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8.9 Usb adapter + 2,5mm HDD

I have one of those cheapo China USB adapters.
It works fine recognizing my storage when i hook up a pendrive but now i tried it with an external 2,5mm HDD and it didn't get recognized. im guessing the tab doesn't provide the HDD with enough power for it to run.
here my question: is it just my cheapo china usb adapter? does someone have the official samsung one and could try it out and see if external drive (without power chords) are supported?
would be awesome!

No, it won't work, there's simply not enough amps to power that.
I suggest getting a powered USB hub then making a battery pack for it (I'll get around to taking a picture of mine - I use it with my N900 and 8.9 with USB HDDs, DVD drives and USB data cards.)

yeah i imagined sth like that.
i have a usb hub but i was hoping to just use the drive by itself.
would be interesting to see your battery pack hack! please post some pictures!

Looking forward to seeing this battery pack
I have tried it a couple of times but the battery pack i made did not last very long

Why would you need a hub? Most come with a dual USB cable. Plug the main one into the tab adapter and the other one into a battery pack with USB. Should be a touch less cumbersome and you don't need to build anything, unless you really want to.
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Hurrian said:
No, it won't work, there's simply not enough amps to power that.
I suggest getting a powered USB hub then making a battery pack for it (I'll get around to taking a picture of mine - I use it with my N900 and 8.9 with USB HDDs, DVD drives and USB data cards.)
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So, this 8'9 can work with external hdd?
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Declan79 said:
So, this 8'9 can work with external hdd?
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yes, as long as you can power the drive separately.

Declan79 said:
So, this 8'9 can work with external hdd?
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The drive must also be formated with FAT32. The GT Tab won't read NTFS.

dbpaddler said:
yes, as long as you can power the drive separately.
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Well, im thinking to change my 7gtab to 8'9 or 7'7 and it would be awesome to had an hdd running with it
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crazycranky said:
The drive must also be formated with FAT32. The GT Tab won't read NTFS.
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So The file on the hdd must be fat32?
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Declan79 said:
So The file on the hdd must be fat32?
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Unless you install CM9 which supports NTFS (read-only) on the 8.9 tab.

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Unless you install CM9 which supports NTFS (read-only) on the 8.9 tab.
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Ok, dan now I'm running on cm9(rc1) but it still on my gt p1000, is it the same way?
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Charging Cable

Hey,
I am out of town and I unfortunately forgot my charging cable back home, I have 10 more days here and I have very important work related stuff that I absolutely require. Anyway I can charge ? Or buying a cable remains the only option ?
Thanx in advance
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As far as I'm aware you need a Samsung tablet cable or connector. I don't believe the Note 10.1 has any sort of wireless charging capabilities built-in, and even if it did you'd need a proper wireless charger.

Echo237 said:
Hey,
I am out of town and I unfortunately forgot my charging cable back home, I have 10 more days here and I have very important work related stuff that I absolutely require. Anyway I can charge ? Or buying a cable remains the only option ?
Thanx in advance
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As far I am aware if you have a keyboard dock you will be able to charge your tab but other than that buying is your only option

W1nst0n said:
As far I am aware if you have a keyboard dock you will be able to charge your tab but other than that buying is your only option
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No I don't, I asked a colleague to courier it though
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Do all Sammy tablets use the same connector?
More specifically the note 10.1 and the tab 2?
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The same cable charges the tab (7 & 10), tab2 7 and note 10.1. I've had all those and kept the same spare cables.
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usb OTG ??? do i have to throw my nexus s

hi every body
i will be very thankful if anybody can help me
today i get a usb OTG cable and i was very excited to try on my nexus s but i was very disappointed that even if i have a custom kernel that supports usb OTG i have to support externel power supply along with the cable which make all the process of > on the go < .. absolute not on the go ..
later when searching i found a video for nexus 4 i guess having usb with really on the go mode i.e. without 20 meters of cable extended along the room to the wall..
is there a way to make this work on the nexus s .?

ahmadalraii said:
hi every body
i will be very thankful if anybody can help me
today i get a usb OTG cable and i was very excited to try on my nexus s but i was very disappointed that even if i have a custom kernel that supports usb OTG i have to support externel power supply along with the cable which make all the process of > on the go < .. absolute not on the go ..
later when searching i found a video for nexus 4 i guess having usb with really on the go mode i.e. without 20 meters of cable extended along the room to the wall..
is there a way to make this work on the nexus s .?
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Alas, our NS doesn't support OTG
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ozone89 said:
Alas, our NS doesn't support OTG
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But there's a video on YouTube showing ns with otg just fine
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superng888 said:
But there's a video on YouTube showing ns with otg just fine
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the one in the video has external power supply...this is the whole spirit of * on the go * to stay connected to a computer ..lol

ozone89 said:
Alas, our NS doesn't support OTG
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why many nexus s kernels include the usb OTG drivers ??
glados
matrx
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Which USB OTG cables work with Nexus 5?

OK, so when grossing eBay I see listings that say "Male to Female" or vise versa, but I'm quite the USB OTG n00b... What does this all mean and how can I be sure which USB OTG cables support the Nexus 5? Thanks in advance.
Another thing, what's the deal with £1 OTG cables vs £3 ones? Is it just the build quality difference or do the higher end ones have more functionality? (Sorry about the £'s, I'm Brit! )
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a USB OTG is a USB OTG, there is no right out wrong... The cheaper ones are just because of build quality difference, but you don't need good build quality as it is just a USB OTG cable, so go for the cheapest one possible!
Franco Kernel supports OTG, but you need StickMount to mount the flash drive.
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An otg cable is an otg cable. There is no right or wrong. All otg means is that it has pins 4&5 bridged to enable host mode on the device.
The typical gender cable is USB A female to microUSB male. This is what I use.
The USB A female is just a standard USB port like what you would plug a flash drive into.
The micro USB male is the end that goes into your phone. Like the end of your charger.
Something like this
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00...R6RT5PPM6KZMQMQ&pf_rd_s=center-6&pf_rd_t=1201
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I ordered this http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=161207218606 and this is working perfect for me
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rahil3108 said:
I ordered this http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=161207218606 and this is working perfect for me
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Alex240188 said:
An otg cable is an otg cable. There is no right or wrong. All otg means is that it has pins 4&5 bridged to enable host mode on the device.
The typical gender cable is USB A female to microUSB male. This is what I use.
The USB A female is just a standard USB port like what you would plug a flash drive into.
The micro USB male is the end that goes into your phone. Like the end of your charger.
Something like this
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00...R6RT5PPM6KZMQMQ&pf_rd_s=center-6&pf_rd_t=1201
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Thanks you guys, but I'm just worried about the listings that say works for Samsung [insert product name] and that's it... I'm thinking that they only do that because Samsung's are the most popular
Phones, so they use it to get more item views, but better safe then sorry...
Another thing, what's the deal with £1 OTG cables vs £3 ones? Is it just the build quality difference or do the higher end ones have more functionality? (Sorry about the £'s, I'm Brit! )
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ProVickers said:
Thanks you guys, but I'm just worried about the listings that say works for Samsung [insert product name] and that's it... I'm thinking that they only do that because Samsung's are the most popular
Phones, so they use it to get more item views, but better safe then sorry...
Another thing, what's the deal with £1 OTG cables vs £3 ones? Is it just the build quality difference or do the higher end ones have more functionality? (Sorry about the £'s, I'm Brit! )
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Buy the cheaper one. I bought the cheapest I could find and it works great.

jd1639 said:
Buy the cheaper one. I bought the cheapest I could find and it works great.
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As long as it works that's all I need to know, thanks
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ProVickers said:
As long as it works that's all I need to know, thanks
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yes price is only on build quality but there is nothing that requires great build quality in these cables
£0.79 that is what i would get if i was looking for one now
http://www.amazon.co.uk/MOFRED®-Mic..._2?ie=UTF8&qid=1391541194&sr=8-2&keywords=otg

Alex240188 said:
yes price is only on build quality but there is nothing that requires great build quality in these cables
£0.79 that is what i would get if i was looking for one now
http://www.amazon.co.uk/MOFRED®-Mic..._2?ie=UTF8&qid=1391541194&sr=8-2&keywords=otg
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Would this be OK?
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=400649571455
Also, does Franco Kernel support USB Hosting (something like that)?
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ProVickers said:
Would this be OK?
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=400649571455
Also, does Franco Kernel support USB Hosting (something like that)?
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Yes, That one will work fine.
Franco kernel does support OTG however to mount USB flash drives you will need an app like Stickmount if your rooted to properly mount the drive

I purchased this when it was $18 works like a charm
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FLNYH8M/ref=oh_details_o05_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Price has gone up quite a bit. =(

Alex240188 said:
Yes, That one will work fine.
Franco kernel does support OTG however to mount USB flash drives you will need an app like Stickmount if your rooted to properly mount the drive
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Yeh that's fine I know all about mounting, thanks!
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Wireless Charging while using USB-OTG

I guys, today I tried to Wireless Charge while using the USB-OTG to copy some files (practically, it makes sense for me, since there is no need to connect the cable to the Nexus, we could be using that port to USB-OTG and charge at the same time).
I was surprised when it didn't work. I can't understand why would they implement this. Since it's not charging from cable, it could be charging by wireless...
It's not a defect from mine, right?
Anyway, thanks for your attention.
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bixorastexante said:
I guys, today I tried to Wireless Charge while using the USB-OTG to copy some files (practically, it makes sense for me, since there is no need to connect the cable to the Nexus, we could be using that port to USB-OTG and charge at the same time).
I was surprised when it didn't work. I can't understand why would they implement this. Since it's not charging from cable, it could be charging by wireless...
It's not a defect from mine, right?
Anyway, thanks for your attention.
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It's not a defect. You need a custom kernel that supports Qi Charging while using USB OTG if you want that.

Are you sure it's a kernel limitation? Do you know any that supports it?
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bixorastexante said:
Are you sure it's a kernel limitation? Do you know any that supports it?
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May not be a hardware limitation. But probably a very low priority for implementation

One way I've try to offset this limitation is to plug my OTG cable into a powered USB hub. All attached USB devices use the hub for power greatly reducing the battery drain on the phone/tablet.
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