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2012 Nexus 7 Discussion Forums (1st Generation) => Nexus 7 Accessories => Topic started by: jcalbano on July 02, 2012, 04:49:21 AM

Title: USB as Memory Device
Post by: jcalbano on July 02, 2012, 04:49:21 AM

Confirmed by Nexus 7 Support: Unfortunately the device doesn't support USB card
reading capabilities. Hopefully ASUS will open the USB interface. We are Cloud bound with device!

Title: Re: USB as Memory Device
Post by: Babyfacemagee on July 02, 2012, 07:49:30 AM

Except as stated in other areas of the forum if you root your device you can add 'StickMount' which gives you the ability to use USB flash drives.

Title: Re: USB as Memory Device
Post by: Puce Moose on July 16, 2012, 10:40:34 AM

I wonder if StickMount would enable the use of an external DVD drive. I think it would be rather fun to watch a DVD movie on the N7, with an external DVD drive -> microUSB adapter -> N7.

Title: Re: USB as Memory Device
Post by: samalex on July 16, 2012, 11:39:33 AM

Quote from: Puce Moose on July 16, 2012, 10:40:34 AM

I wonder if StickMount would enable the use of an external DVD drive. I think it would be rather fun to watch a DVD movie on the N7, with an external DVD drive -> microUSB adapter -> N7.

Genius!  :)  Would be a fun experiment indeed.  I just hope the N7 hackers find some way to get video out.  That's my biggest hangup for now.

Title: Re: USB as Memory Device
Post by: Granvillen on July 19, 2012, 12:31:51 PM

I have attached my Kingston wi-drive with wifi and my bluetooth keyboard to the Nexus 7 and both worked perfectly.  I have videos on the drive and typed this with the keyboard.  It is a New Trent keyboard purchased on Amazon.

Title: Re: USB as Memory Device
Post by: birdastrompgman on August 02, 2012, 11:02:25 AM

For those of us with rooted nexus 7s and stickmount, does it make any difference whether my external memory is a usb flash drive or an sd card?

Title: Re: USB as Memory Device
Post by: S.Prime on August 02, 2012, 12:16:05 PM

I do not have my OTG cable yet, but StickMount is reported to work with a variety of USB devices, even USB hard drives.

Title: Re: USB as Memory Device
Post by: birdastrompgman on August 02, 2012, 12:27:30 PM

Thanks, S.Prime.

Title: Re: USB as Memory Device
Post by: xiphias on August 06, 2012, 05:05:13 AM

I'm using WIFI FILE TRANSFER apk... easiest and fastest way in saving/deleting any files in my n7..   

Title: Re: USB as Memory Device
Post by: The Nexus Project on August 15, 2012, 12:16:51 AM

See my thread here   [urlhttp://nexus7forum.com/index.php?topic=621.0][/url]