I have a Canon EOS 350D which needs a driver on windows. Canon could solve this with a new firmware but this will not happen. If I have the usb adapter for the SGT is there a solution to copy photo's from the EOS? Or will I have to take the pcmcia card out to copy photo's?(and use a seperate reader).
Is this a strange Q? Or is it simple: If there doesn't exist an android driver for a external usb device you can't connect it?
It annoys me big time, I will own a nice piece of equipment like the tab, but have to carry a usb adapter, a usb cable and a cardreader with me, to transfer photo's from my camera when I'm on the road.(and the hassling with removing cards etc.)
I don't think there will ever be native support for proprietary drivers in Android. I'm no developer so I can't say if you could add support for that camera driver through an app but I don't think you'll get around the sd card reader + USB adapter combo for now.
If you can find Linux/Ubuntu support for it, you MIGHT be able to hack it in with an alternate kernel - but depending on the nature of the support method, the user interface may be suboptimal. (using shell commands to mount, etc.)
Edit: Check Themes and Apps section, new news. There's apparently now a "DSLR Controller" app, not sure how well this will work for you. I shoot Pentax so I can't test it.
Entropy512 said:
If you can find Linux/Ubuntu support for it, you MIGHT be able to hack it in with an alternate kernel - but depending on the nature of the support method, the user interface may be suboptimal. (using shell commands to mount, etc.)
Edit: Check Themes and Apps section, new news. There's apparently now a "DSLR Controller" app, not sure how well this will work for you. I shoot Pentax so I can't test it.
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If I can also copy photo's with it, it will be great. Thanks, I will check it out.
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Does anybody know of a way to assign a drive letter to a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1? I would like to sync a wide variety of files between it and my Windows XP PC via USB cable using third party synchronization software (2BrightSparks SyncBackSE)? The MTP supports manual drag-and-drop, but I need to enable a more sophisticated and automated syncing mechanism than that, and it has to work for all file types.
I tried FTP-based methods via WiFi (via SwiFTP), and found that it worked poorly because the file modification dates were not maintained over FTP.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
DroidMilitia said:
Does anybody know of a way to assign a drive letter to a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1? I would like to sync a wide variety of files between it and my Windows XP PC via USB cable using third party synchronization software (2BrightSparks SyncBackSE)? The MTP supports manual drag-and-drop, but I need to enable a more sophisticated and automated syncing mechanism than that, and it has to work for all file types.
I tried FTP-based methods via WiFi (via SwiFTP), and found that it worked poorly because the file modification dates were not maintained over FTP.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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windows automatically assigns the drive letter...
but i guess you could go to run:
compmgmt.msc
disk managment on the panel
right click drive
?????????
profit
mikeyrave said:
windows automatically assigns the drive letter...
but i guess you could go to run:
compmgmt.msc
disk managment on the panel
right click drive
?????????
profit
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I don't get (nor can figure out) how to map a drive under Windows 7 (64-bit). It does map the device for access but as "GT-P7510" then "Tablet" then dirs under Windows Explorer. It's not shown in Device Management either. Perhaps it's a Win7 or 64-bit driver issue/limitation?
mikeyrave said:
windows automatically assigns the drive letter...
but i guess you could go to run:
compmgmt.msc
disk managment on the panel
right click drive
?????????
profit
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Thank you for your response.
I attached an image showing how different devices show up under "My Computer" on my PC. Windows automatically assigns drive letters to USB mass storage devices. This works wonderfully for a USB hard drive (E: ) or my Motorola Droid X (G: and I: ), which is running Android 2.2.1. Unfortunately, my Galaxy Tab 10.1 (Running Android 3.1) is listed as a "Portable Media Player" under "My Computer" in Windows Explorer. It apparently can only be accessed by Media Transfer Protocol (MTP), which is different from assigning the device a drive letter. This is a huge disadvantage.
I ran Computer Management to try to change the drive letter of the Galaxy Tab 10.1, and do not have the option. I attached an image showing that also. Note that I can change the USB hard drive and Droid X drives which is what I want to do for the Galaxy Tab 10.1.
cleblanc92 said:
Perhaps it's a Win7 or 64-bit driver issue/limitation?
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I have the same problem in Windows XP and Win7 32-bit. I think the issue revolves around Samsung's decision to require MTP to communicate with the tablet from a PC, and some tricks will be necessary to get around it. What we need is a way to trick Windows XP / 7 into thinking the Portable Media Device is a drive.
Please try the below
http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/use-samsung-galaxy-tab-10-1-as-mass-storage-device-guide/
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i read somewhere that if you disable USB debugging in the device, it will be shown as a mass storage device.
Not sure though. Please try it out
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That's the only time the MTP mode will kick in (when debug is off)....but no, no driveletter access just a device.
Details on just what MTP is and why we don't easily get a Driveletter.
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That's the only time the MTP mode will kick in (when debug is off)....but no, no driveletter access just a device.
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Sorry. i edited my above post . Please try that method and post here if it works
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Sorry. i edited my above post . Please try that method and post here if it works
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Funny I just started that install..
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Sorry. i edited my above post . Please try that method and post here if it works
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Tried and failed. The method described on the addictivetips website does not actually make the Galaxy Tab 10.1 show up as a USB Mass Storage Device, as the page claims. It just enables the Personal Media Player, i.e., MTP mode, which is where we were when we started this thread.
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Tried and failed. The method described on the addictivetips website does not actually make the Galaxy Tab 10.1 show up as a USB Mass Storage Device, as the page claims. It just enables the Personal Media Player, i.e., MTP mode, which is where we were when we started this thread.
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2nd that result here.
DroidMilitia said:
Tried and failed. The method described on the addictivetips website does not actually make the Galaxy Tab 10.1 show up as a USB Mass Storage Device, as the page claims. It just enables the Personal Media Player, i.e., MTP mode, which is where we were when we started this thread.
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You need to have latest version of kies installed also. you don't need to use kies but is just active in the background and displayed on screen of tab.
Read this thread for more details:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1128220
This thread is about the fact that the [OP] was trying to find a way to map a driveletter. MTP IS WORKING for us, but we both were hunting for a way/app/tool/cmd/hack to get better windows-drive access -IF- there was a way to obtain it.
We don't need to keep trying drivers and steps that provide the same MTP access we started with. I think this fact got lost so I am restating here.
Seems like a Windows vs Linux limitation so unless there is new info on that aspect I guess we are done here.
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This thread is about the fact that the [OP] was trying to find a way to map a driveletter. MTP IS WORKING for us, but we both were hunting for a way/app/tool/cmd/hack to get better windows-drive access -IF- there was a way to obtain it.
We don't need to keep trying drivers and steps that provide the same MTP access we started with. I think this fact got lost so I am restating here.
Seems like a Windows vs Linux limitation so unless there is new info on that aspect I guess we are done here.
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Well put!
To clear this up for future readers of this thread or potential Galaxy Tab 10.1 buyers I would like to add that the fact that one can "see" the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the "My Computer" file menu does not mean that it is accessible as a drive. That means that generalized, high-quality, business-grade synchronization software such as SyncBackSE (i.e., non-Kies) that operates on all files rather than just pictures, books, videos, and podcasts, does not work.
Practically, this means that if you bought the tablet because you wanted a tool for easily accessing and reviewing .ppt, .doc, .pdf, .html, .xls, etc., files and you want to easily and quickly sync them with your desktop PC over USB with a single click, you've got a problem. I can sync my Droid X with my PC using SyncBackSE with a single click because Windows sees it as a drive. That makes me happy, as my desktop PC is then effectively in my pocket. Apparently I cannot do that with my Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, which bums me out.
Maybe I should return my Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, get an iPad 2, jailbreak it, and try using iPhone Explorer. Maybe that would solve the problem, but that is another thread in another forum.
I know its not a solution but using Dropbox to sync documents could remove the need to do this. If you want to look at .ppt, .doc etc files then this could allow syncing without wires.
Just an idea
DroidMilitia said:
Well put!
To clear this up for future readers of this thread or potential Galaxy Tab 10.1 buyers I would like to add that the fact that one can "see" the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the "My Computer" file menu does not mean that it is accessible as a drive. That means that generalized, high-quality, business-grade synchronization software such as SyncBackSE (i.e., non-Kies) that operates on all files rather than just pictures, books, videos, and podcasts, does not work.
Practically, this means that if you bought the tablet because you wanted a tool for easily accessing and reviewing .ppt, .doc, .pdf, .html, .xls, etc., files and you want to easily and quickly sync them with your desktop PC over USB with a single click, you've got a problem. I can sync my Droid X with my PC using SyncBackSE with a single click because Windows sees it as a drive. That makes me happy, as my desktop PC is then effectively in my pocket. Apparently I cannot do that with my Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, which bums me out.
Maybe I should return my Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, get an iPad 2, jailbreak it, and try using iPhone Explorer. Maybe that would solve the problem, but that is another thread in another forum.
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I think it's just an ease-of-use complaint. I can connect my Android phone to my PC, it gets a driveletter, and I can use ANY Windows program to push or pull content as I please. I can not do that with my tab because of this limitation. Alas, (sigh) an real SD-Card would have addressed this.
GT10.1x2 for the win perhaps??
therealpure said:
I know its not a solution but using Dropbox to sync documents could remove the need to do this. If you want to look at .ppt, .doc etc files then this could allow syncing without wires.
Just an idea
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Thank you for the suggestion and the acknowledgement that you understand the problem. It's a decent idea, and there are similar options such as SugarSync that I have also tried. Syncing via FTP would work fine if the files maintained their modification dates, and I haven't found an FTP server app that handles that.
DropBox costs $9.99 per month for between 2 and 50 GB worth of files, and I bought the 32-GB Galaxy Tab 10.1 since I have 20 GB of files that I want to put on it. The principle of payin' for syncin' bothers me. I don't want to pay a monthly fee so that I can sync my files between my PC and my tablet. To me that's like paying a monthly fee for the ability to move my paper books from one wooden shelf to another in my office. I own both shelves and I own the books. Wouldn't I have to be a sucker to pay for the ability to transfer them between shelves? I understand that real books are not electrical signals and cannot be transported over the air or through wires, I'm talking about moving, not syncing, I don't own the wires or the WiFi terminals, etc. I get it. It's just an attempt at a real-world analogy.
Iam using the samba server app to copy files to my tab
Edit: this one, you need to be rooted
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.funkyfresh.samba&feature=search_result
claudekenni said:
Iam using the samba server app to copy files to my tab
Edit: this one, you need to be rooted
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.funkyfresh.samba&feature=search_result
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I don't think it will help with my (rare) case as I work from home and VPN into the corp office. I can't use WIFI for this type of sharing and the VPN adapter is the only network possible on the device at that time. Just another limitation that is a factor is a solution
I imaging this could work well otherwise. Thanks for the suggestion as I am sure others may benefit.
Is it true that Samsung removed USB OTG Host capability from latest firmwares?
"DSLRcontroller" requires USB host and developer is suggesting that Samsung removed the feature.
http://dslrcontroller.com/devices.php
https://market.android.com/details?id=eu.chainfire.dslrcontroller
Could anyone try or disagree?
Galaid said:
Is it true that Samsung removed USB OTG Host capability from latest firmwares?
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Why would you doubt Chainfire?
http://www.chainfire.eu/articles/103/_SGS2_KI_Samsung_removes_USB_host_support_patches_bootloaders/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1202082
Any official response from Samsung about WHY did they remove the feature that existed on previous 2.3 ROMS?
Is this true ???
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Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but the way I understood it was this:
USB OTG still works (technically) for "identified devices"; those devices being flash drives (and by extensions also usb card readers which appear as flash drives), mouse and keyboard. "Unidentified Devices" ie your DSLR will not activate in the newer firmwares. If Samsung didn't specifically add the device's USB id to their "whitelist" of approved devices, it will not activate. My guess is certain unsupported devices may have been causing issues with the phone?? Not quite sure, but this is the cause of this app not working on the newer firmwares. Before now, any usb otg would work in the sense that the phone would connect and form a link with it, even if it didn't necessarily know what to do with it (be it a webcam, dslr, etc) which is again what we need for this dslr program to work.
Maybe an answer could be to locate and modify the whitelist? My guess is that might be the easiest solution (speaking as a non-developer...)
compuw22c said:
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but the way I understood it was this:
USB OTG still works (technically) for "identified devices"; those devices being flash drives (and by extensions also usb card readers which appear as flash drives), mouse and keyboard. "Unidentified Devices" ie your DSLR will not activate in the newer firmwares. If Samsung didn't specifically add the device's USB id to their "whitelist" of approved devices, it will not activate. My guess is certain unsupported devices may have been causing issues with the phone?? Not quite sure, but this is the cause of this app not working on the newer firmwares. Before now, any usb otg would work in the sense that the phone would connect and form a link with it, even if it didn't necessarily know what to do with it (be it a webcam, dslr, etc) which is again what we need for this dslr program to work.
Maybe an answer could be to locate and modify the whitelist? My guess is that might be the easiest solution (speaking as a non-developer...)
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Hey,
I am not an expert on this, but I belive that your statement is just partially true.
I just encounterd the same problem, i.e. usb-devices such as mouse, usb-stick, etc are properly supported BUT my own application would not run on my SGS2 (running KI1/KI1/KI1).
The application doesn't try to establish a connection to any unsupported device whatsoever (i.e. it just queries the number of connected usb-devices). Hence there is no special requirement for this application except the presence of the USB Host API, but this application crashes just like any other application which requires USB HOST (e.g. DSLRController).
Best
In a moment of madness the other day, I ordered one of these devices. I've had some experience of Android on an HTC Wildfire & Archos 101 so thought it would be a relatively safe bet. But oh no.
Can't find a way to access photos on a Windows Media Connect server with the supplied apps & of course, there's no user guide supplied. Look online & the current user guide is for Gingerbread when the device has Froyo. So I thought I'd check & see if Gingerbread has been released in the UK & if that made any difference. Dear old Samsung can't be like other manufacturers & provide a simple "check for software update" in the settings menu, that would be far too simple. No, you need to download & install a Windows program & update via USB. Now while a PITA, would be just about acceptable if Samsung had ever in their history written a decent piece of Windows software - which they haven't. PC Studio & Emodio being two examples of flaky software with pigeon English. So no surprise whatsoever when Kies proves to be yet another piece of ****.
Anyone have any idea why Kies can't establish a USB connection to W7 despite the mass storage device connecting fine? Just sits there trying to connect. No errors, no timeout, just sits there.
When posting here, you really need to post your variant... 4.0 or 5.0?
I'm surprised you're still on Froyo - usually it's United States customers that get screwed on updates but both the 4.0 and 5.0 are on Gingerbread I'm fairly certain.
Apologies, too busy ranting, it's 5.0.
After trying an XP machine with another USB cable I've discovered that the device has to be manually placed into Kies mode under Settings > USB. Again, why can't they just prompt when the USB is connected like other manufacturers?!
Anyway, so now I finally have Kies running & it tells me that despite the current online manual being for Gingerbread, Froyo is the latest available. Think I'll just give up, send it back & write a big note to self never to buy anything from Samsung again.
"Anyone have any idea why Kies can't establish a USB connection to W7 despite the mass storage device connecting fine?"
Yes, because you have to set the USB mode to KIES mode. That is for Gingerbread; I do not know if that is the case for Froyo, or why you have the old system.
I have a 5.0, never used Kies and don't plan to. USB set on "Mass Storage", connects with USB instantly. I'm on W7. Must used USB cable provided (unless you're lucky and found another that works, many don't). Never used Media Connect, can't help you there, I just dragged all my MP3 into the extrernal SD card.
crocodile said:
In a moment of madness the other day, I ordered one of these devices. I've had some experience of Android on an HTC Wildfire & Archos 101 so thought it would be a relatively safe bet. But oh no.
Can't find a way to access photos on a Windows Media Connect server with the supplied apps & of course, there's no user guide supplied. Look online & the current user guide is for Gingerbread when the device has Froyo. So I thought I'd check & see if Gingerbread has been released in the UK & if that made any difference. Dear old Samsung can't be like other manufacturers & provide a simple "check for software update" in the settings menu, that would be far too simple. No, you need to download & install a Windows program & update via USB. Now while a PITA, would be just about acceptable if Samsung had ever in their history written a decent piece of Windows software - which they haven't. PC Studio & Emodio being two examples of flaky software with pigeon English. So no surprise whatsoever when Kies proves to be yet another piece of ****.
Anyone have any idea why Kies can't establish a USB connection to W7 despite the mass storage device connecting fine? Just sits there trying to connect. No errors, no timeout, just sits there.
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I have a 5.0 from the UK as well and the 2.3.5 Gingerbread ODIN version posted in the Android Dev section (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1389809) works fine on our devices. It even saves you the hassle of using Kies which is a giant pain.
As for Windows Media Connect, not exactly sure what protocol it uses but you may have some luck with the AllShare app provided by Samsung (unsure if it was included in the Froyo version but it is definitely standard in Gingerbread.) Hope you have some luck as it really is a great device once you get past the initial humps. Let us know how it goes.
Thanks guys.
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Yes, because you have to set the USB mode to KIES mode. That is for Gingerbread; I do not know if that is the case for Froyo, or why you have the old system.
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Worked that out in the end thanks. According to this thread, Gingerbread isn't released in the UK:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1362386
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I have a 5.0 from the UK as well ..
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Seen the Odin option but don't really want to start hacking in case it does need to go back. Haven't looked to see if Odin can revert back to Froyo. If it can I may give it a go but hearing reports that Gingerbread knackers the GPS receiver.
AFAIK, Media Connect is just another DLNA. The Gallery app seems to have no option to view anything on the LAN & AllShare seems to be limited to creating AV playlists. It can't view photos & every video file on my server is apparently in an "unsupported format"!
The hardware seems decent enough but I'm not sure I have the will or desire to source replacements for every pre-installed app. My worry going forward is that Samsung pull their usual stunt of "Here's a new model, we don't have to bother with the (6 month) old one now"...
I use File Expert to view/move files/pictures on my home PC, does a wireless connection (as do many explorers). FX File Explorer is also nice (as well as Astro and ES Strong). Most pre-installed apps on any device have much better free counter parts. I don't think I'm use anything that came with the phone (other than system stuff), and I'm not rooted (yet)... but will be so I can get rid of it all for good. Although there's tons of app space, so doesn't bother me much at the moment.
Music Player: Cubed
File Explorer: File Expert
Tasks: Any.do
Calls: GrooveIP
Mail: K9
Photos: Quickpic
Texting: Google Voice
Camera: Camera Zoom
Apps:: Appbrain
Calendar: Yes I am using default calendar! (with Simple Cal Widget)
Kindle Reader
Not much there that came with it!
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I have a 5.0, never used Kies and don't plan to. USB set on "Mass Storage", connects with USB instantly. I'm on W7. Must used USB cable provided (unless you're lucky and found another that works, many don't). Never used Media Connect, can't help you there, I just dragged all my MP3 into the extrernal SD card.
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All of my USB cables work with the device (from N900, N950, various other phones) so I'm not sure why people have troubles with this. But I may just be lucky.
Re Windows Media Connect server, does the pre-installed app called "AllShare" not work?
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Re Windows Media Connect server, does the pre-installed app called "AllShare" not work?
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AllShare seems to be limited to creating AV playlists. It can't view photos & every video file on my server is apparently in an "unsupported format"!
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Can't be sure without any proper documentation but it appears to be limited as above.
I'm really not sure the device offers enough to make the effort of rooting in order to uninstall all the garbage worth while.
I'd like to think that the lack of an official Gingerbread release means Samsung are working on fixing the bugs. But my previous experience of their products makes me think otherwise.
Lack of Gingerbread is more likely something weird that's UK-specific... In the US, it's been Gingerbread from the beginning and I think international devices in the rest of the world are too.
I have never had good results with UPnP media format support on any device - even my PS3 is really damn finicky. However it's annoying that the G70 seems to have issues with UPnP streaming of stuff it plays locally.
I rarely view photos on my phone and haven't ever done it on the player, but in my case I have a Smugmug account so I just browse my galleries that way.
It seems like unfortunately your usage patterns are in a corner case where the device doesn't do so well. UPnP support is kinda "meh" - but as I said I've never seen any device where it wasn't. An iPod touch would probably do just as badly trying to browse photos via UPnP.
AllShare plays my HD video files on my server
"AllShare seems to be limited to creating AV playlists. It can't view photos & every video file on my server is apparently in an "unsupported format"!"
I have used AllShare. It sees all of my video files files on my server (just a home computer that shares). And I have played 640x480 AVI video files and a 720p wmv video file from my server smooth as butter and with great resolution on the SGP. It will not stream or play 1080p video files, however (which is in accord with the specs).
For what it's worth, I have no 720 files never mind 1080. AllShare can see them all (a mixture of AVI & MPG mostly) but won't play them. However, I can create a shortcut to them with ES FIle Explorer & play them all fine with Rockplayer. Guess I need to find a photo viewer than can do the same.
The Z2 supports OTG apparently. My question is, can I move files directly from my current Android phone to my Z2 using OTG? Or Do I still have to use my PC as the middleman between the two?
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The Z2 supports OTG apparently. My question is, can I move files directly from my current Android phone to my Z2 using OTG? Or Do I still have to use my PC as the middleman between the two?
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You cannot directly connect two phones with a cable and transfer files. The reason is that the phone never exposes its filesystem directly, but uses an MTP client to make files available on a PC. Since the Z2 is not an MTP host, it cannot see the files on the "old" phone.
There could be an exception if your "old" phone is really old. Originally, Android phones used a FAT filesystem for the "SD card", and then often exposed that directly to PC's, and then they ought to work also with an OTG phone as host. I cannot confirm what phones from what manufacturers would work in that manner, however.
Another way to transfer files, if your old phone supports OTG, is to use a USB memory stick as intermediate storage. A PC might still be more convenient, however, compared to using a clunky file manager on yotr phones.
Hi all, sorry if this thread is in the wrong place, but not sure where I'd actually put it, so feel free to move it to the correct forum if needed.
Basically I've got an android head unit in my car which claims to be running android 10 (the unit is a PX5 I think), and have multipe USB connections which allow me to plug in a memory stick to transfer MP3's onto the inbuilt storage, plug in a USB DAB radio receiver, or an OBD adapter, TPMS, etc. Problem is these devices are to be left plugged in permanently, and whenever I start the car I get a pop up notification asking if a device should be the default adapter for a specific app, etc. I've attached a photo to show the type of pop up I mean. There's an option to make it the default, which it doesn't want to be otherwise none of the adapters work with their respective apps, but there is no option to say no and never ask again? So it asks every single time I start the car. Is there a simple way I can stop this pop up from appearing? If I cancel the prompt, all works fine with each adapter and app, but I'm sick of having to cancel it every single time. No idea if the stereo is already rooted or not, haven't checked, but not sure if that would hinder me or not.
Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks.
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Does anyone have any ideas?
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None good or simple. This is a really annoying part of Android.
If you have an AndroidManifest.xml with meta-data in it (see: https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/connectivity/usb/host) then it will always pop up.
If you don't you won't be able to get permission to use the device.
What you and I want is to be able to say, "This app gets permanent and exclusive access to VID/PID 1234/5678, but never do an automatic app startup. Wait until the app is invoked normally."
System HID devices (like keyboard, mice) go in quietly, but belong to the system.
But to clarify things, is in this case your FTDI UART showing as a Linux /dev/ttySomething or just being handled in Java?
Could you do this:
Code:
$ zcat /proc/config.gz | grep CONFIG_USB_SERIAL
If yes, do you see it in /dev?
Hi, I've no idea how it's handled I'm afraid. All I know is it's a USB OBD adapter to do real time monitoring and data logging of my car's ECU. Normally it's used with a Windows laptop, but works with the android version of the software if I tell the app the VID and PID info. I also don't know why the TPMS app is the one always making the request to use this device when it has it's own one which it never asks for, it just works.
So, I guess that "TPMS" is "Tire Pressure Measuring System"?
So both your OBD and your TPMS use undifferentiated FTDI UARTs?
That's a separate problem.
Could you post the two apps to me privately?
Renate said:
So, I guess that "TPMS" is "Tire Pressure Measuring System"?
So both your OBD and your TPMS use undifferentiated FTDI UARTs?
That's a separate problem.
Could you post the two apps to me privately?
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The two apps are NDS1 (Nissan Datascan), and the TPMS app is by Deelife, both are just apps I got directly off the play store. The NDS1 app needs to be configured with the VID and PID to work, which I found out via the serial USB terminal app, also from the play store. The TPMS adapter however doesn't show up in this, but the Deelife TPMS app just works regardless, albeit with it autodetecting and wrongly asking to use the UART one each time I start the car.
Nah, too much bother.