Hi, I'm having trouble when using USB mass storage mode on my Kaiser TyTN II with Android Froyo.
When I connect the phone can't see the SD contents from the FAT32 partition.
I have flashed on my TyTN II the latest 2.6.32 kernel from here, and i'm using the Incubus26Jc's Super FroYo RLS16. I have partitioned my 4gb SDHC using GParted to 3 partitions, one of ~3gb in FAT32, next to one in ext2 of ~64mb, and the last one in ext2, of ~1gb for the system.
Strangely enough when using Ubuntu Linux, it sees ands mounts all three partitions without problems. And when inserting my SD to a card reader on windows, it sees the FAT32 partition and I can browse it, but I want to do this with the card on my phone and on windows.
What can be wrong?
You can't do nothing, actually Adb driver for our kaiser is not working on windows...
I'm testing now on my Windows XP laptop and it works... strange.
My home computer is running Windows 7 (and ubuntu) can't it be a problem of w7?
tOz666 said:
I'm testing now on my Windows XP laptop and it works... strange.
My home computer is running Windows 7 (and ubuntu) can't it be a problem of w7?
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Oo are you serious?
ADB was fixed in the latest version of l1q1d's kernel, but is still incompatible with Windows 7. At least, in my case it doesn't work in Windows 7, causes my computer to freeze until I pull the plug on the phone.
2.6.25 kernel has nice compatibility for Dual Mount SD Widget, check if Super Froyo supports .25 kernels. For me Not So Super Froyo is doing the job on .25 kernel. Default USB Mass Storage mode never works. You can use Dual Mount SD Widget to do the job
For adb, I had no problem with it on .32 while I am using XP.
HUGE EDIT:
Now I understand
Windows can ONLY ONLY see the 1st primary partition on your Removable Flash drive. Plus, linux FS are not recognizable for windows. (you can use Partition Magic or a linux FS supported partition software to actually view them that they exist).
If you want to partition your SD Card in windows, just install HITACHI Microdrive Driver for your SD Card's removable storage and it will identify as a removable hard disk. (I actually did that to have 3 partitions on my 16GB Data Traveler )
dark_prince said:
Windows can ONLY ONLY see the 1st primary partition on your Removable Flash drive.
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Well I already knew that, but I want to see at least the FAT32 partition for application install, loading mp3, and occasional data storage.
I'm only a couple of days in the android on kaiser world, what is ADB? I read that you need some drivers to make it work, and can be used to install apps etc. but when I connect the phone it doesn't request me drivers unless I select mass storage mode. On Windows 7 it sees it as a Disk in device manager but can't see the drives. On XP it has no problems, it can browse FAT32 part.
So if Android is exposing the phone as a mass storage drive why it doesn't work in 7?
tOz666 said:
Well I already knew that, but I want to see at least the FAT32 partition for application install, loading mp3, and occasional data storage.
I'm only a couple of days in the android on kaiser world, what is ADB? I read that you need some drivers to make it work, and can be used to install apps etc. but when I connect the phone it doesn't request me drivers unless I select mass storage mode. On Windows 7 it sees it as a Disk in device manager but can't see the drives. On XP it has no problems, it can browse FAT32 part.
So if Android is exposing the phone as a mass storage drive why it doesn't work in 7?
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Because android's itself "Turn on USB Mass Storage" mode doesnt work. Use a Multi Mount SD Widget or Dual Mount SD Widget or SD-Share to do the job
ADB is: http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/adb.html
Just a tool to remotely administer your android device from command prompt
Try installing Hitachi Microdrive Driver in Windows 7 and see if it does any better
http://www.uwe-sieber.de/usbtrouble_e.html
dark_prince said:
Because android's itself "Turn on USB Mass Storage" mode doesnt work. Use a Multi Mount SD Widget or Dual Mount SD Widget or SD-Share to do the job
ADB is: http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/adb.html
Just a tool to remotely administer your android device from command prompt
Try installing Hitachi Microdrive Driver in Windows 7 and see if it does any better
http://www.uwe-sieber.de/usbtrouble_e.html
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Thanks for the tips. Are you suggesting that installing the Hitachi Microdrive Driver (by the way, I noticed that it's intended for Windows XP) could help in mounting the device using Android's built-in mount option?
cerebralgenius said:
Thanks for the tips. Are you suggesting that installing the Hitachi Microdrive Driver (by the way, I noticed that it's intended for Windows XP) could help in mounting the device using Android's built-in mount option?
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Hitachi microdrive driver is intended to identify your Flash Drive as USB Hard Drive to see all partitions correctly in windows and allows you to partition your USB flash drive
Nope it wont help, since .32 kernel has not supported USB driver which hinders the USB Mass storage functionality, even through Dual mount apps.
If you are using Kyle's FAT Free Froyo or Not So Super Froyo, install a .25 kernel and then use Dual Mount USB app. It will work for sure.
Another Work Around:
If you just want to move some files to SD Card and you connect your network connection through wifi, you can try ES File Explorer to view Windows Based File Shares, just like you are seeing shared folders from another PC I use it since I connect my mobile and my PC through a wifi router
after losing all internal memory data by wiping the phone... i'm trying to recover photos & videos
could not restore more than 28 pic by diskdigger... other apps like undelete & hexa didnt work(only dealing with external memory i think)... used some PC programs but all of them cannot see the phone because its on MTP connection
is AOSP ROMs hasing the option to mount the device as USB mass storage??(to mount it & try some PC programs)
or is there any other better option??
thanks
have you tried to mount using the recovery?
Hi,
I format internal storage+SD, and I want to get my file back with some windows recovery program.
#The SD card : no problem, windows see it as mass usb storage. (recovery successful)
#Internal memory : windows see it as ''portable device'', SO NO SOFTWARE CAN SEE the memory = no recovery possible
( I tried easeUS, active, minitool, and 2 more).
I know samsung got an app to put MTP into usb mass storage, but how can I do it on this GPRO??
Thank you
overdose. said:
hi,
i format internal storage+sd, and i want to get my file back with some windows recovery program.
#the sd card : No problem, windows see it as mass usb storage. (recovery successful)
#internal memory : Windows see it as ''portable device'', so no software can see the memory = no recovery possible
( i tried easeus, active, minitool, and 2 more).
I know samsung got an app to put mtp into usb mass storage, but how can i do it on this gpro??
Thank you
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try twrp 2.8..1.0 i think it works .... I have never tried it
Hi,
I format internal storage+SD, and I want to get my file back with some windows recovery program.
#The SD card : no problem, windows see it as mass usb storage. (recovery successful)
#Internal memory : windows see it as ''portable device'', SO NO SOFTWARE CAN SEE the memory = no recovery possible
( I tried easeUS, active, minitool, and 2 more).
I know samsung got an app to put MTP into usb mass storage, but how can I do it on a LG??
Thank you
Hello there!
When I had my LG L9, the phone always connected to computers (through USB) using MTP. At some point, a user made a script that forced Mass Storage mode at boot instead of using MTP. How hard would that be for the zen phone? I have 64GB on board storage and 64GB external.
Copying data to or from the phone seems a tad more difficult over MTP than mass storage. For example, every time I copy a video file to the phone, a windows dialogue box comes up asking "Are you sure you want to copy this file?" Sure, I could hit "yes for all", but I would rather the old simple method. IT also seems MTP takes awhile to load a directory, where mass storage happens instantaneously.
Good question and yes, It seems MTP is slower than mass storage I believe. Would be great to see mass storage on the zenfone 2
Kamatari+ said:
Hello there!
When I had my LG L9, the phone always connected to computers (through USB) using MTP. At some point, a user made a script that forced Mass Storage mode at boot instead of using MTP. How hard would that be for the zen phone? I have 64GB on board storage and 64GB external.
Copying data to or from the phone seems a tad more difficult over MTP than mass storage. For example, every time I copy a video file to the phone, a windows dialogue box comes up asking "Are you sure you want to copy this file?" Sure, I could hit "yes for all", but I would rather the old simple method. IT also seems MTP takes awhile to load a directory, where mass storage happens instantaneously.
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legolgel said:
Good question and yes, It seems MTP is slower than mass storage I believe. Would be great to see mass storage on the zenfone 2
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Please see this thread... The app works fine..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/general/enable-usb-mass-storage-zp2-ze550ml-t3124349