12 Aug
2014
12 Aug
'14
4:03 p.m.
I've recently updated my Galaxy Note 2 to Android 4.4 and now I can't write to
my external SD card. Apparently Google has changed things so that each app
can only write to it's own directory. The online write-ups of this are mostly
written by stupid people who say things like "this stops other applications
from writing to your Internet banking files" when really what you want is to
protect against READING internet banking files (something Android 4.4 does
nothing about).
Access to the primary "external" storage area (IE a directory tree on the
device for downloaded files etc) is not restricted so Android 4.4 doesn't even
protect any application data from writing in a useful manner (some apps just
change to "primary external storage" instead).
I've been using Olive Tree FTP server to upload TV shows to watch on my phone
but it now can't write to the SD card. I tried creating a directory named
/storage/extSdCard/Android/data/com.theolivetree.ftpserver (the directory that
should be permitted by Android 4.4) but that fails.
How do I go about making this work in the designed manner? Is there some
special directory I should ask my FTP server to create? Is there another FTP
server I can use?
Failing that has anyone got KDE's support for media devices to work with an
Android 4.4 device connected via USB?
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12 Aug
12 Aug
4:10 p.m.
On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 4:03 PM, Russell Coker <russell(a)coker.com.au> wrote:
I've recently updated my Galaxy Note 2 to Android
4.4 and now I can't write to
my external SD card.
I've been using Olive Tree FTP server to upload TV
shows to watch on my phone
but it now can't write to the SD card.
Considered using adb to put your files on there?
I've always done it that way, and it seems to me the much easier solution.
/ Brett
13 Aug
13 Aug
12:02 a.m.
On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 16:10:16 Brett Pemberton wrote:
Thanks for that suggestion. I've tried adb and it works, it's annoying but it
does the job.
I'd rather have FTP working so I can transfer files wirelessly, that means the
Android device doesn't need to be attached to my computer and I don't need an
extra cable. I was also disappointed to note that the speed reported by adb
for file transfers is between 3.5 and 4.5MB/s which isn't much faster than the
2.5-3.5MB/s I get through wireless transfers, I guess that my SD card isn't
capable of fast transfers.
Android is an example of how FOSS software isn't supposed to be.
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I've been
using Olive Tree FTP server to upload TV shows to watch on my
phone but it now can't write to the SD card.
Considered using adb to put your files on there?
I've always done it that way, and it seems to me the much easier solution. 
1:01 a.m.
On 13/08/2014 12:02 AM, Russell Coker wrote:
On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 16:10:16 Brett Pemberton wrote:
Thanks for that suggestion. I've tried adb and it works, it's annoying but it
does the job.
I'd rather have FTP working so I can transfer files wirelessly, that means the
Android device doesn't need to be attached to my computer and I don't need an
extra cable. I was also disappointed to note that the speed reported by adb
for file transfers is between 3.5 and 4.5MB/s which isn't much faster than the
2.5-3.5MB/s I get through wireless transfers, I guess that my SD card isn't
capable of fast transfers.
Android is an example of how FOSS software isn't supposed to be.
What about a portable WiFi drive, then you can have 500GB or more, on tap?
The only problem with a portable drive is that it /may/ take away normal
WiFi access in favour of the drive and excluding the Internet (or even
local network).
Cheers
A.
I've
been using Olive Tree FTP server to upload TV shows to watch on my
phone but it now can't write to the SD card.
Considered using adb to put your files on there?
I've always done it that way, and it seems to me the much easier solution. 
11:27 a.m.
Brett Pemberton
<brett.pemberton(a)gmail.com> writes:
On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 4:03 PM, Russell Coker
<russell(a)coker.com.au> wrote:
Can't you just put sshd and rsync on the phone, then rsync stuff to it?
I've recently updated my Galaxy Note 2 to
Android 4.4 and now I can't write to
my external SD card.
I've been using Olive Tree FTP server to
upload TV shows to watch on my phone
but it now can't write to the SD card.
Considered using adb to put your files on there?
I've always done it that way, and it seems to me the much easier solution. 
12 Aug
12 Aug
5:46 p.m.
On 12 August 2014 16:03, Russell Coker <russell(a)coker.com.au> wrote:
Failing that has anyone got KDE's support for media devices to work with an
Android 4.4 device connected via USB?
I have no experience with KDE and Android MTP, but Gnome's is atrocious.
Trying to copy a file bigger than about 100MB always for me ends in write
errors (copying to HTC One or Nexus 7)
I now exclusively use AirDroid to copy files over my wifi to my devices
Sean
14 Aug
14 Aug
7:19 p.m.
On Wed, 13 Aug 2014 10:29:13 Paul Dwerryhouse wrote:
On 12/08/14 16:03, Russell Coker wrote:
http://galaxynote2root.com/galaxy-note-2-root/how-to-root-galaxy-note-2-on-…
http://nexus4root.com/
How reliable is the process of rooting a phone using instructions such as the
above? Can I expect it to work without wiping the phone data?
The Nexus 4 doesn't have the external SD card issue, but it would still be
nice to have it rooted if possible.
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Failing that has anyone got KDE's support for
media devices to work with
an
Android 4.4 device connected via USB?
Or root your phone, install busybox (or Debian) and run an ssh/sftp
server? ;) 
9:21 p.m.
On Thu, Aug 14, 2014 at 9:19 AM, Russell Coker <russell(a)coker.com.au> wrote:
On Wed, 13 Aug 2014 10:29:13 Paul Dwerryhouse wrote:
I cant speak for the nexus4root but have used heimdall to root and/or
install customs Roms on 3 GS3's a galaxy note 10.1 and a galaxy TAB 2
all with no problems to date YMMV
Normal rules apply fully charge battery be patient if it takes some
time and as always there is a small risk of bricking if power goes out
etc but that can be mitigated a bit by using a laptop with a fully
charged battery as well to do the job
On 12/08/14 16:03, Russell Coker wrote:
http://galaxynote2root.com/galaxy-note-2-root/how-to-root-galaxy-note-2-on-…
http://nexus4root.com/
How reliable is the process of rooting a phone using instructions such as the
above? Can I expect it to work without wiping the phone data?
Failing that has anyone got KDE's support for
media devices to work with
an
Android 4.4 device connected via USB?
Or root your phone, install busybox (or Debian) and run an ssh/sftp
server? ;) The Nexus 4 doesn't have the external SD card
issue, but it would still be
nice to have it rooted if possible.
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15 Aug
15 Aug
11:25 a.m.
On 14/08/2014 7:19 PM, Russell Coker wrote:
How reliable is the process of rooting a phone using
instructions such as the
above? Can I expect it to work without wiping the phone data?
When I get the time, I would like to ditch Samsung /lack of support/ for
my i9300 and i9505 devices that are 100% stock and only getting 4.3 at
this stage -- the devices are fully capable of running the latest
Android version.
One of my justifications for going stock Samsung was to get updates that
were not carrier branded, nor carrier delayed. And given all the horror
of today's Android App permissions, I might even go to the dark side and
choose an iPhone next. Suffice to say, I'm not at all happy with the
way things are going Android now.
Cheers
A.
11:35 a.m.
Andrew McGlashan <andrew.mcglashan(a)affinityvision.com.au> wrote:
When I get the time, I would like to ditch Samsung
/lack of support/ for
my i9300 and i9505 devices that are 100% stock and only getting 4.3 at
this stage -- the devices are fully capable of running the latest
Android version.
My i9505 device suffers from the same problem, compounded by some very
unwelcome bugs. It's running Samsung's Android 4.3 firmware at present.
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