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[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BoneXDA:
So do external storages work, unrooted?
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] James-NC:
If you don't root you can get an app that lets you view,down load or stream video files or documents from stick drives or card readers.It does not allow you to write to the cards however.It works great for those things.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.homeysoft.nexususb.importer

There is a free version that only does photos.I suggest using it first to test and see how you like it.The above version is a $3 app so make sure the free one works before buying the other. jmo

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...iwiY29tLmhvbWV5c29mdC5uZXh1c3VzYi52aWV3ZXIiXQ..

If you need to write to a card you will have to be rooted and wait for them to iron out the multi-user problems with the 4.2 update before the stick-mount app will work again.It is broken at present but once working again will require root to mount the sd card so files can be transferred via a file explorer app to the sd card.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.stickmount
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] biggulp:
Does it have enough power for a usb hard disk?
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkuni:
It seems that CIFS is also an issue with 4.2 ... Google must REALLY want us using Play to seemingly block the CRAP out of doing any R/W to external sources.

Of course it could just be a "side effect" of the new Google "security feature" that locks USB access to the process that spawned it.

I want to know how the Nexus Media app is getting away with it. Maybe it's because everything is IN the app - so the USB access continues to work.

I dunno ... all I DO know is that my Nexus 7 is staying on 4.1.2 until it's fixed. :)
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krock72:
Tried with the one I have from the galaxy s3 and it was not recognized. The sgs3 is rooted stock. When I plug it into the galaxy, it immediately sees the USB host connected

Edit- tried it with a USB mouse and it worked fine

Kevin
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orate.cl:
I would like to know more information about this matter too. I'm really new to otg stuff, but I do know that you need to be rooted un the nexus 7 for it to work fine.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rookiegenius:
I think it needs to be rooted to use USB OTG. i have a 2$ USB OTG working fine with my unrooted S3 but on the nexus 10 it won't regconize.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orate.cl:
Just tested it with a 5 bucks OTG, so far:

Mouse razor naga: OK.

USB keyboard microsoft: OK.

Pendrive Kingston 4gb: nothing happens.

For me it's ok I just wanted to use it for the keyboard. No problem at all.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johno86:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1994299
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AspenMan:
This is a good OTG cable. Works on anything that supports OTG. Lifetime warranty, good price, super fast shipping. I have a few and use them on all my devices.

http://www.amazon.com/Electronics-Micro-USB-OTG-Cable/dp/B005GGBYJ4

Enjoy! Happy Holidays all!!
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MoInSTL:
+1 on that cable. Like the angle & not too short or long. Nice & sturdy.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ninjasamo:
I'm looking for a OTG cable/adapter in the UK and wanted to whether mini USB OTG adapter will work with flash drives and external drives, or do I an micro USB OTG adapter? What's the difference?
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] philbrewer:
Bought this one and it works but I wouldn't recommend it because the male end that goes into the Nexus10 is a little too long and creates a loose connection. I'm gonna order another type tonight.

Stickmount works great on my rooted nexus10.

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=300803544652
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] faulkton:
I have a otg cable that works fine on my S3 but I plug it into the nexus and I get nothing. The S3 auto detects the cable alone but nothing at all happens when I plug it into the nexus no matter what, if anything, is plugged into it. I just want to use it for mouse and keyboard.

Think I should buy another cable to try out or am I missing something?
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] espionage724:
A cheap OTG cable that came bundled with a $60 tablet my mom ordered works on my Nexus 10.

On an unrelated note, Samsung should of bundled a USB OTG cable.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rookiegenius:
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---------- Post added at 11:14 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:12 AM ----------

Just install nexus importer on Google play. Nexus doesn't natively support usb otg like s3

Sent from my beloved home phone.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tkoreaper:
DO NOT GET THIS ONE!

I have the same one and it completely blocks the headphone port which is right under the micro-usb port. The micro-usb plugs in with the flat part facing you / the screen so this one would obviously angle down and over the headphone port. Find one that is either straight or angles the other way.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wptski:
This one works: http://www.ebay.com/itm/271100458484?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649 but I paid only $2.84, got it today.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Marchief:
Thats basically the one I got, but it came free with the case I ordered from amazon as the screen protectors don't work ( not that I would of used it anyway)

this is the one I bought in normal black no the CF one

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Google-Nexu...UEXE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1355152120&sr=8-1

The OTG cable only seems to work keyboards and mice, doesn't seem to work with my USB card reader, doesn't even register its connected even though the light comes on the card reader.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Clownfishy:
I brought one of the cables from Amazon, plugged my external drive into it and ......nothing. Is google really restricted acces to this basic function?
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mark2222:
I think you need to be rooted and use stickmount?
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chilimac02:
awww crap
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] agk925:
I have a stock N10 an otg cable a SanDisk Cruzer 64gb and a multi-card reader and all work great using Nexus Media Importer found on the play store. I have also used the otg cable to plug in a ps3 controller and play GTA Vice City, but I had to have bluetooth on and the buttons weren't mapped correctly the X Square Triangle and Circle are all rotated 90 degrees clockwise.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] g.armour:
I was told if I have an external hard drive with its own source of power plugged in and mounted that not only can I access the files on it, which I can, but it would also charge my nexus 10 at the same time since it is powered by an external a.c. source. Do you know if this is true, if so, how do I enable it?
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ferenc.hechler:
Writing to USB stick without root

I have written a plugin for the filemanager "Total Commander" which can read from and write to attached USB sticks without the need for root rights.

Also streaming of MP3/MP4 files directly from the stick is possible.

The "USB Stick Plugin-TC (noroot)" is currently in its beta phase and can be downloaded from the Play-Store:

play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.hechler.tcplugins.usbstick

Beta tester are welcome! :)

Feedback can be given in an own forum:

usbstick.hechler.de

Sorry, I had to remove all "http", because I am not allowed to post links :(
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] domino11:
i seem to get a lot of audio interference when streaming movies from a usb-stick per OTG. Seems like it's shielded badly.

anyone else has this experience?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Futant55:
I used the 4x5 scroll apk. It worked great. . I was worried about it resetting all my folders and widgets, but they just bumped up. The 4x4 twcalendar is a little cut off on top and bottom, but not enough to effect me. My music and google search widgets dissapeared but I reset them and all is good. Since the Music widget is re-sizable is here a way to make all widgets re sizable with the tw launcher?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] mocsab:
4X5 with Scoll - Awesome!

Very Cool - and huge thanks for this. I took the 4X5 Scroll and renamed the way you suggested - moved to the AP folder with Root Explorer and then rebooted - after booting up - wall paper scolls beautfiully - very smooth - and more room for aps and widgets and stuff - I was a little concerned that multiview would stopp working but no - it works fine.

All is good - thanks for the AP - considering how new this phone is - it is so cool to be able to get these types of improvements!

Thanks again.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] garyd9:
I think only certain widgets can be resized - not all of them.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] DAGr8:
How about auto rotation?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] garyd9:
Good idea! I'm looking forward to you contributing that to this HOWTO post. :)

Take care

Gary
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] garyd9:
I think you misinterpreted the purpose of this thread. It's NOT a thread where someone does something for you. It's a thread where I get people to do something FOR THEMSELVES and encourage them to share how to do things.

I'm actually insulted that you'd post in this thread the question "will you do this for me?" (The answer is: NO.)

At the very least, you could have asked something like "Can you offer advice on how I do this for myself?"
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] VTEChump:
Wow, sorry, you can ignore my post or have mods delete it. The only reason I posted it here was because it was related to using your SecLancher2.5x5.apk. A bunch of widgets that I use no longer work when I change to the 5x5 layout. I have no problem searching for a solution myself, just thought someone may have an obvious answer. Thanks, have a nice day.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Futant55:
I just deleted the widget and reset it and it went back to its big beautiful size. Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Gargamel198024:
Multi Window

I installed the 4x5 with scrolling after I flashed this rom, I317_N7105ZHALJ4 MultiWindow Control, and the Multi Window function stopped working. Has anyones else ran into this and if so how did you fix it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] garyd9:
Just want to make sure I understand this...

You have a n7105 firmware installed on your phone, and you downloaded one of the apk's I modified from an i317 firmware and installed it on your device (instead of following the simple instructions provided for doing the mod yourself) and now something is broken. Is that correct?

And now you want someone else to tell you how to fix it?

One more question... did you do a backup first? If so, please restore it.

Thank you

Gary
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Gargamel198024:
First off, Just because I only have 13 posts on this forum doesnt give you the right to come at me like a all knowing jerk off...

Second, The rom I have on my phone is a ported rom for the i317, so yeah. I didnt go off and flash a N7105 Stock rom on my phone.

I didnt "Break" anything on my phone. All I said was that after I installed the 4x5 launcher the multi window wouldnt work. So my phone is still working other than that. So the only thing I asked was if anyone else experienced it, and if so, did they figure out how to fix it. The 4x5 mod itself is working great otherwise.

Finally, Were you really being condescending by saying, "instead of following the simple instructions provided for doing the mod yourself?" Really? Because dont those APK's do the same thing as doing it yourself?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] garyd9:
I didn't look at your post count (or any other stat.) Just your post... I also wasn't a jerk (yet.) I just wanted to confirm the obvious before I started being a jerk. However, being you were nasty in your answers (jerk?), I'll be happy to respond.

You see, as with a previous post in this thread (by someone else), you've insulted my efforts.

Actually, its a n7105 firmware modified to work on a tmobile T889 and with build.prop mods to work on the i317. (It tells you all that on the OP for the firmware you downloaded.) You did, in fact, flash a n7105 firmware. That, by itself, isn't the problem. Not at all...

If it doesn't work, then its broken. The following is from dictionary.reference.com when looking up the definition of "broken" : "not functioning properly; out of working order." So, if multi-window doesn't work, then its... BROKEN. Hence, something is broken on your phone.

(This is where I get sarcastic..) These are simple concepts. If simple definitions aren't working for you, then the OP instructions might be beyond your grasp.

(Okay - no more sarcasm)

However, broken or not is besides the point. I didn't upload those apk's for people to blindly download and shove on their phone without a clue what they are doing. Here's a quote from myself on page 1:

I'll give you some ideas: Don't take something prebuilt from a i317 stock firmware and expect it to work on a firmware ported from a different platform. If you try it anyway (which is fine) and it doesn't work, don't post on the thread about it.

Finally, if someone takes the time to make sure you have the directions to do the mod YOURSELF, then take the 20 minutes it takes to LEARN SOMETHING and DO SOMETHING FOR YOURSELF before wasting bandwidth on the forum.

Take care and have a WONDERFUL evening

Gary
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] garyd9:
...

I have a very serious question... no sarcasm whatsoever...

I wrote this post (as well as the CSC one, and I'm preparing another for kernel compiling) to try and help people do their own mods so they aren't dependent on others, so they can learn and so on.

Is this attempt of mine misguided? Does everyone really prefer to just take whatever someone else gives them without learning anything?

(If so, I won't waste my time writing HOWTO things... I'm a developer, not a teacher, and trying to explain things to other people is very stressful for me.)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] wire-frame:
Nice work, keep it up. .
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Gargamel198024:
Well sometimes when I am completely busy with things going on in my life I will just grab and APK and run with it, and teach myself later if I have the time. I do want to apologize for coming across like a moron earlier, I am not a developer and wish I knew half the things that some of you know. I am a hothead sometimes and am still new to the android community and coming from the world of iPhones, I have dealt with a ton of condescending morons. Again I apologize.

But one thing I want to know, and not trying to be nasty. But, if someone runs into a problem after following your tutorial or how to, where are they supposed to ask to see if anyone else has run into a similar issue? Would you rather the forums filled with pointless threads asking the same questions, or should they ask in the thread that contains the how to or tutorial in the first place? Because in my original posted question I was looking to see if anyone else was using the same ported rom I was and if they ran into the issue.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] garyd9:
If someone posted "I'm trying to apply this same change to the launcher from XYZ firmware and I'm having problems", I'd likely ask them to revert their launcher from backup, and redo the modification, but this time log each step taken and post the steps in this thread.

My purpose in doing that would be twofold. First to enable you, had you recording the steps while doing them, to find any mistake you might have made the first time. You might have skipped a step the first time accidentally, and by recording them as you do them, you'd fill in that missing step. (When I follow instructions and have errors, I find that when I do this exercise, the problem will go away.)

Secondly, to enable me to see the steps you performed to verify them AND to repeat those same steps (as you would have recorded them - not from the original instructions) on my own side to see if I get different results. Sometimes a subtle change will result in dramatic differences.

If you still had the problem after doing the mod while recording the steps, how I would approach the issue would be dependent on if I had the same issue when following your steps, if you had the same problem (or a different problem), if I had a problem (but a different one from what you had) and so on. At that point, I'd have to play it by ear. I might also go to the person who posted the firmware your basing on and ask them to offer some assistance.

On the other hand, this is one of the more trivial changes that mostly works across MANY versions of the 4.x touchwiz launcher, so I wouldn't expect any problems. I would certainly expect compatibility issues, however, if mixing different firmware versions.

Here's one that might amuse you: If I take the SecLauncher2.apk from the n7100 firmware (DBT released - not a leak) and framework-res.apk from the same firmware, I can perform this change and install it on a i317 and it works. However, being the i317 doesn't have multi-view, that doesn't "break."

Your experience seems to indicate that "multi-view" has a dependency in SecLauncher2.apk... I wonder what would happen if a person with a multi-view capable firmware were to install nova launcher and actually DELETE SecLauncher2.apk. Would that also break multi-view? (I don't have my n7100 anymore, so can't test that.)

Gary
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] cdshepherd:
Nooooooooo, dont stop now! Im using all your guides. Working on my own rom, mostly for my use and entertainment. If it turns out stable enough I may post it one day. Maybe.

Keep up the good work Gary
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] garyd9:
Not stopping, just wondering if it matters. I appreciate that there are at least a few people who are here to learn.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Cab121:
Must learn. Its a good Dev requirement. I neeeeeeeeed to leatn or ill get board and break something. Then learn to fix it lol. Keep the great how to threads comming.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] jbplumbing.ca:
Is there any tw launcher mod to resize any widget?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] jokerschild275:
I for one just want to say thank you for your help. I am new and just now learning how to do things with android. so seeing feedback of issues that other people have run into is benificial to me. That way I know if i run into something, I can see if its something i did wrong or if other people are having a similar issue. Maybe their way of going about by asking you to do it for them is wrong, but non the less it still helps seeing those posts.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Bajanman:
+1 :thumbup:

Learning is the best part of everything we do with our phones. That's why most of us are here is to learn! From someone that's know much more than us on the subject. I've been around but learned that, reading is best policy for me. That's how you teach yourself is by reading things we don't know! Just my opinion...:cool::eek:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] garyd9:
Not that I've encountered. I have seen that other (non-touchwiz) launchers support that, but with mixed cosmetic results. For example, taking a widget that displays only as an icon and resizing it to > 1x1 doesn't look very nice.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] cdshepherd:
Heck ya! Finally got around to this guide. First run was flawless. My gay little rom is coming along:thumbup:

Went with 5x5 launcher. Since sammy decided to waste that big screen. Thanks Gary
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] garyd9:
Thank the guy who posted the thread linked in the OP. I just tweaked it some and *****ed at people to try and get them to play with it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] skochw:
Thanks for this, works great!

One cool thing I noticed: You can resize pagebuddy stuff. Take out the pen, and when page buddy appears, tap and hold it. You can expand it to take up t he whole page. Pretty cool!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] tomcater:
Thanks for the work. What a difference. Running the 5x5 and Note II looks much better. Thx.

Has anyone created a 6x6 as the screen is huge and would be nice to populate it. I have good knowledge but not enough to create / edit apk. Next item on the "to learn list".

Thank you and keep up the great work.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] garyd9:
Great! Expanding it to 6x6 would be a great exercise to learn with. Let us know how it works out :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Martinjv71:
Is there an 8X8 scrolling floating around?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] cdshepherd:
The directions in the op are there so you can build one:thumbup:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Tweak_four17:
Any idea if it's possible to modify the launcher to have the 4x5 in landscape as well? If you force touchwiz to landscape it defaults back to 4x4. Thanks

Edit: just checked and its not 4x4, you just cant see the bottom row. The apps become visible when you zoom out to rearrange the pages you just can't see them during regular operation.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] garyd9:
Yes, it is. I look forward to your contribution to this thread when you post how it's done. (hint: It's pretty obvious when you look at how it's done for portrait.)

Gary
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Aranen_Zen:
I would like to say thanks and don't stop either. I am new to developing having just started to take files apart to see how they work. And these guides are perfect. I may not post much because I'm good at searching and finding answers but with out guides like these there are none. Thank you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] gundal:
Hey Dagr8

How hard is it to modify an app to work with any dpi?

Any chance you can do the photo editor you get from samsung apps, great lil editor but with 240 dpi it cuts the pic off when you save, even when opening in a normal app.

or could you post a quick bit of info on how to do it?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] V@no:
It seems when it comes to widgets, they don't obey the grid size, if a widget used to be 4x2 (weather), now it's 5x3

Other words, unless you are not using widgets, this modification is waste of time, unfortunately :(
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] ekerbuddyeker:
Don't agree at all. There's a simple solution. I installed the 5x6 grid which left me 5x3 after the clock widget(that's normally 5x2). So now it all works fine. That size also allowed me to resize most widgets correctly.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] V@no:
Screenshot or it never happened ;)

Also, clock widget is not the same as weather widget, but anyhow, did you re-inserted the widget after installing this mod? because if not, then it would explain it
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] GQJ:
Thanks again for the mod.

Question

Is there a way to change the color of the font? Or make it bold?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] garyd9:
Did you have to quote the ENTIRE first post to say thank you? Please edit your quotes to something sane... some of us are reading on a phone and making us have to scroll pages of duplicate info is annoying. For that, I'll answer your exact question in the briefest possible way: perhaps
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] GQJ:
You are right, I made a mistake in copying the entire post. And did not consider that people were reading on the phone.

I did not mean to offend you.

I do appreciate your response to my inquiry, and if you have any further ideas about how that would be done, I would still like to learn about that.

If not, I understand.