Hello everyone,
I'm not sure that this is possible on the HTC One M8, but I was wondering if anyone knows of a ROM that supports OTG + USB charging.
I would love to put my phone in it's mount in my car and connect it to a cable that allows it to be hooked into a usb hub and still be able to charge.
Thanks in advance.
Frag Mortuus said:
Hello everyone,
I'm not sure that this is possible on the HTC One M8, but I was wondering if anyone knows of a ROM that supports OTG + USB charging.
I would love to put my phone in it's mount in my car and connect it to a cable that allows it to be hooked into a usb hub and still be able to charge.
Thanks in advance.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm unable to test this since I don't have an OTG + USB cable, but out of curiosity have you tried it on the stock ROM, or any others. (I'd assume you have.. but just curious, as I'm wondering if there is something that needs to be added to support this in custom ROMs) - looking up the cables though, on Amazon they make this for M7/M8 - so I would think that at the least, the latest M8 stock VZW 4.17.605.5 ROM *should* already support this... - http://www.amazon.com/HTC-one-Micro-Host-Cable/dp/B00K133BQ6.
From my research most newer devices support this already. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3WRGWhlRpc
Also you may want to ask a MOD to move this to the Q+A section. (currently it's in Development).
Related
Hi. I've just recently tried out an app from the market that would let me control emulators and some games with a Wii remote, but it wasn't compatible with my G2x. However, I stumbled upon what is most commonly known as "OTG" cable, but discovered they were worthless for the G2x as of now because 2.3 doesn't have USB hosting.
What I wanted to know is, number one, will the G2x have USB hosting when the official 4.0 update comes out, or is it missing some special hardware needed for that? And number two, is there any risks in just getting a cheap MicroUSB to Female USB cable from a trusted seller? Like, can it damage any internal parts because of different voltages between devices or something like that? Or is the worst thing that can happen is the cable simply not working?
I'd really appreciate an answer on this one, because USB hosting seems to open up a lot of possibilities with our devices.
The short answer as of right now is NO there aren't any common ways to enable USB Host. With that said, can the Tegra2 chip in the G2x support host mode?...yes. Will it require a custom kernel?...yes. So basically your phone needs to be rooted to say the least and a kernel framework to enable and support it. I'm actually looking into this as we speak but it's looking like it'll be a while.
As for the cable... no most generic micro-USB cable won't work as is. The OTG cables have either a 'grounded' 4th pin or a disconnected 4th in some usb host modes. But either way you either need an OTG cable or if you search online you can find several ways to splice and solder back generic USB.
I have been looking for a while, but there doesn't seem to a custom kernel that supports USB Host mode. I already have USB OTG adapter (mini Male to 4 pin USB female) + arduino board etc.. So are there any custom kernels out there?
oOo B0XeR oOo said:
The short answer as of right now is NO there aren't any common ways to enable USB Host. With that said, can the Tegra2 chip in the G2x support host mode?...yes. Will it require a custom kernel?...yes. So basically your phone needs to be rooted to say the least and a kernel framework to enable and support it. I'm actually looking into this as we speak but it's looking like it'll be a while.
As for the cable... no most generic micro-USB cable won't work as is. The OTG cables have either a 'grounded' 4th pin or a disconnected 4th in some usb host modes. But either way you either need an OTG cable or if you search online you can find several ways to splice and solder back generic USB.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
this^^^
Nothing had really changed on this front, if you want to use Android as an ardi interface, I'd suggest you grab a cheapo phone that supports it out of the box.
Sent from my LG-P999 using Tapatalk
I bring you back to life!!!
Any update on this? Seems ICS/JB roms are out now... any strides in getting OTG to work? I'm looking to make a G2x into a dedicated TV gamer unit to replace my MK808 and forgot about OTG for my air mouse. I have a Bluetooth mouse to get me by but the airmouse was awesome.
I guess I can look for a Bluetooth airmouse as a last resort.
player911 said:
I bring you back to life!!!
Any update on this? Seems ICS/JB roms are out now... any strides in getting OTG to work? I'm looking to make a G2x into a dedicated TV gamer unit to replace my MK808 and forgot about OTG for my air mouse. I have a Bluetooth mouse to get me by but the airmouse was awesome.
I guess I can look for a Bluetooth airmouse as a last resort.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No OTG happiness for the G2X with any ROM and/or Kernel. There is a board from Sparkfun which provides an interface that enables a non-OTG phone to work like one for interfacing to Arduino, etc.
https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10748?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19967110&postcount=8
Hi, this my first post, I´m running AtrixperiaV4 now, and when I connect my phone over hdmi to my TV I can see the webtop interface but I can´t get the keyboard and trackpad on my phone display...I searched on the main Webtop thread, but I couldn´t find or interpret a solution, I´ll apreciate your help.
Thanks
Alessandro.
You'll need to plug in your own USB keyboard and mouse to your phone.
To do this , use an USB OTG (A male microUsb on one side and a female full sized Usb plug)
You'll also need a POWERED Usb Hub.
Hope this helps
Bluetooth works also.
Sent from something off of star trek
Thanks!!
Thank you very much for replying guy´s , I´ll follow your suggestions.
sternpython733 said:
You'll need to plug in your own USB keyboard and mouse to your phone.
To do this , use an USB OTG (A male microUsb on one side and a female full sized Usb plug)
You'll also need a POWERED Usb Hub.
Hope this helps
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hi, I connected my keyboard and mouse with this method, but does not work, I used the OTG cable and powered hub and I saw in the display that it charge the battery , I've also tested with a "Y-USB cable" and the oem charger with a standard hub without luck, anyone can confirm if the atrix 2 Kernel supports USB-OTG ?
Thanks,
Sorry for the (very) late reply.
Since you are running a custom ROM, i'm not that sure whether the kernel supports USB OTG, but i'm absolutely sure that the stock rom ( both 2.3.6 and 4.0.4) supports USB OTG
Sent from my Motorola Atrix 2 MB865 running 4.0.4 stock using XDA app
Generally its a bad idea to try use your phone with phone specific features with a Generic-built rom (like CM).
In short, you want the atrix with atrix features, use a proper atrix rom.
Hi All,
I'm trying to get a USB device connected to my phone (specifically an OBDII reader with Torque Pro). No matter what I do, I can't get it to recognize on my Nexus S 4g. When I run USB Host Diagnostics, it basically says it can't find anything.
I'm running a flavor of Cyanogen 10 with its stock kernal.
My questions are:
Do I need to go through a powered USB hub to get the proper power?
Do I need a specific kernel with the correct host modules enabled? (if so, can someone point me to one)
Thanks,
Torque Pro worked fine with my NS4G with a cheap ebay bluetooth adapter with no hassle. That adapter had no batteries at all, it was powered through the ALDL port on the car. I couldn't imagine needing power since no scanner I know of needs power at the ALDL port, it pulls it from the port itself. I would bet it is USB driver problems, or problems reading the USB adapter through Jellybean because of this new MTP protocol that sucks
Good to know.
Should I try a HoneyComb ROM? I guess it COULD be the OTG cable I got from amazon. Maybe it's not plugging in all the way.
thx
DizturbedOne said:
Torque Pro worked fine with my NS4G with a cheap ebay bluetooth adapter with no hassle. That adapter had no batteries at all, it was powered through the ALDL port on the car. I couldn't imagine needing power since no scanner I know of needs power at the ALDL port, it pulls it from the port itself. I would bet it is USB driver problems, or problems reading the USB adapter through Jellybean because of this new MTP protocol that sucks
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
shelbydz said:
Good to know.
Should I try a HoneyComb ROM? I guess it COULD be the OTG cable I got from amazon. Maybe it's not plugging in all the way.
thx
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No Honeycomb roms for Nexus S...
I highly suggest a OBDII bluetooth adapter. They're 15$ on the net and will spare you the trouble. Make sure you find one that has good reviews, some cheap ones have problem connecting to some cars because of broken J1850 PWM (i think it's PWM, might be VPW) protocol.
Hey there,
Im aware that my question is probably noobish, but does OTG work with USB 3.0?
Im just curious due to some other devices (like my wlan-stick) not working with USB 3.0 so I just wanted to be sure.
I know that there is an app needed to get OTG working on the Nexus 5, but is an external powersource also needed just like on my Huawei Honor 2?
Thanks in Advance, sorry for wasting your time
Regards
Korn
First of all USB 3.0 is compatible downward, do this should work normally, even 3.0 itself would be supported.
An external power source? For what?
If u use a stick there can't even get a power source and if u have a floppy disk with power source, even this have to be used on OTG otherwise it won't work, too.
Hope this answers ur question?!
CHEERS
Hello, I need an OTG cable that has usb power. I mean i want to connect a wireless adapter to my nexus 4 but these adapters consume a lot of battery so i need to connect adapter to otg cable and the other otg cable to nexus 4 charger so the adapter won't need nexus's battery but only the charger to take power of. Im pretty sure that this can be done but i need your help to choose the right one.
Thanks in advance
loran_t said:
Hello, I need an OTG cable that has usb power. I mean i want to connect a wireless adapter to my nexus 4 but these adapters consume a lot of battery so i need to connect adapter to otg cable and the other otg cable to nexus 4 charger so the adapter won't need nexus's battery but only the charger to take power of. Im pretty sure that this can be done but i need your help to choose the right one.
Thanks in advance
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Better yet, the Nexus 4 NEEDS external power as the Nexus 4 cannot supply enough power for USB OTG to work without. See also: http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-4/orig-development/usb-otg-externally-powered-usb-otg-t2181820
Look for a USB OTG Y-cable preferably. Mine just came over. Though I need to flash a kernel supporting USB OTG before I can test it out.
I didn't test it yet, but the one I bought is this one.
SirHat said:
Better yet, the Nexus 4 NEEDS external power as the Nexus 4 cannot supply enough power for USB OTG to work without. See also: http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-4/orig-development/usb-otg-externally-powered-usb-otg-t2181820
Look for a USB OTG Y-cable preferably. Mine just came over. Though I need to flash a kernel supporting USB OTG before I can test it out.
I didn't test it yet, but the one I bought is this one.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I checked the thread and i have some questions. I thought that i could plug the otg cable to the phone and the usb (male) i could plug it in to nexus's charger (is this possible?) and everything would work as should. So I have to flash franco kernel to make this happen? Can I plug otg to nexus's charger or I should buy another charger for the externel device (wireless adapter)?
This will work only if i have CM? Once you test it please post your results here.
loran_t said:
I checked the thread and i have some questions. I thought that i could plug the otg cable to the phone and the usb (male) i could plug it in to nexus's charger (is this possible?) and everything would work as should. So I have to flash franco kernel to make this happen? Can I plug otg to nexus's charger or I should buy another charger for the externel device (wireless adapter)?
This will work only if i have CM? Once you test it please post your results here.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Theoretically the Nexus charger, or any other device (like a battery pack) that could provide sufficient power should work.
Franco kernel doesn't have OTG support by default. The ROM isn't important, the kernel is. The kernel needs OTG support. There are some out there that support OTG. There is even a thread one someone patching for example to Franco kernel to have OTG support. Though the releases aren't very up-to-date, see: http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-4/development/kernel-patch-multiple-kernels-usb-t2586524 .
Dimfish should have OTG support. Has versions for AOSPish roms and CM roms.
Hell's Doctor should also have OTG, among a lot of other features. Also has versions for AOSPish roms and CM roms.
I am going to give it a try soon.
[EDIT]
Just gave it a try by using an old franco kernel that is patched (first link).. Works! Though the kernel doesn't work well with the latest rom I have, so Wifi doesn't work.. so I am going back. But it's confirmed. I used a battery pack to power the USB stick.
SirHat said:
Theoretically the Nexus charger, or any other device (like a battery pack) that could provide sufficient power should work.
Franco kernel doesn't have OTG support by default. The ROM isn't important, the kernel is. The kernel needs OTG support. There are some out there that support OTG. There is even a thread one someone patching for example to Franco kernel to have OTG support. Though the releases aren't very up-to-date, see: http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-4/development/kernel-patch-multiple-kernels-usb-t2586524 .
Dimfish should have OTG support. Has versions for AOSPish roms and CM roms.
Hell's Doctor should also have OTG, among a lot of other features. Also has versions for AOSPish roms and CM roms.
I am going to give it a try soon.
[EDIT]
Just gave it a try by using an old franco kernel that is patched (first link).. Works! Though the kernel doesn't work well with the latest rom I have, so Wifi doesn't work.. so I am going back. But it's confirmed. I used a battery pack to power the USB stick.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I flashed CM11 and I think I will keep the stock kernel for now. Once i get my Antenna & OTG Cable i will try them on Stock CM Kernel, If they won't work I will flash one of the kernels you suggested me. I will buy an OTG Cable like the one you bought.
Thanks again.:good:
Regards