[dev] USB MASS STORAGE on Sony Tablet S!

condi · May 3, 2012

Hi guys,

Just want you to know, that I've for first, successfully
started USB MASS STORAGE mode on Sony Tablet S!!!
Without any additional software!
That USB MODE is not even available in system settings,
system notification on the device says:
"Connected as an installer" lol.

Gonna figure everything out, to be an easy to use

...and most probably I will add this feature in next AiO

Its a good day

br
condi

xpri · May 3, 2012

thanks for all the effort you put in condi! i've tried 3 mass storage apps to no avail, i'm so glad that one of our favourite devs is working on this!

yohandesilva1 · May 3, 2012

wow condi you make this better and better, hats off to you

kurtis.austin2 · May 3, 2012

Condi .. are you running ICS or HC in those screen shots? Just wondering why it says a system update is available?

Sent from my Sony Tablet S using XDA Premium HD app

PurpleFries · May 3, 2012

He's running ics with Kernel 9. Newest is kernel 10 which is unrootable(?) at this point. That's why he's got the update notification

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sebarkh · May 3, 2012

PurpleFries said:
He's running ics with Kernel 9. Newest is kernel 10 which is unrootable(?) at this point. That's why he's got the update notification

Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2 Beta-6

Sorry, but you completely missed the point. With Condi's AIO Tools you may spoof the device for system update to see it as an older firmware, it's also a part of a rescue-backdoor (but not the necessary part).

Nesquick95 · May 3, 2012

condi said:
Hi guys,

Just want you to know, that I've for first, successfully
started USB MASS STORAGE mode on Sony Tablet S!!!
Without any additional software!
That USB MODE is not even available in system settings,
system notification on the device says:
"Connected as an installer" lol.

Gonna figure everything out, to be an easy to use
...and most probably I will add this feature in next AiO

Its a good day

br
condi

Doesn't UMS normally leads to new drives appearing on the PC's file explorer, like while inserting an USB key?

In the case of the tablet, one drive for the internal SD card, another for the external one if there's one inserted...

The "gadget" link shown by your screenshots is neither what we expect for a MTP link. It reminds me what I see when connecting a device in fastboot mode.

But well... We will know all the story in next AiO!

condi · May 3, 2012

Nesquick95 said:
Doesn't UMS normally leads to new drives appearing on the PC's file explorer, like while inserting an USB key?

In the case of the tablet, one drive for the internal SD card, another for the external one if there's one inserted...

The "gadget" link shown by your screenshots is neither what we expect for a MTP link. It reminds me what I see when connecting a device in fastboot mode.

But well... We will know all the story in next AiO!

OK then, for example - show me how you are working with your external SD on MTP mode, of course without taking it out and putting in card reader?
It will be also helpful for Linux and Mac OS users.

The 'gadget' is just as I expected to be.
Also 'gadget' reminds me a nice cartoon from my childhood - inspector gadget

Below is a quick video, sorry for quality and shaking hand lol:

kurtis.austin2 · May 3, 2012

sebarkh said:
Sorry, but you completely missed the point. With Condi's AIO Tools you may spoof the device for system update to see it as an older firmware, it's also a part of a rescue-backdoor (but not the necessary part).

Thank you. I thought it was something to do with that. I am unrooted ICS so I was just curious.

Sent from my Sony Tablet S using XDA Premium HD app

arturodelac · May 4, 2012

actually thats an ics feature available on storage menu

sebarkh · May 4, 2012

arturodelac said:
actually thats an ics feature available on storage menu

So, tell me the steps to turn it on.

There is no such option on this device.
On ICS it is. Like on my Galaxy S 2, but not here.

condi · May 4, 2012

arturodelac said:
actually thats an ics feature available on storage menu

Nope, you're wrong. Do you think that I would spend some hours on trying to do something which is already done?

Nesquick95 said:
Doesn't UMS normally leads to new drives appearing on the PC's file explorer, like while inserting an USB key?

Oh Nesquick - one more example

Try to open some file directly from 'mtp drive' - some .doc etc, modify it, and try to save it. You will not.
Its been copied to tmp dir, no 'direct access'.
Thats why I hate MTP mode.

Current state of my USB Mass Storage mode is which needs one reboot after running. Im trying to find the solution for direct change.
If we would have kernel access, then it would work already..
But we dont. To be continued

br
condi

Nesquick95 · May 5, 2012

Condi, I've no trouble with MTP... Or should I say, I've the same troubles as anybody else. Horrible on my Linux platforms, slow, uneasy to use and even worst whith my Nexus which has no SD card slot.

What I tried to say when looking at your screenshots was they aren't looking like something known : no drive on Windows explorer, no Sony tablet device, just the "gadget" link. Your video later shows an E:\CONDISD showing that you've win the race.

As I was saying, the "gadget" link appears when I connect something in fastboot mode to my PC (in the USB menu of my VirtualBox Windows XP VM to be precise) and I was thinking that you may have put your finger on some low level USB thing (showed by the tablet as an installer!) which could open some perspectives.

Of course, I know that you're the first here to see exploitable perspectives and one of the only people here able to do something with them but who knows...

By the way, I'm thinking of an adb based file explorer. No time to do it myself but many people have already done it. Just google "adb file explorer" and choose the one that best match your needs.

sebarkh · May 5, 2012

Nesquick95 said:
Condi, I've no trouble with MTP... Or should I say, I've the same troubles as anybody else. Horrible on my Linux platforms, slow, uneasy to use and even worst whith my Nexus which has no SD card slot.

What I tried to say when looking at your screenshots was they aren't looking like something known : no drive on Windows explorer, no Sony tablet device, just the "gadget" link. Your video later shows an E:\CONDISD showing that you've win the race.

As I was saying, the "gadget" link appears when I connect something in fastboot mode to my PC (in the USB menu of my VirtualBox Windows XP VM to be precise) and I was thinking that you may have put your finger on some low level USB thing (showed by the tablet as an installer!) which could open some perspectives.

Of course, I know that you're the first here to see exploitable perspectives and one of the only people here able to do something with them but who knows...

By the way, I'm thinking of an adb based file explorer. No time to do it myself but many people have already done it. Just google "adb file explorer" and choose the one that best match your needs.

I like Android Commander as an explorer using ADB (btw from aanother Polish dev)

obicom · May 5, 2012

Good morning folks,

fist want to say ... Condi well done .. I thing is a work in the right direction ..
Currently I use a workaround with apps like AirDroid as a WLAN file explorer.
Additional advantage, you need no USB cable (but WLAN connection).

V@no · Nov 25, 2012

So much hype... The topic died in 2 days...

condi · Nov 25, 2012

V@no said:
So much hype... The topic died in 2 days...

?? lol

its in AiO as function, since v2.9, 06.05.12

:cyclops:

mehdi.xterra · Nov 25, 2012

thanks man!!!! your works best for ever!!!! really thanks

OCedHrt · Nov 28, 2012

PurpleFries said:
He's running ics with Kernel 9. Newest is kernel 10 which is unrootable(?) at this point. That's why he's got the update notification

Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2 Beta-6

That's not quite correct. I had kernel 10 for a while, then updated to r5. Not sure what kernel it was after update, but I was able to root with backup/restore method and now have build 5 kernel.

Sent from my HTC VLE_U using xda app-developers app

stifilz · Nov 28, 2012

OCedHrt said:
That's not quite correct. I had kernel 10 for a while, then updated to r5. Not sure what kernel it was after update, but I was able to root with backup/restore method and now have build 5 kernel.

Sent from my HTC VLE_U using xda app-developers app

Wow... Why even reply to that??? It is months old! He was referring to hc 3.2.1r2 where k10 was unrootable..

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