Hi all,
I did a few searches before this and it seems like no one else has asked about this yet. My goal is to get some type of external radio working on an Android phone in hopes to learn more about the system and possibly get a USB LTE radio talking to Android. I know most of the phones use usb Micro which supports a host protocol but I don't know if the Android system supports it.
My first goal would be to get a usb wifi dongle or 3g dongle working. My reasoning is because those have linux drivers so maybe I could try to get the driver on the android phone? Just my thoughts.
Does anyone think this is possible? Thanks for any help.
PS: I am aware that I would need an adapter to make the dongle fit to the micro usb port.
SO far I have been able to get host mode working on a nexus one. Now I need to get into adding different kernel modules compiled. Does anyone know a good guide to follow to ge me started? I did a quick google search but it didnt really turn up anything other than compile the actual Android Kernel.
has anyone managed toget your 3 usbdongle working with your tf101?
currently, none of these USB 3G dongles work on the Transformer because they need drivers to work, but I guess it will be soon before someone figures out a workaround.
Best thing to do now is to get a MiFi device (D-Link & Huawei) has it. But costs a bomb about S$170 for D-link and $200+ for the Huawei one. FYI, this MiFi device is actually a mobile wireless router where you need your Data Simcard to be inserted into the device and it can be shared with other users (like a normal wireless router).
i hve the mifi device given by starhub.. but i heard that someone managed to get tbe 3g usb dongle to work on the xoom so iwas hopingit would work on the tranzformer
so anyone managed to find the link for the xoom app to make the dongle work
cyberazi said:
so anyone managed to find the link for the xoom app to make the dongle work
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The best place to ask this question would be in the Xoom forums.
Regards,
Dave
Someones taken the work that was done to get Huawei USB dongles working on the Folio 100 and ported it to the Acer A500.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1118639
I've tried these changes on my Transformer but I've been unable to get it working though I'm unsure if that's because the Wifi Transformer kernel doesn't contain the necessary bits or if I just haven't worked out what needs to go into the build.prop file.
I'm hoping (if no-one's cracked it before then) that the upcoming release of the 3G Transformer will add more pieces to puzzle.
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Someones taken the work that was done to get Huawei USB dongles working on the Folio 100 and ported it to the Acer A500.
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But on the eepad does it necessarily require to connect to the docking station or is it possible to connect in some way directly to the tablet?
Ciao
The custom port on the bottom of the transformer is (amongst other things) a USB port and people have had success using a Female to Female USB adaptor to plug devices into the USB cable ASUS supply.
Asus are also supposed to be releasing an official adaptor to allow connection of devices without needing to go via the cable.
The problem isn't really connecting the USB modem it's working out what modules and drivers and possibly kernel changes are needed to get the Transformer to recognise the modem.
im hoping someone can get it to work..
It looks like we need specific Kernel Modules for the Transformer to have any luck of getting this to work which will requires skills far beyond mine so I think for the moment we have to hope that one of the Transformer ROM devs decides this is work doing.
I'll happily put up a bounty of $30 for whoever can get 3G modems working properly on the transformer
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3G dongle needed
if a dev can do this for us.
Regards
It's my first time on XDA so give me sum time if i mess up or something
I have a Blackberry Curve 3G I can use this as a 3G USB MODEM on a computer.
I have a Rooted Acer A500 WiFi only which has a standard USB 2.0 port which only supports usb mouse,usb keyboards or any thing the uses memory drives because i rooted my tablet.
I know it is possible to do this and has been done but only works with browser and i think gmail. Which is fine for me.
Can someone please help me buy posting some directions on how to do this step by step.
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It's my first time on XDA so give me sum time if i mess up or something
I have a Blackberry Curve 3G I can use this as a 3G USB MODEM on a computer.
I have a Rooted Acer A500 WiFi only which has a standard USB 2.0 port which only supports usb mouse,usb keyboards or any thing the uses memory drives because i rooted my tablet.
I know it is possible to do this and has been done but only works with browser and i think gmail. Which is fine for me.
Can someone please help me buy posting some directions on how to do this step by step.
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This hasnt been done for anything other than android and possibly (not sute about this one) iphones. But feel free to join the group here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1157488
And ps for future reference questions belong to general. Development is for developers and their work.
hey guys and girls;
for various reasons i want to be able to use cat5 with my tablet, i have found this:
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B007RTACDM/ref=aw_d_detail?pd=1
but it says it wont work with samsung as they dont support wired internet, is that something that is in custom roms? i was planing on using a dock, maybe with a otg usb connector or something, is there a better way of getting cat5 on my tablet?
if not, has anyone had much luck with other tablets and what im trying to make happen?
Hello people. I have a question regarding connecting a usb dongle to a tablet. I'm not a developer and I'm not a hardware expert either so easy with the terms. :laugh:
I saw a thread where Bhaskar1109 explained how to connect a dongle to any Android tablet but it required root access and that's not something that everyone can manage.
So the question is; is it possible to set up a specific dongle model in cooperation with a specifically designed Android app to get it working without any fuss?
I would really appreciate your replies.
Thanks,
Rob
It may depend on your tablet. I've got a tab 2 and I can just plug the dongle in and go.