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Does anyone know of a usb host driver that enables usb host on the X1? Another user reported that the Zeno usb host drivers did not work. Any one tried others with success?
it has been discussed here somewere, and the last thing was all agreed it doesn't have a USB Host!
i hope it's not true, only time will let us know!
Uh... Well... I understand what you are asking for, but I don't know what you want to do with it... What would be the need for a USB host function on a mobile phone
Trudi said:
Uh... Well... I understand what you are asking for, but I don't know what you want to do with it... What would be the need for a USB host function on a mobile phone
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Let's say you have some files on a thumb drive and wanna work on them (.doc , .xls...etc) but you don't have a laptop with you.
Or..Some images on an external HDD you wanna send via email, but no laptop with you...
Or..Show off to your iSheep friends that you can connect usb mouse and keyboard to use on your x1..
Get images off of your digi cam....etc etc
How about pluging in a usb joypad for gaming??
Endless possibilities.
I've recently seen some universal WinMo USB host drivers but the problem with X1 supposedly is that it doesn't power the USB port itself so you might need to power it externally. Dunno if it would really work though.
But you still need a pen drive or ext. hd with mini USB right?
Carty said:
But you still need a pen drive or ext. hd with mini USB right?
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This http://www.amazon.com/Female-Mini-Male-Adapter-Shipping/dp/B000Y6UL5E
http://tero.mononen.eu/index.cgi/Blog/N800_and_photograhy-2008-07-27-19-01.cgi
Does the amazon actually work on the X1?
Peeps, i have been thinking about this problem for awhile now. Check this thread, there is a link to a site with drivers that should work,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=480279
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Xperia doesn't have a powered usb. So, the only two ways to get something working are to either connect something with its own power supply, or to use a usb injector. Sadly the first option defeats the whole point of connecting a flash or a mouse and the latter one, well, i haven't had any luck with a suitable injector for the x1.
Good luck.
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Does the amazon actually work on the X1?
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NO, not unless we have a driver for USB host for X1
And as above posts stats, power to the USB.
It s a little strange but seems like no one in this forum tried to connect usb devices to our phone since zeno usb host driver has been released.I tried to search in google but no one tried in acer s200...Are there anyone that know if it work before i try it by myself?
I've tried it
HI, i have tried it with a 1gb, 2gb, 4gb, usb flash storage. But it seems not to work. It don't shows me another device in the explorer (win explorer or resco explorer)
Maybe someone have tried it succesfully?
external power is required, see usb-host scheme by dcordes... keep in mind, however, that hd2's got a micro-usb connector
tsamolotoff said:
external power is required, see usb-host scheme by dcordes... keep in mind, however, that hd2's got a micro-usb connector
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Hi tsamolotoff,
the usb host work properly:
Yes i built a usb cable with external power supply.I ve made a cable that supply 5v to the device i want to attach to the s200,but only the two data lines go to the phone.But this afternoon i ve read a german forum and someone said that in some cases (nokia) the usb host cable must supply 5v even to the pocket pc,and i want to try by this way.Stefano wich cable have you made to get the s200 found the usb mouse and the pen drive in linux kernel?Do you think that with zeno drivers we can use the usb host even in windows?
Stefano_1986_
Interesting, however, it'd more exciting if it worked under wince (did you check?)
Axel85 said:
Stefano wich cable have you made to get the s200 found the usb mouse and the pen drive in linux kernel?
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This is my cable:
Axel85 said:
Do you think that with zeno drivers we can use the usb host even in windows?
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tsamolotoff said:
Stefano_1986_
Interesting, however, it'd more exciting if it worked under wince (did you check?)
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I have checked but not working
ok almost like mine.This morning with this cable and zeno drivers i ve noticed that if you connect a device like a pen drive,the screen turn on backlight,and it s not for the fact that i attached the cable with 5v,the tension is always present in the usb cable.So maybe the hardware feel the new device but have not the correct drivers to control
What is the solution I have the same problem
so all, what's the solution then? if I want to conect my F1 to a CF card reader? how to use external power...
It doesn t work under windows mobile...This is the solution.
It only work via linux kernel (tested a mouse a keyboard and a usb drive),but since no android build is avaible for s200 you can t use it.
So usb host is supported by s200 hardware,but it s locked in windows mobile kernel and can t be changed.this is a really great stupid thing i know...but sadly it s the true
Guru correct me if i writed something wrong
maybe it can work now, coz Android can be loaded in S200...
I just think if my S200 can read the photos from CF card reader...
yes sure we can make it work under linud distros or android as proved by stefano some month ago
Is there a list of supported USB cameras that work with the nook color's USB host mode? Especially ones that have build-in microphones - I would like to start using Skype with the nook color if possible or at least be able to take a picture/video from time to time.
I could be wrong, but I don't think any webcams work with the USB host mode yet.
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Hey. I apologize if I'm asking a question that's been answered. But how can I get USB Host mode enabled? Do I still have to use that special kernel? If I do, the link for it doesn't work anymore. I have the micro-USB gender adapter, NOOK Color Tweaks, Cyanogen Nightly 8-31-2011, and that's it. Do I need something else? I have looked everywhere and can't find a comprehensive guide for enabling USB Host mode for USB peripherals. Please help me!
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Hey. I apologize if I'm asking a question that's been answered. But how can I get USB Host mode enabled? Do I still have to use that special kernel? If I do, the link for it doesn't work anymore. I have the micro-USB gender adapter, NOOK Color Tweaks, Cyanogen Nightly 8-31-2011, and that's it. Do I need something else? I have looked everywhere and can't find a comprehensive guide for enabling USB Host mode for USB peripherals. Please help me!
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Yeah, that thread is a bit of a nightmare. USB Host is built into the nightlies now, and I think it has been since before 8/31, but you may want to grab a more recent nightly. You enable USB Host in the Nook Tweaks app. A lot of peripherals won't show up unless you run them through a USB hub, ideally a powered one.
I think a lot of things need to be mounted via terminal commands, too. I'm just offering a digest of what I've seen in the thread, though--I haven't gotten any of my peripherals to register on the NC, but then I wouldn't expect any of them to register without a hub, except maybe my card reader.
I don't remember in which topic i saw it, but i remember two members were talking about this. Is this really possible with kernel support? Or does it also need hardware support?
It needs hardware support for power, but it should work on our device. I am actually planning on creating a modified USB cable, data pins from device and power pins from external source. I will let ya know when I come up with something.
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It needs hardware support for power, but it should work on our device. I am actually planning on creating a modified USB cable, data pins from device and power pins from external source. I will let ya know when I come up with something.
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So it's possible! I heard you are working on CM9 and you may be busy but exactly when you can start working on this? And about the modified cable, is it something like cable with batteries basically? Thanks
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So it's possible! I heard you are working on CM9 and you may be busy but exactly when you can start working on this? And about the modified cable, is it something like cable with batteries basically? Thanks
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It should be a Y cable, yes. I don't really know how the pins are connected but once I start working on it I'll seek it out.
Yes, I am working on CM9 and kernel. I have to get a stable CM9 up, then I can start working on those neat features .
U8850 OTG
Sorry to post in the U8800 area, but does anyone know if the U8850 hardware is capable of OTG USB - i want to use the phone to control stuff, and if the reply is positive, will drag down the kernel sources and make it so... but if we think the phone can't do it, then I'll go get another device....
Simon
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Sorry to post in the U8800 area, but does anyone know if the U8850 hardware is capable of OTG USB - i want to use the phone to control stuff, and if the reply is positive, will drag down the kernel sources and make it so... but if we think the phone can't do it, then I'll go get another device....
Simon
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I did not think U8800 is capable of USB OTG, but as you see, it is. It was only possible due to maintenance manuals, which showed which chips our phone has. I'd recommend you do the same. What I do know is, the U8860 has the same chip as U8800, so U8860 has the capabilities too, but not implemented.
Most of the times, the phone is capable of USB Host (with external power supply) and I ported it for our phone. But once I discovered we have a dedicated chip that can power USB, we went with full OTG support.
hi Blefish,
Got the manuals. u8850 has a msm8255 CPU; on qualcom website it does not quote OTG, but other sites seem to have OTG running on phones with 8255. I'm preparing to do a kernel build from Danile71's git tree, and will then look at your tree to see what you've added in /drivers/usb/otg and see what i can do.
Any hints appreciated .
Simon
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hi Blefish,
Got the manuals. u8850 has a msm8255 CPU; on qualcom website it does not quote OTG, but other sites seem to have OTG running on phones with 8255. I'm preparing to do a kernel build from Danile71's git tree, and will then look at your tree to see what you've added in /drivers/usb/otg and see what i can do.
Any hints appreciated .
Simon
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MSM8x55 is a good indication. In our case, U8800/U8860 both had the BQ24152 charger chip (both from same Snapdragon family), but there was a catch - it was controlled through GPIOS 149,150 as I2C. If you're browsing my kernel tree, you'll see that in drivers/usb/otg, I only added the switch. The switch makes the USB driver run as either host or peripheral, but it doesn't power the USB port (if you power USB externally, it will work). In my tree, the powering is done in board-u8800.c (vbus_power), which is directed to board-u8800-battery.c, which in turn notifies the BQ24152 driver, which sends the command.
If you need to browse U8800/U8860 maintenance manuals, check my #Mega (in Signature). It clearly shows U8860 has it, but for U8800, it only lists the BOM code. It would be perfect if U8850 manual would leak to the internet.
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It would be perfect if U8850 manual would leak to the internet.
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it's not the best, but it's something:
(I can't post urls)
Google for "u8850_1_maintenance_manual"
Still trying to build a reliable kernel .
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MSM8x55 is a good indication. In our case, U8800/U8860 both had the BQ24152 charger chip (both from same Snapdragon family), but there was a catch - it was controlled through GPIOS 149,150 as I2C. If you're browsing my kernel tree, you'll see that in drivers/usb/otg, I only added the switch. The switch makes the USB driver run as either host or peripheral, but it doesn't power the USB port (if you power USB externally, it will work). In my tree, the powering is done in board-u8800.c (vbus_power), which is directed to board-u8800-battery.c, which in turn notifies the BQ24152 driver, which sends the command.
If you need to browse U8800/U8860 maintenance manuals, check my #Mega (in Signature). It clearly shows U8860 has it, but for U8800, it only lists the BOM code. It would be perfect if U8850 manual would leak to the internet.
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hi blefish ı need your help for about self-powered otg
can you help me please??
here my thread in galaxy w device section
you can look for more info:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2517011
with my best regards :good:
While i was thinking is it possible to make OTG work on Touch Pro 2?
Any Software or ROM or Kernel updates will do?
You mean like USB Host Mode?
I don't think anyone looked into it. Android or WinMo...
arrrghhh said:
You mean like USB Host Mode?
I don't think anyone looked into it. Android or WinMo...
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Yeah , that is whats making me ask it, it would be awesome if that Hapenned., by the way is it Possible?
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Yeah , that is whats making me ask it, it would be awesome if that Hapenned., by the way is it Possible?
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(Almost) anything is possible with enough time and determination...
Has it been done already? Not to my knowledge.
'Theoretically' you should be able to get this working. Like Arrrghhh said, anything is possible. I did get a usb otg cable for the rhodium (well, not FOR the rhodium, but 'theoretically' it should work) and found that this function is supported in the specs for our processor chip.
There are drivers and a pretty good source of information here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=480899
I never advanced past the point of realizing that while our phone 'probably' has the hardware to receive input from usb devices it cannot provide them with power to function. You seem to need to use an externally powered usb hub for those drivers to do you any good, and there really isn't anything On-The-Go about carrying around a usb hub and its power adapter! So it was at that point that I gave up. But, there is probably all the information you need in the thread I posted above to get you started.
Please post your findings if you have success/failure
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'Theoretically' you should be able to get this working. Like Arrrghhh said, anything is possible. I did get a usb otg cable for the rhodium (well, not FOR the rhodium, but 'theoretically' it should work) and found that this function is supported in the specs for our processor chip.
There are drivers and a pretty good source of information here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=480899
I never advanced past the point of realizing that while our phone 'probably' has the hardware to receive input from usb devices it cannot provide them with power to function. You seem to need to use an externally powered usb hub for those drivers to do you any good, and there really isn't anything On-The-Go about carrying around a usb hub and its power adapter! So it was at that point that I gave up. But, there is probably all the information you need in the thread I posted above to get you started.
Please post your findings if you have success/failure
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Surely i would, leme work on that!
does the Froyo Build support OTG?
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Surely i would, leme work on that!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1250199&highlight=7
its said that OTG isnt working in the Build
So does Android generally support OTG without any software support?
Can i get OTG support by just running in Android? ICS or CM or GB or Froyo?
[i m working on the Win6.5 OTG, ordered Host cable, waiting for it to arrive..]
nikhil.pgm said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1250199&highlight=7
its said that OTG isnt working in the Build
So does Android generally support OTG without any software support?
Can i get OTG support by just running in Android? ICS or CM or GB or Froyo?
[i m working on the Win6.5 OTG, ordered Host cable, waiting for it to arrive..]
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That thread isn't talking about host mode, that thread is talking about transferring files via USB mass storage mode....
At any rate, I'm pretty sure the software simply supports it. Getting the hardware to talk properly is the hard part (again, as far as I understand it...)
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That thread isn't talking about host mode, that thread is talking about transferring files via USB mass storage mode....
At any rate, I'm pretty sure the software simply supports it. Getting the hardware to talk properly is the hard part (again, as far as I understand it...)
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i got the Female cable, but it never took the flash drive, dont know why? Tried Zeno's Drivers and Also Leo's too but its not working out, does it require an external power supply?
any one got it working ever?
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i got the Female cable, but it never took the flash drive, dont know why? Tried Zeno's Drivers and Also Leo's too but its not working out, does it require an external power supply?
any one got it working ever?
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No one ever got it working, I thought I made that perfectly clear...
I'm not sure what you need, again there's probably quite a bit of legwork that you'll need to do in order for it to talk on our devices. I don't think you can just "use" the LEO drivers in this case - however, adapting them might be a good place to start.
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i got the Female cable, but it never took the flash drive, dont know why? Tried Zeno's Drivers and Also Leo's too but its not working out, does it require an external power supply?
any one got it working ever?
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I thought I read somewhere that the TP2 can not provide power. You had to use a powered usb hub + device to have a chance at getting it working.
The downside being that you had all this stuff to haul around if you wanted to use an OTG cable.