Hello everyone - my first post here.
It occured to me that if we could make the XDA2 talk to a hard disk we could fit a big drive in the car and then use the power connector to create communication between the pda and the drive.
Is this possible?
We'd need a new skin for the windows media player with huge simple, finger sized buttons to press to access the different folders and tracks. We would also need a pair of phono outs to go into the car hifi audio input.
Also it would be nice to have a hardware button which would fire everything up so the sequence would be : get in car, clip xda into holder and hit a button. Then you've got 120gb worth of music at your fingertips and if you've got wifi card in there you can take data from your house pc wirelessly and store it on the car's hdd!!! Just awesome.
Any ideas how hard this would be. I would be prepared to pay for development because as a car audio shop owner (www.audiolectrics.co.uk if you are interested!) I reckon we could sell these systems as PDA's like XDA are just phenomenal units - I have had mine now for a week or so and am just bowled over by it!!
the skins in the windows media website are huge enough to use it with your fingers.
or you can try the latest PocketMusic which rocks
Good stuff but how could I add a hard disc drive to it using only the pin outs for usb in the lower charging connector?
Actually I have a sneaky suspicion that the XDA2 won't function as a usb host which is a big problem.
Any ideas? Its' odd because obviously it works 2 way comms when active sync-ing.
HD in the XDA II
The festesting way to adding a HD in the XDA II.
http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/index.php?action=expand,27981
Yes but this is not convenient since you've got to keep taking the xda out of its case.
No, what I need is a wireless hard drive the xda can talk to or a way of making the xda a usb2 host.
Nobody got any ideas?
AHA!!!!
Had a sneaky idea.
What if I buy a backpack and insert a RATOC Compact flash USB host adaptor and plug this into a huuuuuuge USB drive.
Then, make up a cable that connects the xda2 to the BACKPACK which will be hidden out of sight in the car - I presume the XDA talks to the backpack via only the ordinary connectors.
I presume it isn't possible to make a lead up that would connect to a compact flash usb host WITHOUT the backpack - ie that the backpack contains some circuitry?
OK This will work for sure.
I just need someone to photograph the backpack connector where it joins the unit so I can get an idea of the engineering needed.
And one more thing - can I get proper sound output from the main connector of the unit rather than the headphone jack?
it would work if the drivers work ok i suppose
about the audio then all you should need is the connector pin out of xda2 somebody gave them once try search
Seems like there are few individuals actively pursuing this idea. See thread below :
http://softwareforums.intel.com/ids/board/message?board.id=43&message.id=84
There is also at least one Bluetooth harddisk solution
http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=HOPBIT
I recently saw an announcement for a similar product using Wifi instead of Bluetooth. This could be an easier option. Simpply bring the XDAII to your car with the SDIO WiFi card in it and pull the files via WiFi from the Storage Server (err... harddisk)...
OK!
Asus are just about to release their wireless Hard Disk drive! This will have an ftp style interface that will allow password encryption etc so this job looks simple with one of these!
Can anyone help with getting the windows media player sound out on the main connector?
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i recently baught a usb 2.0 laptop hard drive case its 2.5 inches small enough to try and convert it to use on the xda2 see link
http://shop.store.yahoo.com/cablesonline/usb2025inlah.html
Yup. Managed to find a reference to this WiFi disc enclosure. Sounds like this will do the job nicely!!!
http://www.asus.com/news/2004/20040311.htm
So Mr Hobbit - we've still got to get XDA2 to talk to the USB though without the backpack for car useage.
This is where the WIFI disk comes in. Chuck it under a seat and feed it juice and hay preso 10000 songs accessible from your XDA control panel.
I love it.
Still need the audio pin outs on the main connector though?
Anyone?
after a quick search in the forum
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=3929&highlight=bluetooth+mp3
thanks for that - must admit i don't fully understand what the definitive pin outs are! Could you translate into english for me!! Much appreciated in advance......(!)
I have another Suggestion for the Connection of a Hard Drive to your XDA.
How about connecting up an Ethernet Harddisk such as the one below to a WIFI Access unit or router ( these usually have a 4 port Ethernet Hub built in ) which will be installed permanently in the car ( wired through 12v/240inverter )
http://www.softjam.co.uk/products/index.php?prodref=CU-XIMMNE1040×tmp=1085611877282
This should enable you to access this harddisk over WIFI with the XDA+SD Wifi card?
You`ll then also be able to upload music to your cars Hardisk jukebox whilst its parked on your driveway.
This is what I plan to try anyway ( except I`ll probably add the Backpack so that I can Stream Divx movies from the HardDisk over the Wifi through the XDA2 through the backpage out the VGA Out into my Alpine 7" motorised display ) Fingers Crossed Tomtom will display on the screen also??? we shall see.
I still have to come up with a solution for the sound though as the mini jack is just too arkward.
personal wifi ap
Hi Guys
The network hard drive looks like a great idea..... combined with one of these http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=112376 youve got as much portable storage as you could want.
I'm just wondering, is it possible to use a mini USB hard drive such as this one: http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/...1&cs=19&c=us&l=en&dgc=SS&cid=25682&lid=585550
to extend a phone's memory?
My guess is that it wouldn't work since the hard drive is bus powered. It would probably take some sort of special formatting. But has anyone ever tried this?
Your phone doesn't have USB hosting capabilities. It has to way to run another USB device. I don't think that is ever going to be planned into the development road map of PPCs and Win Mobile.
Also I just don't see why you would want to tether your phone to an external hard drive especially with 8gb+ mini/micro SDs coming to market and the ability to download your desired files from the internet or a VPN on the fly.
What you may see is Wifi and Bluetooth storage devices being wirelessly connected to your phone. It might even be possible now -- can anyone link up with a Zune to their phone via wifi?
some have like flame and Athena
think the main problem is that usb host mean one
have to substain a 500mA output current at 5volt which mean 2.5watt
that would suck a normal phone dry pretty fast
SeanFromSoCal said:
Your phone doesn't have USB hosting capabilities. It has to way to run another USB device. I don't think that is ever going to be planned into the development road map of PPCs and Win Mobile.
Also I just don't see why you would want to tether your phone to an external hard drive especially with 8gb+ mini/micro SDs coming to market and the ability to download your desired files from the internet or a VPN on the fly.
What you may see is Wifi and Bluetooth storage devices being wirelessly connected to your phone. It might even be possible now -- can anyone link up with a Zune to their phone via wifi?
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I guess that's a good point about an external hard drive not being needed. You could always run orb or a similar client which basically does the same as hooking up the hard drive. Well, thanks for clarifying anyway.
Looks like there is an old thread about this but I want to revisit this anyway...
Lets say you wanted to play the best game ever - The Legend of Zelda - A Link to the Past on PC then wanted to continue where you left off on your android phone later. The only solution I can think of is to use Google Drive or Dropbox or something like that which I tested and does work. Does anyone have any other ideas to accomplish this? I would love to purchase an emulator with this feature and would pay up to $9.99 or so for something like this.
I wonder if you can set up Tasker to do this? That would be something.
Just copy/paste it from your drive/dropbox folder into your sav game folder. It takes 60 seconds to move a small save file. Go for the high score.
So I think I figured out a workaround for what I want to do. My TV is right next to my PC where I charge my phone. I purchased a USB to MHL connector to connect my phone to the TV and charge at the same time. I installed the PS3 Sixaxis software and paired my controller with my phone. This also acts as a keyboard and mouse which is key for opening up the emulators and selecting the games. NOW I can sit on the couch and play the games on the phone through the TV with a wireless controller. Instead of playing the games on multiple devices, my one main device will always have my save data on it. I should be able to test it all out tomorrow.
Whats good about this is that my daily routine of connecting my phone up to the charger when I get home won't change. It's still just one connection. I imagine i'll even be able to take calls too...
Hi everybody,
I have a kindle fire (1st gen,rooted,CM9) that I have a micro-usb to USB cable and a hub to use it with, I would like to know if it is possible to use an external harddisk to store game data files on, because it only hold about 5GB storage. Thanks for any help
This is actually far beyond my imagination.
Does somebody now a way to connect your phone to an external monitor through for example hdmi?
I know there a ways to do it through the network. But I wanted to stream videos without lag or nearly none.
I tried this way:
S7 -> otg -> usb ethernet adapter -> gigabit switch -> gigabit able laptop with hdmi.
With a stream software it's fast. But there is still some good amount of input lag.
The reason I want to play some games with keyboard and mouse on a big screen.
If you know a way tell me.
And if you know ways to further improve my ethernet connection please tell me. Maybe the problem is with rendering the images on s7. I don't know for sure. The ping is on 1 ms between those devices. That's not the problem. And the stream of data is around 2-4 megabytes per second.
s7 dont have hdmi, so it would be tough,
if you still can in some way,then the performane wont be upto the mark its simple
Okay. That's a pitty. So I should better stick than to network solutions. Too bad s7 has only USB 2. ^^