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It's got USB, although the charging looks a little scary.
Anyone tried this one or tried any of this company's docks? They all seem to be built similarly.
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-AC-USB-CHARGER-SYNC-CRADLE-DOCK-MOTOROLA-XOOM-/350466869946
I have it.
After buy: You can't use it with your gel case, or something like that, you have to connect it alone.
It's dificult to connect it right.
It isn't like the one of motorola, this one it's less stable, i think.
BUT:
Its work for what it designed to.
Usb and Power both cables work right.
If you can buy and OTG with mini usb you win
PS Sorry for my english.
PS2. I have it, right now its connected to my computer
I don't like the fact that it looks like you could accidentally inject 12v DC into the USB port by plugging the power into the wrong mini USB socket. If it had a coaxial power plug I'd be all over it, but since I added a usbotg cable to my stock zoom cradle I don't think I'll be getting one.
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i dont even know how that would work, it must charge it brutally slow since it's mini usb...
it looks like a 12v plug with a mini usb plug on the end of it.
I've had that dock wishlisted for a while.
@lfiuse
Thanks for the quick review. Are the ports at the back clearly marked for power and USB? Like zn706, I'd hate to plug the power adapter into the usb port...
OTG would be nice...
I bought these on ebay. The HDMI is short but worked but when I connect both cables to lapdock, the USB is not being recognized so the keyboard/mouse is not working. I want this just to act as an extension so I can use full lapdock abilities with cables. Any idea what's going on (cable charges on plug but does not charge on lapdock)? Maybe someone has better usb cables.
fixed the link:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/29059482363...X:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_3046wt_1508
http://www.ebay.com/itm/36042990934...X:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_2333wt_1010
links appear to be broken...
From your title I've been looking for these (or similar) cables for a long time and have been unsuccessful. However I have yet to try them.
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/29059482363...X:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_3046wt_1508
http://www.ebay.com/itm/36042990934...X:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_2333wt_1010
i don't think it will work either way, tried a few things like this with no avail.
why wouldn't they? Cheap build quality that doesn't include the data wires? Hell I'll be willing to splice two cables together to get our desired effect, the only problem is that cords with a female micro usb are incredibly hard to come by
So that is what you think it is? No data on the usb cables.
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So that is what you think it is? No data on the usb cables.
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the only reason that is my suspicion is because there are many "charging" products out there that don't really need data. Why there would be a need for such a small charging extension cable is beyond me, but it's the only solution I can think of, but I have no way of confirming or denying it either. The ebay descriptions seem to imply that the data wires are there, but we all know how reliable ebay can be...
Another idea I had was that it might be sensing the resistance in the cable, since, if I remember correctly, that was how some think/though the car dock puts the atrix into car mode without a magnet as is/was commonly used. Again these are just ideas.
Or the cable is just so poorly made that it's defective...I honestly have no clue
Has anyone got full lapdock capabilities using extension cables? I can only get the screen working and not the mouse and keyboard.
The HDMI extender was the hard one to find. There are other micro USB extenders out there, theoretically with all wires connected....
http://www.usbfirewire.com/uextendmicrob.html
Kind of makes me wish i hadn't hacked up my lapdock to work with the Otterbox
Where did you get your HDMI extender? I got mine from All4Cellular but it's quite short. Will have to get another HDMI one if the usb cable you recommended works.
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Where did you get your HDMI extender? I got mine from All4Cellular but it's quite short. Will have to get another HDMI one if the usb cable you recommended works.
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If you're asking me, i didn't. I was referring to the ebay link in the third post.
grevedan said:
The HDMI extender was the hard one to find. There are other micro USB extenders out there, theoretically with all wires connected....
http://www.usbfirewire.com/uextendmicrob.html
Kind of makes me wish i hadn't hacked up my webtop to work with the Otterbox
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before I read that post, I was looking around the forums and the web yesterday well into the night. here are some of the things I've found that might be relevant to everyone (and it might possibly be cheaper, though more diy).
Micro USB stuff:
I have no idea why this exists http://www.dealextreme.com/p/micro-...r-cable-for-blackberry-9900-black-30cm-107901
I have no idea why this only has 4 pins http://www.sparkfun.com/products/9614
http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10031
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Where did you get your HDMI extender? I got mine from All4Cellular but it's quite short. Will have to get another HDMI one if the usb cable you recommended works.
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Here's what I am thinking about doing:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/140626354628#ht_2821wt_1177 or http://www.ebay.com/itm/Micro-HDMI-...ultDomain_0&hash=item415eac6dc0#ht_2821wt_980
http://www.amazon.com/HDMI-Female-M...YPB4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1329854686&sr=8-2
then the hdmi cable that came with our phone:
http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Stan...QTA8/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1329854856&sr=8-8
The HDMI certainly looks like it may work but the reason I didn't buy that product from ebay a few weeks ago was because it was $50. Now miraculously, it's only $6. Maybe I'll get that if the USB cable I just bought that was suggested works a few posts back.
misiek93 said:
why wouldn't they? Cheap build quality that doesn't include the data wires? Hell I'll be willing to splice two cables together to get our desired effect, the only problem is that cords with a female micro usb are incredibly hard to come by
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This micro usb extension cord explicitly states that all 5 wires are connected (compatible with droid bionic for the purpose of docking with a case on the phone):
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Micro-USB-E...395?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item335d13272b
I bought the HDMI extension cable and the USB cable above. I have a lapdock so I'll post if it works.
everything asked/answered in here is already covered in the original thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1376679
robrj said:
This micro usb extension cord explicitly states that all 5 wires are connected (compatible with droid bionic for the purpose of docking with a case on the phone):
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Micro-USB-E...395?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item335d13272b
I bought the HDMI extension cable and the USB cable above. I have a lapdock so I'll post if it works.
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The HDMI cable seems to work. On the lapdock, with just the HDMI cable hooked up, it functions like it was it's an entertainment center.
The USB cord will need to be modified a little bit. I can't get it to seat right on the USB jack of the dock. I'll need to shave it down a bit as it doesn't sit down snugly.
robrj said:
The HDMI cable seems to work. On the lapdock, with just the HDMI cable hooked up, it functions like it was it's an entertainment center.
The USB cord will need to be modified a little bit. I can't get it to seat right on the USB jack of the dock. I'll need to shave it down a bit as it doesn't sit down snugly.
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I ordered the USB cable and experience this same problem, though I am waiting for my hdmi parts to come in (by April 6th I should have all my parts...). The cable itself works flawlessly as a micro usb extension cable when connecting it to the computer.
again as mentioned in the other thread, you want to be careful with the 5v coming out that micro hdmi port. for connecting back to your phone would be no issue, as the phone charges using this voltage, but hooking the lapdocks micro usb up to a host device probably wont appreciate the 5v coming back up the cable, where normally the usb device would be pulling power from said host, not providing it.
one suggestion is to just clip the red wire inside your micro usb cable/adapter.
btw the adapters i use do fit snugly side by side, without modification.
I've been following this thread for a little while now, and I wanted to share something I found.
I was looking at the Motorola Travel Webtop adapter. And I was curious to see whether it could be tweaked to suite our needs. I naively thought/hoped that I could flip the connectors in the device to make a small adapter to connect the Atrix to newer Lapdocks. Unfortunately as you can see in the pictures below (sorry not enough posts to link to the pictures) the two connectors are connected via a PCB not wires or a ribbon cable. Although I still have high hopes that I can de-solder the HDMI and USB connectors, and use a small length of flat ribbon cable to connect them and then re-positions the connectors in the case, to build a micro adapter to use the Atrix on the newer Lapdocks. Should this fail this will at least prevent others from making the same mistake, and solve the mystery of what's really inside the Webtop Travel adapter.
Do any one know if this Micro HDMI Cable would work for Lapdock.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-Feet-HDMI...s_Adapters&hash=item416612cecb#ht_1149wt_1187
Description says for Asus tf201 MEMO ME171.
I believe all Cables are standard. Can this used to Atrix 4g with Lapdock?
I have otterbox case for Atrix and don't want to Remove cover everytime to plug in Lapdock.
The hdtv adaptor problem
I know this would probably sound silly and I'll be laughed for this idea so I'm taking that risk with this topic.
I don't know much about the android phones or the software because I've only had my phone a few weeks so not used to the software or the actual components and ice just learned that I can zoom in and out while writing this probably why I've been making so many mistakes)
So the insides of a phone I know nothing about what the components are, wow their zooming is good....so I'll call it the galaxy s3 plug socket.
Wouldn't you just need to join a cable that goes from the phone into two galaxy s3 plug sockets (yes don't know what they are called either)
I'm going now because I'll probably just be laughed at for this' I'll probably come for a visit soon when the laughter ha died down.
See yah
.......yes I made a mistake up there still getting used to the predictive typing, ahhhhhh so much to learn.....oh yeah I did a rom yesterday I loved it till I updated to the uk firmware it made the battery life better.
Oh wow this does the spelling mistakes too wow....yes just come from Nokia and this technology is great.
Okay going now, just thought I'd add something to the bottom.
I'm not exactly sure what you're asking? Are you trying to connect to HDTV?
No I'm not because I'm not a person that makes adaptors but I'm assuming that some people come here who do make them.
So to simultaneously connect both the adaptor for the hdtv and the otg cable what you need to do is make an adaptor that connects into the galaxy s3 and then connects to two galaxy s3 plug sockets (don't know what they are or what they are called)
Okay say for instance if you had an adaptor like this that would make it possible for one cable to double up as two of these plug sockets that both the adaptor goes into that also plugs in a charger and then the other a otg cable would plug into that you could plug a usb hub into (that would be alot of wires so probably combine them all into some kind of dock so it would limit the wires everywhere) wouldn't it be possible to have otg and a picture on a hdtv.
Okay I have no idea what parts are and how you would make this possible or how the wires would connect up I just have the idea of it.
Okay so a plug that goes into the s3 plug socket would continue with the process that goes into the original plug socket then divides into two of them with a cable.
It seems plausible to me.
Something like two of these m.alibaba.com/product-gs/558734992/USB_RJ45_extension_adapter.html joined as one that goes into through micro usb port of the phone but instead of being able to connect two usb's you connect the adaptor and usb otg by having the galaxy s3 plug at each end
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No I'm not because I'm not a person that makes adaptors but I'm assuming that some people come here who do make them.
So to simultaneously connect both the adaptor for the hdtv and the otg cable what you need to do is make an adaptor that connects into the galaxy s3 and then connects to two galaxy s3 plug sockets (don't know what they are or what they are called)
Okay say for instance if you had an adaptor like this that would make it possible for one cable to double up as two of these plug sockets that both the adaptor goes into that also plugs in a charger and then the other a otg cable would plug into that you could plug a usb hub into (that would be alot of wires so probably combine them all into some kind of dock so it would limit the wires everywhere) wouldn't it be possible to have otg and a picture on a hdtv.
Okay I have no idea what parts are and how you would make this possible or how the wires would connect up I just have the idea of it.
Okay so a plug that goes into the s3 plug socket would continue with the process that goes into the original plug socket then divides into two of them with a cable.
It seems plausible to me.
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lets see here... you mention OTG, and HDTV.. perhaps you should do a search.. there are many topics on it, and to why you can't do what you are saying you want to do... or at least not the WAY you want to do it
search OTG+MHL, and read those threads.
Yes on the threads says that you can't use the mhl adaptor and use otg together.
Maybe my idea wouldn't work but if it did it would allow otg and the mhl adaptor to work by using something like this https://www.tessco.com/products/imagedisplay.jsp?itemID=1370671 to go into the phone.
Maybe the s3 wouldn't be able to handle a dual port plugged into it's micro port
Maybe it will just blow up or get confused.
It's just an idea
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i think he/she is a troll...here's the other thread....what a waste of space http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1947003
just end this thread
samsungnooby, no. you DIDN'T read them.. at best you skimmed them. read again, read everything, and you will see why this wont work.
hint: the s3 does not have a 5 pin usb port.. it has an 11 pin.
I was a bit drunk when I did this thread so was hoping this one would sink but no it keeps coming back up to haunt me.
Really don't remember writing most of this.
Ah well
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Since i got my Note II, whenever i got insert the micro usb cable to charge the phone and try to use the phone just a little bit of pull and the micro usb will fall out..its like really loose anyone with such problems...?? I realyl do not want to return my note II since i already rooted it..and custom rom and kernel..
I have the same problem, and there is nothing to do about it unless to send it back
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Have you tried other USB cables? I have the same problem with my stock USB cable too and thought there might be something wrong with my phone, but then I tried a different USB cable and it held on well.
Evo 4G63 said:
Have you tried other USB cables? I have the same problem with my stock USB cable too and thought there might be something wrong with my phone, but then I tried a different USB cable and it held on well.
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This was my experience as well. Try other cables before you swap out your phone! :good:
The same with my cable. I guess they did it on purpose, that whenever your phone is 'tugged' the usb cable will be released instead of your movement being violently restricted by the force of the cable, which may cause you to drop your phone.
Any way, i bought a 3rd party flat USB cable which length exceeds 3 - 4 times the original cable , and it fits tightly in my phone's USB port. So i believe it is cable related.
I have the same problem, I guess it's just the one they sent. Oh well.
I did buy another cable, however I noticed that charging becomes extremely slow with it. I'm hoping to be able to find a better one that can support the higher charge needed for the phone, in the meantime I'll be leaving the phone down while charging I guess.
Evo 4G63 said:
Have you tried other USB cables? I have the same problem with my stock USB cable too and thought there might be something wrong with my phone, but then I tried a different USB cable and it held on well.
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+1 same thing for me too. I was so worried thought it was a problem with the charging port but it seems the problem is with the charger cable. Using other cable is no issues.
Obviously it pops out very easy. I'm on my 3rd Samsung Micro USB cable, all are same.
But then I've tried my friends Galaxy Ace cable and it was fine. So you just buy a different Micro USB cable which will have same 2A output like stock one.
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I. too, was worried when i first got the fone.... but it's the stock cable... tried another cable from another brand/manufacturer and it fits perfect.
I seem to be quite lucky. My stock cable fits nice and snug. I can even dangle the phone upside down holding only the cable and it wont come out unless I swing it or tug it harder lol
If you compare the stock cable with other cables you'll see that the plug on the stock cable is usually shorter than other cables by a millimetre or 2 so the little prongs on the plug probably arent grabbing onto the slots of the phone
Mine 2. I just stick blue tack on it
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Yup, same here. I find the cable that came with my wife's Kindle is the best fit - needs a real pull to detach it!
Anyone else find the stock USB-C cable difficult to unplug from the phone? One handed removal is not possible for me. This is my first experience with USB-C , so I didn't know if this is normal for the C standard or if anyone else is finding the same thing.
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Anyone else find the stock USB-C cable difficult to unplug from the phone? One handed removal is not possible for me. This is my first experience with USB-C , so I didn't know if this is normal for the C standard or if anyone else is finding the same thing.
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The stock cable is a tight fit. I've only used one other USB-C cable with the phone and that one (by Techmatte) is not as tight, it's easier to connect and disconnect. So I think it's the stock cable, and not the phone's port, that's causing the problem.
I found the best way of removing USB-C cable is a direct pull. I had a habit to pull my microUSB cable with a little shaking left and right and I found if you do that with USB-C cable, it actually gets harder to be removed.