Best way to get USB host mass storage working?

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alvinhochun said:

I am using Neo V official build 4.1.B.0.431 (ICS 4.0.4), rooted, unlocked bootloader (doesn't seem to matter)

I've downloaded the kernel source code, compiled the `usb-storage.ko` module, and placed it on `/system/lib/modules/drivers/usb/storage/`.

I've also changed `/system/etc/vold.fstab`, added this line:

Code:

dev_mount usb /mnt/usbstor auto /devices/platform/msm_hsusb_host.0

Then I restarted the phone.

After that, I typed the commands (using root) in shell:

Code:

mount -o remount,rw /
insmod /system/lib/modules/drivers/usb/storage/usb-storage.ko
cd /mnt
mkdir usbstor

Then I plugged in the OTG cable with a USB Flash Drive.


The storage is successfully mounted (by vold, I think), as I can verify in Root Explorer. I don't have photos so can't verify whether media scanner can detect it.

But in Settings->Storage it didn't appear. Seems that the Settings app don't support. I cannot unmount it using GUI, so when I remove the storage it warns me about that.

Are there any ways to get the Settings app to show my USB storage so that I can unmount via GUI?

Also how to automatically `insmod` and create `/mnt/usbstor` when startup? I won't bother editing ramdisk, but anything under `/system` is fine. I saw a few shell scripts under `/system`, are they fine to use?

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Hi Alvin,

I´m having big issues with enabling USB Host mode as well (phone does not find any usb devices such as usb mouse or a pendrive), so I would greatly appreciate your help in finding the root of this problem. Here are the details and what I tried so far:

1. Im running on a rooted GT-i8530, leaked 4.1.2 rom with busybox installed
2. android.hardware.usb.host.xml permissions xml file exists in etc/permissions and just mentiones the apache license
3. Running USB host diagnostics I got:

Android API
Claims support yes
classes found yes
device detected no

Rooted API

Claims support N/A
Device detected N/A

Kernel
Claims support Yes
Device detected No

Verdict OS support No
3rd party apps No

4. I tried 3 different USB cables (original samsung one with female to female connector), another original micro usb to female plug, and a no name one,
5. No mouse nor usb sticks (fat32) seem to be recognized (below 200 ma)
6. Had a look into the storage folder and I can see a folder for external sd, sdcard and UsbA-UsbF. These Usb folders have no permissions set ( like rwx). Looking into the mnt folder I can see the same but in there the Usb folders have rwx permissions set.
7. I was thinking to manually mount the pendrive but when type into terminal as su: ls /dev/block there are no devices (like sda, sdb, sdc) or partitions ( sda1...) mentioned. So I didnt even try commands such as mount -t vfat /dev/block/sda1 /mnt/sdcard/usb...Only mmccblk, loop, dm, ram, vold, param is mentioned on dev/block
8. In vold.fstab all usb(a-f) folders including paths are visible

Now I read your post regarding the usb-storage.ko module and I guess thats whats missing for the phone in order to recognize any usb devices. Reason why I think that is because once I connect a usb device I cant even see any sda´s or sda1´s...In system/lib/modules the folder driver is non existent but I found in sys/module/usb_storage/drivers a usb-storage file but its not a .ko What do you think? I would appreciate your thoughts on that one..