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[Q] Can you hook the A7 directly to a PC?

I've seen little about this, but there are suggestions that you should be able to go USB A-A and connect this device to a PC. Has anyone tried? What experiences did you get?
Amazon's value pack (which i didn't get) comes with an A-A cable and mentions hooking to a PC, but that's nearly the only place I've come across that info.
Anyone?

Greenaar, what Amazon pack are you talking about? I could not find anything on their site about a kit that comes with the cable. I got mine from TigerDirect and that did not include a cable.
On another note, does anyone know how to debug an app on this device? Can it be done through the Bluetooth channel? WiFi maybe?
Thanks!

Pedronis said:
On another note, does anyone know how to debug an app on this device? Can it be done through the Bluetooth channel? WiFi maybe?
Thanks!
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I can't get the emulator to boot the a7's kernel, but you can setup adb to listen over wifi.
There's instructions on a wiki here: http://elocitya7.wikispaces.com/
On the A7, open up a terminal and do:
Code:
su
setprop service.adb.tcp.port 2222
stop adbd
start adbd
On the host computer use:
Code:
adb connect 192.168.0.151:2222
About the OP's USB question, I'm not sure but I'd be cautious. The A7 supplies power out the USB port and so does the PC.

greenaar said:
I've seen little about this, but there are suggestions that you should be able to go USB A-A and connect this device to a PC. Has anyone tried? What experiences did you get?
Amazon's value pack (which i didn't get) comes with an A-A cable and mentions hooking to a PC, but that's nearly the only place I've come across that info.
Anyone?
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Assuming that an A-A cable would allow me to connect my A7 to my PC, I went to Fry's assuming it'd be an easy purchase. They only had USB 3.0 A-A cables and those aren't bacwards compatible. Needless to say, I was forced to buy a large USB kit for about $20. Got home, plugged in various iteration of the A-A cables that came in the kit. Turns out you can't hook it up that way.
Other users have used Dexter's Ad-hoc patch to communicate between the A7 & a PC. There's another wifi app that allows you to communicate using a local network, but I forgot what its called.

tjc2k4 said:
I can't get the emulator to boot the a7's kernel, but you can setup adb to listen over wifi.
There's instructions on a wiki here: http elocitya7 dot wikispaces dot com
On the A7, open up a terminal and do:
Code:
su
setprop service.adb.tcp.port 2222
stop adbd
start adbd
On the host computer use:
Code:
adb connect 192.168.0.151:2222
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Thanks! I will give that a shot...

Debuggin/Deploying using the Tegra Visual Studio Plugin

Hi guys,
as the M.O.J.O. obviously lacks USB debugging, I was wondering if some of you where able to deploy/debug apps using NVidias Tegra plugin for Visual Studio.
Sadly the plugin seems to be using a internal adb instance, which you don't have access to. Apparently the internal adb instance only scans for USB devices and AFAIK there is currently no way to tell it to connect to a specific ip address
So either there has to be a way to tell the Tegra plugin to connect to tcp/ip devices OR to get somehow USB debugging working on the M.O.J.O using a USB A Male to A Male cable.
Help is highly appreciated.

Hi!
Have you tried ADB via WLAN?
Code:
adb connect xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

New To Shield - can't get an external Keyboard to work (dongle type)

Been setting up my ShieldTV (2017) - and sideloaded YouTubeTV App and Chrome. Need an external keyboard for them to work and tried the Logitech K400+.
I've added the USB Dongle, and had the keyboard inches away - nothing. Powered off, rebooted, nothing.
Checked all the settings - don't see anything related to external keyboard. All I was able to do was select the AOSP keyboard.
Is it the keyboard or is there just something basic I'm missing?

i have and use the k400 model and it works out of the box even on latest stock 5.1.
No need to setup anything.
Check your batteries and make sure you turn it on (the switch is on top right of the kb). Last but not least check the usb receiver is the correct (also in case of various devices of same brand) and says Logitech.
If no go then it could be defective. Try it in a PC or laptop. Btw for better performance i use a single usb 2.0 port extender but works fine in a 4 port usb 3.0 i have, however mileage may vary as in many cases usb 3.0 ports can cause issues, in this case interference.
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lavero.burgos said:
i have and use the k400 model and it works out of the box even on latest stock 5.1.
No need to setup anything.
Check your batteries and make sure you turn it on (the switch is on top right of the kb). Last but not least check the usb receiver is the correct (also in case of various devices of same brand) and says Logitech.
If no go then it could be defective. Try it in a PC or laptop. Btw for better performance i use a single usb 2.0 port extender but works fine in a 4 port usb 3.0 i have, however mileage may vary as in many cases usb 3.0 ports can cause issues, in this case interference.
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Thanks for the reply.
Yeah, the k400 works fine with other systems, so im doing something wrong

luigidk said:
Thanks for the reply.
Yeah, the k400 works fine with other systems, so im doing something wrong
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check your apps too or try a factory reset as last resort.
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lavero.burgos said:
check your apps too or try a factory reset as last resort.
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I swapped mu usb drive and kbd dongle. Kbd niw works but i don't see my usb storage. Looks like a hardware problem

luigidk said:
I swapped mu usb drive and kbd dongle. Kbd niw works but i don't see my usb storage. Looks like a hardware problem
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are you in stock nougat or full android?
usually in the latter you gotta do a trick to enable second usb port host mode as by default work for ADB/Debug only
If you have USB debugging on try turning off.
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lavero.burgos said:
are you in stock nougat or full android?
usually in the latter you gotta do a trick to enable second usb port host mode as by default work for ADB/Debug only
If you have USB debugging on try turning off.
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Im fully stock. In that case does the shield tv only support 1 USB port? Wouldn't make any sense.

luigidk said:
Im fully stock. In that case does the shield tv only support 1 USB port? Wouldn't make any sense.
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no, both work but one works for debugging too as Nvidia removed the mini usb otg port.
As i said if you have developers mode enabled and usb debugging try disabling it and reboot.
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lavero.burgos said:
no, both work but one works for debugging too as Nvidia removed the mini usb otg port.
As i said if you have developers mode enabled and usb debugging try disabling it and reboot.
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Thanks for the tip. I had not setup dev mode, but turned on dev mode... Toggled usb debugging and turned off dev mode.
Now it works

luigidk said:
Thanks for the tip. I had not setup dev mode, but turned on dev mode... Toggled usb debugging and turned off dev mode.
Now it works
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great. please add [Solved] to thread title and better yet change it to something more accurate so others with same problem can find this thread easily.
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lavero.burgos said:
great. please add [Solved] to thread title and better yet change it to something more accurate so others with same problem can find this thread easily.
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Well - this is just silly - I don't know how to update the thread title... and to change it to be more descriptive.?

Hey, regarding this issue. USB debugging probably wasn't the cause.
But by enabling and disabling you did fix the cause, because there are two instances that need the second USB port. One is for debugging and the second is for the device to be seen as an external device when you use that USB port to connect it to the computer (in short, MTP protocol for filesharing).
Probably in the Storage settings you turned on the USB toggle for file access. By enabling developer mode and enabling USB debugging, the toggle was automatically turned off once you disabled that.
Or maybe the setting was toggled when you tried to setup the plex server. Not sure what actions trigger that, but now you know the real cause.
If you haven't enabled developer settings, USB debugging won't be turned on by itself. Especially not when the device is practically new and you haven't done anything to it.
So keep this in mind, either using debugging or making your internal storage available over USB will disable that USB port for other devices.

mr-tee said:
Hey, regarding this issue. USB debugging probably wasn't the cause.
But by enabling and disabling you did fix the cause, because there are two instances that need the second USB port. One is for debugging and the second is for the device to be seen as an external device when you use that USB port to connect it to the computer (in short, MTP protocol for filesharing).
Probably in the Storage settings you turned on the USB toggle for file access. By enabling developer mode and enabling USB debugging, the toggle was automatically turned off once you disabled that.
Or maybe the setting was toggled when you tried to setup the plex server. Not sure what actions trigger that, but now you know the real cause.
If you haven't enabled developer settings, USB debugging won't be turned on by itself. Especially not when the device is practically new and you haven't done anything to it.
So keep this in mind, either using debugging or making your internal storage available over USB will disable that USB port for other devices.
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Thanks for providing this insight. Makes total sense as i couldn't understand how that port became unusable for the wireless dongle

My (proprietary radio) USB wireless keyboard stopped typing, though it indicated it was paired to its USB dongle. I tried to pair a Bluetooth keyboard to the Shield TV too, and while it would pair (and accept the passcode typed on the keyboard), it would fail at "connecting" and not work. I tried toggling developer mode, USB debugging, even USB type from Automatic to Compatible and back, no joy.
Then I restarted the Shield TV. It seemed to shut down but didn't start back up - black screen. I power cycled it. When it came back up I was able to pair the Bluetooth keyboard, connect and type, and pair the (proprietary radio) USB wireless keyboard.

6t won't connect to Windows 10 PC

I'm at a complete loss here guys, hate to even ask this. So I tried to connect my 6t to my Windows 10 PC and the PC won't even RECOGNIZE that anything was plugged in! No sound and not even an entry in device manager. I even went as far as to reinstall Windows 10 and no dice. I installed the One plus driver from here on XDA and they are unsigned drivers, so I disabled driver signature enforcement and the drivers are now on my PC, but with the PC not even noticing something was plugged in it's no use.
Some info.
Using the red USB C cable that came with the device.
Plugging it into a USB 3.0 port on my PC.
Installed the OnePlus driver with enforcement disabled.
More info? Let me know! I'm lost here.

H4X0R46 said:
I'm at a complete loss here guys, hate to even ask this. So I tried to connect my 6t to my Windows 10 PC and the PC won't even RECOGNIZE that anything was plugged in! No sound and not even an entry in device manager. I even went as far as to reinstall Windows 10 and no dice. I installed the One plus driver from here on XDA and they are unsigned drivers, so I disabled driver signature enforcement and the drivers are now on my PC, but with the PC not even noticing something was plugged in it's no use.
Some info.
Using the red USB C cable that came with the device.
Plugging it into a USB 3.0 port on my PC.
Installed the OnePlus driver with enforcement disabled.
More info? Let me know! I'm lost here.
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Try a different cable. I come from the land of pixels where you'd be surprised by the amount of headaches cables have caused. If that's doesn't work I'd be stumped as well

You have to enable USB debugging and change USB configuration to transfer data..
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S8ntsHaz3 said:
Try a different cable. I come from the land of pixels where you'd be surprised by the amount of headaches cables have caused. If that's doesn't work I'd be stumped as well
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Hmm... That's worth a shot! I don't have another USB C cable, but I'll get one to try. I'll let ya know!

j0hnee said:
You have to enable USB debugging and change USB configuration to transfer data..
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I did both. Doesn't work for me :/ In Android pie, is there some setting to enable MTP other than developer options? I don't even get the heads up notification on my device. I'll try connecting it to a USB 2.0 port instead of 3.0 and see what that does.

H4X0R46 said:
Hmm... That's worth a shot! I don't have another USB C cable, but I'll get one to try. I'll let ya know!
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Hope it works??

S8ntsHaz3 said:
Hope it works??
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Just ordered one of these, hope it works! https://ebay.to/2zFk9Dt

H4X0R46 said:
I'm at a complete loss here guys, hate to even ask this. So I tried to connect my 6t to my Windows 10 PC and the PC won't even RECOGNIZE that anything was plugged in! No sound and not even an entry in device manager. I even went as far as to reinstall Windows 10 and no dice. I installed the One plus driver from here on XDA and they are unsigned drivers, so I disabled driver signature enforcement and the drivers are now on my PC, but with the PC not even noticing something was plugged in it's no use.
Some info.
Using the red USB C cable that came with the device.
Plugging it into a USB 3.0 port on my PC.
Installed the OnePlus driver with enforcement disabled.
More info? Let me know! I'm lost here.
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Just ruling out all possibilities (have run into this myself on other phones) :
Have you tried another port on you PC?
FWIW,I'm using a cable from either an LG or Samsung & that's working for me.
The device is seen & I got the pop-up on the phone after toggling the associated USB options in Dev Options on the phone.
Was able to execute ADB commands for an Immersive Mode app & to use the no-root ADB Uninstall commands.

I just used my og pixel xl type c cable and it instantly installed the drivers and recognized the phone

Front ports of PC chassis sometimes give too little power so try an usb port on back. try with other pc as it might be problem with your pc

KOLIOSIS said:
Just ruling out all possibilities (have run into this myself on other phones) :
Have you tried another port on you PC?
FWIW,I'm using a cable from either an LG or Samsung & that's working for me.
The device is seen & I got the pop-up on the phone after toggling the associated USB options in Dev Options on the phone.
Was able to execute ADB commands for an Immersive Mode app & to use the no-root ADB Uninstall commands.
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Alright, so I tried different ports on my PC both front and back, no usb input sound or anything. I'm wondering if the USB C cable that comes in the box of the 6t just isn't a data cable? I have developer options enabled, adb debugging, and have the default USB mode set to MTP. Nothing still. I wonder why. Have you tried connecting your 6t with the included cable? Just to rule out if it IS a data cable or not. Thanks!

g_oral said:
Front ports of PC chassis sometimes give too little power so try an usb port on back. try with other pc as it might be problem with your pc
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Tried some ports on the back that are part of my motherboard, same issue. No sound and no entry in device manager. No notification on my 6t either. The phone CHARGES, but nothing more.

fiffan86 said:
I just used my og pixel xl type c cable and it instantly installed the drivers and recognized the phone
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Could you try using your included cable and report back? Thanks in advance man!

Is there a possibility to try on another computer? Just to rule out that the problem isn't in the computer itself...

I've just factory reset my 6T and plugged it into a USB 2 port on the front of my PC, using the red cable that came with the phone, and it immediately recognised it. You clearly have an issue but we can rule out it being a general issue.

just checking. you say it charges, that was the default setting on mine after i enabled usb debugging. i opened notifications on my phone and the was a small one saying phone charging, when i clicked on it i got an options page for usb preferences and then switched to file transfer. works fine now.

H4X0R46 said:
I'm at a complete loss here guys, hate to even ask this. So I tried to connect my 6t to my Windows 10 PC and the PC won't even RECOGNIZE that anything was plugged in! No sound and not even an entry in device manager. I even went as far as to reinstall Windows 10 and no dice. I installed the One plus driver from here on XDA and they are unsigned drivers, so I disabled driver signature enforcement and the drivers are now on my PC, but with the PC not even noticing something was plugged in it's no use.
Some info.
Using the red USB C cable that came with the device.
Plugging it into a USB 3.0 port on my PC.
Installed the OnePlus driver with enforcement disabled.
More info? Let me know! I'm lost here.
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are you in fastboot mode on the phone? are you just running the phone within osygenOS?

I'm going to say damaged cable.
Try any other device that you can plug it into. If it still doesn't work it's the cable. If you change cable and still a problem I'd RMA the device maybe faulty port on phone. Device is too new to be playing games like this. Get a new one.

I just connected my, to windows 10 laptop after seeing this post. No driver installed, red cable that came with phone, USB 3 Port in the laptop. Nothing was needed to do for it to be recognized. Worked just like that.
Albeit I enabled USB debugging in developer option beforehand and changed the option to file transfer.

Just wanted to show the settings

Please help me connect Asus z380m to Win 10 usb for adb / Tasker

EDIT - solved! I've never noticed that apparently some cheap micro usb cables will not work for adb data connections though they work with other devices such as external drives just fine. Grabbed a 3rd cable out of desperation and it hooked right up. What are the odds? Learn something new every day.
Either I'm being thick or this is just fubared - I have a non-rooted Asus z380m running Android 7.0 firmware ww_v5.3.20_20180809. I cannot for the life of me get it to connect to any of my pc's in order to enable write secure settings for something I'm trying with Tasker (turn gps off requires security?). I've Googled forever, tried every usb driver I can locate (including unsigned installs), ensured that Developer mode, USB debugging and USB config on device is set to MTP protocol. NOTHING seems to enable usb connection to pc. The only way I've been able to get files on & off device is through Asus file manager utility that provides web interface (which sucks).
I also tried a Win7 laptop with the "latest_usb_driver" package and no joy there either.
I'm not the most savvy Android guy around, but doing IT for many years I have more than the average clue. Except here apparently.
Any insights would be _greatly_ appreciated.
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