as a camera type device in Windows. Right now I'm only using internal flash. Usually I want to browse pics on the phone from the PC, and in this case, if I use IrfanView to open one on the device, it copies it local and then opens it, so I can't scroll through them. Silly, and mildly frustrating. :-/
I'm going to look into some networking options to see if those work (Kies, AirDroid, maybe FTP). Actually, Dropbox might solve this particular problem for me now that I think of it.
I saw the thread for mounting external SD as USB mass storage. I take it there's no way to co-mount the internal storage as a USB mass storage device?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1711009
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Well, Samsung turned off the USB Mass Storage for obvious reasons. But anyway, I can access both memories from my computers, using MS Windows.
On windows, there's no problem at all as you can manage all the files directly from explorer.
On Other systems, the problem is different. For some reasons, like with all other systems (ie car stereo or media player...), the galaxy will not be recognized because MTP needs drivers. Then, you have to use UMS and the only way to install and use it is to root the phone. But keep in mind UMS will only permit access to external memory card.
Well, if I have to transfer files from internal memory through UMS, I copy the files I need to external memory before using it..... That's not a big problem , is it ? And because your phone is rooted, you can even find a script to copy some folders automatically.
Hope I'm clear enough and it helps.
I'm really missing UMS, my car stereo usb input just cant scan all the music on my 64g card using MTP from the phone.
Just sits for ages. It worked flawlessly on my old phone, but it was using UMS.
But UMS isn't support anymore by google, thus the option was removed.
* Guess I can use real usb sticks and not use my sg4 as a usb drive.
But still trying to backup the memory card in the phone with windows, crashes explorer, MTP doesn't like the amount of files.
* Guess I can take the memory card out and put it in an adapter and put it in the slot in the PC...
I hate MTP, and I hate that the general consensus thinks its better than UMS.
I think cyanogenmod has UMS, maybe thats the answer...
sigh, one of those, its broken by design, and you suck for trying to use it, go away, we know better moments. I need a drink...
is there any way we can use mass storage for internal memory? not is slow and at times I face serious problems in copying files t my computer. so I want to connect internal memory by ums. can I do it? I am new to the device by the way.
munirshah77 said:
is there any way we can use mass storage for internal memory? not is slow and at times I face serious problems in copying files t my computer. so I want to connect internal memory by ums. can I do it? I am new to the device by the way.
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You'd need a custom ROM that supports UMS. I don't know if there are any, so that's as far as I can help you.
UMS was pretty much abandoned in ICS though (though you could still force it on some phones; mostly Samsungs). After ICS, MTP became the only option. I hate MTP too... my 2010 car can only read UMS and not MTP. I used to be able to plug my phone into the car to listen to music, but now I can't. And going out and buying a new car isn't exactly an option!
Try this..it might be a hit and miss sometimes but works..note it will only ummount the external sd-card, so your car can play music stored only on the external sd-card
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rafoid.multimountsdcard.widget