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[Q] Keyboard

Hi guys,
Just received my GN and an usb otg cable and have one single question. Should it just work with an ordinary Dell usb keyboard out of the box? When I insert the camera it tells me that a keyboard is connected, but nothing happens wheb I press the buttons.... Could be the cable that's broken (even though it recognizes the keyboard on the note) or do I need a driver for the specific keyboard? The same goes for my usb mouse.

You should try a USB stick with fat32. If this don't work you don't have a working otg cable.
If you connect your mouse you should get "USB connector connected" and then "Mouse connected".
If its optical you should see the led for the optical sensor working.
And it should show a moving mouse cursor instantly.
My first OTG cable from eBay did not work. It does not had the connecting between two pins that is needed to make the note knows there is a org.

Thanks for your reply!
But I have now tried 3 different usb mice and usb keyboard and none of them works. BUT for all of them I get "keyboard connected" or "Mouse connected" in the status line at the top of screen. I therefore guess that the cable actually work - or could it be possible to have a connection but the cable won't support it? I also saw yesterday that not all usb devices are supported and my devices could be among here. It was a logitech, dell and hp usb keyboard....
Any ideas where to get a cheap working cable?

Weird. If it tells you it detects it, it have to work. I don't think it is the cable, because if it would not detect anything.
I tried with a simple logitech optical and a microsoft mouse. No problems for me.
Does the lights on the keyboard (num lock) and optical mouse are working?
You should try the cable on another device where you or someone you know is shure it should work...

Yes, it is very weird...but I hope that it was just something in the cable.... I bought a new (cheap) one on eby. Where did you get your cable?
Anyway, thanks for your help.

drelle said:
Yes, it is very weird...but I hope that it was just something in the cable.... I bought a new (cheap) one on eby. Where did you get your cable?
Anyway, thanks for your help.
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I have this: http://www.ebay.de/itm/Micro-USB-Ho...972693?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3368b43555

Okay, now it's getting a bit strange. I tried my usb mouse and keyboard with my OTG cable on a SGS2, and everything worked, but it still not work on my Note.
Are you using stock rom? I am, and even though it says mouse/keyboard connected, there is not coming any input. So could ot be that the current stock rom does not contain the right drivers??

My lenovo optic mouse and sandisk thumb drive work great with stock KKA (kernel 2.3.6).
What firmware are you on?

Thanks dor your answer.
I am also on stock 2.3.6.
The strange thing is also that I have an external usb flashdrive which I can connenct without problems. I can't figure out what's triggering this behaviour with keyboard and mouse.... I guess i am going to wait for a update to the rom which could solve it then...

[Q] VZW Galaxy Nexus MHL and usb to pc isssues.

A few months ago I plugged my gn into the pc and nothing happened. The pc use to recognize it and i would transfer files ect. now nothing. I have turned off usb fast charge and it still doesnt work. I also just purchased a samsung MHL and it doesnt work either. I had it plugged in and turned on NFL mobile app and it said (error tv out plugged in) so the phone knows it is there but i get nothing out to the tv. yes I have the power plugged into the device. The phone screen does go into side view as soon as I plug it in but nothing shows up on the tv. Im wondering if something is wrong with my phone or if there is a setting im not aware of since both of these are not working.
Im running aokp jb 3 and faux kernel. I would appreciate any help with these issues.

jbfuson said:
A few months ago I plugged my gn into the pc and nothing happened. The pc use to recognize it and i would transfer files ect. now nothing. I have turned off usb fast charge and it still doesnt work. I also just purchased a samsung MHL and it doesnt work either. I had it plugged in and turned on NFL mobile app and it said (error tv out plugged in) so the phone knows it is there but i get nothing out to the tv. yes I have the power plugged into the device. The phone screen does go into side view as soon as I plug it in but nothing shows up on the tv. Im wondering if something is wrong with my phone or if there is a setting im not aware of since both of these are not working.
Im running aokp jb 3 and faux kernel. I would appreciate any help with these issues.
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Try flashing a different kernel for ****'s and giggles. I haven't used MHL with faux yet but I know it works on LeanKernel. Just a shot in the dark.
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even i am facing the same issue. i have stock jb version on my galaxy nexus (intl version) and when i connect the MHL cable, the screen rotates side ways but nothing gets displayed on TV. let me know if you have tried flashing with a different kernel. Appreciate your help.

Keyboard and mouse on smart dock hsve stopped working.

Ive have att note 2 running skynote 8.2. Bought the smart dock everything working fine for about 3 weeks. Go to hook it up today and my mouse and keyboard will not work. It still displays to hdmi out on the tv but I cant use the key board or mouse. Though maybe the mouse and key were broke so I hooked them up to a pc , nope both work fine. I did try to flash some bootloader animatins this morning but I did a back up before hand and the animations ended up not working so I falshed back. Help please?
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Izbsleepy said:
Ive have att note 2 running skynote 8.2. Bought the smart dock everything working fine for about 3 weeks. Go to hook it up today and my mouse and keyboard will not work. It still displays to hdmi out on the tv but I cant use the key board or mouse. Though maybe the mouse and key were broke so I hooked them up to a pc , nope both work fine. I did try to flash some bootloader animatins this morning but I did a back up before hand and the animations ended up not working so I falshed back. Help please?
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Nandroid backup, ODIN back to stock firmware, try again. Does it work?

Didnt really wanna go though all that just yet. It was working. Actually I pluged it in about an our later and the mouse started working but not the keyboard.
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So I found out what the problem was. I watched the video awhile ago and it said the smart dock had a hard time powering other things hooked up to the dock and they were not kidding. I had it plugged into an extension cable that also had a lamp plugged in. Even though the lamp wasnt even on it must have been pulling enough power so the dock couldnt power my mouse and key board. Long story short make sure you plug it directly into the wall. The extension cord works I just cant have the lamp plugged at all.
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[Q]

Hi,
I have a Samsung Smart Dock and supposed to use it for my Note 2.
The dock charges my phone and opens the dock home screen when plugged but can't make HDMI to work.
Is it because I'm using Nova Launcher and froze TouchWiz?
Is it because I removed all bloatware from installation of Omega ROM?
Is it because I am using a HunterF aluminum case?
Is it because of my HDMI cord?
Is it because of my LED Samsung TV? (HDMI compatible)

I'm sorry, I forgot to add a title.
[Q] Samsung Smart Dock Problem
LOL

Anyone?

Bump for this.

Simone said:
Hi,
I have a Samsung Smart Dock and supposed to use it for my Note 2.
The dock charges my phone and opens the dock home screen when plugged but can't make HDMI to work.
Is it because I'm using Nova Launcher and froze TouchWiz?
Is it because I removed all bloatware from installation of Omega ROM?
Is it because I am using a HunterF aluminum case?
Is it because of my HDMI cord?
Is it because of my LED Samsung TV? (HDMI compatible)
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Well as for the first, you can restore touchwiz and see if it works.
As for the second, I don't think that many people will be in quite the same situation you're in, and even if they have a smart dock, they won't go installing omega just to help you out. Might wanna ask in the omega thread to see if they support the use of smart dock (which I think it does).
As for the case, if the dock recognises the phone is connected, it shouldn't matter. Hdmi cord, if title works on other devices, I don't see why it wont work for the smart dock.
Led TV, same as above. If it works for other hdmi input devices it should work for smart dock.
I'm getting my dock sometime next week so maybe I can help a bit further. But try restoring those apps you removed, especially the weirdly named ones.
Last resort, Cwm backup and flash stock rom and see if things get sorted. If it does, omega isn't compatible with smart dock. If it doesn't, something else is wrong, probably the cord or TV etc
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ion dk20 dock vs jelly bean

I was wondering if any of you have the same problem as me.
Just bought the dk20 ion dock and pluged my ion jelly bean to it and:
- first nothing happens wen pluging it in, if mouse and power cord connected it charges and cursor appears.
- doesnt autodetect dock
- hdmi (for me most important) does not work..
- pendrives and/or flashdrives are detected ok
so the dock is as for now a nice charger and that is about it!
let me know if any of you are having the same issues, and lets see if wll together we can do something about it.

I have had zero issues with mine. USB capability seems to be hit and miss. My cheap mouse and old Logitech keyboard work fine. I could not get a Logitech k400 to work though. As for getting hdmi to work make sure the cord is plugged in and tv on. Device screen should be off while plugging it in. Once in turn on, unlock, and it should show up. Then you can pull the notifications down and hit tv launcher. You can also set it with smart connect to auto launch.

zackspeed said:
I have had zero issues with mine. USB capability seems to be hit and miss. My cheap mouse and old Logitech keyboard work fine. I could not get a Logitech k400 to work though. As for getting hdmi to work make sure the cord is plugged in and tv on. Device screen should be off while plugging it in. Once in turn on, unlock, and it should show up. Then you can pull the notifications down and hit tv launcher. You can also set it with smart connect to auto launch.
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Are you using Jelly Bean on your Ion as me?
I have followed your steps and nothing, pluged the HDMI cable into the dock and turned the TV on with the HDMI 1 channel on, with phone screen off connected it (with only the HDMI cable plugged in) and nothing happens. If I use Smart Connect App, when choosing dock it does detect the dock, but the TV mode does absolutely nothing.
Im beggining to think it could be the HDMI port on my Dock that doesn't work properly, I did buy it on ebay.. so you never know!
Let me know what you think, the whole idea was using my Ion as an additional basic PC, but without hdmi it's not going to be to useful..

Yes I am running the Rogers jelly Bean. It is very easy to disturb the hdmi connection when you mess with the dock. I am using a hdmi to micro hdmi adapter. I plug my phone in then hit the power button and unlock it. It then recognizes and shows on the tv. If you pull down the notifications you have options for tv launcher and also hdmi settings.
One thing you can try is connect the hdmi to your device directly and see if it works.

zackspeed said:
Yes I am running the Rogers jelly Bean. It is very easy to disturb the hdmi connection when you mess with the dock. I am using a hdmi to micro hdmi adapter. I plug my phone in then hit the power button and unlock it. It then recognizes and shows on the tv. If you pull down the notifications you have options for tv launcher and also hdmi settings.
One thing you can try is connect the hdmi to your device directly and see if it works.
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I think it's the HDMI port on my dock then, because it just doesn't even notice the HDMI connection, I'm using the cable that came with the phone, I have a factory unlocked lt28h Ion that came with all the extras, hdmi micro to hdmi cable and smart tags..
I may try doing a downgrade to see if it works ok on the ICS, I have read it had less problems with that version of Android.
Once again thanks ever so much for your help and interested, ill keep the post updated just in case other people are having the same problem as me.
Pd: The HDMI port on my device works fine directly to TV, the only thing is I have to adjust the screen dimensions to 95% now I'm on Jelly Bean so the picture is ok on the TV.
Regards, judgefargo

Finally the new Dock arrived yesterday and guess what.. It works like a charm!!!
So in the end the problem was a faulty HDMI port, the seller was kind enough to send a new one for free.
Thank you all for your help, as compensation ill leave a few discoveries I have made so you can use your ion as a spare PC.
For ROOTED devices i strongly recommend Screen Standby App, that lets you turn the screen of whilst the phone is docket and uses 1/3 of the battery, as well as not bothering you whilst watching a film or other tasks.. it has many other functions to.
Another great app is Paragon, which lets you connect external usb and hard drives in any format, specially NTFS, please note that for usb and hard drives to work the power cord has to be connected, due to the drain of power, as device warns.
That's it for now, hope this info is useful for other Dock owners and users!

Awesome I will try this out. Glad you got a good dock to work with. If you come up with other interesting stuff let us know.

judgefargo said:
Finally the new Dock arrived yesterday and guess what.. It works like a charm!!!
So in the end the problem was a faulty HDMI port, the seller was kind enough to send a new one for free.
Thank you all for your help, as compensation ill leave a few discoveries I have made so you can use your ion as a spare PC.
For ROOTED devices i strongly recommend Screen Standby App, that lets you turn the screen of whilst the phone is docket and uses 1/3 of the battery, as well as not bothering you whilst watching a film or other tasks.. it has many other functions to.
Another great app is Paragon, which lets you connect external usb and hard drives in any format, specially NTFS, please note that for usb and hard drives to work the power cord has to be connected, due to the drain of power, as device warns.
That's it for now, hope this info is useful for other Dock owners and users!
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I also got the Sony Xperia ion SmartDock DK20,no problem here connecting to tv while charging and connect mouse and keyboard...well,it can connect with an external hard disk?I didn't know that
Can give me more deep tutorial?My External HDD is WD version
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UchihaDareNial said:
I also got the Sony Xperia ion SmartDock DK20,no problem here connecting to tv while charging and connect mouse and keyboard...well,it can connect with an external hard disk?I didn't know that
Can give me more deep tutorial?My External HDD is WD version
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I have not tried a drive yet but it will work. Think it has to be formatted in fat and not ntfs.

zackspeed said:
I have not tried a drive yet but it will work. Think it has to be formatted in fat and not ntfs.
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Any different between fat and ntfs?
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UchihaDareNial said:
Any different between fat and ntfs?
XDAプレミアムを使用 して私のLT28hから送ら れてきた
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NTFS is standard format for Windows and for it to work in Android it needs to be fat32 format. Don't think there is much of a difference other than just the type of format. So you would right click your drive you want to use and format it as fat32. Then put what you want to on it and plug it into the dock. The phone should be able to see it at that point but you will need a file browser to access the drive. I will try it in a bit to confirm it works but from what I have read on the Z forum it should work fine.

zackspeed said:
NTFS is standard format for Windows and for it to work in Android it needs to be fat32 format. Don't think there is much of a difference other than just the type of format. So you would right click your drive you want to use and format it as fat32. Then put what you want to on it and plug it into the dock. The phone should be able to see it at that point but you will need a file browser to access the drive. I will try it in a bit to confirm it works but from what I have read on the Z forum it should work fine.
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Can I change the format without literally format my ext HDD?
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No. You will have to backup or move what is on the drive and do a format. Formatting wipes the drive and no way around that I know of.

The problem is Android is not programmed to read NTFS format which is a windows format.
But if you install PARAGON app it makes the OS able to read NTFS drives without having to format your hard drive to fat32.
I also have a WD 500GB Hard Drive and faced the same problem, there is other programs but paragon seems to be the one that works best.
Hope that helps, regards and good fortune!