yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] mscheaf:
Exactly, I keep hearing all the benefits of mtp, and some excuse about the internal storage that has absolutely nothing to do with external sd cards, but it seems like the big major gamebreaking drawback of mtp that the people who espouse it never mention, is that almost nothing is compatible with it except a few flavors of the windows OS. I went from being able to plug my phone into just about any device out there and at least getting access to the files on the card at the very minimum to nothing at all even recognizing I plugged something in except for my windows 7 32 bit computer.
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] mad_ady:
If you guys have tasker, you can try this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2576500. It's customizable, unlike most of these apps, but the internal storage will never get exposed, sorry.
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] cdzo72:
Tried that on S4 i9505 running 4.4.2 but doesn't work
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] mad_ady:
You at least have the ability to change the files under /proc it searches for or the mount point. I don't have experience with GT9505 though and I can't help you directly, but if you feel adventurous you can experiment yourself. Use a shell or a root explorer and search for files under /proc that look like the files I used in that task.

Ontopic: oops - I never realized before that this app for under the S4 topic. I thought it was generic/for S3 only.
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] radu2aniel:
Yes, unfortunately does not work on a rooted Stock ROM 4.4.2
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] cnchch:
Thanks a lot !

Thanks a lot !

SG USB Mass Storage Enabler works great on s3-I9308,but SGUSBMassStorageEnabler 2.2 and 2.3.1 cann't work

Android version 4.1.2 / 4.3
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] kickstand03:
Just wondering if any one got this to work on sprint's S4 for 4.4.2 stock and rooted? Or is it ever going to be fixed?
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] NEOAethyr:
I compiled the original ver way back to get rid of the ads on my end, you can get the src here where I got it:

https://github.com/MohammadAG/galaxy-usb-mass-storage-enabler

I don't use this prog anymore though, the shell script serves me perfectly along with sl4a, and folder organizer.

I got my own launch shortcut for it and everything so ...

Anyways I wanna thank you again for the help you did in this thread.

Without it I would of back tracked to android 4.3.

Now if we could only get a kernel that works on 4.4.2 :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] ferongr:
Works fine on the Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 LTE (S7275).
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] inoaman:
Thank you and it helped me on my Grand duos cm11
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] sixstringseraph:
i havent had the luck, none of the many approaches here work for me. (ATT S4 on Goldeneye 28)

As a suggestion, for those having the same luck as i, i started using any of the multitude of FTP server apps and just use a client to transfer files. its faster than MTP and more stable, plus i don't need a cable to use it!

still hoping this starts working again on kitkat though.
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] XeoNoX:
this will work for sure using terminal emulator...works on my stock galaxy s4 tmobile on kitkat

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=51007385&postcount=18
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] deagle-lim:
dude i cant download from play store

and also cant download from http://mohammadag.xceleo.org/public/Android/SamsungUSBMassStorageEnabler_2.0.apk

can anyone provide other mirror ?
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] sir adem:
tray this
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] cdzo72:
I use the Samba file sharing app from the development thread along with a script that is also in the thread to give me access to /root structure and it's faster than any of the FTP apps and SMB can be used with Windows Explorer
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] carmatic:
thank you so much! i am on a galaxy s4 active i9295 on cm11 , and this is exactly what i needed!
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] rakesh2002:
It worked on my i9500

=================================================================================================

I have an i9500XXUFNC1 (India) with Hassan Rom on it, here's what I did:

1. I installed the apk you cooked for i9500

2. I killed/force closed the "USB Mass storage enabler" app.

3. in settings, I unmounted SD card

4. I opened "USB Mass storage enabler" app and enabled mass storage

5. I then went back to settings and mounted SD card.

6. Voila!! it worked...

Thanks Metallica
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] czigas:
Follow the unmount-mount procedure and it will work!

I have an i9505XXUFNB9 (Greece) with official 4.4.2 rooted and it works if you follow the mentioned unmount-mount procedure!

I used the special USB_Mass_Storage_Enabler_v2.3.1_Kitkat_i9505.apk that I found in this thread!!

Thanks a lot!!
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] Viper_21:
You guys should really give Samba file-sharing server a try - as mentioned earlier by cdzo72. No cables, just wifi, fast transfer rates, internal card, and external SD card support. Install a small apk from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=653336 (you may need to manually tweak a file). Greatest thing is is that you see your device drives directly in Windows Explorer. I was up and running in a few minutes. Haven't used USB Mass Storage Enabler at home since (just in the office).
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] sixstringseraph:
I did, i couldn't get it to work, it never showed up on my computer and couldn't access it at all. I did the tweaks on that thread but no dice still. It says running enabled but it won't show up on the network at all
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] aalupatti:
Its a great app and consumes almost no battery.

The downside is that the transfer speed is limited to less than 2MB/s . When transferring large files UMS is still the option.

( Note 3 has usb3 option and its amazingly fast just to use usb3. )
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] cdzo72:
Of course UMS is what we all want but my network reaches transfer speeds of almost 4 MB/s... that's megabytes and not megabits...
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] robertogl:
Yes, but some people (me for example) need mass storage in office, where there isn't Wi-Fi...(and pc doesn't have Wi-Fi adapter)
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] joebloggscity:
I need help.

I've an S3 which has been rooted (checked root is fine with Root Checker).

I used to use Easy UMS to get to use the external SD card like a USB stick.

However, my phone was updated to 4.3 and since then it doesn't work.

I installed this apk USB Mass Storage Enabler and good news that my PC can see two drives E & G. However each time I click either of the disks a message comes up saying "Please insert a disk into Removable Disk (G:)".

Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong? how do i fix this.

Please help.
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] Tilagoon:
Did you try to: open the notification bar, a line with USB shoud be there, tap on it and you can activate de USB
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] joebloggscity:
Tilagoon

thx for the reply.

In my hpne the "USB" line doesn't show. The two boxes for MTP and camera upload are unticked.

I've found a sort of work aroudn but it's clumsy

1) go into settins and unmount the SD card

2) then run the USB Mass Storage Enabler

3) this should give access to the SD Card

4) on finished go back to settings and mount the card

5) Restart the phone

Cumbersome and if the developers can help sort this out, that woudl be great.
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] xinfinityoO:
any work around for galaxy note 3 .. n9005
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] arix:
I can confirm that this work around doing the job, it would be great if developer can use this method in the apk (without the need to restart)
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] ThoHug:
Deleted by user. Did further research to find solution.
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] robertogl:
Yes, this works. I'm sure that unmount the SD card from the USB Mass Storage Enabler is not difficult, but i'm not a developer. The problem will be the 'Restart the phone', i don't know why it requires that...

I'm thinking something. We have that samba app that allows us to see also the internal memory on pc, but the speed is too slow for big files (like if i want to backup everything). There is the possibility to do this samba sharing via usb?

Edit: i don't need to restart the phone when i've finished...
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] flash608:
I would recommend some filemanager like Solid Explorer which have an FTP server. Just press MENU --> Sharing. You can set a password for sharing.

The best of it is that you can share your internal/external memory with around 6MB/s speed.

FTP is always faster than Samba,
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] robertogl:
I will try, thanks :)
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] cdzo72:
I'd have to disagree with "FTP is always faster than Samba" and say it depends on your phone and possibly network as well. I have tried all the FTP capable apps and fastest transfer rate is around 2.5 to 3 MB/s... whereas my transfer with Samba reaches almost double consistently... the larger the file the higher the transfer rate
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] flash608:
I`d tested many options/apps and always FTP was faster. FTP uses less CPU power as well.

http://wdtvforum.com/main/index.php?topic=5393.0 - some comparison.
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] robertogl:
I've try ftp and it is not as good as samba. With a lot of files, ftp stay for a lot of time on 'calculating copy time', and it doesn't start. Samba starts immediately. :)
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] cdzo72:
That's another point I forgot to mention which is very true... syncing files and folders with an FTP server can take quite a while... but using Samba with windows command line like Robocopy.... sync begins immediately because the PC is doing all the work
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] MikeS.:
Not working on HTC ONE M8 !
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] Magzime:
Yes! It works!

Man! I just subscribed to this forum only so I could say THANK YOU! :victory:
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] soralz:
After upgrade my Note 2 to KitKat the USB Mass Storage Enabler does not work on it. Error identifying SD card. How?
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] zezzet:
hi in my folder there are 179.32 179.33 and 179.34, what should I do to enable usb mass storage?

thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] ikyeye:
I'm running i9500 on KitKat (XXUFNB7) official ROM, rooted using ChainFire's method

my 2 files inside dev/block/vold are

21:50 179:8

21:51 179:9

Actually I want to decompile it myself, but apparently when recompiling it gives some errors. Can you help me?
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] nahuel915:
Sg Usb Mass storage enabler

Hello, Metallica, my files are:

179:16

179:17

I have a note 2 (7100)

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] sleepdead:
Didn't work on mine s4 mini i9195 with same numbers

Hello [MENTION=4820233]MetaIIica[/MENTION], thanks for your info!

I tried the apk you posted but it didn't work on my phone, a S4 mini I9195. With CM11 if that matters.

I've got

179:32

179:33

With the 179:33 being the one mounted. Can you point me in what I can do to make it work, please?

Thanks in advance!
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] jofjof:
Hello,

i read the posts of this forum and did not find the link to the file the file you mentioned on your post.

I have a note2 with new 4.4.2 ROM and the offical (market) apk does not run on my phone.

The /dev/block/vold/ directory is empty on my phone.

Do you have the link to download this file ? or maybe another one have a solution for the NOTES 2 (4.4.2 offical rooted rom).
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] czigas:
Hello,

Keep in mind that the I used a file specific to i9505. So I do not know if it will work for your NOTE 2.

I am sure that if you look around you will find it!

Sorry but I am not allowed to post a link because I am a new user!
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] MetaIIica:
i will not build any app when i dont have the device. The next part must come from the orginal author was made this app. I cant and i dont will make more.. Ask MohammadAG via PN to solve that. He ignore me, i get no anwer from him to my questions

Post send with PAC Rom 4.4 Black Power Edition NG
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] carmatic:
okay... so i've upgraded to the official i9295 4.4 rom, i installed this apk again and now it tells me that "An error occured while identifying the SD Card"

i guess they've changed something about how the SD card is accessed ... once again im out of a way to do mass storage on my phone

::edit::

yup, that works! unmounting adds another step but the speed of the transfers more than make up for it
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] frabello:
It worked for me, thanks

It worked for me on Galaxy S4 international GT-I9500, on kitkat 4.4.2. with cm-11-20140601-NIGHTLY-i9500

It didn't work at first, then I uncheked the usb debugging and that's it

WORKED

Thanks a lot
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] alphaloo:
s5

I have a galaxy s5 SM-G900F.

Here is a screenshot of my info. This lack of mass storage that samsung/google/knox has done is crippling my ability to use my phone as a media player. searched hi and low for a solution and i think you are my only hope.
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] mad_ady:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2576500

see if it helps
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] robertogl:
Thanks! This works without problem :)
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] alphaloo:
Basically I've switched mtp to msm . I used to get the card mounted with my media player. Now all that happens is it shows up as a cd drive. Il try the method you posted and report back
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] slimshouki:
Check out my thread for S4-e330s. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2774978

Sent from Samsung S4 E330S
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] aukhan:
Mine is 179:48

179:49 Note 2 N7100could you please help.
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] GreenTuxer:
Does this work with a Nexus 7? I'm using Linux and I have MTP... and I'm not always on wireless networks, so AirDroid is not always the answer.
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] InV15iblefrog:
+1 works on my note ii (GT-N7100). Many thanks to the dev! Just wish there was a widget, otherwise 10/10 :)
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] x-men222:
Works on GT-I9305 S3 LTE with CM10.1

Great
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] InV15iblefrog:
Just a question: although i have a rooted phone, would a non-rooted phone still be able to use this? Just curious... ;)
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] lovekeiiy:
Works, thus far, on the Sprint Galaxy Note 2

The only quirk, when the phone goes into landscape, the text and button overlap.
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] sporty377:
Can I use this to transfer apps to sd card?
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] rosedog:
I am curious about this too.
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] ricomoz:
so far so good on s4
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] spatstl000:
Weird...

I enabled this, and now when I go to settings-storage it tells me there is total space 0.00B. I went to my files-all files-extSdCard and it says no files.

But when I look i the gallery all my extSD photos are there. I went back to the app and pressed mtp it tells me "The SD card seems to be exported over USB, just making sure, did you unmount/eject the SD card from your PC?" I have no idea what it's talking about but I don't know what to do now, I have a CWM backup on the ext SD which I need to delete to make room for a new one. Can anyone tell me what's happened and what I should do?
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] xX CISSOU Xx:
Don't work on my Note 2, cannot mount SdCard, because it already mount ...

I'm a folder mount user, that is the matter ?
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] mkvos:
Confirmed working on Bell Samsung Galaxy S3 (SGH-I747m)
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] ericerk:
On a Mac

Using an S4 from Verizon

Says it worked, but nothing.

when using

find /sys -name lun*

it says it can't find anything.
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] MWLao:
Just wanted to report that this worked great on my AT&T S3 (I747)

Thank you so much!
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] MohammadAG:
No, this app needs root to write to sysfs, that's not possible without root or a custom kernel or a helper service that's installed as root then the phone is unrooted.

That dialog is a safety measure to remind you to safely remove the device from your PC so you don't lose files. You could just press yes and it'll continue as usual.

Can you be more specific about the error. I don't recall adding a "Cannot mount sdCard" error.

I think I'm going to need ssh access to an S4 or to chat with someone about it. Going back and forth with posts is annoying. Since I live nowhere near the US I can't get one from a friend.
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] xX CISSOU Xx:
Hi, the message is " the microSD card failed to unmount, this is usually because an application is accessing it. You can either close the application using the card, or force unmount it, would you like to force unmount it ? (WARNING: this may cause data loss!)"

How i've said, i'm folder mount user, this app mount sdcard folder on extcard, like game data for example.

I think that folder mount is the matter.

If you have any solution, i'll get it :o
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] Orical:
I'll test on the SGH-M919 T-Mobile GS4, This will help out a lot thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] spatstl000:
Ok, thanks, it's fine now, just wanted to make sure.
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] open1your1eyes0:
The problem with Verizon devices there's a "CD Installer" which is a read-only partition that takes over the UMS mode that Verizon put there. We had the same issue after Jelly Bean update on the Verizon Galaxy S III. Hopefully that gives an idea.
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] bugsdaffy60:
Thanks! Working on I9505.

BTW are you MAG of maemo.org fame? You, sir, are a God amongst men.
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] Orical:
Works on the SGH-M919, connection is instant which is great but I'm having some issue with the read/write speeds that I didn't have before but that may not have to do with the app itself. I'm still on Windows 8 still and noticed the transfer rates are hit or miss for some reason so after I wipe that partition and install 7 back on I'll know for sure.
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] MetaIIica:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=52981530

Post send with PAC Rom 4.4 Black Power Edition NG
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] aukhan:
Got it.
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] AllGamer:
It doesn't work properly for me.

It mounts the external SD card as a CD ROM read only.

"SAMSUNG File-Stor Gadget USB Device"

according to Windows 7 Pro 64bit device manager.

I do have KIES installed.

Note 3 on 4.4 kitkat official stock ROM rooted.

Any idea how I can make it mount properly as a "Mass Storage Device" ?

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] frabello:
I't doesn't work anymore

Now I'm with cm11-20140613-NIGHTLY-I9500 on Galaxy S4 International with the kitkat 4.4.3 and stop working.

Is there another modified SG USB MASS that can make it work?

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] PhunkyBob:
Hello,

I installed this app on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 (T210) running Android 4.1.2.

Once lauched, it said that I was in "MTP" mode (that was right).

I selected "mass storage mode", then plugged my USB cable. My computer was not able to connect to the device.

--> this device is not compatible.

So I wanted to come back to the "MTP" mode.

When I go back to the app, there is no more choice between "USB mass storage" and "MTP": it says that "lun file not available in your kernel".

When I try to change within the Android parameter tab, my device reboots...

Now, I have no way to plug my device to my conputer :crying:

Does anyone have an idea to come back to the original setting?
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] kaosparadigm:
Go to app!
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] PhunkyBob:
And then?

There is no option available. Any button enabled (I see the 2 buttons disabled).

Just the message that says

I'ld have prefered to have this message before I had the possibility to click on the "Mass Storage Mode" button.

I can't disable "USB debug", and either disable the "advanced preferences": it makes my device reboot.
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] craley1:
I have a Verizon i545 S4 with 4.4.2 stock (slightly modded, bloat removed, root w/ busybox 1.22.1). I am using Metallica's i9505 2.3.1 version of the apk. I am on a Windows 7 machine. When I open the app and hit the "Mass Storage Mode" a CD-Rom drive shows up in my Disk Management drive list. It shows "No Media." I then go through the following commands in adb:

su

echo /dev/block/vold/179:33 > /sys/devices/virtual/android_usb/android0/f_mass_storage/lun/file

At this point, the CD-Rom that was mounted shows a Raw file system with 2.20 GB of data (all of it free space). When I attempt to open it in Windows Explorer, there is no response. My computer isn't locked, it just does nothing when I click on the drive. I get a similar response when I run the echo command for the 179:32 file as well.

Any ideas?
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] batareikin51:
galaxy S5

any luck with Galaxy S5?
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] finotti:
Indeed, a working version for the S5 would be greatly appreciated...
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] shda:
Galaxy S4 I9500 stock rom, root, busybox.

Tried original, i9500 and i9505 versions and got identical behaviour. I use windows 7 on my pc. So when i plug usb, i see removable disk in explorer. But when i try to open it, explorer asks to insert disk.

I have 179:8 and 179:9 in /dev/block/vold/. And the only file that exists is located here:

/sys/devices/virtual/android_usb/android0/f_mass_storage/lun0/file

So i tried: echo /dev/block/vold/179:8 > /sys/devices/virtual/android_usb/android0/f_mass_storage/lun0/file (with su), but no luck.

Still the same things happen.
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] turbare:
Hi, coming with yet another Kit Kat update issue.

It worked fine on S4 Mini i9195 on JB, but after the KK update is broken.

Each time I set it to Mass Storage I get an error the first time, stating the card is not available, and then 2nd time when I press the Mass Storage mode I can see a Removable Disk but it is not accessible.

Any way we can work around this?

PS: Kudos for the great work.
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] LeoKas:
Main memory doesn't show up but Card does?

Just what i needed for my S3, and it looked promising, I'm trying to undelete photo's from main memory for my daughter in law, it photo's of her baby, and they didn't backup....

Installed the BusyBox and this nifty programm.

It first started to complain about the SdCard, like I saw here in this thread, and after a while, hack, there's nothing on there I need, so I just ejected it, disconnected Usb and connect and re-inserted the SDcard, all looked well, but...

The main memory drive shows up (ie H:) but when I try to access it it says; Insert media or Disk (like with Cd/Dvd drive)?

The Card (G:) is accessable, but I don't really need this, it's the main memory I want to access...

Both Usb devices show up as SAMSUNG File-Stor Gadget SUB device.

Phone is ofcourse Rooted...

Any thought on what might be wrong here?

Regards, Leo.
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] mad_ady:
You can't access the main memory as a USB mass storage device! Your best bet for recovery is to boot to recovery and use adb + dd to copy the raw /data partition (which contains /sdcard) to an external storage and use a tool such as photorec on that to recover any images. It should work, but there are no guarantees.

Good luck!
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] LeoKas:
Thnx Mad_Ady, I was under the impression it could be done, judging by what I read.

Will try your solution, and I know about ADB, but what is DD?

Still this effort goes into the records of; it works! ;)

Thanks again,

Leo.
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] mad_ady:
Dd is a linux command-line tool that can do a binary copy of a partition to a file (and viceversa). It also copies the free space. Then you would run photorec on the copied image and it will try to detect any known file types inside. Read the photorec wiki page for instructions.
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] Mjaaay:
Support for the new Galaxy Tab S would be greatly appreciated!