[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] PROTOCHIP:
Dear Friends,

AbyssNote Kernel developer " angelom " pointed us solution for read/write ntfs for formatted usb stick and i apply it for sdcard and both works flawlessly !!!! Thanks angelom...

Some Tests:

** After mounting sdcard as read/write ntfs, camera app also can be able to record photos and videos to ntfs...

** Watching movies over 4 gb size is not a problem anymore. 1080p Mkvs with no lag at all...

** Most of the 3rd Party apps recognize ntfs formatted sdcard like it is fat32...

** Stock Video Player dont see NTFS so i use BSPLAYER LITE ( best for mkv on note ) OR MX VIDEO PLAYER !!! ( U can use ES file explorer to play videos with stock video player )

** Stock app like gallery dont see the files in ntfs sdcard... Quickpic app also doesnt work with ntfs formatted sd card...

PERFECT VIEWER CAN DISPLAY IMAGES AVAILABLE FROM NTFS SDCARD.... ( THANKS BROTBUEXE)

** You can use free apps like MyMusicOn or MixZing Basic to play music files which are in ntfs formatted sdcard...

** We have to repeat steps 4 and 5 after every reboot. Gscript lite app helps here so much with its shortcuts...

** We have to repeat steps 4 and 5 after using usb mass storage mode...

** Ntfs formatted sdcard also is recognized by windows when Gnote is using usb mass storage mode...

** I am getting very low transfer speed for small files in windows when Gnote is using usb mass storage mode... for big files it is as fast as Fat32...

My config:

MySAM ed.1 Rom

Abyss V2.5 Kernel

32 gb class4 SDCard

How to: READ/WRITE NTFS

1- Flash Abyssnote Kernel - Latest Version : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1362424

2- Format sdcard to ntfs in windows and plug it to phone.

3- Power on phone and GNote will recognize ntfs formatted sdcard as blank sd.

4- Download ntfs-3g.zip from attachment...

4- Extract zip and copy " ntfs-3g " to /system/bin/

5- Reboot

6- Install Terminal Emulator from market.

7- Enter these lines in terminal emulator. ( insmod commands are optional for abyssnote kernel since they are loaded automatically but for other kernels u have to use insmod commands )

a- To mount ntfs formatted sdcard

su

chmod 755 /system/bin/ntfs-3g

insmod /lib/modules/fuse.ko

ntfs-3g /dev/block/mmcblk1p1 /mnt/sdcard/external_sd

vold

b- To mount ntfs formatted usb hdd or usb stick

su

chmod 755 /system/bin/ntfs-3g

insmod /lib/modules/fuse.ko

ntfs-3g /dev/block/sda1 /mnt/usb

vold

or create a newfolder named usb in internal sdcard

su

chmod 755 /system/bin/ntfs-3g

insmod /lib/modules/fuse.ko

ntfs-3g /dev/block/sda1 /mnt/sdcard/usb

vold

5- now goto settings-storage and select mount sdcard ( only for sdcard not usb stick )

6- now your ntfs formatted sdcard or usb memory stick should be recognized by system as read/write

7- After every reboot u have to repeat steps 4 and 5 !!!

8- To unmount usb hdd:

a- Run Terminal Emulator

b- Enter This line:

su

umount -l -f /mnt/usb

umount -l -f /mnt/sdcard/usb

c- now your usb hdd is unmounted.

d- You can safely remove it from otg cable.

** You can download "Gscript Lite" from market and create these scripts as shortcuts in your home screen so u dont have to enter line every time after reboot... ( Market - Free )

** Use "Autostart" app or "script manager" app to run script on boot... ( Market - Free )

** Use "elixir 2 widgets" app or " any cut " app to create a shortcut directly on home screen to settings-storage... ( Market - Free )

*** UPDATE 10-JAN-2012

I realized that after executing ntfs-3g , our ntfs formatted card is automatically mounted by the system even it says Blank SD in notification page... No need to go to settings-storage-mount sd card...

So if the blank sd message in noti. doesnt bother us, then no need to look for how to mount ntfs sd automatically... It is already mounted... :)

I use script manager to load the ntfs-3g script during boot and thats it... After boot i use my ntfs formatted card...

*** UPDATE 21-JAN-2012

While trying to get rid of blank sd noti, after running vold command, noti has gone, surprisingly...

No more " Blank SDCARD " or " Blank Usb Storage " in the notification bar.

Simply add " vold " command to end of script

...

After reboot "blank sd" noti will gone...

vold command remounts all storage.

Dont bother even settings-storage shows sdcard as unavailable since it is already mounted and recognized by the system...

Hope this helps,

THANKS GOES TO angelom, The_Steph, brotbuexe and to all who i forgot to mention....

Kind Regards,

ONLY AMIGA MAKES IT POSSIBLE !!!