Oppo says that the hardware doesn't support OTG/USB host at all
the platform (APQ8064 SoC) does. don't remember/know what USB chipset this device uses
device hardware documentation
Last time I traced the kernel, it looks like the USB device tree isn't loaded at all in the kernel, so no OTG support... wonder if other people have had time to look at it
paperWastage said:
Oppo says that the hardware doesn't support OTG/USB host at all
the platform (APQ8064 SoC) does. don't remember/know what USB chipset this device uses
device hardware documentation
Last time I traced the kernel, it looks like the USB device tree isn't loaded at all in the kernel, so no OTG support... wonder if other people have had time to look at it
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Tried it on my CyanogenMod build, no reaction. It is possible that it acts like Nexus 4, aka. the phone doesn't power the USB upstream (even if I saw some references to that in the kernel...), so if you enable USB OTG support, you'd need to power your USB device externally.
XpLoDWilD said:
Tried it on my CyanogenMod build, no reaction. It is possible that it acts like Nexus 4, aka. the phone doesn't power the USB upstream (even if I saw some references to that in the kernel...), so if you enable USB OTG support, you'd need to power your USB device externally.
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That seems to be a common issue for a lot of devices - The host SoC supports it, but they didn't bother to wire up the PMIC's boost converter.
There's a lot of code related to OTG in the kernel source, but I think it's all upstream CAF stuff. All of Oppo's changes to the USB drivers seem related to charging. (It's a little confusing, as there are a lot of functions with "otg" in the name that are doing lots of non-OTG-related stuff.)
I'm thinking of looking into adding/enabling ACA support for Nexus 4 (and maybe other devices too). There is an official standard for externally powered OTG adapters - they can even charge the phone! However 90% of the adapters on the market aren't compliant with this standard.
Entropy512 said:
That seems to be a common issue for a lot of devices - The host SoC supports it, but they didn't bother to wire up the PMIC's boost converter.
There's a lot of code related to OTG in the kernel source, but I think it's all upstream CAF stuff. All of Oppo's changes to the USB drivers seem related to charging. (It's a little confusing, as there are a lot of functions with "otg" in the name that are doing lots of non-OTG-related stuff.)
I'm thinking of looking into adding/enabling ACA support for Nexus 4 (and maybe other devices too). There is an official standard for externally powered OTG adapters - they can even charge the phone! However 90% of the adapters on the market aren't compliant with this standard.
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Do basically we have no otg no matter what
Sent from my Oppo Find 5
osmosizzz said:
Do basically we have no otg no matter what
Sent from my Oppo Find 5
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We don't know yet, but it looks like it'll only be possible for externally powered devices.
Ahh man...
So what you're saying is that dock thing with a usb port on it from Sony Ericsson might work but that's it?
Oppo product manager said they do not want to take the risk by adding OTG Find 5, I saw that post on Sina Weibo in China
has anyone tried stick mount from play store .....is it working? it requires root but
The device has basicly the same issue (missing 5V output) like the Nexus 4. With some modifications its at least possible to get a properly function with external powered usb devices.
Kernel is based on the work from Ziddey and Cyanogenmod Team:
http://www.oppoforums.com/threads/usb-otg-externally-powered-usb-otg.2083/
Does that mean that in order to get USB host to work you must power the device externally AND use a modified kernel?
Hi,
Anyone tried connecting nubia z17 to an external Monitor? If so Please advice what usb type c hub or cable used, cause i have tried several but no luck.
anyone care to comment...
Hi all.
Just want expand on this.... This awesome phone is snapdragon 835... Along with all the other hardware..
Microsoft has already released the Windows 10 Arm OS.... Which has minimum spec of the snapdragon 835 processor. Very soon someone out there is going to be able to run full Windows OS to be able to dual boot. So we can go to our office and put the phone into type C hdmi hub and use it just like a desktop pc with external monitor with keyboard and mouse. By the way processor is powerful enough to run Microsoft word.. Excellent and all the packages we use on a day to day basis. Not only that it can run Adobe Photoshop. In design etc.
All I am asking at this stage is..... has anyone out there tried connecting the external monitor via the USB type C.... I have tried various hubs including mhl hdmi, the Samsung dex with no luck. Let's discuss the possibilities.
I searched many other forums and found that other phones having the same issue. The issue is that when usb type C is connected to the hub or hdmi cable the notification is says the phone is in charging mode only. It does not let me change to MTP mode. Tried going to developers mode "select USB configuration" and changing it but it does not change. This same problem is happening in many other phones. It may be many things but after reading many pages it may be.... The cable or hub or android 7 it self.
I think it's a matter of wait and see.... Unless of course someone has tried and it is working. By the way we are talking about WIRED CONNECTION and NOT wireless miracast. Please post your comments.
Has anyone tried the Seek Thermal Camera on this phone?
It requires power from the USB port so I am not certain it will work.
I know it will require an adapter cable to micro USB.... any suggestions for an adapter?
Thanks
I have the original Seek Camera from the preorder, it's working for me on Oreo B3, not rooted, never tried it before installing Oreo B3.
Going slightly off-topic my FLIR ONE for Android (2016 model) also works, I've only tried it with the Meenova adapter below on Oreo B2 & B3.
All of my adapters are well over a year old and not available anymore so the links won't be much help but I'm including them for reference
Tried both of these with success:
http://a.co/dKrkzN5 - YCS basics
http://a.co/5bONELf - Meenova
No success with a usbnovel UST-TCMF01, the original product page on Amazon is gone now
Hi guys,
I am using a pass through-powered USB-C hub through which I am using external USB devices (keyboard and mouse), as well as a larger monitor for screen mirroring. This works reasonably well. However, the USB-C hub, while powering the external devices, does not charge the phone while it is in OTG host mode (which is needs to be in order for the external devices to work). This leads to the problem that the phone is slowly draining when external devices are used to play games, work on spreadsheets, or whatever. So, I was wondering why this is and found that OTG host mode charging seems to be restricted by the kernel. Very annoying!
Looking around I found that there are custom kernels for other phones that tackle this problem (examples here (OnePlus One) or here (for Xperia Z5 compact)). Which leads me tot he question: is there any known solution for this problem for the OnePlus5? Is there a custom kernel supporting charging in OTG host mode? Is there any other work-around that would allow me to power my device while using OTG?
Thanks!
PS: My device is rooted but is otherwise running on stock kernel and ROM.
Froschface said:
Hi guys,
I am using a pass through-powered USB-C hub through which I am using external USB devices (keyboard and mouse), as well as a larger monitor for screen mirroring. This works reasonably well. However, the USB-C hub, while powering the external devices, does not charge the phone while it is in OTG host mode (which is needs to be in order for the external devices to work). This leads to the problem that the phone is slowly draining when external devices are used to play games, work on spreadsheets, or whatever. So, I was wondering why this is and found that OTG host mode charging seems to be restricted by the kernel. Very annoying!
Looking around I found that there are custom kernels for other phones that tackle this problem (examples here (OnePlus One) or here (for Xperia Z5 compact)). Which leads me tot he question: is there any known solution for this problem for the OnePlus5? Is there a custom kernel supporting charging in OTG host mode? Is there any other work-around that would allow me to power my device while using OTG?
Thanks!
PS: My device is rooted but is otherwise running on stock kernel and ROM.
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Nope and it won't, I have a thread in the themes and apps section about targus display docks as after much research I found that it is the only way to reliably mirror your screen in real time with no latency issues, with that being said there is no charging whilst this is in use, I wish there was but there isn't.
It's possible I suppose that power could flow both ways but after all the time that I've spent looking, I'm yet to find it.
I've tried over 10 docks, splitters, dual output cables. Devices with power input, none have charged the device.
I think the nature of the way display link works it just doesn't allow it.
dladz said:
Nope and it won't, I have a thread in the themes and apps section about targus display docks as after much research I found that it is the only way to reliably mirror your screen in real time with no latency issues, with that being said there is no charging whilst this is in use, I wish there was but there isn't.
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Yeah, I saw your thread. In fact, I was just about to post in there another - much cheaper - device I'm using for reliable mirroring.
Edit: actually I posted it in the 'usb-c to HDMI adapter'-thread, in which you were also quite active.
dladz said:
It's possible I suppose that power could flow both ways but after all the time that I've spent looking, I'm yet to find it.
I've tried over 10 docks, splitters, dual output cables. Devices with power input, none have charged the device.
I think the nature of the way display link works it just doesn't allow it.
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Yeah, it is definitely possible (see the threads I've linked). But it depends the kernel allowing it, from what I understand. Anyways, if nobody has come up with a kernel allowing for it, then it won't happen I guess.
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Yeah, I saw your thread. In fact, I was just about to post in there another - much cheaper - device I'm using for reliable mirroring.
Edit: actually I posted it in the 'usb-c to HDMI adapter'-thread, in which you were also quite active.
Yeah, it is definitely possible (see the threads I've linked). But it depends the kernel allowing it, from what I understand. Anyways, if nobody has come up with a kernel allowing for it, then it won't happen I guess.
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With displaylink technology it's not possible.. with previous hardware ie the HTC 10 it was but only with standard usb to hdmi converters, displaylink doesn't allow it.
In regards to usb OTG cables, I've never tried.
dladz said:
With displaylink technology it's not possible.. with previous hardware ie the HTC 10 it was but only with standard usb to hdmi converters, displaylink doesn't allow it.
In regards to usb OTG cables, I've never tried.
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Oh.. so then there is a second limitation based on DisplayLink. Aside of the kernel.
Well. Luckily the OP5 has great battery life. A few hours of activity is no problem. Especially since I run everything through a USB-hub with its own power source anyway.
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Oh.. so then there is a second limitation based on DisplayLink. Aside of the kernel.
Well. Luckily the OP5 has great battery life. A few hours of activity is no problem. Especially since I run everything through a USB-hub with its own power source anyway.
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From my tests I've found the hub being powered makes no difference to the drain of the battery on the phone..
The OnePlus has got amazing battery life, definitely something I need in my life for my next device..
In regards to charging whilst using a displaylink honestly my comment is based on the testing of around 20 different devices and none of them allow charging, if it exists I personally haven't come across it.
A shame but not the end of the world..
Lava - Simulcharge
For what it's worth, I had a difficult time finding a device which supports simultaneous host charging as well. As it turns out, there is a device called the Simulcharge from Lava Computer that works quite well on Samsung tablets. I'm not sure if it will work with other Android devices: (unable to post link - search amazon).
It's a bit expensive but it works great!
Is there a cheap displaylink that works with the OP5 that also has a USB port for peripherals?
Sorry to revive this thread from the dead, but I'm also looking for a way to connect both charger + USB-OTG at the same time. I have a USB C hub that's capable of that, it works perfectly fine on my Oneplus 7. However on the OP5 it's either OTG or charging.
Did you ever found a way?
XlAfbk said:
Sorry to revive this thread from the dead, but I'm also looking for a way to connect both charger + USB-OTG at the same time. I have a USB C hub that's capable of that, it works perfectly fine on my Oneplus 7. However on the OP5 it's either OTG or charging.
Did you ever found a way?
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Hi ! I have a custom app specifically developped for OP6 and have the issue you have on OP5 : otg OR charching. I have seen Krieg Kernel enables it on OP5. Have you tried it ?
I'm looking for some Kernel for OP6 but nothing seems to answer my need....
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Hi ! I have a custom app specifically developped for OP6 and have the issue you have on OP5 : otg OR charching. I have seen Krieg Kernel enables it on OP5. Have you tried it ?
I'm looking for some Kernel for OP6 but nothing seems to answer my need....
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Hi! I am looking for exactly the same thing for OP6. Hope there's something now
Froschface said:
Hi guys,
I am using a pass through-powered USB-C hub through which I am using external USB devices (keyboard and mouse), as well as a larger monitor for screen mirroring. This works reasonably well. However, the USB-C hub, while powering the external devices, does not charge the phone while it is in OTG host mode (which is needs to be in order for the external devices to work). This leads to the problem that the phone is slowly draining when external devices are used to play games, work on spreadsheets, or whatever. So, I was wondering why this is and found that OTG host mode charging seems to be restricted by the kernel. Very annoying!
Looking around I found that there are custom kernels for other phones that tackle this problem (examples here (OnePlus One) or here (for Xperia Z5 compact)). Which leads me tot he question: is there any known solution for this problem for the OnePlus5? Is there a custom kernel supporting charging in OTG host mode? Is there any other work-around that would allow me to power my device while using OTG?
Thanks!
PS: My device is rooted but is otherwise running on stock kernel and ROM.
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Did you ever find a solution to OTG plus charge, perhaps via a different ROM? Thanks.
Hello,
my audio jack is hardly working, therefore I'm thinking about USB sound. Would it work with:
https://www.amazon.com/Audio-Androi...=Ifi+usb+c&dpPl=1&dpID=21KiGw1ej1L&ref=plSrch
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USB DAC?
If I remember correctly, Sony uses a different system for USB-to-audio than most manufacturers. You might want to check to see whether the device you've linked to is the same as what Sony offers for its recent phones (without 3.5 mm audio jacks). Also, since the X Compact was released a couple of years ago, it could use different USB circuitry than the XZ2 or newer.
I myself tried a cheap one from ebay from 3€, didn't work though even with playing around in the developers settings with the USb port configuration.
Anyone got it working?