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I have a micro usb to HDMI adapter, I think its a MHL plug. However it doesn't fit.
The Nexus 7 does not support HDMI, MHL, or any type of direct connect video out, period. The microUSB port can be used for USB OTG duties: keyboards, mice, USB Flash memory devices, even USB hard drives if necessary, but not any form of video output.
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No offense, but did you blindly buy this product or blindly buy this product?
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I wish it did, but sadly it doesn't. I knew that before I bought one, though.
Pairing it with the YouTube app on my PS3 is pretty awesome however.
Just bought a Nexus 7. Where is the PCI express slot? How do I install my video card? Just teasing the OP..but dang...
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phillip1953 said:
Just bought a Nexus 7. Where is the PCI express slot? How do I install my video card? Just teasing the OP..but dang...
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The PCI express lane is located near the sata 3gbs port, unfortunately Google didn't give us any 6gbs ports, really sucks because I wanted to use an SSD.
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No offense, but did you blindly buy this product or blindly buy this product?
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Actually I did, I've been eyeing the Nexus 7 for a couple of months, reading up on it and looking at reviews. However I never read about HDMI out on it until it occurred to me today.
A reasonable question posted on XDA sometimes receives snarky responses. Not all of them are with ill intent, but this (XDA forums) isn't the most friendly environment. That little ribbing was quite nice though
Just get a MK802 and flash CyanogenMod on it.
You could use a custom rom like the Android transporter to mirror ur nexus 7 to a screen.
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I am pretty sure the N7 has the hardware to do MHL but they havent given us the cookies yet.
It was even used in the keynote for the N7:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJGiEQgaZYs&feature=player_detailpage#t=598s
I just found this, got a xbox 360 or apple tv?
http://www.doubletwist.com/help/question/how-do-i-stream-to-xbox-360-or-playstation-3-from-my-android-device/
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I am pretty sure the N7 has the hardware to do MHL but they havent given us the cookies yet.
It was even used in the keynote for the N7:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJGiEQgaZYs&feature=player_detailpage#t=598s
I just found this, got a xbox 360 or apple tv?
http://www.doubletwist.com/help/question/how-do-i-stream-to-xbox-360-or-playstation-3-from-my-android-device/
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same happened to me. i bought it right after watching the keynote this guy mirroring the device... too bad i dont know how he did it !!!!!!! .. money back!!!
ilegal marketing !! HAHAH
Well that's quite interesting and I'll be the first to admit when I'm apparently wrong - I'd never seen that video before but it is quite obvious there's some video out going on, and even if it's just mirroring it would still be better than the "nothing" we currently have with the N7. Hell, my laptop has a 1280x800 screen in it so it's a perfect match when I remote in with the N7 anyway... would be nice to do things the other way around.
ynrozturk said:
I wish it did, but sadly it doesn't. I knew that before I bought one, though.
Pairing it with the YouTube app on my PS3 is pretty awesome however.
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More info please? Pair it to control the YouTube app or mirror screen?
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Just get a MK802 and flash CyanogenMod on it.
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Wow that actually looks like a good device.
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After watching that full intro video I'm suspecting what they had there was a modified Nexus 7 just for that capability, aka a demo testing unit, but who knows what's possible at this point.
I'd suspect if Google has intentions of a new Nexus 7 "upgraded version" sometime this year - that's the big hope, of course - that perhaps we'll see some extra goodies thrown in for good measure.
But when you really take the big view of things I don't think we'll see a Nexus 7 updated with a) any form of expandable storage (sadly), b) a back camera, c) a video/MHL/HDMI capable output, and d) a change in screen resolution.
If you watch that intro video they are very specific and precise in stating they wanted to make a "perfect content consumption device" and if all you do with the Nexus 7 is "consume content" that means it's going to remain basically as it is right now, perhaps with optional models for more storage (64GB will probably be the max), and they may even stick with Nvidia for a Tegra 4 version, I don't know but I can speculate pretty readily given what we do know from the current 1st gen Nexus 7 models and what Nvidia has announc--errr, leaked about the Tegra 4 so far.
Yes, I do love this tablet, but also yes I wish it did just a tiny bit more in some respects like the ones I pointed out above. I wish the dock pins supported actual data transfer instead of just being charge-and-audio-out capable, but that's just me I suppose.
Regardless, considering I paid $25 for this Nexus 7 of mine, believe me I'm one damned happy camper these days, especially with 4.2.2 now out and battery life even better on the stock kernel if I want it.
Allowing data over the pogo pins would lead to mass corruption. Some dope tries to pogo a rom, bumps their device, done.
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Allowing data over the pogo pins would lead to mass corruption. Some dope tries to pogo a rom, bumps their device, done.
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As if you can't have a kid (if you have any) or a pet (as if you have any) or you yourself can do some idiot move and rip a microUSB cable out of the device when you're doing the very same thing?
br0adband said:
After watching that full intro video I'm suspecting what they had there was a modified Nexus 7 just for that capability, aka a demo testing unit, but who knows what's possible at this point.
I'd suspect if Google has intentions of a new Nexus 7 "upgraded version" sometime this year - that's the big hope, of course - that perhaps we'll see some extra goodies thrown in for good measure.
But when you really take the big view of things I don't think we'll see a Nexus 7 updated with a) any form of expandable storage (sadly), b) a back camera, c) a video/MHL/HDMI capable output, and d) a change in screen resolution.
If you watch that intro video they are very specific and precise in stating they wanted to make a "perfect content consumption device" and if all you do with the Nexus 7 is "consume content" that means it's going to remain basically as it is right now, perhaps with optional models for more storage (64GB will probably be the max), and they may even stick with Nvidia for a Tegra 4 version, I don't know but I can speculate pretty readily given what we do know from the current 1st gen Nexus 7 models and what Nvidia has announc--errr, leaked about the Tegra 4 so far.
Yes, I do love this tablet, but also yes I wish it did just a tiny bit more in some respects like the ones I pointed out above. I wish the dock pins supported actual data transfer instead of just being charge-and-audio-out capable, but that's just me I suppose.
Regardless, considering I paid $25 for this Nexus 7 of mine, believe me I'm one damned happy camper these days, especially with 4.2.2 now out and battery life even better on the stock kernel if I want it.
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They could mirror their nexus 7 display because it had hdmi out on their unit. They didn't add this feature on the nexus 7 because this would raise the price of the nexus 7.
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Just get a MK802 and flash CyanogenMod on it.
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MK808 is much faster. Highly recommended! Plays games like a boss.
However there is no video out capabilities on the N7 in a last ditch effort to shave off costs.
They are working on wifi streaming... but nothing yet.
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I was wondering if my nexus 4 would support USB OTG(obviously without external power bank) after upgrading to next android version 4.3 or 5 whichever comes out..
What do you people think can it be possible..????
No. It's the hardware. No software can change that.
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El Daddy said:
No. It's the hardware. No software can change that.
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Firmware can.
I'm not familiar with the OTG situation with the Nexus 4, but is it a literal hardware restriction/limitation making it impossible to have powered USB OTG? Or is the code just... non-existent or non-finished?
espionage724 said:
Firmware can.
I'm not familiar with the OTG situation with the Nexus 4, but is it a literal hardware restriction/limitation making it impossible to have powered USB OTG? Or is the code just... non-existent or non-finished?
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It's a hardware limitation. The phone can't detect a usb flashdrive when it's connected with a otg cable because it can't provide enough power to power the USB drive to access it's storage space.
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It's a hardware limitation. The phone can't detect a usb flashdrive when it's connected with a otg cable because it can't provide enough power to power the USB drive to access it's storage space.
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More power can't be forced? It just seems pretty strange for a USB controller not to be able to power smaller devices like flash drives, especially with this phone (sure I could understand it with some no-name older Samsung phone, but not with the newest flagship Nexus phone).
Although I'm pretty sure this might of been discussed elsewhere in great detail.
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More power can't be forced? It just seems pretty strange for a USB controller not to be able to power smaller devices like flash drives, especially with this phone (sure I could understand it with some no-name older Samsung phone, but not with the newest flagship Nexus phone).
Although I'm pretty sure this might of been discussed elsewhere in great detail.
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Extra power be forced, just not from the phone itself.
You can read all about it here: (Read the 2nd post)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2181820
More:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=38076758#post38076758
More info:
http://www.head4space.com/why-doesnt-nexus-4-support-otg-cables/
http://pocketnow.com/2013/03/25/nexus-4-usb-otg
http://www.androidcentral.com/android-advanced-usb-otg-nexus-4
Power can be forced. zidgey Kernel proves that with power you can do it. Its only a matter of programming to make the phone supply the power. All phone micro USB ports are the same, and if another phone can do it, this phone can.
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It's a hardware limitation. The phone can't detect a usb flashdrive when it's connected with a otg cable because it can't provide enough power to power the USB drive to access it's storage space.
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isn't there any way to supply that power through some coding...??
jaed.43725 said:
Power can be forced. zidgey Kernel proves that with power you can do it. Its only a matter of programming to make the phone supply the power. All phone micro USB ports are the same, and if another phone can do it, this phone can.
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is there any development going on right now to supply 5v power from the phone it self.. i've this 4 days old nexus 4 with me and its so frustrating its not supporting OTG while my old GNex did same without breaking a sweat...
Not to sound like a jerk, but did anyone click on the links I posted previously? LOL.
http://www.head4space.com/why-doesnt-nexus-4-support-otg-cables/
Writing/modifying the kernel will enable OTG but you still need a external power source to supply the flash-drive.
Zippey's kernel is modified to enable OTG.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2181820
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Not to sound like a jerk, but did anyone click on the links I posted previously? LOL.
http://www.head4space.com/why-doesnt-nexus-4-support-otg-cables/
Writing/modifying the kernel will enable OTG but you still need a external power source to supply the flash-drive.
Zippey's kernel is modified to enable OTG.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2181820
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I'm already using that on my nexus 4 and waiting for my Y cable to arrive...
BUt still i was wondering if there any way to supply that 5v from phone itself... i'm not a great developer but i think it may be possible with some programming.. sorry if i'm bothering you...
prateek80 said:
I'm already using that on my nexus 4 and waiting for my Y cable to arrive...
BUt still i was wondering if there any way to supply that 5v from phone itself... i'm not a great developer but i think it may be possible with some programming.. sorry if i'm bothering you...
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Oh no not at all. LOL. :fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::good:
So yeah the phone just doesn't have enough power to power an OTG cable. The usb port on the phone has a certain voltage output that is simply not enough to do OTG. Boooooo
Just wondering if anyone tried to make a 3.3v-5v converter with something like the ltc3529. I saw a couple post in the arduino forums about successfully get a 3.3v arduino to supply 5v for usb host.
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i thought the phone support USB OTG and so i ordered 8gb model and now i'm stuck with this 5gb usable memory...
prateek80 said:
i thought the phone support USB OTG and so i ordered 8gb model and now i'm stuck with this 5gb usable memory...
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Well there's always cloud storage. Next time do some research before buying anything. :thumbup:
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scream4cheese said:
Well there's always cloud storage. Next time do some research before buying anything. :thumbup:
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i dont think there is any way i could store my games on cloud... and also i own a GNex and it is capable of OTG so i never thought nexus 4 wont have that...
i bought this one just because of games and now i'm left 5 gb that means how much.. 3 games...??
prateek80 said:
i dont think there is any way i could store my games on cloud... and also i own a GNex and it is capable of OTG so i never thought nexus 4 wont have that...
i bought this one just because of games and now i'm left 5 gb that means how much.. 3 games...??
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LOL.
It depends on the size of the game file. Hopefully the next Nexus smartphone will have OTG. :thumbup:
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Android 4.3 Stock rooted nexus 4 to USB OTG
I had stock Android 4.3 and wanted to get USB OTG to have more space using powered USB.
I first downloaded and installed Nexus root toolkit 1.6.6 and Unlocked the boot loader and then rooted the phone (pre -requisites for loading ziddey-otg-r165-07291101. zip)
All went well.
I am at Android 4.3 and rooted and then I went to recovery (TWRP) and then selected Install and selected the .zip that I downloaded from XDA.
Boom!
I tried to reboot the phone and ever since stuck in the start up screen just displaying the google icon for nearly 15 minutes. Did i just manage to brick my phone? Please help!
Also I am currently using the same toolkit to re-install factory stock Nexus 4 Android 4.3
Will the ziddey-otg-r165-07291101.zip not work at android 4.3? Please help any suggestions are welcome.
Thanks,
Sandy
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I had stock Android 4.3 and wanted to get USB OTG to have more space using powered USB.
I first downloaded and installed Nexus root toolkit 1.6.6 and Unlocked the boot loader and then rooted the phone (pre -requisites for loading ziddey-otg-r165-07291101. zip)
All went well.
I am at Android 4.3 and rooted and then I went to recovery (TWRP) and then selected Install and selected the .zip that I downloaded from XDA.
Boom!
I tried to reboot the phone and ever since stuck in the start up screen just displaying the google icon for nearly 15 minutes. Did i just manage to brick my phone? Please help!
Also I am currently using the same toolkit to re-install factory stock Nexus 4 Android 4.3
Will the ziddey-otg-r165-07291101.zip not work at android 4.3? Please help any suggestions are welcome.
Thanks,
Sandy
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yup it wont... atleast for now, wait for cm 10.2 after that we may get it working on 4.3... please read the first page before flashing anything unless you want to brick your phone...:good:
with increasing popularity of 3D printers and electronics skills, it would be nice if somebody could create a low profile device that attaches to USB port and internally has a rechargable battery with DC-DC converter to scale up to 5V and has all the wiring to connect a microSD. I know I would buy it.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/350699133529?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
I bought that for my laptop a few days ago, and thought, hey I wonder if I can use that on my tablet as a portable screen for plugging composite/s-video devices (ie my gamecube). It hasn't arrived so I thought I'd ask here.
Is it possible? I think it's either an EasyCap or a clone.
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Na, likely won't work as-is. The Nexus 10 itself would need some kind of hardcore kernel/driver modifications to make it happen; or you could bypass the N10 motherboard and go straight to the screen, which would need some kind of crazy hookup.
But pretty much, there's no easy (or known) way to make this happen :/
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Na, likely won't work as-is. The Nexus 10 itself would need some kind of hardcore kernel/driver modifications to make it happen; or you could bypass the N10 motherboard and go straight to the screen, which would need some kind of crazy hookup.
But pretty much, there's no easy (or known) way to make this happen :/
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I found this: http://rootzwiki.com/topic/39717-kernel-module-cm-101-easycap-module/ but it's for Nexus 7. also not sure if it has the same USB ID as mentioned in that thread.. guess I'll see if I can get it to work on my linux laptop first, and then go from there.
edit: it just arrived, and the USB ID is the same [05e1:0408]. I ordered a new OTG cable for my nexus 10, my current one has been unreliable. Well I'm gonna try to get it working with my laptop now.
so I got the video to show up. however, it's not very good quality, and has serious lag. I'm going to try it on windows to see if it fixes the lag.
Does anyone know if the USB 2.0 SLIM EXTERNAL DVD ROM CD-RW COMBO DRIVE WRITER BY SANOXY Work with our first gen N7 16 gig with a OTG cable hooked up to it?
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No, not enough power is output from OTG to spin the disc.
Darklust said:
No, not enough power is output from OTG to spin the disc.
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I don't really know how it is powered the only thing that I do know is it's only USB
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Even if there was enough juice to spin the disk. I would think drivers would be needed for it work with your N7.
jadesse said:
Even if there was enough juice to spin the disk. I would think drivers would be needed for it work with your N7.
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Well, I have Ubuntu installed on the tablet, which has the ability to read/write to a disc, only if it's on a powered USB hub, that would be the only practical method as far as I know.
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Well, I have Ubuntu installed on the tablet, which has the ability to read/write to a disc, only if it's on a powered USB hub, that would be the only practical method as far as I know.
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I found one at Amazon. com for about $14.00 it takes 2 to 3 days to get to you it is made by Sanoxy the same people who makes our OTG cable but I think that it is just a PC and DVD player for our tablet and they claim that it is working on our NEXUS 7 can't wait to try this out and I will let you know G.B.Y.
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clay347 said:
I found one at Amazon. com for about $14.00 it takes 2 to 3 days to get to you it is made by Sanoxy the same people who makes our OTG cable but I think that it is just a PC and DVD player for our tablet and they claim that it is working on our NEXUS 7 can't wait to try this out and I will let you know G.B.Y.
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If anyone does give this a try please report back.
It should work fine, using ubuntu 13.04 on the Nexus 7. Provided, you are using a powered hub, or a modified kernel that allows host mode charging, together with a "y" cable.
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Hi all!
I want to play games on big screen, mirror screen from my Nexus 7 3G.
My PC has Windows 8.1, on nexus 7 android 4.3.
Also i have fast Wi-Fi
Mike Breeze said:
Hi all!
I want to play games on big screen, mirror screen from my Nexus 7 3G.
My PC has Windows 8.1, on nexus 7 android 4.3.
Also i have fast Wi-Fi
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If your computer has the Intel Wireless Display technology that's designed to mirror your PC onto your tv, perhaps it could be reversible.
That said, I think the Nexus 7 is still waiting for that Miracast streaming feature to be enabled. Perhaps when Google allows that (thanks to Chromecast, I haven't heard word on this for a long while), something could talk between the two devices.
Sorry, these are just guesses, but I have no idea if display mirroring has come to the N7 yet. And if it has, how it could be taken advantage of in Windows.
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