Any of you lucky HDX owns know if it supports USB OTG (MicroUSB to normal USB)? I've seen some specs saying it does. If so:
Does it support a USB keyboard/mouse?
Does it support Mass Storage? (Flash Drives/Card Readers)
If #2, what file systems? FAT, NTFS, exFAT?
I just hook up the USB 2GB thumb drive, it's a no go.
dburckh said:
Any of you lucky HDX owns know if it supports USB OTG (MicroUSB to normal USB)? I've seen some specs saying it does. If so:
Does it support a USB keyboard/mouse?
Does it support Mass Storage? (Flash Drives/Card Readers)
If #2, what file systems? FAT, NTFS, exFAT?
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Regarding #1, Bluetooth keyboard/mouse now work (I believe only keyboard worked on previous gen).
jkenny23 said:
Regarding #1, Bluetooth keyboard/mouse now work (I believe only keyboard worked on previous gen).
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I was wondering if a USB keyboard would. A number of tablets (e.g. Nexus) don't directly support USB flash, but do support USB keyboards.
It is good they are supporting Bluetooth.
USB Mouse
dburckh said:
I was wondering if a USB keyboard would. A number of tablets (e.g. Nexus) don't directly support USB flash, but do support USB keyboards.
It is good they are supporting Bluetooth.
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I just tried my usb mouse with an OTG cable and it didn't work.
dslr controller
Has anyone connected any of the hdx tablets to a cannon dslr?
You have found a very outdated thread., but information is still valid. Will not work, because no OTG
Btw, my friend confirmed that otg works with stick mount pro 3.26 on New Fire HDX 8.9 (Saturn)
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I have a xbox 360 wireless gaming receiver and wondering if i could sync this receiver with my HTC flyer
Purpose:
So I can sync an xbox controller to my emulators
Something like what this person did
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Omyv6YzBmA
Only thing I need is an micro usb to standard usb adapter, but I am wondering if any adapter will work syncing xbox controller with the htc flyer
http://www.amazon.com/Micro-USB-Male-Female-Adapter/dp/B0027YYMU6
You need to know if the Flyer supports OTG or not, the Xoom does. That's the cable that guy is using in that video. I'm not sure if it's supported on the Flyer.
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It looks like the Flyer doesn't support USB host, as some things would need modifying from the searches I've done. You could buy the $2 item and try it, but it most likely will not work.
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Lol, Ill get it and try it out.
But it doesn't make sense, how can HDMI out work from the Usb port but it cannot host material
I read the 3.1 honey comb port should enable usb hosting, any idea if thats true?
The two are not in any way related, however when I looked at the modules loaded it appeared that the HC rom would support usb host.
I sent an email to HTC this is what they said:
Unfortunately, your tablet cannot be used as a USB host at this time. You may want to download a 3rd party application from the Android Market that would allow you to monitor access points. Remember, HTC does not support any third party applications. When HTC documentation makes reference to third-party products or services, we do so on an "as is" basis with no implied warranty or guarantees about the functionality or suitability of the product. We offer such references merely as education for customers wishing to explore different options.Please consult the product vendor's written help materials, web site support resources, or contact representatives of the vendor for assistance.
Any idea what 3rd party aps could do this?
Honeycomb and ICS supports USB ports.
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I think the port does work in usb host mode but it is not powered, so you need to use a powered hub to get anything to work. This has been discussed before, do a search and see what you find.
Here you go:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1082909
Works in HC but you need a powered USB hub. Maybe it will work without a hub in the official HC release?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17562960&postcount=29
Yes it works in HC , you must use a powered hub
I would like to be able to hook up a hard drive if we ever get honeycomb. I have just enough knowledge that I am certain I would brick my device if I try the HC leak install on my BB Flyer, so I am impatiently waiting for the OTA update.
Anyway, can I hook up a hard drive with external power or do I have to have a powered hub? I have successfully used a portable usb drive and a Y-cable with power end plugged into a usb battery before where host was enabled on my Gen 7 Archos, but there wasn't enough power to actually run the drive. Do you think this setup will work on the Flyer with HC?
AS long as your hard drive will run without any power from the Flyer and is properly formatted (FAT32) it should work with or without a hub
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I would like to be able to hook up a hard drive if we ever get honeycomb. I have just enough knowledge that I am certain I would brick my device if I try the HC leak install on my BB Flyer, so I am impatiently waiting for the OTA update.
Anyway, can I hook up a hard drive with external power or do I have to have a powered hub? I have successfully used a portable usb drive and a Y-cable with power end plugged into a usb battery before where host was enabled on my Gen 7 Archos, but there wasn't enough power to actually run the drive. Do you think this setup will work on the Flyer with HC?
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It should work with any device that that does not require that it be powered by USB for example the external powered hard drive you mentioned. For directly connected devices only low power devices such as pen drives would work, rotational disks will most likely require a powered hub/battery to operate.
DigitalMD said:
AS long as your hard drive will run without any power from the Flyer and is properly formatted (FAT32) it should work with or without a hub
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so no support for NTFS or EXT3?
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so no support for NTFS or EXT3?
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It depends on drivers, and how vold works. Ext3 should work, or could definitely be made to work. I've never tried NTFS so can't comment on that.
It is my understanding that android natively supports usb. My question is, if I get a micro usb to usb adapter, and then plug in a usb keyboard, I would be able to use the keyboard to type documents. Any thoughts?
(I have a rooted nook, but I got the update before I could block them, will revert back soon)
currently no. The android or in this case nook skinned android kernel has to support usb host and usb keyboard inputs which it doesn't. But it probably will in the future when the devs release android 4.0, because ICS needs a different kernel then the current nook tablet kernel. But anyway what keyboard do you have, because you can only connect bluetooth keyboards and also only if the developers can enable bluetooth on the nook.
It also depends on the hardware support. I don't know if the TI chip has a host-only port, or if it supports OTG (On-The-Go) dual mode operation. It probably does, but I've not seen anybody verify that.
it doesn't support USB keyboards. I have a female USB to micro USB for my galaxy S2. I tried to get a USB sick and 2.4GHz mouse and keyboard on the nook but nothing worked, and yes it both works on my galaxy with the stock ROM
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The NT can support usb gadgets and usb hubs but it need to be enabled in the rom and the must have the module, the NC has this feature and i hope our great devs can implement this on the NT.
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im looking to use a usb 3g modem myself with my tablet ,
ive read a bit on the latest engadget article about the other older e paper nook that was done with a usb keyboard i even went as far as to contact the guy who did it and he told me what to look for , hardware wise to see if the NT could do it ,
yet without kernel support or the module being compiled into the kernel we have already on the tablet , theres not much hope , but i believe it can and will be done , if not im gonna have to get an ipad with a 3g data card in it cause i have to have data access wifi hotspots just not cutting it..
Hi,
I've googled this question and it seems that it does. However, I'm plugging a USB flash drive (Sandisk Cruzer 1GB) into the device and nothing seems to be happening.
Yes it does.
Did you buy a USB OTG cable? And did you check within a file explorer of your choice (I'm using EStrongs) whether you get the USB storage as a new directory? I unfortunately neither do carry the USB OTG cable nor a USB stick with me so I can't tell you the exact directory name.
goister said:
Hi,
I've googled this question and it seems that it does. However, I'm plugging a USB flash drive (Sandisk Cruzer 1GB) into the device and nothing seems to be happening.
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Works with my firmware mod C232B005 and the new kernel-3.0.42.
I just tested that with some video from a 8Gb USB pen drive.
You need a mini USB-B to USB-A adapter/connector.
I'm using build number S7-301uV100R002C232B005, Android version 4.0.3, kernel version 3.0.8
I bought a USB OTG cable, don't have a file explorer but alogcat didn't show any activity when I plugged the drive in.
Works fine on mine. It was even working in HC3.2 rom. Keyboard, mouse, pendrives and usb card readers ( used to read my cybershot's card) works fine. But have to tap 'mount usb storage' several times to access my other phone's (HTC wildfire) SD card over usb.
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is your usb flash formatted on FAT32?
OTG works fine even on stock rom. Tested with various USB flash drives and card readers/SD cards of various sizes. Also have played numerous media using the OTG too. I think format should be FAT/FAT32.
One thing that didn't work was an external hard drive (500gb). Maybe it needs its own power for it to mount on the mediapad though I haven't tried formatting it to FAT/FAT32 yet as its my backup drive.
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ferdz33 said:
OTG works fine even on stock rom. Tested with various USB flash drives and card readers/SD cards of various sizes. Also have played numerous media using the OTG too. I think format should be FAT/FAT32.
One thing that didn't work was an external hard drive (500gb). Maybe it needs its own power for it to mount on the mediapad though I haven't tried formatting it to FAT/FAT32 yet as its my backup drive.
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This has been an issue with Android USB OTG since the beginning. Flash drives, mice, and keyboards will work fine by themselves, but anything that requires a little more juice like spinning platter drives needs to be run through a powered USB hub. As for drive format, only FAT/FAT32 is supported. However, some custom kernels have allowed for NTFS file support.
As a side note, I can also confirm that USB 3.0 drives work with the OTG cable. (Patriot Supersonic Express 32GB tested)
isolated_epidemic said:
This has been an issue with Android USB OTG since the beginning. Flash drives, mice, and keyboards will work fine by themselves, but anything that requires a little more juice like spinning platter drives needs to be run through a powered USB hub. As for drive format, only FAT/FAT32 is supported. However, some custom kernels have allowed for NTFS file support.
As a side note, I can also confirm that USB 3.0 drives work with the OTG cable. (Patriot Supersonic Express 32GB tested)
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I already had an inclination that this should be the case but was not able to confirm as I don't have any external HDD with its own power nor do I have a powered USB hub. Thanks again for providing this explanation.
other usb devices?
Does anybody know if the OTG support on the springboard goes beyond OS/file system support, and allows for third party android apps to connect to usb devices?
an example would be the DSLR Controller android app or Remote Release android app being able to see/control a Canon DSLR...
thanks
tsenecal said:
Does anybody know if the OTG support on the springboard goes beyond OS/file system support, and allows for third party android apps to connect to usb devices?
an example would be the DSLR Controller android app or Remote Release android app being able to see/control a Canon DSLR...
thanks
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I tried both apps with my Rebel XSi/450D and had no luck with the OTG cable. Neither app recognizes that the camera is plugged into the tablet. I'm running HWMODs ROM with the MediaPad EX kernel. The last time I tried the app was with my Asus Transformer TF101, and it worked great (no OTG needed though).
Camera also doesn't mount as usb device for file transfers when plugged in.
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441Excelsior said:
is your usb flash formatted on FAT32?
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FAT32 works perfectly with OTG cable. However, I can confirm that NTFS works just fine also. Not sure if it's built into the stock ROM but it works for me running HWMODs ROM and the MediaPad EX kernel.
Remote control works perfectly fine with my 550D over OTG cable. USB FAT32 sticks works fine as well. Don't remember about NTFS. DO NOT connect exFAT drives, as Huawei ROMs kills exFAT partitions! And I wasn't able to recover them. It won't recognize my card reader though...
hwmod said:
Works with my firmware mod C232B005 and the new kernel-3.0.42.
I just tested that with some video from a 8Gb USB pen drive.
You need a mini USB-B to USB-A adapter/connector.
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hi i have just bought a huawei mediapad t1-8.0 and i change it to russian firmware-rooted with towellroot-installed with estrong but i cant see any usb device when i plug in my usb with usb otg cable. anything missing in my component to make it work? tnx for add in your rlpy.
I am not that skilled IT wise I wrongly assumed that my OTG device was a plug and go! Now I am stumped I had hoped to turn my Huawei T5 pad as A TV in my camper. 12v TV's are to expensive as I am retired on a limited income. Is there an easy fix in IT speak that may work for me???
hey guys, is it possible to read/write a flash drive content with our galaxy s3 using a microusb-usb adapter?
respider said:
hey guys, is it possible to read/write a flash drive content with our galaxy s3 using a microusb-usb adapter?
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yes, also to use a ps3 controller wired (no root required) to move in the menus or use on emulators.
also you can use pc keyboards and mouses. Hds and a lot of stuff including usb hubs to connect more stuff at the same time.
0mega007 said:
yes, also to use a ps3 controller wired (no root required) to move in the menus or use on emulators.
also you can use pc keyboards and mouses. Hds and a lot of stuff including usb hubs to connect more stuff at the same time.
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wow awesome!!
the usb flash is mounted automatically or do I have to do something?
I'm gonna buy this usb adapter
respider said:
wow awesome!!
the usb flash is mounted automatically or do I have to do something?
I'm gonna buy this usb adapter
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It will get automatically recognized, mounted and scanned.
Even the file manager will automatically run and open the files.
Only works for fat32 formats, just so you know
Password1234 said:
Only works for fat32 formats, just so you know
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That is for automatic mount only. Other file systems will work and will be recognized, but have to be manually mounted.
Using the USB OTG adapter I have been able to use my Galaxy S II and S III with:
- Logitech Wireless rumblepad adapter
- 500Gb, externally powered HDD (NTFS file system)
- flash drives up to 32Gb in FAT32, NTFS, ExFAT (S III only), ext2 and ext3
- connect the S III to the S II, using the S II as removable media
- etc
Simonetti2011 said:
That is for automatic mount only. Other file systems will work and will be recognized, but have to be manually mounted.
Using the USB OTG adapter I have been able to use my Galaxy S II and S III with:
- Logitech Wireless rumblepad adapter
- 500Gb, externally powered HDD (NTFS file system)
- flash drives up to 32Gb in FAT32, NTFS, ExFAT (S III only), ext2 and ext3
- connect the S III to the S II, using the S II as removable media
- etc
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I can also confirm the USB adapter works, i've successfully used an 8GB flash drive, Tried a 2TB NTFS ext HDD it picked it up but said it was unrecognised haven't tried a smaller drive but glad to know you've been able to confirm it can read a 500GB ext drive, I have installed XMBC and have a spare 500GB hdd so going to test some movies
You can get the adapters from eBay quite cheap
Its supposed to support a 500GB non externally powered HDD
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SlimJ87D said:
Don't just buy anyone, it has to be otg usb, OTG!
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All of the adapters i've seen on eBay "Claim" to be OTG
Its supposed to support a 500GB non externally powered HDD
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It's supposed to only support OTG-certified devices. All other devices may or may not work. Especially hard drives have lots of differences in terms of power consumption so one model may work while another does not. Powered disks work fine all the time.
Tried a 2TB NTFS ext HDD it picked it up but said it was unrecognised
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That's because it's NTFS. Stock ROM does _NOT_ provide support for NTFS, only for Fat32!
If you want NTFS support you need to either root and manually load the NTFS module or use a kernel with built-in NTFS support such as Siyah.
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It's supposed to only support OTG-certified devices. All other devices may or may not work.
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I guess you are mistakenly consider Dual-Role support instead of real OTG. There were / are no USB OTG certified device on the market.
The (E-ink) Onyx Boox c65 runs android 2.3. (can't link, I'm new user)
Would it be possible to connect a bluetooth keyboard via a usb-bluetooth dongle inserted in the Ereader mini usb slot?
Hope this is the right forum
Carsten J
Cast2501 said:
The (E-ink) Onyx Boox c65 runs android 2.3. (can't link, I'm new user)
Would it be possible to connect a bluetooth keyboard via a usb-bluetooth dongle inserted in the Ereader mini usb slot?
Hope this is the right forum
Carsten J
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It's impossible. For a USB dongle, you need OTG functionality (USB Host). The Onyx devices don't have it (from a hardware perspective).
afainber said:
It's impossible. For a USB dongle, you need OTG functionality (USB Host). The Onyx devices don't have it (from a hardware perspective).
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Ah ok. But a USB-OTG cable doen't gives that functionality?
Cast2501 said:
Ah ok. But a USB-OTG cable doen't gives that functionality?
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No, you need the hardware of the device to support OTG (and then also the kernel) and the hardware of the Onyx C65 does not support it, no matter which cable you use.
afainber said:
No, you need the hardware of the device to support OTG (and then also the kernel) and the hardware of the Onyx C65 does not support it, no matter which cable you use.
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Ok, thanks for the reply.
CJ