Mounting takes place before a computer can use a storage device. The command to make a storage device accessible is under *nix "mount"
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Is it possible to mount .iso files (virtual optical drive) on Android?
First of all, I am not sure if my question should be here as I couldn't find a place to shoot it. So please direct me to the right site, if I am barking at the wrong tree..
Question : In our normal PCs/laptops we have the ability to install 3rd…
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Why Android can't be just mounted?
I read a lot about rooting android, that it is risky, that I can mess all and get my device completely dead and nothing can be done about it. So my question -- why all these phones can't be just mounted? If I mess up my system with root, I always…
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mounting nfs, cifs, etc on android 4.3
On my new Nexus 7 running android 4.3, /proc/filesystems claims to have support for cifs, nfs, and nfs4 built into the kernel.
Unfortunately, also on android 4.3, google has arrange things so that everyone has their own mountpoint namespace, so…
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Mount ISO file in Android
I am trying to install SPEC CPU2017 benchmarks on an Android development board. SPEC comes with an ISO file. You're supposed to mount the ISO and run the install.sh script inside it. Otherwise, you get the following error.
Can't find the top of…
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How to image MTDblock device?
I am trying to image the mtdblock of an android 2.1 Sony Xperia phone that has YAFFS2 file system. I know there are mtdblocks and mtd files in the device. Using nanddump, I have successfully created images of mtd0, mtd1 and mtd2 partitions. But when…
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How to automate rclone-mount without Termux or Magisk?
I want to use rclone-mount on Android to mount remote directories from my own server as well as from pCloud. I want the mount points to be established automatically at boot time and to remain mounted full time.
I have not been able to install Magisk…
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how mount system partition in recovery mode to recover vold.fstab file in / etc
I have a Chinese tablet Genesis GT 7320 Androd 4.1.2. It is rooted using kingo.
I changed the vold.fstab file on the / etc partition system to vold.fstab.bkp.
The table was locked and did not start anymore. Action or recovery mode by pressing…
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Changing /data mount in fstab
I want to change the data mount point into an image inside the actual data partition.
My stock fstab has this:
/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/userdata /data ext4 noatime,nosuid,nodev,barrier=0,noauto_da_alloc,discard …
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Mounting remote folder from my linux machine to my android device?
How can i mount folder from my linux machine as local folder to my android device using terminal emulator on my android device? I am using android 4.4.2 and my android device is rooted.
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