Are there any controllers that work with the Epic?
ippikiokami said:
Are there any controllers that work with the Epic?
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if by gamepads you mean wiimotes, than no. Apparently, there is no bluetooth stack that works with external bluetooth devices such as the wiimotes yet. But there is a gamegrip under development if that's what your asking
Apparently, CM6 supports bluetooth HID (specifically, gamepads, possibly keyboards). However, I think I read that CM6 does NOT support 4G.
Personally, I don't understand how CM6 could possibly NOT support 4G when it's finally ported to the Epic, because AFAIK Samsung implemented all of the Epic's proprietary binaries as proper loadable kernel modules. From what I understand about how Linux works, getting the Epic's wimax to work with CM6 shouldn't be any different than getting a Linksys or D-Link wifi interface to work under Debian or Redhat with the vendor's (possibly old) loadable kernel modules. That doesn't necessarily mean it would "just work" and nicely fall back to 3G if you move too far away from the tower, but it does mean that it should theoretically be possible to make wimax work if you KNOW you're within tower range, and you manually run insmod and ifconfig to load the kernel module and forcibly start the wimax network interface. I suspect the post I read that said wimax can't work with CM6 was influenced by the harsher reality in Evo-land (unlike Samsung, HTC violates the GPL and compiles their proprietary binary drivers straight into the kernel, so repurposing them and getting them to work with a newer kernel -- even one that's mostly the same -- is just about impossible... which is WHY it's prohibited by the GPL to begin with).
I've read bluetooth controllers that you can buy on Ebay work with galaxy S phones. I'm just not sure if anyone has tried them...
I forgot the exact model names but one is the weemote? a knock off of the jostick attachment of the wii remote and then something that looks like a gamepad.. I'll post more info once i get the exact models
http://www.home.game-gripper.com/home
go to the request page and pick epic 4g
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Is anyone tried mini bluetooth keyboard from ebay its so confusing that it would work or wouldn't. I asked some sellers some say it will work some will not work, one one seller posting says it would not work with Android 2.2 Any input on this issue I appreciated.
dito33
I don't think it will work with our phones. From what I understand, we have BT 2.1 but HID enabled BT is 3.0 at least.
othan1 said:
I don't think it will work with our phones. From what I understand, we have BT 2.1 but HID enabled BT is 3.0 at least.
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No, the problem is just that Android doesn't have proper drivers for HID. I've been using bluetooth keyboards forever on my old Windows Mobile devices, so I know it's not a problem with bluetooth version. More importantly, no bluetooth keyboard would even benefit from the BT 3.0 spec - 2.1 is just fine. This is true (as far as I know) for all Android devices, except maybe for the Galaxy Tab, where Samsung may have taken time to make bluetooth HID drivers. Not 100% sure on this, but last I saw, Android doesn't natively support bluetooth HID.
It's a shame too - these large screened, high-res devices (especially the EVO with it's built in kickstand) would make great note taking, IM/email devices when paired with a portable keyboard. Would be a great notebook/netbook replacement and/or supplement.
So buying me one of those mini bluetooth keyboard is not gonna do any good for me, some vendors saying specifically android on their title, and one vendor responded that yes epic and evo will work, or its just a scam.
dito33
There's a company that sells a thirdparty app to use Bluetooth SPP profile keyboards on most Android phones, but most new Bluetooth keyboards only do HID. HID should work on the Epic when CM6 is ready, but it's unlikely to ever work on an Epic w/stock ROM.
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I think the question does not need any more explanations.
Maybe someone that has the transformer can check this...
I highly doubt it.
I very much doubt it with the Asus stock ROM but I would hazard a guess and say that this may be possible with custom ROMs. It wouldn't make sense for Asus to support this as they will be selling a 3G version so it would be detrimental to their sales strategy.
I tested some "No name" android 2.1 / 2.2 tablets with stock kernel and the 3G dongle was recognized and more, GSM signal was displayed.
I see that a 3G modem is detected on Xoom, but no one tested this to the end.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13012142&postcount=3
vipergrm said:
It wouldn't make sense for Asus to support this as they will be selling a 3G version so it would be detrimental to their sales strategy.
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Why not? Why would Asus care if you buy 3G or WiFi version as long as you buy one of them?
Magnesus said:
Why not? Why would Asus care if you buy 3G or WiFi version as long as you buy one of them?
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I'd imagine that Asus wouldn't care but any carrier they have a deal with to push the tablet might have issue with it.
It is hit or miss with tablets from what I'm aware of. I don't think it worked with the gtablet out of the box.
I can't imagine drivers and software for Honeycomb to support those USB 3g dongles...
I can imagine getting a Mifi or similar mobile wifi hotspot though and using it with the TF and other devices.
bcostea said:
I tested some "No name" android 2.1 / 2.2 tablets with stock kernel and the 3G dongle was recognized and more, GSM signal was displayed.
I see that a 3G modem is detected on Xoom, but no one tested this to the end.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13012142&postcount=3
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its very easy to figure out, if you're a developer, and you check the /proc/config.gz you know if its compiled with support for 3G dongle and which (huawai works 99% and a few others and some which not even yet has linux drivers ready)
so that will confirm, that xoom probably have no stock kernel support, and same goes for asus pad here...
On Folio100 we had to re-compile the kernel and re-write special pppoe drivers to make it work..(DerArtem made all this)
your reference tablet from china was a special edition, that they made drivers fror and a kernel with support for it.. and its was indeed 2.1...
most other chinatab's did not have 3g simslot or support..(stock does not mean android stock, but company default chosen kernel which can be with alot of functionality, or none at all, stripped to do what is needed and nothing more)
Would it be possible to hack the infuse to support USB OTG? The SGS II is already factory supported and I was wondering if there was any way to implement that feature into the infuse for the use of external memory, USB keyboards/mice/headsets, etc. I also know that someone already hacked the Nexus One to support this. Also, would the HDMI out tell us if its supported (Since the phone is sending an image to a TV screen?)
Nothing at all?
Just wanted to give this a nudge up towards the top. Is this something that could be added via rom/kernel or does it have to be supported in hardware? Really interested in if this is possible given the recent release of DSLR Controller.
Do have any other first-gen SGS phones been modded to support it?
If so, it might be possible to get these mods implemented in our kernels - point me to a kernel for a first-gen SGS phone (NOT an SGSII) with this capability and I'll look at it.
Our hardware is fairly similar to the original SGS series, so a lot of things that work on those phones will work on ours. The SGSII is VERY different so backporting features like this is unlikely due to lack of hardware support.
Entropy512 said:
Do have any other first-gen SGS phones been modded to support it?
If so, it might be possible to get these mods implemented in our kernels - point me to a kernel for a first-gen SGS phone (NOT an SGSII) with this capability and I'll look at it.
Our hardware is fairly similar to the original SGS series, so a lot of things that work on those phones will work on ours. The SGSII is VERY different so backporting features like this is unlikely due to lack of hardware support.
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Thanks for the reply. I'll keep an eye out and see if support gets added to any of the SGS phones, sadly for right now all I know of is support on the SGS2 and possibly on the Nexus S.
dotpkmdot said:
Thanks for the reply. I'll keep an eye out and see if support gets added to any of the SGS phones, sadly for right now all I know of is support on the SGS2 and possibly on the Nexus S.
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Nexus S hacks MIGHT be bringable to our phones - but far less likely than GS phones.
USB OTG mode is initiated by shorting USB pins 4 and 5. The phone can do it hardware wise. It's a matter of having the drivers for the accessory connected.
You don't just "have" OTG capabilities... It's a matter of what devices you support.
This would not be something which would occur at the device level. The hardware is connected to the phone, the phone runs Linux. Linux handles connections of the devices. Grab kernel modules from Linux for OTG devices.
If thats the case it would seem odd that so many developers work towards adding the support to phones.
The SGS2 doesn't have drivers built in to support connecting to canon DSLR's yet its the only phone at this point to officially support it... because it supports USB Host OTG mode.
AdamOutler said:
USB OTG mode is initiated by shorting USB pins 4 and 5. The phone can do it hardware wise. It's a matter of having the drivers for the accessory connected.
You don't just "have" OTG capabilities... It's a matter of what devices you support.
This would not be something which would occur at the device level. The hardware is connected to the phone, the phone runs Linux. Linux handles connections of the devices. Grab kernel modules from Linux for OTG devices.
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dotpkmdot said:
If thats the case it would seem odd that so many developers work towards adding the support to phones.
The SGS2 doesn't have drivers built in to support connecting to canon DSLR's yet its the only phone at this point to officially support it... because it supports USB Host OTG mode.
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Check out the GalaxyS hack pack for the USB chip. I can verify that the kernel knows when something OTG is connected. It brings up UART messages and you can see it in dmesg.
here you go... here's the relevant dmesg output from my device right now.
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<4>[11037.766990] fsa9480_interrupt
<4>[11037.767292] [FSA9480] FSA9480_ReadIntRegister
<6>[11037.815966] ldo38_control : turn ON LDO3 and LDO8 (cur_stat=0, req=1)
<4>[11037.816113] [otg_clock_enable] clk_enable(otg_clock) OK.
<4>[11037.829314] FSA9480_ProcessDevice function!!!!
<4>[11037.829428] [FSA9480]FSA INTR = dev1 : 0x80, dev2 : 0x0 , Attach : 0x1
<4>[11037.829528] USB OTG
The last dmesg log was with no device attached. Here's with a USB Flash drive attached.
Here's one with a flash drive plugged into my little test setup.
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<4>[12679.047442] maxim_vac_connect: disconnect status skip
<4>[12679.210991] fsa9480_interrupt
<4>[12679.211262] [FSA9480] FSA9480_ReadIntRegister
<6>[12679.266909] ldo38_control : turn ON LDO3 and LDO8 (cur_stat=0, req=1)
<4>[12679.267071] [otg_clock_enable] clk_enable(otg_clock) OK.
<4>[12679.280247] FSA9480_ProcessDevice function!!!!
<4>[12679.280375] [FSA9480]FSA INTR = dev1 : 0x80, dev2 : 0x0 , Attach : 0x1
<4>[12679.280476] USB OTG
<4>[12682.348957] [email protected] Total=32768bytes PrdSz=2048 #Prds=4, dmaEnd 0x4f168000
<7>[12682.442657] touch_led_control: 1
<4>[12682.929923] xrun: occurred buffer xrun[0]
<7>[12685.436920] touch_led_control: 2
<4>[12690.544885] [TSP] TA NON-Detect!!!
<6>[12690.559635] [BAT]:Vol=3893, Temp=330, SOC=63, Lv=63, ST=0, TT=0, CS=0, CE=0, RC=0, FC=0, Hlth=1, DS=0x800, VF=590
it does not create any new devices.
Right now USB host is not compiled in the kernel at all, so I'd expect this.
That's why I was asking if someone had found an example of a first-gen SGS with USB Host/OTG support compiled in. With an example kernel's defconfig and source I can analyze, it shouldn't be TOO hard to port that functionality to our device.
The current state is: FSA9480 tells the kernel that an OTG device is connected, kernel says "I dunno what that is. I'll give up and do nothing."
Usb otg through micro dongle
I think you people should try for this. I think it will work for ur device.
www.tombom.co.uk/blog/?p=124
vishal24387 said:
I think you people should try for this. I think it will work for ur device.
www.tombom.co.uk/blog/?p=124
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No, it won't. See the posts above - there are software components missing.
Again - if someone can point me to an example of a kernel where host mode is working on a first-gen GalaxyS device, I'll try to port it over. I'm not going to try and backport anything from a GSII.
Convincing the FSA9480 to signal host mode is only a tiny piece of the puzzle - see HDMI on Rogers Gingerbread as an example.
would these help entropy?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1450298
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1468531
this is an old thread. but things have changed since then. its been successfully integrated into the galaxy s and nexus s. hopefully it will result in a port since its atleast plausible now.
been awhile since this has been looked at, was wondering if anyone had any luck with this, would be greatly appreciated if i got any kind of response
Hi
have anybody tested this modem in the hp touchpad?
ebay.de/itm/Ericsson-F5521GW-HP-TouchPad-MobileBroadband-HSPA-21Mbps-for-HP-TouchPad-/250903976024?pt=AU_Modems&hash=item3a6b0ad858
Are there any driver for Android oder WebOS?
foxhd said:
Hi
have anybody tested this modem in the hp touchpad?
ebay.de/itm/Ericsson-F5521GW-HP-TouchPad-MobileBroadband-HSPA-21Mbps-for-HP-TouchPad-/250903976024?pt=AU_Modems&hash=item3a6b0ad858
Are there any driver for Android oder WebOS?
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I don't know if there are going to bemany people who are willing to crack open their TPs to test this. I would also doubt that there are going to be any android drivers since that would require that the developers have a TP with this installed. Very unlikely.
Thanks for this fox!! I was always wanting to see about adding a radio card to the TP. I knew the difference between the cell version and regular version of the TP had to be a simple module connected either via ribbon, coaxial, or both. Some simple empty space ready for a radio card to be plugged into it. I guess I was partially right. :3
I really will consider doing this. Although I am loyal to T-Mobile USA and it doesn't seem to support this Going to check out some disassembly videos and see what I'm up against. But it would be nice to have a cell-capable TP.
Bookmark saved, thanks again!
What about this one?
Ericsson F3307
Seems to be the same one used in epad, so I'm guess there are drivers for it; so I'm guessing it can be used on android, but for webos it'd need porting - maybe from the android version or the linux version (don't know what the dependencies are).
Or maybe others too.
teardown with good pics:
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/it...-like-a-pc-and-straightforward-to-repair/2707
I just want to save someone from damaging their TouchPad doing this mod. The modem will not work on a WiFi model since their boards are different. The 4G model has the connection for the AT&T modem whereas the WiFi model doesn't have the connection present. I've learnt this through swapping parts out for servicing my TouchPad 4G on a mule TouchPad WiFi.
This might not be specific to this phone, since most Samsung phones don't have the ability to do this by default, but maybe it is.
My first Android phone was a Nexus One. Loved the phone, but after about 2 years, it died on me. I was ok with it too, as I was on AT&T and the data speeds were always SLOOOOOW.
Anyways, I have this phone now, and I do miss using a bluetooth gamepad to play snes roms. I tried using the bluetooth input app from the market (the one made by CCP or whomever) and naturally I get the, "This will not work on most unmodified Samsung phones" error message.
While part of me kinda wanted to buy the Galaxy Nexus, which I knew would work with this without any problem, the phone is just too large for me.
If you've rooted your Blaze and taken out some of the apps, have you ever tried to use a bluetooth gamepad (such as a wiimote, which is esentially what I'm using, since I have a Datel gamepad that is basically a wiimote built in) or the newer method which of course is a Sony PS3 controller, that is paired via a connecting cable?
I'm not sure specifically why most of the branded phones don't work with this, all I know is that supposedly the Sense UI phones don't have the proper bluetooth license in their chip so it never worked, I don't know if that was true though, and if it's also true for Samsung's Touchwiz.
I look forward to the day when there are stock ICS rom's that work with our phone available! Until then, I'll use what I have.
Thanks!
If anyone else is wondering, I rooted the phone a couple days ago, and yes, it does. I have not yet personally used the wiipad setup because I don't have any AA batteries currently, but https://play.google.com/store/search?q=sixaxis+controller&c=apps works very well. It connects with "type 2" which means that it has to disable all other bluetooth devices so you can't use a set of bluetooth headphones to listen to music or talk while you are playing a rom, but oh well.