Hey,
Does anyone here have the USB adapter for their Samsung Tab 10.1? Can you connect a USB hub to it (maybe a powered USB hub)?
I take lots of full resolution photos, and would like to use the Tab to transfer data from SD card to portable USB hard drive.
What I want to avoid is having to first copy the SD card contents to the Tablet, then connect the tablet to the portable HD to unload the photos. That seems like unnecessary wear/tear on the flash memory.
If the USB host on the Tab 10.1 can handle a hub, then I can connect both the SD card and portable HD at the same time...hopefully the Tab would make use of it's RAM (the 1GB spec) to transfer chunks of data at a time, without resorting to using the internal Flash memory.
Am I right about that? The Android OS doesn't use the flash memory as a page file for working memory the way desktop computers do with drives?
bump - hoping someone can answer. Thanks.
There is a thread in development about a homemade usb adapter, and it works successfully with a hub. The samsung adapter isn't available yet, but should work the same
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pokey9000 figured out how to force the unit in host mode. All you need to do is put 20ohms of resistance (easiest way with two 10Ohm resisters in series) between pins 13 and 15.
He also tested using a powered hub and was able to connect to multiple items at once. A regular hub might work for a few thing that are low powered but if you plan to have two hard drives, it better be powered.
has anyone found a usb to sd card adapter for multiple sd cards?
Did you ever figure this out? I want to do the same thing.
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I have tried connecting a memory card (8Gb) via a micro USB adapter but cannot see the contents of the memory stick on my HD2 to upload/download files.
Also, have the same problem when connecing up a USB TV stick adapter to watch digital TV on the HD2.
Please advise someone if you have the knowledge to share.
Many thanks.
HD2 doesn't have a USB host function by default. That means you can't do any of those that you are trying. There is a thread named Leo USB Host, you might be interested in that. There might be a beta host driver released there some day, you would still need to provide power though.
Is there a rom or app so I can get my phone to read and external hard drive
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Well you would have to get your hands on a cable first. I have lapsed on terminology for usb(or even if the connector allows it...read up on micro usb on wikipedia), but what comes with your phone is micro usb type B to "standard USB male", which will not plug into a USB hard drive. (some ext. hard drives do have "USB male" inputs, but those are for adding extended storage)
However, some of the file explorers do have options for browsing files on your wireless network, so you could plug your hard drive into an NAS or other file server. Then you could access your drive from your phone over the WI-FI.
Also, you can copy files directly to and from your phone if you set mass storage under USB settings and allow it in the pulldown when you plug your phone into a computer.
Thats not what I was hoping to hear. Besides the wire what else stops the phone from reading it directly? Im hoping to figure this out so I can organize everything on one hard and use it thru all my computers, ps3, and phone.
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Why not just use an NAS?
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The USB port on the phone would have to work as a host in order to connect an external hdd (client) to it. There was some talk of Galaxy S devices having that feature and in that case we would still require drivers for it.
There is some discussion here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=709135
Agreed. I know I saw some discussion of usb otg support, which I believe would be equivalent... Google "fascinate usb otg".
Hi all,
I'll tell you first what started this whole exercise.
I ran out of room on my Nexus 7!
I discovered it was because I try to be backup crazy.
I ended up mainly having too many Clockwork mod backups. I think the proper term is Nandroid Backup (let me know if that is correct).
Plus, I had too many Podcasts stored. BeyondPod settings needed to be adjusted.
OK, so just deleting the Nandroid backups would be stupid, I wanted to copy them to an SD card I have installed on my Asus TF300T.
I have Samba (filesharing) installed on all my devices so I can copy wirelessly from Android device to basically any device.
But it turned out, those files are just too big and would take forever.
I had purchased a long time ago, the cable for my Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G, which allows you to attach a USB device to the micro USB port on the phone. Now I can't find the cable, so I will have to order a new one. And I even forgot what the name of the cable is? Can you refresh me on what I should order?
But I have an Asus TF300T tablet with the keyboard dock.
The keyboard dock has a standard USB port on it.
So I figured that it might be possible using the Nexus 7's included USB cable and plug into the dock's USB port.
If it is possible, what do I need to do? I don't want to cause any damage to either device. What settings or software would I need?
And, yes I know I could copy the files to a PC then recopy them back to the SD memory card.
But I'm trying to do a direct copy which will be faster. Essentially, only copying the data once not twice.
Thanks!
Now if I could only find that stupid cable!
Rob
PS OK, this is the only downside to the Nexus 7, I guess this is a good reason to always have a memory expansion slot.
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If you have a USB On-The-Go cable - you should be able to just plug it into your device and then directly into the keyboard and it should be all set.
For the memory expansion issue - you can plug a flash drive into the USB Female adapter from your OTG cable. Based on the fact that you have nandroid backups I'm guessing you're unlocked/rooter, so just install the app "StickMount" from the play store and you should be all set to access media/files from your external flash drive.
brianjr1 said:
If you have a USB On-The-Go cable - you should be able to just plug it into your device and then directly into the keyboard and it should be all set.
For the memory expansion issue - you can plug a flash drive into the USB Female adapter from your OTG cable. Based on the fact that you have nandroid backups I'm guessing you're unlocked/rooter, so just install the app "StickMount" from the play store and you should be all set to access media/files from your external flash drive.
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Thanks.
Since I posted the message only 10 minutes ago, I found the adapter.
Funny, the only name of the adapter on the Samsung box is 'USB Adapter'. Real descriptive!
Yes, sorry, left that part out of the original story. I'm rooted and have CWM installed on the Nexus 7.
And I already have Stickmount installed on the Nexus 7, I guess I must have read the name of the app in one of the forums and thought it would come in handy.
What is a 'USB on the Go' cable?
Isn't the cable that came with the Nexus 7 (it is usually plugged into the charger base, but you can use it to plug into your PC as well). I used that cable to attach to the PC so I could root the Nexus. Is there a difference, mind you the USB port on the dock is the same kind of USB port on your PC?
Thanks again!
Rob
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Ok guys. I've been messing around for some long time using 4.3 rom and my 2tb passport but with no luck reading (or writing from it). I was under impression that phone has to be rooted for reading only NTFS format but....this is fairy tales if you ask me. Recently I upgraded to latest kitekat available and rooted but still no access to my drive. I tried 3 usb sticks (8,16,64) with no problem using FAT format.
I used paragon, stickmount but nothing helped me to work this out. I'm also having second doubt would I have more luck with exFAT format?
Anyone had similar problems connecting 2tb drive to their Note 3? And disk is spinning I'm positive it has enough usb power.
The phone can only support up to 1tb due to power restriction.
The only way that i managed to get a WD 2Tb drive to work with my phone/tablet was to use a powerbank. The phone doesn't give enough power out to start the drive up.
You need :
- 1 powerbank (the bigger the better, as it will also charge your phone/tablet)
- 1 USB Hub + OTG cable (or an USB Hub that can be used as OTG with the phone)
- 1 male-to-male cable
- the phone
- the external HDD
Connect to the USB hub the HDD using the cable suplied with it, connect using the male-to-male cable the powerbank to the USB hub and then connect the USB hub to the phone using the OTG cable (or if you have an OTG cable with USB hub integrated then it's even better).
Now, the powerbank will give power to all devices connected to the USB hub (the HDD and the phone), so it should work OK.
After that you will need to solve the NTFS reading/writing, for that you should be able to use the app you already mentioned.
P.S. when i was playing on the Tab2 with the above configuration, I also had to put an usb stick in the USB hub. For some reason the tablet didn't detect the HDD on the hub unless there was an USB stick too (never understood why). I don't remember having the same problem with the Note3, but i didn't test extensively so your mileage may vary.
Edit : an example of OTG adapter with integrated USB hub for Note 3 : http://www.ebay.com/itm/Micro-USB3-...-TF-Samsung-Galaxy-Note-3-N9000-/171300593212
Thanks for reply verszipo I was looking at this cable, hoping this could power up the drive while phone continues to operate itself without additional power. So Is it possible to have power supplied directly over wall plug instead of power bank?
This USB hub seams like nice idea.
Theoretically connecting like you suggested should work even if I leave disk in NTFS format using tools I mentioned before?
elektroda said:
Thanks for reply verszipo I was looking at this cable, hoping this could power up the drive while phone continues to operate itself without additional power. So Is it possible to have power supplied directly over wall plug instead of power bank?
This USB hub seams like nice idea.
Theoretically connecting like you suggested should work even if I leave disk in NTFS format using tools I mentioned before?
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If external hdd is larger than 1 TB,
Use usb "Y" cable to add external power source to connection.
Hey!
I use 1.5TB HDD with mu N3 and it is NTFS...
Why cant you use USB hub with external power supply (try to find out if it is 1A or 2A? bigger = better), and at phone install total commander with plugin USB plugin for Total Commander (no root requided!!)...
I use a 2tb wd passport. No need for external power source. I use paragon to read and write to ntfs partition. My drive gets detected within a few seconds but takes several minutes to mount the drive. Maybe you just need to wait. I know my drive is mounted when the My Files app launches by itself and shows the drive contents.
I received my Y cable hoping extra juice could solve my problems but I have no luck at all. No matter what I use I can't make my drive read. I don't have any options to choose.
Maybe I should format my drive using different allocation size unit, I never formated it and it's not 4 months old. Maybe my phone has some crappy cache leftovers so I should use cleaner? Hell I don't know what to do anymore. Usb sticks are working fine all the way.
Ok update on topic. I mange to make it work. I formated to NTFS with default allocation size, nothing special. Using paragon + total commander plugin + total commander. Works fine now WITHOUT additional power. Only downside is that mobile battery drains way too fast when you connect storage on it. It does not matter if I plug in additional supply to drive or not, draining is the same. Anyone noticed this and any workaround for this.
Thank you guys for suggestions.
I mounted my CN memory usb3.0 3tb drive with paragon in my rooted sm n9005
It mounted fine to a folder in my int SD, and i copied ober 20gb of data
I am wondering whether anyone has connected a USB 3.0 hub to the Axon 7.
The reason I ask is that I am going on a trip soon and want to back up my camera SD card each day to a USB stick. I don't want to take a laptop. What I'd like to do is connect a USB card reader / hub to the phone to copy files from the SD card to the USB stick at USB 3 speeds. Devices like the Ravpower wd03 only do usb 2, which will take ages per file.
Will this work? Will I need a USB 3 otg?
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Update - USB Hub Works - but.....
OK, so I took the plunge and bought an Aukey USB C to USB 3 adaptor and a USB hub - one of these. I did it that was as I don't have other USB C devices.
The USB hub works fine with USB memory sticks. Each time i insert it registers a new USB OTG drive and I can happily copy to and from it (and more than one
But every time I insert an SD card into the SD reader, the Axon 7 gives me an error "Unsupported USB Drive: This device doesn't support thus USB drive. Touch to set up in a supported format". When I try to format the card, it fails.
Any ideas?
Update 2
I should add that:
1. The same problem occurs even if I use the MicroSD card I use in the phone - so it is not a formatting issue.
2. I also have a Note 5. If I connect the USB hub to that via a USB OTG, the Note 5 can happily read the SD Card.
3. The SD slot USB Hub works fine when when plugged into a PC.
Do I need an additional USB OTG? Will that conflict with the phone?
Update 3!!!
This is getting ridiculous but I want it to work.
So I tried plugging a SD Card reader into the USB hub. Lo and behold it works!!!! I wonder whether the issue is just that the SD card reader in the hub is missing something which allows the Axon to read the SD card.
That was only USB 2 - I am going to invest in a USB 3 SD card reader (my camera produces large files!) So I am going to invest in a small USB card reader and will report back.
Update 4
So the card reader has arrived as has my USB 3 stick. Now I can copy all the files from the SD Card to the USB Stick.
The only issue is that Dropbox scans the cards and starts trying to upload them as Camera uploads so I've had to kill the process.
The other issue is that my file manager (File Manager HD) doesn;t allow copying and I have to use the System file Manager, which is awful. Am going to work on that process over the weekend. Any suggestions gratefully received on that front!!!
Rubbish. Rubbish. Rubbish
The connection just isn't stable enough. The phone keeps saying that the card(s) keeping g being disconnected / removed. There is nothing wrong with the hub or either the USB stick or the sync card / card reader.
Last chance - I will add a power supply to the USB hub. If that doesn't work I'm afraid my views will be confirmed - this is a great phone with a great DAC but other than that it is just a bit rubbish and cheap for a reason, with a manufacturer which doesn't want to develop for it. I'm the EU least.
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