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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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dets34 said:
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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As title.
Are they mad ?
No but you are
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^ I agree, the OP is mad. 4.0.2 has USB host working perfectly.
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^ I agree, the OP is mad. 4.0.2 has USB host working perfectly.
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Perfectly is a big word.
There are dozens of users in other threads complaining that OTG doesn't work.
I tryed my logitech mouse and my pen drive and it does not work and I'm using the genuine Samsung cable.
I need to try this tonite to decide who's mad
But I heard 4.0.3 has otg support including USB stick using stick mount
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Read somewhere the pen drive must be a 'green' drive (as in power saving). Can't for the life of me find where I read it, though
Has to be the most useless add-on IMO
EddyOS said:
Read somewhere the pen drive must be a 'green' drive (as in power saving). Can't for the life of me find where I read it, though
Has to be the most useless add-on IMO
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I have dozens of pen drive no one works.
I'm thinking that people who says that USB Host works well on 4.0.2 are using modded kernel.
Read somewhere that Stickmount (on the Market) was required to make usb storage work.
My USB OTG cable and MicroSD card reader have yet to come in so I have yet to confirm thus myself.
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Native89 said:
Read somewhere that Stickmount (on the Market) was required to make usb storage work.
My USB OTG cable and MicroSD card reader have yet to come in so I have yet to confirm thus myself.
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4.0.3 + StickMount + cheapy cable + any old USB stick or uSD card reader I can find == WIN on my GN.
Can't comment on 4.0.2.
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Yes, USB OTG works on 4.0.2 (ICL53F), try a USB mouse or keyboard. But there is a problem with external (pen) drives as the phone won't mount them. So although USB OTG "works" you can't use it with pen drives.
Your phone needs to be rooted and if it is, get "StickMount" from chainfire from the market. That will solve that problem.
Do you have to have a new ROM or can you just run Stickmount on the stock but rooted phone?
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Powered off the phone, connected the Logitech Unifying receiver, booted the phone.
Works both mouse and keyboard at the same time.
Now we need to wait for pen drive support.
you need stickmount and you need to have root, then pendrives should work
as an aside, i'm completely stock 4.0.2 on gsm, and my ps3 controller totally works in shadowgun now!
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you need stickmount and you need to have root, then pendrives should work
as an aside, i'm completely stock 4.0.2 on gsm, and my ps3 controller totally works in shadowgun now!
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same here with my logitech pc pad.
Is it my cable?
I updated to 4.0.2 and I have a USB Host cable (http://www.play.com/Mobiles/Mobile/4-/24267949/-/Product.html). I tried plugging in a mouse to test, but nothing happens.
What am I suppose to see? a pointer?
Also tried 2 thumb drives with stickmount, but nothing detected.
Trying to work out if it's the cable or the things I'm testing are not compatible.
Thanks
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I updated to 4.0.2 and I have a USB Host cable (http://www.play.com/Mobiles/Mobile/4-/24267949/-/Product.html). I tried plugging in a mouse to test, but nothing happens.
What am I suppose to see? a pointer?
Also tried 2 thumb drives with stickmount, but nothing detected.
Trying to work out if it's the cable or the things I'm testing are not compatible.
Thanks
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please turn off the phone, connect the mouse and start the phone, I solved in this way.
can someone from UK please post a link for a working USB host cable for galaxy nexus?
I am looking to buy one but not sure which one would be the best.
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meeporox said:
can someone from UK please post a link for a working USB host cable for galaxy nexus?
I am looking to buy one but not sure which one would be the best.
Thanks
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130627122117
Have bought three of these from this seller - all three work on both my xoom and now also on Galaxy Nexus.
You mad? Come at me bro . Lol
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Problem was my cable, I ordered a genuine one from Amazon and arrived today. Just tested and worked straight away, no reboots. Here's the link http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004ULZD7U
I just got my kickstarter edition and was trying to sideload apps through usb port in ouya. At first when I plugged in the usb lights went on but nothing showed up on ouya. After fiddling the USB drive and pushing in a bit more, the drive showed up. I realised that any USB I try I have to insert it and fiddle it till it gets a connection and carefully leave it at that angle otherwise it wont detect.
Anyone else facing same issue?
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I just got my kickstarter edition and was trying to sideload apps through usb port in ouya. At first when I plugged in the usb lights went on but nothing showed up on ouya. After fiddling the USB drive and pushing in a bit more, the drive showed up. I realised that any USB I try I have to insert it and fiddle it till it gets a connection and carefully leave it at that angle otherwise it wont detect.
Anyone else facing same issue?
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Thats an interesting find, Ive been having a hard time getting the ouya to pick up my seagate backup plus 3tb. Its formatted to ntfs though Im not sure if android supports +2tb drives.
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Thats an interesting find, Ive been having a hard time getting the ouya to pick up my seagate backup plus 3tb. Its formatted to ntfs though Im not sure if android supports +2tb drives.
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All I tried so far is a FAT32 formatted 16gb USB drive and a USB keyboard. Will try out my 2tb hdd today and let you know if it picks up.
my usb kind of slip and slides out.
its not a tight fit at all, rather loose.
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my usb kind of slip and slides out.
its not a tight fit at all, rather loose.
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There have been quite a few HW issues (controllers, fan noise, USB, WiFi). People like us (xda folk) can tolerate some of these things, but this stuff is completely unacceptable to the general public. They need to fix this stuff.
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Thats an interesting find, Ive been having a hard time getting the ouya to pick up my seagate backup plus 3tb. Its formatted to ntfs though Im not sure if android supports +2tb drives.
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android doesn't natively support ntfs in the first place. Samsung and a few other phone/tablet manufacturers add their own ntfs drivers but android on its own doesn't have them and the license for a company to add them is quite expensive (ntfs is patented and needs licensing from Microsoft) so I doubt the ouya has the drivers.
The usb issue sounds like a dodgy connection between the socket and motherboard, most likely a broken solder join (applying pressure as you are will cause further damage btw). An email to ouya support might be in order. Or if you are brave a quick session with a soldering iron should have it sorted easily.
Loose connector can also be fixed by applying pressure to the topside of the socket to bend it inwards but you can do more harm than good, an email might be an idea again.
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android doesn't natively support ntfs in the first place. Samsung and a few other phone/tablet manufacturers add their own ntfs drivers but android on its own doesn't have them and the license for a company to add them is quite expensive (ntfs is patented and needs licensing from Microsoft) so I doubt the ouya has the drivers.
The usb issue sounds like a dodgy connection between the socket and motherboard, most likely a broken solder join (applying pressure as you are will cause further damage btw). An email to ouya support might be in order. Or if you are brave a quick session with a soldering iron should have it sorted easily.
Loose connector can also be fixed by applying pressure to the topside of the socket to bend it inwards but you can do more harm than good, an email might be an idea again.
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So what file system other than fat32 does android support cause I was kinda annoyed when my ext3 drives didnt get recognized, I thought they would have drivers for them since its a linux format. So far I've been able to get fat32 and ntfs to work.
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So what file system other than fat32 does android support cause I was kinda annoyed when my ext3 drives didnt get recognized, I thought they would have drivers for them since its a linux format. So far I've been able to get fat32 and ntfs to work.
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That's where some of the advantages of custom kernels come in. They can add support for more filesystems
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mybook4 said:
That's where some of the advantages of custom kernels come in. They can add support for more filesystems
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wish I had the smarts to install one on the ouya
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wish I had the smarts to install one on the ouya
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We don't have a custom kernel yet. When we do, it's pretty straightforward to do in recovery.
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So what file system other than fat32 does android support cause I was kinda annoyed when my ext3 drives didnt get recognized, I thought they would have drivers for them since its a linux format. So far I've been able to get fat32 and ntfs to work.
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FAT16? Thats pretty much it. Ext3 drives do work on android but I think some root + terminal usage is needed first. ExFat and NTFS are both patented so arent guaranteed to work on all devices unless the manufacturer has licensed the patent, technically custom roms adding support for these filesystems would be in violation of the law but I doubt M$ would bother chasing it up.
My usb port its working well. I bough an usb hub with 5 ports and also works too. Now i have connected 2 memory sticks, cable keyboard, cable mouse and 360 xbox controller
This usb hub doesnt need to be outpowered, the own usb port into ouya handles with it without problem
Does anyone know what exact steps I need to follow to get one of theese apps to work? I plan on rooting the ouya I just want to know what I would need to install. https://play.google.com/store/apps/...1bGwsMSwyLDYsImNvbS5rd3VsbC5udGZzbW91bnRlciJd https://play.google.com/store/apps/...251bGwsMSwxLDEwOSwibmV0LnNoYWp1bC51c2JvdGciXQ.. and would these apps work in mounting ext3?
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Does anyone know what exact steps I need to follow to get one of theese apps to work? I plan on rooting the ouya I just want to know what I would need to install. https://play.google.com/store/apps/...1bGwsMSwyLDYsImNvbS5rd3VsbC5udGZzbW91bnRlciJd https://play.google.com/store/apps/...251bGwsMSwxLDEwOSwibmV0LnNoYWp1bC51c2JvdGciXQ.. and would these apps work in mounting ext3?
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You don't need that app. From skimming the page I think ouya already does all of that out of the box. Read through the threads about file format compatibility.
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You don't need that app. From skimming the page I think ouya already does all of that out of the box. Read through the threads about file format compatibility.
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not ext3
tennisbgc said:
Thats an interesting find, Ive been having a hard time getting the ouya to pick up my seagate backup plus 3tb. Its formatted to ntfs though Im not sure if android supports +2tb drives.
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I have my 2TB NTFS drive running properly on my ouya but you need 2 things to make it work.
First you have to root your ouya second you need an app called "stickmount".
There are other apps that should work but stickmount works great for me.
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I have my 2TB NTFS drive running properly on my ouya but you need 2 things to make it work.
First you have to root your ouya second you need an app called "stickmount".
There are other apps that should work but stickmount works great for me.
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yeah I can get up to 2tb working fine with ouya just not above that. Not sure if android is cappable of mounting 3tb+ drives
USB Fix
Hi, I'm not sure how common this problem is. but, here's what fixed me.
First off I emailed OUYA support:
They replied to update firmware and test with wired mouse at "play" screen. at that point if the mouse does not work, you have verified there is a problem with the port itself.
Their next suggestion was to return it to the store where I bought it.
So, Naturally, I took it apart:
BEFORE YOU CONTINUE:: look at the usb port on your assembled console. inside you will see 2 prongs along the inside. they provide the required tension to keep good contact on the 4 usb connections and serve as a ground. Try using a small exacto knife, screw driver, or even a toothpick to bend them in a tiny bit. you want it feel snug when you inset a usb device. Not Tight, you shouldn't have to force it, but it shouldn't feel loose.
IF THAT FIXED YOUR PROBLEM:: then... go have fun! otherwise, read on.
SIDENOTE:: you might want to mark/note the orientation of the the console lid before removing, it's not overly obvious which way it goes on at reassembly.
The USB is part of a USB HDMI unijack, soldered onto the board.
SIDENOTE:: The board is grounded to the frame via a stamped metal prong that acts like a latch preventing you from removing the board. Do yourself a favor, use flashlight, don't break the prong.
Once, you have it out the solder joints you are concerned with are the 4 larger ones in a row (not the 4 that ground the housing of the unijack)
After re-soldering those 4 I can use a 16GB ntfs no problem.
None of my USB Storage Drives would work! My PSx Controller did though.
It required a Factory Reset. Now all my drives are working as they should.
There is a FAT32 format tool posted over in the Ouya Forums:
http://ouyaforum.com/showthread.php?3589-Formatting-Hard-Drive-to-FAT32&p=35834&viewfull=1#post35834
Format your drive using that tool. If that doesn't work, Factory Reset and try again.
Moto G XT1033, dual sim 16 GB India version, does not come with any data cable. Can anyone suggest any data cable (probably with a link to buy online) which worked perfectly with this device?
You can use any usb data cable with it. I used the phone with my Micromax data cable that came with my previous phone and it works fine. It is Chinese btw. So rather than spending more on any branded online product, go buy it from your local shopkeeper. You'll save some money. Will cost rs. 80-100 at max.
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You can use any usb data cable with it. I used the phone with my Micromax data cable that came with my previous phone and it works fine. It is Chinese btw. So rather than spending more on any branded online product, go buy it from your local shopkeeper. You'll save some money. Will cost rs. 80-100 at max.
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I tried with a data cable of Micromax and it did not charge the device. I was only able to use it as a portable device.
I'm confused whether the issue is with the data cable or the device itself..
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I tried with a data cable of Micromax and it did not charge the device. I was only able to use it as a portable device.
I'm confused whether the issue is with the data cable or the device itself..
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I used multiple data cables: Samsung/Nokia/Sony
All worked fine
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I used multiple data cables: Samsung/Nokia/Sony
All worked fine
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Both data sync and charging work simultaneously?
animeshdinda said:
Both data sync and charging work simultaneously?
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Not sure about data sync my laptop's hard disk is gone bad, running it on a live Ubuntu for now ?
But charges well
Also it shows that it is connected as a media device to share music and photos
All I think that I need is the drivers for the same
And it should work fine
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I tried with a data cable of Micromax and it did not charge the device. I was only able to use it as a portable device.
I'm confused whether the issue is with the data cable or the device itself..
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You need to install the drivers for charging
I've come to realize that only a selective amount of OTG cables work on this phone, can someone please recommend some? thanks.
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I've come to realize that only a selective amount of OTG cables work on this phone, can someone please recommend some? thanks.
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If you've come to realize that only certain ones work, then why aren't you informing us which ones?? I personally didnt know Z2+ did OTG but I guess ROMS can change this..
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If you've come to realize that only certain ones work, then why aren't you informing us which ones?? I personally didnt know Z2+ did OTG but I guess ROMS can change this..
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because i want to know aswell?
As far as I have tested or seen, Any USB C Type OTG cable or connectors work with Z2 Plus.
Here is one such cheap connector I am using for connecting my USB pen / thumb drives.
Working is more depended on data partition of the drive. Some time some ROM finds it difficult detect NTFS. FAT32 works fine most of the time.