Hey guys,
I purchased this MHL cable on eBay and it doesn't seem to work properly on my device. Screen continuously flickers, home screen is in portrait, goes into landscape mode when I am in a app only, sound is distorted and device randomly drops the connections. Power adapter is connected and tried multiple different orders in connecting the cable & device.
Mobile does recognise the connection as the notification comes up top. Currently have the ARHD rom on the device. Found a couple posts (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591999) on XDA and One X forum but none disclosing similar symptoms. Any ideas as to why this happens? Am I better off getting a Chromecast?
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I got my MHL-HDMI cable from Amazon for $10, it's the one listed in the ultimate accessories thread in this forum. It is not working well for me at all, lots of flickering and going blank.
As I understand it, MHL should mean that the phone should be in USB Data/charging mode so it can pass data to the MHL adapter, am I right in assuming this???
If so then the problem may be that the adapter isn't communicating properly with the phone and it's bouncing back and forward between AC Charge and USB mode which would cause all kinds of problems.
Can anyone with a solid, non-flickering MHL adapter check their battery status in 'About Phone>Status>Battery Status' and tell me if it reads AC or USB mode for charging when they are mirroring over MHL HDMI??
Mine reads 'AC charging' and plugging it in I get horrible screen and audio flicker and the screen resolution seems very low. I have the AC power plugged into the MHL adapter and I plug that into the TV first THEN plug it into the phone.
It's pretty much unusable like this, seems like a lot of people are having the same issue with many Samsung phones and tablets.
Anyone resolved this on their note????
Joel
Did a little more testing and noticed something that I think may be odd, wondering if others can confirm.
I checked my battery charge status while plugged into the MHL adaptor and watching the picture flicker on and off on my TV. It read that I was charging in "AC mode". If the phone is in AC mode then surely the data connection to the MHL adapter wouldn't be working and the phone may be pulling too much power away from the adapter for it to work right??
Just wondering if you figured this out. I got the mhl adapter yesterday but the screen flicker makes it unusable.
Figured out that the flicker only happens when wifi is on. When I switch it off its smooth.
Is this the same for you?
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Working for ME
I have the ATT Version of the Phone ... and it didndt come with the MHL Adaptor
http://www.google.com/products/cata...=X&ei=zczLT8GLCIOG6QHJhpjtDw&ved=0CJABEPMCMAA
The one I am using is from my older Samsung Infuse - ATT phone also!
I had that working BEFORE with Infuse , and works just as nicely with NOTE
I have the cheapest HDMI v1.4 cable - nothing fancy ( pack of 3 = $5.00 - free ship) ....
The only thing I am P*** about is the in INFUSE - all video's you can load ( 1080p) in mp4 ( borrowed from Itunes etc) with DIRECT TRANSFER ie the infuse didnt go thru any 'conversion' before addin to phone.
In NOTE - the same file - note wants to convert to 'mv' - and in my view = this making it NON 1080p format. Since my NOTE is rooted& unlocked , i can and able to by-pass that conversion C***..
.NOTE = does go into "charge mode' when you stop playing videos/ movies ( I have 64GB sd card ( formated for 32 apps +etc and other 32 GB for movies /videos
Ausmike or anyone else: does your note only charge when using this adapter and not streaming video? mine eats up battery when playing video and streaming and it pisses me off. Why couldn't samsung just used a simple mini HDMI or something similar
I've tried the several listed proper sequences, I've tried USB debugging on and off, and I've tried rebooting my phone repeated times. I have the Menotek adapter others on here have said they've had luck with... but no matter what I do, neither the phone, nor the several TVs I've tried it with have recognized each other. I feel like there must be some setting or program I'm missing. Please help.
I get sound, no video
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My phone is the att stock version. I have the menotenk with rcp and it works every time I use it on a HDTV but if i use it on a dvi device I have to use headphones or any audio cable in the headphone port or at least use a bluetooth audio other wise I get video that plays about a frame every 3 seconds and no audio. If I am not watching a video it will work fine... but that don't seem to be your problem.
Debugging should be off. This is my procedure:
*Make sure you hdmi cable is already connected to the tv. For things like RCP most tv will only work on hdmi port 1, so just to be sure use port 1 on your tv and make dobule sure you are using the right cable for the port.
* Restart your phone, do not load any app that does not load automaticaly.
Make sure tv is on and set for whichever hdmi port that you intend to use.
Hook hdmi cable to your adapter.
Connect your charger to the adapter. (Most tv's will have some sort of reaction to this. My small tv goes from no signal to no video when I do this, my 52" goes from a blue screen saying no signal to a black screen, this might not happen on every tv but if it does in your then you can guess that connection is good.)
Connect the adapter to your phone. (When this happens you should see the charging icon in your phone, also, you will see a message that says something like "hdmi connected", I can't remeber off my head)
In a few seconds you should see your tv flicker and they you should see video and have audio.
Before I got this menotek I bought another brand and it was touch and go with that one, I had to try the above procedure a couple of times and sometimes it would work, most times it would not....
If you are stock and it don't work I will have to say that you have a defective unit.
Sounds like a hassle to me.
I'm on stock firmware using the OEM Samsung MHL adapter. I simply pull the HDMI out of my PS3, and plug it in to the MHL adapter. Then I plug in the power supply. Then I plug the MHL adapter in my phone. Works flawlessly every time...tested on multiple video apps and games.
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Sounds like a hassle to me.
I'm on stock firmware using the OEM Samsung MHL adapter. I simply pull the HDMI out of my PS3, and plug it in to the MHL adapter. Then I plug in the power supply. Then I plug the MHL adapter in my phone. Works flawlessly every time...tested on multiple video apps and games.
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Hassle? How so? Sounds like the same thing I do.... I'm trying to help the op, telling him how to connect it probably will not do, If he is reading the instruction on the adapter he is alreading doing that same process, I'm trying to give him a better picture than the instructions on the adapter documentation.
ive had my MHL cable for over 2 weeks now and its got the official samsung logo - and i got it from suntekstore... only problem is i havent got it working...
ive tried with my dads stock 2.3 i9100 on a viewsonic monitor and samsung tv
same with my 4.0.4 i9100 resurrection remix 1.7 + siyah 3.1.2
the other two items i got from suntekstore were 2 OTG adaptors which fail to work... (i also have one that does work from another store) so i think it might be the MHL adaptor itself
yesterday i was frustrated and kept plugging my phone in and out of the samsung tv.... and BAM i got a visual =S after like 10 'no signal' and 2 resolution not supported... but the screen was stuck in portrait... thats the closest ive come to using MHL properly!
on top of that... when i use OTG keyboard connection... the phone freezes if i try pressing caps lock to check for power on my phone! any one else running same OS version and its working?
When successfully connected via MHL the S2 will display in portrait, so that was normal. Apps that run in landscape will do so when run, or where sensor orientation works, like in photo gallery etc, you can rotate it to landscape yourself.
No, as for your issues regarding getting the picture to stay on; first, you did have the Samsung Charger plugged into the MHL cable right, and the correct output channel selected on your tv?
Assuming you did for both the above, the problem is likely with your hdmi cable, not the tv's. Have you tried using different cables? I have a problem with one of my hdmi cables where the screen goes black for a few seconds whenever it pleases, with another cable (which comes with the sky box), it stays on all the time. So try changing cables and see what kind of response you get.
Also, some users have mentioned that they seem to get picture when they put their phones into flight mode first, I've never needed to do this, but give it a go and see what happens. Once you've got your picture up, you can use your tv's remote the control your S2, assumming your tv supports that function.
Hope that helps
I have not tried that rom but last I heard any source based rom doesn't have a working MHL output. I don't know the status at all of OTG on source based roms.
You said you tried it on your dads stock phone but didn't clearly state if it worked or not which it should if the phone is stock. So use that as a basis of if the adaptor is broken.
thanks guys - yeah it could be the hdmi cable... they are pretty cheapo - but on seeing 2 OTG adapters from the same store dont work... the MHL being broken cant really be a coincidence? it was in delivery for over 1 month =[ maybe someone broked it! lol
I think in the end it was the MHL adaptor... ive got a replacement sent out as now the phone wont even recognise power to charge when plugged into the mhl however the charger directly into the phone works! argh may be a long wait for the replacement took 30 days to get my other shipment! may have to resort to a more expensive one
I have tried HDMI out on 3 TVs and it only works on one. The one it works on is the newest one by a few years.
On the other TVs the results range depending oddly on the cable. A $30 Rocketfish cable I purchased for testing and now returned resulted in zero output on the other two TVs. My cheap cable will make some crackling noises and the screen will flicker on and off.
No output at all through my my receiver.
On the third TV... a 2012 model I believe, it works great. I have never had any issues with HDMI out on the other TVs although I only use an older laptop and a PS3.
Any clue what might be going on? Do I have a bad device or are my older TVs not compatible for some reason with the Tegra 3 HDMI out?
Thanks.
I finally got through to Hisense support. Major PITA as they disconnect you after a minute or so of hold time. Not like I expected anything different. Regardless they guy had no idea about any issues.
I'm going to go and buy another from Walmart and see if it has the same issue or not.
Went and bought another one to test the HDMI out with.
Same issue. So this tablet has problems with some TVs. Searching a bit further it seems like some android devices regardless of manufacturer have HDMI out compatibility issues.
Chromecast should hopefully solve this issue anyways.
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Went and bought another one to test the HDMI out with.
Same issue. So this tablet has problems with some TVs. Searching a bit further it seems like some android devices regardless of manufacturer have HDMI out compatibility issues.
Chromecast should hopefully solve this issue anyways.
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Chromecast works great with this tab. Havent tried the hdmi yet.
I've seen some strangeness of a different type. When I plug my Sero 7 Pro in to one of my TVs with a particular cable, the touch screen starts acting funny, meaning a touch registers as a swipe and we'd things like that. Anyone else seeing weirdness like that?
Thanks!
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HDMI issue
I am having an HDMI issue. For me, whenever I connect an HDMI cable to any HDTV and use Adobe PDF Reader while scrolling and zooming in I get all kinds of artifacts and glitches on the tv screen but not the screen of the tablet. I've used two different tvs and they both react in the same way. These jagged lines appear on the screen while zooming and scrolling but disappear right after i lift my finger off the digitizer. I haven't tried many other apps but it seems like its solely Adobe PDF Reader reacting this way. The few other apps I've tried do not react this way.
Would this be caused by...
The tablet itself?
The current software/os version?
The hdmi cable?
The tvs?
Model number: M470BSA
Android version: 4.2.1
Kernel version: 3.1.10
Build version: P756.6.02.11.00
I just bought the tablet a couple days ago and was notified of an update, P756.6.02.20.00. Should i go ahead and apply this update? or has anyone experienced this issue before and found a remedy? Any help regarding this minor but annoying issue would be greatly appreciated.
Different cables with less or more quality is not odd at all really.
I would not be surprised to find out that all your problems are from the cable you used and/or the tv you tried to use and not the tablet.
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I have tried HDMI out on 3 TVs and it only works on one. The one it works on is the newest one by a few years.
On the other TVs the results range depending oddly on the cable. A $30 Rocketfish cable I purchased for testing and now returned resulted in zero output on the other two TVs. My cheap cable will make some crackling noises and the screen will flicker on and off.
No output at all through my my receiver.
On the third TV... a 2012 model I believe, it works great. I have never had any issues with HDMI out on the other TVs although I only use an older laptop and a PS3.
Any clue what might be going on? Do I have a bad device or are my older TVs not compatible for some reason with the Tegra 3 HDMI out?
Thanks.
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There are definitely issues with the Sero 7 Pro and older TV's via HDMI out. In my case, I'm lucky enough to get a picture on the screen, however it fails back down to 480p which is just unacceptable.
With that said, there is some hope. The issues that I am experiencing do not seem to be directly tied to a hardware problem, but rather software. Via rooting and trying a custom rom, that is not based off the stock rom, I was able to get a 720p picture on screen though there are other issues
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=46403207&postcount=44
I have a small, cheapo TV that causes problems with my touchscreen whenever I plug in the HDMI cable to my tablet. Plug it into my big Samsung TV and it works great! Weird, eh? The small TV causes the touchscreen to register taps as swipes..
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MrSimmonsSr said:
I have a small, cheapo TV that causes problems with my touchscreen whenever I plug in the HDMI cable to my tablet. Plug it into my big Samsung TV and it works great! Weird, eh? The small TV causes the touchscreen to register taps as swipes..
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The touchscreen being erratic happens on a few of my other older devices with HDMI & MHL connected too. It seems that most of these haven't been tested extensively in this mode. There's a ground connection problem, I remember it was better if I connect a charging cable also, or holding it slightly differently or setting it down when using the touchscreen & HDMI connected.
Erratic screen problems
I almost returned my tablet today. I have three of them and only one exhibited erratic behavior while using HDMI out.
The screen would barely respond to my touches. It would misread and select the wrong things. I couldn't play games or scroll the screens. A mouse would work but not touching the screen.
It turns out the erratic screen problem goes away if I turn off the Sony Playstation 3.
This time I tested it and it is repeatable. I had both the cables plugged into the TV next to each other so now I separated them.
Now that I think of it I remember seeing a video about a guy who thought he had screen problems but it was interference from a nearby computer.
I found the video I remembered of the guy who was having the same problem due to interference from his computer. He demonstrates the erratic screen behavior and says he returned his tablet twice thinking it was faulty.
I can't post the link...oh well. You'll have to look it up.
I purchased the Amazon Basics micro HDMI cable (http://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-High-Speed-Mini-HDMI-Cable-Ethernet/dp/B003ES5ZR8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1419968500&sr=8-1&keywords=mini+hdmi) and I've been having issues with poor or no connection. The first time I connected the tablet everything was great. I played about an hour of Portal with no issue. I had to reboot the tablet, and after that I couldn't get a signal. I tried the HDMI cable in my Canon 70d and had no signal. I assumed that the cord was bad, but last night I tried again and got a good signal for about ten minutes. I had to change the source on the TV and when I went back to the original input, my signal was gone. Has anyone else experienced this with the Amazon HDMI cable or any other HDMI cable? What are some good low-cost HDMI cables that others have had success with?
Ive used this adapter a few times without issue. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IZYIYX8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 .. If the cable is giving you an issue with multiple devices can it be the TV?
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Ive used this adapter a few times without issue. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IZYIYX8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 .. If the cable is giving you an issue with multiple devices can it be the TV?
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I plugged the cable into all of the HDMI ports on the TV and one on my Sony receiver. It seems to react the same way with both devices. But that adapted you linked looks pretty slick.
Sounds more like a bad cable than anything else. If you replace the cable and it continues then the shield would be the next more likely culprit. I haven't heard of this happening to anyone else, though.