SD Card , USB Storage

[hdt25]

Related problem

How do I access my SD card or Usb Storage (OTG)
Inside this Linux (Ubuntu)
It shows internal storage as (SD)
But don't show SD card storage Or Usb OTg

Describe the solution you'd like

It will be handy to have OTG access to Linux

Describe alternatives you've considered

No response

Additional context and details

No response

[hdt25]

How could I mount that Usb Storage inside Linux

[2moe]

The most important point of this issue is: are you rooted?
By that I mean, do you have the root privilege for Android?

If you have root, you should be able to mount and access usb storage directly.
Otherwise, you will have to call the api manually.

Next, it will be assumed that you don't have root.

As far as I know, /mnt/media_rw/[device_id] is accessed via the Android Storage Access Framework.
I'm sorry I can't be of much help to you.
Here are some external links that may be of help to you.
termux-usb(wiki)
termux-packages-issues(otg)
termux-app-issues(usb otg)

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As the proverb goes, all roads lead to Rome (i.e. Use different means to obtain the same result).
Since direct access is a bit of a pain, try indirect access!

Since your purpose is to access usb storage, you can share them with the network in the file manager.
Some file managers can share folders with ftp, others can use webdav.

[hdt25]

Certainly USB is not possible without root access. But can it access SD card as shared directory? I had seen mount 'sdcard' as Shared directory in while installation. Iam not sure about it .

What is the 'TF' in Tmoe settings?

I have installed jellyfin Server in Ubuntu container . So as media source, internal storage is not enough, so I want to access either SD card or Usb Storage.

If SD card is allowed as shared directory (SD) Then it is worth for me .

[2moe]

TF is the MicroSD Card.
Although rare nowadays, some mobile devices do have a TF card slot.
When the card is inserted, it is mounted to /storage/XXXX-YYYY
ps: XXXX-YYYY (e.g. 4016-19FB) is the id of the card.

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# df -h | grep 4016

/dev/fuse                            119G 102G   17G  86% /mnt/installer/0/4016-19FB
/dev/block/vold/public:179,1         119G 102G   17G  86% /mnt/media_rw/4016-19FB
/mnt/media_rw/4016-19FB              119G 102G   17G  86% /mnt/runtime/default/4016-19FB

# ls /storage

4016-19FB  emulated  self

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You can then access the app directory: /storage/4016-19FB/Android/data/com.termux

Termux generates ~/storage/external-1 symlink when you use termux-setup-storage to get storage access.
And tmoe uses this symlink to get the path of the tf.

If you have a TF card and your device has a card slot, then you can mount the symlink to /media/tf inside the container

[2moe]

If you see mount sdcard in tmoe, then it refers to /sdcard, /storage/emulated/0 or /storage/self/primary
If you see mount tf, it is an external MicroSD, not an internal sd.

[hdt25]

Thanks to clear my doubts. I thought sdcard is microsdcard .
But actually TF is what I was looking for.
I haven't inserted a microsdcard, so whenever I clicked TF , it would say permission denied.

So actually I have to insert a microsdcard.
Thanks 🙏

[GJVBCHJV]

Wow

[2moe]

If you want to mount the entire tf directory, then you can do so.

mount sd: true
change the src dir -> yes

source dir: /storage/XXXX-YYYY
Note: This is read-only.

change the mount point -> no

[hdt25]

Did this , and works . That's why I deleted the comment.