Alright, my HTC g2 finally went completely out earlier this week and I am looking at upgrading to the note 2. I am looking at a complete day to day replacement for all my things(pc, games, radio, head unit(appradio2)). I've been able to figure out everything on my bench build via research except one thing, my old disc media such as dvd's and cd's. Is there a way to use a usb adapter to plug in a external pc cd drive and have it work with the note 2? I know it excepts hard drives and flash drives shouldn't a disc drive be no different? Thanks in advance for any help on it matter!
I have been all over the web, have found tidbits of info on other older devices but nothing about the gs3/note2 specifically.
I still haven't found a definite answer yet :crying: I am surprised a lot of people haven't tried this yet with people trying to make there phones "desktop" replacements now. Or they have and are not chiming in .
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Hey guys, i don't know if this has been addressed before or not. Is it possible to use the Evo as a USB Host, that is to say, (in my case) connect my DSLR to my Evo and download pictures so i can upload them to tumblr etc or flash drives to get files etc.
or am i just shooting in the dark here?
Possible (check)
Would help if you were well-versed in the art of Linux and mounting
indeed. but sadly, i am not. but! i am willing to donate to a helpful soul that is!
SilverStone641 said:
indeed. but sadly, i am not. but! i am willing to donate to a helpful soul that is!
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Heres your best bet.
http://sven.killig.de/android/N1/2.2/usb_host/
It's for the nexus on froyo but it could still work
If I had the right cable i'd test it for you.
This oughta work too
http://jkontherun.com/2010/02/17/how-to-add-a-usb-keyboard-to-an-android-phone/
that looks like it'll work for keyboard or other INPUT devices, but would it work with external storage?
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that looks like it'll work for keyboard or other INPUT devices, but would it work with external storage?
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are you kidding me? youre a senior member, read a bit, perhaps scroll down the page.
USB storage
insmod drivers/usb/storage/usb-storage.ko
# Wait for device enumeration
mount -t vfat /dev/block/sda1 /mnt/sdcard/usb-storage
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do you have a cable to even connect the two? micro to mini (if its a canon/nikon, if im not mistaken) micro to micro (pentax), beause else you'll need a powered hub according to the first link posted.
I just thought to start researching the status of otg usb and usb host mode on the evo. And to my surprise this is the only crappy thread I've come across. I cannot find an anwser as to if the evo has the hardware to support it. I know that the n1 droid and maybe the incredible support usb host mode even if u need a single its still something I want to know. I would drool over connecting usb flash drives, keyboards, game controllers etc to my evo. Someone else please show interest in this.
i concur. i'd love to be able to plug my ipod/DSLR/flash drive into my phone to upload/download files. i'd be willing to donate to make this happen
The list is endless... MIDI Controllers, extra screens, ethernet, fingerprint reader, wtvr.
Just got the cable today. Checking out these
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=696446
...links and trying things now...
thanks for the pointers. I'm running cyanogen nightly 8-1... so far, i get:
D/Tethering( 102): interfaceAdded :usb0
from logcat when i plug my hacked (routed dc+ voltage from a nearby
+5v pin to the upstream cable red wire) powered usb hub into this OTG cable.
The EVO charges when i have it all plugged in as well...
Looks like they have this working on the Desire HD:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=993152
It's a similar device to the Evo, so maybe there is hope for the Evo to get it?
would like to bring this one back I just got a program called DSL controller it says my phone wont do usb host. Not sure if there is a kernel I need or if there is a ROM I can run etc.
I just ordered the cable I need for my phone and camera. So if anyone knows of a ROM that may do this please advise.
Any one try this yet? Do not want to spend the money till I see some one had it working
I too desperately wanted this to work... After buying the host-mode cable, trying various methods to allow "host-mode" on the evo, and trying a bazillion different combinations of settings - the DSLR controller software *always* gives me a "your device does not support USB host mode" error. I'm afraid this is dead in the water. DSLR Controller does, however, work nicely on my Asus Transformer tablet
I've searched all over, because a while back I thought I seen a post somewhere about hooking up external usb devices to the phone, but I can't find it anymore. Is there an adapter or special cord that will allow you to hook up your DINC 2 to an external hard drive?
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It would be nice if there was also a way to plug a flashdrive into the charger connection on the side of the phone and be able to read from that. People could have special collections of apps and roms that could be shared with friends by simply letting them plug in your flash drive. I honestly don't understand why this hasn't been an option. why couldnt a flash drive be pluged into one of these adapters (http://www.google.com/products/cata...=X&ei=PRh6Ts68OqrQiAKClK3JDw&ved=0CL0BEPMCMAM). from here it would just be a matter of the phone being able to read the information off the flashdrive, which im sure some developers could find a way..
As far as I know, the main issue is whether or not the USB port supports a USB host function. It's similar to the concept of a computer being able to support high-def video but not having an HDMI-out port through which to broadcast the signal. Then the second hurdle to jump over is whether or not a USB Host Stack has been written/and or provided in the software. That's where a dev would be able to write a stack (not very easy) for the phone.
Here's a little reading on the subject.
http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/usb/host.html
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As far as I know, the main issue is whether or not the USB port supports a USB host function. It's similar to the concept of a computer being able to support high-def video but not having an HDMI-out port through which to broadcast the signal. Then the second hurdle to jump over is whether or not a USB Host Stack has been written/and or provided in the software. That's where a dev would be able to write a stack (not very easy) for the phone.
Here's a little reading on the subject.
http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/usb/host.html
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That is some good reading.. Heres some more I found about it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=751535
Maybe I should have read this when I haven't been drinking. I might understand a little better. But it sounds like a lot of work. I would be willing to donate like 50 bucks if someone could get this working for the DINC2 and my external hard drive.
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'twould be cool
This would be very cool. I hope that someone can do something with this. I'd be willing to donate to the cause
I found something that might work, I haven't got it to work myself though.
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I was intrigued and googled your image. Found and installed USB Host Controller but it said the phone does not have the OTG or HOST driver installed. On the app page it links to Nexus One USB Host project page saying Snapdragon/HTC supported kernels can be found there or something along that nature. From what I can gather it would need to be added into a kernel something which I have no idea how to do. Also, it sounds like ICS will support this feature by default so I doubt the devs will go out of their way to implement it. One can always dream though . Hope that helps!
Then what happened?
why not just toggle USB mode and use your computer as a "External" HDD.........
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Then what happened?
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Absolutely nothing. It was a failed attempt.
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why not just toggle USB mode and use your computer as a "External" HDD.........
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Because at the time, my computer took a dump and no longer worked. But I recently got a new one.
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Yea who doesn't want to lug around an external hardrive? The chicks dig the extra space
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My buddy is leaving for military overseas and just got kindle fire...not new one..he also got exteral hard drive. He wanted me to load up the hard drive with a bunch of movies i have for him to watch. Do i have to root the fire for it to read the hard drive? I have no problem rooting since i do it with all my phones and tablets. Ive seen stuff that involves having a OTG cable...im going to assume thats mandatory. What roms support the feature? Can you buy one of those cables at best buy or only online? Thanks for any help
I am not sure if this can be done, from what i have read a few topics on this in numerous places and nobody has had success with an actual external hard drive. Of course for it to even be possible you would need an adapter and there is still no way that i have found to make the Kindle to be able to read the content on the external drive to make it usable on the kindle. If it is i would also like to know how because the 6ish GB that are made available besides the cloud drive are quite small and can run low real fast.
Only one way to find out
I KNOW there is support for usb OTG for the kindle. What ROM to run? I have no idea. I know that you need at least Hashcode's 3.x kernel for it to work. twa_priv has a ROM that has that, is regularly updated, and has a lot of bonus features too http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1778010. I a currently running it. I have an OTG cable, but I have lost all my usb drives. I have heard that it works with mice and keyboards, but haven't gotten any success with those.
I have this installed: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hu.sztupy.android.usbhostcontroller
i don't know if you need it or not, but i think you do.
I am on the same computer, and have had everything properly working in the past. anyway, i gave my girlfriend my evolte, and i picked up my epic again. im having data problems and probably gotta reprovision the phone via the bootable sd rom. I didnt have trouble mounting my sd card via usb cable in the past, but now it doesnt do anything but charge. i tried jumping in recovery and mounting it through cwm but no go. any suggestions? i do have the usb driver and had this whole fiasco with getting the thing to mount in the past but ironed it out, and now it seems its at it again.
ok. it was the cable. the same cable in the same port that i never removed stopped working. god is this phone picky. it doesnt even like what it used to like
That's Samsung for you. I am now on my second Samsung device and they are so different in the functions, it is ridiculous. Before the android devices, I actually come from Palm (webOS). So much better. Unable to brick. Easy to tweak. Easy to customize. They just couldn't stay up on the development side (new phones), plus they sold out to HP. Bummer...
So I had a cord working for some time with a different Moto 360 I moved things around and could not connect for the life of me. So I swapped watches at Best Buy thinking I messed it up some how. Now I have a New one and I want to Unlock the bootloader to force the update via shell and I cont get this thing to mount for the life of me it acts like it mounting every time and error unknown USB device and I know my drivers are installed right because I already went though this. I would love some pic of different Modded USB cables and or what you guys have used to mount via usb and I would love some advice. I was going to sen one to someone else because I had them working and now I don't know what it up. Thanks any help or advise is welcomed .
I have tested every cord I have tried to use with a Multimeter.
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So I had a cord working for some time with a different Moto 360 I moved things around and could not connect for the life of me. So I swapped watches at Best Buy thinking I messed it up some how. Now I have a New one and I want to Unlock the bootloader to force the update via shell and I cont get this thing to mount for the life of me it acts like it mounting every time and error unknown USB device and I know my drivers are installed right because I already went though this. I would love some pic of different Modded USB cables and or what you guys have used to mount via usb and I would love some advice. I was going to sen one to someone else because I had them working and now I don't know what it up. Thanks any help or advise is welcomed .
I have tested every cord I have tried to use with a Multimeter.
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Take a look here, maybe contact someone here >> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2888882
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Nice thanks . I actually got it figured out today but I searched High and low and didn't see that thread but I guess since I had watched the video a few times like 25x lol and read all kinds if comments on it but even though o got it today I still would love to get a more stable dock going
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how you figured it out??? I'm currently facing same issue... it's showing Unknown Device... I tried to update drive but can't.. maybe you could post your solution here... might help me and others in future... Thanks!
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how you figured it out??? I'm currently facing same issue... it's showing Unknown Device... I tried to update drive but can't.. maybe you could post your solution here... might help me and others in future... Thanks!
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Well I spent hours of messing with it but try using like a tooth pick to help make sure the pins are in the hole also double lapping the wires in the Cat 5 helped. I will have it working fine and then it will go on the fritz I recently dissed Windows in a whole and went to Linux mint witch I have had way less problems until today with a unrelated problem.
Anyone know a place where can buy one allready made? Thx