Thanks Mark, It is a fairly basic debug requirement to read and write test files to legitimate locations which, surely, includes the removable (secondary external) sdcard? Only deal with production handsets - so rooting not an option. To repeat it is possible to cd to /mnt/extSdCard (the removable sdcard on Galaxy S3) and read files. Just can't write there.
On Thursday, 26 July 2012 15:25:13 UTC+1, Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) wrote: > On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 10:10 AM, Eddie <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I agree it works on /mnt/sdcard > > > > IT DOES NOT WORK ON /mnt/extSdCard on a Galaxy S3. > > > > Still need a solution. > > Don't push to /mnt/extSdCard. > > If you are right, and it is a permissions issue, there is nothing else > to be done, short of perhaps rooting the phone. If /mnt/extSdCard is > not the official external storage (i.e., it is not what > Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() returns), then there are no > guarantees about the ability for anyone other than the OS itself > reading or writing there. > > Though I am heartened by the new directory structure on JB, suggesting > that perhaps maybe -- just maybe -- we will get SDK support for > multiple "external" storage locations in an upcoming Android release. > > -- > Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) > http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy > http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy > > _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 3.8 Available! > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en

