I have a UK Lapdock and a US Razr Maxx. I have the cables and I can connect the lapdock with HDMI and I get video and audio but no interface with the Micro USB. I have reloaded the roms and webtop stuff but still a nogo.
Does anybody have some experience with this?
Thanks.
I am rather sure its caused by using a wrong (not fully wired) micro usb cable. I also tried different ones, even those stated as "real" extension but no success. Afterward i decided to modify the lapdock to get the razr fitted and it worked like a charm.
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I loaded a leaked ICS rom with Webtop 3.0 beta on my Razr Maxx, got a HD dock with 3 USB ports, a KVM switch, and a micro hdmi to VGA adapter and hooked it all up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_ql_nR9Rs0&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Thats good usage! I tried with t-mob leak on webtop and gmail was just blown up rather than the tablet version. Am I missing a setting?
Update: found it!! Typical ics.
When you open gmail, bottom right is a maximise type icon. This flicks from phone to tablet mode. This is available for a few apps.
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I wanna connect my non rooted stock photon to my tv and use webtop. As bad as some people say it is, I still wanna use it and try it. Cause damnit, its a feature on my phone and I wanna try it.
Couple of questions...
After looking around, I find that you dont need the hd dock to use webtop, however the hd media dock actually puts out 1080 as opposed to just the hdmi cable, true or not true?
If so Id rather use the doc cause the tv is 73 inches and 1080p and we just cant have a bad picture now can we.
Also, I wanna use a full size BT keyboard and mouse. Will any BT keyboard and mouse do or are there ones that work and ones that dont?
I figure I got another 10 months with this beast and wanna squeeze every bit of functionality out of it...
Webtop is great but right now I don't believe webtop is accessible root or dock. I have the dock and like it a lot. Any bt key board and mouse that works with your mopho will work. But if you have the dock you can use a usb mouse and key board,i use my wireless desktop with it. Additionally it's great as a mirror for netflix.
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The HD Multimedia dock should let you do webtop. The features on motos site says you can as well as sprints accessory page for it.
I want the keyboard and mouse to be wireless because I dont want to have long cords going across my living room.
Sorry don't know exactly what I was typing there, but yes the HD dock is great for webtop and mirroring, if you were to root you could mirror without the HD dock.
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Hello all,
I'm trying to use a Lapdock as an HDMI screen (there are a few threads about this, for example ), and the video part works fantastically. However, I can't seem to get an audio to play from the HDMI input on the Lapdock. I've tried a number of HDMI sources that supply audio with the video, and while the audio works on other HDMI monitors, the Lapdock doesn't produce any sound.
Does anyone know if I need to do something special to the Lapdock or the connector in order to get audio over HDMI?
Thanks,
Allan
I could be wrong, but I don't think the lapdock uses audio over HDMI. I think it uses audio over the microUSB. I base this on how the other two docks I have work (both the car dock and MM dock).
Wrong, the lapdock does use hdmi audio. same with the dock.
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Wrong, the lapdock does use hdmi audio. same with the dock.
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Doesn't the car dock use audio over usb?
Everything I could find thus far suggests that the audio is over HDMI (for example, setting up the audio from a Raspberry Pi to go over HDMI as described - raspberry org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=6747&p=86484 - about halfway down the page - "Mon May 28, 2012 4:33 pm". For for not providing a direct link - not enough karma on the forum to allow that yet!).
So it seems like it should be as simple as plugging in the HDMI, but that's no working for me. I might try plugging in a USB device as well and seeing that triggers something that will bring the HDMI audio up, but if anyone has any suggestions, I'm all ears!
Allan
The car dock is over USB but its not done digitally. Its just a break out cable. I've had my Xbox/ps3 working with the lapdock.
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It should work
allanj said:
Hello all,
I'm trying to use a Lapdock as an HDMI screen (there are a few threads about this, for example ), and the video part works fantastically. However, I can't seem to get an audio to play from the HDMI input on the Lapdock. I've tried a number of HDMI sources that supply audio with the video, and while the audio works on other HDMI monitors, the Lapdock doesn't produce any sound.
Does anyone know if I need to do something special to the Lapdock or the connector in order to get audio over HDMI?
Thanks,
Allan
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It works ok on my lapdock with both stock and custom ROM's (I was surprised to find the lapdock has two small speakers built in).
Unfortunately I can't think of any way you could test the speakers on the lapdock to see if they are working.
So if the Lapdock uses HDMI for audio, then what kind of circuit is in there decoding the audio for those speakers? Not the typically higher cost decoders found in TVs or electronics shops, there's not eeven nough room inside the lapdock for those.
So what is working that magic? Anyone?
Dock's audio
Dock's audio didn't work for me when I use custom ROM CM10.1, the audio out from the phone instead the output of dock.
Anyone know if have some workaround of this?
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Dock's audio didn't work for me when I use custom ROM CM10.1, the audio out from the phone instead the output of dock.
Anyone know if have some workaround of this?
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what kernel are you using?
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vhcolombo said:
Dock's audio didn't work for me when I use custom ROM CM10.1, the audio out from the phone instead the output of dock.
Anyone know if have some workaround of this?
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if you're using a 3.1.10 kernel, hdmi not supported.
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what kernel are you using?
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if you're using a 3.1.10 kernel, hdmi not supported.
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Yes the kernel is 3.1.10.
I think you have reason, so I can't use my dock
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Yes the kernel is 3.1.10.
I think you have reason, so I can't use my dock
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Its been discussed thoughrouly on the kernel dev threads and is stated in the what works/what doesn't work list. hdmi is not something required to make the phone stable, therefore its disabled and on the back burner for now. plus there are driver issues.
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palmbeach05 said:
Its been discussed thoughrouly on the kernel dev threads and is stated in the what works/what doesn't work list. hdmi is not something required to make the phone stable, therefore its disabled and on the back burner for now. plus there are driver issues.
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Do you know if in the CM10 by Epinter the audio is working in the dock?
The kernel is 2.6.32.60
Thanks!!
vhcolombo said:
Do you know if in the CM10 by Epinter the audio is working in the dock?
The kernel is 2.6.32.60
Thanks!!
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It should work since its a non 3.1.10 kernel
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It should work since its a non 3.1.10 kernel
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Ok, I will try this ROM
lapdock does use the hdmi for audio. I have rpi 2 b. and two micro sd cards, one with kodi, and the other with debian/Jessie. im a noob at this, so I don't know all the different files in them. but when I use the one with kodi, I have sound through the lapdock. when I use the one with debian/Jessie no sound. however if I connect the pi (with debian/Jessie) to my vizio smart tv through hdmi I do have sound. I don't know if this helps.... and if some one could explain this that would help both of us.
Hello!
I've stop using my Atrix since about 3 months ago, so I'm no longer in the game.
Any suggestions to what ROM should be used if one wanted to use XBMC only?
The phone will be constantly plugged in and will always have power. It would be great if the ROM supported video mirroring with hd playback and good decoding.
Any suggestions?
I've used it on both CM7 and CM10. Personally, I didn't notice a difference. I did not try playing anything as I've no media on my phone, but was able to load navi-x and stream stuff fine. It was slow, but I think that was due to it being in beta.
I'm not sure, but I don't remember seeing "Audio over HDMI" option in CM7... It's nice if you have a home theater and want sound coming from speaker system and not just the TV.
Edit: As a side note, it was a pain to work with the interface on such a small screen. Have you considered something like raspberry pi and selling/donating the Atrix?
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well, I have considered selling it, but the digitizer has a dead stripe, so the phone doesn't really have any value. The raspberry pi is the next logical step if this doesn't work out!
When I retire my Atrix, I will most likely turn it into a pseudo laptop since I bought a lapdock. They're pretty cheap, have you considered that alternative?
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I have a lapdock from the states, but I find it basically useless, since I haven't gotten swedish keyboard layout to work on it.
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lovfors said:
I have a lapdock from the states, but I find it basically useless, since I haven't gotten swedish keyboard layout to work on it.
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I have exactly the same scenario. I have an Atrix , unrooted, but the screen no longer works and its basically redundant. I have the smart dock and ideally would like too use it as a dedicated media player with xBMC and a remote, leaving it connected to my TV at all times.
Would appreciate it if you could share any success you have in setting this up.
Thanks!
any progress?
I'm thinking about doing the same thing with my atrix.
Have you had any success using yours as an xbmc machine or did you scrap it for a pi?
I would also like to make my atrix into a dedicated XBMC box. I have a HD dock and would like to use it with the remote. I attempted to install the newly released xbmc for android on a gingerbread rom (Neutrino). I got a message that xbmc is not compatible with my device. I assume that it can work with an ics or jb rom. It works on my galaxy nexus. Any suggestions on which one would have the best support for hdmi output and hd dock?
I have CM10 Epinter JB and xbmc works on my phone. I have to open my player first and then xbmc app.
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Hi Everyone,
I'm going to be purchasing an Unlocked Atrix 4G with the Lapdock for it.
The Atrix 4G runs Android 2.3, but can run Icecream Sandwhich and Jellybean using a Custom ROM.
I have a few questions which I've been looking to solve for some time now.
1) Does the Lapdock have HDMI Out, or just the phone? (And does the lapdock disable HDMI out?)
2) Does the Lapdock work Custom ROMs? (It'd be nice to use it with Android 4, rather than 2.3). I'd prefer WebTop but Mirroring is okay.
3) Do custom ROMs support the Motorola Travel Adapter Kit (Micro HDMI to VGA adapter for projectors, supports Atrix 4G)
Thanks!
Lyth said:
Hi Everyone,
I'm going to be purchasing an Unlocked Atrix 4G with the Lapdock for it.
The Atrix 4G runs Android 2.3, but can run Icecream Sandwhich and Jellybean using a Custom ROM.
I have a few questions which I've been looking to solve for some time now.
1) Does the Lapdock have HDMI Out, or just the phone? (And does the lapdock disable HDMI out?)
2) Does the Lapdock work Custom ROMs? (It'd be nice to use it with Android 4, rather than 2.3). I'd prefer WebTop but Mirroring is okay.
3) Do custom ROMs support the Motorola Travel Adapter Kit (Micro HDMI to VGA adapter for projectors, supports Atrix 4G)
Thanks!
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Any custom ROM with the 3.1.10 kernel does not have any HDMI access, and thus no mirroring as well.
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