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.
can I insert an USB cordless dodge and use cordless keyboard and mouse with A500?
Yes
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I have a Microsoft wireless desktop at home and after plugging in the usb dongle, the mouse worked, but not the keyboard.
I then went to work and tried a friends Logitech wireless keyboard and mouse with the USB dongle and both worked perfectly.
So basically I would suggest giving it a try or be prepared to take back whatever one you buy if it doesn't work.
yeah. I have a logitech combo. It works.
Hey guys, I'm working on a Ubuntu port to my a500 but I can't seem to get my wireless keyboard to work. I have a combo wireless keyboard and mouse that works off of one usb plug; the mouse works but the keyboard won't type anything. It's a logitech mk320. Any help is appreciated-
Thanks
Im using a Logitech MK220 wireless combo with no problems at all. Mouse and keyboard with a single usb dongle. See if it works on your pc if you havent, check batteries and stuff.
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Im using a Logitech MK220 wireless combo with no problems at all. Mouse and keyboard with a single usb dongle. See if it works on your pc if you havent, check batteries and stuff.
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Well, it does work on pc, I'm typing with it right now. I just bought it- batteries are fine. Like I said, mouse works on tablet but not the keyboard... any other ideas?
sorry not sure if u already fixed ur issue but I just bought a MK220 and it works fine with my N8010 . tips: restart the andorid while the logitech reciever is plugged in. if it doesnt work for some odd reason, take out the batteries of the mouse and plug in the reciever and restart. (this will not pair the mouse)
hope it works,
Basically, I just want to know if you can use a keyboard with it that has a micro USB plug. Thanks in advance if you can help me out.
I believe the manual says it supports USB input devices. Mouse and keyboard should work fine.
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I believe the manual says it supports USB input devices. Mouse and keyboard should work fine.
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Great! Thank you for the speedy answer.
Yes you definitly can
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You can connect a keyboard, mouse, or even a joystick or other input device to your tablet via USB or Bluetooth and use it just as you would with a PC.
You may need an adapter to connect the keyboard or other device to your tablet's USB port. To connect more than one USB Device at the same time, usa a powered USB hub to reduce the drain on your tablet's battery.
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Can heartily recommend the Apple Keyboard actually, it pairs up nicely to my Galaxy Tab. That plus a BT mouse and I'm gtg for support issues if I'm out and about. USB connectivity would be good, but the BT solution for keyboards opens up a fair few decent choices. Not tried other keyboards, but the Apple one works as it's so thin to slip in a light bag.
Hi folks,
Recently i purchased a Samsung Multimedia Dock, and am loving it already as its converting my super smart S4 to a Super Smart computer....
only thing i want help from you is can i connect a Wireless mouse/keyboard [using the dongle -mouse/keyboard]
I tried with one of the very old[2years] wireless keyboard/mouse that i am using with my laptop but it didnt responded to the Dock.
Note: normal wired mouse and keyboard where working with DOCK. and also this wireless keyboard/mouse that am trying is a IR based one i believe. also its a one dongle vs both keyboard & mouse.
please help me in this regard
thanks
Get bluetooth mouse and keyboard or usb hub and usb mouse and keyboard
There are cheap
My suggestion is logitech dinovo
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