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MiniUSB (not extUSB) to 3.5mm adapter

Hi Guys,
I have ASUS p320 winMo phone. I am searching for a miniUSB to 3.5mm adapter for connecting normal earphones to the phone...
There are plenty available for HTC phones and i'm sure ASUS has similar mini USB interface as HTC but problem is HTC have extUSB which has slightly different shape than regular miniUSB...extUSB pin is curved one side only unlike miniUSB which is curved at both ends...so it can not fit my phone
Are there anywhere selling miniUSB to 3.5mm adapter, which ship internationally and preferably having form factor without wires like this
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the difference between miniUSB and extUSB is that ext carry analog audio
where miniUSB is just a digital serial interface as in most of it not being audio
plugging a 3.5mm headset or otherwise audio device into an miniUSB is like
trying to connect a mic to a fax

Actually asus port is extUSB(ie has 11pins) but its port shape is miniUSB...

After much searching, I couldn't find anything like this for my Asus P565/XDA Zest. I ended up with one of these:
http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2007/...lessly-blasts-tunes-from-phone-to-hifi-or-pc/
If you don't mind the extra pocket space...

Ok guys, i managed to fit the HTC adapter which i've bought for my asus by filing the extUSB to minUSB
it now fits. When i plug in the adaptor connected with an earphone i do get the handsfree icon on my phone....but when I play i don't get any sound in my earphones..
I fear that some of things i tried with the adapter before filing it may have damaged it, so there's no sound now...
Do you guys think it would work if I should get a new adapter and file it again since I do get the earphone icon on my device when i connect it?

This one has some mixed reviews on it...
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000UHY6XU

Seen this on ebay...will this suit? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mini-USB-to-3-5MM-Headset-Jack-Adapter-for-MOTOROLA-V3_W0QQitemZ350200266843QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_MobilePhones_MobilePhoneAccessories_MobilePhoneBatteries?hash=item518990005b&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1683%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A2%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A24

wovens said:
Seen this on ebay...will this suit? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mini-USB-to-3-5MM-Headset-Jack-Adapter-for-MOTOROLA-V3_W0QQitemZ350200266843QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_MobilePhones_MobilePhoneAccessories_MobilePhoneBatteries?hash=item518990005b&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1683%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A2%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A24
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I have one of these too. Same shape, but wrong number of pins so it doesn't work
Mafioso said:
When i plug in the adaptor connected with an earphone i do get the handsfree icon on my phone....but when I play i don't get any sound in my earphones..
I fear that some of things i tried with the adapter before filing it may have damaged it, so there's no sound now...
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This is the same thing I get with that Motorola adapter. I assume that the adapter you have doens't have the correct number of pins either. I don't think you've damaged the socket at least

Found this on ebay. Not so mini but at least you can plug your own headphones into it.
EDIT: Or this is smaller and without the microphone, just not quite as small as the HTC adaptors.

shuflie said:
Found this on ebay. Not so mini but at least you can plug your own headphones into it.
EDIT: Or this is smaller and without the microphone, just not quite as small as the HTC adaptors.
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I think the second adapter is a bit too long & unflexible. The first one though, considering I now use what is essentially an external MP3 player, looks promising and will no doubt provide better audio quality. I'll check that out, thanks!

Blade0rz said:
I have one of these too. Same shape, but wrong number of pins so it doesn't work
This is the same thing I get with that Motorola adapter. I assume that the adapter you have doens't have the correct number of pins either. I don't think you've damaged the socket at least
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hmmm...it does has correct no of pins: 11...but I don't know if adapter is damaged or pin mapping is incorrect...
anyways, I've ordered the adapter of eBay link..

I've ordered one from 4u-kidi, Hope that works with my Asus P565...

ok, i recieved the adapter which i ordered from eBay link and it works

farshid.tavakoli said:
I've ordered one from 4u-kidi, Hope that works with my Asus P565...
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I received the adapter too and it works with Asus P565.
Thanks "shuflie",

micro usb OTG cables {YMMV}

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/micro-usb-on-the-go-host-otg-adapter-pair-50774
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http://www.meritline.com/micro-usb-...male-cable-black---p-62877.aspx?source=fghdac
EDIT: At least one person has claimed one or both of these cables did not work for them.

Did you test either of these?

I would caution against the top one. It puts a great deal of torque on the onboard micro usb. I would recommend the bottom one with the flexible cord.

Just ordered both of these. Hopefully one will arive within the next week as I really want to try this hack!

mazz0310 said:
Did you test either of these?
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I ordered both sets, at $1-2 each delivered.. Asked roebeet if nokia made a difference but hasn't replied. There is that option at DX, but I didn't buy that one.
-CC

I bought the Nokia CA-157 cable from ebay. Turns out it has a squared off 'A' micro USB connector which doesn't fit. It has to be a 'B' connector (non-square) to fit the Xoom. I didn't even know there were different types! Ah well it didn't cost much. I just ordered this one instead.

you star footboydog, I was looking at getting a cable from china, but this looks like the one, and cheep too! Thanks

Thought you guys might be interested in my "little" project...
I'm trying to create a home-brew microusb thumb drive for the Xoom.
https://supportforums.motorola.com/message/366733#366733
I'll post the updates and pics as soon as I get the parts. In the mean time if you're looking for an OTG adapter, the ones I found on eBay might be what you're looking for. And you don't have to pay to ship in bulk from China ;-)

Pretty good idea...would definitely like to see if this works.

I just received the one I ordered. It works with the wireless keyboard that came with my Acer Revo nettop PC which is very nice! Even the following keys work:
Media playback controls (play/pause, volume etc controlled with Fn and function keys together)
Fn-F4 works as the home key
The right click button to the right of the space bar brings up the menu in the top right (at least in the browser).
The search button (Fn-F2) brings up the search bar
Ctrl-T opens a new tab
Esc seems to map to "Stop" in the browser but back everywhere else
Caps lock and shift
Tab key tabs between text fields
Arrow keys navigate in browser and home screens
Unfortunately it seems to think I have a US keyboard (@ and " are swapped).
P.S. I am unrooted

footboydog said:
I just received the one I ordered. It works with the wireless keyboard that came with my Acer Revo nettop PC which is very nice! Even the following keys work:
Media playback controls (play/pause, volume etc controlled with Fn and function keys together)
Fn-F4 works as the home key
The right click button to the right of the space bar brings up the menu in the top right (at least in the browser).
The search button (Fn-F2) brings up the search bar
Ctrl-T opens a new tab
Esc seems to map to "Stop" in the browser but back everywhere else
Caps lock and shift
Tab key tabs between text fields
Arrow keys navigate in browser and home screens
Unfortunately it seems to think I have a US keyboard (@ and " are swapped).
P.S. I am unrooted
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You will find specifics for your keyboard layout in system/usr/keylayout and system/usr/keychars. Since it's taken me a long time to gather all this information I'll post something more detailed soon!

I'm really keen to get one of these OTG adapters, especially now that the official update is in the wild for usb support.
This is the type I am looking for
http://www.meritline.com/micro-usb-type-b-male-to-usb-a-female-cable-black---p-62877.aspx
It was mentioned in the OP I think.
I can't buy from them, as they won't ship to South Africa.
And the others look dodgy like they will put strain on the usb port, as was mentioned earlier in this thread.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Cheers

Anyone check if Monoprice makes an OTG cable? I'll check when I get back home.

Asked this in another thread, but it looks dead now.
Anyone know whether the xoom USB cable or any microUSB cables have OTG integrated into them? If so, maybe we could just use USB female to female adapters? What if the USB female to female is a crossover cable? I did a bunch of research on USB OTG, but it looks like most manufacturers don't use the sticker even if the cable has OTG capability.
Please don't answer if your answer is "I think so" or "probably not"... That kills me on forums...

slack04 said:
Asked this in another thread, but it looks dead now.
Anyone know whether the xoom USB cable or any microUSB cables have OTG integrated into them? If so, maybe we could just use USB female to female adapters? What if the USB female to female is a crossover cable? I did a bunch of research on USB OTG, but it looks like most manufacturers don't use the sticker even if the cable has OTG capability.
Please don't answer if your answer is "I think so" or "probably not"... That kills me on forums...
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Ha Ha, I just asked the same thing on a different thread.
USB OTG fun
So, obviously I'm also curious about this.
I might go ahead and buy a female to female to try it out, they should be quite cheap. And I'm sure I will find more uses for it if it doesn't work for this application. Will let you know when I have tried it, assuming I have received the update by then.

Ordered this cable on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250817547531#ht_4462wt_905
Thanks to advice from a guy on the other thread that I mentioned.
It was really cheap and they are shipping all the way to SA for free.
Oh, slack04, the standard usb cable that comes with the Xoom won't work for OTG using a female to female on the other end, as far as I understand it.
As far as I know, the 5th wire on the micro B side will be disconnected so that it knows that it is the slave, so even with a female to female, it won't kick into host mode, but it is my opinion that a simple hack (again suggested by others in the above thread) where you connect pin 5 to pin 4 on the standard cable, will enable OTG and then it will work with the female to female.
I hope this helps.
Cheers

Has anyone received the flexible connector in the OP yet? I want to find a known working OTG cable and it seems next to impossible.
Edit: When the blazes will Verizon, etc. start carrying these. I don't get why they wouldn't. They would likely sell them for $25 and make a killing from it.

flippingout said:
Has anyone received the flexible connector in the OP yet? I want to find a known working OTG cable and it seems next to impossible.
Edit: When the blazes will Verizon, etc. start carrying these. I don't get why they wouldn't. They would likely sell them for $25 and make a killing from it.
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$20, motorola
http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/X...tion-Kit-for-MOTOROLA-XOOM-XW-EN?localeId=132

flippingout said:
Has anyone received the flexible connector in the OP yet?
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Nope, sorry, they were out of stock when I last checked, and wouldn't ship to my country, so I didn't get it.

You can order the motorola camera connector from Amazon, I placed an order about an hour ago. Delivery is quoted at 10 days.

HDMI dock

As you my know there is no Hdmi dock for our 10.1 thats not really the truth. There was a post about using the center part of the 7 tab dock and some post-it notes as a work around well I ordered the 10" dock not knowing the it didnt have the Hdmi port, I was pissed, why in the hell do you have a multimedia dock with no Hdmi port.. So after seeing the video of the 7" dock I discovered that the center part will swap with the 10" dock that doesn't have the Hdmi port and now I have a real Hdmi dock...
P.s. you have to have the the power plugged in to the dock for the Hdmi to work.....
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i totally agree that the dock without HDMI is just stupid. Just another way making us buy more **** a la apple-style.
Nice workaround' but how much was the total?

Yes you add the cost of the second dock but if you look around you can find used docks or other ways around this but thats not on the up and up, even tho samsung hosed us.....

as in the video does ur hdmi output crop the mirroring also?

Nope i think that was that guys TV mine is fine but i do have display settings on my TV...

so did you have to break the dock or anything to swap the parts? this has me interested but want to know what I am getting myself into lol

No the 7" dock comes in two pieces and the 10" dock pops right apart..

I think the fact that it so easy and it goes right together is what piss me off so much why not just sell this to start......

hahah that is awesome, least I know I can get full HDMI dock now for about 60$
thanks for all the info

And by the way i only paid $28 for the 7" dock at the veizon store...and make sure you get the two part style .... there is a all in one dock for the 7" you dont want that.

do you have a part number?
EDIT: I am 99% sure it is ECR-D980BEGSTA least newegg pics show it in two pieces and that is the model on there.

And fyI for anyone that doesn't already have the official hdmi connector is 40 bucks so this maybe a cheaper alternative that they don't want us know about and this is the only way to charger and watch HDMI.....
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/galaxy-tab-accessories/EPL-3PHPBEGSTA
And Best part is that its out of stock lol....

here is the best deal I can find on the 7 inch dock
http://cgi.ebay.com/Samsung-Galaxy-TAB-Verizon-i800-HDMI-Multimedia-Dock-/390334733904?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item5ae1c35e50#ht_1059wt_694

mopar said:
And fyI for anyone that doesn't already have the official hdmi connector is 40 bucks so this maybe a cheaper alternative that they don't want us know about and this is the only way to charger and watch HDMI.....
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/galaxy-tab-accessories/EPL-3PHPBEGSTA
And Best part is that its out of stock lol....
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I'm not sure how reliable this site is http://www.cellularaccessory.com/epl-3phpbegsta.html , but its $27. I checked the local best buy and they did not have the usb or hdmi adapters.
This place had it for $20, http://webcache.googleusercontent.c...ies.com/samsung-galaxy-tab-10-1-hdtv-adapter/, but it looks like they took it down, but you can see by the cached copy that it was there.

Hi.
Seems there is a 10.1 part released.
Amazon
amazon.com/Samsung-Galaxy-Desktop-Dock-EDD-D1B1BEGXAR/dp/B0055193D4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1312129532&sr=8-1
Newegg.
newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834992792

That's the whole point of this thread there is no hdmi connector in that dock you have to purchase a separate 40 dollar piece that is currently unavailable at this time..

Sorry got confused.
Because it said on the newegg specs.
Port specs
3.5mm Stereo Audio Line-out
HDMI Output
30-pin Dock connecto

It's all good I saw the ad thought I can get the dock with a connector I was very pissed when i found out it did not have the hdmi connector

yeah I bought the 10.1 dock as well from new egg and they had it listed as the HDMI dock. When I got it I was pretty disappointed I even ordered the HDMI cable as well. Went to buy the 7 from new egg and they wanted nearly 60 bucks for it. So I ordered the e-bay version. Thanks for the tip.

they blotted out the HDMI port.
http://www.expansys.com/samsung-desktop-dock-for-galaxy-tab-10-1-219898/

Would tis work? nettop

Well I didn't want to explain this all so made this huge picture but it's pretty much what i want to do. Does anyone know if this will work or if there is an easier way of doing this.
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enp82003 said:
Well I didn't want to explain this all so made this huge picture but it's pretty much what i want to do. Does anyone know if this will work or if there is an easier way of doing this.
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It would have to be a powered USB hub. Besides that, it could work. Although, you're not likely to get much computing power out of it... meaning not much word processing or any heavy tasks, really. I'd guess that HD video would probably be out of the question. IMO you'd be better off getting a low end netbook.

Thanks! Yeah just looking to be able to go home and be able to write text with a keyboard and watch youtube videos and such. Maybe even build a docking station with a wooden box or something to hold all the wires. My biggest dilemma is the HDMI cable going through the USB hub.

enp82003 said:
Thanks! Yeah just looking to be able to go home and be able to write text with a keyboard and watch youtube videos and such. Maybe even build a docking station with a wooden box or something to hold all the wires. My biggest dilemma is the HDMI cable going through the USB hub.
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Yeah, you might sacrifice a bit of resolution like that. I'm not sure you can carry 1080p through USB.
But for the basics, email, surfing, texting and youtube...I think it'd work

on the side of that mhl adaptor it looks like there is a micro usb port and a search on ebay had similar, so plug the mhl directly into the phone and then hdmi to tv/monitor and the micro usb on the side of the mhl to the usb hub.
if the above is not the case then
i would elimnate that gender adaptor coming from the hub out to the female usb to female micro usb, just get a male usb to female micro usb.

the last time i check usb hosting was not supported? pls tell me im wrong tho

Here you go-
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000UY3NR8/ref=oh_o00_s00_i00_details
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005F9W6DU/ref=oh_o00_s00_i01_details
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0043862N4/ref=oh_o00_s00_i00_details
No USB host needed.

rangie said:
Here you go-
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000UY3NR8/ref=oh_o00_s00_i00_details
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005F9W6DU/ref=oh_o00_s00_i01_details
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0043862N4/ref=oh_o00_s00_i00_details
No USB host needed.
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Are you sure the device supports simultaneous multiple BT connections?
Also, there are more comfortable BT keyboards out there. I've got the HP, it's got the same spacing/layout as my 15" laptop.

I have simultaneous connections to my Moto S9 headset (music playing), keyboard and mouse. No problems. The music skips once when you connect another device but then everything works perfect.
A bigger keyboard would be nice but this one was cheap.
The mouse is great with android. Right mouse button goes back. Middle mouse is menu. Scroll wheel works great.

rangie said:
I have simultaneous connections to my Moto S9 headset (music playing), keyboard and mouse. No problems. The music skips once when you connect another device but then everything works perfect.
A bigger keyboard would be nice but this one was cheap.
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Excellent. I didn't mean to sound accusative, I just wasn't sure the multiple device support was there.
Then yeah, @the OP, I'd definitely use BT, too!!
The HP kb rocks, and I got mine (an open box display) for around $20.

This is what I want to do as well. Has anyone been able to get host mode to work with external storage on a non-ICS ROM?

Self made smart dock for galaxy s3

Hi guys. this is an update of my previous post. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2142357
Before, I made the connector to work as smart dock.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFzX6NlKJBU&feature=youtu.be
And now I tried to make it little more compact, avoid extra connections, make it easy to use. View attachment 1882279
I wanted only one cable will come from the phone and to do so i needed 1 cable that contains 8 wires, but I couldnt find any round cable that has 8 wires in it. at last i cut my hdmi cable !! :cyclops:
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there were about 13 or more wires in it, so i cut little part from the cable. You can order a cheap hdmi cable and cut it if you want.
(( After cutting the part I joint it bk and put some glue so the wires stay separate from each other. Then I covered it with some tape and more glue outsideof the cable :laugh:
now hdmi cable is working fine too :silly: ))((skip if you dnt want to reuse the hdmi cable))
Now comes the hard part. I soldered 8 wires as shown in the diagram, and made a hole on the 5 pin to 11 pin tip, and placed the cable as in picture and closed it .after that its pretty easy. Just connect wires with a micro usb cable as shown in diagram. I connected the usb hub instead of usb female port in the diagram. And the usb hub had enough space inside to put all the joints in .I just had to make another hole in usb hub to take out the micro usb for mhl cable
So total cost of making this dock was around 20 to 25 $ ( including mhl adapter and usb hub)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Micro-5-Pin...106400?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item2c6d0ca5a0
http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-2-0-A-fe...-/270798436083
http://www.ebay.com/itm/True-High-S..._USB_Cables_Hubs_Adapters&hash=item3f1ade6743
http://www.ebay.com/itm/25pk-40-2K-...466?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item564c6ff67a
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Premium-1-3...508585?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item43ba4e64a9
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AQ1W77C/ref=pe_175190_21431760_3p_M3T1_ST1_dp_1

Just awesome! !!
Again Excellent work bro!!!
Just awesome and smart work! !
Keep it up!!

necomer said:
After cutting the part I joint it bk and put some glue so the wires stay separate from each other. Then I covered it with some tape and more glue outsideof the cable :laugh: now hdmi cable is working fine too :silly:
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I'm just trying to keep these steps clear in my mind...is the above step just so you can reuse the HDMI cable you had cut the section out of? It has nothing to do with the actual dock, right?

troycarpenter said:
I'm just trying to keep these steps clear in my mind...is the above step just so you can reuse the HDMI cable you had cut the section out of? It has nothing to do with the actual dock, right?
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Yeah. You are right. I just did that so I can reduce extra cables. You can skip that part if extra cables dont bother you
If you dnt want to reuse the cable. ... just through it or keep it to use in something else
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What about the 40.2K resistor? where did you put it?

syfxever said:
What about the 40.2K resistor? where did you put it?
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Did you see the diagram ? You can get idea from there.
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wow

very nice... thanks for the DIY :good:

Great Job
You built a cool little adapter for yourself, I'm looking into doing something like this but I need help because I want to add charging on top of everything else you can do with the dock you made.
Have you looked into charging at all? or tried it yourself?