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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)
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Hi. This is a topic that I couldn't find it anywhere. I don't know, maybe I'm the only one who need something like that.
I have a Notion Ink Adam Android tablet and I need a USB 3G modem for that. I only know that Huawei E1750 work with it. Also it work with every Android tablet.
Now I want buy a Huawei's 21.6 Mbps modems but I don't know if it works or not, or can it be forced to work with hacking or not.
Is there anyone please help me with that topic?
Thanks in advance.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
Code:
<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.
Code:
<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
I have a Tmobile G2 and may be getting an Android tablet soon, a Toshiba Thrive is at the top of my list.
Is it possible to tether an Android tablet to an Android phone, by USB cable for internet access? The goal is to avoid being charged for tethering, and I think it should work the same way for Tmobile & AT&T - USA. I assume WIFI tethering is more of a problem - avoiding the tethering charge.
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Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
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I don't know if you can use the USB tethering, but I do the following:
I've got an Creative ZiiO 7" which doesn't support 3G. So when I'm in a area without WiFi but with network coverage, I connect my ZiiO with my Desire Z via the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
I don't know if it's a useful data point, but I just got a ASUS SL 101 running Android 3. So far it is refusing to work with USB tethering, though the WiFi tethering is working most of the time. Both of these are with an HTC Aria (which is a different sad story, but my contract still has a year on it). I don't yet know what is the problem with the USB tethering. I checked with salesmen in several stores and they thought that USB tethering would work with Android tablets, but they might be wrong, or there might be something wrong with the ASUS device. I regularly tether the phone to Windows 7 and XP and also to several versions of Ubuntu Linux. The phone has problems, but the tethering usually works okay.
P.S. By the way, overall I am not that favorably impressed with the ASUS SL 101. I hope I'll grow into it, but...
P.P.S. I looked at the Toshiba Thrive you mentioned. It seemed to have some nice points, but I just didn't like it that much. The store where I made the purchase had about 10 different tablets, and as of today, I rather think the Sony might have been the one I should have gone with.
found this
Android phone to Android Tablet using USB cable to save battery power.
www shadowsplace .net/923/android/tether-android-phone-desire-to-android-tablet-iconia-a500-via-usb-cable
sorry for the space... i havent reach my 8 post quota.
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.
Hi!
I´ve flashed the lineage OS (thanks tdm). From now on i can use 5GHz wifi networks.
ZTE told us, that the mini doesn´t support them.
Here is the proof:
Why did ZTE build in 5GHz hardware, but make it unusable?
My guess is that the WiFi chipset manufacturer sells the same chipset with different capabilities. Many hardware manufacturers do this since for them is cheaper to produce the same hardware and disable extra features via software instead of removing the actual hardware. ZTE probably asked for 2GHz only to cut the price of the mini.
zte11 said:
My guess is that the WiFi chipset manufacturer sells the same chipset with different capabilities. Many hardware manufacturers do this since for them is cheaper to produce the same hardware and disable extra features via software instead of removing the actual hardware. ZTE probably asked for 2GHz only to cut the price of the mini.
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If that's the case, it would be great if 5Ghz could be enabled without having to root/custom ROM.
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xRogerxC said:
If that's the case, it would be great if 5Ghz could be enabled without having to root/custom ROM.
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This is not possible, because you have to edit the kernel, to load driver for the WiFi Hardware.
mekzmaz323 said:
This is not possible, because you have to edit the kernel, to load driver for the WiFi Hardware.
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Lol, I know, just wishful thinking on my part.
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Actually, it looks like it's just a configuration file, so maybe it could done in the stock firmware by rooting the device:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=74361572&postcount=62