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Desire Z and USB Host

Is it possible to have on our Desire Z usb host mode?

I would like to know that too

+1 on that

bump.
is there any info about host mode on DZ?

What is host mode?
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nelsdzyre said:
What is host mode?
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when you can plug in other usb devices into the desire z and use the desire z to manage those usb devices.

Count me in the brigade who would love to know if the Vision/G2/Desire Z can in fact do USB Host--I know the feature was supposedly introduced in the 2.3.4 builds CyanogenMod is based on, but it'd be interesting to know if the Vision can do it
(And as others have noted--USB Host is basically where you can plug in a "USB client" device (like a USB hub or mouse or whatever) into the Android and have the Android control said device--just the same as if you plugged it into a regular computer such as a PC or a Macintosh or Linux box.)
(Right now, Androids can be "USB Clients"--that's how plugging in your Android to a PC and turning USB storage on makes your PC think the Android is a hard drive. Theoretically, with USB Host you could plug an Android into another Android and set up a similar connection, among other things.)
(In my case, this is of Rather High Interest because--if an Android phone CAN do USB Host (at least running higher versions of Gingerbread)...this opens up a world of possibilities in regards to amateur radio applications. In particular, at least one SDR radio combination with its own integral sound-card and capability for USB control could be VERY usable; this also opens up things a lot for folks using computer keyers, PSK31, and the like. Yes, if USB Host is possible...it could be possible for a G2 to be essentially a Morse Code keyboard or even a full control dock for radios.
(This also opens up some real possibilities for scanner radio control; in the Bad Old Days of PalmOS and Windows Mobile, there were tools for programming and controlling Uniden scanner radios using the serial port interfaces and adapters to a conventional RS232 serial connector. Most of those radios--and most smartphones and palmtops--have long ago abandoned serial connections for straight USB, and I'll admit that IS one of the VERY few things I do still miss from PalmOS and WinMo phones.)

This is cool. So how is the news regarding this?
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Want to let you know that, as my first android development project, I'm going to try this. It shouldn't be very difficult, but I can't promise you anyhing. So don't read this like, we'll have usb host on dz, more like someone will try to port it. Now I'm trying to set up everything, I haven't been using Linux for much time, so, if there's anything I'll let you know in a week or so. This doesn't mean usb host in a week .
Anyway it's not yet possible to have a kernel both host and client.

All we need is 3.1 to be able to acceess android.hardware.usb...
In client accessory mode back-ported to 2.3.4 (my current version) you have to power the usb bus so no good for what i want...
I've seen some roms with 3.0 but none with 3.1 - am I wrong?
If anyone finds a 3.1 rom for g2/dz please PM me :-/
Thanks

If I take for example the tablet fly touch 3, it has 2 usb 2.0 hub with android 2.2.
I just start searching about this subjet, but it might be possible?
Built in 2* USB Host for connect USB Flash Disk and other USB device
Built in 1* RJ45 Ethernet port, 1* Mini HDMI output
Built in Micro SD / TF card slot Max support up to 32GB SDHC
Full HD 1080P decoding, high-definition movie playback
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here I am a bit late, at the moment the project is resting for pc and time reasons, I think I'll wait for icecream sandwich, so about a month, that, I think, will add usb host, then it would be a lot easier, else I hope I'll have more time and a working linux pc by november, so I would be able to try

i think it not easy

Still nothing new? :-/

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On 18/10/2011 we'll have at least some infos about ice cream sandwich, I think we'll have usb host in it, mostly because it will unify phones and tablets, but it may need to be implemented specifically for every phone. So let's wait some week till we see the first cyanos, or every other rom featuring 2.4 (4.0)

hi, is there any update on that?
actualy im using cyanogenmod 7 (android 2.3.7 - kernel 2.6.35.14) on my desire z..
ordered that "Micro-B USB HOST OTG Cable" from amazon and had the same in mind like oVeRdOsE with the thumb-drive connected to that samsung phone..
but when i hook up the cable (without any devices attached) some car-mode/app starts...
ive had a look in dmesg but i cant see a drive(-definition) there, just some messages about some car-kit plugged in.
(dmesg doesnt output anything when i connect some device to the cable)
isnt it possible like under linux to add usb-host to kernel-configuration and recompile?
somewhere on another forum ive read that this shall be possible with icecream? but on another site ive read that is only available for tablets?
there are even apks (for other phones) which allow usb-host control but when i tried them on my desire z the market-app told me that isnt compatible with my phone ?!
edit: see Nexus One USB host mode driver
and there are even nice videos on youtube:
USB host mode on the HTC Desire
Nexus One USB host mode
pity i didnt manage to boot the kernel, the dz hangs at boot with the htc logo - tried android/cyanogenmod kernels from github with the config from my actual running kernel
i didnt figure out where to get the kernel-bootlog output to see an error and know whats wrong ..

bump , would love to see this happen!

USB host seems to be working on ICS on our phone, see the ICS threads in the dev forum and try asking in there for more info.
Sent from my Desire Z running CM7.

steviewevie said:
USB host seems to be working on ICS on our phone, see the ICS threads in the dev forum and try asking in there for more info.
Sent from my Desire Z running CM7.
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Source on that?
And yes, Ice Cream Sandwich natively supports USB host.

riahc3 said:
Source on that?
And yes, Ice Cream Sandwich natively supports USB host.
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thats why i tried Andromadus Alpha v7 [ICS] from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1349864 and its the same behavior like before, i plug in the usb-otg-adapter with some thumbdrive attached and that nasty car-mode starts up?!
should i use some other usb-cable/adapter? (edit: im using this one: http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B005JDETZA )
what am i doing wrong or missing here to access any usb-storage from my dz?
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just tried the beta ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1422273 ) but pity, no luck either, same thing with that car-mode ...
i cant find any suitable settings to activate that or similar :/
could somebody please point me in the right direction?

Anyone know of a case with a keyboard that works with the Fire?

hi i've been looking for a while now and ive found a few 7' tablet cases with keyboards and was wondering if anyone has tried one with the kindle fire.

It's highly unlikely right now.
The chip set in the Kindle apparently supports Bluetooth, but Amazon chose to not enable it. There are talented devs at work to enable it, but nothing so far.

Bump
I am not the most tech savy person out there, but is there no other portable external keyboard that would be compatible with the KF that is not necessarily Bluetooth. I started school, and love using my KF for simple note taking, but i can only swype so fast lol, and would love to use it for faster and longer note taking.
Any suggestions or ideas would be great!

RawRmon said:
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I am not the most tech savy person out there, but is there no other portable external keyboard that would be compatible with the KF that is not necessarily Bluetooth. I started school, and love using my KF for simple note taking, but i can only swype so fast lol, and would love to use it for faster and longer note taking.
Any suggestions or ideas would be great!
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At the moment, no. The only options for keyboards are bluetooth and usb, neither of which are currently available on the KF.
You will either have to wait for a ROM that can support it (thus rooting and flashing your KF) or wait and see if Amazon will release an OTA which enables the support.

RawRmon said:
Any suggestions or ideas would be great!
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Get a stylus and use it on a journal type app? That's what I'm doing at the moment. Then I go home and type it all out on Evernote since it's a bit sloppy. I'm actually going to give Quill a try next week which supports Evernote too.

I dont know why amazon would have bluetooth and the other stuff that ppl would use disabled.
I think it only hurts the sell of the KF if you ask me, haha I wouldnt have the one I have if my wife wouldnt have gotten it.

It's unfortunate that this isn't possible yet, it's something I would really like to see.

so there isn't any keyboards that work over wifi that could work? That's kinds what I was thinking. I know its possible because I got a app that uses one aneroid device to control another over wifi.

joda08 said:
so there isn't any keyboards that work over wifi that could work? That's kinds what I was thinking. I know its possible because I got a app that uses one aneroid device to control another over wifi.
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Yes, there are apps that use a computer to do the same thing. HOWEVER, there is no such thing as a dedicated wifi enabled keyboard. Why? Because the speeds wouldn't be fast enough for daily usage. It'd be like using dialup, except that instead for webpages taking a minute to load up, it'll be all your keystrokes.
Wifi connections are good for home sharing files/music/video, but not for something that should only take .0000000000001 milliseconds. Lol.
Which is why Bluetooth and USB are the mainly used interface. They're faster, they are not dependent on your router, and are far easier to plug & play.

A little bump but is there anyway this thing can help?
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Can I plug it in with a bluetooth usb, usb keyboard or 3g usb or whatever using the same thing?
I know the other tablets can do this but Im not sure kindle's roms support it

You cant use that cable, Kindle Fire doesn't support USB host. Developers are trying to make ICS work fully and neither bluetooth or USB host are priority to them.

Not yet.
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Bumped into a RIM guy with a playbook. He was testing out a bluetooth enabled keyboard and showed it to me. Very nice.

A good mini BT keyboard with trackpad UK layout?

Have been struggling to find a decent mini keyboard with trackpad and UK layout. Anybody got good suggestions?

I'm waiting for this one:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/280894176961?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
I will let you know if its worth it. My main purpose it's to link the S3 with my TV by an MHL HDMI cable, and control it in the sofa.
Another alternative, if you want to use it with a mouse:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/110927748012?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
Or:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/160832382759?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
Another
http://www.ebay.com/itm/360479170092?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
Interesting, but a little pricey:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/380453969866?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
I didn't use any of the above. The second ones was a alternative that I considered.
Good luck.

Hi Bruno, the OP is looking for a UK layout keyboard, as am I. The ones you pointed to are all US layouts. The UK layout has the £ sign over the 3 rather than #. It also has an extra key to the left of Z for the \.
I too am looking for a reasonably priced UK layout keyboard but the only ones I've found are pricey. Probably because there are so few of them!

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Thank for your replies guys. I ended up with the Logitech diNovo Mini UK layout. I also have a MHL HDMI cable in the post. Got a 64GB MicroSD in NTFS on the phone so main use is play music and films when I am out at friends' without having to carry my laptop or get up from the sofa every time I need to pause or something. Considered the Allshare Cast Dongle but I am using CM10 ROM so no Samsung apps and I would generic set ups so everything would still work when I upgrade in the future.
Using External Keyboard Helper Pro app I've assigned the Record key to Home, and left Windows key to Menu. ESC works as BACK anyway. All the media keys work. All the keys are mapped correctly. All the FN keys on the main keyboard works. Media Center key opens Apollo, Explorer goes to Home which have yet to figure out how to assign to Chrome, PC Power key turns screen off. The Zoom keys have been assigned but are not working. CTRL+ALT+DEL shuts phone off. Bonus of the app is you can set SHIFT/CTRL/ALT memory so you don't have to use both hands.
This is by no means a cheap set up but it has everything I need in a tiny and portable package.

Kruzkal said:
... . I also have a MHL HDMI cable in the post. ... but I am using CM10 ROM
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about that:
http://teamhacksung.org/wiki/index.php/CyanogenMod10:GT-I9300:Nightly:Known_issues

shamez23 said:
about that:
http://teamhacksung.org/wiki/index.php/CyanogenMod10:GT-I9300:Nightly:Known_issues
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Oh penis! That means I am going to have to back up all my apps and move to a Samsung based ROM... D'oh!

That's how I read it.
Wanted to get a Cyanogenmod ROM myself but after reading about the lack of MHL I'm not so sure anymore. After all I mainly used an CM ROM on my HD2 because of some of the functions that Samsung has in it's ROMs. I guess I can live with a rooted but otherwise stock SGS3.

All backed up! Going to give this Omega ROM a go:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1663656
All the Samsung Apps are there so should work.
Wish me luck...

I would be kind of surprised if they could do what the CM team can't.
Would be nice though. The ROM sounds pretty interesting to me.
Keep me posted.

So far I can confirm exFAT works on it (had to use NTFS work round on CM), all Samsung apps are present including Allshare. I have read reports that it works although my cable has yet to arrive so will let you know when that arrives.

I can confirm that everything works on Omega ROM as intended. Although the phone charger doesn't have enough juice to run the cable so a more powerful charger is needed.
Allshare Cast Dongle also works perfectly. I am able to stream 1080p with no lag. I also have a NAS, streaming from NAS to TV via phone I managed 720p with no lag. I will have to do some serious tweaking to see if I can get 1080p to run smoothly from the NAS.

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button problem
samichiban said:
- I'm using [email protected] email pro and don't have any issue with it.
You may try to use a different email app.
- Yes, I also sometimes experiences the physical key buttons not working.
It comes back to work again by itself a few minutes later, though.
I don't think this is a fault of ROM but could be a factory defect (??? - not quite sure).
My tablet was built in Vietnam, though purchased in HongKong.
- To resolve this button issue, I turned on the 'Assistant Menu'.
You can do it via tablet Settings. Plz refer to the below picture.
An advantage with this set of the soft keys is that you can take a screenshot any time easily.
- I have no black screen or rebooting issue.
Hope someone could give you an advice.
Good Luck!
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Just adding to above I have never rooted/messed with my 10.1 2014 but I get button (home,back etc) issues so I'm guessing it's a samsung problem.

Charging problem
I have been using this rom now for a month and it's a great rom, but yesterday a charging problem appeared.
If the tablet is on and I want to charge nothing happens, if I want to connect to the PC also nothing, sometimes the tablet says that a very powerful device is connected???
And if I turn the tablet off it shows the charging battery for a second and then it stops and in a minute again and again...
So today I flashed the stock FW and the same problem appears .... can someone suggest somethin or help me with it, and thanks!
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I have been using this rom now for a month and it's a great rom, but yesterday a charging problem appeared.
If the tablet is on and I want to charge nothing happens, if I want to connect to the PC also nothing, sometimes the tablet says that a very powerful device is connected???
And if I turn the tablet off it shows the charging battery for a second and then it stops and in a minute again and again...
So today I flashed the stock FW and the same problem appears .... can someone suggest somethin or help me with it, and thanks!
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And if I go to download mode, Odin recognize the tablet, so that it is not the hardware problem..

Are you using the original battery charger and USB cable ??
Anyway try another USB cable and/or charger !!
When connected to the PC the USB ports of the PC don't supply enough current to load the tablet.

Tilagoon said:
Are you using the original battery charger and USB cable ??
Anyway try another USB cable and/or charger !!
When connected to the PC the USB ports of the PC don't supply enough current to load the tablet.
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Yes, I'm using the original charger, got 3 of them and it is the same with all of them.
The connection to my phone is normal so I dont get it what's going on with the tablet.
Thanks!

Now as I connect the charger the tablet says - the USB connected and after a sec the USB disconnected and after a few tries I can charge the tablet.
But still I am interested if someone knows what the heck is wrong with my tablet!?!
Thanks!

crash chromecast
Hi guys, I've the problem with chromecast screen share. The tablet after few second or immediately blocking your activity, freeze and reboot automatically. Can you resolve me this problem? Thank you very much

xluco v3 - boot during charging
Hello,
After I installed xluco v3 kernel, when I charge my shut down note P600 using the wall plug, it boots.
Is this behaviour normal?
Thanks

Getting echo on calls using hangouts any fix?
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Troubleshooted further and it was just wonky Internet connection all is well
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Anyone got a 3.5 mm clickable dustplug working?

There are those 3.5 mm dust plugs available for very low money. I went ahead and bought one. It arrived yesterday. I tryed it directly. But i could not get it to work.
I would like to know if anyone has such working with the HTC10. Maybe mine is faulty?
I wanted to use the "KLICK" software. When i plug in the Button to the 3.5 mm jack i am asked about what i connected. I choose KLICK button there. But it stays without function and i still see that Headset symbol in notification bar. Also the sound is muted to the button.
Then i tryed some other derivates of this software but none made it work.
Mine faulty? Many thanks.
Greetings,
R
PS.: HTC 10 stock EU rom without branding.
PPS.: When i connect a headset and say it is headset, the buttons of the Headset work with the software. But when i say the headset was just a button the sound is still in the headset.

Ah well, due to my repeating trys the plug fell into two peaces. Now it is definitively broken. I'm still curious if anyone got one working? Thanks.
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They don't work with the 10. I've tried it with my 10 and it doesn't work. I bought the 3.5mm one with the built in infrared. I've tried my gfs iPhone 6 which works fine. Double check the instructions to see if the 10 is supported.

Hi,
this works fine here: https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B014CYL3OQ
App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mcsoft.skc_pro
regards
starbase64

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Hello there! Did you test it with stock ROM? I am thinking of trying hard to find one then, because it seems to be out of stock currently.
Thanky you for the feedback.

Pressy works fine with the stock rom apparently. I had one thrown in the drawer since it stopped working on Marshmallow and I just looked for it after seeing this thread. I finally found it few minutes ago, installed the original app from the playstore and .. yes ... all the functions are working nice. The only annoying thing is that I cannot get rid of the headphone icon in the taskbar (but the sound still goes through the main speaker, like there are no headphones inserted).
Let me know if you need me to test anything else with it.

revealed said:
Hello there! Did you test it with stock ROM? I am thinking of trying hard to find one then, because it seems to be out of stock currently.
Thanky you for the feedback.
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Yes, works fine with stock rom. Tested with Android 6 & 7.

Thank you for the feedback once more!
So with your help i think that i can come the conclusion, that this special one for 2€ i got from amazon in germany was incompatible and broken. And i will give another product a chance in future. Sadly those ones you had shown me, are quite expensive. Like the 10x of price. Or maybe interestingely. Idk.
It will take a while until i have time to order a new one. Currently i became a bit uninspired since my washing machine burned today and is broken and i have to spend all my spare money into a new.
I will report back with results, when i have sorted things out.
Thank you for Now. Much appericiated.!

Confirmed, works fine in stock and in Viper.

I've got mine semi working with the mSwitch app on Viper10 rom. "The app Formerly known as KeyCut." The only thing is theres a few options the will only work with root permission and i havent been able to figure out how to give it. And its not even asking for it .Other than that, its working ok........

ro_explorer said:
Pressy works fine with the stock rom apparently. I had one thrown in the drawer since it stopped working on Marshmallow and I just looked for it after seeing this thread. I finally found it few minutes ago, installed the original app from the playstore and .. yes ... all the functions are working nice. The only annoying thing is that I cannot get rid of the headphone icon in the taskbar (but the sound still goes through the main speaker, like there are no headphones inserted).
Let me know if you need me to test anything else with it.
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If on custom ROM, can hide headset icon in SystemUI Tuner.