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Using external HDD with Xperia Play

Hey guys, I saw on the Sony website that the Xperia features USB hosting. I have an external HDD that is externally powered and I would like to hook it up to the Xperia with a view to transfer files etc.
Do all I need to get is a USB OTG cable for the Xperia ? Thanks

I only did it on my sony tablet s and only needed otg cable and extra power supply for the hardrive in fat32 format but I believe it is honeycomb feature, not gingerbread or plays. I maybe wrong
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It is a feature not in the Xperia Play atm. DoomLord made it work on other 2011 Xperias but the Play was a different story, he has tried to work around it a few times but still a no-go for now.

netorino said:
It is a feature not in the Xperia Play atm. DoomLord made it work on other 2011 Xperias but the Play was a different story, he has tried to work around it a few times but still a no-go for now.
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That is a shame, has anyone managed to do this yet at all ?
Thanks.

I read somewhere that this feature is coming to all ics phones in the 4.0.3 version
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How to use controller to play games

Hey guys.
Im on mobile so cant paste a link to the video, but search youtube for "gameklip android"...saw that today and while the clip itself interests me, im more interested in how to play my games with either my wii or xbox 360 wireless controllers or my usb pc controller.
Would love to know this!
Thanks.
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Depending on the game you can connect the controller with an otg cable for your pc controller and xbox with wireless adapter. For the wii controler you have to be rooted to my knowledge and use an app like bt joystick. Someone correct me if im wrong.
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are you saying it's plug-n-play?!
I have an otg cable...off to try this.
EDIT: yes it is. Plugged in my pc controller and Dead Trigger picked up right away.
Question is now which games support gamepads?

I know some of the emulators will but not sure beyond that, I use sixaxis to map my ps3 controller for nova and duke nukem. It's more of a trial and error thing.
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For wiimotes i use a app called Wiimotecontroller, never tryed it on my s3 but the devs site says it does no root needed btw

Ligerblue said:
For wiimotes i use a app called Wiimotecontroller, never tryed it on my s3 but the devs site says it does no root needed btw
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On the right path, but Wiimotecontroller and the handful of other apps I see for using Wii remotes all say they don't work on newer HTC Sense, Samsung TW, or Android JB phones (4.2 specifically). Going to read up more when time permits though, let me know if you are anyone else finds one that will specifically still work on the Sprint SGS3 *Grin* ..

Mouse for FPS games

everybody suferd from the difficult controls of FPS games on Android is there a way to play it on mouse?
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sonypro said:
everybody suferd from the difficult controls of FPS games on Android is there a way to play it on mouse?
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It's possible if you root your phone and use something like stickmount and plug mouse through otg cable. This also works if you want to add more storage with usb flash drives. I've never tried this and this may or may not work with your device.

Whatever input you're using needs to be compatible with the phone/game.
I'm not sure about a mouse - how would the input even be read ? When my tablet reads a mouse, it's basically imitating a finger - it's not going to give you FPS controls like on a computer, it's just going to be a finger - which might be useful but I'm not sure it's what you're looking for.
Some games are compatible with various game pads - that would give you a traditional "controller" - but you'd need to see what games they're compatible with and how (does the analog input end up being basically a d-pad, can you live with that, et cetera).

HDMI TV Out Supported on Xperia Play?

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Hi, XDA users.
I have two Samsung PAVV TV.
Not smart tv
Ah, Here is Korea.
They can be supported HDMI cable.
And I want to connect Xperia Play to TV
How can I connect?
I know that some devices of Xperia in same year : Arc , Ray ,Play , Neo.
They are same expect of size of display and hardware keys.
But I heard only Play isnt supported , is it?
If Xperia Play is supported , what i need to connect?
I mean like HDMI cable.
Only cable : Micro 5 pin - HDMI ?
+ I m afraid that you cant understand my thread .
Well.. Please tell me what Xperia Play named in other country?
In Korea , Xperia Play named 엑플 . It s read [Expl]
Sorry about the thread is too long.
Thanks for reading thread by noob

Unfortunately, the Xperia Play doesn't have a micro HDMI slot and so can't be connected to your TV in this way
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The xperia play development version(that version they showed on shops,magazines)have an HDMI port,but the public release of xperia play don't have this port,maybe it have the software inside,but as far I know no one find such software,maybe possible install them,I think.
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NomadSpear said:
The xperia play development version(that version they showed on shops,magazines)have an HDMI port,but the public release of xperia play don't have this port,maybe it have the software inside,but as far I know no one find such software,maybe possible install them,I think.
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Correct the development version of the xperia play had hdmi out. The production models don't. Software wont fix a hardware issue.

sadly only the developer models have an HDMI out :crying:

So there is no way we can connect our xperia play to a tv or monitor?

Find a development model.

Doesn't the play support analog video out via USB??
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Like I said,if the software of HDMI is in the phone,you could theorically use a microUSB-to-HDMI cable,check this link: //talk.sonymobile.com/thread/26107
(place http,I dont have 10 posts)they say in service mode shows that xperia have the software.you could use a microUSB-to-HDMI cable to check if work,but at your own risk,since I still don't have one,that's all I can do,
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Do you really think no one has tried this?
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So that means it does not work??

Hi guys,I have researched and find that microUSB-to-HDMI adapters uses a standard called MHL(mobile high-definition link) to mirror the phone screen on TV,I also find on this thread: //forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1943872
That MHL is software-based,they are even trying to port some of apk from xperia line that support MHL,but they are trying to port to xperia phones that uses NovaThor cpu,at Wikipedia page of MHL: //en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_High-Definition_Link
shows the phones that have native MHL support.
Resuming all this stuff:
1orting MHL to xperia play is possible since is a software.
2:with the port made will be possible to use microUSB-to-HDMI adapters.
With the help of some devs we could port it to xperia play.
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[Q] How do I create a "joydev.ko" module for the nexus 7 2013?

I want to use my Sony PSP as a controller for the Nexus 7.
I read that some people have successfully used their PSPs as controllers for their tablets. They put custom firmware on their PSPs and they use something called "fusa gamepad" to turn their PSPs into USB controllers. I've already managed to use my PSP as a USB game controller on my linux computer, but I read that it can't be used on an android device unless I install something called a "joydev.ko module".
There are old topics in this forum about people asking how to use their PSPs as game controllers, but no one mentions how to create a joydev.ko module! I've searched google to learn how to create the module, but there are no tutorials!
The joydev.ko module needs to be compiled differently for each device because they have different kernel versions and different hardware.
How do I create the module for the Nexus 7 from 2013? Do I need to root my tablet to install the joydev.ko module? I don't want to void my warranty.
I know I could just use a USB PS3 controller easily with the tablet, but I don't want to waste 50 dollars if I could just use the PSP as a controller.
I'm still waiting to get my USB OTG wire in the mail. I'm asking this ahead of time to be prepared.

I was able to use the Sony PSP as a gamepad with the Nexus 7
In case anyone cares, I was easily able to use a Sony PSP as a game controller with the Nexus 7 from 2013 with Android 4.3.
I didn't have to install anything called "joydev.ko". I just plugged the PSP into the tablet with a USB OTG wire and it worked.
If anyone wants to try it, you have to put custom firmware on the PSP and you have to use a program called "Fusa Gamepad".
I quickly tried a few emulators. Only one of the games had lag in the button presses, but it was only in the start menu of the game. I'm talking about this: I would press a button on the psp and it would take about half a second for the button to register in the game. It only happened in the main menu though and there was no input-lag once you got past the main menu and started the actual game.
Which type of connection would have less lag with a game controller? A bluetooth connection or a USB OTG connection?

Thanks for this; it's given me a reason to bust out my old Phat PSP .

iPWNtehNOOB said:
Thanks for this; it's given me a reason to bust out my old Phat PSP .
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The joystick on the PSP was also detected. I used a free android app called "Joystick Tests" and it seems to correctly detect the joystick. I just haven't tried to play any games that use a joystick yet though.