Share a folder with USB (as an external Hard Drive)
I have an old laptop with Ubuntu. I store all my movies and videos on it. I want to plug this laptop into my LG Smart TV with a USB cable and I want my TV to see this folder only as a USB drive. Is it possible?
usb external-hdd sharing
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I have an old laptop with Ubuntu. I store all my movies and videos on it. I want to plug this laptop into my LG Smart TV with a USB cable and I want my TV to see this folder only as a USB drive. Is it possible?
usb external-hdd sharing
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I have an old laptop with Ubuntu. I store all my movies and videos on it. I want to plug this laptop into my LG Smart TV with a USB cable and I want my TV to see this folder only as a USB drive. Is it possible?
usb external-hdd sharing
asked Dec 30 '18 at 19:10
czarminczarmin
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I have an old laptop with Ubuntu. I store all my movies and videos on it. I want to plug this laptop into my LG Smart TV with a USB cable and I want my TV to see this folder only as a USB drive. Is it possible?
usb external-hdd sharing
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It may be difficult to make your old laptop into a USB hard disk drive for the TV.
It might be easier to plug the external video output (VGA, DVI, HDMI, ...) to the TV's video input (often VGA and HDMI). You may need a converting cable, if the ports on the computer and TV do not match.
It would be straightforward to get a USB drive, HDD or SSD, or an external box for a SATA drive and a standard SATA HDD or SSD and copy your multimedia files into that. Then you can connect the USB drive to either the laptop or the TV.
answered Dec 30 '18 at 19:38
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It depends. Many laptops do not support this because the USB controllers in them are not capable of acting as anything but a USB host. However, with USB 3.0 and On The Go (OTG) this becomes a bit more plausible as one of the devices may be capable.
This was also discussed on Unix Stack Exchange over the years you may find some of that helpful.
This was also discussed on SuperUser with similar responses.
Regarding how you would do it if it's actually supported would be to follow the steps in this USB_Gadget/Mass_Storage wiki article. However, it would require compiling your own kernel module.
Here is also some info on compiling your kernel with USB Gadget Support
answered Dec 30 '18 at 19:40
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It may be difficult to make your old laptop into a USB hard disk drive for the TV.
It might be easier to plug the external video output (VGA, DVI, HDMI, ...) to the TV's video input (often VGA and HDMI). You may need a converting cable, if the ports on the computer and TV do not match.
It would be straightforward to get a USB drive, HDD or SSD, or an external box for a SATA drive and a standard SATA HDD or SSD and copy your multimedia files into that. Then you can connect the USB drive to either the laptop or the TV.
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It may be difficult to make your old laptop into a USB hard disk drive for the TV.
It might be easier to plug the external video output (VGA, DVI, HDMI, ...) to the TV's video input (often VGA and HDMI). You may need a converting cable, if the ports on the computer and TV do not match.
It would be straightforward to get a USB drive, HDD or SSD, or an external box for a SATA drive and a standard SATA HDD or SSD and copy your multimedia files into that. Then you can connect the USB drive to either the laptop or the TV.
answered Dec 30 '18 at 19:38
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It may be difficult to make your old laptop into a USB hard disk drive for the TV.
It might be easier to plug the external video output (VGA, DVI, HDMI, ...) to the TV's video input (often VGA and HDMI). You may need a converting cable, if the ports on the computer and TV do not match.
It would be straightforward to get a USB drive, HDD or SSD, or an external box for a SATA drive and a standard SATA HDD or SSD and copy your multimedia files into that. Then you can connect the USB drive to either the laptop or the TV.
answered Dec 30 '18 at 19:38
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It may be difficult to make your old laptop into a USB hard disk drive for the TV.
It might be easier to plug the external video output (VGA, DVI, HDMI, ...) to the TV's video input (often VGA and HDMI). You may need a converting cable, if the ports on the computer and TV do not match.
It would be straightforward to get a USB drive, HDD or SSD, or an external box for a SATA drive and a standard SATA HDD or SSD and copy your multimedia files into that. Then you can connect the USB drive to either the laptop or the TV.
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It depends. Many laptops do not support this because the USB controllers in them are not capable of acting as anything but a USB host. However, with USB 3.0 and On The Go (OTG) this becomes a bit more plausible as one of the devices may be capable.
This was also discussed on Unix Stack Exchange over the years you may find some of that helpful.
This was also discussed on SuperUser with similar responses.
Regarding how you would do it if it's actually supported would be to follow the steps in this USB_Gadget/Mass_Storage wiki article. However, it would require compiling your own kernel module.
Here is also some info on compiling your kernel with USB Gadget Support
answered Dec 30 '18 at 19:40
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It depends. Many laptops do not support this because the USB controllers in them are not capable of acting as anything but a USB host. However, with USB 3.0 and On The Go (OTG) this becomes a bit more plausible as one of the devices may be capable.
This was also discussed on Unix Stack Exchange over the years you may find some of that helpful.
This was also discussed on SuperUser with similar responses.
Regarding how you would do it if it's actually supported would be to follow the steps in this USB_Gadget/Mass_Storage wiki article. However, it would require compiling your own kernel module.
Here is also some info on compiling your kernel with USB Gadget Support
answered Dec 30 '18 at 19:40
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It depends. Many laptops do not support this because the USB controllers in them are not capable of acting as anything but a USB host. However, with USB 3.0 and On The Go (OTG) this becomes a bit more plausible as one of the devices may be capable.
This was also discussed on Unix Stack Exchange over the years you may find some of that helpful.
This was also discussed on SuperUser with similar responses.
Regarding how you would do it if it's actually supported would be to follow the steps in this USB_Gadget/Mass_Storage wiki article. However, it would require compiling your own kernel module.
Here is also some info on compiling your kernel with USB Gadget Support
answered Dec 30 '18 at 19:40
Kristopher IvesKristopher Ives
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It depends. Many laptops do not support this because the USB controllers in them are not capable of acting as anything but a USB host. However, with USB 3.0 and On The Go (OTG) this becomes a bit more plausible as one of the devices may be capable.
This was also discussed on Unix Stack Exchange over the years you may find some of that helpful.
This was also discussed on SuperUser with similar responses.
Regarding how you would do it if it's actually supported would be to follow the steps in this USB_Gadget/Mass_Storage wiki article. However, it would require compiling your own kernel module.
Here is also some info on compiling your kernel with USB Gadget Support
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