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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

Is there Any Way to get Expandable Storage on the One X?

The One X has no microsd card slot, so I was wondering if it's possible to externally expand its storage like using an external flash drive.

Yeah you can but you have to use a powered hub and a USB y cable. Take a look in the general section. There is a topic about an otg cable and USB working.
Here is the link to that thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1893960
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ECEXCURSION said:
Yeah you can but you have to use a powered hub and a USB y cable. Take a look in the general section. There is a topic about an otg cable and USB working.
Here is the link to that thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1893960
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Thanks for the link, but it seems you need to carry a charger for it to work, so it's not much use since a phone needs to be mobile.

Yeah. Either a charger or a battery. Kinda sux.
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The Airstash or the Kingston Wi drive comes to mind. Both can hold charge for around 4-5 hours.
http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Wi-Drive-Portable-WID-32GBZ/dp/B00576APEI
http://www.airstash.com/#undefined

[Q] need remote app for my android tv dongle(measy U1A)

hi guys
i am using samsung galaxy r(i9103) and measy u1a android tv dongle....i want to access the dongle from my phone via wifi....plz can u suggestt a good free app for doing the same??
thanks
mahesh

mahi98 said:
hi guys
i am using samsung galaxy r(i9103) and measy u1a android tv dongle....i want to access the dongle from my phone via wifi....plz can u suggestt a good free app for doing the same??
thanks
mahesh
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The app "Tablet Remote" allows you to control an Android device with another Android device through WiFi.
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guitarman2010 said:
The app "Tablet Remote" allows you to control an Android device with another Android device through WiFi.
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but this app is supporting only bluetooth

I tried remodroid and it gets the job done.... well almost
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Friends need help, I have toggled the visibility of the action button bar present below in the smart t.v. now I am not able to access back, task manager.power button.how to toggle it back ?
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vishwasnp said:
Friends need help, I have toggled the visibility of the action button bar present below in the smart t.v. now I am not able to access back, task manager.power button.how to toggle it back ?
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Just drag it up from the bottom ... the way you wud do to a normal taskbar in windows

U1A Android TV Dongle
I have just bought the Measy U1A. When I am connected to the internet, after some time it turns off. Always happens to me, after a few minutes the screen goes black. How could I do? I think that could be something in the configuration, but I am not an expert. Thanks in advanced.

Check the usb power cable.also if you switch off the tv the dongle Will not have power supply to stay on
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tnt00 said:
I have just bought the Measy U1A. When I am connected to the internet, after some time it turns off. Always happens to me, after a few minutes the screen goes black. How could I do? I think that could be something in the configuration, but I am not an expert. Thanks in advanced.
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Which power supply are u using??

It is a micro usb cable, designed to work on usb slot of tv, the hdmi port acts as input
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vishwasnp said:
It is a micro usb cable, designed to work on usb slot of tv, the hdmi port acts as input
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Check with the manual if the usb voltage output is 5v and 2amps....that screen problem occurs if the power supplied is not enough

Hi all
Any one knows if there is a rom with BT driver enabled in kernel ?
I would use it with BT dongle

has any one connected webcam....bluetooth device...etc??

No dude, connected it with wireless keyboard mouse.usb mouse only till now.it has worked.Will try soon and let you know with Bluetooth
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Help with Hulu plus App on U1A
I got this Uhost1 and I have a problem playing Hulu plus, it detects it as a tablet browser or something and Hulu blocks it, is there a work around to play Hulu from the App ? Please help!

In case if you guys are still using this device. There is an app called remodroid for Android devices in Google play store. It enables controlling any android device through another android device. And it works well in measy u1a
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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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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.