I'm currently using aokp build 3. I have tried everything from MTP to PTP, use debugging to non usb debugging, Kies, Android File Transfer. Nothing seem to work. The only thing seem to be working is Airdroid which is really slow for any large file. So how do you guys transfer file on a custom rom with mac?
hyperx136 said:
I'm currently using aokp build 3. I have tried everything from MTP to PTP, use debugging to non usb debugging, Kies, Android File Transfer. Nothing seem to work. The only thing seem to be working is Airdroid which is really slow for any large file. So how do you guys transfer file on a custom rom with mac?
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i am experiencing the same issues and have been for a very long time. when i first got the phone i could connect with Android File Transfer but no longer . I am running stock rooted. When I have experienced with ROM FILES, I have just put my SD card into an adapter and put it directly into my computer. This is also the safest way to transfer the file without risking corruption.
DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW TO GET MTP/PTP or UMS to work?? UMS would be preferable for me.
Here's a quick fix for doing a half-assed job of what you need. I am a fellow Mac user.
Download "SGS3 Easy UMS" (google it) APK to your phone. Install.
Connect your device to your computer. If you have Kies, it'll start saying "Connecting..." but it'll never connect.
Pop open SGS3EUMS, and click "Mount UMS" or whatever it's called.
Make sure you're rooted (shoulda said this before).
Boom. Pop open your finder. Send files to your external SD.
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Can't do Internal SD, or get KiesMac or even Andriod File Transfer working after flashing CM10, or any custom ROM. Stock worked beautifully.
Hello all,
I have checked and used this forum GREATLY while trying to root my Kindle Fire (1st Generation) and flash the newest Jelly Bean ROM, so first off, thank you to all who contributed to other threads. I'm having two annoying issues that is keeping me from really loving the upgraded functionality of my kindle. The issues are:
1. Ever since the flash of the new Jelly Bean ROM, my computer won't recognize my kindle unless it's mounted via TWRP.
2. I cannot move a certain .ISO file from my SD Card to my system folder
First things first, issue #1. After I flashed the newest Jelly Bean ROM last week, my computer (well any computer really) fails to recognize my kindle. I tried re-downloading the ADB Google drivers from the SDK app, but that didn't work. In my device manager, I can't even find any reference to the Google USB drivers at all, so I can't uninstall then re-install them. And even after I install them again from the SDK program, they still don't show up. Additionally, the only time my computer recognizes my kindle is when I boot it in Recovery Mode. If the SD Card is not mounted within TWRP, my computer will find a "Removable Drive" (which I can't access), but if the SD Card is Mounted within TWRP, it finds the Kindle Fire and allows me to access the files on only the SD Card. I even turned on and off USB debug mode on the kindle to see if that did anything. No luck.
Now, issue #2. All of this is pretty much just being done for games. I have two .ISO files of different games that I burned from games I own. One file is on the SD Card and there is not enough room for the other ISO game file. Naturally, I thought I'd move one of the games to the system folder (or any folder not within the SD Card) so I can have access to both games on the same kindle. I thought about using ADB to manually push/pull the file, but that doesn't work unless my computer recognizes my device. I also tried downloading Root Manager, but my kindle crashes whenever I try to move the large file off the SD card. I did test and was able to move a small picture file from the SD Card to the System folder, so I know it can work when I give myself root and RW permissions. Is there a size limit to what can be moved via a Root File Manager? I have tried 3 different programs that all crashed when trying to move or copy the file. I did also notice that the game file has a small badge on it's icon. Not sure if that means anything or if that's just saying the file is copy protected.
Oh, and the KFU will only recognize the device when it's in Recovery Mode. That's the only time the Kindle will obey commands from KFU 9.6.
Ideally, I'd like to not have to re-flash or re-root my kindle if at all necessary. I'm hoping it's a simple fix. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Well, I have a solution to problem one, but I don't think that this will work, as it sounds like you're having driver issues. Under settings on the kf, go down to about tablet, and tap the build number 7 times. (I don't know if this is a necessary step or not, but it is a good idea to have access to Dev options anyway). Now under storage, tap the top right corner where the three dots are, and select mtp. Hopefully your computer now will be able to access the SD card.
Again, this doesn't sound like your problem, but try it anyway.
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Hmm...didn't work. I did not have the three dots in the top right of the storage option of the settings, so there was no SMTP setting. I also just realized the settings app crashes whenever I click on the Display options in settings.
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Ever since the flash of the new Jelly Bean ROM, my computer won't recognize my kindle unless it's mounted via TWRP.
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Go to Settings, open the "About Tablet" tab and tap on "Build number" something like 5 or six times. That will show the hidden Developer options tab. There, you need to enable "Android debugging".
2. I cannot move a certain .ISO file from my SD Card to my system folder
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The system partition is only 512MB and JB takes up around 325MB of that, so you may not have the room to store it there. Your best bet would probably be to move it to your /data/local folder.
So an addition to what I said before, something you might have to do is select USB notification in user interface under System.
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Go to Settings, open the "About Tablet" tab and tap on "Build number" something like 5 or six times. That will show the hidden Developer options tab. There, you need to enable "Android debugging".
The system partition is only 512MB and JB takes up around 325MB of that, so you may not have the room to store it there. Your best bet would probably be to move it to your /data/local folder.
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I don't have the option for Android Debugging. USB Debugging is there, is that what you meant? Mine has been both on and off and neither one does anything that allows my computer to recognize the kindle.
I tried moving it to the data/local folder and it worked! Thank you for helping with that issue!
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So an addition to what I said before, something you might have to do is select USB notification in user interface under System.
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I don't have that option either. For USB-related settings I have:
Protect USB Storage
USB Debugging
I also don't have a debug app selected. Could that be causing an issue? If so, which one should I use?
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I don't have that option either. For USB-related settings I have:
Protect USB Storage
USB Debugging
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Are you sure you have the newest JB installed? What ROM?
Nevertheless, if you have USB Debugging enabled you should be able to send adb commands. If not, you're most likely looking at a driver issue.
I also don't have a debug app selected. Could that be causing an issue? If so, which one should I use?
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Doesn't matter.
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Are you sure you have the newest JB installed? What ROM?
Nevertheless, if you have USB Debugging enabled you should be able to send adb commands. If not, you're most likely looking at a driver issue.
Doesn't matter.
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I am on JB 4.2 (released on 1-22-2013).
If it is a driver issue, how to I go about fixing it? When I am in my device manager, I don't see any google or android USB drivers listed. But when I try to re-install the drivers from SDK, it either says they are current or they install without any error messages.
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Are you sure you have the newest JB installed? What ROM?
Nevertheless, if you have USB Debugging enabled you should be able to send adb commands. If not, you're most likely looking at a driver issue.
Doesn't matter.
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I did just discover something interesting regarding the USB Debugging which might narrow down the culprit. I plugged my kindle in to my computer via USB to charge and it was not registering. When I turned on the USB debugging, it did start to charge. It still isn't being recognized by the computer, so I am assuming the fault is with the drivers.
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...I tried re-downloading the ADB Google drivers from the SDK app, but that didn't work. In my device manager, I can't even find any reference to the Google USB drivers at all, so I can't uninstall then re-install them. And even after I install them again from the SDK program, they still don't show up. Additionally, the only time my computer recognizes my kindle is when I boot it in Recovery Mode. If the SD Card is not mounted within TWRP, my computer will find a "Removable Drive" (which I can't access), but if the SD Card is Mounted within TWRP, it finds the Kindle Fire and allows me to access the files on only the SD Card. I even turned on and off USB debug mode on the kindle to see if that did anything. No luck.
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KindleMan said:
I am on JB 4.2 (released on 1-22-2013).
If it is a driver issue, how to I go about fixing it? When I am in my device manager, I don't see any google or android USB drivers listed. But when I try to re-install the drivers from SDK, it either says they are current or they install without any error messages.
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So uninstall the drivers for the kindle, then run the driver setup from KFU. reboot your computer and see if your computer now recognizes your kf.
Also, I would read/check on hashcode's thread to see if anyone else has any similar issues. It is hashcode's, right?
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So uninstall the drivers for the kindle, then run the driver setup from KFU. reboot your computer and see if your computer now recognizes your kf.
Also, I would read/check on hashcode's thread to see if anyone else has any similar issues. It is hashcode's, right?
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Oh, I didn't know that Hashcode was the person who created this. I'll ask him, but I'm starting to suspect I had some user error when flashing the ROM. Thank you for your help!
Did you do the driver thing?
The only reason I say that it was hashcode's is because you said that your build was 1/22 and his AOSP one is on 1/22, and I took a quick look at twa's and he didn't have any that day. Hashcode's cm10.1 was last updated 1/17...
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Did you do the driver thing?
The only reason I say that it was hashcode's is because you said that your build was 1/22 and his AOSP one is on 1/22, and I took a quick look at twa's and he didn't have any that day. Hashcode's cm10.1 was last updated 1/17...
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I tried the driver thing but it didn't work. There were no Android or Google drivers to uninstall and the re-install said it worked but the computer still failed to recognize the kindle. Is there another way to uninstall the drivers if they don't show up on the device manager?
At this point I would just redownload the ROM, and do a full wipe. Then flash it again and see if there are any issues.
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At this point I would just redownload the ROM, and do a full wipe. Then flash it again and see if there are any issues.
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What exactly do I wipe? I assume cache and dalvik cache, but do I do a system wipe too?
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What exactly do I wipe? I assume cache and dalvik cache, but do I do a system wipe too?
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Yes. Everything but external storage (SD card)
Install ROM. Make sure to have md5 check on,
Wipe cache/dalvik or whatever wipe it gives on the bottom right.
Install Gapps.
Optional wipe
Reboot
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Yes. Everything but external storage (SD card)
Install ROM. Make sure to have md5 check on,
Wipe cache/dalvik or whatever wipe it gives on the bottom right.
Install Gapps.
Optional wipe
Reboot
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Ugh...still didn't work. All my existing errors are still there. I followed your directions (though the md5 check failed because it said no md5 file was found). I re-installed the Jelly Bean ROM but my computer still won't recognize the kindle. The Display option in the settings still causes Setting to crash whenever I click on it.
Is it about time to start considering unrooting, installing the amazon OS, and trying everything again?
I would first try a different ROM. Make sure to do a full wipe before you flash it.
What Gapps file are you using?
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I would first try a different ROM. Make sure to do a full wipe before you flash it.
What Gapps file are you using?
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Still no luck. I installed CM-10.1-20130108-1817-otter-sgt7 and gapps-jb-20121212. The ROM seems to work a little better is some respects (the Display option in Settings doesn't crash now) but my computer still refuses to recognize the kindle.
This also presented another issue. I now have a bunch of other programs on my SD card but I can't access them. The Storage option in the Settings menu recognizes that the memory card is full, but it won't go any further into the card. If I have to wipe the card, it's not a huge deal, but I would like to see if I could access those apps if possible. I backed them up with Titanium Pro, but I left those backups on the SD card which now seems like a bad idea. Do I need to re-download Titanium Backup Pro and let that restore everything?
I've been searching since yesterday since and have yet to see this issue. I flashed a ROM yesterday and now I can't copy to SD or internal. I don't even remember which ROM caused it I restored my backup before that happened and still can't copy. I can download a ROM on the phone and install it I just can't copy anything when connected to a PC. I've tried on Win7 and Win8 with no luck. I've formatted SD, tried a different cable, uninstalled/re-installed drivers and USB debugging is selected. I can copy from the phone to the computer but not from computer to phone. The only thing I can think of is flash back to stock and re-root and see if that fixes it.
This is the error I get when attempting to copy
The device has either stopped responding or has been disconnected
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or you can also try different usb ports and if that doesn't work try running all the same troubleshooting steps on a different pc and see if there's any difference.
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Try using the drivers from my signature on your Win7 machine.
Thanks for the suggestions :highfive:
I seem to have fixed it. I used the Samsung Galaxy S3 toolkit (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746682)
and just did the root option (even though it was rooted already) and after that I was able to copy again There are still a couple of ROM zip files I couldn't copy so I am assuming that the files may be corrupted or something. I haven't been able to re-download them again to test out that theory though.
I've been trying to transfer the files I took from my Galaxy S4 and saved them to my computer, to my G3. When I connect the G3 to my computer, I only see 2 files in the "Internal Storage". It won't recognize my SD Card either. Is there a setting I may be missing, that will allow me to see other folders? I can't copy and paste anything to my Internal Storage. Thanks for your help.
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I've been trying to transfer the files I took from my Galaxy S4 and saved them to my computer, to my G3. When I connect the G3 to my computer, I only see 2 files in the "Internal Storage". It won't recognize my SD Card either. Is there a setting I may be missing, that will allow me to see other folders? I can't copy and paste anything to my Internal Storage. Thanks for your help.
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Try airdroid from play store
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Try airdroid from play store
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Hmmm...I tried to upload the pics from my desktop and I get this message. "Failed to upload. No write permission on sd card."
I have to turn on the camera mode for it to transfer. It won't recognize anything in MTP mode. :/
I wish I could do all this without using AirDroid. It won't show the phone in MTP, but in PTP it will, but only 2 folders on the whole phone, no sdcard. And I can't directly put anything on the phone.
I had a problem with my D855 MTP mode as well. Folders are all there, but some files are either missing, or reduced in size. I cannot copy them out to PC. In these folders, I also cannot copy files into them. What I did to resolve the problem, is to reboot the phone with USB cable attached to the PC. Then, before the phone can complete its boot up sequence, I will have some time to copy the files in and out. It is really quite troublesome.
MTP troubles?
This is what's worked for me (D850/at&t):
Install LG United Mobile driver for ADB support
Enable USB debugging in developer options on phone
Verify MTP mode is selected
Connect USB and accept RSA signature on phone
I know that ADB isn't particularly necessary for MTP, but in my experience with roms on the old Nexus (for which I used Google's ADB driver), it was a sure bet every time. gl
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I had a problem with my D855 MTP mode as well. Folders are all there, but some files are either missing, or reduced in size. I cannot copy them out to PC. In these folders, I also cannot copy files into them. What I did to resolve the problem, is to reboot the phone with USB cable attached to the PC. Then, before the phone can complete its boot up sequence, I will have some time to copy the files in and out. It is really quite troublesome.
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ae10u said:
This is what's worked for me (D850/at&t):
Install LG United Mobile driver for ADB support
Enable USB debugging in developer options on phone
Verify MTP mode is selected
Connect USB and accept RSA signature on phone
I know that ADB isn't particularly necessary for MTP, but in my experience with roms on the old Nexus (for which I used Google's ADB driver), it was a sure bet every time. gl
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Thanks for the suggestions guys. But it seems like my phone refuses to be recognized in MTP mode. And only partially recognized in PTP. I think I may have to do a hard reset this weekend. :/
I went back to Best Buy yesterday and returned my phone and got another one. And now my file transfers work. I guess I had a defective phone. I'm glad everything got back to normal.
I also had the problem that I didn't see my SDcard, but when I disabled debugging mode I suddenly could
`Hi all,
it seems the overall connectivity of my phone to my pc is screwed up. First of, I've never got this phone to appear as mass storage in windows explorer. While I was on a JB custom ROM, I ended up using moborobo. ADB and fastboot were working. I switched to Carbon KK ROM and ofc still not able to prompt windows explorer mass storage device. And yeah, I tried severall different packages of drivers, HTC sync crap and what not. I tried moborobo again, it recognizes the device and it's able to scan my phone's contents, but I get errors when I try to upload a file. Also, adb works when booted, but not in recovery so I can't sideload or push files either. so, effectively, I have no way currently to drop files to my phone. I miss removable SD-card
I would love to get this phone to work as a mass storage device again, does anyone has got some ideas? thanks
I flashed CM11 kernel and file management in moborobo is working again. Also fixed wifi and bluetooth. Seems carbon kernel is pretty broken
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I flashed CM11 kernel and file management in moborobo is working again. Also fixed wifi and bluetooth. Seems carbon kernel is pretty broken
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The easey way is just to disable usb debuging and you will see your sd card as mass storage when you finish enable usb debuging again.