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sorry if this has been posted before but is it possible in anyway to connect a usb flash drive to my desire using an adaptor or something :? saying that is there an app available to browse and external USB
No. It is impossible.
possible, yes...worth the hassle, nope.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=702742
my frined has a galaxy 2 and he has a cable for it, we tired a lot of things, but nothing works.
its a shame really
xoom usb host works pretty well - keyboards, mice, ps3 controller - out the box too
but for the desire - everything was picked up as an in-car device (without flashing new kernels)
I saw somebody last week connecting a usb flash drive to on his mobile but I didn´t had the time to see and ask which phone it was.
Have been thinking about it ever since. Would be so handy to push your date to a flash drive on the go.
I been to the same bar in the hope I would see that person again but I haven´t saw him again. I´m afraid it was a tourist.
mercianary said:
possible, yes...worth the hassle, nope.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=702742
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It looks a big hassle indeed if you have to switch kernels to get to slave mode again.
it's nokia i believe
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Hello everyone just bought a cable from Amazon and it got stuck in my USB port and broke my new Phone and the online merchant said that he would send me a new cable but that wont fix my phone now I'm heart broken it took me two years to save so I can get a android phone and be part of the android community now I feel so lost please help by the way my new phone is that. HTC Sensation .. thanks for all your wonderful help and advice ..
So how has it broke ? Has it snapped off inside the phone ? Have you damage the pins ?
Show us some pics
if it is in warranty , you could try sending it in for repair under warranty by saying USB port came out when you unplugged it from charger .....
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Dude just call HTC and don't say anything about buying it used, just act as if you are the original owner. You should be able to get free repair or replacement phone.
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Warrior4Christ said:
Hello everyone just bought a cable from Amazon and it got stuck in my USB port and broke my new Phone and the online merchant said that he would send me a new cable but that wont fix my phone now I'm heart broken it took me two years to save so I can get a android phone and be part of the android community now I feel so lost please help by the way my new phone is that. HTC Sensation .. thanks for all your wonderful help and advice ..
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call htc and LIE say that it happened with original usb cable.
hopefully they will fix it
Yeah if the device is still under warranty the warranty is totally transferable if the device is sold. Just contact HTC and they will probably ask you for the IMEI number and that will tell them if the device is still under warranty or not.
First off the phone is a month old and the USB port came out with the cable so I bought a battery charger but I wanted to modd my phone. It came from the united kingdom and I'm having a hard time getting through but I wont give up.. Thanks everyone for your input your all so awesome ...
Wow that suck how hard you pull that cord ???
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I agree. Call and lie. Lol
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Not very hard at all it was stuck..
Tried taking a photo but it wont show the port clearly enough to show the. USB part got pulled out sorry..
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I agree with everyone else above! Call them and lie, they wouldn't know if your the original owner. If they ask for your receipt, just tell them you misplaced it cuz it was such a long time ago...
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Warrior4Christ said:
Hello everyone just bought a cable from Amazon and it got stuck in my USB port and broke my new Phone and the online merchant said that he would send me a new cable but that wont fix my phone now I'm heart broken it took me two years to save so I can get a android phone and be part of the android community now I feel so lost please help by the way my new phone is that. HTC Sensation .. thanks for all your wonderful help and advice ..
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Whatever cable it is, it shouldn't be getting stuck in your htc sensation. Just call HTC and make a complaint and hope for the best.. If not visit the nearest HTC service center, or maybe the place where you bought the phone from?
I'm curious...could you tell us what cable you bought...and also...if possible the link to said cable...just so no one else would make the same mistake.
Bought the cable from Amazon it also came with a windshield phone holder the cable was the cigarette style USB charger
Is it micro USB or just regular USB?
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wierd
That's quite weird .. u can try to remove the broken charger pin with a forceps if its stuck in the charging port ..
But if u damaged the charging port then u can call for a replacement
HTC will (NOT) fix or replace your phone. That type of fault is not covered under the warrenty it will be seen as it was fine when they sold it and the damage happened when you plugged in and unplugged the cable.
I work in a phone shop and get this problem in all the time , they used to replace the ports on Sonys but not any more.
The phone would be classified as B.E.R (beyond economical repair )
SORRY TO CARRY THE BAD NEWS.
you need a new phone as the charge port is attached to the motherboard. (Or someone who will replace it, most engineers won't, too costly)
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It's. A micro USB thank you ...
Has anyone been able to hook up a flash drive yet with USB OTG? Been waiting for my cable to arrive to test out. Just wondering since I didn't order a powered hub with it, since half the forums I have searched require it to work. If anyone has had any luck please let me know.
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Has anyone been able to hook up a flash drive yet with USB OTG? Been waiting for my cable to arrive to test out. Just wondering since I didn't order a powered hub with it, since half the forums I have searched require it to work. If anyone has had any luck please let me know.
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Nevermind figured it out myself. Need the powered hub.
On another note I am starting to really hate Samsung after seeing this. SamSung
Yep, we have a guide posted in the General section. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1629134
official RUU is neccessary？
Will there ever be a chance that REAL usb otg is enabled? Which means without connecting external power? (I dont consider using an y cable and then externally powering usb to be "on the go")
While most modern phones made by samsung and some other manufacturers enable it by default but htc doesn't is beyond me.
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Will there ever be a chance that REAL usb otg is enabled? Which means without connecting external power?
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I really want this too... i could control my dslr. and with power connection needed, it gets so worthless, because there isnt always a socket around...
Apparently Qualcomm does but HTC removes that feature.
in the leaked one x jb update you can use usb otg without external power, hopefully they will do the same for our phone.
Hello,
My Desire S is USB BRICKED but not entirely - it still charges when I plug it into the computer.
I have the ICS RUU .exe file from HTC and I can transfer it into the phone via a SD card reader.
My question is, can I install ICS with this file from within the device without using the computer cause obviously I can't do that.
Thank you.
I answered you already on iAndroid
Basically you need to try taking out the Rom.zip from the RUU, rename it to PG88IMG.zip, copy to SD-CARD and start the phone into bootloader.
This will start flashing the ROM automatically.
Make sure you remove the zip from the SD-CARD when all is done.
Good luck!
BTW, how do you know it is a USB brick? Maybe it is only a drivers issue? Did you try installing latest version of HTC Sync?
Thank you for your reply.
Yes I have tried installing all the drivers and the many solutions that ppl offer online.
I myself came to the solution of extracting the RUU files from the .exe file but I don't know how to do that.
How do you extract an .exe file?
Thank you.
Or try from a different PC, using a different USB cable
Doesn't work from windows 8
Sywepd form my DsereiS
Tried many different PCs and different cables.
How do you extract an .exe file?
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Just run the RUU.exe, when the screen pops up with the picture of the device go to the start menu (Windows 7) and type in search *temp* and press enter. When the folder opens search it for ROM.zip and there you go.
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Thanks a lot!
Doing it now, let's see how does
It worked, I have ICS
Still usb bricked though
This means - it's not "USB bricked", you have physically malfunctioning USB port. Look at it, you might visually detect the malformed/covered contact.
Jack_R1 said:
This means - it's not "USB bricked", you have physically malfunctioning USB port. Look at it, you might visually detect the malformed/covered contact.
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Looks fine and clean. Arrow-straight golden bars.
I have nice OtterBox Commuter case that closes the USB port with a rubber seal, I doubt anything happened to it.
I have a similar problem with mine - the phone will charge but it isn't detected by any of my computers which have known working drivers installed (i.e. they detect the missuses HTC fine).
No point in sending it back to HTC for repair as I don't think there is any way of getting it back to stock without using fastboot.
I've been considering buying and fitting one of these:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB-Power...K_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item3a6cf093b7
Anyone done this and managed to fix their broken usb port?
Cheers,
Dave.
froggy666uk said:
I have a similar problem with mine - the phone will charge but it isn't detected by any of my computers which have known working drivers installed (i.e. they detect the missuses HTC fine).
No point in sending it back to HTC for repair as I don't think there is any way of getting it back to stock without using fastboot.
I've been considering buying and fitting one of these:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB-Power...K_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item3a6cf093b7
Anyone done this and managed to fix their broken usb port?
Cheers,
Dave.
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I don't get it, what is it?
Replacement USB port and flex cable - if there is something physically wrong with the USB port then I'd imagine this would fix it. Worth a go as it is pretty cheap - not sure how easy it is to fit though...I'll let you know if/when I get round to ordering it!
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Replacement USB port and flex cable - if there is something physically wrong with the USB port then I'd imagine this would fix it. Worth a go as it is pretty cheap - not sure how easy it is to fit though...I'll let you know if/when I get round to ordering it!
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NICE! Good find.
If you find out how to get it done or do it yourself please update here.
I suppose you tried different cables and different PCs?
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dmatik said:
I suppose you tried different cables and different PCs?
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Yep.
HTC say its a hardware problem and want to send my phone to the UK for repairs...
froggy666uk said:
I have a similar problem with mine - the phone will charge but it isn't detected by any of my computers which have known working drivers installed (i.e. they detect the missuses HTC fine).
No point in sending it back to HTC for repair as I don't think there is any way of getting it back to stock without using fastboot.
I've been considering buying and fitting one of these:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB-Power...K_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item3a6cf093b7
Anyone done this and managed to fix their broken usb port?
Cheers,
Dave.
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I haven't done this myself, but have had my phone apart a couple of times - to replace the touch-screen and the LCD. Taking it apart is fairly simple - I have posted about it here several times before - and replacing this part should be a doddle. Yet again, here is the tear-down video from YouTube.
(Moved from One X general)
I cannot find any new posts on this, so please excuse me if I missed it somewhere. I (like most One X owners) got extremely upset at the delayed launch of 4.1.1 for our devices. I don't know exactly who to blame for that one. We HTC One X owners, At&t specifically, waited for 6 months for an update to be available. I got so tired of waiting, I took action, rooted my phone and put a stock 4.1.1 JB on it, and I'm loving it. And guess what? The usb OTG WORKS!!! Now comes a new challenge. Usb OTG plus charging. I know this is possible, I have read the forums. I know the One X is capable of doing this. I just need to be pointed in the right direction. For the love of Android, please help me!
P.S. I am willing to install/modify software, NOT willing to modify hardware.
Full powered OTG is now supported on the latest base. Not sure which one you're on, but try a 3.18 rom.
3.18 rom? plz elaborate...
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3.18 rom? plz elaborate...
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The new AT&T base.
No he wants to charge at the same time as otg
Had to dig back far to find this post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31733062
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Yes sir...What he said ^(area51avenger)
I want to use both otg and a charger at the same time. Charging my phone while using a flash drive.
Usb otg works fine, I just want to charge my phone while using it. I have a "y" cable from ebay (http://www.ebay.com/itm/360595771170?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649) and it won't charge but the otg works fine.
Oh, and I am using 3.17 atm
odex-JB-Sense4+.zip rom by tachi91
I got it from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35647985
Elemental has supported powered OTG for a while, but I don't think there's a way to charge the phone at the same time.
Please by all means correct me if I am wrong in assuming this:
I know for a fact that what I want to do works on newer samsung phones. I don't think that this is a proprietary hardware issue as everything I've seen done on a GS3 I can do on my own phone. Usb otg didn't work until updating my phone, but it worked for those samsung phones straight out of the box. I'm just hoping there's just some hidden "switch" or update that I have to do to get this to work. Like I stated, I have seen this cable adapter work, I just want it to work for me.
Did you read the thread I linked you?
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If there's a way to do it with the Evita, I don't think I've seen it here. It's been discussed and my recollection is that it won't work.
You might ask in the ElementalX kernel thread.
Coincidentally avenger, that was one of the threads I read before resorting to this. I don't want to do anything fancy like using a mouse/keyboard with my phone, my ideal situation is this: Being able to charge my phone while I sit on the couch, switching from one flash drive to another, to watch movies wirelessly on my HTC Media Link HD connected to my 56 inch flat screen lcd tv. I just want to have a charger and a flash drive connected at the same time. Is that too much to ask? (rhetorical at this point)...lol
Flar would know.
For what it's worth, I can charge my phone while playing stuff through my mhl adapter.
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Yeah but I wanted to do this sitting away from the tv. The crappy thing is, my friend just came over and I gave him one of the adapters I had. He plugs a charger and flashdrive up and then his phone (SG3). The drive pops up and the phone starts charging...sigh...lucky s.o.b. Is there a way to update my kernel from 3.17 to 3.18 with out starting my rom over? Maybe a new kernel is my fix. Btw I have an mhl adapter also.
Did we ever find a solution? I have an m8 and the same needs, well, similar. Just need to charge with OTG connected.
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Did we ever find a solution? I have an m8 and the same needs, well, similar. Just need to charge with OTG connected.
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Nopes, no progress
Bummer