Can anyone confirm if the USB host feature works with the Galaxy S3.
Specifically, I'm interested in attaching a USB Keyboard to the device.
After upgrading from honeycomb to ICS on my wife's Galaxy S2 I found that the USB Host function no longer works and I can no longer connect a USB keyboard. (It used to work rather well).
After checking the XDA forums I see that I must root the phone and use another kernel which I'd rather not do given that the S2 is not my phone.
I'll be picking up the Galaxy S3 once the Blue-32gb arrives here in Taiwan so I'm also wondering if anyone can say whether or not the USB Host function works and if anyone has tried out a USB keyboard.
Any advice would be swell
Thanks
Works for me unrooted mate. Had a flash drive connected with no problems
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skanj said:
Works for me unrooted mate. Had a flash drive connected with no problems
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Thanks for the reply.
After upgrading to ICS on my wife's S2 the phone continues to read USB Flash drives just fine, but it could not (cannot) read any other devices including USB Keyboards or a USB Mouse.
I want to be able to use my fold-able ASUS USB Keyboard to type documents on the G3 and from what I've seen, the screen is plenty big to be able to make my dream of 'ultra-portable' document typing a reality.
This, plus the fact that I haven't found any fold-able Blue Tooth keyboard that seems to work very well with the S2.
driftwork said:
After upgrading to ICS on my wife's S2 the phone continues to read USB Flash drives just fine, but it could not (cannot) read any other devices including USB Keyboards or a USB Mouse.
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Check this video, as stated in another thread
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SOcHFC3MnI&feature=player_embedded
I made my own usb host cable and everything I have tried is working. Wireless keyboard and mouse, memory stick, external harddrive, ps3 controller etc.
Hi guys, I got an oem MHL to hdmi cable from eBay, one specifically for the galaxy s3.
I received it today and while the phone seems to detect it's attached to a screen (audio set to hdmi out, landscape mode), the two devices I can connect it to both register nothing connected.
Is there something missing? The first device is a monitor using a hdmi to dvi adapter, the second is a 720p tv with hdmi in. The tv allows me to select the hdmi it's plugged into but says there's no signal.
Does anyone have any ideas?
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Hi guys, I got an oem MHL to hdmi cable from eBay, one specifically for the galaxy s3.
I received it today and while the phone seems to detect it's attached to a screen (audio set to hdmi out, landscape mode), the two devices I can connect it to both register nothing connected.
Is there something missing? The first device is a monitor using a hdmi to dvi adapter, the second is a 720p tv with hdmi in. The tv allows me to select the hdmi it's plugged into but says there's no signal.
Does anyone have any ideas?
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maybe the adapter does not work with the S3 after all.
Maybe you will find some solution in the accessories threat or here
Can you post up the link to the advert you bought it from?
chrismast said:
maybe the adapter does not work with the S3 after all.
Maybe you will find some solution in the accessories threat or here
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Thanks. I think it should work, the item description is pretty clear.. http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com.au/viewitem?itemId=200829302467
I might see if I can test it on some more tvs. There was a suggestion it may not work with a 720p device.
Sad thing is, they're all Samsung screens.
Are you powering the device from another USB port.
All MHL adapters and cables for the Galaxy S2/3 need to be powered by an external USB port.
Simonetti2011 said:
Are you powering the device from another USB port.
All MHL adapters and cables for the Galaxy S2/3 need to be powered by an external USB port.
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Yep, powered by an external wall adapter.
KramitDfrog said:
Yep, powered by an external wall adapter.
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Ok it looks like it might be an issue with the ROM, using an AOKP build of JB 4.1.2
Apparently it doesn't support the TV out - shame, I thought I'd finally found the ROM I was going to stick with
Does anyone know a way of getting it working under AOKP?
sorry man, but only on stock roms you can use tv-out. At least for now, lets hope the sources promised for november include mhl tv-out propietary driver from samsung.
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sorry man, but only on stock roms you can use tv-out. At least for now, lets hope the sources promised for november include mhl tv-out propietary driver from samsung.
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Thanks man - I might go to omega's stock-based rom and see if I can get any love with that. Cheers for the help everyone
Edit: For anyone finding this by search later, using a stock ROM does fix the issue. God I can't wait to go back to AOKP though, stock is terrible
I gotta bring this up again... i had same issues when i was on aokp roms. But now.. 4 samsung roms and numerous kernels later i cant get the MHL to work! It did work like 6months ago when i was on a sammy rom, but ever since I flashed the aokp rom once I can't get the cable work again :/ any ideas? My friend just tested the cable on note2 and the cable is fine. Pls help?
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So no1 can help me? :/ i really got no clue what to do
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I gotta bring this up again... i had same issues when i was on aokp roms. But now.. 4 samsung roms and numerous kernels later i cant get the MHL to work! It did work like 6months ago when i was on a sammy rom, but ever since I flashed the aokp rom once I can't get the cable work again :/ any ideas? My friend just tested the cable on note2 and the cable is fine. Pls help?
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If you get the cheap ones there's a huge chance of it not working just from looking through feedback on the Internet. Just spend a bit extra and get a samsung one.
Ive tried mine on many different roms and kernels and it always works.
P.s has anyone managed to get netflix in 16.9 widescreen using the mhl adaptor on jelly bean?:crying:
It's the samsungs 1, that i bought from my carrier. And adapter is fine since my friend got it work with note 2 :/
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th3g0d said:
It's the samsungs 1, that i bought from my carrier. And adapter is fine since my friend got it work with note 2 :/
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Have you guys get this MHL feature enabled on AOKP roms?
I'm currently running Slimbean 4.2.2 and I have no MHL
eboosted said:
Have you guys get this MHL feature enabled on AOKP roms?
I'm currently running Slimbean 4.2.2 and I have no MHL
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You never will have it working.stock or bust!
I have Ethernet up and running on my nexus 7 but can't seem to on my S3. I bought a different otg cable specific to the s3, but the Ethernet adapter just doesn't want to play ball. Is this even possible on an s3? If so, has anyone got it working, and using what adapter?
I'm unlocked, rooted and on 4.1.2.
Do I need a custom rom such as cm10?
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I have never been able to hook up Ethernet to my s3. Also look here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1710147 they can't do it to. what kernel you running? try siyah.
Thanks for the reply. I've moved onto cm10.1 nightly and still can't get it working. Netcfg doesn't list the USB interface when its plugged in
Kernel is 3.03.31-cm-gc3e546e
Any help much appreciated. I am planning on wiring a cat5 point into my bedroom, but prob won't bother if I can't get it working on the s3
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Hey, sixcarnage here,
I recently bought an mhl cable on ebay. It glitches up and blanks out on the TV screen, but then I tried turning the wifi off and it seemed normal. Also the phone doesn't charge during...but I'm Ok with that, but still.
I currently am running a senseless rom. Blackout Mongoose with the custom kernel. ATT.
Do you have any issues? This is not the official cable by the way.
sixcarnage said:
Hey, sixcarnage here,
I recently bought an mhl cable on ebay. It glitches up and blanks out on the TV screen, but then I tried turning the wifi off and it seemed normal. Also the phone doesn't charge during...but I'm Ok with that, but still.
I currently am running a senseless rom. Blackout Mongoose with the custom kernel. ATT.
Do you have any issues? This is not the official cable by the way.
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There is no where near enough power running through HDMI to charge your phone. Are you using an official MHL cable or a 3rd party one?
Third party
I have this problem with my galaxy nexus with Samsung and third party mhl adapters, ITN works fine in airplane mode or with WiFi on.... The best I can tell is when data is sent over 3g or 4g it causes the signal to cut out... I have tried different Roms and kernals.
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It's prob going to be a quality issue guys. I've bought many 3rd party accessories for my phone. Most have either not worked or not worked as advertised.
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I have a rooted Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 that needed a charging port, I replaced the,part myself this past weekend and now all of the sudden it only registers to anything that is a Samsung part when it comes to charging or sync....Nothing else, tried other cables and no luck.... Then I wanted to transfer something out of my flash drive via OTG and once again NO LUCK whatsoever. So what could be the problem with this? Do I now have to get genuine oem accessories in order to utilize this phone or is there something missing that I didn't get to do software wise.
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