For the last several months I've successfully been copying digital images from my camera's 8GB class 4 Kingston SDHC card (formatted in FAT32) onto my Samsung Galaxy S2. I've been using a USB OTG adapter with a Sandisk MicroMate USB Reader plugged into the OTG adapter. I've never had any problems.
This weekend I tried to do the same using a new 16GB class 10 Kingston SDHS card (also formatted in FAT32) with no other changes and it doesn't work. Instead, after I plug everything together and then into the USB slot in my SGS2, I get the usual "Media Scanning Completed" and the "USB Device Connected" messages, but nothing in the /usbStorage/sda/DCIM can be seen at all.
Does anyone have any ideas/suggestions/explanation?
Thanks in advance,
Rich
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Hey Folks,
I'm looking for any recommendations for a 32GB or 64GB memory stick that will definitely work with my Tab (utilising the USB adapter).
I get the feeling that any will work if formatted to FAT32 (may be setting myself up to be corrected here) but I wanted to make sure before jumping on Amazon UK.
I'll be mainly using the stick to play movies for my 5 year old if that's of any consequence...
The sooner this thing gets AllShare the better (my SII is just waiting to stream some movies to this thing...) - Anyway, thanks for any and all replies!!!
I am using a 32GB micro-SD card with this adapter and the Samsung USB adapter:
http://www.amazon.com/elago-Mobile-...FKR8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1314848482&sr=8-1
The micro-SD I have is a Kingston 32GB class 4. I also have a couple of 16GB Transcend class 6. Truthfully I have not noticed much speed difference between them, although I do usually copy movies over to the internal memory to watch.
I really like the tiny size of the adapter. The card goes inside the USB plug part and there is a dust cap for when not in use. Quite easy to use and cheap.
Didn't Samsung release an SD card adapter along with the USB adapter now?
I would think using the SD adapter withan SD card is the ideal solution to keep things from protruding even further from the tab.
Thanks for the replies guys - saw this on Amazon UK:
[NOT ALLOWED TO POST OUTSIDE LINKS UNTIL I'VE POSTED 8 TIMES APPARENTLY BUT ANYWAY - Samsung Galaxy Galaxy Tab 10.1 SD Card and USB Adapter - Black £24.99]
Reasonable price so I think I'll go for a 32gb SDcard to use with the SDcard adapter - I did get a class 10 card last month for my SII but honestly I didn't notice any perceivable difference - not any that validated the price hike for a class 10 anyway.
Will pick one up and update later folks.
Hi,
I just wanted to check before I buy one, can anyone who has the SD card adapter tell me if it handles SDHC cards OK as I'm looking at getting a 32gb to store music and films on.
thanks.
Well I have the usb adapter and can plug in a card reader and I use a cool little memory stick pro which has two micro sd slots in it, basically I have two 16gb micro sd plugged into a memory stick pro which turns them into one 32gb card . I bought it for my psp but through a card reader works fine with my tab
I have the Samsung USB and SD-Card adapter and it can handle my 16Gb SDHC card from my cam with no problems.
DerHolgi said:
I have the Samsung USB and SD-Card adapter and it can handle my 16Gb SDHC card from my cam with no problems.
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same here, no problem
Thanks for all the replies, I've put in the order.
Hi again
I was also wondering if it's possible to swap internal memory with a microsd card connected via a micro to USB cable using a card reader or can it only be done with internal microsd slot ? And also a stupid question but thought to just ask. Is it possible to transfer videos or files from a microsd card (card reader)/flash drive to the galaxy note 2 using that same cable ? I don't currently own the note 2 but I will soon. I'm just waiting to see if a 32gb will become available by the end of this month. Thanks so much for all your help !
What you're looking for is an OTG (on the go) cable... It'll allow you to connect usb devices to the micro usb, including keyboards, mouse, hdd, and even usb drives. You'll need to be rooted in order to use one though.
Swapping memory .. Etc
walord said:
What you're looking for is an OTG (on the go) cable... It'll allow you to connect usb devices to the micro usb, including keyboards, mouse, hdd, and even usb drives. You'll need to be rooted in order to use one though.
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No that's the cable I'm referring to when I say 'micro to USB' cable. I'm wondering if you can swap internal memory of the galaxy note 2 for a microsd card connected by that cable using a card reader (with the microsd in it) or can you only swap internal memory with the microsd card in the phone and also if files or videos can be transferred from the microsd or a flash drive using that cable to the galaxy note 2. Thanks !
Hi All
I had a frustrating 10 days or so with my new Nexus 7 2013 no being able to read my USB sticks. I had 2 OTG cables and 1 OTG connector, 2 USB micro drives and a USB reader for SD micro cards. All of these worked fine on my old N7 2012 in various combinations. I tried various mounting apps as well to no avail.
USB mouse and Keyboard worked fine.
I found an old USB modem (Stick) with an SD slot the N7 Flo mounted this with stickmount, I then tried a multicard reader and this also mounted and all files were read.
The conclusion of course is that some card readers do not work with the Flo and some USB sticks also.
My USB memory sticks are Kingston DT micro
The card reader was a cheap generic one.
The multi card reader that worked was a Kingston FCR-HS219/1.
It might be a good idea for the moderators to start a sticky where eqipment that works or not as the case may be, can be documented.
Nexus 7 2013 and the nexus 5 DO NOT work with USB otg natively. With root you can use what I use which is Stick mount or another option is to flash a ROM like Cyanogen which has the feature built in.
I know it's bs but it is what it is.
Frankly this is why I do like Samsung as their products support it and other features which you will need root for on the nexus line
Has anyone with the Tab S4 tried to use an external USB card reader? I'm thinking of using the tablet to back up photos from my DSLR (internal SD Card capacity permitting). I have a USB C card reader but have never been able to get it working on my Pixel 2 XL
I just tried and it worked for me with a thumb drive formatted exFAT and a USB C OTG cable. Should work with a USB C card reader or a standard USB card reader with an OTG cable.
nrage23 said:
I just tried and it worked for me with a thumb drive formatted exFAT and a USB C OTG cable. Should work with a USB C card reader or a standard USB card reader with an OTG cable.
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Thanks for checking, just 10 days to wait for my pre order.
Slave1 said:
Has anyone with the Tab S4 tried to use an external USB card reader? I'm thinking of using the tablet to back up photos from my DSLR (internal SD Card capacity permitting). I have a USB C card reader but have never been able to get it working on my Pixel 2 XL
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Did you try going into settings, dev options, and change the usb connection type? Anytime I've had difficulty connecting something with the OTG, one of the settings always seems to get it to work.