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[HELP] Mount as USB HDD

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

AcuraKidd said:
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.

AcuraKidd said:
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).

[Q] Multiple Problems on Galaxy Note 2. Kindly help to find out the best solution!

[Galaxy Note II]
I have some questions/problems and I need solutions from the Pros here:
Maybe I'm outdated or something but I didnt own S3 and my old S2 doesnt have these problems... now that I have used Note 2 for 1 week, I start noticing that Google and Samsung have changed the policy of storage management in their new devices...
1st problem:
- Phone memory is no longer divide into 2 partition which is good, so we can fully use that 16GB BUT what to do if 16GB is finished?
- They (not sure Google or Samsung) removed the "move to SD" option in the application manager.
- Means when 16GB is finished, nothing we can do but to uninstall some apps to free up the space, and there is NO way to move files like game datas into our "external microSD card" and I have searched everywhere in the net and none of them have solution for this at the moment and all apps (App2SD, GL to SD etc.) in Google Play does NOT support S3/Note2.
2nd problem:
- USB Ultilities/ USB Mass Storage (UMS) mode is no longer available?! (WTF??!? again not sure if this is Google or Samsung's fault)
- Now tell me how are we gonna transfer our huge files from Phone/ExSDcard to our computer? MTP? **** MTP, you probably need years to transfer big files using that mode...
- I have studied that, due to the non-partition phone memory, phone memory is NO LONGER able/impossible to be unmount and remount to computer as a mass storage. So nothing we can do with internal storage.
- BUT why the hell Samsung cant even include an UMS mode for only the "External microSD card"?
- Can the Pros here tell me HOW do you transfer your huge files from phone/ExSDcard to computer and vice versa (without having to take out the microSD card and plug it into computer)?
3rd problem:
- I have just tried to connect my pendrive to my Note 2 via OTG cable and it works.
- BUT after disconnected it from the phone, there is a problem charging the phone. I have to reboot the phone to make it back to normal.
- Do you have this problem too? can anyone please confirm this because I want to know whether it's firmware problem or hardware problem.
- I found someone having the same problem like this in XDA forum btw.
Thanks a lot and your reply, help and suggestions are really much appreciated! :good:

anyone please?

1,2 use app
3 never try

emprize said:
1,2 use app
3 never try
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Thanks for the reply...
Can you share which apps you are using for those solution?

i would like to answer no. 2
are you using mac? if yes (i myself use imac) , there are no other way to make it as a 'pure' usb but install windows on your parallels or vmware. after that, install newest samsung driver (search it in note2 forum,sorry i forgot which thread ...) on that windows (i also use this driver on my lenovo notebook with win8), plug in your note2 ( i use sandisk 64GB and it detect it well), and there you go, enjoy your usb.
but if you only want to drag some music, pics, film.. you can use samsung kies for mac.

I do have these same issue(1), on my note 2... need an serious help to enable to move the apps to sd card.

MTP transfer was standard from day 1 for the SGS3. There's an app called something like Easy UMS Transfer on some SGS3 custom ROMs (Foxhound is one) and it apparently works on the N2.
TBH I have no problems with MTP. Have yet to find a file I can't transfer, and it took under 3 minutes to transfer 2 900MB ROMs last night.
Airdroid or (better) Remote Web Desktop may also be of use to you.

Would like to answer question 2: file transfer speed is damn good I tried more than 3gb file it took couple of minutes.
So need to worry abt the transfer speed.
Incase of external card it again depends on the card class like class 10 or class 4.
I prefer class 10 for any kind of file and video recordings.
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For question 3 I think its better you try eject the volume first using unmount option under srorage.
I never tried but you can try if your pen drive appears under storage area.
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[Q] android music out for ipod only made..possible?

hello guys,
recently i have changed my phone from iphone 4 to galaxy note 2 (which i am completely in love with ) but the problem is i have a car audio system which is alpine system....tht can play songs from pendrive and ipod,iphone through 30pin output to usb...but when i connect my note 2 it says device not supported.....so my humble question is ....is it possible to play android songs from usb out ....through ipod made audio system??
Thank you.

The Note 2 doesn't support UMS (USB Mass Storage) so it won't work normally.
There is a root app that allows you to mount as UMS which you could give a try?

munkiii said:
The Note 2 doesn't support UMS (USB Mass Storage) so it won't work normally.
There is a root app that allows you to mount as UMS which you could give a try?
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so if i root my note 2 will i be able to connect it through usb n play songs for ipod made device?

What is tht root app n it says it supports only external sd card ....but not internal memory of note 2 for ums
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USB mass storage?

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

Mjaaay said:
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.

12MaNy said:
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.

sleeco said:
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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Couple of Key questions before purchasing tomorrow

I'm new here and looking to get the Tab S 10.5 to replace my laptop.
1. Am i able to torrent a movie on the Tab S and then move it to a micro sd card I put in the tablet? I'm looking to buy the Tab S to replace my laptop as I'm getting a work laptop (which I cannot torrent on for obvious reasons). This would be a deal breaker as I'm trying to substitute the Tab S for my failing laptop but I thought I read somewhere that you cannot write/transfer files to the Micro SD on KitKat without rooting as I'd prefer not to root. Can I also move it to a usb flash drive connected through OTG.
2. Can I take photos from my camera's micro sd, connect to the Tab S through OTG cable and then transfer to the Tab S's micro SD? I'm doing some traveling soon and this is key. Also is there any good photo organizer app to sort the photos on the micro sd?
Thanks in advance.

yes you can do heavy torrent. you'll not save/seed torrents directly on SD unless rooted but you can save/seed it in the internal storage and move the finished files wherever you want just using the native file manager.
typical concerns are charge, storage, heating, cpu usage. it depends of your needs. use external hds if needed.
I wouldn't recommend any organizer by this time. the stock is ok for my needs.
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shustedm said:
I'm new here and looking to get the Tab S 10.5 to replace my laptop.
1. Am i able to torrent a movie on the Tab S and then move it to a micro sd card I put in the tablet? I'm looking to buy the Tab S to replace my laptop as I'm getting a work laptop (which I cannot torrent on for obvious reasons). This would be a deal breaker as I'm trying to substitute the Tab S for my failing laptop but I thought I read somewhere that you cannot write/transfer files to the Micro SD on KitKat without rooting as I'd prefer not to root. Can I also move it to a usb flash drive connected through OTG.
2. Can I take photos from my camera's micro sd, connect to the Tab S through OTG cable and then transfer to the Tab S's micro SD? I'm doing some traveling soon and this is key. Also is there any good photo organizer app to sort the photos on the micro sd?
Thanks in advance.
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1- YES u can torrent as much as like. its rather more of a joy to do this on a tablet than say, Laptop or even desktop. cause of low power usage. i personally have a Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 i got very cheap, used, and i download all the movies on that. including some of the BR Rips, over and above 20+Gb as i have a 64Gb SD card installed on the tab. and its NOT rooted! u just need to change the download location for torrents. i use uTorrent app. i start it at night, and by morning, if its too big of a file. wifi speeds are also excellent for the tap.
transferring files to the PC are as easy as it gets. just connect to pc and transfer the files. THATS IT!
2- yes u can do that no problem! personally i would recommend u, to get ur sd card, and format it FROM UR TAB, BEFORE installing into any camera of yours, DSLR or whatever u got. that way, ur tab would have read the card before and u would have no problems after that. just take as many pictures as u want and then take out the card from ur camera and install in tab and watch those images on dat EXCELLENT display of ur Tab S
u know the best thing about ANdorid is how easy it is to transfer data. i personally had AIR 2 in my mind, but i hate the GRANDMA SIMPLE and BORING UI and above all, iTUNES! i hate that!
hope i helped a bit.

Thanks everyone for the advice. I definitely like android more but those were two crucial points that I needed clarification on