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Remind me again why there's no SD Card?

It still confuses me as to why Samsung would chose not to include a physical SD card for the Nexus. The convenience of a removeable drive certainly outweigh a virtual one. It use to keep all sorts of different ROMs and stuff stored on my handful of memory cards.
I also just found out I can't transfer anything to my phone via USB on my work computer because it doesn't support MTP. Plus I can't reach 4g at my desk so downloading ROMs over 3g to my phone is going to be a royal PITA

SD cards slow down the phone. But I think there's a way to change the connection to mass storage when you connect to a pc.

phatmanxxl said:
SD cards slow down the phone. But I think there's a way to change the connection to mass storage when you connect to a pc.
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no, there's not.
what type of work computer do you have? mac or a flavor of *nix?

I was always under the impression that the Nexus is a baseline phone of whats needed to run ICS so they didnt bother to put in a sd card

Zepius said:
no, there's not.
what type of work computer do you have? mac or a flavor of *nix?
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I've been able to transfer any file from windows 7 laptop to the GNex via USB cord. After plugging in, just tap the 'turn on mass storage mode' icon on the phone and you're in like flynn. I've moved over a few movies. Music was a pain all of mine is in wma format therefore I had to install google music on my laptop and upload my tunes into the cloud to access on my phone.

jonnyg1097 said:
I was always under the impression that the Nexus is a baseline phone of whats needed to run ICS so they didnt bother to put in a sd card
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no, its a unified storage. the phone system, apps, and personal data are on the same partition. this increases accessibility of data that is on the "sdcard"
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RawHideAndSeek said:
I've been able to transfer any file from windows 7 laptop to the GNex via USB cord. After plugging in, just tap the 'turn on mass storage mode' icon on the phone and you're in like flynn. I've moved over a few movies. Music was a pain all of mine is in wma format therefore I had to install google music on my laptop and upload my tunes into the cloud to access on my phone.
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there is no mass storage on the galaxy nexus.

I'm on a work PC so I'm stuck running Windows XP. It works just fine on my personal computers because they are up to date with the latest drivers. Although, it doesn't really matter cuz when I'm not working I have 4G or Wifi and I can just transfer via Solid Explorer...

Zepius said:
blah blah blah blah .....there is no mass storage on the galaxy nexus.
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Yes, there most certainly is.
Just because you don't know how to access it does not validate it's lack of existance.

Well, this doesn't resolve them from not having an SD Card but I was able to get around my main need for one. I basically just need a way to tinker with ROMs while I'm bored at work. Here's what I did:
1. Disable USB Debugging
2. Use MTP transfer
3. Plug into computer
4. Use File Explore to access Galaxy Media Device
5. Rename the file I want to transfer (usually .zip) to a ".mp3" file.
6. Move the file over
7. On my Nexus I used Solid Explorer to rename the file back to .zip

In Settings >> Storage >> ... >> USB Computer Connection, I see an option for Camera (PTP) with the description stating "Lets you transfer photos using camera software, and transfer any files on computers that don't support MTP" However I've never tried this option I always just use a WiFi connection.

3rdstring said:
In Settings >> Storage >> ... >> USB Computer Connection, I see an option for Camera (PTP) with the description stating "Lets you transfer photos using camera software, and transfer any files on computers that don't support MTP" However I've never tried this option I always just use a WiFi connection.
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Yeah, I tried that too. The files were all visible in explorer but everything was locked and it didn't actually allow me to transfer anything using it

cartisdm said:
I'm on a work PC so I'm stuck running Windows XP. It works just fine on my personal computers because they are up to date with the latest drivers. Although, it doesn't really matter cuz when I'm not working I have 4G or Wifi and I can just transfer via Solid Explorer...
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The computer I use at work is also running XP and has no issue recognizing my GNex when I plug it in.

more to the topic, i don't understand the lack of an sdcard, either. frankly, i fail to understand the rationale as to why one wouldn't be included. if it in any way had to do with read/write speeds, Sammy and Google clearly had to know about the new sdcards coming down the pike, with greatly enhanced read/write speeds. with Boot Manager, and the ability to flash numerous roms, the extra storage space would be nice because the ICS rom files are HUGE.

huskerkate said:
more to the topic, i don't understand the lack of an sdcard, either. frankly, i fail to understand the rationale as to why one wouldn't be included. if it in any way had to do with read/write speeds, Sammy and Google clearly had to know about the new sdcards coming down the pike, with greatly enhanced read/write speeds. with Boot Manager, and the ability to flash numerous roms, the extra storage space would be nice because the ICS rom files are HUGE.
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The lack of ext sd was the deal breaker why I chose the i9100 over the Nexus.
If the next Nexus ships without ext sd then sadly I'm out for that phone too...
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium

Not quite sure why Sammy and Google would be concerned about the size of our ROM files and how to accomodate them.

n2ishun said:
Yes, there most certainly is.
Just because you don't know how to access it does not validate it's lack of existance.
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Are you trolling? You must be.
There is no such thing as a usb mass storage option on the Galaxy Nexus. Search and read up on what you find and you'll know that I'm right.
If you think I'm wrong, then post some proof. Good luck on that end.

HemRoyd said:
Not quite sure why Sammy and Google would be concerned about the size of our ROM files and how to accomodate them.
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i'm sure it wasn't at the top of their priority list. but, at the same time, they made a device without an OEM skin, and gave it an unlockable bootloader. they obviously knew that this would be a developer device. in fact, the Nexus line is generally known as a "developer device," hasn't it?! given the general overall outcry for storage space in smartphones, plus knowing that this would be a developer device, i would think that additional storage would have been something to consider. just my opinion...
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ccrows said:
The lack of ext sd was the deal breaker why I chose the i9100 over the Nexus.
If the next Nexus ships without ext sd then sadly I'm out for that phone too...
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
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it is disappointing, but wasn't a deal breaker for me. ext sd would have been an obvious plus, but 32 gb IS a lot of storage. but, can't really begrudge you for your choice. having to constantly worry about storage space is kind of a pita...

Theshawty said:
Are you trolling? You must be.
There is no such thing as a usb mass storage option on the Galaxy Nexus. Search and read up on what you find and you'll know that I'm right.
If you think I'm wrong, then post some proof. Good luck on that end.
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i think that too,he's trolling.
from months it is known that we haven't got mass storage mode,bt not only gnex users,all the honeycomb (or at least the major part..)tablets shipped last year,and all the phones shipped from gnex so on,has mtp storage connections and it's a standard that it's been choosed.i'm with that from last years on honeycomb and like that more than olders connections (pc suite\mass storage)
using win7 and all is ok,only prob is the transfer of many many small files,like icons,instead big files are very fast.heard of problems at using others OS,but luckly it's not my case...
ccrows said:
The lack of ext sd was the deal breaker why I chose the i9100 over the Nexus.
If the next Nexus ships without ext sd then sadly I'm out for that phone too...
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
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here in italy,with slow connections,it's a pain to store music\images and files on web clouds...slow 3g and not extended wifi-zones me to have all the stuffs inside memory...it's for that that i miss a bit an external microSD.not a so big problem,at least not so big to move on gs2 or another smartphone.like a lot gnex,hate the form factory of gs2 and prefer at all chip\screen(type,resolution and size)\full-touch(no phisical buttons)and google experience debloated from the beginning,but this is another story.dislike as hell the stupid speaker inserted from samsung.I'd like to have a 32 gb version like yours...here in italy only 16 gb version,and with 13 gb when empty i need a little bit more..

Theshawty said:
Are you trolling? You must be.
There is no such thing as a usb mass storage option on the Galaxy Nexus. Search and read up on what you find and you'll know that I'm right.
If you think I'm wrong, then post some proof. Good luck on that end.
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[email protected]:/ # ls /mnt/sdcard
ls /mnt/sdcard
12f767e7a5d0.incremental.zip
12f767e7a5d0.signed-mysid-IMM76K-from-ICL53F.12f767e7.zip
Alarms
Android
DCIM
Download
Lumberjack
MIUI
Movies
Music
Notifications
Pictures
Podcasts
Ringtones
SpeedSoftware
TitaniumBackup
TitaniumBackup_license.txt
UltimateCustomClockWidget
WHS Phone
burstlyImageCache
cfg_dun_status
cfg_uart_sel
cfg_usb_sel
clockworkmod
cloudtv
com.maildroid.pro
data
documents
gameloft
lightflow
maildroid-settings.xml
misc
neocore
roms
su (1).zip
tmp.wav
uccwOutput
vrtheme-backup
yume_android_sdk
zedge
[email protected]:/ # ls /data/media
ls /data/media
12f767e7a5d0.incremental.zip
12f767e7a5d0.signed-mysid-IMM76K-from-ICL53F.12f767e7.zip
Alarms
Android
DCIM
Download
Lumberjack
MIUI
Movies
Music
Notifications
Pictures
Podcasts
Ringtones
SpeedSoftware
TitaniumBackup
TitaniumBackup_license.txt
UltimateCustomClockWidget
WHS Phone
burstlyImageCache
cfg_dun_status
cfg_uart_sel
cfg_usb_sel
clockworkmod
cloudtv
com.maildroid.pro
data
documents
gameloft
lightflow
maildroid-settings.xml
misc
neocore
roms
su (1).zip
tmp.wav
uccwOutput
vrtheme-backup
yume_android_sdk
zedge
I see a resemblance. As Theshawty said, provide proof or please stop trolling.

cartisdm said:
Yeah, I tried that too. The files were all visible in explorer but everything was locked and it didn't actually allow me to transfer anything using it
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Well, if you're running OS X like me, you can use the file transfer utility that google made: android.com/filetransfer
It can be a little temperamental but it will get the job done

Add Moto X's storage with Meenov MicroSD Reader

Tiny reader to add android phone's storage
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19736_7-57607574-251/meenova-adds-a-microsd-reader-to-android-devices/

Have you purchased one of these?
jeffpan said:
Tiny reader to add android phone's storage
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This looks like a great idea, but I'm wondering how they hold up. (I always worry about losing the caps to my keychain thumbdrives. :silly:

It Works, But
I got one. A nice little piece of kit. But so far it isn't a seemless experience.
The default Apps don't seem to recognize it. Neither Gallery nor QuickPic will find any of the photos on it until I navigate to it using ES File Explorer. Gallery will only show the photo I open from File Explorer. QuickPic will allow me to browse the directory of a photo I select, but not move up the directory tree.
As for music files, Play Music will do so for the file selected from ES File, but won't allow me to search the memory card.

CedarSprings said:
I got one. A nice little piece of kit. But so far it isn't a seemless experience.
The default Apps don't seem to recognize it. Neither Gallery nor QuickPic will find any of the photos on it until I navigate to it using ES File Explorer. Gallery will only show the photo I open from File Explorer. QuickPic will allow me to browse the directory of a photo I select, but not move up the directory tree.
As for music files, Play Music will do so for the file selected from ES File, but won't allow me to search the memory card.
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Cedarsprings thanks for letting us know.. Kinda interested now!
Do u have root on ur Moto X? If so, can you pls give chainfire's stickmount from the play store a shot?
I think it may solve your problem by auto mounting the OTG device on boot.
If it works, I'm definitely getting one for my X too!
Sent from my XT1058

dr3wster said:
Cedarsprings thanks for letting us know.. Kinda interested now!
Do u have root on ur Moto X? If so, can you pls give chainfire's stickmount from the play store a shot?
I think it may solve your problem by auto mounting the OTG device on boot.
If it works, I'm definitely getting one for my X too!
Sent from my XT1058
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Nice! As soon as I read Cedarsprings review I was kinda bummed cause I just ordered one of these today. But if stickmount works, this little drive will be my new favorite toy

When I had my nexus 7 and used some random OTG, it worked like a charm on it .. So here's hoping! The meenova looks so much more schmick than the clunky OTG I used to have!!
Sent from my XT1058

Not Rooted Yet
While I got the Developer Edition, I haven't rooted it yet as I'm still deciding whether or not to put either my company e-mail (with their MaaS360 Mobile Device Management) or my client's e-mail (and its Citrix Recevier security - speaking of, what poor reviews!). Either Maas360 will detect Root, or it is just company "policy" to not allow rooted devices, and I'm still trying to find out which is is before I move on things.
I'd thought changing the USB Computer Connection setting in teh Storage settings from Media Device (MTP) to Camera (PTP) might help, but no joy. In fact, I was a bit surprised that there wasn't anything about the attached device there.
And while I'd also like to get Titanium Backup in place, there aren't any ROMs with real appealing capabilities that are pushing me to unlock and root. Now, when there's a Menu patch like Jason Robitaille's Advanced Launcer Options in WebOS, I'll be rooted & ROMing in a heartbeat.
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CedarSprings
dr3wster said:
Cedarsprings thanks for letting us know.. Kinda interested now!
Do u have root on ur Moto X? If so, can you pls give chainfire's stickmount from the play store a shot?
I think it may solve your problem by auto mounting the OTG device on boot.
If it works, I'm definitely getting one for my X too!
Sent from my XT1058
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CedarSprings said:
While I got the Developer Edition, I haven't rooted it yet as I'm still deciding whether or not to put either my company e-mail (with their MaaS360 Mobile Device Management) or my client's e-mail (and its Citrix Recevier security - speaking of, what poor reviews!). Either Maas360 will detect Root, or it is just company "policy" to not allow rooted devices, and I'm still trying to find out which is is before I move on things.
I'd thought changing the USB Computer Connection setting in teh Storage settings from Media Device (MTP) to Camera (PTP) might help, but no joy. In fact, I was a bit surprised that there wasn't anything about the attached device there.
And while I'd also like to get Titanium Backup in place, there aren't any ROMs with real appealing capabilities that are pushing me to unlock and root. Now, when there's a Menu patch like Jason Robitaille's Advanced Launcer Options in WebOS, I'll be rooted & ROMing in a heartbeat.
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CedarSprings
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Totally understandable .. I think in theory it should work, but just wasn't sure about motox compatibility with the stickmount and otg setup... Apparently Motorola phones dont seem to work with Carbon/Helium backup so I was wondering if something in the system might interrupt the setup.
hells yeah... Another webOS fan!! So rare to find one these days.. I'm only on Android becuz things went south ... At least matias is design the UI for android now.. And with HP's alleged intention to sell webOS patents, we just might find that Android becomes more webOS-y in the future!
The patch system was awesome! I think Rod Whitby setup Nexus Internals a while back when HP started giving up on webOS... Not sure if they are working on any solutions similar to preware? Closed framework is very similar in concept tho... Have u installed it?
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Whoops my bad.. Forgot xposed framework needs root lol.. Sorry about that!
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Response from Meenov
I sent a note to the Meenov support site yesterday, giving them a heads-up about the Moto X issue and this thread, and got this quick response:
"Thanks for the feedback. Unfortunately that's because Moto X removed certain support for external USB storage, while Moto's other models (Droid series) have better support for external USB storage."
So hopefully the smarter among us will figure out what the problem is and it in a future ROM.
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CedarSprings

Just got mine in, works with ES like a champ, which is all I care about. Great little accessory.

_MetalHead_ said:
Just got mine in, works with ES like a champ, which is all I care about. Great little accessory.
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How do you write file into SD card on your phone? Need rooted or not?

jeffpan said:
How do you write file into SD card on your phone? Need rooted or not?
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No root needed. I just use es file explorer. It comes up as a folder in /storage.
Sent from my XT1058 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

Any news with Root Explorer working with the Meenov without any hassles?

lensgrabber said:
Any news with Root Explorer working with the Meenov without any hassles?
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Works fine for me.
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_MetalHead_ said:
Works fine for me.
Sent from my XT1058 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Okay great. I just ordered one.

_MetalHead_ said:
No root needed. I just use es file explorer. It comes up as a folder in /storage.
Sent from my XT1058 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Is it stock rom? what format of SD card do you use? FAT32, exFAT etc. And does it automatically mounted?

jeffpan said:
Is it stock rom? what format of SD card do you use? FAT32, exFAT etc. And does it automatically mounted?
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Stock ROM, FAT32, and sort of. It doesn't need to mount like a typical SD card. Plug it in and it will automatically show up in /storage. Unplug it when done, no need or way to unmount.

_MetalHead_ said:
Stock ROM, FAT32, and sort of. It doesn't need to mount like a typical SD card. Plug it in and it will automatically show up in /storage. Unplug it when done, no need or way to unmount.
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Really cool.:good:

Just ordered one. Should be here in a few days. Thx OP
Sent from my XT1056 using Tapatalk 2

Ok, so I've had mine for about a week now and it works great with my 32GB UHS-1 class card.
To get your media to read in other apps, such as music in Google Play Music, download the app by Chainfire called Stickmount. Mount the Meenov. Second, if you wanna go the free route, download the app called Rescan Media Root and run it. (obviously, you need to have root access) Give it about 10-20 seconds (your Meenov will start to blink) and your music should start appearing in Google Play Music. Just remember to Unmount when you want to remove the Meenov reader. And to remove all your music stored on the card that still appears in Google Play Music, run Rescan Media Root again.
Or, you can just drop $2.49 on the pro version of Stickmount and it will automatically trigger a rescan on mount and unmount.

[Q] Id love a straight answer on how to mount a wifi storage drive!

So I have spent a long time chasing down what have turned out to be dead ends to try and achieve my goal and I am sure the masters of all things android can point me in the right direction!
Here is my setup; N7 2013 rooted lollipop 5.02 stock kernel 500gb seagate wireless, slimport, pair of wireless ps3 controllers. I love the idea of having an easy to transport arcade but the only hitch I am running into is the storage on this thing. I have tried this app, that app (mountmanager, andsmb, cifsmanager, etc.... trying to mount a wifi drive for hours to no avail. From what I have come to understand is that somewhere along the lines they did away with that and my only option is to reflash the rom back to....? I would be so very appreciative for someone to help me out with a plan of attack. The best I could figure was 4.1.2 would work as what is described in this post is what I am after;
google for "nexus-7-tutorial-mount-network-share-as-a-drive" [I could not post web link]
is there anything I might be missing? again, thanks a million and I really did try and do all my research before asking a potentially easy question, I am kind of a dinosaur now... hell, I am still using a blackberry to make phone calls this last month has been a crash course in androidology!
z

Are you wanting to mount the drive to the device or just R/W media from it?

crazymonkey05 said:
Are you wanting to mount the drive to the device or just R/W media from it?
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I need for the applications to be able to see the files and folders on it. the apps in question being retroarch and mame4droid. Writing would be nice for save states. I thought it would be great if they had the ability to see the lan like es browser can...

Hmmmm that sounds pretty complicated. The only I think to do it is to manually move the save back and forth. I'm no expert and may be totally wrong but I believe most apps just request data to be saved and android does it so what you want to may be damn near impossible unless you can rewrite android save area to a new one, or reprogram the app to save in another place. Again this is just speculation and i t might be super easy, maybe someone with a little more expertise can correct me.

at this point, I know it was working as of 4.12 and the updates past that changed things and made this hard if not impossible. Search for the link to maybe understand more. I will let this question air out for a week as I dont want to hassle with reverting back to that rom, but if I have to, I absolutely will! my N7 would love to have 500gigs!

Iamsolost said:
at this point, I know it was working as of 4.12 and the updates past that changed things and made this hard if not impossible. Search for the link to maybe understand more. I will let this question air out for a week as I dont want to hassle with reverting back to that rom, but if I have to, I absolutely will! my N7 would love to have 500gigs!
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Just a heads up- anything you've read about it working with 4.1.2 is for the 2012 Nexus 7 only. The 2013 N7 shipped with 4.3 so all ROMs for it are 4.3 or later so unfortunately 4.1.2 is not an option for you. And I personally have never come across a mod like what you're looking for, for the 2013 N7. It would be pretty damn cool if we could do that though, for sure.

From reading that tutorial, it looks pretty simple. Did you get sharing to work OK on a home network to a PC. Since I don't know much about that seagate wireless device, I'm guessing that part of the issues are how it is configured.
You don't mention what sort of a network configuration you are using. For example, since that tutorial taked about using the IP address, you would need to make sure the drive is configured - and I would assume with a static IP address. That makes it harder to use in a more "portable" situation, since the networking might be tricky. The rest of it - mounting an SMB share (similar to a windows machines shared drive) seems straight forward...
I may play with this (using a PC share) just to see...
Cheers

sbaeder said:
From reading that tutorial, it looks pretty simple. Did you get sharing to work OK on a home network to a PC. Since I don't know much about that seagate wireless device, I'm guessing that part of the issues are how it is configured.
You don't mention what sort of a network configuration you are using. For example, since that tutorial taked about using the IP address, you would need to make sure the drive is configured - and I would assume with a static IP address. That makes it harder to use in a more "portable" situation, since the networking might be tricky. The rest of it - mounting an SMB share (similar to a windows machines shared drive) seems straight forward...
I may play with this (using a PC share) just to see...
Cheers
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He's not planning on using it for simple file storage, he wants to actually mount it as another system drive and be able to run stuff off it just like it's part of the system. I do not believe it's currently possible.

Well, looking around more, you need to have the right kernel, and both of the main "custom" kernels for Lollipop (ElementalX and Glitch) do *NOT* have CIFS support. ElementalX had it for the KK releases, so all the tools that help you mount a shared drive will fail.
So, looks like it's 4.4.x for you!...and you will need a custom kernel as well. Even then, are you sure you can use the mounted directory for what you want? May not be where those games, etc. expect to see files...
Anyway, good luck
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_MetalHead_ said:
He's not planning on using it for simple file storage, he wants to actually mount it as another system drive and be able to run stuff off it just like it's part of the system. I do not believe it's currently possible.
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There are two issues here...1) can you even mount it at all - if it is "MOUNTED", then it's visible, and I understand that he doesn't want an intermediate program (like a file browser) in the middle. BUT...2) can his applications use it - i.e. can it be mounted as an overlay or as if it was an SD Card, etc.
If you can't even do #1, #2 is moot

sbaeder said:
Well, looking around more, you need to have the right kernel, and both of the main "custom" kernels for Lollipop (ElementalX and Glitch) do *NOT* have CIFS support. ElementalX had it for the KK releases, so all the tools that help you mount a shared drive will fail.
So, looks like it's 4.4.x for you!...and you will need a custom kernel as well. Even then, are you sure you can use the mounted directory for what you want? May not be where those games, etc. expect to see files...
Anyway, good luck
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There are two issues here...1) can you even mount it at all - if it is "MOUNTED", then it's visible, and I understand that he doesn't want an intermediate program (like a file browser) in the middle. BUT...2) can his applications use it - i.e. can it be mounted as an overlay or as if it was an SD Card, etc.
If you can't even do #1, #2 is moot
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Yeah that's why I said I don't think it's possible.
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_MetalHead_ said:
Yeah that's why I said I don't think it's possible.
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So I am trying to figure out if you are saying its not doable or...? When I mount a SDcard with an otg cable [using stickmount] it mounts just fine to a place where the apps (emulators) can find and access it. If I went to KK 4.4 and threw on elementalx... you are saying I may have another problem here?
BTW, thanks you guys for looking into this again! I feel like I am just one step away from a truly amazing setup!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=58032907&postcount=2
I haven't tried it yet, but I'm going to give it a whirl tonight.

Iamsolost said:
So I am trying to figure out if you are saying its not doable or...? When I mount a SDcard with an otg cable [using stickmount] it mounts just fine to a place where the apps (emulators) can find and access it. If I went to KK 4.4 and threw on elementalx... you are saying I may have another problem here?
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No, what *I* was saying that that you need to make sure a "mounted" drive can be used. If it can't, it doesn't matter if you get it to work.
So, YES, if you go back to KK, and to something like ElementalX, then MAYBE you can get it to mount. Or as stated, Try CYANOGEN...they have the CIFS modules in the kernel, so you don't have to try to find the right one and "insmod" them (i.e. dynamically load them).

FireTV Stick Issue - Newbie

Hi,
I purchased a firestick over the weekend and decided to install Kodi.
I have installed the following:
- Kodi 15.2
- Firestarter (for pressing home button to get to Kodi)
- 'The Beast'
Not sure if the above is the way to do it but I'm getting the following problems:
HD Movies plays but buffer too regular. Most times the HD Videos play too slow.
Also live sport like Sky Sports, BT Sports do nothing when I click on the channels.
What could be wrong? Have I missed something? I've cleared the cache.
The wireless connection seems to be okay as it shows 3 bars on screen. Is there any tests I can do on the firestick to determine that the wireless connection has nothing to do with the above problems?
Thanks

Go into the beast > maintenance (I think) > tuxen xml > edit settings > network > network again (I believe)
Make changes to reflect what's in the linked article (for the amount of free memory you have)
Link: http://androidpcreview.com/fix-kodi-buffering-problems-heres-how-to-modify-the-kodi-cache/2611/
I apologize for not knowing the exact 'path' to get to the xml editor, but this helped with mine yesterday.....
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There is also some good info in the Q&A section on buffering
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daddymikey1975 said:
Go into the beast > maintenance (I think) > tuxen xml > edit settings > network > network again (I believe)
Make changes to reflect what's in the linked article (for the amount of free memory you have)
Link: http://androidpcreview.com/fix-kodi-buffering-problems-heres-how-to-modify-the-kodi-cache/2611/
I apologize for not knowing the exact 'path' to get to the xml editor, but this helped with mine yesterday.....
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There is also some good info in the Q&A section on buffering
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No worries, i'll find the option but thanks for the direction.
Were you experiencing the same issues as me?

rafter_01 said:
No worries, i'll find the option but thanks for the direction.
Were you experiencing the same issues as me?
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I experienced some buffering too. Sometimes it was pretty bad other times stuff would play really well. Just depends on the stream and how stable it was.
Tweaking the xml file won't be a cure all. You might have to settle for watching stuff in a bit lower quality. I've noticed better stability when selecting HD or LQ. The TV stick is a great machine, but it doesn't have the horsepower to read ahead and cache the stream too well because of a limited amount of memory.
I hope this helps.
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Here's a really good read about buffering and the advancedsettings.xml file. It's more tailored to the AFTV box, but the concepts are similar and there is some really good info on the stick part way through the thread as well.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=58571592
Hope this helps.
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Pixel, 7.1.1 and OTG

All,
Any ideas why when trying to read SD cards out of a DSLR over OTG I get a notification basically saying I need to set the card up for use with the phone as it's not compatible? I never had this issue on my Note 4, just plugged in the card and it read it without issue. I presume it can't read FAT or NTFS, the opposite to whatever the cards are.
Is there a way of sorting this so they're readable without rooting? Seems bizarre that a two year old phone can read them but this can't.

SteveyJack said:
All,
Any ideas why when trying to read SD cards out of a DSLR over OTG I get a notification basically saying I need to set the card up for use with the phone as it's not compatible? I never had this issue on my Note 4, just plugged in the card and it read it without issue. I presume it can't read FAT or NTFS, the opposite to whatever the cards are.
Is there a way of sorting this so they're readable without rooting? Seems bizarre that a two year old phone can read them but this can't.
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I must preface by saying that I do not currently use an OTG device. However, I develop other aspects of many apps that are OTG aware. Let me just guess here that your Note 4 runs Android 5. Marshmallow 6.0 changed permissions with regards to direct access of removable storage. What app are you using in attempt to read your OTG? Look for a Marshmallow-compatible file manager, and try that. In any event, OTG is fully supported with Android 7 and later. That's evident by the OTG adapter that comes in your Pixel box.
Again, I may be off base, and willingly admit as such.
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I found this just now to affirm my thinking.
https://productforums.google.com

quangtran1 said:
I must preface by saying that I do not currently use an OTG device. However, I develop other aspects of many apps that are OTG aware. Let me just guess here that your Note 4 runs Android 5. Marshmallow 6.0 changed permissions with regards to direct access of removable storage. What app are you using in attempt to read your OTG? Look for a Marshmallow-compatible file manager, and try that. In any event, OTG is fully supported with Android 7 and later. That's evident by the OTG adapter that comes in your Pixel box.
Again, I may be off base, and willingly admit as such.
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I found this just now to affirm my thinking.
https://productforums.google.com
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I've tried various different filemanagers, the only one I found that would even show the SD card as attached was ES but when clicked it just errors. I don't think that is the issue as Android itself is over-riding what they're doing and stating that the SD is not compatible, presumably due to the format of it as I said. If you click the notification it takes you to a setup of the card so that it can be formatted. I could try using a blank card, letting it do whatever it wants to do and then try it in a camera and see if the camera wants to format it back to something else but there must be a way of making this work without immense amounts of faff.

It will only read FAT32 natively (which blows IMO). I'm thinking that your DSLR probably uses exFAT which will require an app, such as USB Media Explorer.

Most Android phones from the manufacturers will include support for exfat, this includes Samsung. Stock Android does not support exfat as it requires a licencing fee that Google does not include.

Thanks.
So is there such an app, without root, that'll read it without issue? Will USB Media Explorer do it?
There's a review for it that specifically mentions the Pixel and it working but has anyone got it and can confirm?

Bit the bullet and it works.
Chalk this one up as fixed.