I have an Acer Liquid MT and it doesn't have USB OTG Natively, is there a way to install it onto your phone?
hackf0rce said:
I have an Acer Liquid MT and it doesn't have USB OTG Natively, is there a way to install it onto your phone?
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you need to get a custom kernel with usb otg support flashed
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Hello all,
I am not sure if i connect a 500 gb usb external hard disk to my xoom through micro usb otg cable. Can anyone answer this? IF positive, I will buy a 500 gb instantly.
That depends.
I am running Tiamat manta ray 2.0.1 on UK MZ601 3g xoom and I can mount an external WD usb powered 500Gb drive over otg with no problems.For stock 3.01which I came from it didn't work.
I use usb otg watcher (available in market place) to mount and es filemanager to move, and copy and browse etc
Regards,
wendell7 said:
That depends.
I am running Tiamat manta ray 2.0.1 on UK MZ601 3g xoom and I can mount an external WD usb powered 500Gb drive over otg with no problems.For stock 3.01which I came from it didn't work.
I use usb otg watcher (available in market place) to mount and es filemanager to move, and copy and browse etc
Regards,
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I have a new WD Passport Essential 750GB HDD that works fine with the Moto OTG adaptor and the USB Mass storage Watcher OTG app. My Xoom's configuration is in my sig.
okantomi said:
I have a new WD Passport Essential 750GB HDD that works fine with the Moto OTG adaptor and the USB Mass storage Watcher OTG app. My Xoom's configuration is in my sig.
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If i use stock 3.2 rom would it be possible then to use?
raihankabir_1 said:
If i use stock 3.2 rom would it be possible then to use?
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You could try but that app I mentioned requires root and I'm not sure if stock 3.2 provides usb host mode support.
I'm still on Tiamat 1.0 and can read my WD 1TB HDD (NTFS) without issue.
I'm still in stock 3.0.1 uk and I can use my 500, 750 and 1T WD passports fine by mounting through terminal emulator.
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helo all,
I am using xoom wifi stock 3.2 . I am not rooted. I have an USB otg cable but when I plug any USB mass storage eg 4/8 gb my xoom don't show any device. What should I do now?
raihankabir_1 said:
helo all,
I am using xoom wifi stock 3.2 . I am not rooted. I have an USB otg cable but when I plug any USB mass storage eg 4/8 gb my xoom don't show any device. What should I do now?
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I believe that you must be rooted to use the Xoom in USB host mode. I've been rooted from a couple of days after I bought my Xoom, so I don't remember.
You do have external sd card (read only) right?
Make sure that 'USB Debugging' is disabled.
i'm afraid you need custom rom for this.
okantomi said:
I believe that you must be rooted to use the Xoom in USB host mode. I've been rooted from a couple of days after I bought my Xoom, so I don't remember.
You do have external sd card (read only) right?
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I have 32 gb SD card that xoom can mount but it can't joint USB drives
raihankabir_1 said:
I have 32 gb SD card that xoom can mount but it can't joint USB drives
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Then as I thought, you need to be rooted and install a custom kernel or rom (Tachi kernel or Hammerhead rom for HC3.2) that says it enables usb OTG host mode in the releas notes. Then you can use your OTG cable (and the free app USB Mass Storage Watcher OTG) to mount and use thumb drives and newer HHDs (that don't require much power to run).
okantomi said:
Then as I thought, you need to be rooted and install a custom kernel or rom (Tachi kernel or Hammerhead rom for HC3.2) that says it enables usb OTG host mode in the releas notes. Then you can use your OTG cable (and the free app USB Mass Storage Watcher OTG) to mount and use thumb drives and newer HHDs (that don't require much power to run).
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Thanks for the reply. Where can I get the steps for rooting? Is it possible to go back to custom rom after rooting?
raihankabir_1 said:
Thanks for the reply. Where can I get the steps for rooting? Is it possible to go back to custom rom after rooting?
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Yes you can flash a custom rom.
For the correct rooting guide for your Xoom model (3G or WiFi-only, country of origin) check out the Xoom Heaven thread in General section 1st, to see if your Xoom model is addressed there.
Can u plug a full size USB stick into the xoom at all?
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u need the host cable- by the Motorola one it will work, alot of the cheap ones won't.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/260879217802?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
that one works, i have several. The same guy sells an led-less version for $4 that works too.
how does it work? Does it show up as a new folder in the file manager?
slonn said:
how does it work? Does it show up as a new folder in the file manager?
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You will probably need an app like USB MassStorage Watcher or Drive Mount (both free) to mount/unmount the drive. It will show up on the same directory level as sdcard (internal storage) and external1. It will be at usbOTG.
okantomi said:
You will probably need an app like USB MassStorage Watcher or Drive Mount (both free) to mount/unmount the drive. It will show up on the same directory level as sdcard (internal storage) and external1. It will be at usbOTG.
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Thanks for the tip! I got the Drive Mount app and it did the trick. Was starting to worry that the cable I got on eBay was a fake.
Cool! Thx 4 all the posts...
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okantomi said:
You will probably need an app like USB MassStorage Watcher or Drive Mount (both free) to mount/unmount the drive. It will show up on the same directory level as sdcard (internal storage) and external1. It will be at usbOTG.
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i m in same boat. I have XOOM wifi USA version. It is NOT ROOTED.
does it work to read USB drive without rooting?
current OS version on my XOOM is 3.2.1 (HTK75D)
No, you must be rooted and running a custom kernel or Rom that support usb host mode.
okantomi said:
No, you must be rooted and running a custom kernel or Rom that support usb host mode.
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Thanks for reply. I m totally new to rooting etc.
well is android 4.0 is going to release for this XOOM model soon? and does it resolve this issue?
I'm betting that our developers are making us an ICS Rom with usb host mode support...
will this also work with a usb gender like http://www.amazon.com/USB-Gender-Changer-Female/dp/B000BSN4UY/ref=pd_sim_e_2 in stead of a usb otg?
I have installed android 4.0 on my motorola xoom wifi usa version.
it is NOT ROOTED.
Can i read usb drive ( pen drive or external hard disk ) with this Or still rooting is needed?
I have following adapter.
http://www.amazon.com/Micro-USB-Mal...3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1327371621&sr=1-3
is only rooted is Ok or it need to install other custom OS version?
it will be great somebody can reply ASAP.
So there is no other app that doesn't require root? I just want to hold on rooting the device..is USB OTG supported with 4.0?
Hi guys,
I'm pretty new at all this, so I'll just tell you what my problem is:
I bought an OTG cable (by eforcity) - male USB micro to female USB A, and I plugged it into my Droid X. The droid is not recognizing the thumbdrives I've tried. I'm on Android 2.3.3, system version 4.5.605, Stock, Rooted.
So, how do I do USB hosting with that cable? Do I need something more? Do I need a custom Kernel/ ROM on my device to support it?
Thanks for any help you can provide.
So guys i read somewhere before that USB OTG cable only works with android 3.x and aboove because they contain necessary kernals needed to make USB work.......maybe that was the reason USB OTG wasnt working on stock rom........
has anyone tried OTG cable on CM10/10.1..??...maybe that might work.....
plz someone tell me if it works on our phone or not....i really want to connect external storages to my ace plus
prayagmukhi said:
So guys i read somewhere before that USB OTG cable only works with android 3.x and aboove because they contain necessary kernals needed to make USB work.......maybe that was the reason USB OTG wasnt working on stock rom........
has anyone tried OTG cable on CM10/10.1..??...maybe that might work.....
plz someone tell me if it works on our phone or not....i really want to connect external storages to my ace plus
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there is no otg support in our hardeware
may be in future some other dev can do this but right now there is no way to get otg support