[Q] USB Mass Storage - Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Is there any way we can have USB Mass storage ? Is it kernel related, if so i hope to have mass storage option available.

HTCfreak! said:
Is there any way we can have USB Mass storage ? Is it kernel related, if so i hope to have mass storage option available.
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Here's a link to an app for the Galaxy S3: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1711009

The built-in memory is not on partition meaning the memory is one big piece of block. Sorry no ums for phone memory but for sdcard there's a way around.

Ouzo said:
Here's a link to an app for the Galaxy S3: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1711009
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Will it work on the Note II??
shakeyfingers said:
The built-in memory is not on partition meaning the memory is one big piece of block. Sorry no ums for phone memory but for sdcard there's a way around.
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Sd card would do. please HELP!!

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Where is mass storage mode (note 2 jb 4.1.2)

Hi friends
I hv purchased note 2
But couldn't find mass storage mode in settings
Some one plz help me where can I find this option. ..
Thanks
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It won't work on note2
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Although you can create a shortcut for USB Settings, it doesn't work either.
There is an app 'SGS3 Easy UMS' for SGS3 but it works on note2 too
sinancetinkaya said:
Although you can create a shortcut for USB Settings, it doesn't work either.
There is an app 'SGS3 Easy UMS' for SGS3 but it works on note2 too
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Work great, but only for the external SD.
warpzone7 said:
Work great, but only for the external SD.
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From my understanding, that's because in UMS only one device can access the memory at once (which is why you can't access your ext sd on your phone if you have it connected to a PC via UMS) and the internal memory is shared between the system and user memory so if you were to enable UMS on it the phone wouldn't have access to the system files, etc

USB Mass storage option ... gone?

I cant seem to find an option to use the Galaxy S4 as USB mass storage, only media device (MTP) or Camera (PTP) is available. Cannot find any USB options in the settings either.
How am I able to copy files from and to my SD card and/or phone HD?
I appreciate any helpful posts. Thank you!
crco said:
I cant seem to find an option to use the Galaxy S4 as USB mass storage, only media device (MTP) or Camera (PTP) is available. Cannot find any USB options in the settings either.
How am I able to copy files from and to my SD card and/or phone HD?
I appreciate any helpful posts. Thank you!
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You us MTP fyi usb mass storage has been gone for a while i know for a fact the gs3 & note2 used MTP
deeznutz1977 said:
You us MTP fyi usb mass storage has been gone for a while i know for a fact the gs3 & note2 used MTP
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with MTP my device doesnt show up in Mac, as well as my Sony TV or LG receiver. what to do?
Is there anyway to disable MTP and go back to mass storage? Also, is the SDCARD MTP as well?
Mass Storage is gone for good... and while it sounds bad, there's a good reason..
Using Mass Storage forces the storage partition (or external sdcard) to be unmounted by Android, so any data/apps/widgets on there are no longer available until you disconnect your device from your PC. Using MTP allows the data partition to remain mounted and available concurrently on both your device, and on your PC via USB.
1) No, you cannot get UMS back.
2) This belongs in Q&A.
3) For Macs, you will need this.
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The auto-unmount is ok...
pakraider said:
Mass Storage is gone for good... and while it sounds bad, there's a good reason..
Using Mass Storage forces the storage partition (or external sdcard) to be unmounted by Android, so any data/apps/widgets on there are no longer available until you disconnect your device from your PC. Using MTP allows the data partition to remain mounted and available concurrently on both your device, and on your PC via USB.
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"there's a good reason" is somewhat subjective. To me the great benefit to the more general usb mass storage option is so you can connect the phone to any device as if it were a usb flash drive. No driver issues, no worries about camera or MTP mode, no Mac issues, no linux issues, no Windows issues ... it's just a usd flash drive and can be treated as such. I am ok with the side affect of auto-unmounting the sdcard from Android when I connect the phone to another device to use as noted USB drive.
Is there in fact any way this will ever come back?
I can't get my phone to show up on my computer for nothing.have the correct drivers installed and everything.running Windows
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umlguy said:
"there's a good reason" is somewhat subjective. To me the great benefit to the more general usb mass storage option is so you can connect the phone to any device as if it were a usb flash drive. No driver issues, no worries about camera or MTP mode, no Mac issues, no linux issues, no Windows issues ... it's just a usd flash drive and can be treated as such. I am ok with the side affect of auto-unmounting the sdcard from Android when I connect the phone to another device to use as noted USB drive.
Is there in fact any way this will ever come back?
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There was an app someone made for the GS3 that did some filesystem trickery to expose the storage as UMS (needed root). I'm sure something like that will come around that works on the GS4 too.
I had the same issue until I installed Kies, no issues after that
TheAtheistOtaku said:
I can't get my phone to show up on my computer for nothing.have the correct drivers installed and everything.running Windows
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umlguy said:
"there's a good reason" is somewhat subjective. To me the great benefit to the more general usb mass storage option is so you can connect the phone to any device as if it were a usb flash drive. No driver issues, no worries about camera or MTP mode, no Mac issues, no linux issues, no Windows issues ... it's just a usd flash drive and can be treated as such. I am ok with the side affect of auto-unmounting the sdcard from Android when I connect the phone to another device to use as noted USB drive.
Is there in fact any way this will ever come back?
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How could anyone possibly know if it will come back, especially "in fact?" My guess is you would have to ask Samsung that question to get anything other than a guess or an opinion (which would be NO) but it's not "in fact" just "in an opinion."
I jumped from an S2 to the S4 and was also annoyed that USB mass storage wouldn't work either. Since I use Linux as my desktop, MTP is not an option "out-of-the-box". I therefor turned to an awesome app (that I heard about on this site!), Airdroid. Now I was able to quickly get an album/picture/book datastore onto a shiny new 32GB microSD! And yes, I know I could have put the microSD into a slot on my laptop, etc., but I shouldn't have to, just because I choose to use Linux!
I mean, its rather ironic not to be able to use Linux to connect to Linux (android), don't you think? If I'm completely wrong about this, please someone point me to the right path.
Thanks
There is a "hack" to allow the external to be read as UMS. Also, the internal sdcard is no longer yaffs2 its ext4 and only linux knows ext4. So if you were to use UMS, only a linux computer would "see" the sd card and nothing else.
elesbb said:
There is a "hack" to allow the external to be read as UMS. Also, the internal sdcard is no longer yaffs2 its ext4 and only linux knows ext4. So if you were to use UMS, only a linux computer would "see" the sd card and nothing else.
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elesbb,
That's awesome news! Thanks for the tip. I use opensuse (currently 12.3) with kde, will definitely make the necessary tweaks to get this going in dolphin.
Thanks again!
Ignore. Posted in wrong thread.
If you are rooted and busybox installed yes there are lot of apps on play store that can convert your externel SD Card to Mass storage.

[Q] How to mount has mass storage

can anyone please tell me how to mount storage as mass storage. I tried stick mount app but it does not work too.please help...
Ameer Shimoga said:
can anyone please tell me how to mount storage as mass storage. I tried stick mount app but it does not work too.please help...
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You must have root to use Stickmount, without root your only hope is Nexus Media Importer, and it does not really mount so much as access.
mdamaged said:
You must have root to use Stickmount, without root your only hope is Nexus Media Importer, and it does not really mount so much as access.
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I am rooted. when I press the mount as mass storage it says that I am not connected with any system.
Ameer Shimoga said:
I am rooted. when I press the mount as mass storage it says that I am not connected with any system.
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Hard reboot your device then try this testing app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.homesoft.otgtroubshooter&hl=en
mdamaged said:
Hard reboot your device then try this testing app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.homesoft.otgtroubshooter&hl=en
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I not asking about otg cable connection. I can do that with any custom from.I'm asking about the tablet's internal memory to be connected has mass storage
Ameer Shimoga said:
I not asking about otg cable connection. I can do that with any custom from.I'm asking about the tablet's internal memory to be connected has mass storage
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Then why were you trying to use stickmount? That has nothing to do with what you are doing, it is used for otg.
Just plug the tablet in, install the drivers, and that's all there is to it. If that's not working, then you either have a driver issue, or usb ppt or cable issue.
mdamaged said:
Then why were you trying to use stickmount? That has nothing to do with what you are doing, it is used for otg.
Just plug the tablet in, install the drivers, and that's all there is to it. If that's not working, then you either have a driver issue, or usb ppt or cable issue.
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MTP is working fine. but I want to mount my internal memory has mass storage you know for faster file transfer.
Ameer Shimoga said:
MTP is working fine. but I want to mount my internal memory has mass storage you know for faster file transfer.
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If you mean mount the internal at / to your PC, I think what you're wanting was removed, you may have to find an alternate method. You can also use adb push/pull.
mdamaged said:
If you mean mount the internal at / to your PC, I think what you're wanting was removed, you may have to find an alternate method. You can also use adb push/pull.
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Thanks for your reply by the way
Ameer Shimoga said:
Thanks for your reply by the way
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No worries.

[Q] Mass storage mode

Is there some way to set up usb mass storage instead MTP? I found only this but looks like it is device specific.
Beeperz said:
Is there some way to set up usb mass storage instead MTP? I found only this but looks like it is device specific.
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It works. after you run the script and you connect your phone to pc, your external sd card shows as removable disk on pc. So it works. :good:

Can't access internal & external storage

I am on 2.20.40.194. I am not able to aceess internal & external storage nither from PC nor from phone.
ketan_naik said:
I am on 2.20.40.194. I am not able to aceess internal & external storage nither from PC nor from phone.
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When did this start? Kind of sounds like a motherboard problem.
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No it is not like that. Though files are there, it is not showing

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