Root sdcard as storage?

[AxonAnon]

Can I transfer files to my phone via usd to my sd card? for some reason I have been unable to do so and looked there the forums and cant find anything for the prevail?

 

[76ford90lx]

Yes you can use it as storage, thats what its made for. What kind of files though? What are you doing (steps) and whats happining that its not working.

 

[AxonAnon]

I installed the drivers (reinstalling now) Plug in trying to transfer a zip to my sd card.... im at work and i left my converter at home.

 

[Koumajutsu]

I installed the drivers (reinstalling now) Plug in trying to transfer a zip to my sd card.... im at work and i left my converter at home.

did you put the phone into mass-storage mode?

 

[AxonAnon]

sure did?

 

[Carsfanatic]

Did you try a different usb port on your computer/or a different cord.

 

[Bloodawn]

is your sdcard detected by the phone? maybe its not in all the way, it will do a click when you push it in

 

[AxonAnon]

My sd card is detected and I cant try another cord cause I dont have one lol
and i have tried both usb ports.

well i just got it to show up and then it wouldnt take the zip.... now im trying to switch usbs and cant get it to come up again

 

[Carsfanatic]

Are you using a laptop? Only two usb ports seems very low.....even for a laptop. If you mean the front usb ports on a computer/tower then that could be part of the problem it may be a pita but plug the cord into back usb ports on the computer that provide full power and may solve your problem. A lot of times the front usb ports on computers do not provide enough power and things don't work right when plugged into them.

 

[76ford90lx]

A lot of times the front usb ports on computers do not provide enough power and things don't work right when plugged into them.

Never heard of that. I use the front USB ports to charge my phone at work all the time. maybe I will try the back to see if I actually notice a faster charge. Ive done everything on my prevail that requires a computer with the front ports on my work computer. so far so good. I will try the rear ports and check it out starting monday as Im plugged in the front right now. lol

 

[Bandaid]

AxonAnon, have you tried disabling your antivirus? I've seen that confilict at times for some people.

 

[AxonAnon]

Oddly enough it would only let me do it when i changed it to ask when i connect.. it never asked i had to pull down the tab then it started working? I tried it in mass storage mode before but it even when i had that on it wouldnt let me? but i am officailly running CTmod thanks guys

 

[Carsfanatic]

Never heard of that. I use the front USB ports to charge my phone at work all the time. maybe I will try the back to see if I actually notice a faster charge. Ive done everything on my prevail that requires a computer with the front ports on my work computer. so far so good. I will try the rear ports and check it out starting monday as Im plugged in the front right now. lol

The front ports on your computer are connected via a small wire from them to your motherboard so their power and sometimes data transfer rate can be much less than that of hard wired usb ports. I have a card reader/usb 5 1/4 "drive" on most my computers that connect to the motherboard the same way the normal front ports for usb would but also connect to SATA(for the other memory card inputs) and take a connection to the computer power supply so that they receive full power all the time.

If you have a good quality case the wire and connection and power is usually pretty good but generic/mass built cases not so much(dell, hp, gateway etc....)

I notice a much better data transfer and even faster charging using either the rear ports or my powered card reader/usb drive.