Resistance to trigger MHL-mode - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi everybody,
could someone whos got already the mhl-cable measure the resistance between pin4&5 (and 1&2) of the micro-usb part of the cable? (see http://www.kineteka.com/Data/Sites/1/micro-usb-b.jpg)
that would be awesome!
thx, canedha

canedha said:
Hi everybody,
could someone whos got already the mhl-cable measure the resistance between pin4&5 (and 1&2) of the micro-usb part of the cable? (see http://www.kineteka.com/Data/Sites/1/micro-usb-b.jpg)
that would be awesome!
thx, canedha
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dont know if this matters, but ive been able to Resist MHL mode when plugging USB by just activating Debug mode! that way its coming up with standard USB options menu

Greenie-UK said:
dont know if this matters, but ive been able to Resist MHL mode when plugging USB by just activating Debug mode! that way its coming up with standard USB options menu
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hmmm, i dont think i can use this information. this would either mean that for mhl mode no resistor would be connected and the mhl mode is always on aka the the tv would have to deal with usb-data +/- (how shpuld the phone know to send hdmi data instead of usb) or (and i thinks thats what happens) that debugging mode set to on overrides the resistor values recognition.
anyways thanks for your information!

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[Q] Toshiba TG01- USB Host

Often in the Internet is said that the TG01 have the function to control it with an USB Mouse.So i bought such an cable with Female-Usb and Male micro-Usb but if i put an normal USB Mouse in in nothing happens also not my keyboard or anything else i tested.
What iam doing wrong??
ftj3kf3 said:
Often in the Internet is said that the TG01 have the function to control it with an USB Mouse.So i bought such an cable with Female-Usb and Male micro-Usb but if i put an normal USB Mouse in in nothing happens also not my keyboard or anything else i tested.
What iam doing wrong??
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There is special short usb cable to work with tg01 . One side has micro usb plug to connect to tg01, second side has regular usb slot ( usb A ) like in any computer. When You plug mouse to this slot You will have mouse in tg01.
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fxdjacentyfxd
i have this shot cable and if i put an normal usb mouse in it nothing happens
ftj3kf3 said:
i have this shot cable and if i put an normal usb mouse in it nothing happens
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It works for me. Try with an USB keyboard to confirm that USB port works correctly
ftj3kf3 said:
i have this shot cable and if i put an normal usb mouse in it nothing happens
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Sorry I ask You about obvious things but did You buy any cable microUsb_male - usb_female or one especially designed for tg01 ?
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fxdjacentyfxd
i bought just one from ebay not especially for TG01
fxdjacentyfxd said:
Sorry I ask You about obvious things but did You buy any cable microUsb_male - usb_female or one especially designed for tg01 ?
Regards
fxdjacentyfxd
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The original TG01 Host cable is fitted witha uUSB A type plug (rectangular section with a white plastic horizontal plastic part). This type is wired internally with a short between pins 4 and 5 which is what triggers the device to go into Host mode.
There are also equivalent 3rd party cables available, but must conform to the uUSB spec or will simply be acting as a port extender with a USB A type line socket on the end in place of the uUSB female socket on the device.
kevinpwhite said:
The original TG01 Host cable is fitted witha uUSB A type plug (rectangular section with a white plastic horizontal plastic part). This type is wired internally with a short between pins 4 and 5 which is what triggers the device to go into Host mode.
There are also equivalent 3rd party cables available, but must conform to the uUSB spec or will simply be acting as a port extender with a USB A type line socket on the end in place of the uUSB female socket on the device.
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hi kevin, thanks for the info! but can your please kindly point meme to a link where I can buy this usb host cable (cheap) I lost mine last week when I wad giving a presentation on it to show off haha
Cheers
olyloh6696 said:
hi kevin, thanks for the info! but can your please kindly point meme to a link where I can buy this usb host cable (cheap) I lost mine last week when I wad giving a presentation on it to show off haha
Cheers
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I've not seen the original Toshiba Host cables anywhere, but here is a current eBay link which is illustrating and describing the right thing. There is also a Nokia cable on Amazon which appears to be the right type - check the Nokia N8 C6-01 to make sure that it tallies.
The female socket takes a normal USB A plug; the other end has the rectangular format uUSB A plug which should have pins 4 + 5 linked internally.
The On The Go (OTG) protocol also allows for connecting two such devices together. So if you wanted to connect a pair of TG01s, you can use a uUSB A to uUSB B lead; the device with the A plug is designated the Host while the other becomes the slave. Reverse the cable and the roles change with it.
olyloh6696 said:
hi kevin, thanks for the info! but can your please kindly point meme to a link where I can buy this usb host cable (cheap) I lost mine last week when I wad giving a presentation on it to show off haha
Cheers
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look here:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TOSHIBA-TG01-...UK_Mobiles_Accessories_RL&hash=item1e6190b8ce
have fun
maxmobil201 said:
look here:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TOSHIBA-TG01-...UK_Mobiles_Accessories_RL&hash=item1e6190b8ce
have fun
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Many thanks kevin and maxmobile I will check them out later when I'm home. Can you confirm these work please with the TG01?
Thank you
olyloh6696 said:
Many thanks kevin and maxmobile I will check them out later when I'm home. Can you confirm these work please with the TG01?
Thank you
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they are not mine, but looks exactly like the TG 01 stuff i got with my phone
maxmobil201 said:
they are not mine, but looks exactly like the TG 01 stuff i got with my phone
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Yeh thanks, i just looked them up. i'll have to set up an ebay account to get these!
nokia c 157
kevinpwhite said:
I've not seen the original Toshiba Host cables anywhere, but here is a current eBay link which is illustrating and describing the right thing. There is also a Nokia cable on Amazon which appears to be the right type - check the Nokia N8 C6-01 to make sure that it tallies.
The female socket takes a normal USB A plug; the other end has the rectangular format uUSB A plug which should have pins 4 + 5 linked internally.
The On The Go (OTG) protocol also allows for connecting two such devices together. So if you wanted to connect a pair of TG01s, you can use a uUSB A to uUSB B lead;the device with the A plug is designated the Host while the other becomes the slave. Reverse the cable and the roles change with it.
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Hi , can you confirm that the Nokia C157 OTG cable that you put a link to will work with tg01?
Best regards.
never used the usb-host ....
maybe be fun

transformer dock as usb input device

Hi all, is anyone else interested in using the dock as a usb input (HID compliant) device? I'd love to use it as a usb keyboard / mouse w/ other computers without the tab attached. I (for the sake of morbid curiosity) grabbed a Male/Male usb cable and plugged it in and got no debugging info from the host (mac) when i connected it. Is this possible and what would likely be involved? thanks!
It would be *almost* impossible to do that over the two standard USB ports on the dock without messing around with the hardware inside. Instead, I think you'll have better luck using the 30pin dock connector if you can find out the pin outs and make a cable yourself.
mc0upe said:
Hi all, is anyone else interested in using the dock as a usb input (HID compliant) device? I'd love to use it as a usb keyboard / mouse w/ other computers without the tab attached. I (for the sake of morbid curiosity) grabbed a Male/Male usb cable and plugged it in and got no debugging info from the host (mac) when i connected it. Is this possible and what would likely be involved? thanks!
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Can't really see that working.
It would be cool if you could do the kind of thing possible with the Always Innovating tablet. I nearly bought one of these instead of the TF.
http://www.alwaysinnovating.com/products/smartbook.htm

[Q] HDMI connection. Have I missed something?

Hi. I just bought an adapter from to connect from the "bottom" 30-pin output (in this case) to a HDMI cable. Thing is, my TV (also a Samsung, btw) will not recognize the HDMI connection, which works perfectly with my laptop. So, I suppose I have missed something here, most likely something quite elementary. Any hints, please?
okvaal said:
Hi. I just bought an adapter from to connect from the "bottom" 30-pin output (in this case) to a HDMI cable. Thing is, my TV (also a Samsung, btw) will not recognize the HDMI connection, which works perfectly with my laptop. So, I suppose I have missed something here, most likely something quite elementary. Any hints, please?
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Did you also attach the power adapter ?
I had the same thing when Trying to connect via the 8.9 dock. You need external power for hdmi to work
External power? As in plugging into the 30-pin thing, which is already taken by the HDMI adapter? (Now I'm SURE I have missed something . . )
Ah - the power adapter! Well, I knew it had to be something elemental! That being said, I can't say this seems like an easy (nor elegant) way of doing things, but it works. At least.
Thanks to the both of you!
Yeah I had same experience with you,
Everything is ok after taking my charger
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kangsandi said:
Yeah I had same experience with you,
Everything is ok after taking my charger
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With my p7500 the same experience I'm now using it in every presentation I made.
Would like some light shed on the matter, how am I supposed to connect the Power adapter while the 30 pin port is taken by the HDMI adapter?
Execuse my ignorance ;(
Edit;
Found out how through eBay listing description.
Yes how do it
Willy318is said:
Would like some light shed on the matter, how am I supposed to connect the Power adapter while the 30 pin port is taken by the HDMI adapter?
Execuse my ignorance ;(
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Found out how through eBay listing description.
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zerong said:
Yes how do it
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The HDMI Adapter has another 30 pin port on it.

[Q] Atrix Lapdock & MHL TO HDMI. ?

hey.
i have sailed the internetz looking for answers for this. but i thought ild ask what everyone else thought.
would atrix lapdock work with sg2? (with mods off course) like changing the connectors about. and using a mhl to hdmi cable?
i was looking at the connectors and it is a micro hdmi and a micro usb if im not wrong..
whats everyones thoughts to this???
Timoxa said:
hey.
i have sailed the internetz looking for answers for this. but i thought ild ask what everyone else thought.
would atrix lapdock work with sg2? (with mods off course) like changing the connectors about. and using a mhl to hdmi cable?
i was looking at the connectors and it is a micro hdmi and a micro usb if im not wrong..
whats everyones thoughts to this???
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My thoughts; not sure if serious...
ctomgee said:
My thoughts; not sure if serious...
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what do you mean by that? its a valid question.
i know for sure you can connect your sg2 to the hdmi to display. but its the trackpad and keyboard im wondering about the most?
Timoxa said:
what do you mean by that? its a valid question.
i know for sure you can connect your sg2 to the hdmi to display. but its the trackpad and keyboard im wondering about the most?
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NO.
Atrix has two different output ports. Micro USB for charging and data transfer, and micro-HDMI for TV-out. The laptop dock specific (I stress specific) for the Atrix uses BOTH of these ports in conjuction.
Galaxy S2 has ONE output port, a micro USB port that doubles for charging/data transfer, and connection to the optional MHL adapter accessory.
In NO WAY would you be able to MacGyver the Galaxy S2 to use the Atrix laptop dock.
ctomgee said:
NO.
Atrix has two different output ports. Micro USB for charging and data transfer, and micro-HDMI for TV-out. The laptop dock specific (I stress specific) for the Atrix uses BOTH of these ports in conjuction.
Galaxy S2 has ONE output port, a micro USB port that doubles for charging/data transfer, and connection to the optional MHL adapter accessory.
In NO WAY would you be able to MacGyver the Galaxy S2 to use the Atrix laptop dock.
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alright. well thanks for the answer. guess il have to look for another idea. possibly using portable hd screen and a bluetooth mouse and keyboard.
cheers anyway.
ctomgee said:
NO.
Atrix has two different output ports. Micro USB for charging and data transfer, and micro-HDMI for TV-out. The laptop dock specific (I stress specific) for the Atrix uses BOTH of these ports in conjuction.
Galaxy S2 has ONE output port, a micro USB port that doubles for charging/data transfer, and connection to the optional MHL adapter accessory.
In NO WAY would you be able to MacGyver the Galaxy S2 to use the Atrix laptop dock.
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Timoxa said:
alright. well thanks for the answer. guess il have to look for another idea. possibly using portable hd screen and a bluetooth mouse and keyboard.
cheers anyway.
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You know... it just might work. The atrix lapdock does feed 5v power up the usb port which you could adapt from micro usb to whichever varient you need on your MHL cable. This would provide the power necessary to drive the hdmi circuitry that you had feeding into the micro hdmi input of the lapdock. Obviously you wouldnt have a true 'dock' but it sounds like you understand that. As long as your phone detected the mouse and keyboard as input devices it should work. Not sure how that operates with an MHL cable. It might require USB OTG, and im not sure if that is available over the USB connectivity provided by MHL. You could try with a standard usb keyboard If that works, then the lapdocks should too.
I know for certain that you can use the lapdock as the screen by just connecting the video out of the MHL adapter to the lapdock, and a usb power only cable (for the MHL adapter) to the lapdocks normal USB charge ports.
There is a thread called Lapdock HDMI that has more details!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1376679
As for the person saying it is or was impossible... you so sure now?
phire420 said:
You know... it just might work. The atrix lapdock does feed 5v power up the usb port which you could adapt from micro usb to whichever varient you need on your MHL cable. This would provide the power necessary to drive the hdmi circuitry that you had feeding into the micro hdmi input of the lapdock. Obviously you wouldnt have a true 'dock' but it sounds like you understand that. As long as your phone detected the mouse and keyboard as input devices it should work. Not sure how that operates with an MHL cable. It might require USB OTG, and im not sure if that is available over the USB connectivity provided by MHL. You could try with a standard usb keyboard If that works, then the lapdocks should too.
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ive seen some mhl cables online which have a micro usb port on the side also. so you can plug in the micro hdmi and usb at the same time .. not as the other guy said. anyway im going to order the dock to see what mods i can get done. if anything promising il repost.
phire420 said:
You know... it just might work. The atrix lapdock does feed 5v power up the usb port which you could adapt from micro usb to whichever varient you need on your MHL cable. This would provide the power necessary to drive the hdmi circuitry that you had feeding into the micro hdmi input of the lapdock. Obviously you wouldnt have a true 'dock' but it sounds like you understand that. As long as your phone detected the mouse and keyboard as input devices it should work. Not sure how that operates with an MHL cable. It might require USB OTG, and im not sure if that is available over the USB connectivity provided by MHL. You could try with a standard usb keyboard If that works, then the lapdocks should too.
I know for certain that you can use the lapdock as the screen by just connecting the video out of the MHL adapter to the lapdock, and a usb power only cable (for the MHL adapter) to the lapdocks normal USB charge ports.
There is a thread called Lapdock HDMI that has more details!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1376679
As for the person saying it is or was impossible... you so sure now?
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That thread is from the Atrix forum. What bearing does that have on the argument on getting this working on an S2??
Have you even looked at the connections involved here?
The Atrix's micro USB and micro HDMI port are side by side, and the dock plugs into both of them.
The MHL cable plugs into the ONLY port on the S2.
So I'm certainly not an expert on the inner workings of MHL, USB, and HDMI, but from what I can gather, you would have to splice an MHL cable to separate out the USB leads from the HDMI leads, then try to run the HDMI leads into a micro HDMI female port, and run the USB leads to a female micro USB port. I don't even know if that would work with MHL in the equation. I'm fairly certain the phone detects what is plugged in and decides how to use the port, which shoots this down idea down altogether... unless more hacking is involved into the OS. Which is way above my head, and I'm not fool enough to try.
See this thread, which is admittedly for the Galaxy Nexus, but is WAY more relevant than the Atrix thread you linked, as the GNex is also manufactured by Samsung, and also uses MHL technology.
Timoxa said:
ive seen some mhl cables online which have a micro usb port on the side also. so you can plug in the micro hdmi and usb at the same time .. not as the other guy said. anyway im going to order the dock to see what mods i can get done. if anything promising il repost.
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No - the micro USB port on the side of the MHL adapter is for power. If the HDMI port you plug into is NOT MHL compliant (and not many are, yet), you need to plug an AC adapter in to power the phone while HDMI is in use.
ctomgee said:
That thread is from the Atrix forum. What bearing does that have on the argument on getting this working on an S2??
Have you even looked at the connections involved here?
The Atrix's micro USB and micro HDMI port are side by side, and the dock plugs into both of them.
The MHL cable plugs into the ONLY port on the S2.
So I'm certainly not an expert on the inner workings of MHL, USB, and HDMI, but from what I can gather, you would have to splice an MHL cable to separate out the USB leads from the HDMI leads, then try to run the HDMI leads into a micro HDMI female port, and run the USB leads to a female micro USB port. I don't even know if that would work with MHL in the equation. I'm fairly certain the phone detects what is plugged in and decides how to use the port, which shoots this down idea down altogether... unless more hacking is involved into the OS. Which is way above my head, and I'm not fool enough to try.
See this thread, which is admittedly for the Galaxy Nexus, but is WAY more relevant than the Atrix thread you linked, as the GNex is also manufactured by Samsung, and also uses MHL technology.
No - the micro USB port on the side of the MHL adapter is for power. If the HDMI port you plug into is NOT MHL compliant (and not many are, yet), you need to plug an AC adapter in to power the phone while HDMI is in use.
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well. theres allot of different mhl cables. even if none of them support it. splitting the usb data from the other cables on the mhl should be easy. but like i said il order one to play with. im pretty sure even if i cant do anything with the sg2 il find another use for it. would be great for a project. but many thanks for your input. sure has shed some light in the dark.
Timoxa said:
well. theres allot of different mhl cables. even if none of them support it. splitting the usb data from the other cables on the mhl should be easy. but like i said il order one to play with. im pretty sure even if i cant do anything with the sg2 il find another use for it. would be great for a project. but many thanks for your input. sure has shed some light in the dark.
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Sure, there are a lot of MHL cables, but they are all essentially third party versions of the OEM Samsung MHL cable. (or whatever phone manufacturer you have that uses MHL - HTC, whatever)
I have high doubts ANY MHL cable will support it, since as I said, the phone will detect what type of connection is attached to decide how to send/receive signals from the port - if it sees the MHL adapter, it will do charge/HDMI; if it sees a regular USB cable, it will do charge/data transfer/OTG; if it sees an AC adapter, it does strictly charging. Notice how it can tell the difference when you have it plugged into your computer as opposed to when you have it plugged into the wall?
But if you want to go for it, good luck.
EDIT: yet another piece of info shooting this idea down.
Here's the video that he talks about in that post. Info specific on why this DOESN'T work is at about 7:25.
ctomgee said:
Sure, there are a lot of MHL cables, but they are all essentially third party versions of the OEM Samsung MHL cable. (or whatever phone manufacturer you have that uses MHL - HTC, whatever)
I have high doubts ANY MHL cable will support it, since as I said, the phone will detect what type of connection is attached to decide how to send/receive signals from the port - if it sees the MHL adapter, it will do charge/HDMI; if it sees a regular USB cable, it will do charge/data transfer/OTG; if it sees an AC adapter, it does strictly charging. Notice how it can tell the difference when you have it plugged into your computer as opposed to when you have it plugged into the wall?
But if you want to go for it, good luck.
EDIT: yet another piece of info shooting this idea down.
Here's the video that he talks about in that post.
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i pretty much thought the usb and hdmi wouldnt work from the beginning, il have to look into modding the dock to allow bluetooth. ive have just looked at the specifications of a mhl even though they can in theory support usb and hdmi at the same time. the sg2 wont. and i cant see any software mod that would allow this. il see what sort of bluetooth mods are available. maybe incorporate stuff i have done in the past. but the dock is too good to pass by.
i think we can close this thread as its been answered.
Timoxa said:
i pretty much thought the usb and hdmi wouldnt work from the beginning, il have to look into modding the dock to allow bluetooth. ive have just looked at the specifications of a mhl even though they can in theory support usb and hdmi at the same time. the sg2 wont. and i cant see any software mod that would allow this. il see what sort of bluetooth mods are available. maybe incorporate stuff i have done in the past. but the dock is too good to pass by.
i think we can close this thread as its been answered.
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Not to nitpick, but it's MHL 1.0 that won't support it. The GS2 just uses MHL. Who knows if there's a possibility to update it to whatever MHL 2.0 is, whenever it comes out.
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ctomgee said:
That thread is from the Atrix forum. What bearing does that have on the argument on getting this working on an S2??
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Noone is 'arguing', instead I am trying to be productive and help. Forgive me opening the door to actually trying it and thinking it through instead of just saying 'THERE IS NO WAY ITS POSSIBLE, OMG ATRIX FORUM'. you do know where you are.. right?
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Have you even looked at the connections involved here? The Atrix's micro USB and micro HDMI port are side by side, and the dock plugs into both of them. The MHL cable plugs into the ONLY port on the S2.
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yes, of course. you couldn't tell by my reply?
ctomgee said:
So I'm certainly not an expert on the inner workings of MHL, USB, and HDMI, but from what I can gather, you would have to splice an MHL cable to separate out the USB leads from the HDMI leads, then try to run the HDMI leads into a micro HDMI female port, and run the USB leads to a female micro USB port. I don't even know if that would work with MHL in the equation.
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Right, which is why i even posted in the first place. First you claimed to know, now you dont know, not very helpful. and yes, i think its understood there would be cables and a potential need for splicing, as outlined in the other lapdock thread.
ctomgee said:
See this thread, which is admittedly for the Galaxy Nexus, but is WAY more relevant than the Atrix thread you linked, as the GNex is also manufactured by Samsung, and also uses MHL technology.
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actually the other thread is perfectly relevant, if you read it, you would understand the point of the thread is a howto on interfacing the lapdock with devices OTHER than the atrix, how could it be more relevant?
phire420 said:
Noone is 'arguing'
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Seriously? You're arguing that no one is arguing? By arguing?
phire420 said:
instead I am trying to be productive and help. Forgive me opening the door to actually trying it and thinking it through instead of just saying 'THERE IS NO WAY ITS POSSIBLE, OMG ATRIX FORUM'. you do know where you are.. right?
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Yes, I do. In the I9100 forums. Which is based on completely different hardware and architecture than the Motorola Atrix.
phire420 said:
ctomgee said:
Have you even looked at the connections involved here? The Atrix's micro USB and micro HDMI port are side by side, and the dock plugs into both of them. The MHL cable plugs into the ONLY port on the S2.
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yes, of course. you couldn't tell by my reply?
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Clearly not, since you apparently understand less about how MHL works than I do.
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ctomgee said:
So I'm certainly not an expert on the inner workings of MHL, USB, and HDMI, but from what I can gather, you would have to splice an MHL cable to separate out the USB leads from the HDMI leads, then try to run the HDMI leads into a micro HDMI female port, and run the USB leads to a female micro USB port. I don't even know if that would work with MHL in the equation.
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Right, which is why i even posted in the first place. First you claimed to know, now you dont know, not very helpful. and yes, i think its understood there would be cables and a potential need for splicing, as outlined in the other lapdock thread.
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Actually, I said I'm not an expert. Not that I didn't know. That's two different things. I notice you also conveniently left off the part of my quote after the part that said "I don't even know if that would work with MHL in the equation" which read:
ctomgee said:
I'm fairly certain the phone detects what is plugged in and decides how to use the port, which shoots this down idea down altogether... unless more hacking is involved into the OS. Which is way above my head, and I'm not fool enough to try.
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phire420 said:
actually the other thread is perfectly relevant, if you read it, you would understand the point of the thread is a howto on interfacing the lapdock with devices OTHER than the atrix, how could it be more relevant?
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Sure, relevant. But not, at the same time. Look at post 10 of that thread. It says "The lapdock keyboard and touchpad work just like a normal USB keyboard and mouse."
Now, clearly I read the thread you linked. Did YOU read anything I linked, or watch the video featuring a spokesman from the frigging MHL consortium??? How he said HDMI out and USB will NOT work at the same time on any phone that utilizes MHL, not just the Galaxy S2? And goes on to explain why?
You started this fight with:
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As for the person saying it is or was impossible... you so sure now?
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in post 6. Get off your frigging high-and-mighty-horse, and crawl back under your bridge.
Timoxa said:
i pretty much thought the usb and hdmi wouldnt work from the beginning
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Video will work, but as ctomgee stated and linked, usb wont work at the same time
Timoxa said:
ill have to look into modding the dock to allow bluetooth.
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good luck m8 id love to see if you can pull this off!
you can always solder in a usb-Bluetooth tx so that the keypad and keyboard will work via bluetooth and hdmi via MHL. thats the only way
rmyc said:
you can always solder in a usb-Bluetooth tx so that the keypad and keyboard will work via bluetooth and hdmi via MHL. thats the only way
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sounds like it's a possible solution, i'm trying to find a way to use the lapdock with my galaxy s3. any idea where we can get a usb-bluetooth tx? pair this setup with allshare dongle for wireless transmission to hdmi, we'll hv a total wireless solution to connect any phone to the lapdock?!

MHL to HDMI on an S3 with broken screen/Digitizer... how to make it work.

Hello,
I have an i9300 running a famous Custom OS : OmegaROM.
My digitizer/screen is broken : I can not see a thing on the screen.
I got myself this cable : http://www.morhipo.com/pl-8098-2-0-usb-to-hdmi-kablo-seti/17073032/detay which is supposed to be working on a S3 (written on the box).
However, I never did that before and I can not see anything on my computer screen with the HDMI on.
I hear the sound of the phone when i press the volume buttons, and thats all, so the phone is on...
How do I make this thing work?
Should this thing work in TRWP mode (think not) and how to make it work without access to the screen.
Is there a custom ROM that would have MHL running buy default?
Thanks for your tips
jbesclapez said:
Hello,
I have an i9300 running a famous Custom OS : OmegaROM.
My digitizer/screen is broken : I can not see a thing on the screen.
I got myself this cable : http://www.morhipo.com/pl-8098-2-0-usb-to-hdmi-kablo-seti/17073032/detay which is supposed to be working on a S3 (written on the box).
However, I never did that before and I can not see anything on my computer screen with the HDMI on.
I hear the sound of the phone when i press the volume buttons, and thats all, so the phone is on...
How do I make this thing work?
Should this thing work in TRWP mode (think not) and how to make it work without access to the screen.
Is there a custom ROM that would have MHL running buy default?
Thanks for your tips
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hey man sorry i can't really help but i have to ask you this: the mhl cable usually has a hdmi port which connects to a tv/monitor ( you can't connect it to a laptop with a hdmi port), and 2 microusb jacks: one that connects to your phone (the male one) and one that connects to the charger (female jack). Did you set those up correctly?
Also, have you ever had your microusb plug replaced on the motherboard? It is possible that sb replaced it with a 5-pin jack whereas the s3 has a 11-pin mirousb port.
lyoddxd said:
hey man sorry i can't really help but i have to ask you this: the mhl cable usually has a hdmi port which connects to a tv/monitor ( you can't connect it to a laptop with a hdmi port), and 2 microusb jacks: one that connects to your phone (the male one) and one that connects to the charger (female jack). Did you set those up correctly?
Also, have you ever had your microusb plug replaced on the motherboard? It is possible that sb replaced it with a 5-pin jack whereas the s3 has a 11-pin mirousb port.
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hello and thankf for your reply lyoddxd.
Now worries about the connection : It is connected to the HDMI of my monitor. My set up is correct.
I never replaced anything on my phone...
Still searching....

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