NOTE: Adoptable storage is a killer app for me personally. Ergo, this is not a discussion of its merits, so I'm not looking for replies telling me about its downsides. Rather, I'm interested in how well it works on the G5.
I know the G5 ships without the feature enabled, but AFAIK you can enable it using ADB or Root Essentials.
The primary questions I have about enabling it are:
Does storage display correctly thereafter? The S7/S7 Edge seems to display storage incorrectly.
Are you able to migrate your data to the SD card?
Is it stable? (The feature works very well on my Shield K1.)
Any answers regarding the Verizon G5 would be especially appreciated. Thanks!
I read in one article that the reason it was not supported was LG used UFS format on internal storage and is not compatible. Can't remember where I read it but maybe width a Google
lywyn said:
I read in one article that the reason it was not supported was LG used UFS format on internal storage and is not compatible. Can't remember where I read it but maybe width a Google
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I doubt that's the case, since AFAIK the Galaxy S has used UFS since the S6 & adoptable storage can be enabled on the S7.
So does anyone actually know if it's able to be enabled and display correct storage?
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jdrch said:
I doubt that's the case, since AFAIK the Galaxy S has used UFS since the S6 & adoptable storage can be enabled on the S7.
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Possibly, reading today there are a few articles about turning it on via command line for S7. SO maybe that will work with G5
I tried to follow what was in the guide, but got the same issue as several in the comments with the disks being listed as 179,0 and stopped. When you try to use Root Essentials, it doesn't work and tells to use the adb commands. I will just wait on this for now..........
http://www.modaco.com/news/android/...e-adoptable-storage-on-your-s7-s7-edge-r1632/
turbodroid said:
I tried to follow what was in the guide, but got the same issue as several in the comments with the disks being listed as 179,0 and stopped. When you try to use Root Essentials, it doesn't work and tells to use the adb commands. I will just wait on this for now..........
http://www.modaco.com/news/android/...e-adoptable-storage-on-your-s7-s7-edge-r1632/
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Thanks for the info. Guess I'll hold off and wait on the HTC 10, Moto X Pure 2, or Droid 3 Turbo.
jdrch said:
Thanks for the info. Guess I'll hold off and wait on the HTC 10, Moto X Pure 2, or Droid 3 Turbo.
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My m8 has adoptable storage enabled I hope the 10 has it as I'd like to put on my fast 64gb card
PunishedSnake said:
My m8 has adoptable storage enabled I hope the 10 has it as I'd like to put on my fast 64gb card
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I may be getting greedy with my hopes here, but I'm also hoping the 10 comes with a 128 GB internal storage option as rumored. If not, I'm def going with the 64 GB option.
jdrch said:
I may be getting greedy with my hopes here, but I'm also hoping the 10 comes with a 128 GB internal storage option as rumored. If not, I'm def going with the 64 GB option.
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Yeah 64gb or 128gb then I'd add my SD card for pics and videos only hehe
I have a problem i type in adb shell and I get this
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.3.9600]
(c) 2013 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\Dawid>adb shell
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
error: device '(null)' not found
C:\Users\Dawid>
how do I fix this
I follow the instruction of adoptable storage~Modaco solution (Samsung s7 version), download the adb functions and try it on my LG G5 device, but after I input adb shell, it shown “ device not found ”too. I think the modaco solution is not suitable for LG G5. I am very disappoint.
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Hi!
I know, that this question has been asked many times, so I'll try to formulate it a little different. I know, that Google wants to abandon USB Mass Storage (UMS) with Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) and focus on MTP / PTP.
This is however a pain in the @ss for most users. Since the Transformer Prime (TF-201) has only 1 partition, which can not be "exported" via UMS - because it has the system on it - would it be possible to modify ICS so, that the internal storage will be partitioned? Let's say 5GB for ICS and Apps, the rest on a separate partition. And the second partition could act like an "SD Card", like it's on most phones?
Would this somehow be possible?
I prefer UMS over MTP/PTP, since the latter 2 are not usable on Linux, and even in Windows Total Commander does not show the MTP/PTP devices (no official support, no plugins that work...) and I'm "forced" to use Windows Explorer
Thats what i though too when i connected my prime to the pc.
Was expecting to connect it in UMS.
Usually partitions are defined by the bootloader, so this would need a bootloader edit which nobody really wants to try due to the lack of nvflash access
Would it be possible with root?
brantje said:
Would it be possible with root?
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No, because UMS would require having an actual "sdcard" partition on the device, and this is not the case. As Diamondback said, to change the partitioning of the storage would require full bootloader access which is not possible without the likes of nvflash.
Personally I think you are better to figure out a way to use the MTP. I use Linux so ?I know what a pain it is, but for the very occasional times I need to access sdcard from my PC MTP works "well enough".
Android 4.0 Compatibility Definition at 7.6.2. Application Shared Storage says
Regardless of the form of shared storage used, device implementations MUST provide some mechanism to access the contents of shared storage from a host computer, such as USB mass storage (UMS) or Media Transfer Protocol (MTP). Device implementations MAY use USB mass storage, but SHOULD use Media Transfer Protocol.
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I read that as saying the method used is down to the developer. I think if mtp was required then the word "MUST" would be used and "SHOULD" is "do this unless there are valid reasons not to do it"
peterk-1 said:
Android 4.0 Compatibility Definition at 7.6.2. Application Shared Storage says
I read that as saying the method used is down to the developer. I think if mtp was required then the word "MUST" would be used and "SHOULD" is "do this unless there are valid reasons not to do it"
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I don't think it is down to the "developer" as in the ROM chef. Your quote clearly says "Device implementations" - i.e. the way the device is set up. So, a device manufacturer who is creating an ICS device could either configure the device with a separate partition or card for /sdcard and use UMS or they have a single shared partition and use MTP.
The problem with UMS as I understand it is that it requires a dedicated partition, and when that partition is mounted on the host PC, it cannot be accessible to Android (remember all the issues with widgets which were installed on the sdcard on previous android versions not working ?).
The MTP method, on the other hand, does not have this restriction and also allows the dynamic sharing of a single partition between /data and /sdcard which makes much more efficient use of available storage.
So basically this was a design decision which the manufacturer made at design time. In order for a ROM developer to change that, they would need access to be able to split the current /data partition into two chunks: one for /data and one for /sdcard. That capability does not exist with the Prime.
Then again, I could be totally wrong
barryflanagan: Quite right in what you say. It's such an easy mistake to type developer instead of manufacturer!!
Cheers
Diamondback said:
Usually partitions are defined by the bootloader, so this would need a bootloader edit which nobody really wants to try due to the lack of nvflash access
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barryflanagan said:
No, because UMS would require having an actual "sdcard" partition on the device, and this is not the case. As Diamondback said, to change the partitioning of the storage would require full bootloader access which is not possible without the likes of nvflash.
Personally I think you are better to figure out a way to use the MTP. I use Linux so ?I know what a pain it is, but for the very occasional times I need to access sdcard from my PC MTP works "well enough".
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Hi Guys!
First, thanks for the answers.
Second: "well enough" is not what I would aim for in a high quality and premium device like the TF Prime...
So, if I'm interpreting this right, "we" (the geeks & developers at XDA) need only nvflash for the Prime. That doesn't sound too hard. Personally I don't know nvflash, or how to get it working on the Prime (I'm not a developer), but since we already have root access and an unlocked bootloader it should be no problem.
I ran into the following site after a quick Google search: http://androidroot.mobi/2011/06/13/nvflash-on-asus-transformer/
I think I'm not alone, when I say, that UMS is better than MTP/PTP. Personally I don't care about a shared storage. When I want to copy music or movies to my phone or tablet I'm prefer the UMS method (umount on device, mount on PC).
<rant>On another note, why I dislike MTP: many years ago I had a Creative Zen Touch (20GB), which used MTP. On 2 out of 3 PC's I could not get it work, no matter what I had done, and even the rare times it worked, I could not copy bigger file (I think 1GB or larger) to the device, the transfer always broke up.
After I got the TF Prime, I was really disappointed to see, that ASUS chose this path too (since it's not mandatory, only recommended - I think some ICS Phones have a partitioned internal storage, where 1 partition can act like an SD card). The first thing that happened to me after I got the Prime: I copied a directory from my work notebook on the TF Prime. After some time I deleted that directory (I used the File Manager that came with the device). Then (after the directory was deleted) I connected the Prime to my home PC (the TF Prime was *never* connected to that PC before), and the first thing I saw, was the previously deleted directory - though I did *not* see the directory in the File Manager anymore! So that's why I'm against MTP/PTP. </rant>
drunken_m said:
Hi Guys!
First, thanks for the answers.
Second: "well enough" is not what I would aim for in a high quality and premium device like the TF Prime...
So, if I'm interpreting this right, "we" (the geeks & developers at XDA) need only nvflash for the Prime. That doesn't sound too hard. Personally I don't know nvflash, or how to get it working on the Prime (I'm not a developer), but since we already have root access and an unlocked bootloader it should be no problem.
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If only it were that simple. Let me know when you have it ready
As for the whole MTP issue, I agree with you but the reality is it ain't going to change any time soon, at least not in the Prime.
The Galaxy Nexus (Google's own flagship device) I think shows the strategy being pursued, which is not only MTP-only, but also has no storage expansion. What Google, Apple and the rest want is to force us all onto the dreaded Cloud and wean us off local storage all together.
BTW, even on the GNex, I am not aware of any ROMs which have implemented UMS, and that phone IS totally unlocked, unlike the Prime.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2 Beta-4
I've been very frustrated with this issue, but it does make a bit of sense. It sounds like the underlying issue here, going forward, is that what we really need better support across the board. If MTS is going to be the future, it will need to be much more robustly supported on other devices, and we'll need android tools to manage what is available on those devices.
I'm currently looking into other methods of network file access, which will allow me to transfer what I want where I want it, to and from TF201, files of large size and small, with decently high throughput. Running an SFTP server on my tablet looks to be the most likely candidate for what I'm trying to do.
The worst part for me is that MTP volumes are not detected in file recovery programs.. I recently accidentally lost a small lot of pictures and couldn recover them as a result of MTP...
A friend of mine picked up a Proscan PLT7044k. Great cheap tablet from BigLots they wanted to gift me as a late birthday present. Sure it's cheap, but cheap can be good right? Especially if it's a backup device or something to tinker with.
Trouble is we're running into some issues. Fine. Great it's a cheap Chinese tablet. We both get that we're not expecting nexus or ipad mini or even kindle fire quality. However GetJar is, apparently, not working correctly, Amazon Marketplace (which it was linked to in the device) will not let you change settings, and My friend isn't wanting to try rooting to get google play working just yet because we're not sure if the Thread found on the matter has all the bugs worked out.
This Thread seems to be closest to what 'we' want but the model number is different (it's supposed t obe the same device save for the one we're working with included a hardware keyboard/case, but one never knows.)
Of Note when queried my friend only saw a one gig internal storage device instead of the four gig advertised and described the external media slot as a SD slot instead of a micro-sd.
So, since I am, for the moment, treating this device as different and not wanting to risk bricking before info can be gained on if it's worht keeping or taken back, trying to figure out the following:
Very minimum how does one get google play on this gizmo.
Is there anything that can be done about the touch screen lag?
Is there a CyanogenMod port that will work or other custom rom that might help with the issues of lag?
Any advice would be welcome/useful. Even 'RTFM' with links to other threads.
Edit: Be Aware my 'primary' computer is running linux (peppermint OS3, ubuntu 12.04 based distro.)
I just got this tablet. You have root accesses out of the box. There are 2 ways I have installed play store. Through root explorer and through adb push. google gapps for jellybean. here is the manual and firmware proscanvideo.com/item.asp?itemnmbr=PLT7044K . I can make a tute anyone needs.
I ended up taking mine back and getting a Nook Touch. Sure I'll still need to root the thing to get much use out of it beyond being an e-reader but even with it not-rooted it's still actually a pretty good experiance.
Sorry Icouldn't be a trailblazer to anyone getting a proscan and wanting to improve on it.
a noob, but I honestly have tried...
Tearran said:
I just got this tablet. You have root accesses out of the box. There are 2 ways I have installed play store. Through root explorer and through adb push. google gapps for jellybean. here is the manual and firmware proscanvideo.com/item.asp?itemnmbr=PLT7044K . I can make a tute anyone needs.
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ok, I have tried very VERY hard to find out how to root my proscan plt7044k. I've tried following the few links that I have found, and have found them to be broken. Or the items just won't download onto my computer or just flat don't work. It appears that what I have to do is to find a driver for this thing so that my computer can recognize it, and the Curtis website doesn't give any driver information. Yes, I did download their manuals and tech material, and they DON'T WORK. All they provide is a powerpoint thing that says to "find program x, do y, etc", without providing that program. I cannot find a driver for this p.o.s. ANYWHERE, nor any that would work for an earlier model and then also "might" work for mine.
I really want to get rid of the "getjar" crap, as well as all of the bloatware that google puts into these things!
Tearran said:
I just got this tablet. You have root accesses out of the box. There are 2 ways I have installed play store. Through root explorer and through adb push. google gapps for jellybean. here is the manual and firmware proscanvideo.com/item.asp?itemnmbr=PLT7044K . I can make a tute anyone needs.
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I have checked device for root it is not rooted out of the box. If you have a tutorial to actually get root it would be appreciated.
Sent from my SGH-T889 using xda premium
musicafe said:
I have checked device for root it is not rooted out of the box. If you have a tutorial to actually get root it would be appreciated.
Sent from my SGH-T889 using xda premium
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The tablet is semi rooted out of the box it only needs supersu (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538053). You need to adb push this file.
[HOW-TO] Install & Use ADB tool (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1474956)
How to push files through ADB (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=642437)
Basic adb/shell commands for noobs (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3820215)
Tearran said:
The tablet is semi rooted out of the box it only needs supersu (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538053). You need to adb push this file.
[HOW-TO] Install & Use ADB tool (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1474956)
How to push files through ADB (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=642437)
Basic adb/shell commands for noobs (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3820215)
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I've looked everywhere including the links you provided, and adb don't find this device, oh well, bout to give up on this
side load
Goggles2114 said:
A friend of mine picked up a Proscan PLT7044k. Great cheap tablet from BigLots they wanted to gift me as a late birthday present. Sure it's cheap, but cheap can be good right? Especially if it's a backup device or something to tinker with.
Trouble is we're running into some issues. Fine. Great it's a cheap Chinese tablet. We both get that we're not expecting nexus or ipad mini or even kindle fire quality. However GetJar is, apparently, not working correctly, Amazon Marketplace (which it was linked to in the device) will not let you change settings, and My friend isn't wanting to try rooting to get google play working just yet because we're not sure if the Thread found on the matter has all the bugs worked out.
This Thread seems to be closest to what 'we' want but the model number is different (it's supposed t obe the same device save for the one we're working with included a hardware keyboard/case, but one never knows.)
Of Note when queried my friend only saw a one gig internal storage device instead of the four gig advertised and described the external media slot as a SD slot instead of a micro-sd.
So, since I am, for the moment, treating this device as different and not wanting to risk bricking before info can be gained on if it's worht keeping or taken back, trying to figure out the following:
Very minimum how does one get google play on this gizmo.
Is there anything that can be done about the touch screen lag?
Is there a CyanogenMod port that will work or other custom rom that might help with the issues of lag?
Any advice would be welcome/useful. Even 'RTFM' with links to other threads.
Edit: Be Aware my 'primary' computer is running linux (peppermint OS3, ubuntu 12.04 based distro.)
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You can side load the Play Store, also, what version of Android is the tablet running?
IRIE4IPIER said:
I've looked everywhere including the links you provided, and adb don't find this device, oh well, bout to give up on this
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You probably have a driver problem. I use ADB Konnect (wireless ADB) To push over wifi.
Is there any possible way to flash a custom ROM to it the factory ROM has too much crap on it memory wise?
JayMax03 said:
Is there any possible way to flash a custom ROM to it the factory ROM has too much crap on it memory wise?
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I Titanium backup to uninstall the bloat. You also can use Root explorer or adb to rename the apk extension of the bloat to get rid of the eyesore
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proscan 7" tablet.
you kngoo root, make sure your using windows...anything past vista.
i used wkindows 7 or 8 from an internet cafe and my proscan is plt7602g and it worked fine...i even reset from the android service menu (green dead dude) and it worked but make sure most of all that you have the verify apps off so you can root it. because it will still be a danger to ur tablet. there is always a bricking chance, one you instakll kingoo root and run the program plug in ur tablet press root and the app takes care of it all. and if you google kingoo app or kingoo root it will show a main website and go from there
i got my proscan PLT1077G and i haven't found a **** yet i want to change my tablet android OS but don't have a developer who can help us with this one i think proscan is not that popular
Tearran said:
The tablet is semi rooted out of the box it only needs supersu (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538053). You need to adb push this file.
[HOW-TO] Install & Use ADB tool (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1474956)
How to push files through ADB (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=642437)
Basic adb/shell commands for noobs (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3820215)
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Going to try this on the PLT7650G
Need firmware file for plt7223g
prepaidguy9081 said:
Going to try this on the PLT7650G
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so much for this method - I used kingo root for windows, slow but works. just go grab a beer and come back in ten.
hello XDA world!
first of all i wanna thank you all! good job and good work for everything you make!
that thing about lg optimus g converting to nexus 4 is a huge thing never seen anything like it!
ok now to the point.
i did everything studied it all about the n4 conversion one thing that i cant understand is how to get my 16gb back!
i tryed that TUT but i dont know how to use ADB SHELL and all those stuff
can anyone help me with that
another thing is when i connect my LG-->N4 the the pc the SD card wont load the pc wont show it to me even an EXT card.
help please//
im using this rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2130639 (4.2.2) with the fixes
sport93 said:
hello XDA world!
first of all i wanna thank you all! good job and good work for everything you make!
that thing about lg optimus g converting to nexus 4 is a huge thing never seen anything like it!
ok now to the point.
i did everything studied it all about the n4 conversion one thing that i cant understand is how to get my 16gb back!
i tryed that TUT but i dont know how to use ADB SHELL and all those stuff
can anyone help me with that
another thing is when i connect my LG-->N4 the the pc the SD card wont load the pc wont show it to me even an EXT card.
help please//
im using this rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2130639 (4.2.2) with the fixes
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I'd recommend doing a Google search of adb and not try anything with it until you understand it. And you could try dvhexers version of faux's kernel to fix the sd card, but you should probably just use his fixed cm10 rom.
Sent from my Nexus G LTE
C2fifield said:
I'd recommend doing a Google search of adb and not try anything with it until you understand it. And you could try dvhexers version of faux's kernel to fix the sd card, but you should probably just use his fixed cm10 rom.
Sent from my Nexus G LTE
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well i know a bit about ADB its not my first time.. when i try the ADB SHELL with my phone in recovery plugged to the PC, the PC says device not detected .
yes i tried the faux's kernel to fix the sd card it still not showing me the EXTERNAL or INTERNAL storage on my pc i can transfer or do anything only via Airdroid.
and yes, i used the CM10 rom with the faux fix... still not showing anything new.
for startes i have to say i love this rom but these bugs really gives me the thought of getting back to STOCK LGOG..
so what do u think is best to do know?
thanx!Q!
Did you download the n4 drivers?
Sent from my LG-E970 using xda app-developers app
jimi_pooh said:
Did you download the n4 drivers?
Sent from my LG-E970 using xda app-developers app
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i think so why is there something else?
Uninstall LG drivers and Google nexus 4 naked drivers. Should be first link from xda. Install, and your computer should recognize it now
Sent from my AOSP'd Optimus G
tdnick said:
Uninstall LG drivers and Google nexus 4 naked drivers. Should be first link from xda. Install, and your computer should recognize it now
Sent from my AOSP'd Optimus G
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cant find the Nexus 4 drivers only the ADB interface i've got but still not loading in pc any storage
what about the 16gb issue?
Sounds like you jumped in without being fully prepared.
you need a working knowledge of ADB and the BASH shell in order to proceed.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1992345 N4 driver
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2160124 Convert 8 GB to 16 GB
Now. read these threads. Then read them again
and again
for a quick and dirty understanding of ADB I've written a tutorial. It's found in a link in my signature.
Read it
then read it again
and then again.
gunnyman said:
Sounds like you jumped in without being fully prepared.
you need a working knowledge of ADB and the BASH shell in order to proceed.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1992345 N4 driver
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2160124 Convert 8 GB to 16 GB
Now. read these threads. Then read them again
and again
for a quick and dirty understanding of ADB I've written a tutorial. It's found in a link in my signature.
Read it
then read it again
and then again.
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about the 8gb to 16gb
i tried that but in CMD i get error cant detect device when typing adb shell why is that?
Adb debugging needs to be on and proper n4 drivers need to be installed
gunnyman said:
Adb debugging needs to be on and proper n4 drivers need to be installed
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allright ill try all these and get back with an answer
it seems like i cant debug on the CM10 rom
Go to about phone. Tap build number 10 times developer options appear
gunnyman said:
Go to about phone. Tap build number 10 times developer options appear
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lol ok i will try all of this and give you my answer
sport93 said:
lol ok i will try all of this and give you my answer
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ok so i did everything i've told to do. still no go ADB says cant stat cp /external_sd/dd / no such file
why ?
and the external card wont show me my files
In cwm you can mount the external and verify the files are there
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In cwm you can mount the external and verify the files are there
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Oh now i got it.. Ok at the right moment im at the army when ill come back ill post my result
Thank you
Hello,
Earlier today I got an OTA upgrade of my Samsung Galaxy S4 to Jellybean 4.3.
Everything is working great except for some reason my external SD card (A 64 GB SanDisk MicroSD) is read only. The only thing I can do with it is to format it. Otherwise all write operations to it fail.
I have tried two different cards and several different apps (Terminal, Astro File Manager for instance) and none of them can write to the device.
Is anybody else experiencing this issue or does anybody have any tip for how to solve it?
I am almost thinking it is a matter of a missing new permission but I can't find anything in the SDK docs about it (If this is the case that is fine because my main use of the card is a home made music player that I've written).
I have the same issue after updating to 4.3 yesterday - external SD card is mounted as Read Only after the update.
I have not seen it mentioned before, but It is quite possible that it is just part of the new "Google Experience" - Google has for a long time advocated having a single SD card and several of the tablet devices already had their external SD card mounted as read only in the past.
You can still write to it using MTP from a PC, but it is mounted as ReadOnly for the accounts that Android apps run on the device.
Of course it is possible that it is just a strange side effect (bug) in the upgrade process that is affecting only some devices.
pirin said:
I have the same issue after updating to 4.3 yesterday - external SD card is mounted as Read Only after the update.
I have not seen it mentioned before, but It is quite possible that it is just part of the new "Google Experience" - Google has for a long time advocated having a single SD card and several of the tablet devices already had their external SD card mounted as read only in the past.
You can still write to it using MTP from a PC, but it is mounted as ReadOnly for the accounts that Android apps run on the device.
Of course it is possible that it is just a strange side effect (bug) in the upgrade process that is affecting only some devices.
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Well, in some way I'm comforted that I am not going insane here.
I will be calling customer support but in a perfect storm for some reason yesterday my Google Wallet account was "suspended pending validation" and it supposedly takes 2-3 days for Google to verify it and you can't get to the support number for Nexus and Google Experience devices without access to your wallet account .
If I learn something I will be letting you know.
same thing happened to me when I updated my s4 to 4.3 made the external SD card into read only cannot modify it using android only if I connect it with my PC. I called Google today they told me that they have not heard of this issue before but they forward the info to there technical people and they will respond back eventually for an email and hopefully a fix. but I am glad to see I am not the only one dealing with this. hopefully Google will get this issue fixed.
ES File Explorer works, so its not impossible for other apps to get updated to work.
I've been looking into this, trying to work around the issue in my own apps. Regrettably don't have a GS4 GPE, but working with users and searching have so far discovered the following:
The underlying problem is that in Android 4.3 (at least on the GS4 G.P. Edition), an application's UNIX user id needs to be part of the group "media_rw" in order to write to the removable "external" SD card.
The "WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" permission that almost every app out there uses is inadequate. That will get your app uid added to the group "sdcard_rw", which in the case of Android 4.3+GS4 G.P.E. is only good enough to write to the built-in storage.
The "WRITE_MEDIA_STORAGE" permission is required in order to have your app uid added to the group "media_rw". The problem is that this is a system protected permission. You can put this permission in your manifest, but you won't actually be granted it unless you're a system app. (Even tested this modification to FX File Explorer to make sure, and it still fails).
There does appear to be one solution available if you have root: modify the /system/etc/permissions/platform.xml file and grant the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission access to the group "media_rw". Source of this is here: http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s4-google-edition/303764-4-3-sd-write-access.html I have not personally tried this.
Issues with external SD
tliebeck said:
There does appear to be one solution available if you have root: modify the /system/etc/permissions/platform.xml file and grant the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission access to the group "media_rw". Source of this is here: http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s4-google-edition/303764-4-3-sd-write-access.html I have not personally tried this.
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Hi!
I have the very same problem: some apps can access the external SD, some others do not.
I tried mount/unmount and root access in ES Explorer... but no way.
The freshly downloaded "Root Explorer" does have WRITE access to the ExtSD, but TBackup doesn't...
I am running Jamal 4.3 AOSP Rom on a EU i9505.
Any help is welcome!
Help! Got the same problem here
64gb samsung micro sd card. Always write protected and no other way to re-format it.
ivanslh said:
Help! Got the same problem here
64gb samsung micro sd card. Always write protected and no other way to re-format it.
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This solution here helped me: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48702336&postcount=13
"I was having the very same problem. I finally went into the computer management, and was about to throw phone across room....when I tried to format one last time. This time I unchecked the quick format. It is taking longer, but seems to be working...I am keeping fingers crossed.
Full Format has finished and card is saved! Hope this helps anyone in the future."
tliebeck said:
There does appear to be one solution available if you have root: modify the /system/etc/permissions/platform.xml file and grant the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission access to the group "media_rw". Source of this is here: http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s4-google-edition/303764-4-3-sd-write-access.html I have not personally tried this.
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I know this is almost 1 year old but... I was struggling with this issue for some days until I tried this and: :laugh:This is the solution!
Summary
Uses an external micro sd as "internal storage". Accomplished by a ramdisk edit to the boot image. The bootloader must be unlocked to use this tool and unlocking the bootloader will erase all personal data, game saves, etc on your device. For devices that already have their bootloader unlocked there is an option to transfer the current data to the external microsd card.
Considerations
-The bootloader needs to be unlocked. The unlocking procedure erases all data on the device. If games saves, etc, are important use a tool that can back them up first.
-If you already have an unlocked bootloader the script allows you to transfer the data over and it should be like nothing ever happened but an increase in space. However, scripts are not perfect, nor can I take in to account every situation that might arise. If you have an unlocked bootloader and your data is important, please, please, please make a backup before trying this script.
-Micro SD card quality. All data will be read and written to the micro sd card. Not all cards are created the same. Many have very poor write performance, especially 4K writes. I tested about 6 or 7 cards and found the Samsung EVO+ as the best performing card. I didn't test the SanDisk extreme but it will likely be good as well. Increasing the size available is of no use if the speed is terrible and the tablet is laggy.
-Drivers. You must have fastboot and ADB drivers already set up and ready to go. The drivers are always a pain because so many different computers have different setups, previous drivers installed, conflicting drivers, etc. I attached the NabiLab2017 drivers to the post, even they can be buggy but provided an option if you choose. More about driver setup can be found here https://forum.xda-developers.com/nabi-2/general/nabi-information-t3229119
Procedure
ONLY FOR NVIDIA NV08B
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aka8nUu7qQY
Video with data transfer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbxqtzV33jI
ADB and fastboot drivers setup and tested
Micro SD card you want to use installed
Device connected and booted to Android
Unzip and run convert.bat
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Thanks (again) @aicjofs for all the work you continue to do on these Nabi Dreamtab HD8s. TWRP, fsck fixes, stock 137 TWRP backups, and now this (which cures my biggest gripe about these tablets).
My kids are rough on them, but, because of the work you do, I've been able to keep them going & they grow with my kids. I just picked up 2 more refurbs from eBay today for $50 each. I'll be applying this internal storage fix as soon as they arrive.
I'm a Linux guy, not Windows. Would it help if I contributed a bash script that mimics your convert.bat? I'd have to assume that adb & fastboot are already installed & running, but I could probably script most of if from that point.
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Thanks (again) @aicjofs for all the work you continue to do on these Nabi Dreamtab HD8s. TWRP, fsck fixes, stock 137 TWRP backups, and now this (which cures my biggest gripe about these tablets).
My kids are rough on them, but, because of the work you do, I've been able to keep them going & they grow with my kids. I just picked up 2 more refurbs from eBay today for $50 each. I'll be applying this internal storage fix as soon as they arrive.
I'm a Linux guy, not Windows. Would it help if I contributed a bash script that mimics your convert.bat? I'd have to assume that adb & fastboot are already installed & running, but I could probably script most of if from that point.
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Absolutely contribute, I don't do this for fame or money, just try to help others. Any and all additions are always welcome.
It should be easy enough to convert as most of the magic happens on the tablet itself, I think I only pushed a couple files to the tablet and made the ramdisk changes on the tablet too to keep the file size down. Weird how TWRP, the kernel, the tablet itself is all done in Linux but I only make windows scripts/apps.
I have quite a few of these tablets too, 5 maybe?. Kind of weird because Fuhu/Nabi screwed up that fsck thing so many people dump the tablet for next to nothing because they seem like garbage and crash all the time with loss of all the kids data but they are really a solid tablet. Try and find a screen of the HD8 quality on a modern kids tablet for $50. Shame about the crappy source code, if I could have got the camera to work right in the kernel I think I would have pressed on with the lollipop ROM and instead lost interest. This mod though breathes a lot of life into it still though. I have 3 of these running the mod and the kids still use it all the time with 64GB cards as their main storage and have had no issues.
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Any and all additions are always welcome.
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I've attached my attempt at a bash script for the swap. I got time to run one of my tablets through the gauntlet with this version, and only hit a snag at the check for fsck. Since I was that far, I just fixed the bug & applied the rest by hand. So, beware.
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if I could have got the camera to work right in the kernel I think I would have pressed on with the lollipop ROM and instead lost interest.
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I hear you there. I was hoping to see you get Lollipop going (even w/o a camera), just to have the battery saver. But, Greenify does a pretty good job keeping the battery going a while. So, again, thank you, and let me know if this script needs fixing.
Thanks for the work on this tablet. I am trying to salvage our dreamtab with your method. Unfortunately, I have a card inserted but the convert.bat never gave me any information about the sdcard like it did for you in the youtube video. Any idea what I might be doing wrong?
Thanks again!