Hi all,
I was thinking of getting a Fire Phone since the specs are amazing for the price. Having it rooted with Cyanogenmod as an OS seems like it'd be a great phone.
However, one of the things I love about the Galaxy phones is the ability to use an SD card.
Will Stickmount allow me to use flash drives/microSD cards plugged into the miniusb slot when the phone has Cyanogenmod as an operating system? I saw a thread here which said it wasn't OTG capable with Amazon's OS, but nobody mentioned if it is with Cyanogenmod as the operating system and Stickmount installed.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
OTG support needs a Kernel with those USB functions enabled. We are stuck with the stock Kernel (OTG disabled), so that's a dead end for now.
Madushan1000 tried building USB OTG modules for the stock Kernel but so far, he didn't get lucky, I guess because of "lack of sources" and / or the device accepting the custom modules.
Thanks for the info.
Eh, I guess I won't bother with it then. I could manage without a removable battery at that price, but definitely not without external storage
Looks like he had some progress with kernel accepting modules... ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-phone/development/dev-building-custom-kernel-kernel-t3195492
Thanks!
It seems like it'd be more complicated than what I can do (my knowledge on these topics is far below rudimentary :/), but hopefully it can.help some others
If the board supports OTG at all, It just a matter of time before someone can build an OTG module. I'm extremely busy with my final exams these days so I didn't have much time to look at OTG or kexec modules. Hopefully, exams will be over in few days and I'll be able to try few more things.
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I saw on another phones thread this device, I also saw the external HDD was NFTS which is better than FAT32 for the sole reason of not having to convert your movies into lower/size quality.
the thread talks a bout a kernel, does this mean you would have to use the 1 kernel? 1 with edited options or NFTS hdds? or could you add some coding to another kernel?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1820375
the below picture is what I'm looking at, is someone from the soon DEV team able to do work some magic to get this working with the note 2, when it comes out? :victory:
and if not recommended, why? the phone wouldn't power up the HDD right, the power source would?
entwicklun said:
I saw on another phones thread this device, I also saw the external HDD was NFTS which is better than FAT32 for the sole reason of not having to convert your movies into lower/size quality.
the thread talks a bout a kernel, does this mean you would have to use the 1 kernel? 1 with edited options or NFTS hdds? or could you add some coding to another kernel?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1820375
the below picture is what I'm looking at, is someone from the soon DEV team able to do work some magic to get this working with the note 2, when it comes out? :victory:
and if not recommended, why? the phone wouldn't power up the HDD right, the power source would?
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The GS3 powers a hdd on its own, so theres a good chance the gnote2 will do the same... otherwise, you always have the powered usb hub method.
Well I am extremely happy right now.
It turns out that with an OTG cable, my 4.4.2 RAZR M can suddenly output audio via USB to my Fiio E17 amplifier. I can finally ditch the 2G iPod touch I have been clinging to for years.
Awesome. Will test with a Droid 3 dock as well
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Coronado is dead said:
Well I am extremely happy right now.
It turns out that with an OTG cable, my 4.4.2 RAZR M can suddenly output audio via USB to my Fiio E17 amplifier. I can finally ditch the 2G iPod touch I have been clinging to for years.
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I am just starting to explore the possibilities of using my M for high quality audio. Does the above work without root, custom rom, etc.? I am not rooted and am bootloader locked and need to remain that way.
Are there any decent guides available on the net on this topic? I have been doing a lot of googling and trying to piece things together but haven't found a good consolidated source for information.
Thanks much.
Nidstang said:
I am just starting to explore the possibilities of using my M for high quality audio. Does the above work without root, custom rom, etc.? I am not rooted and am bootloader locked and need to remain that way.
Are there any decent guides available on the net on this topic? I have been doing a lot of googling and trying to piece things together but haven't found a good consolidated source for information.
Thanks much.
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Worked before I even rooted, all stock. Just used and OTG cable and connected it to my DAC/AMP.
Is there a USB sound standard I should be looking for to find devices that work? Or does it work with any USB sound device?
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Is there a USB sound standard I should be looking for to find devices that work? Or does it work with any USB sound device?
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It's called 'class compliant' USB audio device.
If it works on Windows, Macintosh etc. without the need to install a device specific driver, it's probably class compliant.
Btw., the support for OTG connected class compliant USB DACs has been present in CM builds for Razr M/HD family since September 2013.
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It's called 'class compliant' USB audio device.
If it works on Windows, Macintosh etc. without the need to install a device specific driver, it's probably class compliant.
Btw., the support for OTG connected class compliant USB DACs has been present in CM builds for Razr M/HD family since September 2013.
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That is true, but seeing as I need Bluetooth in all its glory and some other things that never seemed to work right in CM11, I am glad to see it in a stock build
kabaldan said:
It's called 'class compliant' USB audio device.
If it works on Windows, Macintosh etc. without the need to install a device specific driver, it's probably class compliant.
Btw., the support for OTG connected class compliant USB DACs has been present in CM builds for Razr M/HD family since September 2013.
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:good: Was able to pick up for a whopping $1.04 shipped, a USB audio dongle from eBay which works great, but needs external power.
Now if only I could get PodMode to work, I'd have a perfect 1-plug replacement for an old iPod.
Hey guys
I've just bought this tablet yesterday. According to information I find here and on youtube, and since this is a high end android tablet for now, I was expecting usb otg feature to work easily.
But I've tried 3 different cables and all possible devices (flash drives, mouses, HDDs...) And nothing works. No messages, no lights being turned on on devices...
I'm pretty sure it's possible to enable it by rooting and installing a modified kernel or perhaps some third party apps, But just want to know is this the case for all of you?
Does samsung really forgot to enable this by default? Since all mid range devices have ir already now?
Or am I missing something? Should I look for a different OTG cable, before considering rooting and knox 0x1?
Any help would be appreciated
Edit: oh and btw I forgot to mention:
I havd Tab S 8.4 lte (sm t705)
Edit2: Samsung officially answered my email and told me that THIS TABLET DOES NOT SUPPORT OTG!
I don't know if this is a new limitation or some kind of location based feature or... all I can say is that this is a hardware limitation because rooting and flashing otg enabled rom and kernel, didn't hepled.
Thanks samsung! you pissed me off again!
I am running OTG with USB memory stick, works fine.
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I am running OTG with USB memory stick, works fine.
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Thanks. Could you please tell me which model you have?
T700 T705...?
I am able to load FAT32 formatted USB pen drives on my Tab S 8.4 (SM-T700) with original samsung OTG cable. However NTFS pen drives are not mounted. But if I root my tab, there are few apps that can mount NTFS as well.
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I am able to load FAT32 formatted USB pen drives on my Tab S 8.4 (SM-T700) with original samsung OTG cable. However NTFS pen drives are not mounted. But if I root my tab, there are few apps that can mount NTFS as well.
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Thanks. Yes NTFS supports needs root as always. But I cant get any drives to work for now.
I've just ordered the original OTG cable from samsung. Will report back after I get it!
This one works perfectly:
http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/321645467271
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iam using this from ebay and work fine on my tab s 10.5
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Robot-Micro-USB-Host-OTG-Adapter-Cable-for-Samsung-Galaxy-S3-S4-Note2-/301200461309?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item4620f24dfd
http://www.ebay.com/itm/F-M480Mbps-USB-2-0-Female-Micro-USB-B-5-Pin-Male-Plug-OTG-Adapter-Converter-/121478328873?tfrom=121556387393&tpos=top&ttype=price&talgo=undefined
I bought same item other guy post but broken in pieces after one week use really low quality, but if you also got a old usb hub work fine too
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iam using this from ebay and work fine on my tab s 10.5
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Robot-Micro-USB-Host-OTG-Adapter-Cable-for-Samsung-Galaxy-S3-S4-Note2-/301200461309?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item4620f24dfd
http://www.ebay.com/itm/F-M480Mbps-USB-2-0-Female-Micro-USB-B-5-Pin-Male-Plug-OTG-Adapter-Converter-/121478328873?tfrom=121556387393&tpos=top&ttype=price&talgo=undefined
I bought same item other guy post but broken in pieces after one week use really low quality, but if you also got a old usb hub work fine too
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thanks. I've ordered this one and probably will get it tomorrow
hope this one works because the situation is getting really strange! I read everywhere that both tab s 10.1 and 8.4 support otg (come on! of course they should!!) but yesterday the folks at samsung service center told me that it doesn't !!
i also got 5 of these http://uk.transcend-info.com/Products/No-501 working nice too
Now it's been almost a month after the release of the third build(opp3) of O preview! Since google poured a great effort for their 3rd build, it's way much more stable than its 2nd build.
I'm pretty sure some of you guys are using this as a daily driver, but I can't because Nexum AQUA isn't working properly on this build.
Since Google tried to improve the audio quality, I think it caused the problem with some driver changes or etc. But before I take it seriously, I'm wondering if it's only me having trouble with external DAC. Also, I thought it can be also a problem of kernel for using OTG since the DAC working via OTG.
So, let me know if there's someone having similar problem of OTG or USB DAC. Anyone else? :crying:
So I have always been a razer fan and always fancied checking out there phones. I here they ain't the best but I have a chance to get my hand on the first one and wondering if I should, I herd the camera is trash but I also see there are gcam ports for it and wondering if that makes much difference to the camera at all, I had the pixel 2 and lived the pic quality and used a few gcams on other phones and results were great so jw what it's like on razer. What would people suggest. Is it worth it?
I'm still using the Razer Phone 1.
If you stick to stock rom, it's not worth it... no more security updates, no exFAT sdxc card support unless you adopt it as internal storage (so you are stuck with 64GB), no aptX bluetooth codec.
If you plan on using custom rom, it's better but overall still not worth it. Not many custom roms available. Lineage is officially supported, but I had sleepless nights getting it to work. Going into recovery mode requires plugging the phone into a computer or another phone... which if you happen to be in a situation where you can only boot normally by first going into recovery mode (yes i had to live with this for most of last year)... you better hope your phone doesn't just spontaneously restart or run out of juice without a USB cable and computer/phone nearby. Keep in mind, Google Pay won't work with customs rom. Magisk can add aptX, but no luck with exFAT sdxc.
Yes, the 120Hz refresh rate is nice but the phone at this age no longer has stellar battery. Like you said, camera is trash. GCam only works for one of the two rear cameras (i.e. front camera does not work with GCam). Another annoying bit is the speaker grills... they fall off and get bent or broken, and there is no replacement you can buy.
I'm keeping my Razer Phone around since I like to tinker with the phone and see how long it can last. If you like to do the same, I hope you get a really good deal on the phone. Otherwise, I'd say look elsewhere.
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I'm still using the Razer Phone 1.
If you stick to stock rom, it's not worth it... no more security updates, no exFAT sdxc card support unless you adopt it as internal storage (so you are stuck with 64GB), no aptX bluetooth codec.
If you plan on using custom rom, it's better but overall still not worth it. Not many custom roms available. Lineage is officially supported, but I had sleepless nights getting it to work. Going into recovery mode requires plugging the phone into a computer or another phone... which if you happen to be in a situation where you can only boot normally by first going into recovery mode (yes i had to live with this for most of last year)... you better hope your phone doesn't just spontaneously restart or run out of juice without a USB cable and computer/phone nearby. Keep in mind, Google Pay won't work with customs rom. Magisk can add aptX, but no luck with exFAT sdxc.
Yes, the 120Hz refresh rate is nice but the phone at this age no longer has stellar battery. Like you said, camera is trash. GCam only works for one of the two rear cameras (i.e. front camera does not work with GCam). Another annoying bit is the speaker grills... they fall off and get bent or broken, and there is no replacement you can buy.
I'm keeping my Razer Phone around since I like to tinker with the phone and see how long it can last. If you like to do the same, I hope you get a really good deal on the phone. Otherwise, I'd say look elsewhere.
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I still using the Rzer phone 1,too.It worked well in 2021.Could you share me the Telegram group of Razer phone1?Or others communicate group?
266APP said:
I still using the Rzer phone 1,too.It worked well in 2021.Could you share me the Telegram group of Razer phone1?Or others communicate group?
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Not sure if there is a Telegram group for the phone. I mainly just use XDA here.
As a quick update to my previous post, in terms of the limited storage, I've gone down the route of picking up a 256GB A2 microsdxc card (split 37% (95GB) adoptable storage and the remainder as FAT32). After using the migrate function for adoptable storage (thus in theory the system thinks there is about 159GB of internal storage), this seems to ease up on the limited storage issue.
The reason I split the card is for the possibility (although untested) to backup my phone to the card / transfer files via the card and still use the card on another device (may require the phone to be powered off to not mess with the system/app files on the adoptable storage part).
But overall, my view still stands, only get this phone now if you want to tinker with it. Don't expect battery to be great with this phone's age either (FYI, look at this thread to manage battery health https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...arging-controller-acc-on-razer-phone.4235283/).
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I'm still using the Razer Phone 1.
If you stick to stock rom, it's not worth it... no more security updates, no exFAT sdxc card support unless you adopt it as internal storage (so you are stuck with 64GB), no aptX bluetooth codec.
If you plan on using custom rom, it's better but overall still not worth it. Not many custom roms available. Lineage is officially supported, but I had sleepless nights getting it to work. Going into recovery mode requires plugging the phone into a computer or another phone... which if you happen to be in a situation where you can only boot normally by first going into recovery mode (yes i had to live with this for most of last year)... you better hope your phone doesn't just spontaneously restart or run out of juice without a USB cable and computer/phone nearby. Keep in mind, Google Pay won't work with customs rom. Magisk can add aptX, but no luck with exFAT sdxc.
Yes, the 120Hz refresh rate is nice but the phone at this age no longer has stellar battery. Like you said, camera is trash. GCam only works for one of the two rear cameras (i.e. front camera does not work with GCam). Another annoying bit is the speaker grills... they fall off and get bent or broken, and there is no replacement you can buy.
I'm keeping my Razer Phone around since I like to tinker with the phone and see how long it can last. If you like to do the same, I hope you get a really good deal on the phone. Otherwise, I'd say look elsewhere.
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I had one sleepless night to install Lineage os. Now that it's installed, I'm really enjoying this phone. Look for a good deal if you're buying anyway, like I would pick this over a budget phone if they're the same price (only if you plan to use a custom rom). The stock rom is way too outdated