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Anand Android

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Feb 14, 2011, 2:34:44 AM2/14/11

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hi all,
actually when i mount mysd card . i see 2 partitions ,/mnt/sdcard and /mnt/secure/asec.
what is /mnt/secure/asec? whats the use ?

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Dianne Hackborn

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Feb 14, 2011, 1:09:22 PM2/14/11

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It is secure containers, currently mainly for apps on SD card.

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Anand Android

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Feb 15, 2011, 2:34:17 AM2/15/11

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Hi Dianne,
Thanks .
I'm mounting SDcard on pc ..using UMS mode...when i do this . i see all the partitions of the SD card mounted on the PC side,which i dont want it . i just want to mount '/mnt/sdcard' .
how do i do this ?

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Dianne Hackborn

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Feb 15, 2011, 3:17:24 AM2/15/11

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You can't avoid it, those are files in the SD card.

Anand Android

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Feb 15, 2011, 8:47:50 AM2/15/11

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can;t just umount the partition used for media for UMS purpose?
what is the exact use of /mnt/secute ?
can breifly elaborate on this please ?

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