So I found this Mini USB that plugs into the bottom if my T-Mobile Wing(HTC herald) I'm using the standard WM6 with no mods at this time. I was wondering if anyone here had ever used these for anything. IE can I plug a flash drive or camera into it and possibly with some app utilize my device to so. I searched and didn't find anything similar so i thought you guys might have some interesting ideas. thanks
in general no htc device (besides the 7500 and 9500) are able to host usb so far, as far as i know. i am not sure whether that is a real hardware restriction or a driver issue. maybe you could post a link where you found that, and what the actual purpose of that thing is and we could have a look into it, i would love for this to work, but i still doubt that
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hi all does anyone know if it's possible to connect a usb flash drive to a mini usb and if a ppc will read the drive when plugged in?
It's possible. I saw some software that allowed you to do that, but beware, it will drain your battery severely.
thanks kraize, i wasn't planning on using it too often unplugged anyway but didn't think a flash drive would use that much power. would be nice if i could connect up a laptop hdd to the mini usb but not sure if it would have the power to run it anyway or access it?
It won't work. I tried it on my kaiser, and it didn't work. The only phones that can do that are the HTC Advantage, and the XDA Flame. No other phones has that hardware capasity.
Thanks hollywould, i did suspect that would be the case and thought someone would've tried it. didn't think it would be able to access hdd but was hoping
Quite a lot PDAs supporting USB-host, but for only a few an adapters or appropriate cables from the manufactures are available.
As these devices support USB-Slave as well I would like to know if there's a way to convert the USB male connector (used as slave e.g. for sync with the PC) to a USB-host female in order to connect accessories (keyboard, mass-storage devices...).
According to wikipedia the configuration of the pins shouldn't differ too much for slave and host mode.
Pls. see attachement, that's what I found regarding this question. It's a picture showing a similar configuration (as new user I'm not allowed to post external links, thanks to ab21cn
from xdaflameusers)
But it's a male-to-male converter and furthermore a converter from "big usb" to micro (mini?) usb. As there're already standard converters for the different sizes of USB I would like to start with the biggest size and to buy the appropriate converter as needed.
Does anyone has a circuit diagram or any other idea for such a generic converter?
Try adapters made for Nokie N800 series
I had a Nokia 770 a couple of years ago. It came as USB device only with mini USB connector, but online I found how to upgrade the software to USB host, and use a cable adapter. The plans I found online involved a 9V battery and 5V voltage regulator inside a metal case (they used a penguin mints case). I built one of those, even using the penguin mints case, and it worked fine.
I have never seen any indication that my HTC phone would work the same, but I am guessing that it might, if the USB host drivers are available.
Google couldn't locate the penguin mints-based converter I originally found, but this seems to be a similar circuit diagram.
Edit: Found it!
thx
thanks for the links. but i'm a little bit afraid of connecting something to my pda which has an own power supply, the risk of a burn-out is given. i've got a nautiz x5 with 4400mA battery which should have enough energy to supply usb-power to connected devices.
I think I'm going to contact the manufacture of my device, maybe this works for me, but a generic adapter would be of use for anyone.
the chips used for usb should be of the shelf as i don't think each manufacture develops an own logic for usb... but this doesn't imply that the cabeling is standard too.
what the heck makes manufactures providing features in their products which the users can't take advantage of?
do you mean using keyboards and so on on ppc?
because it's so simple if ur phone has a mini usb plug (the one u plug the power adapter into). i found a cable that plug into that and plugs a normal usb cable in on the other side and blam been typing on my phone using a desktop keyboard. it depends how much power your device requires however. i wish there was some software to feed a video line out so i could watch videos on pair of vizors that wud be rad. all i can find is a mini-sd card converter now whats the point of that. guess i need an itouch
yes
primary i want to connect usb mass storage devices to my pocket pc. gamecontroller or keyboard would be a good thing too.
my devices doesn't have a standard usb plug, the only thing i got is a adapter from the properitary plug of my device to standard usb male connector, but this is meant for usb-slave use only.
the underlying qeustion is, if there's a way to convert usb-slave to usb-host using the same pins. if it needs an additonaly pin then i don't see a way to convert it as i don't know anything about the pins cableing of my properitary plug.
a week ago i found an adapter which was able to convert the male usb to another male usb... but it didn't work.
the problem is compareable to datatransfer between two pcs via usb - it's possible, but only using properiatry hardware and drivers...
so i think there's no way to solve this problem in a generic way.
out of interest, do you already have windows CE drivers for the device to act as a host and mass storage? I wouldnt mind them if you can point me somewhere..
how to check if my htc (touch2) ca use usb host?
With the announcement that ICS will support USB Mass Storage, I was wondering if anyone had found a Micro USB card reader similar in size to the USB Jig shown in this thread. I saw one a long time ago that was used to flash phones of a specific make, but I can't remember where I saw it. Can someone help me?
PS, I know this is a question, but I figured it fell under Accessories. Please don't burninate me.
Do you mean something like this one, http://www.amazon.com/elago-Mobile-...FKR8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1322087237&sr=8-2 ?
Sort of, but a micro USB port, not a full size USB. Like the port on the bottom of the phone.
Well i don't think they make things like that for consumers, but from that video hey seems to have just used a regular microUSB cable.
As I said, I saw one out there for a specific phone maker that they use for flashing. I can't imagine that someone in China would not make them for sale. I'll keep digging, I guess. Thanks for the response, though.
wait, http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Gal...ccessories&hash=item3cbb7b1e8c#ht_2377wt_1163
is that what you're looking for?
No, but that's the size I'm looking for. An MSDHC reader that size with a micro USB plug like that has.
I have that on the way to put in the toolkit, though. A USB jig comes in handy.
I thought that announcement was that ICS, having usb mass storage support would mean that it's like how current android roms are. When you plug into the computer you can put it into usb mode to transfer files. It was previously thought that ICS would not have that and would require transfer thru MTP protocols only. I dont think it means you could just attach storage via micro usb such as external sd/hard drive.
No, they're talking about hooking up external storage. Someone was talking on Reddit about hooking up a dongle and a USB flash drive to their phone and how it worked for extra storage when they were going on a flight.
I believe what you are trying to do requires usb host support but I know what I'm saying is not the answer you are looking for so, I'll leave this be for now. Good luck in your search.
I'm pretty sure sure our phone does have host mode support. So you can get a USB host mode cable on ebay for $2 shipped, and attach a standard USB drive. Not the compact solution you are looking for, but it will work.
You are correct. It's not exactly what I want, but it would work. Thanks.
Did you find such a thing (micro-usb to microSD) ?
I have been searching crazy lately (like you, I can't believe that some manufacturers did not had this good idea ?!), but nothing !!!
And I am about to DIY one, based on the following example (but with micro-usb):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1713914
I think, I am going to start with something like:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/5x-Angle-USB...ltDomain_0&hash=item27bc0b1e99#ht_2265wt_1155
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820313271
The final goal would be to create a micro-usb to microSD adaptator as small as possible ...
Any better idea ?
Are there any kernel's and roms that have usb accesory mode enabled.
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Are there any kernel's and roms that have usb accesory mode enabled.
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Not sure, mostly because i have no idea what that is or what it does. ?
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Not sure, mostly because i have no idea what that is or what it does. ?
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It allows you to build accessories for android devices. For more info look developer.android.com/tools/adk/index.html. It works with my Galaxy Nexus but I wanted to use some of the older android devices to leave in projects longer and not my daily use device. But even the JB/ICS roms for older devices like the htc incredible and DX don't seem to have it functional.
Accessory is similar to the functions on an Ipad that let you output to the doc connector and attach things like USB Storrage, HDMI out, SD card readers, etc.
In Android it's not really seen much outside of 3.0 and on some larger tablets which have full sized USB connectors, but implemented properly it would let you do things like hook up to a VGA projector, plug in a USB keyboard, a mobile hard drive, etc...
I'm only just getting started in Rom's myself, but I know thus far I haven't found any that specifically state they have that enabled on them. Is there a specific use you had in mind for it?
Should work
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Accessory is similar to the functions on an Ipad that let you output to the doc connector and attach things like USB Storrage, HDMI out, SD card readers, etc.
In Android it's not really seen much outside of 3.0 and on some larger tablets which have full sized USB connectors, but implemented properly it would let you do things like hook up to a VGA projector, plug in a USB keyboard, a mobile hard drive, etc...
I'm only just getting started in Rom's myself, but I know thus far I haven't found any that specifically state they have that enabled on them. Is there a specific use you had in mind for it?
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The accessory mode is defined in the app code and firmware of the device you're connecting to.
Hello,
Long time lurker. First time poster.
I have a 10.1 Note Model # SM-P600 that I have set up in my car. Currently, the charging works fine via micro USB to engine/ignition accessory. Now that I have the initial steps completed, I am looking to add more stuff to the setup. I purchased a USB hub in order to connect a few different devices (USB DAC, External HDD, Camera, etc) along with a few different OTG cables. So far, I have not had any luck charging the device (although, I am able to access devices connected to the hub via the OTG cable). I understand that this is a common problem, and it seems that it has been solved on some devices (Nexus 7) by installing different kernel's and USB ROMs (not sure what this is?). However, I have only seen one bit of information in regards to the SM-P600, and that is the BinDroid kernel that I have found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2615959&highlight=otg
I flashed the kernel correctly (I believe, I see the kernel information showing up in my device information), but I am still not having any luck getting the device to charge while having the other pieces of equipment attached. Can anyone give me some good solid info on this problem? I thought I'd be able to install the kernel and that would fix my issue, but maybe I'm missing a few steps? Do I need to install something else? I am currently on the stock ROM, version 4.3. I was thinking about putting CM10.x on the tablet, but I don't think that it's supported...? I need a bit of clarity on that as well.
Please help if you can. Thanks!
P600 needs 2A current. I think when you attach other equipment to the USB hub, it may not be able to provide enough current to note so it will not charge. I am not an electrical engineer so someone with more knowledge can of course prove me wrong :laugh:
Generally when your device is connected with an OTG cable, your device is working in as a USB host supplying power to the devices. In your case, your Note will try to supply power to the USB hub. Even if your USB hub is powered by a separate adapter, your Note will not attempt to charge as it is in USB host mode.
You might wanna take a look at this mod.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/general/hw-mod-usb-otg-charging-galaxy-s3-t1953061