crazy testers needed - XPERIA X10 General

ok so I'm thinking of trying to get usb host mode working on x10
problem 1, the usb port in x10 does not provide power.to external devices...
i want some crazy tester to set.up a jig as mentioned here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24618556
(just make the jig....do not.think about that kernel...that's a totally different phone)
next, the kernel.you have to.use.is this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24217211
or, one.of.the two.kernels here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24026342
(as per your ROM, select kernel)
next we.need a usb host controller app (sztupy has made.one)
so get that
if someone is ready to go through this.... please contact me
maybe we can get usb otg up and running on x10
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Hey champ, just curious what the purpose of the jig is? If my understanding of a jig is correct, isn't it simply a 301ohm resistor between pins 4 and 5 in a USB connector? Usually used to put Samsung phones into download mode, I believe. I can see how I would need a usb OTG cable and a powered hub, but why the jig?
I hope that you're on to something here, USB host on the x10 would be incredible!
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;24732035 said:
Hey champ, just curious what the purpose of the jig is? If my understanding of a jig is correct, isn't it simply a 301ohm resistor between pins 4 and 5 in a USB connector? Usually used to put Samsung phones into download mode, I believe. I can see how I would need a usb OTG cable and a powered hub, but why the jig?
I hope that you're on to something here, USB host on the x10 would be incredible!
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actually yes....
we just need the otg cable and some way to provide power to the usb device....
rest my kernels i linked.to...I've complied them with host mode drivers enabled...
at the moment (for next 4-5 weeks) i do not have the time/energy/money/resources to set this hardware monkeying business....for that i need a volunteer.....
rest the kernel is up, and once device is connected, i can guide the person into mounting it too....
we just MIGHT do a big thing here
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Hey champ, I did have a usb 4 port hub that used a power supply. Will something like this work?
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ToledoJab said:
Hey champ, I did have a usb 4 port hub that used a power supply. Will something like this work?
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yes maybe... see my fxp mod kernels have usb mode enabled...we have to try and see if it works
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championswimmer said:
yes maybe... see my fxp mod kernels have usb mode enabled...we have to try and see if it works
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I have not used fxp yet. Whats a good kernel & rom to test with.
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The circuit/adapter needed is rather simple:
It will let data pass through, and from an external source provide power to both the phone and the device.
I might be up to test this, but I have to gather some leftover parts from broken USB gadgets I have lying around.
Now where did I place that 5 volt power supply? * looks around*
I'll be back...

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=923864
^^^ build your own hub.

get the hardware up guys, (I'm currently shifting homes, and all hardware related stuff cannot be found easily...lol)
I'll see what can be done about kernel and about mounting it..we might *just* be able to pull this off....
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=923864
^^^ build your own hub.
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Wouldn't it be easier and cheaper just to buy a powered one? But it does remind me of how pissed off I was as a kid when I ordered a Sinclair ZX81 kit to build and the bloody idiots sent me an assembled unit instead at no additional charge. Useless.

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Wouldn't it be easier and cheaper just to buy a powered one? But it does remind me of how pissed off I was as a kid when I ordered a Sinclair ZX81 kit to build and the bloody idiots sent me an assembled unit instead at no additional charge. Useless.
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Usb connection needs to be modded to micro usb either way.
I had ZX81.. such a awesome toy and tool.

Hey all,
I have all the nessesary hardware - DIY battery powered hub module with PWM power.Works fine on some other devices, not on X10.
It is because I was making a lot of developing and experiments with otg mode on X10 (X10 schematics helped). I have also built kernel modules, loaded them succesfully, but nothing else - logcat or dmesg didnt see anything and no errors returned (stick,HDD,mouse,keyboard...).
So, i could be volunteer, because I am interested of it, and slso have hardware and software skills
BTW.: I am also very curious about new ideas in otg X10

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Hey all,
I have all the nessesary hardware - DIY battery powered hub module with PWM power.Works fine on some other devices, not on X10.
It is because I was making a lot of developing and experiments with otg mode on X10 (X10 schematics helped). I have also built kernel modules, loaded them succesfully, but nothing else - logcat or dmesg didnt see anything and no errors returned (stick,HDD,mouse,keyboard...).
So, i could be volunteer, because I am interested of it, and slso have hardware and software skills
BTW.: I am also very curious about new ideas in otg X10
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try using my v5 kCernel
(you'll have to use fxp cm7 rom along with it )
it has usb otg enabled in kernel
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Ou... see that it requires unlocked bootloader
Sorry, is there any other solution how to get this kernel working? I. e. source code which can allow me to build locked bootloader kernel image?
And for your information, in kernel page (from your signature) version 5, link for wifi modules is dead , says file not found.

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Ou... see that it requires unlocked bootloader
Sorry, is there any other solution how to get this kernel working? I. e. source code which can allow me to build locked bootloader kernel image?
And for your information, in kernel page (from your signature) version 5, link for wifi modules is dead , says file not found.
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will try to build locked bl kernel for you...
for file download see my signature, there is dev host mirror and direct link both... (look inside x10 folder inside kernels)
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championswimmer said:
will try to build locked bl kernel for you...
for file download see my signature, there is dev host mirror and direct link both... (look inside x10 folder inside kernels)
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Anyway thanks for even try ! Good luck
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I've been experminetning hoping i'd get anything to show up in the kernel logs when attempting to connect something to the port.
However, even if the chip itself does support this, I start to believe the circuit board simply isn't wired up to function in this way.
Now think about it: Why would SE put the extra circuitry in (even if themselves are rather primitive), if they never planned to include it in the first place?
What I've done so far:
Made a simple adapter based on a experiment board with two USB connectors, and a DC in jack that supplies both connectors with 5 volts, that charges the phone, provides the common ground and supplies the gadget one connects (In my case a simple USB flash memory)
I tested this adapter on another device that does support USB on the Go, or what it's called. It works.
Even if a kernel doesn't support the device itself, the log will show signs that an unknown device is connected, which is good enough for me, as confirms the hardware works.
Now onto the X10:
Tried the ROM FreeXperia FXP117, with the kernel from FXP115, as is. dmesg gives no result at all. Also tried flipping around the data + and -, no result. Device is charging, bu nothing else.
Tried the kCernels, from the link provided by the OP in the first post.
While I had trouble booting the device up completely (My own fault, has nothing tod with this thread), at least I was able to boot the kernel and was able to access the device from the debug bridge (adb shell).
Yet again no result. Nothing from dmesg, nothing on the flash memory that indicates kernel accessing it. (It flashes a few times initially when detected otherwise)
Questions:
Are we talking about a separate modified kernel module here?
If so I might have missed it.
Have I missed any importants steps? (loading the external modules for instance?)
EDIT:
Are now "screwing" around with some USB hubs, connectors and are also looking int othis S3C USB Host thing. I suspect that one is aspecial thing for samsung, and are not the same as other devices uses.
We might need another way to control the USB-mode in the X10 chipset, which I suspect is not a S3C based one.
I also suspect the device need a special chip in order to switch between host and device mode, and that chip also provides the "root hub" in question. I suspect the X10 lacks all those things, even if the chipset itself proviced support for it.
EDIT 2:
No success at all. I even tried to detect if there where any data exchange between the X10 and the hubs I've tried (Both straight and crossover on the data leads)
Nothing. There is no whatsoever activity at all going on between the devices.
With that. I'm pretty sure one need a special chip that wakes up the USB host mode in the chipset when certain circumstances are fulfilled. (Normally a chip integrated in the device itself, which the X10 lacks)
I'll place this little project of mine, on the shelf for the time being.
At least until someone can provide us with additional tips that can lead into forcing the X10 chipset into USB host mode.
To put this in simpler terms:
One cannot simply connect to devices to eachother. Nothing will happen.
Both devices will sit there, waiting for the other one to start speaking so either one can respond to the other.
That is how USB device and host mode works:
When a device is connected, the host will detect it and start speaking to it, asking questions the device have to respond to. The device itself will never start speaking, it will only listen, and only respond when asked.
Once this has happened, the data exchange between the device and the operating system can take its course.
The X10 is a device, it listens.
If we try to connect a device/gadget to it, that is not a host itself, it will also sit there listening.
In this situation, we have two or more devices that refuses to speak, as there are no host around to start the conversation.
What we nee to do here, is encourage the X10 to start speaking, by forcing it into host mode BEFORE we connect anything.

for SysGhost:
Same as I did before on doomlord kernels with same (no) results
If you want, i have X10i block diagram schemes. I have already researched them for many many days, but maybe you will find something else...
And one thing - have you loaded usb host kernel modules? Even if hardware supports it, but doesnt have its module, nothing will show up in kernel or system message bus Maybe you know it, maybe not....

HeliumX10 said:
for SysGhost:
Same as I did before on doomlord kernels with same (no) results
If you want, i have X10i block diagram schemes. I have already researched them for many many days, but maybe you will find something else...
And one thing - have you loaded usb host kernel modules? Even if hardware supports it, but doesnt have its module, nothing will show up in kernel or system message bus Maybe you know it, maybe not....
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Any documents on the X10 would be helpful. If you got any, I'd gladly have a look.

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Any documents on the X10 would be helpful. If you got any, I'd gladly have a look.
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here there are
As I am uploading them here, i remember that I had found, that USB host cables are located (as in diagram) on the right side of the JTAG pins (under battery stick), because there is located an usb switcher (page 15).
But not sure about it - time to brainstorm

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USB Host disconnected pin?

hello,
i've heard that the universal WOULD support USB host drivers if an unconnected pin inside the universal was connected... could anyone tell me;
- if i manage to get the pin connected, would i get usb host features like on any other usb host phone with proper drivers?
- how hard is it to do?
- WHAT to do?
Oh man,really really nice interesting idea,hope it's true and possible,i hope someone knows all about that and soon writes here how that is possible maaan,would be really awesome to play with that
PalDragan said:
Oh man,really really nice interesting idea,hope it's true and possible,i hope someone knows all about that and soon writes here how that is possible maaan,would be really awesome to play with that
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nice to hear someone else would like to get it to work too
EDIT: just found this on another thread on another forum about a PXA270 phone, someone was trying to get it to work, seems like all we need is
- switch the pin to host mode
- a driver (maybe zenos latest ones?)
After about 6 months of not touching this project, I decided to take another quickie look at the PXA270 docs and programmers reference. What I now see is very interesting.
Originally, I was looking at bringing out the USB Host 1 interface pins to the outside world as they were only terminated internally on the motherboard. Only about 1% of users might be able to do that.
I then started to look at the USB OTG (On The Go) interface that this chip supports. The USB OTG interface can be used as both a client and host. It shares the same pins as the Axim's serial port. Unfortuately, there are two serial control lines pins that are not brought out to the connector, so I scrubbed that idea.
This past weekend I picked up the programmer's design reference book to look at how the various USB interfaces are programmed and I saw something that I missed before as this was in the USB Client section. It appears (to me anyways) that the USB Client pins can also be programmed to act as a USB Host when in the USB OTG low power operation mode. The manual discusses how the additional control registers are used along with an output mux and charge-pump circuit (to provide the +5v). Refer to the PXA27x Processor Family Developer's Manual - dated Jan 2006, sections 12.5.2 and 20.
I will be looking at this more closely to see if a simple driver can be written (Afarre, where are you...) to switch the USB client pins into Host mode. In addition to this, the USB device drivers would be needed. Please remember, an additional IO interface circuit will be needed to connect between any USB device and the Axim as the proper voltages are not on the sync connector.
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the_fish said:
nice to hear someone else would like to get it to work too
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Suuuuuuuuuure,every crazy idea to abuse my PPC and i'm in for the quest
PalDragan said:
Suuuuuuuuuure,every crazy idea to abuse my PPC and i'm in for the quest
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haha same, btw thats the link to the topic:
http://www.mobilitysite.com/boards/x50-x51-forums/140071-hacking-pxa270-internal-usb-host-24.html
Unfortunately, this means it's not for 99% of users as it requires a delicate hardware mod/addition to the motherboard (see my earlier posts & photos in this thread).
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seems like they were still working on the driver (which we already have(?)) so we only need the hardware mod.... i guess...
the_fish said:
haha same, btw thats the link to the topic:
http://www.mobilitysite.com/boards/x50-x51-forums/140071-hacking-pxa270-internal-usb-host-24.html
seems like they were still working on the driver (which we already have(?)) so we only need the hardware mod.... i guess...
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Ummm it's definately a crazy idea. We were discussing with mamaich (our guru) last year. Unfortunately it's not that simple to provide the power in sync connector, which is acting as a usb client (connector) at the moment.
tomal said:
Ummm it's definately a crazy idea. We were discussing with mamaich (our guru) last year. Unfortunately it's not that simple to provide the power in sync connector, which is acting as a usb client (connector) at the moment.
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did you read in the thread i posted a link to? they had the same problem, but also found out that it maybe is possible to provide the nessecary +5v too, they were not sure tho, and i thought maybe zenos drivers contain the code to do that.
the_fish said:
did you read in the thread i posted a link to? they had the same problem, but also found out that it maybe is possible to provide the nessecary +5v too, they were not sure tho, and i thought maybe zenos drivers contain the code to do that.
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Ok, seems there is a new idea of power injection from outside.
Anybody tried it...?
Couple of months ago, I was trying with outside +5v power but nothing happens
Win_XP said:
Couple of months ago, I was trying with outside +5v power but nothing happens
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did you use one of those special USB cables that have two female USB-A, one for power and the other for the device to plug in?
http://htc-tytn-ii.handster.com/software.php?id=3339&for=HTC+TyTN+II
i don't know anything about this.. i'm actually looking to hook up something that normally has a rs-232 port.. but is also made in usb.. It draws power from another source
with something like that program doesn't that suggest usb host is possible..
http://gnalpgnarf.handster.com/software.php?id=3339&for=gnalpgnarf
hmmm....am I right or am I wrong?
Theoretically speaking the idea with a pin is supposed to redirect power from intake to output, however, not only Uni is incapable of supporting the output (you are essentially attempting to piggyback another device), the external support will not be possible due to pin configuration, regardless of the cable used.
Another thing, other than sheer experimentation, what would be the real point of such USB host?
STOP TORTURING YOUR UNIs, GUYS!!!!
I am pretty sure, that the Universal doesn't support USB Host.
It did not, it does not, it will not.
Sorry guys!
To be honest:
Yes, the PXA270 chip supports USB Host, but in most HTC devices they use this feature already for something else, like: WLAN or 3G connection.
DOMy
seen this?:
http://hhtinker.blogspot.com/2008/10/usb-host-on-treo-650.html
do you know what USB Host already busy?
it used as data call transfer radio <-> CE.
USB hub will not solve this problem easy.
also if you want attach it to miniUSB connector, you need additional OTG chip.
=> Host on universal is very hard to do, ...impossible.

USB host

Does any know if is possibile to connect a pen USB to HD2?
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leo usb host (sponsored by google) gives THIS xda thread from feb last year,
(not very easily, is the actual answer)
i wanna bring this up again. would it be possible to port the usb host kernel patch from the nexus one or desire hd to the hd2 kernel?
+1 bump, i would be interested in this as well. The wiki states current kernel is the problem
http://htc-linux.org/wiki/index.php?title=Leo/Status
Code:
USB
Android Debug (ADB) works
Normal USB Ethernet works with patch from mobile-linux-discuss Mailing List - see Contact
USB Host is broken in current kernel (due to battery driver detection not working). see mailing list Contact
but i'm not sure which branch it refers to, .32 should have no problem with this. Should be portable from the N1, since it's the same SoC. We would also need an app for switching between Host and Slave mode
+1 for this feature, would love to copy the camera HQ snaps and upload to flickr while on the move. ALso keeping a backup pendrive with songs/videos will be wonderful too. The possibilities are actually endless
USB OTG / Host thread bump
I would like to bump the thread.
I recall USB host funcionality was successfully implemented to ubuntu distros kernel...
It was ported to android distros with loosing the USB gadjet funcionality (desire and nexus)
... but now there is a new light...
It is fully working on SGS2! this means no more: "android is not built for this"
are there any kernel devs interested in USB OTG for leo?
Is there anyone familiar how it's done in SGS2 kernel and android build so that it just works?
I thought it was the case that Leo does not supply any power to the USB port = tough to power devices :-(
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I thought it was the case that Leo does not supply any power to the USB port = tough to power devices :-(
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Available information says it does not.
Possibly there are some microp commands to trigger some power when OTG is supposed to be active...
After all, power could be injected from an external source (this is how it works under linux distros: Ubuntu on Leo, Debian) so i think this would be the smallest problem
Today I saw that DFT has made the USB host working on WM6.5, so it is only a software limitation , and it is in the current kernel.
I've used an USBHost mode onmy DHD (with a patched kernel for USB host). Actually it can''t provide enough power to other devices, but with some power injection cable the Mass Storage works fine.
Also i saw in the EVO forum a guy who ported a DirectLink Display Drivers, so this will give us a TV-Out option.
So is there anyone working for solution?
Leo usb host development
Although I have not much experience in kernel development I will put all my efforts on figuring out a solution on this issue.
I have a question to ported Host mode to your DHD.
I have heard that when host mode is implemented to the kernel, one must sacrifice USB gadget (on this kernel only). Did you try ADB or multimount to connect to pc?
Host mode was successfully implemented into linux distro kernel and I may be wrong but I recall Dan1j3l mentioned somewhere that he was able to port the Sven Killig's host mode to Leo android kernel as well.
Besides, in the 2.6.37 kernel (CM) for Leo developent tree there are all of the files included, but the problem is that the kernel does not boot yet :/
ogonzuhnina said:
Although I have not much experience in kernel development I will put all my efforts on figuring out a solution on this issue.
I have a question to ported Host mode to your DHD.
I have heard that when host mode is implemented to the kernel, one must sacrifice USB gadget (on this kernel only). Did you try ADB or multimount to connect to pc?
Host mode was successfully implemented into linux distro kernel and I may be wrong but I recall Dan1j3l mentioned somewhere that he was able to port the Sven Killig's host mode to Leo android kernel as well.
Besides, in the 2.6.37 kernel (CM) for Leo developent tree there are all of the files included, but the problem is that the kernel does not boot yet :/
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Since there are many (including myself) who are interested in this, maybe we should open a thread for DEVs (tag it with [DEV]) to see who can help with this. Hope that you will be successful with this.
separate [DEV] thread
sure, why not.
One thing I would suggest though
As i hate endless talks in threads (making them hard to get condenced info on the subject) maybe it would make sense to have a pair of threads: one with babbling, second with pure technical info and conclusions.
in case of my progress I am at the stage of reading, pulling trees, setting up environments, reading, reading, reading...
since there is a number of trees with host included I am planning to setup some sort of code visualisation tools to look for similarities and system solutions - will try to implement it further into our Leo kernel
... dont know where it will lead me, but with a little luck...
Just a little update (for those interested)
I managed to succesfully compile and boot a kernel with host patch roughly integrated.
I did not test if the host features worked or not, but at least the process is somehow working, and the source code is not totally messed up.
The symptoms observed within android are USB connection not recognized and no charging (effect of usb gadget functions being cut off; battery/charging driver dependent on usb connection state).
It is obvious that the way is still long, but at least there is some minor progress
I am not going to give up...yet
Whish me luck ;-)
(It's time to setup some gear and read lots more...)
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Thanks for your efforts I am definitely following this closely. Having USB Host would up the usability of this device hundred folds!!!!!
All the best!!!!!!!
ogonzuhnina said:
Just a little update (for those interested)
I managed to succesfully compile and boot a kernel with host patch roughly integrated.
I did not test if the host features worked or not, but at least the process is somehow working, and the source code is not totally messed up.
The symptoms observed within android are USB connection not recognized and no charging (effect of usb gadget functions being cut off; battery/charging driver dependent on usb connection state).
It is obvious that the way is still long, but at least there is some minor progress
I am not going to give up...yet
Whish me luck ;-)
(It's time to setup some gear and read lots more...)
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no major updates yet :/
for anyone following...
Sorry for not giving any major update.
I did setup all required hardware, tested, but (as suspected) it didn't work yet.
I had to suspend host related activities due to uni stuff.
I expect to close my remaining issues within a week and get back to getting this bastard to work
cheers
ogonzuhnina said:
for anyone following...
Sorry for not giving any major update.
I did setup all required hardware, tested, but (as suspected) it didn't work yet.
I had to suspend host related activities due to uni stuff.
I expect to close my remaining issues within a week and get back to getting this bastard to work
cheers
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Well, you have one person here faithfully following the progress All the best!
ogonzuhnina said:
for anyone following...
Sorry for not giving any major update.
I did setup all required hardware, tested, but (as suspected) it didn't work yet.
I had to suspend host related activities due to uni stuff.
I expect to close my remaining issues within a week and get back to getting this bastard to work
cheers
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Hey, how are things coming along? I, for one, am very interested to see the results of your experimentation
why wont devs help u?
erlern said:
Hey, how are things coming along? I, for one, am very interested to see the results of your experimentation
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+1 here too but i cant understand y devs are helping him with getting usb working especially with so many brilliant devs on here!!
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maddoc1007 said:
+1 here too but i cant understand y devs are not helping him with getting usb working especially with so many brilliant devs on here!![/really meant y devs are not elping him me bad
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Hi guys,
Thanks for the support.
Unfortunately I had no time to move anywhere forwards due to tough times at work :/
Comming week is (hopefuly) the last one, as next weekend I am planning to be a master in engineering
To explain the other devs:
the host capabilities of our android device seams a minor benefit, esspecially in comparison to 2.6.35 or .37 ongoing developments.
Let them do these serious stuff and left these /fairly/ simple ports to greenhorns
cheers
ogonzuhnina said:
Hi guys,
Thanks for the support.
Unfortunately I had no time to move anywhere forwards due to tough times at work :/
Comming week is (hopefuly) the last one, as next weekend I am planning to be a master in engineering
To explain the other devs:
the host capabilities of our android device seams a minor benefit, esspecially in comparison to 2.6.35 or .37 ongoing developments.
Let them do these serious stuff and left these /fairly/ simple ports to greenhorns
cheers
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Thanks for updating us Take your time then... you are starting your Masters or you are graduating?
Btw, I believe that the devs are not 'helping' because they do not know about this thread in the Q&A... would be nice if you can start a thread with a [DEV] tag. That would really get their attention. Just my 2 cents. I could gladly come up with one if you don't have the time.
Thanks.

[Q] USB otg?

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.
Blefish said:
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
emre.yv said:
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
btsimonh said:
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
btsimonh said:
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 .
Blefish said:
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:

OTG Support

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...
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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?
nikhil.pgm said:
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
Caldair said:
'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..]
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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..]
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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.

Nexus 4 OTG now ?

Hi,
so, after the new wave of Nexus 4 in the play store, and the rev 11 (12 ?), is this a new changelog for the rev ? And is this now OTG support ?
Thanks for your answer
(can't buy my N4, Google canceled my order :'()
uh ...... no
I just received my Nexus 4 two days ago, and USB OTG doesn't work on it. I don't know which revision it is. How do you find out?
Btw., I'm trying to find a solution, and I made a wiki where I am collecting everything I know about the problem:
http://www.wikihost.org/w/nexus4otg
Unfortunately, I can't post it in the dev thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2048545 , because I don't have enough posts, which is a bit silly. Could someone please link it there? Everybody who wants to contribute to the wiki is welcome.
My next steps:
Get a power injector cable, see if I can get a low-level response (dmesg etc.) with it.
Make a debug kernel that spits out more information.
Check what parts are disabled, and put them back in (Shaky156 make a kernel like this, I'm not sure what exactly he did though).
If all fails, see if I can mod it to manually enter host mode (instead of on OTG sensing), or bypass the slimport chip (if it is the problem).
CaptainMuon said:
I just received my Nexus 4 two days ago, and USB OTG doesn't work on it. I don't know which revision it is. How do you find out?
Btw., I'm trying to find a solution, and I made a wiki where I am collecting everything I know about the problem:
http://www.wikihost.org/w/nexus4otg
Unfortunately, I can't post it in the dev thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2048545 , because I don't have enough posts, which is a bit silly. Could someone please link it there? Everybody who wants to contribute to the wiki is welcome.
My next steps:
Get a power injector cable, see if I can get a low-level response (dmesg etc.) with it.
Make a debug kernel that spits out more information.
Check what parts are disabled, and put them back in (Shaky156 make a kernel like this, I'm not sure what exactly he did though).
If all fails, see if I can mod it to manually enter host mode (instead of on OTG sensing), or bypass the slimport chip (if it is the problem).
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In the boot loader
heat361 said:
In the boot loader
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Thanks, it's rev_11.
CaptainMuon said:
I just received my Nexus 4 two days ago, and USB OTG doesn't work on it. I don't know which revision it is. How do you find out?
Btw., I'm trying to find a solution, and I made a wiki where I am collecting everything I know about the problem:
http://www.wikihost.org/w/nexus4otg
Unfortunately, I can't post it in the dev thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2048545 , because I don't have enough posts, which is a bit silly. Could someone please link it there? Everybody who wants to contribute to the wiki is welcome.
My next steps:
Get a power injector cable, see if I can get a low-level response (dmesg etc.) with it.
Make a debug kernel that spits out more information.
Check what parts are disabled, and put them back in (Shaky156 make a kernel like this, I'm not sure what exactly he did though).
If all fails, see if I can mod it to manually enter host mode (instead of on OTG sensing), or bypass the slimport chip (if it is the problem).
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A link to a wiki page doesn't belong in the dev section, read the rules. If you get a kernel up and working that can be posted in development.
kzoodroid said:
A link to a wiki page doesn't belong in the dev section, read the rules. If you get a kernel up and working that can be posted in development.
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Sorry, but then how does anything in that thread, maybe with exception of the opening post, belong there? None of it is the announcement of finished work or similar. People are trying to get it to work in that thread.
(Edit: Just to clarify, of course I don't want to open a new thread there. I was hoping to get into contact with the people discussing in the thread I linked, and trying to help. I did read the rules.)
USB OTG for Nexus4
Hi...
I have some idea about nexus4 otg....
that is i have voltage converter that means 4V to 5V.
if nexus4 slimport out put 4v then converter makes it 5v ...so it can run the USB...
its not needs external power .......or power usb hub
I had tried it.. but I cant make it
how can i solve the problem????
Vincent2013 said:
Hi...
I have some idea about nexus4 otg....
that is i have voltage converter that means 4V to 5V.
if nexus4 slimport out put 4v then converter makes it 5v ...so it can run the USB...
its not needs external power .......or power usb hub
I had tried it.. but I cant make it
how can i solve the problem????
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AFAIK the Nexus 4 usb itself is not powered.. so no matter what you wont get voltage from it. For now, atleast, I hope.

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