[APP][v1.8 (+US)] SGS3 Easy UMS - Mount external microSD card as USB mass storage

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GNJF

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Got this two errors today, left my phone charging all morning, came back to find this problem.

When I try to go to UMS mode it gives me Could not get path of external SD card... (maybe it's unmounted)
then when I try to mount it, it gives me these errors:

Could not mount card:
[__bionic_open_tzdata: couldn't find any tzdata when looking for Asia/Singapore!,
[__bionic_open_tzdata: couldn't find any tzdata when looking for GMT!,
[__bionic_open_tzdata: couldn't find any tzdata when looking for posixrules, 1]

Worked fine for me before. Please help.
 
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nicesoni_ash

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Got this two errors today, left my phone charging all morning, came back to find this problem.

When I try to go to UMS mode it gives me Could not get path of external SD card... (maybe it's unmounted)
then when I try to mount it, it gives me these errors:

Could not mount card:
[__bionic_open_tzdata: couldn't find any tzdata when looking for Asia/Singapore!,
[__bionic_open_tzdata: couldn't find any tzdata when looking for GMT!,
[__bionic_open_tzdata: couldn't find any tzdata when looking for posixrules, 1]

Worked fine for me before. Please help.

I guess u updated ur super su to v1.5, revert back to previous version and it will be fine.

Sent from my SGS3 powered with monstrous ZeroLemon 7000 mAh
 

Stevemann

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UMS error with Omega 43.8, Boeffla 2.13

Just tried mounting in UMS mode and get error:

Could not get path of external sd card (extSdCard/external_sd/sdcard1). Maybe it's unmounted?

Rebooted and got the same error...

This didn't happen with v43.2 and stock kernel. Any ideas?
 

Stevemann

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Just tried mounting in UMS mode and get error:

Could not get path of external sd card (extSdCard/external_sd/sdcard1). Maybe it's unmounted?

Rebooted and got the same error...

This didn't happen with v43.2 and stock kernel. Any ideas?

Ok. Tried the usb debug switch. Didn't change anything. De-installed Easy UMS. Installed SG USB Mass Storage Enabler. All working correctly!

Sorted. Thanks.
 

zeekhafa

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Attempted use with SGS3 SCH-R530M (MetroPCS)

I attempted to use the app for a Galaxy S3 MetroPCS version and all that seems to happen is I get a random CD drive popping up in "My Computer" on Win7. My phone is all rooted and whatnot. BusyBox is installed as well. What am I missing? Is it just not compatible with my particular phone? :( Btw, I have a 64gb exterior microSD card installed.
 
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injulia

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Just want to share,

Try http://www.mobizen.com/en/
It allows you to make internal (phone memory) and external (microSD Card) as USB Mass Storage.

work fine on GT-7100
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gargwlas

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not working for i9300 (4.2.2 leaked) and windows xp sp3

message after click UMS Mode:

Could not get path of external sd card (extsdcard/external_sd/sdcard1). Maybe it´s unmounted?
 

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I'm having issues getting this to work on my i9300 on CM10.2. Root permissions are granted, no errors are thrown, but when I plug it in, it's still in MTP mode. The app effectively did nothing.... Any ideas? Worked great just before I upgraded to CM10.2.

Edit: Tried "SG USB Mass Storage Enabler" from the play store and that seems to work great. Awesome.
 
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Works perfectly on SGN2!

Name: GT-N7100
Firmware: N7100XXDLK7
Kernel: 3.0.31-1071214 / se.infra@sep-117
 

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    This app will make the external (not the internal!) microSD card of your Samsung Galaxy S3 (International, US versions, International LTE) available as USB mass storage device.

    Also reported working on Galaxy Note 2, see compability list below.

    Most important commands in this app:
    http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=27282116&postcount=58
    http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=28151372&postcount=133
    http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=28670285&postcount=1

    Thanks d4fseeker :good:

    :angel: If you like the app, please consider donating by buying this app or via PayPal (see link on the left, below username etc.) :good: Some people gave 1 star reviews to the app although I think I'm extremely clear with stating that this is only a donation app - but I can't change that :(


    Compability
    Code:
    MODEL / ROM / KERNEL / APP VERSION / CONFIRMED BY
    
    WORKING:
    GT-I9305 (LTE) / ? / ? / 1.8 / Jarmezrocks
    SGH-I317 (AT&T Note 2) / I317UCALJ2 / ? / 1.8 / dabuck
    GT-N7100 (Intl Note 2) / ? / ? / 1.8 / geovass
    GT-I9300 (International) / Stock (LFB) / Stock / 1.5 beta / woaloo
    GT-I9300 (International) / CM10 / ? / 1.5beta / lubluchka
    SGH-I535 (VZW) / ? / ? / 1.4beta / open1your1eyes0
    SGH-T999 (T-Mobile US) / ? / ? / 1.4beta / gr4p3s
    ?
    
    NOT WORKING:
    ?
    I can only test it on my own GT-I9300; please report back your success with the information needed in the table above.

    If you have a custom kernel, you have to make sure there is one of the three possible lun files available (see Problems section).

    Regarding US versions: Starting with 1.4beta, it also works with US versions (see here). This may not be the case for all variants, so please report back with the information needed in the compability table.


    Problems? Not working?
    Report the exact problem, model/ROM/kernel/etc., the exact error message and the results of the following commands (use Terminal Emulator or something similar):
    Code:
    mount
    
    ls /sys/devices/platform/s3c-usbgadget/gadget/lun0/file
    ls /sys/devices/virtual/android_usb/android0/f_mass_storage/lun_ex/file
    ls /sys/devices/virtual/android_usb/android0/f_mass_storage/lun/file
    
    mount | sed 's/ on / /g' | grep extSdCard | cut -f 1 -d ' '
    Note: Only ONE of the three ls commands must be successful (file exists)

    You may need to replace "extSdCard" in the last command with the mount point name of your external sd card (e.g. external_sd or sdcard1 for CM10)

    If the last command does fail, there is probably something wrong with your BusyBox installation. You should reinstall it - I recommend this app.

    On some Win7 PCs, these steps may be needed:
    Now follow these steps:

    1. On your Windows 7 computer you will see it will try to install “SAMSUNG Mobile MTP Device” as one of the drivers and fail *this is normal*
    2. Go into Device Manager on your computer, right click “SAMSUNG Mobile MTP Device” and select “Properties”
    3. Click on the “Driver” tab and click the “Update Driver” button, a prompt will then come up
    4. Select “Browse my computer for driver software”, then select “Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer” on the next screen
    5. Select “USB Mass Storage Device” as the new driver from that list and finish up that install
    6. At the end you will see something like this on your computer – Screenshot Here
    7. Windows will install final drivers automatically and a new “Disk drive” will show up on your computer, this is your external SD card on your device

    Keep in mind that it is not possible to get access to the internal storage as USB mass storage device.


    Get the "extSdCard is being accessed by [...]" message? Wait until the app accessing the sd card has finished, stop it yourself or reboot.

    Changelog
    Code:
    1.8
    - added support for third lun file, should work with GT-I9305 (Intl LTE version) now
    
    1.7
    - fixed recognition failure if "mount" output contained "on" as the second column (e.g. Siyah kernels)
    
    1.6
    - fixed code so that it (hopefully!) works with recent CM10 versions again
    - made some error messages clearer
    - drop of "beta" name doesn't actually mean much by the way, but I think it looks a bit cleaner this way and does not make a difference
    
    1.5beta
    - added support for CM10 sd card paths (/mnt/external_sd and /mnt/sdcard1)
    
    1.4beta
    - added alternative method for users without s3c-usbgadget (may work on US versions)
    
    v1.3beta
    - rewrote the whole logic
    - now opens Play Store entry of BusyBox if it is not yet installed
    - notifies user if device seems to lack s3c-usbgadget module
    - notifies user which apps are accessing the extSdCard
    - generally better and more precise error messages
    
    v1.2beta2
    - added info about busybox requirement (maybe this will be removed later)
    - added link to donation app
    
    v1.2beta
    - Automatically tries to unmount extSdCard before starting UMS mode. This will fail if some app is accessing it, so just wait or cancel that app if you know it and try again - possibly several times. This prevents the potential data loss with previous versions.
    - It now checks the location of the extSdCard device. This should help with compabilty, e.g. for US versions.
    - Added some log output and toasts (2s delay)
    - Added link to this thread and version number in app
    - It's a beta so please beware, but I think the worst probable thing that can happen is that it does not work (e.g. it does not start UMS if it cannot unmount the extSdCard).
    - Dammit, the whole day is already over
    
    v1.1
    - Added option for going back to MTP
    
    v1.0
    - Initial release


    Screenshot_2012-07-05-17-00-18.png



    Download
    v1.8: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22760184/android/sgs3-easy-ums/SGS3-Easy-UMS-v1.8.apk

    v1.7: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/22760184/android/sgs3-easy-ums/SGS3-Easy-UMS-v1.7.apk

    v1.6: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/22760184/android/sgs3-easy-ums/SGS3-Easy-UMS-v1.6.apk

    v1.5beta: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/22760184/android/sgs3-easy-ums/SGS3-Easy-UMS-v1.5beta.apk

    v1.4beta: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/22760184/android/sgs3-easy-ums/SGS3-Easy-UMS-v1.4beta.apk

    v1.3beta: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/22760184/android/sgs3-easy-ums/SGS3-Easy-UMS-v1.3beta.apk

    v1.2beta2:
    https://dl.dropbox.com/u/22760184/android/SGS3_Easy_UMS_v1.2beta2.apk

    v1.2beta: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/22760184/android/SGS3_Easy_UMS_v1.2beta.apk

    v1.1: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22760184/SGS3_Easy_UMS_v1.1.apk

    v1.0: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22760184/SGS3 Easy UMS.apk
    (also, it's attached)

    Credits: d4fseeker, Sakaschi, bazald, dAKirby309 (icon), RootTools devs

    Code:
    Uses RootTools project, which is made available by Stephen Erickson,
    Chris Ravenscroft, Dominik Schuermann, Adam Shanks under Apache
    License Version 2: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
    8
    It is not working on s4 revolution 8.0 Rom based on stock 4.3
    4
    Just tried mounting in UMS mode and get error:

    Could not get path of external sd card (extSdCard/external_sd/sdcard1). Maybe it's unmounted?

    Rebooted and got the same error...

    This didn't happen with v43.2 and stock kernel. Any ideas?

    Ok. Tried the usb debug switch. Didn't change anything. De-installed Easy UMS. Installed SG USB Mass Storage Enabler. All working correctly!

    Sorted. Thanks.
    4
    I am currently working on a Tasker-based replacement for this app. It does the same thing, but only automatically when you plug in the phone into a PC. It's under testing right now. I will post it in a new thread and let you guys know about it for further testing when I'm done. It will allow you to customzie the mount point and will be more easily adapted to other ROMs.
    3
    It should work with CM10 now :fingers-crossed:

    Regards