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UPDATE 6-13-2011 !! HUGE UPDATE.... OTG DRIVES NOW SUPPORTED !! https://market.android.com/details?id=com.skidmrk.umswatcherotg
So it's been a long time since i've checked in. This is mostly due to where i was in the development of the new version. I couldn't really work on fixes when i'd rewritten the entire codebase. Well your waiting should be worth the wait. If you have the old version installed from the market you'll have an update waiting. After the update it will tell you there is a new version for Android 3.1 devices. It will take you to the market to download a new app "UMS Watcher OTG" I know this is kinda dumb not currently the android marketplace will not allow for device or os specific version. So i had to make a 2nd app specifically for 3.1 devices. (Since 3.1 is the first build to offically support OTG mode.)(i retained the old version for pre 3.1 devices)
All of the features of the old version should still exist. But now the mounting dialogs are all handled within app. You'll notice this time we actually have a full interface. More than just the simple settings page. UMS mounting should work just fine. Hopefully this will resolve all of the issues people have been having. At least i think it will. If there are still issues i will now be able to work on it since i'm done with the current code.
With the new version installed you'll be greeted with a dialog anytime you plug in a drive via an otg cable. This will then set UMS watcher otg as the default handler for that device. Then any time you plug that device in again it will automatically open the app. This is where you'll really see changes in the app. You will see each of your attached devices enumerated in an expandable list. If you expand any of the drives you'll see the partitions. You can mount and unmount any partition. When mounting you'll be asked the partition type and target mount point. I attempt to auto-detect the partition fs type but i'm not able to differentiate between versions of ext, and between versions of hfs/hfs+. Each partition's settings will be saved. and is keyed to the uuid of the partition. if you format/partition the drive those uuid's change. When finding the mountpoint you can browse the entire file system and even create new directories within app (i can't tell you how much time i spent working out an in app directory browser.) You will also notice partition sizes and disk usage. Note: you won't see disk usage until the partition is mounted (not really an easy way around it). You should be able to have as many simultaneous drives attached, (with as many partitions as you want).
You should know that the fs types are only supported if you're kernel has the modules for them. Tiamat currently has fat/ntfs/ext/hfs/hfs+ modules so all of these should work. The kernel modules will be loaded on demand, so no need to worry about loading them manually.
BIG NOTE:::: HFS+ DOES NOT CURRENTLY WORK.
This appears to be an issue with the kernel module, I'll start working with BRD to get it sorted out.
Checkout the about page to see all of the features.
With this big of a code change there are bound to be bugs. I'll work on them as quickly as posisble, email me or post here when you find any.
This has been a huge amount of work. (lots of learning) The code has gone up in size by almost 2 orders of magnitude. and has been hours and hours of work, so enjoy and if you do a review on the market would be nice. I really didn't anticipate the amount of downloads that i got on V1. >4000 . I also couldn't believe the different types of device, or locales. On that note if anyone wants to help me localize to other languages I'd really appreciate the help. (Google Translate might have to do).
As before any bugs or feature requests can go here or can be emailed to me at apps <at> skidmrk <dot> com . I really hope people like this and use it. (i'd hate to have all the work go out for nothing.)
Thanks to everyone who have helped out so far.
-D
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UPDATE 5-20-2011 !! TIAMAT UMS KERNEL FOR 3.1 HAS ARRIVED !!
Ok BRD sent me his 3.1 kernel with ums compiled in. I've attached it below.(install via CMR, following the instructions in the tiamat kernel post)
I haven't finished the updates to the app to add ntfs/fat/etc mounting. Things ended up getting a little busy. I should have an update for the app come sunday/monday (going camping for the weekend)
BRD tells me he can't really support the ums stuff any more so i guess i'll take over ums builds (assuming i can figure it all out).
Getting very close to 1000 market downloads. Wow i didn't ever expect that many. I noticed that we have quite a few people with non english locales. Does anyone want to offer translations. I can and will localize (i feel it's important).
Also any requests for the new app version. So far i have a request for unified otg mounting interface. Localization, Kernel Detection and Download. Anything else you'd like to see?
Enjoy the new kernel (and you can thank BRD for it... i didn't really do anything to build it).
Also you don't need to reinstall my app. Once you install the new kernel it will start working again.
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UPDATE 5-10-2011 !! We're on the market !!
Nothing new yet (waiting on the otg cable) but now you can get the app via the market:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.skidmrk.umswatcher
Please use this market link for downloads. It will be easier to keep your app updated ... i will however continue post the apks here and use this post to work with users (bug and features).
I haven't had a chance to test this on 3.1 because i've not yet updated... not to mention there isn't a kernel yet for 3.1.
As always feedback is much appreciated.
UPDATE 5-9-2011 NEW VERSION (new features)
Yeah for updates.
I finally figured out how to detect when something mounts the usb mass storage, so now the notification changes depending on the state of the usb mass storage. Finally it has the exact same behavior as android normally has.
I implemented the requested feature of automounting the usb mass storage. I'm not sure how many people would want it but it's there now (and kinda cool)
I've actually hooked in to the private api calls that android uses to mount usb storage (same call used in the native mount app). I figure that is a very safe way to do automounting. (and was a pain in the but to figure out)
Also out of necessity there is now an app you can run. This is just a page for managing settings. It doesn't have to be run for this app to work. Currently there is the "automount" setting and the "show notifications" setting. I figure with the automount feature this might serve useful on other devices for just that function, so those people can disable the notifications. I'll post this on the market as soon as i figure out how. (free of course).
As far as other devices go i tested it on my droid 1 and it works fine (for both notifications and automount). Feel free to test it on whatever you like.
Let me know if there are any other feature you want. I thought able customizing the notification (with sound, led, or vibrate) but that didn't make it in this build.
As before let me know what you think. Feedback can only make this better.
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For people still on tiamat 1.4.0 that want to use usb mass storage, have i got an app for you. I found it tedious to use the recommended scripter. So I saw this as an opportunity to write my first albeit basic application.
So attached you'll find it "Usb Mass Storage Watcher". The app listens for usb connections and when it detects one it will add the "mount usb" notification just like the standard android interface. Click on it and it will bring up the mount usb app.
The app does not need to be run at startup or ever really. When it is installed it registers itself as a listener for the usb connection events. It gets called by android os when those event happen. So basically it operates exactly like android is supposed to.
Special thanks to:
Kevin(at)TeslaCoil
LouZiffer(at)SDX
for their ShellCommand (su/sh) class.
Let me know what you think. I'd really like feedback.
-D
Just tested it, works great, thanks a lot.
Is it possible to have an option to turn on mass storage automatically when it finds a connection? I assume it could be ejected from Windows like a regular flash drive, so I wouldn't have to interact with the Xoom.
Thank you for this. It works perfecftly. I stuck with kernel 1.3.2 because I didn't want to deal with the whole script thing. I'm now running 1.40
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wow that is a nice app....thank you so much
can't open apk -.-
Hi! This is the app I was waiting for (I didn't realy understand the script thing)
Thanks...
Unfortunatly i can't open the apk file... If I try to, I get an Error (just now it in german): "Beim analysieren des Pakets ist ein Problem aufgetreten"
Google Translate : When analyzing the package a problem accured
Have I done anything wrong?
Im rooted, on tiamat 1.4.1 and in options I have checkt hat I can install apks from unknown origine
Did you download directly from your Xoom? If so, try downloading to your computer and copying it over. Either way should work, but it may help.
Thanks! Downloading to Pc and pushing over to xoom worked!
I love this app...
I am having a hard time with this. I installed the file just fine, but when I plug in a usb cable it doesn't do anything on my xoom I the auto play comes up on the computer but it just shows my xoom not the card. I have tiamat 1.4.1 installed. I've tried with USB debugging on as well as off. I have a buddy who's is working perfectly so I know what it should be doing but it's just not. Suggestions?
nevermind I read back through the change log and behold...
Version 1.4.1
Mass Storage has been removed do to stability issues. Your SD Card still works just fine without it!
More updates from Google AOSP.
Please visit Tiamat Xoom Kernel Github Repo for commit history.
so yeah... that's my issue
UPDATES
New Version - New Features - Better implementation
See Post #1
could you add hooks for NTFS mounting VIA OTG Cable........ that would rock!!
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could you add hooks for NTFS mounting VIA OTG Cable........ that would rock!!
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I've never looked into it but you're talking about mounting an external drive on the xoom (backwards to what my app currently does).
Are you just looking to automount? or do you want an interface like that used for mounting usb mass storage (ie notifications, page to enable/disable).
Technially that would an entirely different app but if i got my hands on an OTG and tested out how it all works i wouldn't mind looking into integrating it. But i just wanted to clarify specifically what you wanted it to do.
-D
For example when you hook up an externel HD via OTG Cable you have to run this command to have it mounted... If your app could automount it that would be a nice addition.
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Mounting USB disks
use gscript lite to mount disk(s), or you can test this script via adbwireless,...
Code:
mount -o remount,rw /
mkdir /mnt/ntfsdisk
ln -s /mnt/ntfsdisk /ntfsdisk
ntfs-3g /dev/block/sda1 /mnt/ntfsdisk
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For example when you hook up an externel HD via OTG Cable you have to run this command to have it mounted... If your app could automount it that would be a nice addition.
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Mounting USB disks
use gscript lite to mount disk(s), or you can test this script via adbwireless,...
Code:
mount -o remount,rw /
mkdir /mnt/ntfsdisk
ln -s /mnt/ntfsdisk /ntfsdisk
ntfs-3g /dev/block/sda1 /mnt/ntfsdisk
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+1 here
I'd love to see this kind of integration to your app. Don't mind throwing in some kudoes too on the market.
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Agreed, the same UI of the mount SD but with the option of mount and unmout USB storage would be cool.
I mentioned this thread yesterday to BRD. I really liked what the 1.4.0 did, but I'm stuck (by choice) to 1.4.1. If he can re-implement the mass storage in the next release with this and what Pyrator mentioned, we will have a very solid update indeed.
1.1 rocks! I love it!
OTG Cable
I'll implement the otg feature if someone can point me in the direction of a cheap otg cable that i can get fast.
Got mine in 2 days
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00474OYLG
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Got mine in 2 days
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00474OYLG
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Thanks I'll start adding the feature as soon as mine gets here.
***Warning Dragons Ahead!!***
Do this at your own risk, it will not void your warrantee but it may make your device unresponsive and cause other issues that I haven't discovered yet! Also, DO NOT at any point attempt to use the unmount sdcard found in your storage settings and DO NOT take your micro sdcard out while your tablet is on, doing these things will cause your apps to fc and potentially loose data. This has been tested only for the Iconia A100 and other devices will probably have different mount points.
It's working great for me but your results may vary, I am not responsible for any damage or problems you might encounter by using this mod (very unlikely that you'll have problems though).
What this mod does:
Since this particular tablet only has 5.4gb of internal storage, I thought it would be great to use my external sd (which is much larger) to install app data and everything else on. So this mod will dirty swap your External micro sd card with your internal memory and vice versa. By dirty swap I mean that the original mount points are untouched and I've just re-bound the mount points to different locations in the tablet. Not the ideal way of doing it, but it works and since we can't touch our init its just about our only option.
It will also speed up your sdcard's read and possibly write speeds by increasing the sdcard's cache.
Requirments: (things you'll need before doing this mod)
You'll need to be rooted, have root explorer installed and of course a micro sd card in your tab:
Instructions:
- Download and unzip the attached file and put it in the root of your internal sdcard (/mnt/sdcard)
- Open root explorer and navigate to /mnt/sdcard (if its not already there) tap and hold on the file install_recovery.sh and pick the copy option
- Now navigate to the /etc folder tap the Mount r/w button
- Find the install_recovery.sh file tap and hold it, then select the option rename. Change the name to install_recovery.bak and then tap paste to copy over the new file.
Now look just under the file, you'll see the date and permissions, it should say something like rwxrwxrwx if it does not you'll need to tap and hold the file tap permissions and check all three boxes for read and execute.
Once you've done the above steps reboot and wait about a minute after your tab comes up, goto settings and look at your storage space to see if the internal space size has changed.
To reverse just delete the install_recovery.sh file, rename the backed up one and reboot. If you decide to keep this mod, you'll want to copy the contents of /mnt/external_sd to /mnt/sdcard so you dont loose any of your app data. Also, you'll no longer need GL 2 SD or any other mod to fetch data from your micro sdcard.
Note: if you have problems deleting or writing to /mnt/external_sd after doing this mod, in root explorer goto /mnt press Mount R/W tap and hold on external_sd and choose permissions. Make sure that all boxes for read and write are checked.
You can use this in conjunction with ICS, its been tested and works great (actually improved my bench scores in antutu benchmark). You can merge the system r/w mod with this one to keep your system read /writable (in ICS) just add the system r/w commands to the end of this install-recovery.sh file.
Thank you! This Mod is greatly appreciated. I'll give it a go once my hangover settles down
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Works like a champ. Awesome.
crossix,
...thanks a bunch for this mod, it works great, I've tested a number of apps and scenarios and so far so good.
I reviewed the original install_recovery.sh and noticed that it's there for some sort of firmware / recovery updates. ...so since we replaced the script I'm wondering if it will prevent future firmware upgrades, or more importantly could it prevent an emergency restore / recovery.
Perhaps merging your script with the original would be beneficial?
...any thoughts on this?
Thanks again for your effort on this, FredT
I don't forsee any issues, unless you get an ota update, then you'll need to redo this mod.
The system runs /system/etc/install-recovery.sh on boot and would normally check the recovery partition for files changed outside of an ota update (ie viruses or cwm). If a file gets changed this script would run at boot and restore it's origional recovery.
Normally in order to get cwm or any other custom recovery to "stick" you would need to delete this file (or delete it's contents) so that your modded recovery wouldn't be overwritten on the next boot.
An OTA update will overwrite the install-recovery.sh file and you may have to follow the above instructions again (or it may even break my mod). I'm still running the origional stock rom (3.2) and haven't tested this mod on the newer versions.
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cool thanks.... btw I am on the latest 3.2.1 ota update and this is working great for me so far....
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thanks buddy
what format for the SDCARD
so I got a new large SDCard to use for this setup... I bought it off a buddy and it is formated as EXT4 already. I'm going to reformat it, what is the best format to use with HC ? EXT4 or something else?
Thanks FredT
Unfortunatly only fat32 will work, I've tried formatting & mounting the sdcard as ext2, 3 and 4, but couldnt get the tab to mount it automatically.
Thank you a million times can finally put all my gameloft games on the sd card without having to delete others.
I don't have install_recovery.sh I have a init_goldfish.sh
And the etc folder you are talking about, is it the one in system or the one just under the main root of the device (/etc or /system/etc)? I only bring that up because I thought it odd I had two "almost" identical etc folders!?! One in /system and one under /.
Either way, I don't have a install_recovery.sh file. only the init_goldfish.sh file. Any thoughts on this?
/etc is actually a symlink to /system/etc so they are one in the same.
What Build is your tab running? (find out by tapping the time in the bottom right corner of the screen and then push the little lines on the right and tap system, scroll down to about tablet and look for build number.
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It worked like a charm!!!!
I just have one question, what happens to the files/apps on internal memory? So basically it just swapped it witb external sd?
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Yup, you can just copy all of the contents from /mnt/external_sd back to /mnt/sdcard and everything should be good.
Awesome mod, this is a life saver. Just the other day found myself having to delete apps to dload GTAIII now I can use my 32GB Sd Card.
Thanks a ton!
crossix said:
/etc is actually a symlink to /system/etc so they are one in the same.
What Build is your tab running? (find out by tapping the time in the bottom right corner of the screen and then push the little lines on the right and tap system, scroll down to about tablet and look for build number.
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I don't have the file under /etc or /system/etc either
Kernel version 2.6.36.3
Build number Acer_A100_1.018.05_COM_GEN2
Edit: I followed the instructions and it WORKED!!!!
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apparently they are having some success getting this to work with the a500 so assuming you can find a working root method for the a101, this should work with it as well.
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Thank you for this
One problem - I needed to move to a larger drive due to Audible - but now that I'm moved over, Audible is complaining "Please insert SD Card" and then exiting!
Looks to be more of a Audible thing vs. storage, but if anyone has any thoughts on working around this, that'd be great
OK... Weird thing. I have about 3gb free space in my micro SD card, 2.5gb of real internal memory, but only 880mb free for application space. Is it just me?
This did not work for me, I follow all your instruction but still nothing, can it be because I have the build.prop mod act, any help.
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Hi all!
I am having this issue with my AT&T i927 and I hope you guys can bring some light to the matter.
I was using OsiMood 2.2.14 (which is great!), for about a week, when out of nowhere I got a message saying that the SD was removed or something similar. I was just charging the phone, I wasn't using the phone at all when I got the message.
So far I tried:
1. Tested 3 different SD cards, whith no lucky.
2. Tried to restore only sd-ext under CWM (advanced option), but it did not work.
3. Restored the original AT&T settings that were backed up with CWM and the problem persisted.
Is there any way to mound the ext-sd with CWM or any other way to make sure that it's not a hardware issue?
I read about a so called "usb brick" on other Android phones, but couldn't find anything specific to our model. This may be the case?
Thank you!
Change the volds. fstab file from mmc1 to mmc2. That will redirect the kernels path to the external SD. Problem solved
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Thank you for the reply, but how exactly am I suposed to do that?
Seemingly, you must edit this file located at /system/etc/vold.fstab on your phone, with a text editor or if you prefer a shell.
Right, I have got to the following line:
dev_mount sdcard1 /mnt/sdcard/external_sd auto /devices/platform/sdhci-tegra.2/mmc_host/mmc1/mmc1
Should I change it to the following?
dev_mount sdcard1 /mnt/sdcard/external_sd auto /devices/platform/sdhci-tegra.2/mmc_host/mmc2/mmc2
Another issue is that the file is read-only, how do I edit it? Also there is another identical file under /etc ... should I change the /system/etc one only?
Thanks!
/etc is a link to /system/etc, so this is exactly the same file.
You can edit it with a file manager like "ES File Explorer" which provides root access and write rights on mount.
Thank you. I've managed to change that line as in my previous post, but the issue persists.
By now, I've also flashed the original firmware with ODIN and also tried to flash the kernel only, but still no go.
Any other thoughts?
No ideas? Please guys, I haven't got my sd slot access back yet
Could someone please paste here the original vold.fstab so I can check if something is messed up there?
Thanks
After you flashed the firmware through odin, did you do the "Firmware Upgrade and Initialization" through kies, its under "tools"
(This will wipe your device)
After I did odin stock, I had problems untill I did this.
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Ok I will try that now as a last resort and I will post how it goes.
Well, maybe the real last resort would be the emergency recovery option, but it requires a code.
Fingers crossed...
Um, its been a while! How's it goin'?
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Thanks for the idea, but it didn't work. Still no SD card access.
Any other ideas? What about this emergency option on Kies, is it worth a try?
Any chances to be a hardware issue? like a sudden SD slot defect on the phone? There was no damage or falls or anything like that, for sure.
Well, now it's unrooted with stock recovery... take it to AT&T. They will test it and likely replace it right then. If they don't replace it they will mail you a replacement and you mail the defective one back.
We had to do this when my Dad's Atrix bricked from an ota from Motorola. (it was unmodified too, pure stock.)
Humm... I am afrraid it won't be possible as I livein Rio, and there's no ATT over here. I had to take the risks, as I need a physical keyboard (had a n900 before).
'There's samsung however, but my flash counter is not nil, and I am not sure that they would sort it here, as it's not sold here. To make things worse, I would need the purchase invoice from.US, not sure they sent me that.
Any thoughts are very welcome.
Humm... I am afrraid it won't be possible as I livein Rio, and there's no ATT over here. I had to take the risks, as I need a physical keyboard (had a n900 before).
'There's samsung however, but my flash counter is not nil, and I am not sure that they would sort it here, as it's not sold here. To make things worse, I would need the purchase invoice from.US, not sure they sent me that.
Any thoughts are very welcome.
Oh, that's a bummer. I really don't know, I'm sorry.
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Is there anyway for us to boot into fastboot mode? As I've found on google a way to restore sd brick, it's a fastboot command that you use on windows cmd, having the phone on the usb.
Any clues?
Had this happen to me the other day on my stock rom. Was fooling around in a game and got kicked back out to the home screen where it told me both the internal storage and the sd had been ejected. Took about an hour of turning the phone on and off, but I did manage to get it to work by booting with no sd card inserted, then inserting it after media scanner ran the first time.
Good luck hope this helps
Thank's for the advice men, I will try it and post the results here.
I tried what you said but id didn't work, so I put it back on stock using Odin and updated using Kies. So it was almost back to the original state (only the version was 2.3.5 rather than 2.3.6).
As I had tried everything, I was convinced it was a hardware issue, however, out of nowhere, it recognized the sd that was inside it.
I have no clue how I did it, so I could help other people. I only know that I have installed a animal sounds kids game, that had a counter and some ads and it apparently cleared the recent apps tab (if you hold the home key) and it was back to life then.
Anyone knows, what sort of command would clear the recent tab and in some way force the device to mount or unmount the ext sd?
Hello,
I decided to root the Mrs Kindle Fire 1st gen, all good so far! I was able to root it, add TWRP, FFF a ROM and gapps.
however, my question is: Can I copy files to it by connecting it to a PC? Before with the stock OS, it would show up on windows explorer and could copy/paste files to it. Now, even though it does load the driver and appears as "Android ADB interface", does not map a letter to it.
Not worry much, since I can use "ES file explorer" for network shares, but would be nice for big files.
Anyone?
settings>storage>menu(top right 3 dots)
try different option
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I do all my file transfers in twrp. Mount the device and it shows as a USB drive. Note: release the USB drive before unmounting the device.
hmm, I tried all 3 options, the only one that works is the Camera (PTP) mode. UMS might work as well if it had a SD card slot perhaps.
Nevertheless, MTP options does not work.
For TWRP, I need to reboot on it, correct?
Thanks!
not exactly, twrp connects without rom, but likely its a drivers issue anyways
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hmm, I tried all 3 options, the only one that works is the Camera (PTP) mode. UMS might work as well if it had a SD card slot perhaps.
Nevertheless, MTP options does not work.
For TWRP, I need to reboot on it, correct?
Thanks!
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Yes, to use twrp you must reboot the device. Yes, Windows drivers are a mess for other than stock Kindle. Using twrp is easier than getting the drivers to load correctly in Windows 8.1.
Solved.
Rebooting on TWRP and mounting it did the trick. Not first choice but it works fine.
Thank you for the tips.
Hi everyone,
On my 4k firestick and my firetv 3rd gen (dongle) I’m using an otg cable, and an external usb drive formatted using ADB partition command. In order to move the apps from the internal to external storage I either use de ADB move command or the MiXplorer, the downside on using the MiXplorer is that you have to copy the app to the downloader folder, uninstall it and then reinstall it from the folder and it goes straight to the usb partition, but this method looses al the login info, not a major drawback but nerveless a nuisance.
When it comes to update the apps from amazon’s official appstore we run in to an error if the app is located in the external drive, so the solution is either move it back to the internal storage, update it and move it back either by uninstalling it and downloading it again from the Appstore, moving with ADB command, or using the downloader app to find the newest version and install it over the old one, although this last method works it is prone to errors due to choosing the wrong apk version listed on those alternative sources (apkmirror and others).
So, my question is if there is an app with a graphic interface like MiXplorere that allows to move the apps to and from the USB storage in a similar way as the ADB command line? Is there a different method that I’m missing?
Thanks in advance,
London
london18 said:
Hi everyone,
On my 4k firestick and my firetv 3rd gen (dongle) I’m using an otg cable, and an external usb drive formatted using ADB partition command. In order to move the apps from the internal to external storage I either use de ADB move command or the MiXplorer, the downside on using the MiXplorer is that you have to copy the app to the downloader folder, uninstall it and then reinstall it from the folder and it goes straight to the usb partition, but this method looses al the login info, not a major drawback but nerveless a nuisance.
When it comes to update the apps from amazon’s official appstore we run in to an error if the app is located in the external drive, so the solution is either move it back to the internal storage, update it and move it back either by uninstalling it and downloading it again from the Appstore, moving with ADB command, or using the downloader app to find the newest version and install it over the old one, although this last method works it is prone to errors due to choosing the wrong apk version listed on those alternative sources (apkmirror and others).
So, my question is if there is an app with a graphic interface like MiXplorere that allows to move the apps to and from the USB storage in a similar way as the ADB command line? Is there a different method that I’m missing?
Thanks in advance,
London
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Hey,
Not sure if you've tried apps2sd Pro?
To use this this app you will have to set partitions on the extsdcard USB first.
If I remember correctly one partition is made ext4 and one FAT32.
The ext4 partition becomes apps adopted storage when mounted and the FAT32 partition becomes normal storage for downloads etc.
Hope this helps
Regards
Unfortunately, Apps2sd Pro only works in rooted devices, not the case here.
Any how thanks for the suggestion, let's if there is some other solution in this line.
Cheers,
London
london18 said:
Unfortunately, Apps2sd Pro only works in rooted devices, not the case here.
Any how thanks for the suggestion, let's if there is some other solution in this line.
Cheers,
London
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Hi,
Apologies I guess I just assumed you were rooted as most on here use rooted devices.
The only other (known) way is described here :
How To Increase Storage On Firestick & Fire TV in 2022
This post will explain how to Increase Storage on Firestick & Fire TVs. The Amazon Firestick is the most popular streaming device available on the
troypoint.com
Apart from that I know of no other way to use adopted storage on fireos without root.
Regards
Bertonumber1 said:
Hi,
Apologies I guess I just assumed you were rooted as most on here use rooted devices.
The only other (known) way is described here :
How To Increase Storage On Firestick & Fire TV in 2022
This post will explain how to Increase Storage on Firestick & Fire TVs. The Amazon Firestick is the most popular streaming device available on the
troypoint.com
Apart from that I know of no other way to use adopted storage on fireos without root.
Regards
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This is basically the procedure that I used to format the USB drive, but to move the apps he suggests to use ES file explorer, that was banned due to security concerns, so I was looking for an alternative...
Thanks again for the patience and attention.
London