Everytime i plug my computer in its plugged in as a media device, is there anyway i can put it back to just usb mass storage with the android with a usb plug arm. ?
The galaxy nexus utilizes MTP for transfers so if I'm not mistaken it wouldn't allow you to use USB mass storage mode.
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The Galaxy Nexus has a single unpartitioned storage, and can't be mounted as USB Mass Storage. You get MTP/PTP and that's it.
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Thinking about getting a VZW-branded GN. One of the biggest draw backs I have with it is the lack of USB Mass storage support. Is it possible to resize the internal 32GB memory to 16 or 24GB, and then create another partition that can be used for USB Mass Storage?
It basically acts as USB mass storage.. you plug it into your computer and you see all of the files. You can place files on it and remove just like you would USB mass storage
joshnichols189 said:
It basically acts as USB mass storage.. you plug it into your computer and you see all of the files. You can place files on it and remove just like you would USB mass storage
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The problem is that MTP/PTP doesn't work for embedded devices and also most cars don't support them. That's why I'm trying to find a solution to make it work in normal USB Mass Storage mode instead.
Cheyse said:
Thinking about getting a VZW-branded GN. One of the biggest draw backs I have with it is the lack of USB Mass storage support. Is it possible to resize the internal 32GB memory to 16 or 24GB, and then create another partition that can be used for USB Mass Storage?
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It should be possible (take a look at the Blackrose thread in the Nexus One forum). Dla5244 and intersectRaven managed to do it for the N1, so it should be a similar process for the GN. It will take a custom bootloader.
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It basically acts as USB mass storage.. you plug it into your computer and you see all of the files. You can place files on it and remove just like you would USB mass storage
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It is not that simple. If you dont have the right drivers drag and drop could be frustrating. And then there's the "other" hardware issue like car radios or other mobile devices not seeing the device.
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It is not that simple. If you dont have the right drivers drag and drop could be frustrating. And then there's the "other" hardware issue like car radios or other mobile devices not seeing the device.
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Didn't think about that sorry, just works on my Mac so I never thought about the drivers a window user might need :/
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To be clear: I'm not talking about activating USB mass-storage (slave) mode connected to a PC. I'm talking about connection a USB OTG adapter and USB-storage to the phone and storing or fetching data from that in CWM, like ZIPs or backups etc.
Iirc there was a build for the Asus transformer (TF101) which does this. Is there anything remotely similar for the Galaxy Nexus?
I'm running the latest touch-based builds and it only seems able to work with internal storage.
Yes, there is. The SGN can act as an USB host. As I just tried, when an USB-storage is connected to the SGN over OTG cable, then I can see /dev/sda and /dev/sda1 with "cat /proc/partitions" at the terminal.
But, have to do some work else to mount the device automatically when connected.
Note: It is very important to have an OTG cable with pin 4 connected to pin 5 at the mini-USB connector.
I do have all that. I'm talking specifically about using USB OTG while in CWM.
Any (Gnex) builds which allows that yet?
(Thanks for the answer though )
No, you have to make the backup on your phone and manually move them over
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I'm sorry if this has been posted previously, but just can't find anything on it.
Last night I plugged my phone into a Windows XP pc to copy a friends music over but it wouldn't recognize my device. Long story short, I zipped up the music I wanted and BT'ed it over to my phone.
Is there an intelligent way I can have my Nexus attach to a pc as mass media storage instead of MTP or whatever that other usb connection is?
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You're right, this has been asked before. Approx ~1,000,000 times?
No, there's no USB Mass Storage (UMS) available on the Galaxy Nexus. You get MTP and PTP, that's it. This comes out of necessity, as the GNex has 1 internal unpartitioned storage, so parts of it can't be "mounted" completely to a PC.
You're probably going to have issues on a Win XP machine without proper drivers. I've never had issues on Win 7 if I just need to connect and xfer some files (it'll auto-install drivers).
Thank you.
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Hey guys, so here's the situation, I need to mount my galaxy nexus as a hdd. I don't know how to do it in Jelly Bean, but I remember when I had my Nexus One, there's an option to mount the phone as an hdd.
The reason I'm trying to do this is because I have a movie stored in one of the folders on my phone, and I need it for a presentation at work, the only thing I can connect my phone to is a Roku 2 XS, which supports playing videos from a portable HDD.
Any help please
I have the latest version of Jelly Bean, completly stock and not rooted
you cant do it.
there's NO USB mass storage available on the nexus.
You can't mount the GNex as USB Mass Storage. You can only do MTP for file transfer.
wow that sucks big time
My old Nexus One was able to mount as usb mass storage, you'd think that such an advanced android phone as the Galaxy Nexus can mount that way...shame on whoever is responsible for removing that feature
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wow that sucks big time
My old Nexus One was able to mount as usb mass storage, you'd think that such an advanced android phone as the Galaxy Nexus can mount that way...shame on whoever is responsible for removing that feature
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its not a feature. there's no SD card. if there was an actual SD card, you could mount it has USB storage.
your nexus one has a SD card.
the omission of a SD card in preference to a unified storage has been known about for a long time.
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wow that sucks big time
My old Nexus One was able to mount as usb mass storage, you'd think that such an advanced android phone as the Galaxy Nexus can mount that way...shame on whoever is responsible for removing that feature
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Why? Whenever you mount the storage it's unavailable to the phone. This makes much more sense. I hated how the phone couldn't access any files on my DInc when I had it mounted and transferring files from the PC (ringtones, pics, apps, etc).
Hello, it appears USB mass storage isn't supported by Windows anymore.
There are third party apps that enables USB mass storage on galaxy devices such as Galaxy S4 (I am using one with USB mass storage)
My question is, are there any existing apps that can enable USB mass storage on the new Galaxy Tab S?
Transferring media files such as 1080p films over MTP is proving to be a painful.
Thanks
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Hello, it appears USB mass storage isn't supported by Windows anymore.
There are third party apps that enables USB mass storage on galaxy devices such as Galaxy S4 (I am using one with USB mass storage)
My question is, are there any existing apps that can enable USB mass storage on the new Galaxy Tab S?
Transferring media files such as 1080p films over MTP is proving to be a painful.
Thanks
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Use a USB SD reader. You have to unmount and remove SD card, but it's probably faster.
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Use a USB SD reader. You have to unmount and remove SD card, but it's probably faster.
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Is that the same to say that there are no USB mass storage support at the moment, or will there never be USB mass storage support because of physical limitations on the device?
I know that previous devices that used to support USB mass storage had that function deleted due to a firmware upgrade, but does USB mass storage still exist on these new pads? If so, I can come back and check every once in a while because a USB SD card reader is a temporary solution, since eventually, we would all prefer to transfer files without the need of additional accessories..
At some point I'll be adding it into my SkyHigh kernel for 8.4". Was quite a successful addition to my Note 3 kernel.
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Hi, I just use the OTG USB dongle that I bought for my s3, it also works on the s5 and tab s.
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Hi, I just use the OTG USB dongle that I bought for my s3, it also works on the s5 and tab s.
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UMS is not USB-OTG
UMS is a faster depreciated method of transferring files between PC and device external storage via USB cable.
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UMS (USB Mass Storage) mode is now in SkyHigh kernel for 8.4 " T700 and T705 Exynos devices only.
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