Universal Serial Bus (USB) is an interface to communicate between the mobile device and the computer. This is for questions regarding connecting an Android device to a computer's USB interface.
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Lots of “Input/output error” after connecting Samsung Galaxy S2 via USB
I'm trying to connect my Samsung Galaxy S2 (GT-9100, Android 2.3.4, I9100XXKI1) with my Linux box (Ubuntu 11.10 oneiric).
I'm using the USB storage mode (Settings ➔ Wireless and network ➔ USB ...
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Drive letter for MTP connection under Windows
In Android 3 the connection to PC as Mass Storage Controller feature was removed.
Is there a way to access MTP-mounted phone as a drive letter? I want standard file manager programs (e.g. Total ...
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Non-root methods to mount USB storage devices
From my understanding, one can use StickMount to mount USB Sticks / Thumbdrive. However, StickMount require one to root phone.
So, are there ways that I can mount a USB Sticks / Thumbdrive to a ...
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USB connection broken, tried debugging
I have a Galaxy S2 that refuses to be picked up by any computer. I tried different operating systems, I tried a different USB cable, I tried debugging mode. The phone still charges fine through the ...
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How to mount both App and Phone Storage over USB for HTC Evo?
I can mount my HTC Evo as a USB drive on my Windows 7 machine.
When I mount the drive, I see a DCIM/100Media file, but no photos from my phone are in it. (I'm wanting to transfer photos from my ...
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How to mount two USB drives from same device on Android?
I'm wondering how I can mount two USB drives from a USB device on Android.
I have a Garmin Oregon GPS device with a USB port. When I connect it to a Windows PC, I get two drives: one for the internal ...
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Can Android devices access an iOS file system via USB-OTG?
Using an OTG cable, Stickmount, and Root Explorer, I can view files on my USB flash drives with my Android device.
On Windows, it's possible to view an iOS device's filesystem using programs such as ...
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How to enable a HTC MyTouch 3G Slide USB tether in Windows 7?
I'm trying to use HTC MyTouch 3G Slide for USB tether instead of my old G1, which works perfectly.
On the first try the ADB driver didn't recognize the phone, but worked fine after adding this to ...
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LG-P870 USB not detected in Windows 7
I'm trying to connect my LG-P870 to my laptop running Windows 7, so I can drop some music and contacts onto it. My software version is P87010i.
I installed the USB driver (tried two versions) as ...
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Verizon Galaxy Nexus Discharging When Plugged In Even After USB Replacement
I've got a Verizon Samsung Galaxy Nexus that as of a few weeks ago quit charging - in fact it quickly drains the battery (discharges 2% / minute if not more) while plugged in. I tried different ...
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Android Tablet (Sony Tablet S) with USB Barcode Scanner
I have a USB barcode scanner which, when plugged into a Windows PC works fine, just as a keyboard it 'types' the barcode into whatever software is open.
I am attempting to use this with an Android ...
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Communicating with micro USB to Ethernet
I am trying to communicate with an ethernet enabled devices from my Android phone. My phone has Android 2.3.6 and the device I am trying to communicate with has a mini web server running on it. The ...
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How to setup VLAN on Android?
Can anybody give me idea how to setup the VLAN on android. I get VLAN 200 tagged traffic from some device. So how can I configure or setup the networking stuffs in android to allow traffic tagged with ...
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Using OTG cable, transfer file from cardreader to external harddisk, is it possible?
I will be going on a holiday and I want to be able to back up my photos to my external harddrive.
Usually this means bringing a laptop with me.
However I have :
Galaxy Nexus, rooted and unlocked
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AT&T Galaxy SIII / Windows 7 64bit AMD/ Cannot mount USB drive
I just want to transfer files between my new cell phone and my new computer. I have been on the phone with both AT&T and Samsung tech support for two days. No joy. I and they have tried dozens of ...
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How to mount the internal storage of the Droid 3?
My father just got a Droid 3, and it has something like 12 or 16 gigs of internal storage. I'm trying to mount that storage to his laptop so he can transfer over music, but I'm not getting the USB ...
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How to install LG Optimus One PC Suite on Mac?
For the LG Optimus One the PC suite and USB driver are all Windows-based. My home computer is an IMac.
Are there versions of these downloaads that will work with my Mac?
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Nexus 7 - USB Port & Headphone Socket
I sometimes experience a drop in sound in the left or right earphone of my headphones when charging my Nexus 7.
Wiggling the usb cable in the port can bring back the sound, however yesterday the ...
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External HDD not recognized by tablet
I have an external 320GB HDD with Backtrack on it, partitioned as follows:
-partition '/' ext4
-partition '/home' ext4
-swap
-free partition fat32
The problem comes when I connect it to my tablet ...
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Need to unlock Coby tablet; MicroSD card not formatted
My Coby Kyros MID7024 tablet is locked with a pattern lock. The person who set the pattern lock has unfortunately forgotten it. I tried to unlock the tablet using these methods:
The volume ...
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How to use an USB 3G modem data connection with an Android phone (Galaxy Nexus)?
I own a Galaxy Nexus phone and i'd like to know if there is a way i can use an USB dongle to provide it with an Internet connection.
I imagine I will need some kind of adapter (and some Google ...
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How to disable USB data connectivity on rooted device
I have a Transformer TF101 and I have Android 4.0. I want to disable the USB data connectivity of it for my purposes. The device is rooted.
How can I do that, and can I change the implementation of ...
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How to activate usb port, -sc3 usb host driver not found
I have an unbranded rck30sdk tablet running Android 4.1.1. I have run USB diagnostics, plus host controller which gives me the messages:
sc3 usb host driver not found, root hub present, usb host ...
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MTP mounts vs USB storage - restrictions
Just got a nexus 4, and tried to copy files from my nexus one to it. Copying the N1 SD data to my linux box was a breeze, but the N4 doesn't offer simple mounting. Shows up as a USB Camera, with ...
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galaxy tab 2 usb issues
My new Galaxy Tab 2 can't connect to my PC via USB. When I plug it in my PC, it plays a tone. It means some new hardware has been connected. It appears in Kies as GT-P3113. But when I mouse-over it, ...
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why wont my galaxy tab 2 connect with wifi or usb?
whenever i try to connect to wifi or my pc with usb it always just says connecting... indefinitely. it detects my wifi signal, kies detects the tablet, but neither one has managed to actually complete ...
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Routing uPnP over USB to ethernet on Ubuntu
My phone has a uPnP server app (MirrorLink) that should connect to an in-car dash via USB. However, for testing out I have downloaded the Nokia Qt Client, but as far as I can tell from the source code ...
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How to use Generic USB Joysticks in Android via OTG?
I have a generic USB game controller (looks like a PS2 controller) and I just got my ordered USB OTG cable. So far keyboard and mouse work, however, when I insert the gamepad, I can't seem to make it ...
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do any android tablets have RNDIS enabled in their stock kernel image?
I have a small linux box running a web server, controlling some devices through various interfaces.
I'm considering using an android tablet for a mounted touch screen GUI/browser. I was wondering if ...
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CM10 Kindle Fire nonresponsive usb storage
Finally got around to rooting my Kindle Fire, first thing I did was install the latest CM, in my case, CM10. So I played with that for a while and decided to flash to the next ROM, plugged it into my ...
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How do I enable Mass media mode on rooted kindle fire?
I had a Coby Kyros tablet runing Android and opted to get a Kindle fire for my little guy (seems more user friendly and the ebooks for kids seem more abundant) well. I opted for ebay and the one that ...
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Why don't any of the files on my Android tablet show up on my computer when I connect my computer with my Android tablet through USB?
The computer (Windows 7) recognizes the tablet but I can't see anything when I click on the "drive" corresponding to the tablet.
I'm using a Lenovo ThinkPad tablet.
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Issue with Cord and USB Debugging
I'm having a strange issue with developer connectivity and my Google Nexus 7 tablet, that I can't explain. The cord that comes out of the box for me had a hard time charging my tablet; the charging ...
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How can I fix phone corruption when using USB mass storage mode?
It used to happen in stock ICS and remains in CyanogenMod 9. Whenever I connect my phone to computer through USB using mass storage mode (MSC), my phone gets crazy. In ICS, I remember it used to mess ...
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Windows wont install android USB driver automatically or manually
I've had all sorts of problems getting ADB to run in the past so I generally know how to trouble shoot this but now I can't get windows 7 to recognize or install the USB driver when I plug it in. It ...
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Nexus 4 4.2.2 USB connection problem
First, Yes I have checked with other similar questions but havn't found one that could help me with my problem.
I got a LG Nexus 4 running Android 4.2.2 and when I connect it to my Windows 7 64-bit ...
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Streak 5 rooted 2.22 no data across USB only recharging
Tried both OEM USB cables that produce charging but no data, no sync, PC(win7) does'nt even recognize its there. PC suite installed on PC; tried Dell version and Nero. Seems like there should be a ...
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I would like to use an android phone as a blutooth to usb passthrough
I would like to be able to connect to a system via bluetooth that does not have bluetooth capability. I know that they make usb to bluetooth adapter dongles. That solution doesn't work for me ...
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Connecting USB Gamepad to Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 P3100
I bought an adapter to use an USB gamepad with my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 P3100 but I can't make it work. At first I though that I was plug and play and that's it. My tab supports USB OTG because I ...
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how can i enable usb otg feature on my android (1GhzDual core mtk 6577)
i have a 1Ghz dual core android with 512mb ram. The original model of this phone is called Gionee GN700W, i have attached the debug info of my phone. kindly guide me to enable this usb otg feature in ...
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No PC connection (Recovery Menu)
I need help to interpretate this message:
The steps I did:
Recovery Menu
Mounts and Storage
Mount USB Storage
And then I cant do this..The message why:
"USB Mass Storage device Leaving this menu ...
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Can't get HTC ONE SV to play sound through usb to my car stereo
I'm at a loss! I connect the usb to the phone and deck, I tried mounting as a hard drive and nothing. I also tried to do the same but instead did it using usb debugging. Phone will not connect and ...
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Connect Android phone to router via USB-to-Ethernet
I own an HTC Desire HD and it currently has the IceColdSandwich custom rom on it. I also own a usb OTG adapter and a D-Link USB 2.0 Fast Ethernet adapter DUB-E100.
What I want to achieve is to ...
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Transfer a large file from PC to smartphone
I have a Samsung Galaxy S2, and a PC with Windows XP (I do not have WiFi). I want to transfer a 2.1 GB file from the computer to the phone. If I transfer the file as usual, I have the following error: ...
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Galaxy Note I / N7000: USB-OTG does not work when used with a USB hub
I am just doing some experiments with USB-OTG and stumbled uppon a problem now when using a usb-hub between the client-device ( SpaceNavigator ) and the host-device ( nexus7 and galaxy note I - N7000 ...
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Strange behavior while pouring musics to my Galaxy Nexus
If you asked me this looks very odd. But when I attempt to copy some music albums from my pc down to my Galaxy Nexus, something strange happens. No matter what I do all the musics get moved to the ...
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Permission denied when try to write to USB pendrive
I am trying to write a file to my pendrive from my android tablet, but it keeps saying permission denied.
Should it not be me who determines the permissions?
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Micromax A52: Problem to connect it to a PC
I purchased a Micromax A52 from The moblie Store. It runs Android 2.3.6 on a 1GHz CPU.
First I connected it to my computer and it got connected well. I tranfered some songs to it and removed the ...
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Internal and external storage spaces appear to have switched
I'm a big fan for Resurrection Remix after installing the latest version 2.0 on my Samsung Galaxy S2, the device started considering internal memory (12GB) as SD card (external memory card) and my ...
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USB host port via Android accessory protocol adapter
Is it possible for an Android 4 phone with only a standard micro-USB port (not OTG), to be provided with a USB host port through an adapter using the Android accessory protocol? Do such adapters ...
