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[Q] Cannot install Windows 7 64 bit Drivers

I've tried everything I can possibly think of. I have an Asus Laptop with Windows 7 64 bit and absolutely cannot get my Epic to be recognized. I've uninstalled and re-installed the driver more times than I care to mention. I've tried mounting the device to no avail either. I've tried plugging in the phone into each of the USB ports on the laptop to no avail. I need to get the computer to recognize the device so I can get odin to recognize the phone so I can flash back to stock. Right now it doesn't do so. Does anyone have any ideas of what I can do to get this up an running?

Try installing the 32-bit drivers even if you're on a 64-bit computer....

The same issue comes up. It says that the drivers are not successfully installed (even though the installer goes through) and it says "Unknown Device" over and over.

Are you removing previous drivers?
then rebooting before installing new drivers...
also are you using stock cable?
if so buy a new cable you can get cheap ones online for like a dollar just search micro usb cables

Yes, yes, yes. Does the cable really make that much of a difference? I saw that people have had issues but I mean it charges properly all the time so I figured it was ok to use.

Absolutely!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
That cable is worthless get a Blackberry cable they are very durable and dependable.
i was having problems also..... all because of the cable.

I'll probably go buy a cable from Walmart, order a cheaper one online from Monoprice and return the other just so I can odin my phone...I really hope that's the issue though.

sporkisfaster said:
The same issue comes up. It says that the drivers are not successfully installed (even though the installer goes through) and it says "Unknown Device" over and over.
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does it keep looping "unknown device" in the corner, almost like you unplugging and plugging back in repeatedly?
ifso try cleaning the contacts of the usb port on phone and on the small end of the cable.
if not then try totally uninstalling the drivers you installed and if possible when its saying "unknown device" open the device manager, r-click then unistall in there.
USBDview has always been able to dig me out of the home when ive had usb related driver issues... just run it and delete/uninstall anything samsung/android/adb etc related, reboot pc and phone then try again...maybe even redownload the drivers
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/usbdeview-x64.zip
http://firon.net/xda/usb_drivers_GalaxyS_x64.zip
update (you replied as i was typing): one bandaid for the cable you could try for now is to take a needlenose pliers or something and slightly squish the micro end to try getting a tighter fit.... i had to do that to the cable i keep at work.

You can always just download kies. That's what I did. When I was trying the standalone drivers I had trouble. Installed kies on both of my laptops and coding works beautifully everytime. And I seriously think you guys are ill. Its a cable... its digital. It either works or.it doesn't. I use my samsung wire exclusively. Its thin and I like contour on the plug. Both cables have worked flawlessly on both of my epics.
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RushAOZ said:
And I seriously think you guys are ill. Its a cable... its digital. It either works or.it doesn't.
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You are wrong.
Cables can have breaks in them which give them intermittent connectivity. Also, since this cable has several (5 I think?) single strands of wire in them, a single wire could be screwed up causing this (or the pin for a single wire on either end) That would still allow it to charge, and partially be recognized by Windows, but not allow it to fully communicate causing this problem.
I have a cable that I only use for charging because it has this EXACT problem. Another cable works perfect, but this particular cable gives me the unknown device.

sporkisfaster said:
I've tried everything I can possibly think of. I have an Asus Laptop with Windows 7 64 bit and absolutely cannot get my Epic to be recognized. I've uninstalled and re-installed the driver more times than I care to mention. I've tried mounting the device to no avail either. I've tried plugging in the phone into each of the USB ports on the laptop to no avail. I need to get the computer to recognize the device so I can get odin to recognize the phone so I can flash back to stock. Right now it doesn't do so. Does anyone have any ideas of what I can do to get this up an running?
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look up and install pdanet. Pick samsung and let it do it's thing.
you're good after that.

Milkman00 said:
You are wrong.
Cables can have breaks in them which give them intermittent connectivity. Also, since this cable has several (5 I think?) single strands of wire in them, a single wire could be screwed up causing this (or the pin for a single wire on either end) That would still allow it to charge, and partially be recognized by Windows, but not allow it to fully communicate causing this problem.
I have a cable that I only use for charging because it has this EXACT problem. Another cable works perfect, but this particular cable gives me the unknown device.
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Right.. so it either works or it doesn't lol if both cables are in perfect working condition then there would be no issue. Its all preference. I personally use a blackberry micro usb cable. It locks in to the usb port on the phone better. Just so im not paranoid about the wire coming off while flashing... cuz thats bad lol
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RushAOZ said:
Right.. so it either works or it doesn't lol if both cables are in perfect working condition then there would be no issue. Its all preference. I personally use a blackberry micro usb cable. It locks in to the usb port on the phone better. Just so im not paranoid about the wire coming off while flashing... cuz thats bad lol
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I didn't articulate myself clearly, but that is my fault.
If a single wire inside the cable is broken (for the sake of simplicity let's just say it is the RECEIVE cable - from the device to the PC). The PC can recognize that there is a device there, but because the device can't talk to the PC, Windows can tell there is something there, but has no idea what it is since the device can't talk back to the PC. Also, in this scenario the cable would charge just fine since those individual lines are intact.

RushAOZ said:
You can always just download kies. That's what I did. When I was trying the standalone drivers I had trouble. Installed kies on both of my laptops and coding works beautifully everytime. And I seriously think you guys are ill. Its a cable... its digital. It either works or.it doesn't
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1st off u sir, ARE WRONG.... Maybe when it comes to HDMI Cables but not for these phones.
sporkisfaster said:
Does the cable really make that much of a difference? I saw that people have had issues but I mean it charges properly all the time so I figured it was ok to use.
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To quote u "Yes yes yes" it does make ALL THE DIFFERENCE... I had the same problem and made serveral posts about it when the phone 1st came out, I tried everything... Uninstalled/Reinstalled/Rebooted many times, Manually deleted the folders where the drivers are held then Re-installed, Installed Kies (which is a P.O.S. and was a BIG WASTE OF TIME imo.) I tried everything and just about gave up until 1 day i looked @ my roomate and asked him 2 let me borrow his cable to his cheap cricket phone 2 see if it would make a difference.
Well it worked... Get a new cable, if you've done what ive done and it still doesnt work, its the cable and not the drivers

I've done just about all I freaking can on this as well.
I've installed, un-installed, and re-installed the drivers. I'm running Windows 7 64 bit on Bootcamp.
I've used USBDView, I've uninstalled all of the connected drivers. They get re-installed, but the phone keeps keeps coming up as an Unknown Device. I try and locate the Samsung USB drivers directory, but it keeps coming up as Unknown.
Does anyone know specifically what directory I should use choose when trying to manually link the driver in Device Manager? I'm having a ***** of a time here.

Anybody have any ideas for me? Thanks.

I had the same problem. Buy a new cable from monoprice. The second I bought a new cable for my 64 bit Asus laptop it worked.
Trust me, buy a new cable.
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my solution for odin
sporkisfaster said:
I've tried everything I can possibly think of. I have an Asus Laptop with Windows 7 64 bit and absolutely cannot get my Epic to be recognized. I've uninstalled and re-installed the driver more times than I care to mention. I've tried mounting the device to no avail either. I've tried plugging in the phone into each of the USB ports on the laptop to no avail. I need to get the computer to recognize the device so I can get odin to recognize the phone so I can flash back to stock. Right now it doesn't do so. Does anyone have any ideas of what I can do to get this up an running?
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I had the same problem. I didn't follow directions to solve my problem in Odin. I had to start Odin and plug my phone in and quickly put the phone into download mode. I did that a few times and finally got it to recognize. With Syndicate, it now recognizes every time. I say that now. LOL

This is how I fixed this problem. After doing all I could think of, uninstall, install, system restore, nandroid restor to when phone was being recognized... all these didn't work for me. I still got the same unknown device in device manager.
The fix: with samsung epic drivers already installed. Turn the phone on, plug into your computer. Let device manager find unknown device. Power off the phone. Boot into recovery. Pc will recognize your phone as samsung android device. Reboot your phone and you should be good to go. Hope this works for the rest of you. Good luck.
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boy143878 said:
This is how I fixed this problem. After doing all I could think of, uninstall, install, system restore, nandroid restor to when phone was being recognized... all these didn't work for me. I still got the same unknown device in device manager.
The fix: with samsung epic drivers already installed. Turn the phone on, plug into your computer. Let device manager find unknown device. Power off the phone. Boot into recovery. Pc will recognize your phone as samsung android device. Reboot your phone and you should be good to go. Hope this works for the rest of you. Good luck.
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Isn't the original issue that the driver install fails? not that the device isnt being readed?

[Q] Windows 7 Doesn't Recognize my Continuum...

So I'm attempting to root the Continuum, but for some reason the phone won't effectively connect to Windows 7. For example, when I hook the phone up to my Samsung i7 laptop, all the phone does is charge. It doesn't even ask me if I would like to use usb storage or anything. The computer also doesn't recognize the device. Any ideas? Thanks!

A couple questions first:
- Did you install the Continuum drivers?
- Does your phone bring up the USB connection in the status bar?
- Does it bring up the Verizon VCast website on connection?

ExNukeSquid said:
A couple questions first:
- Did you install the Continuum drivers?
- Does your phone bring up the USB connection in the status bar?
- Does it bring up the Verizon VCast website on connection?
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1. I likely did not install the Continuum drivers, and I have no clue where to get them. I'm assuming Samsung's website, but it's a bit hard to figure out and navigate...
2. My phone does not bring up the USB connection in the status bar.
3. When I go to the browser, it brings up the Verizon website with news, etc.
It should probably be stated as well that this phone is not activated. I am using it on wifi only for the time being because I traded it with a friend for another phone.

Alright, so I've figured it out. Strangely enough, I was just using a generic USB to microUSB cable, and I actually needed to use a Samsung cable. Weird, right?

sportsinger75 said:
Alright, so I've figured it out. Strangely enough, I was just using a generic USB to microUSB cable, and I actually needed to use a Samsung cable. Weird, right?
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So...now that I'm rooted, how in the world do I install a custom rom? I saw that there's a ClockworkMod Recovery out, but what does "Odin" mean? I'm coming from an LG Optimus V and have extensive experience rooting and installing custom roms and recoveries, but I've never heard of that before. Thanks again!

First, we dont have much for custom roms on this phone. The couple we do have contain fairly well written "how-to's" for them.
Second, if you are not sure, do some research and find out as many answers with the vast pool of knowlendge at your fingertips (the interwebs) as you can. There has already been a swarm of questions asked, and I am sure the answers may already be there for you.
I am waiting for the update and Froyo roms to come out before I bother with custom roms, but I am not holding my breath for that. I will probably be on my next Android phone before I will bother. Modding it up with Widgetlocker, ADW Launcher, and some other goodies at the moment to tide me over.

I had this same problem today. USB mass storage wasn't working, adb wasn't working. I wasn't using the samsung cable, but I can't see how that would make a difference, as the cable I was using has worked for literally a couple dozen different phones from different manufacturers - including other samsungs. I had the samsung drivers installed.
The owner claims that only media sync works on his computer as well, and that usb mass storage has never worked. Anyone have any ideas on how to fix this?

i am also getting this problem. as far as i know i am still using the samsung cable, as normal micro-usb cables dont fit in the continuums port. ill look for another one, but this is quite odd. what i have done (all windows 7 64 bit):
drivers uninstalled
drivers installed
lagfix on
lag fix off
factory reset (within adrenalyne's rom)
i am going to try to transfer the stock rom via bluetooth and see if that works
edit: turns out that isnt possible without odi recognizing the device, which it doesnt (not even in download mode). this is very peculiar
some more information: nothing even shows up in device manager. no unknown devices, nothing. the phone charges, but thats it. i might go to the verizon store and see if i can get another cable

My guess is because you are using a 64 bit version of windows..
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I use win7 x64 with odin3v1.3 and it always detects.... I have odin on pc screen with files loaded then I pull bat hold the DownVol button and plug in usb
EDIT: I also have 'galaxy s x64 drivers'...I found em on net sumwhere?
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jaizero said:
My guess is because you are using a 64 bit version of windows..
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Why would that matter at all?

The 64bit version of Windows 7 is notorious for not being compatible with a lot of devices. There just arent any 64bit drivers. If you dont understand how to run your software in the proper compatibility mode you will run into problems. I used the x64 version of Win7 for about 12 seconds after I realized my ancient usb optical mouse didnt work lol.
My advice, try running the Samsung driver installer in compatibility mode and see if that doesnt help.

jaizero said:
My advice, try running the Samsung driver installer in compatibility mode and see if that doesnt help.
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Compatibility mode won't do anything in the case of drivers. I'm not sure what your issue is though as all of my Samsung phones have been picked up fine from within Windows 7 x64. Is the phone picked up on any non-Windows 7 computer? Have you checked in Device Manager to see if it just needs installed?

its the cable. i took mine to the verizon store, they tested it, and gave me a new one for free. works perfectly now

Excellent, problem solved!

So it turns out a factory reset fixed it. Using a moto cable. So that's definitely not the issue. Flashing froyo now. Thanks!

I have encountered that a few times also. Its weird cuz when I plugged the usb into ac charger it almost immediately asks if I want to mount sd for data transfer. 20 mins later I unplug usb from unit and plugit into my win7 pc and nothin? So plugged back into ac unit and it recognize....so I mounted and it didn't know what to do lol. I then plugged back intopc...waited...changed orientation and 'Boom' pc sees it...in fact I change orientation whenever it seems to hang and seems to work....
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I should also note that I have never used a samsung cable and every usb micro I've used (moto,kodak,BB,Lg) has fit and worked. But I have noticed some usb related quirks since froyo update like no lock screen after charging till I push home button, inaccurate batt icon (goes from 3/4 to 1/4 in like 10 mins but overall batt life is same as before)...
On an unrelated note I also can't get v6supercharger to work...?
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USB Adapter with a USB hub

Hello all,
I received my USB adapter from Samsung today and am pleased to inform you that it works wonderfully with a USB hub. My hub has 4 slots on it and the tab was playing well with multiple USB devices being plugged in.

Really? I guess usb hub is needed to make things work? i had all kinds of issues. Mainly, not reading some usb drives, and memory reader. I just plugged the usb drive, directly into the usb adapter. The memory card reader was connected by standard usb to mini usb cable. That didn't work.
I got to try this.
Thanks.

No problem. I actually have not tried storage devices yet, only input devices. I posted on your other thread as well.
I have a feeling thumb drives may be having a problem if they are formatted in the FAT32 file system. I am going to try an NTFS drive and external hard drive and will let you know my results.
UPDATE: It appears I had it the other way around. I plugged in an NTFS drive to no avail, then formatted it to FAT32 and it worked.

FAT32 works great. NTFS is completely missing from stock kernels, it's in pershoot's "lib" extra modules archive on his kernels. However, I tried an NTFS drive using the extra module and it failed. (might require some manual mount magic???) It would take a lot more work to get FUSE working properly, and that's needed for the (vastly superior) ntfs-3g driver.

So does it work with external usb hard drives (both self powered and plug powered) of the sizes of 500GB and more?

what brand/type
what brand/type of usb hub do you have

Invisman said:
So does it work with external usb hard drives (both self powered and plug powered) of the sizes of 500GB and more?
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If the hub is powered then the drive should work fine. You just can't use a usb powered drive without a power source
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Ican't get mine to read my game controllers. Says something about high powered device. It won't let me read the message. When I tap it to make it bigger it just goes away. I am very frustrated. Can you get a fame controller to work? I used ps3.
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Shadee1394 said:
Ican't get mine to read my game controllers. Says something about high powered device. It won't let me read the message. When I tap it to make it bigger it just goes away. I am very frustrated. Can you get a fame controller to work? I used ps3.
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PS3 controllers require a special driver. It may also require too much current since it tries to charge via USB. You'll need a powered hub if that is the case.
Gonna try my PS3 controller in a few minutes.
Edit: So far:
No excessive current errors from my PS3 controller - however mine has a fully charged battery because it's been plugged into a PS3 that has only been playing movies/videos for weeks. However button presses aren't recognized by anything. My guess is that if I dmesg I'll get an unrecognized device error. PS3 controllers are nonstandard.
However a Nyko AirFlo controller worked fine in SNES9x EX. It was semi-recognized by SNESoid - the keymap screen recognized something was being pressed, but games themselves wouldn't register presses.
Edit 2: PS3 controllers require the hid-sony kernel module to be loaded. This is included in pershoot's optional "lib" archive with his kernels. I had to hit the PS button to get it to turn on and start sending presses to the tab. No excessive current errors, but my controller was fully charged.

Thanks. But for some reason the ps3 and the x box controller worked for the xoom. I called samsung and they don't have any help for this issue yet. Can you get any external device to work for at least over fifty percent of what the adapter is meant to do? Did you get any error messages. I get high powered device connected. Then it say underneath that out could not connect. Device needs............. I cant read the rest. When I tap it to enlarge and read it disappears. Samsung can't figure out why that is happening either. Plz help.
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Shadee1394 said:
Thanks. But for some reason the ps3 and the x box controller worked for the xoom. I called samsung and they don't have any help for this issue yet. Can you get any external device to work for at least over fifty percent of what the adapter is meant to do? Did you get any error messages. I get high powered device connected. Then it say underneath that out could not connect. Device needs............. I cant read the rest. When I tap it to enlarge and read it disappears. Samsung can't figure out why that is happening either. Plz help.
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Make sure the PS3 controller is fully charged before you connect it. If it isn't, it'll try to charge the battery and that's probably what sets off the overcurrent protection.
As to it working with the Xoom - I'd be VERY surprised if it worked with the Xoom when stock. Not so surprised about custom kernels, adding those modules is one of the first things people add, and the Xoom guys may have figured out module autoloading.

Thanks going to try now
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nothing over 32GB for now

Kevin Gossett said:
If the hub is powered then the drive should work fine. You just can't use a usb powered drive without a power source
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wish i'd have read this before i bought it. i assumed it would since every other android tablet i have/had can power my external hds. pretty much makes it useless for me now as i was hoping to use it as external storage and for easy, quick file transfers. tf, xoom, and archos all work fine.

Entropy512 said:
As to it working with the Xoom - I'd be VERY surprised if it worked with the Xoom when stock. Not so surprised about custom kernels, adding those modules is one of the first things people add, and the Xoom guys may have figured out module autoloading.
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It works on a stock 3.1 build, it was one of those new features hyped at google i/o. I have both the European XOom and the Galaxy tab. The xoom copes fine with the ps3 and my other usb only non brand gamepad. The galaxy tab give me the hipower usb device error.

Entropy512 said:
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However a Nyko AirFlo controller worked fine in SNES9x EX. It was semi-recognized by SNESoid - the keymap screen recognized something was being pressed, but games themselves wouldn't register presses.
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For SNESoid, you probably forgot to go into the other settings menu and turn on external input. The names may be off, but in addition to setting the key mappings, you have to turn on another option for it to see additional input devices, and then your gamepad will work

poorlilpoop said:
Really? I guess usb hub is needed to make things work? i had all kinds of issues. Mainly, not reading some usb drives, and memory reader. I just plugged the usb drive, directly into the usb adapter. The memory card reader was connected by standard usb to mini usb cable. That didn't work.
I got to try this.
Thanks.
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I had troubles reading an SD card with an old USB reader I had lying around. It was hit and miss.
Then I bought this SD card reader at Fry's for $4.99 and it works perfectly.

So, just to be clear, you are using a male A-A USB cable with one end plugged into the USB adapter on the GTab and the other end into one of the available USB ports in the hub, right?

Can some who knows alot about USB otg start a thread

There is a lot of interest about this spread out through all of the threads. Can someone with more knowledge than me on the subject post a "how to" on it? Just an idea to centralize the subject. Thanks
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I meant USB otg. Stupid auto correct
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USB OTG didn't originate on the KF. Do a search on XDA and I'm sure you'll find plenty of threads.

search in threads

Org is present in kernel 3.0 and u can instal ics with kernel 3.0
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Cm7 Barebones+Raven's Kernel
Minimum:300 Higher 1200mhz
Go launcher Ex With MIUI Theme
Games:MC3,Fifa 2012,Real Racing 2,Stick Cricket,Gangster Rio....
Apps:Mx Video Player,JetVid,Titanium Backup,Opera Mobile,Dolphin HD,Adobe Reader

That's the thing, the threads are flooded with otg questions. I my self am not too interested in it, but alot of people are and if there was a guide written for it, it could unclutter the threads a bit. Just trying to bring the topic to one spot.
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Search the threads, derp.
Searching the threads won't help. This information is scattered all over the place making search pretty much impossible. The ridiculously-obselete forum format doesn't help, either.
I did get mounting to work with the Stickmount app from the market. The multiple partitions on my external drive supposedly mount under /sdcard/usbstorage but they show as empty in any file managers.
Edit: Based on Stickmount's info the reason the drives show up empty is more than likely because I'm using an adapter instead of a cable. I'll update when my cable comes in the mail.

all I know is I can't wait for Bluetooth otg, my emulators with a bluetooth wiimote will make me a happy man lol
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smirkis said:
all I know is I can't wait for Bluetooth otg, my emulators with a bluetooth wiimote will make me a happy man lol
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My ps3 control works awesome with my phone. I would love to use it on this beast
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pbailey212 said:
My ps3 control works awesome with my phone. I would love to use it on this beast
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+1 FPSE + ps3 controller = ultimate time killer lol
plus with all this otg stuff would we be able to plug in cams? for possible skype use? or google talk video chat. even better!

otg
hi all iv'e posted a bit about my knowledge of otg in different threads and thought id post what i know/figured out so far in this thread.
please correct me if you know any different.
the only difference between a usb cable & a otg cable/adapter is that the otg has pin 5 joined to pin 4 (this lets your kindle activate otg host mode). unfortunately most cables only have 4 cables attached (even if pin 5 is present in the connector) .
you can find an app called electrodroid in the market to see usb pin-out.
usb controller seems to be a good app to see which devices connect ok.
stick mount works well for me to mount usb drive.
tip's
download stickmount app, open and allow permission
turn off kindle & plug in otg cable connected to a powered hub (mine has a switch on the side, "bus or self", i set it on self) insert flash drive into hub.
then power on kindle when loaded the app stickmount should auto connect your flashdrive (there should be a popup) if not open up stickmount app and hit connect.
then you should see the popup.
open root explorer and goto sdcard you should see usb storage in there (for some reason on my 1st attempt to open root explorer it always shows as empty, just exit the reopen R/E).
?if you unplug otg cable without going into stickmount and disconnecting sometimes you can't remount without a reboot?
a mouse and keyboard should just work but iv'e also found that they also need to be inserted before booting up. my mac keyboard doesn't work at all but my mouse/keyboard combo ie. one dongle which both keyboard and mouse came with works fine
still playing with bluetooth. i can see it in usb controller app but can't switch it on yet, i think this is something hash is aware of and it needs something tweeking in the kernel.
everything seems to need the extra power of a powered hub. i did have my mouse working on its own once or twice but most of the time it needs powered hub.
here's a pic of my setup. hope this helps someone get it working as it's awesome.
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here's version 2
works good a very slight rock to one side operates the power button
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lovejoy777 said:
here's version 2
works good a very slight rock to one side operates the power button
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You my friend are a genius! That is the coolest freaking adapter ever. Well done sir! I'm gonna give it a go and see if I can do the same
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I purchased USB otg cable -- ebay item #280820891599.
Installed stickmount and usb controller apps. Hash's Kernel #8. My generic 2gb USB stick is hot-pluggable, mounts at /sdcard/usbStorage/sda.
USB Controller indicates that my generic BT USB plugs (i have two of them) are "Connected USB devices" with the address 0001:0a12. So the system recognizes them, but what to do next?

i think i'm right in saying that hash needs to tweak the bt modules to allow us to activate it, mine shows the same but there is no way to toggle bluetooth yet.

ttakacs said:
I purchased USB otg cable -- ebay item #280820891599.
Installed stickmount and usb controller apps. Hash's Kernel #8. My generic 2gb USB stick is hot-pluggable, mounts at /sdcard/usbStorage/sda.
USB Controller indicates that my generic BT USB plugs (i have two of them) are "Connected USB devices" with the address 0001:0a12. So the system recognizes them, but what to do next?
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So, I just need this cable:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Premium-New...Accessories&hash=item41623abfcf#ht_2784wt_952
and a few apps to be able to mount USB?

Offtopic, but in regards to the bluetooth PS3 controller. I was searching but I couldn't find any guides on how to get the pair code for the device. Do you have to do it within Linux or can it be done within Windows?
On topic, I've purchased a bluetooth controller and I can't wait to play my emulators.

maw230 said:
So, I just need this cable:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Premium-New...Accessories&hash=item41623abfcf#ht_2784wt_952
and a few apps to be able to mount USB?
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Yes. That cable and stickmount worked perfectly for me.

ttakacs said:
Yes. That cable and stickmount worked perfectly for me.
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were u able to mount that 2gb stick without a powered hub? I can mount anything I want with the powered hub but nothing without it.
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USB OTG
Hy,
Same here, unable to mount usb stick using USB OTG Cable without having external hub.
The USB OTG cable is working fine on my Galaxy Note.
I've tried several ROM on the kindle fire with kernel #8 but none of them make USB OTG work.
Anyone here can give a clue please ?
Thanks a lot

[Q] Sd Card and File Managers

Hello. Just got my Ouya yesterday. Having a bit of a hard time getting roms to work in my emulators.
I have a couple of questions regarding this..
1, Is an attached usb stick regarded as an sd card in the settings menu?
2. Are there any file managers available for the Ouya at this time. Preferably ES File explorer for its network capabilities, or something comparable
I'm also on a mac, and can't get the Ouya to recognize even fat formatted usb sticks.
Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks

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xonkwerdna said:
Hello. Just got my Ouya yesterday. Having a bit of a hard time getting roms to work in my emulators.
I have a couple of questions regarding this..
1, Is an attached usb stick regarded as an sd card in the settings menu?
2. Are there any file managers available for the Ouya at this time. Preferably ES File explorer for its network capabilities, or something comparable
I'm also on a mac, and can't get the Ouya to recognize even fat formatted usb sticks.
Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks
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1. Sadly, no. This is a point of annoyance for me, actually, since it means you cannot install apps/games to the USB drive as you could
with an SD card.
2. As for file managers, the OUYA does not have any built in but you can go to the "Make" menu and open the web browser. From there you can web search for an ES File Explorer APK (or create a backup on your phone and send it to dropbox, then access it from your browser).
a. I personally used my browser to install Box and Dropbox so that I can backup apps from my phone and send them to my browser.
It makes the side-loading process easier. I now have Amazon app store, emulators like N64oid and XBMC on my OUYA.
As for being on a Mac, I am not sure how formatting works on that.
UPDATE (just now haha): I will be trying this to see if it can be used to move apps to a USB stick. That would be brilliant! Will update with results.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1410262
Cheers!

I've create a single fat32 partition with the default settings in linux/KDE on my drive. When I connect the drive to ouya using USB, it gets mounted at /mnt/usbdrive. I can see in the logcat output vold handling all the mounting the same as it would for an SD card. There are no other signs though, that anything is being mounted. There is no environmental variables like EXTERNAL_STORAGE pointing to this location. It does not appear in the settings->storage menu like it does on other devices. You kind of just have to know where it is and then you can browse to that location in your apps.

I'm in the same boat. I'm sitting here trying to get my 500gb 2.5" portable laptop HDD to load with my roms. At first I thought it was because of NFTS. So I formatted. Nothing. Then I wiped all the partitions into 1 huge exFat partition. Nothing. Plugged in my 32gb USB Stick that is NTFS. Nothing. Grabbed a MicroSD-USB adapter and used my 16gb from my MK808. Nothing. Grabbed my old 16gb and reformatted it as FAT32. Nothing.
Nothing is reading on my Ouya. Wtf?
None of my apps are reading anything.

It cant be exfat; it cant be NTFS. You need to make it fat32. There's something in windoze where it refuses to create a fat32 partition over a certain size, but you can do it on just about any other computer. You can make your whole 500GB hard drive fat32 and ouya will see it fine. Or you can wait until we have more development to enable ntfs support. Don't hold your breath for exfat, since M$ is charging big licensing fees for it.

No I think my USB port is shot.
I've formatted several USB thumb drives to FAT32 and it still refuses to see any of them. Really sucks because the sole reason I bought the OUYA was to load all my roms on it. The bad thing is that they are so backordered that I'll just have to deal with it for a while.

player911 said:
No I think my USB port is shot.
I've formatted several USB thumb drives to FAT32 and it still refuses to see any of them. Really sucks because the sole reason I bought the OUYA was to load all my roms on it. The bad thing is that they are so backordered that I'll just have to deal with it for a while.
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How are you trying to test if they work? Because MOST people's problem is that it doesn't show up on the OUYA itself, it's all app specific and there is no directions built in to find USB storage at this time.
Grab a USB Keyboard or Mouse and try that to see if it works, at least that way you can rule out a bad USB port.
I've tried multiple different USB devices all with 0 problems and it seems like the people who go through 3 or 4+ different ones just don't know where to look.
I'm NOT saying this is your problem exactly or that you're dumb in anyway, you may have a bad unit, just trying to help with what I've observed while helping others on this forum.
And to address the FAT32 vs NTFS: Plenty of people have confirmed that NTFS works, including myself. It was rumored at the beginning that only FAT32 worked, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

Good shot on a USB mouse or keyboard. I don't have anything wired but i have some RF wireless that should work. I've tried everything else. All of the emulator apps see sdcard1 and sdcard0. One shows internal storage and the other shows nothing. Won't even show folders. It shows this regardless if its plugged in or not.
The light on my USB lights up and so does my HDD. So the power is there but no communication. I'll have to look at it closer tomorrow.
I got it from gamestop and it was opened. Looked used actually. The tie wraps on the cables were gone, the internal box was bent, there was some kind of fiber/hair in the box, and fingerprints all over it, and the batteries were in the controller. I got 10% off and a free 1yr warranty. So they'll just have to give me a new one later. Its the only one available within 100 miles. Best buys out too.
I'm an IT admin so even if it "kinda" works, it shouldn't be this flaky. 4 storage devices and all not working. Someone probably blew out the USB and returned it, and GameStop tried to sell it as new.
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I do have my PS3 with its wired miniUSB. I'll try that tomorrow.
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player911 said:
Good shot on a USB mouse or keyboard. I don't have anything wired but i have some RF wireless that should work. I've tried everything else. All of the emulator apps see sdcard1 and sdcard0. One shows internal storage and the other shows nothing. Won't even show folders. It shows this regardless if its plugged in or not.
The light on my USB lights up and so does my HDD. So the power is there but no communication. I'll have to look at it closer tomorrow.
I got it from gamestop and it was opened. Looked used actually. The tie wraps on the cables were gone, the internal box was bent, there was some kind of fiber/hair in the box, and fingerprints all over it, and the batteries were in the controller. I got 10% off and a free 1yr warranty. So they'll just have to give me a new one later. Its the only one available within 100 miles. Best buys out too.
I'm an IT admin so even if it "kinda" works, it shouldn't be this flaky. 4 storage devices and all not working. Someone probably blew out the USB and returned it, and GameStop tried to sell it as new.
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I do have my PS3 with its wired miniUSB. I'll try that tomorrow.
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Good luck! At least you can always take it back to gamestop once they ahve another one to get it, but I hope it doesn't come down to it for you!

Holy crap my PS3 is working?!
Now I'm totally confused.
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Got it working. I ended up having to do a Factory Reset. Here is the quote I posted from the Ouya Forums:
Player911 said:
Well I just fixed it!!!
I just got my OUYA yesterday and immediately threw on my 640gb HDD but it wouldn't see it. I kept screwing with it and screwing with it. Nothing. 32gb Flash drive. Nothing. 16gb Flash Drive. Nothing. 16gb microSD-USB. Nothing. I screwed with Fat32, NTFS. Nothing worked! I thought my USB was blown. Someone suggested trying a USB device so I used my PS3 controller. BOOM. Worked. USB Storage... Nothing.
I'm an IT Admin with a N7 and a Galaxy Nexus. I know my way around.
Well in this thread, I saw someone did a Factory Reset and that worked. WTH right? So I did a factory reset and low and behold, my HDD is reading like a champ.
So if you have USB HDD issues, use the Formatter Tool to format it to FAT32: http://ouyaforum.com/showthread.php?...ll=1#post35834
If that doesn't work. Factory Reset and set it back up!
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player911 said:
Holy crap my PS3 is working?!
Now I'm totally confused.
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Got it working. I ended up having to do a Factory Reset.
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Glad you go it working! Makes me wonder what the problem was in the first place, since it worked for HID but not storage. Maybe bad install or update of drivers.

I dunno. First thing it did when I turned it on was an update. I've spent all day screwing with it and dredging through forums. There are tons of people who have had issues after the last update, where it WAS working and magically stopped. So I'm thinking it was a firmware issues, perhaps something they changed. Since mine was probably used, perhaps it had drivers in there and got screwed up after the update. Who knows.
I do plan on swapping this out with a new one as soon as Gamestop has them in stock, since he was so kind to give me a 1 yr warranty. The USB port isn't tight and the connections feels sloppy. At first I was thinking that it wasn't making a good connection. For all I know, someone had an early edition and swapped it out with a new release day model. Like you said, something makes me wonder. I don't want anything else to happen down the road because of mal-use of a previous owner.