[MOD/APP]{Xperia S/U/P}[GB] SDCARD Mounter as Mass Storage (MSC Mode) {Dt: 27/April} - Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go

[ info ]
so friends i know some of u are getting pissed because Sony didnt include MSC (mass storage mode) in the Xperia S/U/P GB firmware... the MTP mode is fine but some users (including me) prefer the MSC mode...
so here is a MOD/HACK which will enable that functionality!!!
[ credits ]
Napstar - for discussing this workaround which was ment for recovery but it works in OS very well
rogro82 - for creating and posting the GScript App here
finally me (DooMLoRD) - for implementing it for Xperia S/U/P and creating this easy to use package
[ requirements ]
stock GingerBread firmware
rooted device with busybox installed
[ downloads ]
APP for Xperia S
APP for Xperia U/P
if u want me to make a version of this app for ur Xperia P, Sola read this
OLD MANUAL WAY
test it out and let me know ur feedback!!!
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
ENJOY!!

---

Saw requirements and rooted, almost cried
But very good work u guys! Finally someone made this mod! I'll test out when bl is unlocked! xD
Sent from my LT26i using xda premium

---

Awesome! Working perfectly for me. Thanks! Was hoping for something like this

---

Thank you very much DooMLoRD Now copying is speeeedy...even 28MB/s

---

Sweet!!
Code:
[260388.740074] usb 1-4: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 60
[260388.878673] usb 1-4: New USB device found, idVendor=0fce, idProduct=b169
[260388.878680] usb 1-4: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[260388.878683] usb 1-4: Product: SEMC HSUSB Device
[260388.878686] usb 1-4: Manufacturer: SEMC
[260388.878688] usb 1-4: SerialNumber: **********
[260388.878919] usb 1-4: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[260388.880622] scsi12 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
[260388.880894] usb-storage: device found at 60
[260388.880897] usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
[260393.876839] usb-storage: device scan complete
[260393.877392] scsi 12:0:0:0: Direct-Access SEMC Mass storage 0100 PQ: 0 ANSI: 4
[260393.878421] sd 12:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
[260393.880092] sd 12:0:0:0: [sdb] 54128640 512-byte logical blocks: (27.7 GB/25.8 GiB)
[260393.880585] sd 12:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
[260393.880591] sd 12:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 0f 00 00 00
[260393.880596] sd 12:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[260393.882455] sd 12:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[260393.882463] sdb:
[260393.891209] sd 12:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[260393.891218] sd 12:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk
[260394.093218] FAT: utf8 is not a recommended IO charset for FAT filesystems, filesystem will be case sensitive!
Brilliant! and so simple too, 2 lines! Makes the recent donation all the more sweet, so yet again - thanks DooMLoRD & Napstar
It seriously screws this Notification Bar mod, but that can go in favour of this
EDIT: also works on SO-02D - 6.0.A.4.1 (personal project I'm working on..)

---

wow i didn't think you would release it this quickly donation coming your way, thanks a lot man!

---

Incredible!
Thanks you for all your work, donation is coming
I dunno why Sony has removed this function in the rom, MTP is horrible!

---

One more great job doom.
Thx you for developing for SXS.
Cant wait to put my hands on it.
Sent from my LT26i using XDA

---

some funny things I did (don't try this at home)
I've formatted the mounted internal SDCard as NTFS and guess what, it didn't mount properly (as expected) by the operating system - but using gscript, it did mount properly in windows.
After that, I used adb shell to gain access to the device to manually mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 and voila, it supports NTFS - though root explorer etc. It's not practical (as the OS reports the /sdcard/ is not mounted - even though it is), but still fun to investigate.
Code:
# df -h
df -h
Filesystem Size Used Available Use% Mounted on
tmpfs 348.4M 64.0K 348.3M 0% /dev
tmpfs 348.4M 0 348.4M 0% /mnt/asec
tmpfs 348.4M 0 348.4M 0% /mnt/obb
/dev/block/mmcblk0p12
1007.9M 352.9M 654.9M 35% /system
/dev/block/mmcblk0p14
2.0G 484.3M 1.5G 24% /data
/dev/block/mmcblk0p13
246.1M 164.0M 82.0M 67% /cache
/dev/block/mmcblk0p10
7.9M 4.1M 3.7M 53% /data/idd
/dev/block/mmcblk0p13
246.1M 164.0M 82.0M 67% /data/dalvik-cache
/dev/block/mmcblk0p15
25.8G 86.5M 25.7G 0% /mnt/sdcard
# mount
mount
rootfs on / type rootfs (rw,relatime)
tmpfs on /dev type tmpfs (rw,relatime,mode=755)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,relatime,mode=600)
proc on /proc type proc (rw,relatime)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,relatime)
none on /acct type cgroup (rw,relatime,cpuacct)
tmpfs on /mnt/asec type tmpfs (rw,relatime,mode=755,gid=1000)
tmpfs on /mnt/obb type tmpfs (rw,relatime,mode=755,gid=1000)
none on /dev/cpuctl type cgroup (rw,relatime,cpu)
/dev/block/mmcblk0p12 on /system type ext4 (rw,relatime,barrier=1,data=ordered)
/dev/block/mmcblk0p14 on /data type ext4 (rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,barrier=1,data=ordered,noauto_da_alloc)
/dev/block/mmcblk0p13 on /cache type ext4 (rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,barrier=1,data=ordered)
/dev/block/mmcblk0p10 on /data/idd type ext4 (rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,barrier=0,data=ordered)
/dev/block/mmcblk0p13 on /data/dalvik-cache type ext4 (rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,barrier=1,data=ordered)
/dev/block/mmcblk0p15 on /mnt/sdcard type ntfs (ro,relatime,uid=0,gid=0,fmask=0177,dmask=077,nls=iso8859-1,errors=continue,mft_zone_
multiplier=1)
---------- Post added at 05:11 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:54 PM ----------
On the side note - which part denotes how the system boots up and mounts /sdcard/ ? I am not that good with android in terms of bootup sequences, so I thought I can look up /etc/fstab but there's nothing there

---

^ /etc/vold.fstab
possibly
the dir and symlinks are done in init
Sent from my LT26i using XDA

---

works perfectly
but i was just wondering (not complaining)
would it be possible to make this part of the os so you dont have to run the script
so for example, mod a system file?

---

Works here...Ubuntu 12.04 64bit...
Thx

---

It's even better than Xperia Arc. I've simultanously Mass Storage mode, MTP mode and access in phone.
..i just donated 10$ for good cofee or something you like Best regards

---

Seems great work. It is possible to install Gscript zip file manually by using root explorer and then follow rest of the guideline ?

---

Autmatic Mounting and Unmounting
Hello,
I hate MTP so much that I cried tears of joy after seeing this post, so thx Doomlord!
The only thing annoying was always having to manually Mount / Dismount.
So I went and made a Tasker Profile that complete automates this
You need the following for this to work:
Tasker
Autoshortcut
Locale Power Source Plug-In
Step 1:
Follow Doomlords awesome instructions on page 1
Step 2:
Install all of the above mentioned Programs
Step 3:
Download the attached ZIP File and extract to /sdcard/Tasker/profiles
Step 4:
Import the profiles by long pressing the "Profiles" Button in Tasker (top left) and then pressing import. And don't forget to engable the profile.
Step 5:
Now everytime you connect to USB the drive gets mounted, everytime you disconnect it gets dismounted.
It should work with Locale instead of Tasker, too but I don't own that programm so I haven't tried.
Enjoy

---

Just remembered we had http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1389375 on the Desire/N1 before we fixed UMS properly. Works the same way, just need to change the LUN file path.
Sent from my LT26i using XDA

---

OLD INFO!
[ info ]
so friends i know some of u are getting pissed because Sony didnt include MSC (mass storage mode) in the Xperia S GB firmware... the MTP mode is fine but some users (including me) prefer the MSC mode...
so here is a MOD/HACK which will enable that functionality!!!
[ credits ]
Napstar - for discussing this workaround which was ment for recovery but it works in OS very well
rogro82 - for creating and posting the GScript App here
finally me (DooMLoRD) - for implementing it for Xperia S and creating this easy to use package
[ requirements ]
stock GingerBread firmware (.62/.63/.73)
rooted device
recovery
[ how to install? ]
download the zip file provided in download section below
put the zip on sdcard
reboot into recovery
flash the zip from sdcard
reboot into system
open app drawer, a new app GScript will be available
open GScript app and click MENU button
select "Add Script"
now select "sdcard-mount.sh"
now click on "Save"
do the above 4 steps again to add "sdcard-unmount.sh"
now go to homescreen and long press on blank space, you will get a menu to add things to homescreen
now select "Shortcuts" and browse to "GScript Lite"
now select "sdcard-mount"
a shortcut will now be placed on homescreen to autolaunch this script
do the above 3 steps to add "sdcard-unmount"
that it!! now everything is in place!
[ how to use? ]
mounting
now when ever u have the phone connected to PC just click on the shortcut "sdcard-mount" (you might get a SuperUser prompt, accept/allow it)
at first run it might take a while for the new drive to show up as drivers are getting installed in background but once thats done sdcard should now be mounted to PC
unmounting
now to unmount, safely remove the drive from ur PC and click on shortcut "sdcard-unmount"
done sdcard is now unmounted!!!
[ downloads ]
KINDLY DO NOT MIRROR MY FILES
SDCARD Mounter as MSC Mode (V01)
test it out and let me know ur feedback!!!
ENJOY!!

---

DooMLoRD said:
i hope u mean "I hate MTP so much...."
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Haha, edited
What to you think of the script, any other way to automate it?

---

Mycorrhiza said:
Haha, edited
What to you think of the script, any other way to automate it?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i personally dont want to automate it as i keep connecting to PC often but dont want the sdcard mounted all the time...

---

Mycorrhiza said:
Haha, edited
What to you think of the script, any other way to automate it?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
There's an app for that I posted just before you. I'll fix it to make it work on the XPS later today
Sent from my LT26i using XDA