Encrypting the tablet with AC unplugged? - Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I need to encrypt my Kindle Fire running on AOKP otter in order to access corporate e-mail, and in order to do so, it requires the charger to be plugged in. The problem is that this particular ROM cannot correctly report that the power cable is plugged in, so I cannot proceed as it gives me a message "plug in charger and try again". Other than that, it is not really a problem for me. My question would be how to "trick" (albeit temporarily) the ROM into thinking that the charger is plugged in (even though in reality it IS plugged in) just to be able to proceed with encryption? Any system files that store the state of AC adapter that I can override?
Your help would be greatly appreciated.

E107946 said:
I need to encrypt my Kindle Fire running on AOKP otter in order to access corporate e-mail, and in order to do so, it requires the charger to be plugged in. The problem is that this particular ROM cannot correctly report that the power cable is plugged in, so I cannot proceed as it gives me a message "plug in charger and try again". Other than that, it is not really a problem for me. My question would be how to "trick" (albeit temporarily) the ROM into thinking that the charger is plugged in (even though in reality it IS plugged in) just to be able to proceed with encryption? Any system files that store the state of AC adapter that I can override?
Your help would be greatly appreciated.
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I came here with the same question. I'm not familiar with how the layers of work are split between the various people who contribute to ROMs, so can anyone at least advise where to bring this up as a feature request? These days I'm running the builds from twa_priv's thread, but maybe this work would need to happen at a more central place in the codebase.
Thanks for any pointers

That's kernel level development and it needs to be done from the source. Hashcode's 3.0 kernel thread has info on how to get started.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24665559

You might want to try using a different charger. I discovered that if I use a 1 amp charger the led light on the power button works perfectly. That might be enough to get your process to work. I am using a generic 1 amp USB wall plug with a standard USB cable without any problems. The 3.0 kernel doesn't seem to like that stock 1.8 amp charger.
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Thanks for the suggestion but unfortunately a 1A wall charger doesn't seem to change this.

E107946 said:
I need to encrypt my Kindle Fire running on AOKP otter in order to access corporate e-mail, and in order to do so, it requires the charger to be plugged in. The problem is that this particular ROM cannot correctly report that the power cable is plugged in, so I cannot proceed as it gives me a message "plug in charger and try again". Other than that, it is not really a problem for me. My question would be how to "trick" (albeit temporarily) the ROM into thinking that the charger is plugged in (even though in reality it IS plugged in) just to be able to proceed with encryption? Any system files that store the state of AC adapter that I can override?
Your help would be greatly appreciated.
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I believe the command you're looking for can be executed from a root terminal:
'vold cryptfs enablecrypto inplace'
I couldn't get it to run on the CM10 kindle builds, though since the encryption menu was completely missing a few weeks ago I'm not sure it works on CM10 on any build yet. I've only ever used encryption on CM9 and haven't tried that on a Kindle. There seems to be some (files?) missing pieces (you'll see in logcat : search "vold").
Possibly I may be missing a step, but I believe that's the background task that gets launched from the UI after checking for AC power.
It should be noted, if you weren't aware, that messing with encryption tasks can potentially trash your data (for example, if interrupted).

Well, the latest builds do have the AC fix in, which means that the Encrypt UI is now available. It went as far as a black screen with a large line drawing of the green andoid mascot, and sat there for hours. I assumed it was doing its thing but when it was still there in the morning, I realized I was able to edge-swipe back to Home and it hadn't actually done anything at all.
So yes, it does appear that some pieces are still missing here.

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[Q] Galaxy Nexus USB Malfunction

Hi all. Long time lurker, first time poster here.
I have had my Galaxy Nexus for around a year now and have never had any problems - I've flashed countless ROMs and kernels, etc. However, just recently my phone has stopped being recognized by my computer(s). I've searched and searched and read every thread remotely related to the problem and still the problem persists.
At first I thought it was the new Macbook I was using, or OSX, but I've tried everything I can think of in Windows, OSX, and Linux.
When plugged in, I get nothing in OSX - finder won't find it, android file transfer won't find it, adb won't find it. In Windows, I get an unknown device in device manager, and a popup on the toolbar saying the device has malfunctioned. I've tried all three driver installs with Wug's toolkit, switching from MTP to PTP, turning Debugging on and off, flashing new roms and kernels, installing drivers manually, installing drivers through the Android SDK, even different computers - but every time I get "The USB Device has malfunctioned," or nothing at all in OSX's case. I've even tried a laptop running Ubuntu - still a no go. All the while the phone shows it is charging fine, but no indication of being connected to a PC like it used to do.
I've even tried bending the USB port a little as I've read in some guides and cleaning out the port - no luck. I have yet to try a different cable - one is on the way - but my next step is to replace the USB port board myself, unless anyone has ANY ideas.
It charges fine and never has any problems, it's just I cannot get it to be recognized by anything I plug it into.
I don't have an option to enable/disable fast charge in this ROM (currently on CM10) but I have disabled it in one of the ROMs I flashed to and still no luck.
Is there anything I've yet to try, besides using a different cable? Maybe fast charge was enabled in another kernel and it's screwed up some stuff? Although that seems impossible because I've factory reset/wiped everything and flashed different ROMs and kernels and still nothing. I just don't know at this point.
Any input at all would be great, but I understand if there's nothing else I can do besides trying a new cable and then replacing the board. I finally get going in Android development and this brick wall stops me in my tracks.
Thanks guys.
Try to clean the port (by blowing all the dust out of the usb-port)
For now, just use 'Wifi-explorer'. I use it ALOT just to save my USB-port
The two options you came up with yourself sounds most plausible. I've been through a ton of MiniUSB cables that have gone bad out of nowhere (just lying in my briefcase). So test that one first before buying a new USB port.
Well what do you know, it was the USB cable. I cannot fathom how a USB cable just stops working on the data side of things but still charges after just sitting around. I found another cable in a drawer, plugged it in, and voila, everything's working. Glad I don't have to replace anything, though. Woo!
Good thing is though I now know my way around the drivers and the SDK and am pretty sure I could write a guide on everything you could do to fix a USB issue. The more you know!
tuk1maar said:
Try to clean the port (by blowing all the dust out of the usb-port)
For now, just use 'Wifi-explorer'. I use it ALOT just to save my USB-port
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I had been using AirDroid before and loved it. And even though it was a cable problem, I know know my USB port is squeaky clean, ha.

[Q] USB not working. Hardware or software problem?

I recently acquired a damaged Kindle Fire. (I'll refer to it below as the 'new' one, even though it is, like my others, used.) The obvious damage is to the screen: it has a fan of cracks on it. However, touch fully works, so that is not my problem.
The problem is that, although the USB port works for charging, I have not been able to establish any USB connection with my Mac. I have other KF's which work with the same connection methods that I have tried without success on this new one. This includes using both regular and factory cables. Nothing works to get the computer to see this and when I start with the factory cable this Kindle just boots normally rather than stopping at the bootloader screen.
This new one has the stock ROM, version 6.3.1, and I have not dealt with any stock ROM since last winter, so I might as well be a noob in that regard. There appears to be no way of turning on ADB debugging, but I doubt that would help anyway, since the Mac's System Profiler doesn't see the KF at all, regardless of what I do.
I do notice that the USB port seems a bit loose and that the cable plug end can move from side to side a bit more than it does on other KF's, but holding it steady in various positions doesn't help.
So, I'm wondering if there's anything I can do with the software that might solve the problem or at least let me get fuller use of the KF, including rooting it and loading apps, without opening the device and repairing the USB port.
Suggestions appreciated.

[Q] OTG Charge + USB Host Plug and Unplug Timur Alternative

Hello all,
I have a nexus 7 2013 and I am looking for a kernel that supports otg plus charge. Now, I know elemental x (by flar2) and a few others have this but the ones I have found do not support hot swap, or unplug and replug without rebooting. I am pretty sure Timurs kernel supports this but he wants $36 to buy it and I would rather not spend the money without trying it out first. Specifically, I have a fixed in-car installation and a febon100 UVC video grabber to display a backup camera. When the car shuts off, the febon will be disconnected from the usb side of the nexus, and the only way to reconnect it is to reboot the tablet with power connected. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks for the help.
Ok so I figured part of it out. After the device looses and regains power, these two commands simulate the usb disconnect and reconnect and seems to work (only tried it a couple times)...
Code:
echo "2-0:1.0" > /sys/bus/usb/drivers/hub/unbind
echo "2-0:1.0" > /sys/bus/usb/drivers/hub/bind
However, I have another issue. I am using the elementalx kernel on android 4.4.4 (currently on Carbon rom but have tried stock and other roms as well with same outcome). When the tablet reboots with the otg cable connected, it does not charge when it first starts up. To charge it, I have to physically unplug and replug the cord in the nexus. Any ideas?
bigc9731 said:
Ok so I figured part of it out. After the device looses and regains power, these two commands simulate the usb disconnect and reconnect and seems to work (only tried it a couple times)...
Code:
echo "2-0:1.0" > /sys/bus/usb/drivers/hub/unbind
echo "2-0:1.0" > /sys/bus/usb/drivers/hub/bind
However, I have another issue. I am using the elementalx kernel on android 4.4.4 (currently on Carbon rom but have tried stock and other roms as well with same outcome). When the tablet reboots with the otg cable connected, it does not charge when it first starts up. To charge it, I have to physically unplug and replug the cord in the nexus. Any ideas?
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you find a fix for this? i will try that command you posted but i need it to run at startup automatically if it works.
quicksilvr2006 said:
you find a fix for this? i will try that command you posted but i need it to run at startup automatically if it works.
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Just use tasker to run the commands at startup...
Does this set of command still work with lollipop? I just tried a few times and it seems to have made no difference.
Thanks in advance!
Yeah im in the same boat. Soooooo many problems with this ****ty tablet. Knew i should have installed an iPad. They said this is the 'best' of android. It's ****ing terrible. People who are thinking of installing an android into your car? A word of advise. Dont do it.
-guy who has worked on nexus 7 2012, AND 2013 car install for more than a year.
jimmng said:
Yeah im in the same boat. Soooooo many problems with this ****ty tablet. Knew i should have installed an iPad. They said this is the 'best' of android. It's ****ing terrible. People who are thinking of installing an android into your car? A word of advise. Dont do it.
-guy who has worked on nexus 7 2012, AND 2013 car install for more than a year.
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Do you feel better now?
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It's been almost a year any way to accomplish charging without having to physically unplug the OTG and plug it back in. Im have timurs kernel but I want to use elemental so I can use marshmallow. Timur accomplished it somehow. Someone has to know how.
Qi Wireless Charging
samt3 said:
It's been almost a year any way to accomplish charging without having to physically unplug the OTG and plug it back in.
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It is actually trivially easy to accomplish - on any kernel - it is called Qi Wireless Charging.
Android 6.0.1 kernel Quanta-V7-Flo with 'USB Host Mode Charging'
samt3 said:
It's been almost a year any way to accomplish charging without having to physically unplug the OTG and plug it back in. Im have timurs kernel but I want to use elemental so I can use marshmallow. Timur accomplished it somehow. Someone has to know how.
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Test results for Android 6.0.1 Stock + Kernel 'Quanta-V7-Flo' with active 'USB Host Mode Charging' and inactive 'fast charging' (N7 is only is use when its connected to the USB Power):
Ampere values checked with one of the cheap 'USB Charger Doctor Voltage Current Meter Mobile Battery Tester':
0.45 A for N7 only
0.61 A for N7 + USB Ethernet adapter
I don't use the N7 in a car setup but this should be important for such setups:
-If the USB Y cable is connected before powering on the N7, the USB device was usable in Android after startup without need for reconnecting the USB cable
-If the USB was unplugged and reconnected the device, it was usable in Android
-Important: If the N7 goes to sleep, it can't recover the USB charging and USB devices after waking. You should set the display timeout to always on, which is right for a car setup or am I'm wrong?
I'm happy! :good:
I tried quanta. It does work except for on initial boot. Have to unplug and plug it back in to charge. Then it works fine turning the key on and off for power. However it doesn't mount the OTG devices again without unplugging it and plugging it back in.
Edit: I also have another problem was at work and didn't have time to add it. But my Nexus thinks it's still charging after disconnecting it from power supply through the OTG cable. When I turn the key off it quits charging for about 1 second then switch's back to saying it's charging again and continues to say it's charging even after cycling the key on and off. Only way to fix it is to disconnect the OTG straight from the tablet and plug it back in or boot it into recovery then back to system. Has done this thru multiple roms and kernels. Only kernel it doesn't do it on is Quanta. The thing is it didn't use to do it at all no matter what rom or kernel I was using. I even went as far as to change the charging port board cause I had another one in a old junk Nexus I have and still didn't fix it.
samt3 said:
I tried quanta. It does work except for on initial boot. Have to unplug and plug it back in to charge. Then it works fine turning the key on and off for power. However it doesn't mount the OTG devices again without unplugging it and plugging it back in.
Edit: I also have another problem was at work and didn't have time to add it. But my Nexus thinks it's still charging after disconnecting it from power supply through the OTG cable. When I turn the key off it quits charging for about 1 second then switch's back to saying it's charging again and continues to say it's charging even after cycling the key on and off. Only way to fix it is to disconnect the OTG straight from the tablet and plug it back in or boot it into recovery then back to system. Has done this thru multiple roms and kernels. Only kernel it doesn't do it on is Quanta. The thing is it didn't use to do it at all no matter what rom or kernel I was using. I even went as far as to change the charging port board cause I had another one in a old junk Nexus I have and still didn't fix it.
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Did you try the glitch kernel?
0xcafebabe said:
Did you try the glitch kernel?
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I've used it before but not on my current setup.
Assuming one of these kernels provides OTG + Fast Charging, what are the options for the Power-Down + Deep Sleep, then Power-Up + Wake?

Device can no longer see computers, need some help figuring things out.

Ok, first off I chose Sprint because I believe that Boost Mobile is on the sprint network, but my phone doesn't specifically say sprint on it or anything, so I had no clue which of these device boards to post into. This is the exact page I got it on, if that helps. [link deleted - paranoid forum rules] - I will post specs of the device in a minute.
Alright, the issue with my phone, is that after I used a car charger 2 months after I got my phone, it suddenly stopped being able to connect to ANY computer ever again. I suspected it was PDA net at first cause that was the newest change I had done to my phone. So, a few days later, I could find now way whatsoever to fix it, and had to factory reset. This fixed my phone just fine.
Two months later, I was fed up with having battery issues all the time, this phone drains battery faster than my laptop, and its battery is 3.8 years old! I got an external battery that holds 20,000 mAh/74 Wh (Practically the same as my laptop battery too. ) that is from the LimeFuel company. I know that before I used it, my phone worked with my laptop just fine. I don't plug my phone in to my laptop all that often, especially now that I have a battery to use with it. However, I download large files on my phone with 4G to put onto my laptop because my home net is crappy, so a week after, I noticed that my phone lost the ability to communicate with computers, again. I then realized, it had to be the connections. The first time it happened was when I used a car charger, the second time, an external battery. Each time, my phone suddenly inexplicably lost the ability to communicate with a computer ever again. It can only see devices as a power source, nothing more. There's no missing software or drivers, it just doesn't register as anything to my computer. Like a power toggle so it can't tell the computer "Hey, I'm a device that you can transfer data with".
One more note; The first time this happened, I had activated developer options but had them turned off. I mean that I used USB Debugging mode once and turned all of that off. The second time, I hadn't even unhid the option yet, unhid after my phone broke again to try and fix but nope.
I did research on trying to fix it, without factory reset because a factory reset is USELESS, if it's going to happen every single time I use anything but the wall to charge it, right?
There was a topic online claiming that there is a menu under "Storage" in the settings. There isn't. It was a big fat lie. Or Android devs deleted it.
There was another topic, claiming that USB settings would be under some wireless and networks area. Nope.
Now, I remember that when my device would connect to the computer, it would let me change it from MTP to PTP, but after this happened, nothing. It doesn't even pop up anymore, nor does it ask. There is no where in the phone that these options even exist at all. It's like Android devs deleted access to these options for no reason whatsoever.
Another bit in that topic mentioned ‘USB Mass Storage’, which also doesn't exist. Here's the topic with everything I tried, if I'm allowed to give links at all. If not, well not my fault. Topics used to try and diagnose and fix issues, but failed;
[link deleted - paranoid forum rules]
[link deleted - paranoid forum rules]
(There were more but I can't remember them all, it's more or less the same as the two above)
"To prevent spam on the XDA forums, ALL new users prevented from posting outside links in their messages. After approximately 10 posts, you will be able to post outside links. Thank you for understanding!"
Translation: "To prevent spam, we want to hinder only legitimate users by making them post 10 units of spam first before they can get help with their issues by showing exact information and screenshots of their issues or steps taken given by other websites."
So. How do I get my phone to connect to computers again?
Why does it stop accepting data from computers after I use a car charger or an external battery pack?
Why would Google/Android devs choose to intentionally break your phone like this?
Code:
Hardware: L710T.03
Software: L710TVPU0AOA3
Model: SPH-LT10T
Android 4.4.2
Kernal: 3.4.0-1683363 (Ask if need more)
Build: KOT49H.L710TVPU0AOA3
Ask of need more.
VasVadum said:
Ok, first off I chose Sprint because I believe that Boost Mobile is on the sprint network, but my phone doesn't specifically say sprint on it or anything, so I had no clue which of these device boards to post into. This is the exact page I got it on, if that helps. [link deleted - paranoid forum rules] - I will post specs of the device in a minute.
Alright, the issue with my phone, is that after I used a car charger 2 months after I got my phone, it suddenly stopped being able to connect to ANY computer ever again. I suspected it was PDA net at first cause that was the newest change I had done to my phone. So, a few days later, I could find now way whatsoever to fix it, and had to factory reset. This fixed my phone just fine.
Two months later, I was fed up with having battery issues all the time, this phone drains battery faster than my laptop, and its battery is 3.8 years old! I got an external battery that holds 20,000 mAh/74 Wh (Practically the same as my laptop battery too. ) that is from the LimeFuel company. I know that before I used it, my phone worked with my laptop just fine. I don't plug my phone in to my laptop all that often, especially now that I have a battery to use with it. However, I download large files on my phone with 4G to put onto my laptop because my home net is crappy, so a week after, I noticed that my phone lost the ability to communicate with computers, again. I then realized, it had to be the connections. The first time it happened was when I used a car charger, the second time, an external battery. Each time, my phone suddenly inexplicably lost the ability to communicate with a computer ever again. It can only see devices as a power source, nothing more. There's no missing software or drivers, it just doesn't register as anything to my computer. Like a power toggle so it can't tell the computer "Hey, I'm a device that you can transfer data with".
One more note; The first time this happened, I had activated developer options but had them turned off. I mean that I used USB Debugging mode once and turned all of that off. The second time, I hadn't even unhid the option yet, unhid after my phone broke again to try and fix but nope.
I did research on trying to fix it, without factory reset because a factory reset is USELESS, if it's going to happen every single time I use anything but the wall to charge it, right?
There was a topic online claiming that there is a menu under "Storage" in the settings. There isn't. It was a big fat lie. Or Android devs deleted it.
There was another topic, claiming that USB settings would be under some wireless and networks area. Nope.
Now, I remember that when my device would connect to the computer, it would let me change it from MTP to PTP, but after this happened, nothing. It doesn't even pop up anymore, nor does it ask. There is no where in the phone that these options even exist at all. It's like Android devs deleted access to these options for no reason whatsoever.
Another bit in that topic mentioned ‘USB Mass Storage’, which also doesn't exist. Here's the topic with everything I tried, if I'm allowed to give links at all. If not, well not my fault. Topics used to try and diagnose and fix issues, but failed;
[link deleted - paranoid forum rules]
[link deleted - paranoid forum rules]
(There were more but I can't remember them all, it's more or less the same as the two above)
"To prevent spam on the XDA forums, ALL new users prevented from posting outside links in their messages. After approximately 10 posts, you will be able to post outside links. Thank you for understanding!"
Translation: "To prevent spam, we want to hinder only legitimate users by making them post 10 units of spam first before they can get help with their issues by showing exact information and screenshots of their issues or steps taken given by other websites."
So. How do I get my phone to connect to computers again?
Why does it stop accepting data from computers after I use a car charger or an external battery pack?
Why would Google/Android devs choose to intentionally break your phone like this?
Code:
Hardware: L710T.03
Software: L710TVPU0AOA3
Model: SPH-LT10T
Android 4.4.2
Kernal: 3.4.0-1683363 (Ask if need more)
Build: KOT49H.L710TVPU0AOA3
Ask of need more.
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First off, after the factory reset and everything worked did you reinstall the pdanet?
Second, 20,000mah battery? Holy cow im jealous!
Forgive me if you have already tried these things but this is what i would do...
Did you reenable developer options and reenable adb debugging?
Did you uninstall and reinstall your phone drivers?
Is there an updated phone driver?
Have you tried a different usb cord?
Is there excess dirt or dust in usb charge port on your phone?
Does your usb charge port even work anymore or do you just charge external battery on wall?
Have you tried a different usb port on the computer?
Have you tried on another computer?
Have you tried updating computer drivers?
Have you enabled a fast charge tweak like on a kernel tweak app?
If none of these questions fix it then a workaround is downloading app called airdroid. You can wirelessly transfer files from phone to computer and back again without usb cord.
Let me know what worked please! Good luck!
ZipAddict said:
1. First off, after the factory reset and everything worked did you reinstall the pdanet?
2. Second, 20,000mah battery? Holy cow im jealous!
3. Did you reenable developer options and reenable adb debugging?
4. Did you uninstall and reinstall your phone drivers?
5. Is there an updated phone driver?
6. Have you tried a different usb cord?
7. Is there excess dirt or dust in usb charge port on your phone?
8. Does your usb charge port even work anymore or do you just charge external battery on wall?
9. Have you tried a different usb port on the computer?
10. Have you tried on another computer?
11. Have you tried updating computer drivers?
12. Have you enabled a fast charge tweak like on a kernel tweak app?
13. If none of these questions fix it then a workaround is downloading app called airdroid. You can wirelessly transfer files from phone to computer and back again without usb cord.
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1. No, I never touched PDA net again.
2. Too bad forum rules say I can't be friendly and give you the link to it.
3. Read the topic you quoted. I did, only after my phone broke again. Except it's not adb debugging, it's USB debugging. Doesn't work, because the phone can't communicate with a computer anymore.
4. 5. 11. Yes I reinstalled drivers and no there were no updates.
6. 7. Nothing's wrong with the cable. I did try with others.
8. What does that even mean? Yes my phone's port works. Nothing's wrong with any hardware.
9. 10. I've tried different ports and different computers.
12. Can't, phone isn't rooted.
13. I'm not using this. My phone is not there for Google/Android to tell me I'm not allowed to use my USB port ever again. I'm also not going to wait 4 hours for a 4 GB file to transfer via my router to my computer nor am I installing some app software to my computer just to have wireless transfer. This is not a work around. This is an "Oh well, it's broken, guess you can't ever use USB ports again for data access!"
note; I tried all of these (except 12/13) before I ever came here looking for help.
2. I will google it
3. I didnt realize toggle to turn on usb debugging didnt work sorry. I just know it needs to be on for the computer to see the phone. This seems to be an area of problem possibly.
8. Lol! What i meant was did the area where u insert charger function properly. Only reason i asked is because some of those batteries charge on wall unit made specifically to charge the battery only not with charge.
12. Doesnt require root for basic settings like changing governor usually. Only to overclock/undervolt, etc.
13. Great answer! But i meant as a temporary fix until someone more experienced with this issue helps you.
I also figured listing all those things would help other people see what you had and hadnt tried before asking you next time. Wish i couldve helped more. Good luck
ZipAddict said:
2. I will google it
3. I didnt realize toggle to turn on usb debugging didnt work sorry. I just know it needs to be on for the computer to see the phone. This seems to be an area of problem possibly.
8. Lol! What i meant was did the area where u insert charger function properly. Only reason i asked is because some of those batteries charge on wall unit made specifically to charge the battery only not with charge.
12. Doesnt require root for basic settings like changing governor usually. Only to overclock/undervolt, etc.
13. Great answer! But i meant as a temporary fix until someone more experienced with this issue helps you.
I also figured listing all those things would help other people see what you had and hadnt tried before asking you next time. Wish i couldve helped more. Good luck
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2. amazon dot com /External-20000mAh-Limefuel-LP200X-Flashlight/dp/B00OHZVN5U/ - It let me charge my phone 7-8 times fully before it was empty. Automatically stops when your phone is full.
3. USB debugging doesn't need to be on in order for a phone to communicate with a computer. This is only if you want to debug apps or use other developer tools. File transfer works just fine without it.
8. I still don't understand what you mean. My phone is not broken in any way. Nor is my battery. My external battery charges off any USB input, my phone charges off any USB input. My phone just can't communicate data wise between devices anymore via USB.
12. Fast charge isn't going to fix my phone. Unless it disables data communication, then I need to turn it off. All "kernal tweak apps" appear to require root. The top 5 google searches shown this.
3. Wasnt sure. Ive always had it on
8. Some aftermarket batteries dont charge while in phone hooked up to charger. They come out of phone and into specialized charger for battery only not phone with it, so that it can charge the larger battery in a matter ofan hour or so is what i have been trying to say. But its obvious thats not the case for you now since i asked and clarified. If this was the case one might not know that the small usb port on their phone needed cleaning to make a good connection because they literally dont use it to charge their phone. They charge their phone with external battery charger. You see?
12. On my custom rom and on my trickstermod app it does say fast charge disables data communication and that you have to turn it off for computer to recognize phone again. This fast charge mode only works when connected to computer not wall charger it says
Wish i could be more help but im out of ideas. Good luck
Update to the current situation.
My phone is somehow, repaired. But I have no clue why. I did several things today, just screwing around while I backed up my stuff to the SD card. One of them could have fixed it, or my phone is magic and self repairs after a while. Lets list everything I can remember that I did.
1. I typed in *#9900# in my dialing app. Toggled an option called "Low battery dump" to "on".
2. I deleted a whole bunch of files, including hidden files on the internal storage. Probably screwed up my apps but, whatever, it works now.
3. I pulled the SD card out.
Shortly after all these things, I plugged it in for power, and it finally, got my computer to see it as an MTP device again. No clue which of these succeeded. I'm going to wait a small bit before I test the things that tend to break it.
The magic option, is because I tried to root, it broke, stuck in download mode with some error about firmware. For 4 hours it was stuck like this, I tried everything I could think of, which wasn't much, tried installing the ROM back too, after wasting 2 gigs of bandwidth downloading it only to get an error before it even started the install. Phone was still rebooting in download mode error screen. Left it sit there off for like a minute and it just turns it's self back on, flickers a few times and the logo pops up and the device pops on like nothing had ever happened to it. I'm so confused. :/ At least everything's back to normal. Now add a good confusion post icon below so I can click it and post. :|
VasVadum said:
12. Fast charge isn't going to fix my phone. Unless it disables data communication, then I need to turn it off.
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this was your problem remember? fast charge does disable data communication.
VasVadum said:
Update to the current situation.
My phone is somehow, repaired. But I have no clue why. I did several things today, just screwing around while I backed up my stuff to the SD card. One of them could have fixed it, or my phone is magic and self repairs after a while. Lets list everything I can remember that I did.
1. I typed in *#9900# in my dialing app. Toggled an option called "Low battery dump" to "on".
2. I deleted a whole bunch of files, including hidden files on the internal storage. Probably screwed up my apps but, whatever, it works now.
3. I pulled the SD card out.
Shortly after all these things, I plugged it in for power, and it finally, got my computer to see it as an MTP device again. No clue which of these succeeded. I'm going to wait a small bit before I test the things that tend to break it.
The magic option, is because I tried to root, it broke, stuck in download mode with some error about firmware. For 4 hours it was stuck like this, I tried everything I could think of, which wasn't much, tried installing the ROM back too, after wasting 2 gigs of bandwidth downloading it only to get an error before it even started the install. Phone was still rebooting in download mode error screen. Left it sit there off for like a minute and it just turns it's self back on, flickers a few times and the logo pops up and the device pops on like nothing had ever happened to it. I'm so confused. :/ At least everything's back to normal. Now add a good confusion post icon below so I can click it and post. :|
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glad whatever you did fixed it lol. have a good day
ZipAddict said:
this was your problem remember? fast charge does disable data communication.
glad whatever you did fixed it lol. have a good day
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Except, I don't have a fast charge option anywhere. I can't toggle fast charge. My phone is unrooted and locked and such. If plugging in a device like a battery or a car charger, toggles this option and the OS developers deleted access to toggle this option, it is an OS bug and a critical issue in the device that needs to be fixed. I don't know what fixed it, but I'm assuming it was the low battery dump, and that doesn't appear to have anything to do with fast charge and it was a hidden secret option in the system.
VasVadum said:
Except, I don't have a fast charge option anywhere. I can't toggle fast charge. My phone is unrooted and locked and such. If plugging in a device like a battery or a car charger, toggles this option and the OS developers deleted access to toggle this option, it is an OS bug and a critical issue in the device that needs to be fixed. I don't know what fixed it, but I'm assuming it was the low battery dump, and that doesn't appear to have anything to do with fast charge and it was a hidden secret option in the system.
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The way u said it i misunderstood i thought u did have it on. Its not an option on all roms though. Mine has it and i tried it and couldnt see files thru usb until i toggled it off so it was just an idea. I dont know the effects of the low battery dump off top of my head but i will remember that if i hear someone else with same problem. Glad its fixed now

Question S22 OTG Gamepad Gamesir x2

I have an S22 with Stock Android and bought Gamesir X2 to play XBOX Cloud and Retroarch games with it.
For some reason I decided to buy the USB-C version over the Bluetooth (I thought I was neat to be able to charge the phone while playing and also less input lag due to BT delays).
Thing is, gamepad arrived, I rushed to plug it in and found out nothing happened. Gamepad blue light stays blinking (its supposed to stay blu when connected) and the phone doesnt even detects anything.
This is supposed to be a simple OTG gamepad, so should be plug-n-play.
I reached to Samsung about 'how do I enable OTG to use my gamepad' and the answer was 'OTG is enabled by default'
I also reached out to Gamesir, they told me to try press G+S buttons on the pad while connected, but nothing happened
There's a Gamesir app that is suppsed to be used to detect it (and also map the gamepad on some touch screen games) but doesnt work for me
I also found some guy on youtube claiming I should enable ADB debug and set USB default to 'File transfer'. Doesnt work either
Anyone having the same issue?
Anyone having a USB-C Gamepad working?
Any ideas on what to try out to get it working?
Thanks in advance
I've recently run into a similar issue however on a S23+. The device I'm trying to use is a Seek CompactPro FF USB-C which uses powered OTG. No need of a cable as it has USB-C built into the device itself.
It didn't work at first, it detected it and tried to open the "Seek Thermal" app which is normal but in the app itself the device was not being detected. Did a ton of searching until finally I found another person having a similar issue where the work around was to plug in the OTG device, then reboot the phone with the device still plugged in.
Give that a try? IMO it shouldn't be like this, and it isn't very well documented anywhere I look...but that worked for me for my device. Did not work any other way. Device works perfectly fine after rebooting phone with it plugged in.
86brown said:
I've recently run into a similar issue however on a S23+. The device I'm trying to use is a Seek CompactPro FF USB-C which uses powered OTG. No need of a cable as it has USB-C built into the device itself.
It didn't work at first, it detected it and tried to open the "Seek Thermal" app which is normal but in the app itself the device was not being detected. Did a ton of searching until finally I found another person having a similar issue where the work around was to plug in the OTG device, then reboot the phone with the device still plugged in.
Give that a try? IMO it shouldn't be like this, and it isn't very well documented anywhere I look...but that worked for me for my device. Did not work any other way. Device works perfectly fine after rebooting phone with it plugged in.
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Thanks for your reply 86, tried that but didnt work for me. I saw a couple of videos where the blinking blue light might mean that its not connecting well (its supposed to stay blue) so I guess its something to do with how the cable is connecting. Since Gamesir already told me I have no warranty nor support from them as I bought it on Amazon instead of their site I'm thinking on tearing it appart during the weekend.
If I break it I'll end up with a nice pouch case for my cables (the most expensive pouch ever).

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