So, i was wondering, coukd it be possible to plug an external wifi antenna to gain great wifi support?
@ HTC Wildfire w/ XDA App.
Anyone?
@ HTC Wildfire w/ XDA App.
The phone would have to have an external wifi antenna port, and I have never seen a phone with one.
or you could open the phone, track where the wifi module is and sold a cable to make an external plug for the antenna.
why not just use connectors from HTC's female to a regular usb female and connect the WiFi adapter to it?
the hardest part is not connecting the two,
It's making so that HTC recognizes it as a wireless adapter and be able to use it.
But another problem would probably be that the Wireless adapter would take up too much power from the phone, which will: a. drain the battery very fast or b. not get enough power and therefor not work at all.
This is just my guess, I really want this to be possible in the near future..
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A similar question has been asked on modaco but I don't think a solution was found. Therefore I am going to ask if this would work here.
Is it possible to connect a micro usb (male) to mini usb (female) adapter up to this thing (HTC 4 in 1 adapter: I can't post link because I am a new user but just search it on youtube). This would connect to the tg01 micro usb and provide a 3.5 mm audio out in addition to a mini usb connection where one could potentially hook up a charger. I was thinking of testing this out as it would cost about 10-15 dollars but I do not want to damage my phone in the process. I have no electrical engineering knowledge but maybe someone else can explain if this would work before I order anything.
On a side note: I order samsung WEP870 bluetooth headphones on sale as an alternative to this. Note sure how sound quality is but I will try answer any questions you guys might have.
Any input is welcome.
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Is it possible to connect a micro usb (male) to mini usb (female) adapter up to this thing (HTC 4 in 1 adapter: I can't post link because I am a new user but just search it on youtube). This would connect to the tg01 micro usb and provide a 3.5 mm audio out in addition to a mini usb connection where one could potentially hook up a charger.
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I was heavily involved in the discussion running on MoDaCo you refered to; unfortunately there has been no breakthrough on this issue to date.
I did look into the the HTC adapter you mention, but it actually uses the proprietary HTC ExtUSB plug on the input end (connecting to the phone) and NOT a normal mini-USB. The ExtUSB has 11 pins which include a discrete audio output (being used to feed the 3.5mm jack socket) and also hard-wired power (used to accept the charger input).
In the case of the TG01 uUSB socket, it is too 'intelligent' for its own good. Every function, charging, audio out, USB data transfer, etc., is under procesor control. Different functions are triggered by the device 'seeing' a certain resistance across the sense pin and ground; depending on this the processor then configures the use of the socket pins accordingly.
I am after what you are trying to achieve also; there is a chip supposedly available which is intended to fulfil exactly this functionality, but I've been unable to find any devices on the market which use it and attempts to contact the manufacturer with a view to getting a few samples to try and build an interface have so far been unsuccessful.
I've attached a couple of documents which explain the uUSB Charger Adapter and also the chip spec sheet for reference.
View attachment MC34825.zip View attachment batt_charging_1_1.zip
If anyone else knows anything to help move this one forward, will be much appreciated !
Thanks for the nice explanation,
Hopefully one day there will be an adapter that can make this possible.
Does anyone know if the sensation has audio out on the usb port? If so, which pins is it on.
Looking to butcher a dock to make use of it if it does, to save me having to connect the 3.5mm jack and usb connector at night.
Usually, the pins are 'multi-use'.
So to get them to be 'Audio', you'd probably need to have a certain resistance across some pins, which would make it 'sense' that you have an audio device connected.
You could try a micro-usb audio adapter from, say, a Toshiba TG01 (I had one of these) and try it. (The TG01 also had USB Host adaptor as well!)
You might find there's an official lead for it, or it might just not be a feature that's available.
Until we get a service manual for the Pyramid, or you find a lead and test it, we're going to have no luck.
ICS is rumored to have support for USB Host, that should open up a world of possibilities, such as this.. not sure if this is possible at the moment, but I would wager that it's not.
I've heard that the External USB Adapter from ASUS is a notoriously difficult beast to locate. It's marketed to plug into a bare tablet and provide a Host USB connector. But, would it also work in the charging port of the keyboard dock giving a second Host USB port? (Yes, I know a hub would do this. But If one wants this device to connect USB storage to a bare tablet, would it also do double duty and work with the dock?)
It certainly sounds possible. Mostly because I think the internals of the keyboard dock are a hub already basically.
One usb going to the card reader, one going to the usb port, one to the keyboard function, and another as a passthrough to the proprietary data port.
So by using the usb adapter you are just converting the otherwise unused data port into another usb port.
since there both 40 pin connecters i imagine that would work
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since there both 40 pin connecters i imagine that would work
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That is also my assumption, but we all know what assuming does. All depends if all the signals are passed through, and if there are any lag or transmission line issues.
Has anyone tried this to verify if it does or does not work?
Hi:
i bought a solar powered 4 port hub + otg cable..
using chainfires stickmount , this setup works perfect but
i search high and low :: why hasnt the hacker gurus replaced the F usb end
w/ a male micro end to eliminate one cable?
if i was smart, i wouldda ordered an extra otg cable and tried it..
the hub and cable took almost a month to get here so i cant just hackup the only cable i have
thanx
because otg cables are not designed to work only with the TP, but several devices, and since some of them send power thru otg, there is no need of powered hub.
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HPTP does require power to a hub , which i have.
i dont have any questions why.
my question is how.
i dont know what youre trying to say really.
I've been thinking of making just such a cable myself, if I'm right the TP end would need to have pins 4 and 5 shorted while the other end would be wired normally. I have a ZTE MF60 mobile wifi hotspot which also has a micro sd card slot and can be used as external storage but only wired, not wireless.
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I've been thinking of making just such a cable myself, if I'm right the TP end would need to have pins 4 and 5 shorted while the other end would be wired normally. I have a ZTE MF60 mobile wifi hotspot which also has a micro sd card slot and can be used as external storage but only wired, not wireless.
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going from a very vague memory, when they hack up cables it seems like ppl short out pins 4&5 on the other end (non touchpad) end .. i could not be anywhere atall sure about this tho... like the otg cable right out of the box,, does the female usb end have pins 4 and 5 shorted together?
so hptp side is non modified micro male end;
other end is modified mini male end..
i would be verry interested if this ever gets done..to shrink up cable clutter hugely .
thanx
Good day everybody...
I just got my usb OTG cable for the htc and it works very good with beanstalk 4.4
I also had a wifi dongle that occasionally used with my computer, can i get it to work with my htc one x at&t to get more wifi reception and get online?
The usb wifi dongle is a ralink series
Thanks to everyone for the responses
I'm thinking it depends on how much power the dongle draws.
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I'm thinking it depends on how much power the dongle draws.
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But to put it to work, special features or modules on the kernel? Drivers or something? Or an app to make functional?
Have you researched?
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Here on xda just some for motorola atrix and other phones compilaring the drivers into the kernel nothing exactly with htc one x or the dongle it self and on google nothing, i can try just to put it and also to confirm if alone is going to install and search signal or be detected like a mass storage unit thats why my question
Ok, well if it isn't a mass storage unit it won't be detected as a mass storage unit. If you're on a Sense ROM the Sense kernels should OTG capability built in. And I believe the kernel in all current aosp ROMs have OTG capability built in too.
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I test just now with my memory stick of 4 gb and it is detected like mass storage, i even make some backup's of the last rom that i have on TWRP and make another one from the current that i have Beanstalk 4.4
I'll be connecting the usb wifi dongle but i dont know how is going to be recongzied (sorry if it wrong, little bit rusty with my english) as a wifi detecting dongle or just something detected but not functional.
If this is the case anyone knows of an app to handled this? Or terminal script? Or nobody has try yet
Just confirm something for me. Is this dongle going to transmit an internet connection through the usb connection or will it transmit a WiFi signal your phone can connect to? My understanding is that it will be the latter in which case all you need from the usb connection is power. Have you tried just connecting it to the phone yet?
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I already connected and needs power
My understanding is that the phone dosent pass voltage trought the microusb for that matter dosent light up the wifi dongle
I have to get a wifi dongle with some battery on theself
Probable test it with a router wifi modem plug to a power cord and get some signal trought that and get the cable that has ethernet conection with a usb on the other end and plug it to the OTG cable
That's very hard to understand. I need you to answer my questions. Is this device going to transmit an internet connection through the cable or is it going to transmit it wirelessly?
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Ok, sorry
My purpose is to get wifi signal through the usb wifi dongle, as is said before there's have to be some power to power on the dongle or a least with my dongle
That still isn't clear. You want the connection transmitted through the usb connection, not via WiFi signal?
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I want a wifi signal trought the dongle
Ok that still isn't specific because either way it's through the dongle, but I'm going to assume you mean through the usb connection. If the device isn't lighting up though I would assume that it isn't being recognised as a compatible device.
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No dosent show as compatible not even start the dongle
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I'd suggest searching for apps that may assist you.
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