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[Q] Problem with Epic and OS X?

I posted this question in the main Android Section in error but, I am running OS X 10.5 (Leopard) on a MacBook Air and I can't get it to read my Epic. The Epic will give me the prompt to mount as a storage device but my Mac won't see it. It also fails to see it with adb and the Epic in Dev mode.
Has anyone else with a Mac had this problem? If not any data on the version/hardware your running would be greatly appreciated to narrow down this problem.

Keep posting this but if it helps...
I had the same issue. I used a non-powered usb hub and now it works. Not the best solution but at least it's working.

i'm using a macbook pro (not air like yours) and i have two usb ports (one on the right and the other on the left). For some reason, only the right usb will work with my epic, the left side wont. i'm not sure how many usbs are on the air but try using different usb ports.

yellowxboy said:
i'm using a macbook pro (not air like yours) and i have two usb ports (one on the right and the other on the left). For some reason, only the right usb will work with my epic, the left side wont. i'm not sure how many usbs are on the air but try using different usb ports.
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MacBook Air only has 1 measly USB port, so he might want to try a powered USB hub if that port is not supplying enough juice.

Yeah, its not OSX, its a power issue. Works fine on my Regular Unibody Macbook :/ with 10.6. People with Macbook Air and MacbookPro's are having issues.

rufflez2010 said:
Yeah, its not OSX, its a power issue. Works fine on my Regular Unibody Macbook :/ with 10.6. People with Macbook Air and MacbookPro's are having issues.
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So would the solution be to use a powered USB hub? A poster above said that using a non-powered USB hub did the trick for him.

I had the same exact problem with my evo. A software called NTFS for mac by Paragon fixed it for me (would post a link but don't know if it's allowed, google is your friend). It costs 20.00 but you can use the trial for free for a while and it works great. Now I can also copy and delete files from NTFS formatted external hard drives and flash drives, plus my android powered phone.

did you guys try the usb debugging mode , it worked in mine !!!

cdudeman said:
I had the same exact problem with my evo. A software called NTFS for mac by Paragon fixed it for me (would post a link but don't know if it's allowed, google is your friend). It costs 20.00 but you can use the trial for free for a while and it works great. Now I can also copy and delete files from NTFS formatted external hard drives and flash drives, plus my android powered phone.
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I find that odd because Android does not generally use the NTFS file format at it is a Windows file format. Android (and or Linux in general) usually go for FAT and or Ext2/3.
I have Paragon's NTFS for Mac on my Mac simply because i dabble with some NTFS formatted volumes but have never encountered an Android device using NTFS before.

seven7dust said:
did you guys try the usb debugging mode , it worked in mine !!!
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Yes, that was the first thing I tried and I always have it enabled when I connect my Epic to my MBP.

I might be wrong about being NTFS. I just know that worked for me. I couldn't even see my evo in my devices until I installed that.
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I find that odd because Android does not generally use the NTFS file format at it is a Windows file format. Android (and or Linux in general) usually go for FAT and or Ext2/3.
I have Paragon's NTFS for Mac on my Mac simply because i dabble with some NTFS formatted volumes but have never encountered an Android device using NTFS before.
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Interesting. If I use my older MacBook Pro (2009 model), it works when directly connected but does not work through my cinema display usb port.

Thank you everyone for your help. Turns out it's a power issue on the USB port, used a powered hub and came right up. I also tried the NTPS idea but that didn't do anything for me.

i havent been able to connect either i just put the sd card in the adapter and plug it straight into my mbp

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i havent been able to connect either i just put the sd card in the adapter and plug it straight into my mbp
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That's what I had to resort to. I would assume that a Mac Mini with 5 usb ports would be sufficient enough to juice it but no dice. I have a powered hub laying around somewhere. Will give that a try and see wht gives.

Powered Hub is the trick
Had no success using USB ports on the MacBook Pro until I used a powered hub. Then I found:
1. With USB Debug on, a hinky message about the network appears. Ignore that and the phone will mount.
2. With USB Debug off, no message appears and the phone mounts.
With USB Debug off, I selected 'mass storage' and did not need to click on the USB notification to mount the phone. That's weird because you can also mount the phone through the USB notification. Not sure if one way is better than the other, but I'll stick with just the 'mass storage' option for now.

Mine doesn't mount and i'm in no mood to clutter my desktop with a hub when my Mac Mini already has 5 USB ports. So i said eff it and use an app called WebSharing to mount my Epic as a wifi volume and access from web browser. Very nice, wifi upload speeds are great. This work around suits me somewhat.

USB hosting ENABLED on XOOM!

While I know that honeycomb does not support this yet (but likely will with the sd card upgrade), there have been rumors that the micro USB slot on the XOOM is actually capable of hosting.
Does anyone know this for sure?
Basically, im trying to decide between the XOOM and the unamed Toshiba tablet.
I like that the Toshiba tablet has Hosting with a full usb port, and Im wondering if the XOOM will be able to do the same (albeit with an adapter).
Though, I dont even know if The toshiba tablet will release in the US any time soon.
ALL THANKS TO ROEBEET WHO HAS ENABLED HOSTING OF THUMB STICKS ON THE XOOM! - scroll through this conversation to get to roebeets post!

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Motorol...1218305636450&skuId=1946179&st=xoom&cp=1&lp=1
Look down the page a bit for ...
Note: Optical drive not included
Compatible with optional external recordable CD/DVD drives (not included).
This would imply it does.

Yes, it most definitely will have that capability. Please see the thread here that I started a while back on the Moto Owners Forum, where I was able to get not only Moto reps to confirm this, but also was fortunate enough to get the actual Moto tech who worked on the Xoom's USB to chime in with some info. My guess is, the same software update that will enable the microSD card will also enable the USB host capabilities of the micro USB port (both external data storage).

The USB hosting being locked down software wise, at least initially, is being done to get some quick cash on their accessories. The unlock that they MIGHT provide later would allow 3rd party keyboards and other accessories access to the Xoom.
I really doubt that they will do a software lock later but the fact that it is software locked and not hardware means that someone here in XDA will be able to unlock it for us eventually.

how hard would it have been to put a full sized USB. Seriously.

Germwise said:
how hard would it have been to put a full sized USB. Seriously.
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It would make the tablet thicker. micro USB is fine since most of us already have tons of those cables.

Germwise said:
how hard would it have been to put a full sized USB. Seriously.
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look at the thickness of Notion Ink Adam becuase of 2 USB adapters

I did a bit of research on this.
So it appears the same situation exists for the dell streak. It also has USB host like motorola (confirmed by moto engineer).
Some guy here: http://linuxslate.com/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1286562168
Shows how to get USB drives mounted and usable on dell streak running android 2.1 - this appears not to work on android 2.2 and higher.
OF NOTE: with the right cable (apparently some exist that support OTG hosting capabilities) and the right developer - we can absolutely get USB hosting onto the xoom.
Likely, a couple of scenarios exist to getting this working. First, we wait for the microsdcard update for the xoom - which may make it easier to host from the USB port; Second - we wait for a smart developer to port this sort of code into and app or custom rom; Third - we wait for the toshiba tablet to come out (as it has a full USB port for host) and steal its rom and port it to the Xoom.

I have a Nokia OTG cable that I misakenly bought for an Archos 32 (didn't work), and I tried it on my Xoom. I can use a USB keyboard with it, FYI. But a USB mouse I tested does not work.
USB thumb drives may not work as there's no mount point - I might try to create a custom boot.img and test that out, if I have time.
This is the cable I have: http://cgi.ebay.com/Micro-USB-Host-...314427?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3a640778bb

roebeet said:
I have a Nokia OTG cable that I misakenly bought for an Archos 32 (didn't work), and I tried it on my Xoom. I can use a USB keyboard with it, FYI. But a USB mouse does not work.
USB thumb drives may not work as there's no mount point - I might try to create a custom boot.img and test that out, if I have time.
This is the cable I have: http://cgi.ebay.com/Micro-USB-Host-...314427?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3a640778bb
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Thanks for the post Roebeet;
This sounds excellent - im happy that xoom has the ability to host - that was the last piece of the puzzle for me - cant wait for the custom roms that implement this ability!

USB thumb drive confirmed working
Needed to make a boot.img change, however. I'm going to write up a HOWTO, shortly.

roebeet said:
I have a Nokia OTG cable that I misakenly bought for an Archos 32 (didn't work), and I tried it on my Xoom. I can use a USB keyboard with it, FYI. But a USB mouse I tested does not work.
USB thumb drives may not work as there's no mount point - I might try to create a custom boot.img and test that out, if I have time.
This is the cable I have: http://cgi.ebay.com/Micro-USB-Host-...314427?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3a640778bb
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Can't even get a mouse to work with BlueTooth, so that's probably why a USB mouse doesn't work...

USB thumb drive instructions (with altered boot.img link)
Dropped the instructions here: http://www.slatedroid.com/index.php...le-usb-host-mode-ie-thumb-drives-on-the-xoom/
I have this running on my Xoom right now - thumb drive can see files and play content (like music and video).

Awesome! Time to order an OTG cable
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roebeet said:
Dropped the instructions here: http://www.slatedroid.com/index.php...le-usb-host-mode-ie-thumb-drives-on-the-xoom/
I have this running on my Xoom right now - thumb drive can see files and play content (like music and video).
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You are amazing as always man - Im from the NIH community as well (flaunt)
Thanks so much for this!

Salpula said:
Awesome! Time to order an OTG cable
Sent from my Xoom using XDA App
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That eBay guy is going to wonder why the sudden surge of cable orders, soon.
It's coming from Hong Kong, but I think I got mine in less than 2 weeks - this was back in November. I had ordered this cable with an Archos 32 in mind, but I screwed up the first time and got the wrong cable. I'm happy to report that it's finally getting some use.

roebeet said:
Dropped the instructions here: http://www.slatedroid.com/index.php...le-usb-host-mode-ie-thumb-drives-on-the-xoom/
I have this running on my Xoom right now - thumb drive can see files and play content (like music and video).
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You are AWESOME.

Hey roebeet, Quick question:
Does this allow you to transfer or write files to the USB drive as well? Or will we have to wait for honeycomb to support sd cards to do this?
Can files be written onto the thumb drive or moved there using a file explorer?
Just wondering!

anyway to translate this mod to getting the micro SD slot working

Flaunt77 said:
Hey roebeet, Quick question:
Does this allow you to transfer or write files to the USB drive as well? Or will we have to wait for honeycomb to support sd cards to do this?
Can files be written onto the thumb drive or moved there using a file explorer?
Just wondering!
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It doesn't look like it's mounted read-only so I'd say yes.

Is there any possible way to use HDMI in input?

Hi,
I wish to view my Canon SLR camera photo in Transformer display via HDMI cable.
Is it possible to use the TF HDMI as an input?

zuzzurro said:
Hi,
Is it possible to use the TF HDMI as an input?
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No, the mini HDMI port of the transformer is an output only. You cant use it as a monitor. Same way you can't use the HDMI output of a laptop as an input.

sorry but is simply impossible.

cesarramsan said:
sorry but is simply impossible.
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Ah such closed-mindedness.........NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE!!! LEARN THAT!!
It is just that we do not know HOW yet. That does NOT make it impossible.

Many thanks...
this tablet have too limitations!
I wish to use it to display photo from my camera Canon EOS 7D which use CF card, but it has only SD card reader, so I should use a CF USB reader, but it hasn't a USB port, so I hoped it could show my photo via HDMI... but it cannot!!!

zuzzurro said:
Many thanks...
this tablet have too limitations!
I wish to use it to display photo from my camera Canon EOS 7D which use CF card, but it has only SD card reader, so I should use a CF USB reader, but it hasn't a USB port, so I hoped it could show my photo via HDMI... but it cannot!!!
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If my memory is correct, there is an adapter for this (kind of). Where the loading slot will be used for this purpose. But still, im not sure how it is...

There are SD to CF adapters on amazon and other sites. But if I were you I would just get the dock. Honestly, there are better tablets if you do not want the dock.

Digiguest said:
Ah such closed-mindedness.........NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE!!! LEARN THAT!!
It is just that we do not know HOW yet. That does NOT make it impossible.
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Unless you swap the chipset and data bus beside the min-hdmi port and modify the kernel it is impossible.
Sent from my Transformer TF101

There are SD to compact flash adapter, since CF card are bigger tha SD card, but do not exist any CF to SD adapter.
Do you know any tablet with USB port better than TF at 349 eur?

Why does this thread remind me of this? http://xkcd.com/644/
Either way, sometimes hardware is limited to in or out only. HDMI is one of those ports that is commonly unidirectional only and it is a limitation of the hardware itself, not just software.

Digiguest said:
Ah such closed-mindedness.........NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE!!! LEARN THAT!!
It is just that we do not know HOW yet. That does NOT make it impossible.
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Cool, let us know when you've got it working

Here's some options:
1. Get the dock
2. Get the dock
3. Get an Eye-Fi CF to SD adapter on ebay and use the official Eye-Fi android app to transfer wirelessly.
4. Get the dock

3.1 & USB Peripherals

I know that 3.1 added support for a broader spectrum of USB devices, and I thought it would be interesting to compile a list of what works and doesn't work!
So far, I've tried:
ACER LIQUID E - Basically just charges the phone and allows for tethering (wish I could mount it) **UPDATE** After rooting and installing busybox and drive mount, Liquid E is able to mount! (Thanks, entropy)
HP WIRELESS MINI KEYBOARD (Model #U10G) - Works flawlessly! Prior to the update, only the keyboard worked, but now the mouse works too, as expected!
SONY CYBERSHOT (Model #DSC-W55) - At first the Iconia didn't detect it, but after I went into the camera menu and changed USB connect mode from "auto" to "mass storage" and plugged it back into the tablet, the Gallery app opened automatically and the pics from the camera magically appeared! Woohoo!
LOGITECH ATTACK 3 JOYSTICK - Not too useful, but it works! Basically it works as a glorified mouse, scrolling up/down/left/right. Pretty basic for now, but perhaps a good flight simulator will come out in the future?
SAMSUNG STORY STATION 1 TB HARD DRIVE - My biggest disappointment... I know there are workarounds to get external drives to work, but I was hoping 3.1 would provide a fix for this. It is formatted FAT32, so I'm not sure what the problem is, but my Iconia isn't picking it up **UPDATE** After rooting and installing busybox and drive mount, Story Station is able to mount! (Thanks, entropy)

I can confirm the iphone 3gs will charge and you can import photos/movies taken on the camera.
I have a cannon camera at home. I know they have a strange interface which always requires me to load a separate driver in windows. I will test it later and let you know.

vanisleguy1976 said:
SAMSUNG STORY STATION 1 TB HARD DRIVE - My biggest disappointment... I know there are workarounds to get external drives to work, but I was hoping 3.1 would provide a fix for this. It is formatted FAT32, so I'm not sure what the problem is, but my Iconia isn't picking it up
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Assuming you are rooted - try "drive mount" (free from market) - solved all my USB storage device problems.

entropy.of.avarice said:
Assuming you are rooted - try "drive mount" (free from market) - solved all my USB storage device problems.
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Thanks! I'll keep that in mind. I'm not currently rooted, but I'll likely take that plunge soon. I was hoping 3.1 would cure that in the stock software, but we can't always get what we want
pacificwing said:
I can confirm the iphone 3gs will charge and you can import photos/movies taken on the camera.
I have a cannon camera at home. I know they have a strange interface which always requires me to load a separate driver in windows. I will test it later and let you know.
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How ironic that an iProduct will work as a peripheral, but not another Acer product!
*edit* Just tested my old BLACKBERRY CURVE 8310 and it mounts no problem! Wtf?
Thanks for the info!

vanisleguy1976 said:
Thanks! I'll keep that in mind. I'm not currently rooted, but I'll likely take that plunge soon. I was hoping 3.1 would cure that in the stock software, but we can't always get what we want
Thanks for the info!
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Rooting stock 3.1 takes about ten seconds - i have successfully ran a Logitech laser mouse, a Saitek Eclipse 2 keyboard, a old crappy external 60gb USB hdd, and a 16gb flash stick all at once

Does a non powered usb hub work??
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vari9 said:
Does a non powered usb hub work??
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Using a non powered hub as I type - 4 devices connected, including a sweet keyboard with led back lighting (saitek eclipse 2) - all 4 devices work even if I am not connected to power.

Is there an * easy * way to make this tab use huwaei dongle for internet...???
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vari9 said:
Is there an easy way to make this tab use huwaei dongle for internet...???
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No idea - would probably involve a rooted device and a custom rom - head to the dev section.

Logitech mx510 and mx518 mice confirmed.
Xbox 360 wired controller works but found no games that use it and it is very clunky for nav'ing the UI in general.
Wacom Bamboo powers but nothing functions.
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Is there a safe way of removing these usb devices without having to power down?

peejayw said:
Is there a safe way of removing these usb devices without having to power down?
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A "safe" way? I'm pretty sure it won't explode if you just unplug them.
In all seriousness, you should be able to just unplug them without losing data. At least I always have.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the reason you have to "eject" removable media from windows is because windows has some sort of drive caching to speed things up. This means that just because you have copied a file to your usb drive, doesn't mean the data has actually been written right away.
Furthermore, Windows also locks out files that are in use by an active application. As such, windows makes you "eject" the media in order to give the OS a chance to check to see if any of the files are still in use, to avoid the application having a brain fart and crashing. Also, if an application is in the process of writing to a file and you yank out the drive, the file could become corrupt.
I think both scenarios are not likely to occur on an Android tablet, mainly because its based on a real operating system not designed to treat you like an idiot. Just make sure none of the data is being used by any open apps and you should be fine.
That being said, always make sure to keep backups.
Cheers,
-PW

Anyone able to use an Xbox 360 controller. I have a wireless with PC USB dongle, would like to use it if I possible.

Just want to say i can see my files in my x10 mounting it with drive mount and view it with file expert

entropy.of.avarice said:
Rooting stock 3.1 takes about ten seconds - i have successfully ran a Logitech laser mouse, a Saitek Eclipse 2 keyboard, a old crappy external 60gb USB hdd, and a 16gb flash stick all at once
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Thanks! After rooting, installing busybox, and Drive mount, I now am able to mount my phone and external hard drive!

vanisleguy1976 said:
Thanks! After rooting, installing busybox, and Drive mount, I now am able to mount my phone and external hard drive!
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Yay! Glad it worked for you. Enjoy!

External hard drive can't be mounted?? (RESOLVED!)

I just got a Shield Pro (only due to the fact that I was able to get the Pro with the remote and stand for $244) and I'm trying to connect my NFTS 3TB external hard drive, but it won't mount. I read somewhere the Shield can't recognize a hard drive with multiple partitions so I extended the original partition and now there is only one, but it still won't mount no matter what I do.
Any thoughts, tips, tricks or advice on how to get it mounted will be greatly appreciated.

Mines mounted i got it in the first usb port 1.81tb
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Mines mounted i got it in the first usb port 1.81tb
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Thanks for rubbing it in.

Sorry if this sounds partitioning but at 3tb sounds like it must be externally powered. I'm assuming its powered up and you can hear it spinning up? I would also try a different usb cable even if that cable works on the PC. Stranger things have been known to happen.

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Sorry if this sounds partitioning but at 3tb sounds like it must be externally powered. I'm assuming its powered up and you can hear it spinning up? I would also try a different usb cable even if that cable works on the PC. Stranger things have been known to happen.
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Thanks! I'm not sure what you're saying about partitioning, but the external drive drive is externally powered and I can hear it spinning up. I'll try another cable when I get home tonight. That would be great if that was the only issue.
Thanks again.

No probs thats my damn autocorrect, I meant "patronising"

I have tried a 2TB Toshiba, a 2TB WD Passport, and a 4TB Samsung portable hard drive. All of them are 2.5" hard drives and all of them are self-powered (not plugged into an external source for power). All of them work without any trouble. They are formatted in NFTS and have only 1 partition. Maybe it's your brand of hard drive that is not working on your Shield TV.

Where did you get that deal on the pro? EBay?

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Where did you get that deal on the pro? EBay?
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Amazon. I was shocked when I saw the price for a Pro with all those accessories. Plus the seller never registered everything and I got the warranty too.

I haven't had any issues connecting am external HD to my Shield Pro. I have an old Western Digital 500gb drive, a Samsung EVO Pro 250gb SSD and a 1TB Western Digital HD and all of them connect just fine. The 1tb HD requires a external power source but it still works without any issues. I use ES File Explorer to access the HD if that helps at all. I also had no issues with any of my flash drives 8gb-128gb from various manufactures.

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I haven't had any issues connecting am external HD to my Shield Pro. I have an old Western Digital 500gb drive, a Samsung EVO Pro 250gb SSD and a 1TB Western Digital HD and all of them connect just fine. The 1tb HD requires a external power source but it still works without any issues. I use ES File Explorer to access the HD if that helps at all. I also had no issues with any of my flash drives 8gb-128gb from various manufactures.
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Thanks. I tried both ports, but it still doesn't work for me. I'm still waiting for a new cable to see if that works since I don't seem to have any other USB 3.0 cables to try.

jjdavola said:
Thanks. I tried both ports, but it still doesn't work for me. I'm still waiting for a new cable to see if that works since I don't seem to have any other USB 3.0 cables to try.
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It could be the cable but I couldn't tell you for sure. If it still doesn't work after that maybe a factory reset or a reflashing of the images may be in order. Something could be corrupted cashing the issue but that scenario is a more severe remedy to the small issue.

UPDATE: Although I tried to repair the drive on my WIn 8.1 mini-desktop, it wasn't until I connected the external drive to my AIO with Win 10 that the external drive was repaired (which took a maybe a minute) and now I can access my external drive.
Now for my bonus question (that I will create a new thread for as well). Is there anyway to access the external drive or the Pro's 500GB drive from my network? I can see it as SHIELD on my network and I can see the IP address, but I can't seem to access it. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

jjdavola said:
Is there anyway to access the external drive or the Pro's 500GB drive from my network? I can see it as SHIELD on my network and I can see the IP address, but I can't seem to access it. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
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If your Shield Device is rooted, you can always give Servers Ultimate Pro (comes up as the Amazon free app of the day quite often) a try & setup a simple SMB server. You would probably need Server Pack B (this is free). I actually have this setup on my Nexus Player with Stickmount.

jjdavola said:
UPDATE: Although I tried to repair the drive on my WIn 8.1 mini-desktop, it wasn't until I connected the external drive to my AIO with Win 10 that the external drive was repaired (which took a maybe a minute) and now I can access my external drive.
Now for my bonus question (that I will create a new thread for as well). Is there anyway to access the external drive or the Pro's 500GB drive from my network? I can see it as SHIELD on my network and I can see the IP address, but I can't seem to access it. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
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Install ES file manager. Run the remote control section inside and it will run a ftp server on the sheild. You can then ftp in with filezilla or something and access the files. No root needed, but you need to enable the sever each time you want to transfer files etc :good:

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Install ES file manager. Run the remote control section inside and it will run a ftp server on the sheild. You can then ftp in with filezilla or something and access the files. No root needed, but you need to enable the sever each time you want to transfer files etc :good:
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Thanks. I have no idea why, but this doesn't work for some reason. Although I'm new to Filezilla and I'm not sure if I'm using it right.

jjdavola said:
Thanks. I have no idea why, but this doesn't work for some reason. Although I'm new to Filezilla and I'm not sure if I'm using it right.
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Put the IP address in the address bar...in the format 192.168.1.?? And make sure you have the right port number in the port box... ES file manager screen will show you the address and port number. I'm guessing you haven't put the port number in

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Put the IP address in the address bar...in the format 192.168.1.?? And make sure you have the right port number in the port box... ES file manager screen will show you the address and port number. I'm guessing you haven't put the port number in
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Thanks. I actually did do that. I guess I have to keep trying.

This is going to sound odd, but if you are on ethernet, try using wireless to transfer files. Most FTP programs won't start a server on ethernet as they are programmed for wireless only. They think phones and if a phone is not wireless it's mobile network, and therefor don't turn on server. Worked for me on both ES and Solid Explorer wireless, but neither wired.

I'm having the same problem as topic creator. Using a self-powered 3 TB WD Passport, and cannot get it to mount on the Shield no matter how I format it (FAT32, EXFAT, NTFS both MBR and GPT). It reads on every other device and PC I have just fine.
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ES File Explorer even recognizes the presence of a USB drive, but gives a "failed to open file" error when attempting to access it. Android's storage manager doesn't see the drive at all.