Very soon Sony Ericsson will launch the Live Dock, a device that will enable you to connect a mouse and a keyboard to your Xperia Arc. But if you don’t want to wait until Live Dock will be available in stores and you don’t want to pay about 30 euro for this gadget you can build a Micro USB Host Cable to take advantage of this feature available with the latest firmware of Gingerbread (Android 2.3.4) from Sony Ericsson (4.0.1.A.0.283) and attach a keyboard and a mouse to your Xperia Arc. And by conecting with the HDMI cable to your TV screen you can transform your mobile into a PC!
You can order the Micro USB Host Cable over the internet because normally you don’t find it in stores (I was trying myself but no luck). So instead of waiting for the order I took a normal micro USB cable and an extender USB cable and I followed the instrucitons in this movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COkLEJGo6vo. Long story short, you need to cut the cables, replace the father USB connector with the mother USB connector (re-connect the wires by color) and at the micro USB connector you need to connect pin 4 to the ground.
Pictures here:
http://mugur-ionescu.ro/dyi-connect-a-mouse-and-a-keyboard-to-your-xperia-arc.html
Thanks for the idea. The thing there is now the phone cannot charge (as the livedock can I guess?). In any case, can you connect then a USB hub so it will support both keyboard AND mouse at the same time?
Go to your nearest retailer and ask for Nokia N8 OTG CABLE
then he will give you
Dont ask otg for arc because very few knows that arc too support it
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Will a usb hub work with it so keyboard and mouse works at the same time? Thanks
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awesome stuff
A couple of quick questions:
I'm on Android 2.3.3 (.368 fw), I purchased an OTG cable and used the Q5 app for Mass storage which did not work on my external hdd, will have to try it with a USB stick. Is 2.3.4 a requirement for this to work? Also when plugging in a Keyboard / Mouse / Controller would I need any apps to make this work?
Regards,
Zak.
Zak_k said:
A couple of quick questions:
I'm on Android 2.3.3 (.368 fw), I purchased an OTG cable and used the Q5 app for Mass storage which did not work on my external hdd, will have to try it with a USB stick. Is 2.3.4 a requirement for this to work? Also when plugging in a Keyboard / Mouse / Controller would I need any apps to make this work?
Regards,
Zak.
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See, as SE has not added the pendrive/hdd modules, they won't work on Stock SE kernel
Flash doomlord's to make them work via Q5
And
Mouse/keyboard/PS-controller works without any software...
I'm on 2.3.4 but cant confirm it for 2.3.3
As I've read on other forums, i can say that OTG is a feature of 2.3.4 - 4.0.1.A.0.283
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I've ordered this:
sku 50774 in dealextreme
I think it'll work great and it's cheap. Plus you get 2 of them.
Sorry I can't post links yet, just go to dealextreme and search that number
Can someone confirm that using a USB stick with locked boatloader works (or doesn't)? I've ordered a 32gb USB drive especially so I can make long 720p recordings and stick them on my USB drive. I'm not keen on unlocking the bootloader, so should I cancel the order?
Also with the controller plugged in, is it only good for emulators or can it be used with native android games such as Asphalt?
With regards to emulators, is it possible to plug in two controllers either using a hub or wirelessly for two player games?
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USB HOST : XPERIA ARC or NOVO 7 PALADIN
mouse and keyboard also not detected by XPERIA ARC or NOVO 7 PALADIN
I don't have OTG cable?
Is OTG cable is required?
observation: Using USB HOST Controller Software(Available in Android market)
1) For NOVO 7 Paladin : USB HOST MODE is ACTIVE
:Keyboard, mouse not detected
2) For XPERIA ARC : USB HOST MODE not available or not Active
:Keyboard, mouse not detected
Amazing Solution Bro , Will it Gonna Work For Sony Ericsson ST15i
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Ok, in theory Galaxy S 2 supports USB On-The-Go which means, it can be a USB host device for things like pendrives, digital cameras etc.
Granted of course, that you have the necessary cable.
Has anyone tried this feature?
Also, does the connected device have to be formatted as fat32?
valdigre said:
Ok, in theory Galaxy S 2 supports USB On-The-Go which means, it can be a USB host device for things like pendrives, digital cameras etc.
Granted of course, that you have the necessary cable.
Has anyone tried this feature?
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Look here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrKkklO_Fok
Greetz Tokl
According to you, would also be possible to connect to galaxy s2 an usb device such a keyboard or a mouse like in nokia n8? This wuold be really great!
Longer demo of Galaxy S2 USB OTG using a USB drive, mouse, keyboard:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giJXF5pIITc
K5TRX said:
Longer demo of Galaxy S2 USB OTG using a USB drive, mouse, keyboard:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giJXF5pIITc
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FYI, mouse and keyboard are bluetooth.
I agree with the reviewer, big black mark on Samsung for not including the required cables with the phone for USB and HDMI.
at about minut 4 he says that usb mouse and keyboard doesn't work.
this is really a bad news for me
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Also, does the connected device have to be formatted as fat32?
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I am also afraid so When my phone arrives, I'll test it with ntfs & ext3.
Update on USB Mouse - some are working. Check my thread in the accessories forum for more details.
Hi there,
Got my £2 cable from Hong Kong (ebay purchase today).
Works great - even runs my 500GB HDD (this has to be plugged in to operate anyway - not sure USB powered HDDs will work).
If anyone's interested, the item description was:
Micro USB Host Cable for Nokia N810 OTG on the go N 810
No mention of the SGS2 - but I can verify that these work just fine!!!
Jamie
Any Nokia compatible OTG cable seem to work. I've successfully tested several different cables (all from eBay) with usb sticks, optical mouse and usb based memory card reader. However, usb based wifi sticks, fast ethernet dongle and tv-card didn't work. We probably need some new drivers and possibly more power (an usb hub could fix this).
I bought the Nokia USB OTG adapter too. With FAT32 Sticks ists working. But without NTFS support it is nearly useless for me.
umm...i have a nokia n8 and i took off the OTG cable that came with it before selling it in favor of buying a new Galaxy S 2.
However, the nokia OTG cable is perfectly rectangular, whereas the Galaxy S 2 cable connector is a bit "broken off" two edges, hence, using them is impossible together...but i managed to get them to work (in the shop where i tried the Galaxy S 2 at least, i didn't buy the phone yet).
I used a rasp, and filed off the edges of the Nokia OTG cable carefully to match the "broken edges" as the Galaxy S2's connector shape...took that cable to the shop where there is a working Galaxy S 2 unit, and connected it with a flash disk on the other side aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand......it worked !
If you have the caution and a rasp, i think Nokia's OTG cable should work too..they're cheap off ebay too, aren't they ?
Just ordered one of those off ebay (The Nokia N8 compatible one). Would receive it by tomorrow. I hope it works!
Here is mine ****ty review of USB mouse, USB keyboard and USB lamp.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQn1DCA0PRQ
here's mine, got it also from ebay.
If you can't get it to recognize USB mass storage I would suggest using USB Mass Storage Watcher: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.skidmrk.umswatcherotg. It will let you mount any type of external storage (NTFS, FAT 32/16, EXT, etc... It's free.
Also, this is a good USB host cable: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005GGBYJ4?ie=UTF8&seller=A76FR6O1NBAXV&sn=T & S Electronics, LLC
I seem to get a "Clear USB" error when I plug in certain usb drives. I'm not sure if this is related to the drive being NTFS or if it is above a certain size. I can't for the life of me find any specs on the whole feature, including its maximum output power.
Could anyone shed some light on the subject from their trial and errors?
Thanks,
Alex
It works with a lot, but not all USB devices.
It doesn't read NTFS format.
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I seem to get a "Clear USB" error when I plug in certain usb drives. I'm not sure if this is related to the drive being NTFS or if it is above a certain size. I can't for the life of me find any specs on the whole feature, including its maximum output power.
Could anyone shed some light on the subject from their trial and errors?
Thanks,
Alex
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It works with a lot, but not all USB devices.
It doesn't read NTFS format.
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Maybe this will help you guys :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15167790&postcount=41
Greetz Tokl
Just wondering what people have tried to connect to their SGS2s via OTG cables... I have tried the following:
Working:
Generic Logitech wireless mouse via USB wireless dongle
Logitech MX1000 wireless mouse via MX's docking station
Genius USB laser mouse
8GB micro SD card via USB adaptor
64GB SSD USB HDD via y-splitter for additional power
Wireless USB mini keyboard with touchpad (the touchpad worked perfectly & CTRL-ALT-DEL rebooted the phone!!!)
Not working:
Samsung ML-2240 laser printer (recognized but won't print)
Logitech STX webcam (unknown device)
Generic bluetooth USB dongle (unknown device)
87 views and no-one else plugging random USB **** into their phone? Just me then, lol.
i tried to plug in via usb:
generic usb mouse
many usb keys from 2 - 16gb
via bluetooth:
mouse
not working via usb:
generic keyboard
via hdmi and working:
lg lcd tv
projector philips
but via hdmi subtitles was not shown, only on phone
i will try printers today...
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Generic bluetooth USB dongle (unknown device)
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Would be kind of pointless anyway.
When my SGS2 and an OTG arrive, I will test some of my hardware(G15(gaming keyboard with lcd display), Razer Diamondback(mouse), Saitek Cyborg EVO(Joystick), HD2(Android phone) and if I ever have too much money and time, something like THIS and of course USB storage devices from 16MB-1,5TB etc. ) Will let you guys know how everything works.
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I will test some of my hardware(G15(gaming keyboard with lcd display
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I tried my Logitech G15 and didn't have much success. Connected directly, it's simply a high power USB device, and via a powered hub, it sometimes is detected, usually isn't (seems to depend in what order it's connected). Regardless, I haven't managed to make it function correctly.
On the other hand, my Logitech MX 518 mouse works great connected directly.
My Logitech Webcam 9000 Pro is detected (even directly), but is unrecognized.
I did some tests with the OTG.
Working:
All USB sticks I tested with.
Keychain Spycam. You can even charge it with the phone Only the webcame mode doesn't work
Some old Logitech wireless notebook mouse
Standard Logitech mouse (one that came with a pc)
Not working:
NTFS drive(Haven't tried the NTFS drivers)
HTC HD2-ADB: High power device. Can't test with powered HUB, because the only one I have is the one in my pc display and that doesn't seem to work with my SGS2.
Razer Diamondback:High power device.
Logitech G15:High power device. (as reported above)
Saitek Cyborg Evo (Joystick):The LEDs in the joystick are working, but whatever I press, nothing happens on the device.
Cheap keyboard with backlight:High power device.
Edit: of courses wifi, Bluetooth and UMTS/HSDPA aren't working over otg either xD
Will update when I try more devices
Has anyone tried if it works with a Logitech G700 ?
Do I need 2.3.4 for all this ? I've heard I do ..
I was wondering if a usb dvb-t tuner should work to watch tv( i didn't try).
Hope someone will test it
Connected my digital camera Sony CyberShot DSC-W300 with USB and a new folder appeared in the Gallery app with all the pictures, impressed.
Didn't work with a Canon G5.
I tried a generic USB mouse and keyboard, several flash drives and my wireless mini-keyboard/mouse-combo via USB dongle
Everything worked
Dr.Sid said:
Do I need 2.3.4 for all this ? I've heard I do ..
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Nope, works on 2.3.3 as well.
Samsung implemented the host stuff from the start on.
Just wondering which OTG cables you guys are using. Also are there externally powered versions available (to power devices with higher requirements)?
I use a cheap 9 bucks one from the ew-Bay.
One day I left the wireless dongle for my minikeyboard/-mouse thing connected - phone was in standby all day, but battery was dead empty after a few hours *lol*
Xbox 360 wired controller : recognized as unknown device, lovely it looks it's NOT a power eating controller ! Lights turn on ok
Apple iPad 1G : could work great (device well mounting at first) but it's recognized as high power device, so... Not working.
Sony PSP : Works perfect
Another android phone (Xperia x10i) : guest detects well USB connection, it charges battery (!) and USB mount works. However, host doesn't detect anything.
I tryied my usb 3 drive formated with ntfs and it worked,:good: played mkv video nice and smooth.
As for the cable I bought it on ebay just standard otg cable
I tried Logitech M310 mouse and K360 keyboard both worked.
Can't find any OTG cable in my area :/ and Ebay is not supported in PK yet
ii7Stryker said:
Can't find any OTG cable in my area :/ and Ebay is not supported in PK yet
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Try dealextreme - free shipping worldwide. I bought OTG for about two dollars.
Thanks for telling , I will order it from them .
ii7Stryker said:
Thanks for telling , I will order it from them .
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I have this one from DealExtreme: Micro USB Male to USB Female OTG Cable for Samsung Galaxy S2/i9100/Nokia N8 + More
Hi all,
I'm deciding to buy this or the Transformer. They way I see it, the major selling point of the Iconia is the on-board USB. But how well does it work?
I could not find a simple USB compatibility thread here for the Iconia. If someone could forward it to me, please let me know. If there is no such thread, can anyone answer....In general, are these compatible with Iconia:
USB Hub, unpowered, with keyboard and mouse
USB Hub, powered, with keyboard, mouse, and Hard Drive
Generic USB storage dongles
GSM modem dongles
Card readers.
I can say that the following works just fine on my acer:
- unpowered usb hub with keyboard and mouse
- any brand usb thumb drive or usb hard drive (it can only read fat32 formatted though, unless you root it)
Don't have any experience with card readers or gsm dongles.
I can say for certain that a powered 7 port hub and 7 USB flash drives attached all at once works. The hub was a belkin and the drives were all PNY 4GB. It also "sees" a USB DVD+RW drive, but I didn't have filesystem modules for UDF/ISO so I couldn't mount it.
edit - oh yea, a wireless mouse(Rocketfish) and Razer wired keyboard.
I've tried using a microsoft wireless keyboard 800 through by plugging the dongle into the usb port, unfortunately i cant get it to work. Any advice on this? I'm using it on the a501 with honeycomb 3.0 btw (stock unrooted)
holdup said:
I've tried using a microsoft wireless keyboard 800 through by plugging the dongle into the usb port, unfortunately i cant get it to work. Any advice on this? I'm using it on the a501 with honeycomb 3.0 btw (stock unrooted)
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Wireless mouse and keyboard..(not bluetooth...both work for me......I'm on 3.1 ....and I'm rooted....they both are running fine along with my usb speakers connected to a non powered belkin usb hub.....
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vari9 said:
Wireless mouse and keyboard..(not bluetooth...both work for me......I'm on 3.1 ....and I'm rooted....they both are running fine along with my usb speakers connected to a non powered belkin usb hub.....
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I fiddled around with the keys...it seems the tablet is detecting the physical keyboard because the touchscreen keyboard doesnt automatically launch in documents or other places when required. Unfortunately, the only buttons which seem to be working from my external keyboard are the volume button controls. HELP!!!
holdup said:
I fiddled around with the keys...it seems the tablet is detecting the physical keyboard because the touchscreen keyboard doesnt automatically launch in documents or other places when required. Unfortunately, the only buttons which seem to be working from my external keyboard are the volume button controls. HELP!!!
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Update to 3.1, that apparently should help.
vari9 said:
Wireless mouse and keyboard..(not bluetooth...both work for me......I'm on 3.1 ....and I'm rooted....they both are running fine along with my usb speakers connected to a non powered belkin usb hub.....
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USB speakers?
Entirely USB, or just using USB for power and plugging into the audio jack?
I got a set of speakers at work that are entirely USB, and I have to try em with my A500 now!
I've always liked USB. Fiddling with what hardware works or not is part of the fun, for me at least.
WereCatf said:
Update to 3.1, that apparently should help.
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I'm using a501, not a500...prefer not to install custom ROM as of yet, guess ill haveta wait for 3.2 for the a501
strider_mt2k said:
USB speakers?
Entirely USB, or just using USB for power and plugging into the audio jack?
I got a set of speakers at work that are entirely USB, and I have to try em with my A500 now!
I've always liked USB. Fiddling with what hardware works or not is part of the fun, for me at least.
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Entirely usb speakers....
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I was surprised to see that android had no problem using my sega saturn usb control pad. I posted some videos of it on youtube. My username on youtube is mwales.
Working on A501 running rooted 3.01 HC stock firmware:
Unpowered USB hub
USB flash drives and external hard drives (I use 'drive mount' from market to read NTFS partitions)
Logitech Cordless Desktop MK 250 (keyboard and mouse)
To use a mouse on 3.01 I use the mouse.apk from this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13809172&postcount=8
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Apple USB to ethernet adapter
Just for whom it might intersting:
I got the original Apple USB to ethernet adapter up and running.
My A500 is running HoneyVillan 1.05 with 2.6.36.4HoneyVillan -1.0+ kernel
See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15944754&postcount=248 for an explanation on how to get it running and for the module.
The GNote has the ability to act as a USB host, which allows one to attach a flash drive directly to the Note as external storage.
Can we expect devs on the forum to develop USB drivers so we might use other peripherals such as keyboards and mice on the GNote?
I come from a Notion Ink Adam tablet which runs Froyo and was able to work with plug and play USB keyboards and mice.
Would be a very nice feature to hafe on the GNote.
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I don't have the NOTE yet, but on my present device I can attach a USB Keyboard directly to it and it works. I don't need any driver.
Did you test it before opening this thread?
Please confirm
Remark: And same for mouse!
My USB keyboard works fine
Tried several mice and one worked, most didn't (not sure the model name of the one that did, it as a Logitech, will be back in the store later this week and confirm).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYlfuNIGQsw bluetooth mouse works too
Yep BT keyboard mouse work also, amongst other things:
using usb mouse on note.
so you guys are saying that one can use a usb mouse on the note. i guess first you need an adapator or an usb mouse with a micro plug, then just plug and go.
I tested out my razer orochi BT mouse and it worked fine. Don't have any use for it yet until I get a small BT keyboard I can use.
Hi Pere,
To be honest. I read a review which stated that in practice with the OTG USB adapter only flashdrives and externally powered hard drives seemed to work and that the drivers for keyboards and mice would be needed for them to work.
This did not stop me from ordering the adapter, which still has to be delivered. Will obviously test myself once it arrives.
Would be delighted if one can plug in any USB keyboard.
Thanks for clearing it up.
Pere said:
I don't have the NOTE yet, but on my present device I can attach a USB Keyboard directly to it and it works. I don't need any driver.
Did you test it before opening this thread?
Please confirm
Remark: And same for mouse!
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litening said:
Hi Pere,
To be honest. I read a review which stated that in practice with the OTG USB adapter only flashdrives and externally powered hard drives seemed to work and that the drivers for keyboards and mice would be needed for them to work.
This did not stop me from ordering the adapter, which still has to be delivered. Will obviously test myself once it arrives.
Would be delighted if one can plug in any USB keyboard.
Thanks for clearing it up.
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That's the GSMarena review and they are quite incorrect. My USB keyboard works perfectly, as did the USB mouse I tried instore. You will of course need a USB OTG adapter.
NZtechfreak said:
Yep BT keyboard mouse work also, amongst other things:
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Anyone know what that gaming controller is called and where to get from thx.
NZtechfreak said:
That's the GSMarena review and they are quite incorrect. My USB keyboard works perfectly, as did the USB mouse I tried instore. You will of course need a USB OTG adapter.
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Nice!! Thank you.
Two more questions, one of them for people using not standard English keyboard ( French, Spanish and so on...) does the keys layout meet with the written characters? I mean: symbols as ;/"? are in different keys? or does they match with the written ones?
The second question or test: Can we use a Host USB to connect together both keyboard and mouse simultaneously to the note!?
Who will be the first in test?
Thanks in advance
Good question! I would like if one could answer that as well.
I guess it would require a OTG usb cable + USB hub. Does the Note support for a USB hube? I mean, would the USB host in the Note allow that?
Also, if it works with an USB hub, then I guess you would be able to both output screen to hdmi, charge and use USB keyboard/mouse at the same time?
An Italian coleague has already answered the USB hub question with this video: And yes, we can!
Regarding the simultaneous connection of mouse, keyboard and HDMI would be great but I'm afraid that there are technical reasons to doubt that it's possible...
What about the special signs question? Any idea?
NZtechfreak said:
Yep BT keyboard mouse work also, amongst other things:
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I am super curious about what showed after 4:00 is that windows or some theme looks like windows?
If Note can operate windows that would be wonderful!
NZtechfreak said:
You will of course need a USB OTG adapter.
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Could somebody explain what exactly is a 'USB OTG Cable' ?
Is it just a cable with a male micro usb plug at one end, and female std. USB plug at the other end ?
Or it needs some magic electronic add-on inside ?
Thanx in advance
All PS\2 keyboards and mouses works great too.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1440077
If you use a USB keyboard, does that mean you can't connect it to a monitor as well? You need a bluetooth keyboard to do NZtechfreak's setup, correct?
I have an otg cable, yet none of my accessories work with it and my RAZR MAXX. My question is whether or not I need a powered hub when using the OTG cable. I have seen set ups of other android models using a SIXAXIS controller and otg cable, yet no hub. In this case, it the powered hub not needed since the controller itself is supplying its own power?
Thanks,
Neverused
USB controllers don't work?? I'm interested in this as well
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Download USB Device Info:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=aws.apps.usbDeviceEnumerator
When you open the app you should see 0 devices under Android and Linux tabs. Now connect just your OTG cable nothing plugged into it and hit refresh, something should show up, usually under the Linux tab that identifies the USB host. Even if the USB host doesn't supply power this will still work as I have tested it on my Touchpad which has no OTG power.
If you saw something appear when you connected the OTG cable, than OTG is in the Razr M. Now try connecting your gamepad and refresh the device list. If its not showing up then there is either something wrong with OTG or you need external power. This program will ID any USB device connected, even those which Android doesn't support since its just matching the device against a list it has. Try getting a USB keyboard/mouse working ad those are universally supported on Android and would confirm if USB host works.
Questions go in the question forum too...
Here's a dumb question. I just ordered a female USB to male micro USB. I wanted to be able to yank pics off my camera and drop them on my phone. Would I need an OTG adapter or does that plane adapter work?
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agent888 said:
Here's a dumb question. I just ordered a female USB to male micro USB. I wanted to be able to yank pics off my camera and drop them on my phone. Would I need an OTG adapter or does that plane adapter work?
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An OTG cable has a extra pin in it that is tied to ground in a OTG cable which tells the hardware to switch to OTG mode. A regular USB cable will leave this pin open.
If I'm able to peel open this adapter that I got, and jump pin 4 to 5 should it work as an OTG cable?
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agent888 said:
If I'm able to peel open this adapter that I got, and jump pin 4 to 5 should it work as an OTG cable?
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Its possible, as shown here:
http://tech2.in.com/how-to/accessor...sb-otg-cable-for-an-android-smartphone/319982
For me I'd rather just buy an OTG cable, but if you have regular microUSB cables laying around, go for it.
Bought an OTG cable
Bought a simple OTG adapter from newegg. So far....plugged in a mouse and my camera. Both work flawlessly, my camera gives me the choice of either either MTP (?) that goes straight to gallery and image import, or Storage which prompts to a new usb mount. Have not tried a gamepad yet, I have 2 floating around somewhere but not sure what game to try.