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Is there a Micro USB adaptor or a way of getting the tab to read my SD card?
buy that [Official Samsung USB + SD card Adapter]
http://www.expansys.com/samsung-con...-10-1-30-pin-to-usb-30-pin-to-sd-slot-219891/
And how will I get this for usa?
Get the Samsung USB Connector from Best Buy, go to their website and search for SKU 2837365. The price is $19.99 and it allows you to use just about any Micro SD USB reader. It also works with USB sticks, mice and keyboards! I got 2 of them from my local BB. Picture attached.
The best Micro USB card reader is one that I got from Micro Center, it's made by SIIG and is super tiny! It's just about the same size as the Micro SD card itself, you just can't get any smaller and it's only $5.99. Picture attached and here is a link to purchase:
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0326524
Here's a picture showing the USB connector attached to my Tab. You can see in the notification area that it recognizes the USB device attached, and you click to safely unmount when your done. When you plug in the adapter with a storage device it automatically launches the file manager and goes right to the drive. It supports copy/cut/paste from/to internal memory and the attached storage.
Thanks so much for your help I happen to have a 10 dollar gift card for bb and microcenter is right around the corner not to mention there's not many of them out there
Check out the reviews of that micro usb card reader. Many of the reviews on amazon say it doesn't last very long...
Try this one:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002HGFKR8/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
Both look interesting. Might try the amazon one first. Just picked up the USB adapter at BB.
They are just getting their GTab display setup and didn't have any on the shelf, so might have to ask around. Had a really helpful guy looking for me and he went all over the store and in the back before locating them in a cupboard in the phone area.
Thanks for the info.
peare said:
Try this one:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002HGFKR8/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
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I had that one. For some reason, it fit too snugly in the Samsung adapter, and the plastic end broke off when I tried to pull it out. Trashed the MicroSD card as well.
smalis said:
I had that one. For some reason, it fit too snugly in the Samsung adapter, and the plastic end broke off when I tried to pull it out. Trashed the MicroSD card as well.
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The Samsung adapter's USB port is pretty snug.
i bought the usb coinnector at bb. now how do i connect my sd card to it?????
Entropy512 said:
The Samsung adapter's USB port is pretty snug.
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Truth. It's a pain taking out a regular usb drive. I can't imagine how much harder it is if the thing was micro.
I forgot I have a $5 reward cert for BB, I may have to get the usb adapter from them with it before it expires. I have a very small microsd usb card reader but problem is that it kinda gets warm when I have it plugged into a computer/usb hub. It is like the one below except it is orange.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134795
I would rather use a usb thumb drive or sd card since they are much cheaper for larger GB amounts, problem is finding one that is small. I wonder if any thumb drives are setup to be used at a right angle?
ariel123, You need a Micro SD card reader, this thread has links to 2 of them, one from Micro Center and one from Amazon.
w4rmk said:
Here's a picture showing the USB connector attached to my Tab. You can see in the notification area that it recognizes the USB device attached, and you click to safely unmount when your done. When you plug in the adapter with a storage device it automatically launches the file manager and goes right to the drive. It supports copy/cut/paste from/to internal memory and the attached storage.
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Sorry for being OT but is that a case you have on your 10.1? if so, which one is it?
TIA
RMXO said:
Sorry for being OT but is that a case you have on your 10.1? if so, which one is it?
TIA
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It's a black TPU case that I got off of eBay. Fits the Tab great and feels really nice.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190549156746
Aargh, why didn't I pick one of those usb connectors at BB when I was in the USA (where I bought my tab).
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ariel123, You need a Micro SD card reader, this thread has links to 2 of them, one from Micro Center and one from Amazon.
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Thanks for the info I sort of figured it out self it works quiet well now I can transer sings from my tab to the ad card my car radio has
Now will these adapters allow you to play music, movies and pics from the card or is it just used to transfer data back and forth?
how to get Galaxy Nexus (GSM in particular) to work with Samsung USB connector?
Root
Stick Mount App
Plug It Up
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You need to root your device if you want to mount external memory thru USB. Officially galaxy nexus will not have this function, unlike GS2 which supports it out of the box. The reasoning is that gnex does not allow expansion memory.
But you can plug in a keyboard on USB OTG for unrooted galaxy nexus. Or else you need to root it and install stickmount to allow external memory
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Also have to be on 4.0.2 or better. If you haven't received the OTA update yet, you'll either have to wait, flash the yakju rom, or flash a custom rom.
Does anyone know how it works with CM9 experimental yet? Since CM has root you would think it works. Is it also going to require the stick mount app? Assume the Y cable with external power is needed in all cases?
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Does anyone know how it works with CM9 experimental yet? Since CM has root you would think it works. Is it also going to require the stick mount app? Assume the Y cable with external power is needed in all cases?
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I can see absolutely no reason it won't work with any ROM, unless CM9 has some kind of stick mount built in, you will need Stick Mount, yes. You obviously don't need a Y cable for SD cards and adapters and USB sticks. However the phone can't power a 3.5" hard drive, no. So you would of course need an external power supply for the HDD.
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You obviously don't need a Y cable for SD cards and adapters and USB sticks. However the phone can't power a 3.5" hard drive, no. So you would of course need an external power supply for the HDD.
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I hope you're right but I know I read somewhere that it needed power even for the usb stick? Have you had a chance to personally try it yet?
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I hope you're right but I know I read somewhere that it needed power even for the usb stick? Have you had a chance to personally try it yet?
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It does not need power for memory cards or USB flash memory. Yes, I have tried it. Did you read the StickMount thread?
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efrant said:
It does not need power for memory cards or USB flash memory. Yes, I have tried it. Did you read the StickMount thread?
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Yes I read it. But I read it needed power somewhere else. Hey, if you've actually done it that's good enough for me.
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Yes I read it. But I read it needed power somewhere else. Hey, if you've actually done it that's good enough for me.
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Yup, yup. It definitely works just plugging a USB pen drive directly into an OTG, it's mounted in root/SdCard/usbstorage or something to that effect.
Any rumors that this might be added to 4.04/4.05 when it drops? I have an aversion to rooting and this sounds simply spectacular.
bmstrong said:
Any rumors that this might be added to 4.04/4.05 when it drops? I have an aversion to rooting and this sounds simply spectacular.
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Maybe you should lose your aversion... It works fine on 4.0.2 with Chainfire's StickMount app (root required of course).
I use the samsung usb connector together with an Elago nano2 microsd reader and stickmount for my samsung 32 gb class 10 microsd. Bought it all on Amazon and it works great! My recommendation is to not cheap out on the memory card, because the first one I bought (KOMPUTERBAY 32GB Class 10 MicroSDHC) was dead on arrival.
Will soon create a thread on my project of retrofitting the elago nano2 with a microusb connector, so that you no longer need to carry around the usb connector cable..
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I use the samsung usb connector together with an Elago nano2 microsd reader and stickmount for my samsung 32 gb class 10 microsd. Bought it all on Amazon and it works great! My recommendation is to not cheap out on the memory card, because the first one I bought (KOMPUTERBAY 32GB Class 10 MicroSDHC) was dead on arrival.
Will soon create a thread on my project of retrofitting the elago nano2 with a microusb connector, so that you no longer need to carry around the usb connector cable..
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What would really be neat would be an all in one cable. USB 3.0 for flash drives, socket to plug into USB 3.0 and a card reader. It would be chunky but everything you need is right there...
Pardon me for droppingin on an ended discussion, but after purchasing a dead OTG cable, a month later a new one arived and I had some problems mounting a thumb drive util I found this thread
I've heard of StickMount befire, but I guess I just forgot that I need it on GNE.
Now another problem arose. I properly unmount the USB drive, StickMount reports that there are no more mounted points, and my USB drive LED starts pulsating steadily, bu t after I unplug the cable/USB the system reports
"Removed USB storage.
USB storage removed. Insert new media."
My system continues working normally, but Instagram, for example cannot capture photos, as it complains about missing storage, or even worse, my gallery is full ofdead links/photos left after I ejected the USB drive.
Anyone had the same problems? How did you solve it? Reboting every time is the last resort.
internot said:
I use the samsung usb connector together with an Elago nano2 microsd reader and stickmount for my samsung 32 gb class 10 microsd. Bought it all on Amazon and it works great! My recommendation is to not cheap out on the memory card, because the first one I bought (KOMPUTERBAY 32GB Class 10 MicroSDHC) was dead on arrival.
Will soon create a thread on my project of retrofitting the elago nano2 with a microusb connector, so that you no longer need to carry around the usb connector cable..
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Interested on this
Galaxy Nexus AOKP m5 Franco kernel m3
Samsung Galaxy Nexus OTG <-> Canon S95
Can I connect a Canon S95 by OTG cable to the Galaxy Nexus?
Or does this only with a card reader?
[Galaxy Nexus with CM9 (Paranoid Android 0.9b) Franco kernel M3]
lord_pom said:
Can I connect a Canon S95 by OTG cable to the Galaxy Nexus?
Or does this only with a card reader?
[Galaxy Nexus with CM9 (Paranoid Android 0.9b) Franco kernel M3]
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Give it a go and let us know.
Anyone tried using a powered hub that sends power up stream (or using a Y connector to send power to the phone) while also mounting a drive or using a keyboard or something?
Curious if someone has tried this yet. I am presuming it SHOULD work and charge the phone while in host mode but who knows until its tried out I suppose.
Today, finally, the OTG cable has arrived. With StickMount 1.3 I was able to connect my Canon S95. It automatically starts the gallery, but does not import. "Import Failed". Unfortunately, I do not find out where the camera is mounted, otherwise I could copy the images using the File Manager.
Been trawling eBay the last few days for a TF card reader you plug directly into the S3s micro USB port, and I'm not talking about using an OTG cable and a normal card reader, I want something with micro USB plug on one side and TF slot on the other similar to what the Galaxy Tab has, and I'm sure it must exist somewhere so someone point me in the direction.
Something like this?
au.mobilefun.com/35462-mobile-fun-connection-kit-for-samsung-galaxy-s3-note-2.htm
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Something like that... But just a Micro SD reader so it's small as possible.
Geordie Lad said:
Something like that... But just a Micro SD reader so it's small as possible.
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Not that it's a big deal, but why not just use the internal port?
I know you didn't want an OTG cable but what about an OTC Adapater (non cable version) with an very small micro sd reader? The SD reader below is what I use. I have 2 actually. One is about 2 years old, the other 1 year old. One goes in my car stereos USB port (had a spare 32Gb sd card so it made sense to use it for music) and is very small hanging out the front.
You could use this:
1 - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Right-Angle...006572?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item27ccd180ac
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2 - http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Micro-B...505734?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3a7bb42146
paired with
3 - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002HGFKR8/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i01
Well just think about it... With a tiny card reader stuck on the bottom you can treble the memory and still hold the phone and use it normally and store stuff like Emulator Roms and HD videos on which you can't really do with wires hanging out the bottom, and I'm running low on my 64gb card so this just gives me the best of all worlds.
And anyway the guy who got me thinking about it to begin with managed to find the place that sells exactly what I'm looking for.
http://dx.com/p/c310-otg-tf-card-re...er-for-samsung-i9100-i9300-i9220-n7100-174106
Geordie Lad said:
Well just think about it... With a tiny card reader stuck on the bottom you can treble the memory and still hold the phone and use it normally and store stuff like Emulator Roms and HD videos on which you can't really do with wires hanging out the bottom, and I'm running low on my 64gb card so this just gives me the best of all worlds.
And anyway the guy who got me thinking about it to begin with managed to find the place that sells exactly what I'm looking for.
http://dx.com/p/c310-otg-tf-card-re...er-for-samsung-i9100-i9300-i9220-n7100-174106
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Thats actually a good find, thanks!
I cut off the micro usb end of a usb cable and striped the wires. I would like to solder them to a sd card adapter for a micro sd card. i cant get a clear answer from google about which wires get soldered to which pins. Any suggestions, would this even work?
Umm... How about a USB OTG cable with a USB-MicroSD adapter? Seems easier to me
Kwongger said:
Umm... How about a USB OTG cable with a USB-MicroSD adapter? Seems easier to me
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it would be easier but i want to wrap it around the back and be flat as possible.
Get a USB OTG cable that comes out sideways and fold it behind with a micro-sd adapter
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/andyfei/mini-microsd-reader-for-android-smartphones-and-ta
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finalhit said:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/andyfei/mini-microsd-reader-for-android-smartphones-and-ta
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They have a website that will be selling the microusd sd card reader. It is only set up for notifications at the minute but will be available for preorder soon.
http://www.meenova.com/
Hi All
I had a frustrating 10 days or so with my new Nexus 7 2013 no being able to read my USB sticks. I had 2 OTG cables and 1 OTG connector, 2 USB micro drives and a USB reader for SD micro cards. All of these worked fine on my old N7 2012 in various combinations. I tried various mounting apps as well to no avail.
USB mouse and Keyboard worked fine.
I found an old USB modem (Stick) with an SD slot the N7 Flo mounted this with stickmount, I then tried a multicard reader and this also mounted and all files were read.
The conclusion of course is that some card readers do not work with the Flo and some USB sticks also.
My USB memory sticks are Kingston DT micro
The card reader was a cheap generic one.
The multi card reader that worked was a Kingston FCR-HS219/1.
It might be a good idea for the moderators to start a sticky where eqipment that works or not as the case may be, can be documented.
Nexus 7 2013 and the nexus 5 DO NOT work with USB otg natively. With root you can use what I use which is Stick mount or another option is to flash a ROM like Cyanogen which has the feature built in.
I know it's bs but it is what it is.
Frankly this is why I do like Samsung as their products support it and other features which you will need root for on the nexus line