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How to get MHL adapter working?

I recently bought one of these but can't seem to get it working on my tv or laptop. I watched the official htc how-to video and it says to make sure the tv and phone are connected to same wifi. My questions include:
what is the purpose of both being on same wifi if I already have an mhl adapter and hdmi cable connecting my phone and tv?
how do I set this up? And for my laptop?
Do I need a newer tv to do this? My tv is 37" 1080p but doesn't have built-in wifi or anything like that.
I've also heard the term "mhl-capable tv"...how do I know if mine is capable?
Thanks for any help!
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Have you tried restarting the phone?

xl DIGITAL lx said:
Have you tried restarting the phone?
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Not yet, but can you give me some reasoning as to why that might work? I'll try it out when I get home later
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Try plugging your micro-usb cable into the side of the MHL cable. Then plug the AC adapter end into an outlet. You need to be charging your Sensation in order to use the HDMI out.

Mr.Android said:
Try plugging your micro-usb cable into the side of the MHL cable. Then plug the AC adapter end into an outlet. You need to be charging your Sensation in order to use the HDMI out.
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Ya I did that, and I get the hdmi out icon in my status bar and as soon as I plug it in, my tv detects the new signal but my phone doesn't see the tv cuz its not on same wifi. So my question is why is wifi necessary if its already connected via mhl and hdmi? And also how can I set up the wifi for the tv or do I need an even newer tv to do this?
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bsktballstar3131 said:
Not yet, but can you give me some reasoning as to why that might work? I'll try it out when I get home later
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I dont know why but the restart helped my phone last time I had this issue. Maybe it has to restart that service. Is your phone temp-rooted?

xl DIGITAL lx said:
I dont know why but the restart helped my phone last time I had this issue. Maybe it has to restart that service. Is your phone temp-rooted?
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Mine's perm-rooted s-off, still stock rom though
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bsktballstar3131 said:
Mine's perm-rooted s-off, still stock rom though
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Oh alright, just try to reboot the phone and it should work. I was wondering if you were temp-rooted because that was when I had troubles with my mhl adapter.

bsktballstar3131 said:
I recently bought one of these but can't seem to get it working on my tv or laptop. I watched the official htc how-to video and it says to make sure the tv and phone are connected to same wifi. My questions include:
what is the purpose of both being on same wifi if I already have an mhl adapter and hdmi cable connecting my phone and tv?
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Yeah that first part about being on the same WiFi doesn't even make sense. When I got my MHL adapter, I took it over to a friends house plugged it into his TV and it worked like a charm.
I did not have to reset my phone though, I don't know why that would make a difference or not but it can't hurt to try.

I have the mhl + hdmi cable, you don't need a WiFi connection. It just needs to be charging, connected thru the adapter's side, and connected to the TV with the hdmi cable.
BTW there is no WiFi in a place I use it often.
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xl DIGITAL lx said:
Oh alright, just try to reboot the phone and it should work. I was wondering if you were temp-rooted because that was when I had troubles with my mhl adapter.
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rebooting made it work, thanks!
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bsktballstar3131 said:
rebooting made it work, thanks!
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No prob
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Anyone tried watching an xvid movie on your tv via the MHL adaptor?
If you have, is it working ok?
For me, the quality of the picture is very much depending on which player
I use. The best one that I have tried is "Dice player". But no matter what I do I can´t get any "flow" in the picture. It is always "choppy".
Any suggestions of how to solve it? If it can be solved...

Kringkrong said:
Anyone tried watching an xvid movie on your tv via the MHL adaptor?
If you have, is it working ok?
For me, the quality of the picture is very much depending on which player
I use. The best one that I have tried is "Dice player". But no matter what I do I can´t get any "flow" in the picture. It is always "choppy".
Any suggestions of how to solve it? If it can be solved...
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Anyone...?

Turns out im an idiot didnt realise it had a port to power it my bad

Phone won't connect to Car Radio

I have a Pionee DEH P6200BT for my car.
I used to have an I4 and it worked fine, but everytime I try to connect the SR, it won't read the music.
Anyone have this kind of issue with other radios and if so any workaround(aside from using the mini jack)

First off search there are a few topics on Bluetooth issues second this should be in the q&a section
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First off search there are a few topics on Bluetooth issues second this should be in the q&a section
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Sorry, wrong forum
It's not a BT issue, its an issue with USB connection.

OK USB so its not showing the mount option at all
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nrm5110 said:
OK USB so its not showing the mount option at all
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Well the SD card is mounted on the phone, but when I connect it to the radio via USB, radio will not recognize it.
Should I have USB debugging on or off?

I have same issue,skyrocket wont connect my Toyota fj cruiser radio but iPhone yes.if somebody know solution can you please share.
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try a different rom and kernel, but the skyrocket had known Bluetooth issues

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try a different rom and kernel, but the skyrocket had known Bluetooth issues
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Not a bluetooth issue, it is not recognizing it via a USB connection.
Bluetooth voice(calls) works perfectly fine.

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try a different rom and kernel, but the skyrocket had known Bluetooth issues
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Blueetooth work perfectly,The problem is via USB connection.

My Kenwood works fine are you sure the cable your using is data and power not just power
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Are you mounting your phone?
Bring down the notification menu after you connect your phone to your radio. Then select usb connection or something similar. I think there is one more screen after that but it should work.
I used my inspire and skyrocket with a Kenwood DNX8120 and a Sony XNV-770bt
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blazeplacid said:
Are you mounting your phone?
Bring down the notification menu after you connect your phone to your radio. Then select usb connection or something similar. I think there is one more screen after that but it should work.
I used my inspire and skyrocket with a Kenwood DNX8120 and a Sony XNV-770bt
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This was it, but it is trickier for me.
I have to mount it within 5 seconds of connecting it to the radio or it won't work.
I got it to work last night and at first I was like WTF? why am I hearing nav info through the speakers. Apparently for some reason it puts the nav sounds in a seperate folder and lets me access it. Weird.
Oh well got it working mostly(doesn't display any of the Artist/Album info) but at least I can listen now.

I have the same headunit. And I'm able to mount it. This is what I do: turn USB debugging on, plug your phone in and when it says its reading, mount your SD card. If you get an error on the headunit, just switch back to USB and try again. Sometimes it takes a few tries. Btw, I'm running stock rooted 2.3.5 on my phone
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Skyrocket MHL / JIG / OTG Cables ?

Hello team
Just been searching through and ive seen a few good hand of people discussing the adapter working well for the Samsung Galaxy SII Skyrocket by AT&T . Was really hoping some people could point me to an excellent cable that works. I saw so many online, i just wasnt sure which one would work correctly , or most importantly work well
Would like links for MHL and a OTG cable if possible. Thanks in advanced for help
Phone currently running SKY ICS
A little bit of searching and i found these. Any thoughts/
Skyrocket JIG Cable for Download Mode / Unbrick
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160672318782
Skyrocket OTG Cable for Peripherals and USB
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300669048390
Skyrocket MHL Cable for HDMI out
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110923690772

Okay. update, i ordered those, i will follow up whenever i get them

I took some pictures for you all. IDK if anyone is looking at these, but here they are. I must say. ALL ITEMS work PERFECT. Couldnt be happier. My phone runs the CM 9 currently and im yet have any issues

The jig says in the description that it doesn't work on our phone, is that true.
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no its not. It DOES work, i tested mine 4 times in a row. Turn off Device entirely. Then plug up the JIG , and BAM, turns on , on its own into Download mode
Heres a video of it working which i just recorded now @ work for you to see
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHNm3L25wxc

seanci said:
The jig says in the description that it doesn't work on our phone, is that true.
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Its designed to work for any of the GALAXY based phones by Samsung. Thats what i was told at least. And it worked great with mine if you saw the above video i posted :silly:

I appreciate you posting this. Was just researching on the OTG as well. Ordering mine from Amazon now. Already had the mhl for 6 months. Was worried that the otg cable would not power a thumb drive. Now I know. Thanks!

Yup sure does, i tried both FAT32 and NTFS Flash drives... Next up is external HDD
Now i need a transformer or a Tab 2

For a USB powered external hdd you need a powered USB hub. If you plug in the hdd directly into the otg cable it does not work.
If your hdd has its own power supply then it works directly.
The phone battery is not enough to power the hdd.
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Yeah that's kinda obvious I suppose . Power is required . Still a good to hAve .
Mhl not work with cm9 just yet . Or maybe I'm doing it wrong . But I tested with other roms
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prasadudwadia said:
Yeah that's kinda obvious I suppose . Power is required . Still a good to hAve .
Mhl not work with cm9 just yet . Or maybe I'm doing it wrong . But I tested with other roms
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I got my MHL adapter from Monoprice, works with CM9 just fine
edit: okay, it used to with the old NIGHTLYs, but doesn't in the stable
edit2: works with InstigatorX kernel v5.4.5, but NOT v6.0

prasadudwadia said:
Yeah that's kinda obvious I suppose . Power is required . Still a good to hAve .
Mhl not work with cm9 just yet . Or maybe I'm doing it wrong . But I tested with other roms
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Sorry didnt reply now just checked my pm xD, but thanks for vid good to know
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HDMI Out

Hey all new to HTC and wondering about this phone and HDMI out.. It seems that there is a or was a special cable with the m7.. Does that same cable work?
Thanks
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is the special cable an MHL cable or something htc specific?

wah00kid said:
Hey all new to HTC and wondering about this phone and HDMI out.. It seems that there is a or was a special cable with the m7.. Does that same cable work?
Thanks
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Well, this is from the specs:
HTC Connect Micro-USB 2.0 (5-pin) port with mobile high- definition video link (MHL) for USB or HDMI connection (Special cable required for HDMI connection.)
I just bought a MHL cable from Amazon and I'll just try it if no one else has yet. Worse case I return it.

wah00kid said:
Hey all new to HTC and wondering about this phone and HDMI out.. It seems that there is a or was a special cable with the m7.. Does that same cable work?
Thanks
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I use a standard MHL adapter (non-HTC) and it works just fine. Here is the one I use: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16875994879
As I said...Works perfectly fine with my M8.

any idea if my Samsung one will work?
(don't have a HDMI screen or TV to test it)

HDMI out with usb

Is it possible to use the hdmi out and connect a usb peripheral? I have a bunch of lapdocks laying around and it would be cool to be able to use them with this phone with a couple adapters.

Lack of replies make me think this isnt possible.

Yes. With the right mhl adaptor it is entirely possible.
As far as controlling them with the lapdocks.... No. We dont have the software needed. You should still be able to display to them though.
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justin94 said:
Yes. With the right mhl adaptor it is entirely possible.
As far as controlling them with the lapdocks.... No. We dont have the software needed. You should still be able to display to them though.
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I think the mouse and keyboard on the lapdock is just usb. So as long as i can get it all wired right I think it should work. Any idea what the right MHL adapter is?

I wouldn't risk it tbh. You would have to splice and dice. If i remember correctly, the laptops are made for a dual connection, ie. HDMI and USB at the same time. I'm not sure that this phone is capable of that, seeing as the USB and mhl have to go into the same place.
I think I remember seeing someone trying this before and it failed.
Just about and HDMI adapter on amazon should work. The one I got years ago cost me maybe $8 with shipping.
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justin94 said:
Yes. With the right mhl adaptor it is entirely possible.
As far as controlling them with the lapdocks.... No. We dont have the software needed. You should still be able to display to them though.
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Expect the d802 doesn't use mhl it uses slimport.
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treebill said:
Expect the d802 doesn't use mhl it uses slimport.
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Why is that relevant? This thread is in a Verizon HTC One M8 forum . . . And the M8 uses MHL.

Dodge DeBoulet said:
Why is that relevant? This thread is in a Verizon HTC One M8 forum . . . And the M8 uses MHL.
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sorry thought this was on the g2 q&a my bad

Using a Samsung micro USB - HDMI worked fine for me using the GPE rom. I was able to have my screen display on my TV with no issues. I was hoping to use this to stream FIOS Mobile to a Hotel TV. Unfortunately, when FIOS Mobile sees an HDMI connection, it won't stream
You do need to power this connection. If not, you'll get nothing. This is the cable I used...

So maybe my original post wasnt clear? I know we can get hdmi out of the usb port. What i wanted to know is if there is an adapter that allows you do hdmi out AND connect a usb mouse or keyboard at the same time. On the samsung s4 or s5 or one of them, there was a media dock that allowed this. Not sure if the hardware is here on the m8 to do something similar.
EDIT: This thing: http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/EDD-S20JWEGSTA

I think samsung uses a proprietary 11pin mhl to do what im talking about. Pretty sure the m8 just has the normal mhl, 5 pin or whatever so this isnt possible. If anyone knows different let me know. I sure wish this phone had a dedicated micro hdmi port.