Whenever I plug in my atrix's hdmi cable into my laptop or tv it does absolutely nothing! No matter what I install gingerblur with add ons, 4.1.57 webtop fix etc. I've tried it all and nothing works! Any ideas of what the problem could be? Shouldn't I get a popup or something when I plug in the hdmi cable? Do you think my port is broken? Anyway to test for sure? Any answers would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
May just need to launch Webtop Connector manually. I don't get the auto detection pop up anymore either, but I haven't looked into it to be honest.
Take it to your local at&t store and try their dock. If it works or even recognizes the phone, you know it's just software. If it doesn't work, ask where your local DSC is and they'll swap it out for you under warranty (just flash back to stock first)
EDIT: the HDMI on your laptop should be out only, no input. Make sure the TV is on the HDMI input. Without voltage going to the phone, it won't know it's connected, and most TV's turn off the hdmi ports that aren't in use.
Thanks alot! Thats exactly what it was! it won't work on the laptop because of the type of hdmi port it is! When I hooked it up to the tv on a main hdmi port it actually works! I'm running gingerblur with the addon pack by the way. This has had me stumped I really appreciate the help! thanks again!
ok i now that you can connect the HDMI cable to a tv with a rooted atrix, but what i would want to know is that can you connect the hdmi cable to a computer tower or laptop that has hdmi??
will it work?
If you want to use your Atrix as a computer monitor, it won't work because the Atrix's HDMI port is an output.
If you want to use your laptop as a Webtop monitor, it won't work because your laptop's HDMI port is an output.
I don't know what you'd gain from connecting it to your computer tower, but it won't do anything.
You can, however, connect your Atrix to a computer monitor that has a HDMI port.
if you looked there was a thread about this yesterday
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1110844
short answer: no
long answer: Expensively and impractically yes
If I were to buy the hdmi adapter and plug the tab into the back of my computer would the computer recognize the tab as a monitor? Or would it see it as like a usb device or nothing at all?
Thanks.
Wrong way round, sorry!
The HDMI adapter allows you to output the screen of the Tab onto a TV or (HMDI equipped) Monitor.
In other words, the HMDI adapter is an HMDI output, not input
Ah damnit, thats right I should of known that. Thanks for reminding me at least!
Someone should make an hdmi input adapter so it could work like that! lol
Hello,
I own hdmi out reduction and usb otg cable. I wondering if it is somehow possible to work simultaneosly with connected hdd and tv over hdmi to make small media centre?
I tried, but not succeeded, because lack of power in one of these connections probably. Anyone have some advice ?
ugene8 said:
Hello,
I own hdmi out reduction and usb otg cable. I wondering if it is somehow possible to work simultaneosly with connected hdd and tv over hdmi to make small media centre?
I tried, but not succeeded, because lack of power in one of these connections probably. Anyone have some advice ?
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Nope, not possible. There is a USB switch behind the port that switches between USB and TV-Out depending on what is connected to the port. It will never do both simultaneously. See this post, and the links contained within. There's a video linked where a spokesman from the MHL consortium talks about it.
Hey there, i have tried gathering information about this subject and it seems all threads always lead to this announcement:
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2012/06/29/galaxy-s-iii-new-mhl-connector-also-enables-usb-on-go/
Short: Samsung have changed to an 11 Pin-out to enable USB OTG and MHL Hdmi out at the same time. I purchased an original HDTV Adapter (EPL-3FHUBEGSTD) which as far as i can reliably count indeed has about 11 connectors inside the USB connector that goes into the phone.
Now, i can get HDMI out just fine, but ONLY when i also connect the MHL adapter to a power source (a PC USB Port will do fine), however i have also read, that the phone is able to power the MHL adapter itself but obviously would not be charged then (no surprises there). This does not work however.
Further, connecting a USB OTG cable to the micro usb port on the MHL adapter does nothing. No notification and no devices connecting. No power either, since the LED on my USB Hub does not light up as it should. Connecting any devices to the hub does nothing to change that situation. If i leave out the MHL adapter and connect the USB OTG cable directly to the phone, everything works perfectly. I have tried this with 2 different OTG cables so they are not the problem.
This is an original genuine HDTV Adapter for our phones, which according to that post should be working fine with USB OTG.
AFAIK, this topic --does-- come up more frequently now as i can find a few more discussions about it, albeit none really helpful:
http://android.stackexchange.com/qu...-of-11-pin-mhl-connector-in-samsung-galaxy-s3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1743128
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1803079
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_High-Definition_Link#11-pin_MHL-USB_Connector
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1811435
That wiki entry is the most interesting link as it definitely states that using MHL and USB OTG simultaneously is possible and is also the reason why the 5 pin layout was changed to an 11 Pin layout.
Looking forward to reading your replies!
the ability to use MHL and OTG simultaneously would give the S3 so much more purpose. It is powerful enough to replace a desktop computer used only for light stuff like browsing and watching videos, and even simple gaming. If samsung made a dock like the one for the motorola atrix I'm convinced they will broaden their target group. The atrix got everything right with this but is inferior hardware wise. I love the idea of a one device for everything concept. Unfortunately it doesn't rhyme very well with the growth society.
Love the MHL and the OTG is even better only after I got the correct cables as the cables changed on S3 to the S2 version, unlimited space for watching films on my phone is now awesome and even better connecting it to to the TV just need a good dock,
is there perhaps any expert advise on this? According to multiple sources it should work but really doesnt. Did i buy the wrong mhl adapter?
I think they will only both work together when being used with an MHL enabled tv. That way the power comes from the tv and the usb on the adapter can be used for the usb-otg cable.
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But if i connected the MHL with the s3. Would sound come out of my phone AND my TV or just my TV. If it justs comes out of my TV, then can i hook up my bluetooth headphones and listen to my video or it would not allow me?
Thanks
joysleep said:
But if i connected the MHL with the s3. Would sound come out of my phone AND my TV or just my TV. If it justs comes out of my TV, then can i hook up my bluetooth headphones and listen to my video or it would not allow me?
Thanks
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I think you already got a reply in the other thread on this, you should use subscriptions.
mertzi said:
I think you already got a reply in the other thread on this, you should use subscriptions.
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It wasnt clear.
No1 knows the actual answer to this questions. Really frustraing
joysleep said:
It wasnt clear.
No1 knows the actual answer to this questions. Really frustraing
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Ah ok sorry! Afaik you should be able to choose your headphones as primary audio source in the bluetooth settings. I know I can choose what I want to be output to my bluetooth headset, but I don't own an MHL adapter so I don't know about that. Someone with one should be able to try it, and if they don't own a bluetooth headset/pair of headphones they could try with wired ones and see what happens.
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Ah ok sorry! Afaik you should be able to choose your headphones as primary audio source in the bluetooth settings. I know I can choose what I want to be output to my bluetooth headset, but I don't own an MHL adapter so I don't know about that. Someone with one should be able to try it, and if they don't own a bluetooth headset/pair of headphones they could try with wired ones and see what happens.
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I have recently received an MHL connector (5 pin type) and the samsung 11 to 5 pin adapter for it. I can confirm that if I plug my OTG cable into it, and then into my powered USB hub, I can get the MHL to work just fine, both video and audio. The OTG cable powers it just fine, but does NOT allow me to use other devices attached to the USB hub.
I am still researching. I suspect you need to bring all 11 pins off the phone with a splitter of some sort, or possibly wire data lines through the MHL. Probably not with the 5 pin MHL connector and 11 to 5 pin adapter, but with the full 11 pin MHL adapter. I am not up to that level of hardware hacking. I suspect whoever does it first can sell a BUNCH of them!
Oh, and I have a Moto Lapdock for my Raspberry Pi, and would love to hook my S3 to it too!
Scott