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USB host lets you hook up external USB devices to your phone, like a keyboard, mouse, USB drive, etc..
Unlike devices which are designed to support USB host, the One S doesn't provide power to the peripheral. That means we need a few more adapters/cables to get it to work (and we need an external power source).
Purchase links are listed for all the required cables/adapters.
You will need:
USB Host adapter (The otherwise unused 5th pin on a micro-usb connector is grounded) dx.com/m-129671
Mini USB power Y cable (this kind of cable is often packaged with portable hard drives) dx.com/u-65630
Mini USB Female to USB A Female adapter This package comes with two, but you only need one. dx.com/u-55613
Your charger
Assemble the cable:
The micro USB of the "USB Host adapter" connects to your phone.
Your peripheral plugs into the female end of the "Mini USB Female to USB A Female adapter"
The "Mini USB power Y cable" has three connectors:
Mini USB connector - connects to the "Mini USB Female to USB A Female adapter"
Male USB A Power (the thinner wire) - connects to your charger
Male USB A - connects to the "USB Host adapter"
That's all. As long as your ROM supports the peripheral, it will work.
Some fun peripherals to try:
Powered USB hub (You can also power the adapter from one of the hub's ports)
Keyboard
Mouse (a cursor will appear on your device)
USB flash drives and USB hard drives must be FAT32. You have to run a few commands to use a USB drive. Mount manually from the shell (use Connectbot or Terminal Emulator):
Code:
su
mkdir /mnt/sdcard/usb
mount -o uid=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0702,dmask=0702 /dev/block/sda1 /mnt/sdcard/usb
To unmount:
Code:
su
umount /mnt/sdcard/usb
Hello,
I'm French so please excuse me for my english.
Just one question.
I understand nothing with custom ROMs (and i don't want to modify the phone).
Do i need to do something on the phone or your solution with only a couple of cables, an adaptor, a power (i mean a battery like a TeckNet Dual-Port 7000mAh) AND my micro sd card reader (USB), all that will be sufficient to make the deal? I mean i will be able to read the files (.flac music files) of the micro sd or sd card?
Thank you
mrufino63 said:
Hello,
I'm French so please excuse me for my english.
Just one question.
I understand nothing with custom ROMs (and i don't want to modify the phone).
Do i need to do something on the phone or your solution with only a couple of cables, an adaptor, a power (i mean a battery like a TeckNet Dual-Port 7000mAh) AND my micro sd card reader (USB), all that will be sufficient to make the deal? I mean i will be able to read the files (.flac music files) of the micro sd or sd card?
Thank you
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A battery pack (like the TeckNet) should work as the power source.
For Keyboard/mouse, you do not need to modify the phone. (Only the cables and power are needed.)
For a card reader, you must "root" the phone, because to 'mount' the USB drive, you must run 'su'.
So i'd have to root the HTC One S to mount external flash memory cards!
What a pity to sell phones without micro sd emplacement (so they sell you. mp3 players).
I have a 64gb micro SDXC in my HTC Desire (bravo) which works perfectly...
HTC will wait... (Perhaps i will root that one: i must learn how to do...)
Nice from you to answer me - specially on xda-developers site, i mean where the members speak of more interesting problems, like development, etc.
Thank you again
Is this part right?
Code:
mkdir /media/sdcard/usb
My phone doesn't have a media directory. Plus on your next line you mount /mnt/sdcard/usb.
Thanks for the write up. Tried with a powered hub and couldn't get it to work. Going to order the cables I listed below and give it a shot. If I store and access movies/music from an external drive for travel that would be awesome! Will use this for power source on the plane!
Also, for other options for what to purchase you can bring it down to 2 items with these.
1 - Y-cable with female end instead of mini usb.
2 - Micro to female "host" cable. Same as what you linked, just a different place to buy so order is from same site (cheaper shipping!).
setzer715 said:
Is this part right?
Code:
mkdir /media/sdcard/usb
My phone doesn't have a media directory. Plus on your next line you mount /mnt/sdcard/usb.
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Yes, it should be "mkdir /mnt/sdcard/usb". I'm updating the post now.
nerd65536 said:
Yes, it should be "mkdir /mnt/sdcard/usb". I'm updating the post now.
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Yeah, that's what I figured. Thanks for updating the post.
Were you able to mount a flash drive doing this? If so, could you stream a movie from it? Just curious what all you have done with this mod.
Thanks again for the write up. I always though the issue was that the tech was not included in the kernel, not that we didn't have a powered port!
setzer715 said:
Yeah, that's what I figured. Thanks for updating the post.
Were you able to mount a flash drive doing this? If so, could you stream a movie from it? Just curious what all you have done with this mod.
Thanks again for the write up. I always though the issue was that the tech was not included in the kernel, not that we didn't have a powered port!
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I am able to mount a flash drive and play movies from it. I also tested using a USB keyboard and a USB mouse.
Note: It is best to use a fast charger (1 amp or more) for powering the arrangement. The phone can charge when everything is plugged in.
nerd65536 said:
I am able to mount a flash drive and play movies from it. I also tested using a USB keyboard and a USB mouse.
Note: It is best to use a fast charger (1 amp or more) for powering the arrangement. The phone can charge when everything is plugged in.
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Awesome, thanks! Just ordered some cables, cant wait to try it out!
So I have been playing with this for a bit. I can get it to mount my old 4GB USB 2.0 flash drive but not my new 32GB USB3.0 flash drive. Do you think it's a 32GB thing or a USB3 thing? I would like to order a new drive for this but not sure which to eliminate.
I would prefer to use a 32GB drive if it's just a USB3 thing but if it's the size of the drive I don't want to deal with returns.
Any ideas?
Also it will not mount my SDCard reader with 16GB card in it.
EDIT: So I found my old 16GB USB3 flash drive and it mounts that just fine. So it's looking like it just won't mount a 32GB drive. Of course my 32GB drive is a super fast USB3 (write speeds of 100Mbps+) so maybe that could have something to do with it. Either way my 16 gig is good enough for travel so I'm good.
Thanks again for the write up!
setzer715 said:
So I have been playing with this for a bit. I can get it to mount my old 4GB USB 2.0 flash drive but not my new 32GB USB3.0 flash drive. Do you think it's a 32GB thing or a USB3 thing? I would like to order a new drive for this but not sure which to eliminate.
I would prefer to use a 32GB drive if it's just a USB3 thing but if it's the size of the drive I don't want to deal with returns.
Any ideas?
Also it will not mount my SDCard reader with 16GB card in it.
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I'm able to use a 32GB MicroSDHC card in a MicroSDHC-USB adapter.
In principle, a USB 3.0 device should be backwards-compatible, but I don't have any to test with.
Troubleshooting:
Do you get a specific error when using the "mount" command? If so, please paste the error message here.
Run
Code:
ls /dev/block/
to see whether the device "/dev/block/sda" is detected. How many numbered "sda*" entries are listed?
Does the phone charge while everything is plugged in?
nerd65536 said:
I'm able to use a 32GB MicroSDHC card in a MicroSDHC-USB adapter.
In principle, a USB 3.0 device should be backwards-compatible, but I don't have any to test with.
Troubleshooting:
Do you get a specific error when using the "mount" command? If so, please paste the error message here.
Run
Code:
ls /dev/block/
to see whether the device "/dev/block/sda" is detected. How many numbered "sda*" entries are listed?
Does the phone charge while everything is plugged in?
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The error I get is "No such file or directory". It happens on this and my sdcard reader.
I ran ls /dev/block. With the 16gb flash drive I see sda and sda1. With my 32GB I only see sda.
My 32GB flash drive is a high speed Lexor. I tried my wifes flash drive, her's is a Lexor 32GB USB3 but a slower rated one and I can see her's.
Further testing with my SDCard reader. I have a Transcend 8GB Class 6, A-Data 16GB Class 6 and Patriot 32GB Class 10 SDCards. I can see the 8GB and 32GB but not the 16GB.
Seems maybe a compatibility issue maybe? The card's/drives I couldn't read I tried formatting again, everything is FAT32. Who knows. At least I know most things work.
setzer715 said:
I ran ls /dev/block. With the 16gb flash drive I see sda and sda1. With my 32GB I only see sda.
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The drive is detected by the phone, but the lack of a "sda1" entry means that the drive does not have a standard partition table. In that case, it should work if you specify "/dev/block/sda" instead of "/dev/block/sda1" in the mount command.
(The ideal solution would be to partition and format the drive so that it would behave like the others.)
nerd65536 said:
The drive is detected by the phone, but the lack of a "sda1" entry means that the drive does not have a standard partition table. In that case, it should work if you specify "/dev/block/sda" instead of "/dev/block/sda1" in the mount command.
(The ideal solution would be to partition and format the drive so that it would behave like the others.)
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Thanks but what do you mean "partition and format" with a flash drive? Are you saying there should be more than one partition and there isn't? I've formatted the flash drive a few time in windows always as fat32. Is there another way I should do it?
I have an Ubuntu Live CD if you think I should do it in Linux but I'm VERY new to Linux and have no clue as to what commands to use to accomplish this.
setzer715 said:
Thanks but what do you mean "partition and format" with a flash drive? Are you saying there should be more than one partition and there isn't? I've formatted the flash drive a few time in windows always as fat32. Is there another way I should do it?
I have an Ubuntu Live CD if you think I should do it in Linux but I'm VERY new to Linux and have no clue as to what commands to use to accomplish this.
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It is possible to skip the partition table altogether and just start with the FAT32 data instead. This is what the manufacturer of the drive has done. (The drive doesn't have any partitions, so there is no first partition to be named "/dev/block/sda1")
You should be able to use the drive if you mount "sda" instead of "sda1". You can follow these instructions below to make it behave like the other drives:
If you have an Ubuntu LiveCD, boot from it, and open GParted (Partition Editor):
Choose your flash drive from the drop-down at the top right. Make absolutely sure you select the correct device (the size of the drive is listed), as all data on it will be erased.
In the menu: Device --> Create Partition Table... --> Apply.
Click on the "unallocated" space, to select it.
Next, menu: Partition --> New --> File system: FAT32 --> Add.
Finally, menu: Edit --> Apply All Operations
(When finished, close GParted and shutdown the liveCD)
The drive should now show up with the expected /dev/block/sda1 partition.
I just mounted it as you previously described on sda instead of sda1 and it worked fine. I don't want to repartition it as I don't know if that will mess with the speeds. Who knows what Lexor did to make this thing so amazing fast but I want to keep it that way. It's nice to through 8gigs of movies on it in 1-2 minutes.
I'm sure partitioning has nothing to do with it and it's all based on hardware but you never know!
Would this work using a simple 5-pin male micro-USB to female USB adapter connected to a powered USB hub?
Just ordered an HTC One S. YAY!
I'm a little scared about potentially frying my new toy by using the wrong cables...
Would an all in one cable do the job?
(ebay search for "Micro USB Host OTG Cable With USB power")
Seems to be the same as the DIY setup mentioned in the OP just all wrapped up in a single cable.
Thanks,
Mark
I'm think if we buy an extended battery which have a micro usb cable (I forget the brand) exist on amazon.
We can solder a female to the cable and use battery as power source for phone and host.
What u think???
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Hi everybody,
First of all sorry for my englisch. I have a big problem with the USB otg function. An USB mouse works well but USB drives don't work. I have copied the text from terminal emulator:
[email protected]:/ $ export PATH=/data/local/bin:$PATH
[email protected]:/ $ su
[email protected]:/ # mkdir /mnt/sdcard/usb
mkdir: can't create directory '/mnt/sdcard/usb': File exists
2 /dev/block/sda1 /mnt/sdcard/usb <
mount: mounting /dev/block/sda1 on /mnt/sdcard/usb failed: No such file or directory
255|[email protected]:/ #
I also tried sda instead of sda1. No difference.
Please could anybody help me.
Hello,
New to Android and new to this forum. I have my TF700T two weeks now and I'm glad I bought it. My target is to copy the content of my Compact Flash cards (16GB each - from my DSLR) to a portable hard drive. Therefore I tried to connect both a card reader and a portable hard drive via an auto-powered USB-hub to the only usb-connection of my tablet. I even tried with another hub and even with a third hub. The only result was that my tablet only found the first device that was connected (regardless wich one: the CF-card or the HD) with the hub and not both at the same time, so copying from the CF-card to the drive isn't possible in one step. Sure I can copy the CF-card to the internal memory of the tablet and in a second pass move it to the HD, but that is very time-consuming.
Anyone who knows how to connect more then one usb-device at the same time via a powered USB-hub and do a file transfer between them? Your help is greatly appriciated.
You can use wi fi transfer to do it with a file manager, like file expert.
tbtaf said:
You can use wi fi transfer to do it with a file manager, like file expert.
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@tbtaf: When on vacation or on a photo trip I only have that portable hd, my tablet and a powered usb hub. I think a Wifi appraoch is not applicable then. Or am I missing something?
Sounds like you need to setup a second mount point for the additional device - don't know if that can actually be done or not, but I do know that some people who could not even connect the first device were able to manually specify the device by mounting it in a terminal window.
I'm not sure 100% on the code, but let me try to find out.
Or you could copy the 16 Gb CF card onto the pad's internal memory (or external MicroSD card), disconnect it, connect the HD and then copy it out again.
HeartWare42 said:
Or you could copy the 16 Gb CF card onto the pad's internal memory (or external MicroSD card), disconnect it, connect the HD and then copy it out again.
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He already mentioned, he doesn't want to do this, he wants to copy straight.
For now, it's not possible since the powered hub or non power hub unable to recognize 2 devices at the same time.
CF, now there's nostalgia if anything. I thought those became outdated over 3 years ago... Fact is the CF is hardly compatible with mobile devices these days.
No, you can't copy from an external cardreader directly onto an external HDD through your tablet. It can only read 1 storage device in the USB port. Multiple devices works, but multiple storages doesn't. Some people have had some success with USB Flashdrives/Pendrives instead of HDD's though. You could try that.
You can copy from an SD to HDD easily though, so you could consider using an SD with a CF adapter if your camera has no SD slot. (SD's have the added advantage that the pins can't bent.)
Hallo everybody!
Some days ago my HI802 wich is a rebrand of gk802 android dongle arrived with dhl.
I order with aliexpress.com for $ 99,-
The HI802 has
- SoC – Freescale i.MX6Q Quad Core Cortex A9 Processor with Vivante quad GC2000 GPU,
· System Memory – 1GB RAM
· Storage – 8GB NAND Flash Memory (on a exchangeable micro SD card)
- micro SD card slot for card up to 32 mb
· Video Output – HDMI
· Connectivity – Built-in Wifi 802.11 b/g/n and Bluetooth
· USB – USB Host + USB OTG
The Hi802 was delivered together with an 2000 ma wallplug, and a proprietary! usb to micro-usb cable.
After unpacking the dongle and connecting it to the supplied charger with supplied usb to micro-usb cable, connecting it to my tv with a hdmi-cable, and plugging in the Mele F10 airmouse dongle into the HI802's usp-port the Hi802 booted up, so i thought erything would be ok.
Unfortunatly the airmouse was not recogniced and i couln't see any mouse-pointer on my tv.
So i tried some normal wired usb-mice, but also with the same effect, also no keyboard worked with the HI802.
After a lot of emailing with the dealer (kimdecent) and searching a lot of other places on the internet, i finally got my HI802 to work with mice and keyboards and also my Mele F10 flymouse:
The usb to micro usb-cable that was deliverd with my device is a proprietary one and non-standard.
After replacing the cable with a standard-cable, all wireless mice and keyboards worked.
Also chargers that can deliver 2000 ma or more work with that device.
The firmware can be updated very easy:
1. Copy all image-files to the external sd-card.
2. Insert the end of a paper-clip into a little whole besides the micro-usb, and then connect the stick to the power-supply.
3. The stick will then boot into recovery-mode and with a connected mouse or keyboard you can select 'update all system files' from menu.
4. Update needs a few minutes
5. Select 'reboot'
I updated the firmware to a rooted version: rc2V1.65.3 without any problems.
The wireless connection of the stick is quite good.
I connected to my router which is about 30 feet away and have 2/3 signal strengh and can download with about 20 - 25 mb/sec and is sufficient to watch most movies.
I already downloaded a lot of Apps, nearly everything works fine, a lot of apps can be moved to internal SD card to save free space.
Also XMBC works like a charme, I watch a lot of videos and movies over wireless NAS.
Some issues i still have:
The HI802 doesn't work with active (powered) usb-hubs, nothing connected to these hubs works, so you should use passive hubs only.
Using an external sd-card with the HI802: The external sd-card seems to get mounted read only with wrong rights, so you can' use it with your apps (i tried to use Backup and Restore to backup).
You have to mount it with r/w-rights in root-explorer manually ( that's the /mnt/external_sd/ folder)
When i connect usb-sticks or harddrives over a passive hub, FAT32-formatted media can be mounted, but the HI 802 can't read from those media, althought the files show up with root-explorer. (I will ty to fix this issue with root explorer in the next days!)
I also couldn't get the HI802 to work with NTFS, also apps that normally mount NTFS-sticks (chainfires stickmount) on other devices without any problems did not work. (maybe also munted r/o ?)
Did anybody of you also have the same problems?
Sadly these are no longer available at this time from Aliexpress. I'm very interested in playing with the quad core model.
We seriously need some more distributors in the US.
Unfavorable review of GK802
There is a Youtube review portrays the GK802 graphics performance as substantially inferior to the MK808. I can't post the link as I do not have sufficient posts but if you google "SZEALZ GK802 Quad-core HDMI Stick PC -- Graphics Tragedy" you will find it. It seems difficult to understand or am I missing something?
re: review
Well the Vivante quad GPU used in Hi802/GK 802 may not be as fast as a Mali400, but it is definitly fast enought to play most games and to decode nearly all videos in hardware up to 1080p.
I tested a lot oft different 1080p videos in avi, mkv etc., and all oft them were played fine without any dropped frames or lags.
When configured correctly (large network-buffering and using hardware-acceleration), you can use mx-player, bs-player and even xmbc to play nearly all video formats.
The only problem at the moment is the missing support for harddrives and thumbdrives, not all nas can deliver 10 MB/sec over wifi.
Is it true that there are some physical differences between the gk802 and the hi802, or both of them are exactly the same? I'm asking this because I remember I read somewhere that gk802 has a heatsink while the hi802 does not..can anyone confirm this???
Hi802/GK802
As far as i know, there are no physical differences, everything is the same, even both devices run with the same firmware.
I only have the HI802 and have only seen pictures of the GK802.
There is no heatsink, the heat is dissipated away from the processor over the metal shelf of the dongle.
This seems to be sufficient for the 10 watts the dongles are consuming.
I just got my gk802 today from geekbuying for $99
I plugged in a 32gb jump drive and the device found all my media and played it with no problem. My RC11 air mouse remote was found and it works fine. I plugged in a logitech 260 cam to the usb hub and the pictures/video were great. However, when I record sound I get a buzzing sound even with the cam unplugged which has a mic. Also, I have nube problem. I can't figure out how to move an app using the
RC11. I can't move it from the home screen even an inch let alone to another screen. It is not like my Android phone and like I say, I am a nube.
NOTE=werttrewis;36396614]Hallo everybody!
Some days ago my HI802 wich is a rebrand of gk802 android dongle arrived with dhl.
I order with aliexpress.com for $ 99,-
The HI802 has
- SoC – Freescale i.MX6Q Quad Core Cortex A9 Processor with Vivante quad GC2000 GPU,
· System Memory – 1GB RAM
· Storage – 8GB NAND Flash Memory (on a exchangeable micro SD card)
- micro SD card slot for card up to 32 mb
· Video Output – HDMI
· Connectivity – Built-in Wifi 802.11 b/g/n and Bluetooth
· USB – USB Host + USB OTG
The Hi802 was delivered together with an 2000 ma wallplug, and a proprietary! usb to micro-usb cable.
After unpacking the dongle and connecting it to the supplied charger with supplied usb to micro-usb cable, connecting it to my tv with a hdmi-cable, and plugging in the Mele F10 airmouse dongle into the HI802's usp-port the Hi802 booted up, so i thought erything would be ok.
Unfortunatly the airmouse was not recogniced and i couln't see any mouse-pointer on my tv.
So i tried some normal wired usb-mice, but also with the same effect, also no keyboard worked with the HI802.
After a lot of emailing with the dealer (kimdecent) and searching a lot of other places on the internet, i finally got my HI802 to work with mice and keyboards and also my Mele F10 flymouse:
The usb to micro usb-cable that was deliverd with my device is a proprietary one and non-standard.
After replacing the cable with a standard-cable, all wireless mice and keyboards worked.
Also chargers that can deliver 2000 ma or more work with that device.
The firmware can be updated very easy:
1. Copy all image-files to the external sd-card.
2. Insert the end of a paper-clip into a little whole besides the micro-usb, and then connect the stick to the power-supply.
3. The stick will then boot into recovery-mode and with a connected mouse or keyboard you can select 'update all system files' from menu.
4. Update needs a few minutes
5. Select 'reboot'
I updated the firmware to a rooted version: rc2V1.65.3 without any problems.
The wireless connection of the stick is quite good.
I connected to my router which is about 30 feet away and have 2/3 signal strengh and can download with about 20 - 25 mb/sec and is sufficient to watch most movies.
I already downloaded a lot of Apps, nearly everything works fine, a lot of apps can be moved to internal SD card to save free space.
Also XMBC works like a charme, I watch a lot of videos and movies over wireless NAS.
Some issues i still have:
The HI802 doesn't work with active (powered) usb-hubs, nothing connected to these hubs works, so you should use passive hubs only.
Using an external sd-card with the HI802: The external sd-card seems to get mounted read only with wrong rights, so you can' use it with your apps (i tried to use Backup and Restore to backup).
You have to mount it with r/w-rights in root-explorer manually ( that's the /mnt/external_sd/ folder)
When i connect usb-sticks or harddrives over a passive hub, FAT32-formatted media can be mounted, but the HI 802 can't read from those media, althought the files show up with root-explorer. (I will ty to fix this issue with root explorer in the next days!)
I also couldn't get the HI802 to work with NTFS, also apps that normally mount NTFS-sticks (chainfires stickmount) on other devices without any problems did not work. (maybe also munted r/o ?)
Did anybody of you also have the same problems?[/QUOTE]
Which firmare version do you have?
I am using the lates 1.65.4 rooted version for the gk802, which works quite well and is really fast, but I am still having no success to access any files on ecternal harddisk and thumbdrives, although the latest firmware should have fixed that.
Do you use any apps to mount your drives, or are they automatically mounted?
The Hi802 comes with android 4.0.4.
Normally you just open the apps-screen by clicking the ... menu on the right upper side.
Than you can drag and drop your apps to the homescreen.
jcburkha said:
I plugged in a 32gb jump drive and the device found all my media and played it with no problem. My RC11 air mouse remote was found and it works fine. I plugged in a logitech 260 cam to the usb hub and the pictures/video were great. However, when I record sound I get a buzzing sound even with the cam unplugged which has a mic. Also, I have nube problem. I can't figure out how to move an app using the
RC11. I can't move it from the home screen even an inch let alone to another screen. It is not like my Android phone and like I say, I am a nube.
NOTE=werttrewis;36396614]Hallo everybody!
Some days ago my HI802 wich is a rebrand of gk802 android dongle arrived with dhl.
I order with aliexpress.com for $ 99,-
The HI802 has
- SoC – Freescale i.MX6Q Quad Core Cortex A9 Processor with Vivante quad GC2000 GPU,
· System Memory – 1GB RAM
· Storage – 8GB NAND Flash Memory (on a exchangeable micro SD card)
- micro SD card slot for card up to 32 mb
· Video Output – HDMI
· Connectivity – Built-in Wifi 802.11 b/g/n and Bluetooth
· USB – USB Host + USB OTG
The Hi802 was delivered together with an 2000 ma wallplug, and a proprietary! usb to micro-usb cable.
After unpacking the dongle and connecting it to the supplied charger with supplied usb to micro-usb cable, connecting it to my tv with a hdmi-cable, and plugging in the Mele F10 airmouse dongle into the HI802's usp-port the Hi802 booted up, so i thought erything would be ok.
Unfortunatly the airmouse was not recogniced and i couln't see any mouse-pointer on my tv.
So i tried some normal wired usb-mice, but also with the same effect, also no keyboard worked with the HI802.
After a lot of emailing with the dealer (kimdecent) and searching a lot of other places on the internet, i finally got my HI802 to work with mice and keyboards and also my Mele F10 flymouse:
The usb to micro usb-cable that was deliverd with my device is a proprietary one and non-standard.
After replacing the cable with a standard-cable, all wireless mice and keyboards worked.
Also chargers that can deliver 2000 ma or more work with that device.
The firmware can be updated very easy:
1. Copy all image-files to the external sd-card.
2. Insert the end of a paper-clip into a little whole besides the micro-usb, and then connect the stick to the power-supply.
3. The stick will then boot into recovery-mode and with a connected mouse or keyboard you can select 'update all system files' from menu.
4. Update needs a few minutes
5. Select 'reboot'
I updated the firmware to a rooted version: rc2V1.65.3 without any problems.
The wireless connection of the stick is quite good.
I connected to my router which is about 30 feet away and have 2/3 signal strengh and can download with about 20 - 25 mb/sec and is sufficient to watch most movies.
I already downloaded a lot of Apps, nearly everything works fine, a lot of apps can be moved to internal SD card to save free space.
Also XMBC works like a charme, I watch a lot of videos and movies over wireless NAS.
Some issues i still have:
The HI802 doesn't work with active (powered) usb-hubs, nothing connected to these hubs works, so you should use passive hubs only.
Using an external sd-card with the HI802: The external sd-card seems to get mounted read only with wrong rights, so you can' use it with your apps (i tried to use Backup and Restore to backup).
You have to mount it with r/w-rights in root-explorer manually ( that's the /mnt/external_sd/ folder)
When i connect usb-sticks or harddrives over a passive hub, FAT32-formatted media can be mounted, but the HI 802 can't read from those media, althought the files show up with root-explorer. (I will ty to fix this issue with root explorer in the next days!)
I also couldn't get the HI802 to work with NTFS, also apps that normally mount NTFS-sticks (chainfires stickmount) on other devices without any problems did not work. (maybe also munted r/o ?)
Did anybody of you also have the same problems?
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werttrewis said:
Which firmare version do you have?
I am using the lates 1.65.4 rooted version for the gk802, which works quite well and is really fast, but I am still having no success to access any files on ecternal harddisk and thumbdrives, although the latest firmware should have fixed that.
Do you use any apps to mount your drives, or are they automatically mounted?
The Hi802 comes with android 4.0.4.
Normally you just open the apps-screen by clicking the ... menu on the right upper side.
Than you can drag and drop your apps to the homescreen.
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I will be honest, I really don't know much about what I am doing. But, here it goes. I am using version 4.0.4 Android ICS Build version is R13.4-RC2V1.65.3. As far as the drives go, I plugged in the powered hub that I bought with the unit along with a cam that I had and a 32gb jump drive (w/ movies and music). That is it! The GK802 found everything and I didn't have to mount anything. Even the camera video worked fine. The sound is great except for when I try to record audio, all I get is buzzing. I even downloaded xbmc from the geekbuying.com website and it works without a hitch. If it was not for the buzz I get, I would be a happy person. PS - I also plugged in a wireless mouse to the same usb hub because I found that I could not do some things with the air mouse remote alone. (like moving apps and playing angry birds) Everything is fine with it.[/QUOTE]
I have nothing but problems with my newly purchased hiapad hi-802. I bought a mele f10 wireless air mouse with it. The mouse works perfectly with the supplied micro-usb charger. However any video I play freezes and crashes after 30 seconds to 1 minute. Also Bs player is the only video decoder that works. Everything else crashes. I bought a second charger 5v/2000ma and it works except the mele f10 mouse doesn't work. I updated the software to 1.65.4 and I applied the usb fix on hiapad site but the mouse only works with their supplied charger. So I can either use the mouse with no video playback, or video playback but no way to get to the videos... Any suggestions?
Sure. Just ditch the airmouse and use an android phone or tablet with droidmote. Much cheaper, easier and - I think, never having tried one of those airmice - probably also better!
hiapad 802 usb fix file
Hi, they removed the usb fix from their website and I need to download a working firmware.
Do you still have that file?
I've built an AOSP android image for it but I need to be able to compare both boot logs.
rahul1023 said:
I have nothing but problems with my newly purchased hiapad hi-802. I bought a mele f10 wireless air mouse with it. The mouse works perfectly with the supplied micro-usb charger. However any video I play freezes and crashes after 30 seconds to 1 minute. Also Bs player is the only video decoder that works. Everything else crashes. I bought a second charger 5v/2000ma and it works except the mele f10 mouse doesn't work. I updated the software to 1.65.4 and I applied the usb fix on hiapad site but the mouse only works with their supplied charger. So I can either use the mouse with no video playback, or video playback but no way to get to the videos... Any suggestions?
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The HTC specs says that it does not support USB OTG / USB-host functionality.
I tried it and "suprisingly" it works ; here is my environment.
HTC One S S4, unlocked from Fido carrier, Stock (HTC)Android 4.1.1, S-On, Un-rooted.
Astro File Manager, small mUSB>USB female cable, Lexar Mem Stick 16 Gig - previously formatted and used as Fat-32.
After attaching cable and USB stick on the phone, the Astro File Manager (free) App, allows
you to navigate to devices, and it finds the USB device and posts all its contents, folders,
sub-folders etc... I read a Movie AVI file (HD) into the phone, it took 15 seconds. I was also able
to write (output) document and picture files onto the USB stick.
Caution: when done, you must "Unmount" ... go to Settings > Storage: the last item in the list is the "Unmount USB' button, simply touch it prior to removing USB from phone.
Hm,I think this is old news...
mariopapas said:
The HTC specs says that it does not support USB OTG / USB-host functionality.
I tried it and "suprisingly" it works ; here is my environment.
HTC One S S4, unlocked from Fido carrier, Stock (HTC)Android 4.1.1, S-On, Un-rooted.
Astro File Manager, small mUSB>USB female cable, Lexar Mem Stick 16 Gig - previously formatted and used as Fat-32.
After attaching cable and USB stick on the phone, the Astro File Manager (free) App, allows
you to navigate to devices, and it finds the USB device and posts all its contents, folders,
sub-folders etc... I read a Movie AVI file (HD) into the phone, it took 15 seconds. I was also able
to write (output) document and picture files onto the USB stick.
Caution: when done, you must "Unmount" ... go to Settings > Storage: the last item in the list is the "Unmount USB' button, simply touch it prior to removing USB from phone.
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arbrib86 said:
Hm,I think this is old news...
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like 100 year!!!!!
Next week discovery : That phone can play videos too,here is how!
So Amazon just dropped me off a SanDisk Ultra USB Type-C Flash Drive for my Pixel XL. I paid $12.99 for the 32GB version, and i only got a 32GB because my Pixel XL is 128GB and its going to be used mainly for TWRP back-ups...
Crediits : Amazon, SanDisk Website
HIGH-SPEED USB 3.1 PERFORMANCE IN A USB TYPE-C™ DRIVE
Designed for smartphones, tablets and computers that feature the new USB Type-C™ port2, the SanDisk Ultra® USB Type-C™ flash drive is easy to plug in because it’s always right-side up. High-speed USB 3.1 performance of up to 150MB/s1 allows you to quickly transfer your photos, videos, and other files. Plus, the SanDisk Memory Zone application (available on Google Play™)3 lets you easily manage and back up content on your Android™ devices.
THE FLASH DRIVE FOR USB TYPE-C™ DEVICES
The super-thin SanDisk Ultra® USB Type-C™ flash drive is designed specifically for next-generation devices with the new USB Type-C port. The reversible connector has a uniform design, so that it’s always right-side up, making it easy and fast to plug in.
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High-speed USB 3.1 performance of up to 150MB/s1 (32GB-128GB) means you spend less time waiting to transfer your photos, videos, songs, and other files between devices.
COMPATIBLE WITH SMARTPHONES, TABLETS AND LAPTOPS WITH USB TYPE-C PORTS
Free up space on your smartphone or tablet2, or transfer files between multiple USB Type-C devices.
SANDISK MEMORY ZONE APP FOR EASY FILE MANAGEMENT
Available from the Google Play™ store, the SanDisk Memory Zone app3 lets you view, access, and back up all the files from your phone's memory in one location. It can also automatically move files from your device to your drive to free up space.
Available in 16GB, 32GB 64GB and 128GB
You don't really need a flash drive flashdrives are more computer based cause flashdrives was made to burn computer images onto when you can't officially update a operating system on a laptop what is perfect for phones is more of something like this cause it's more appropriate.
https://m.ebay.com/itm/USB-3-1-Type...102651?hash=item1c93e155fb:g:zQAAAOSwm9tZ1g9w
The reason I say that is this cause a flash drive doesn't have sd card support I remember the big issue when pixels came out was the lack of External SD card support it's always had External SD card support Also can work for USB Type C OTG supported Android mobile phones. It's just everyone failed to use otg I can't live without External SD cards cause it's just all that extra space if you do a internal to external swap where external is new storage by rom modifications which enables the swap only if the otg device is attached and detected. Plus it's great for holding ROMs at which you can just leave in your phone.
Description:
100% brand new and high quality.
Dual card slots design, the card reader function can support SD(HC) / MicroSD (TF) (memory card is not included)
Compatible with USB 3.1 Type C port computers, such as for Macbook/Air/Pro.
Also can work for USB Type C OTG supported Android mobile phones.
USB 2.0 port can work for USB U disk / mouse / keyboard etc. low power consumption devices. (NO Power supply port, cannot work for high power consumption devices)
Simple and fashion appearance design; light weight and good heat dissipation ability.
No drivers required, plug and play.
Notes:
Pls make sure your Type C device has OTG function first before purchase,
John250488 said:
You don't really need a flash drive flashdrives are more computer based cause flashdrives was made to burn computer images onto when you can't officially update a operating system on a laptop what is perfect for phones is more of something like this cause it's more appropriate.
https://m.ebay.com/itm/USB-3-1-Type...102651?hash=item1c93e155fb:g:zQAAAOSwm9tZ1g9w
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John250488 said:
The reason I say that is this cause a flash drive doesn't have sd card support I remember the big issue when pixels came out was the lack of External SD card support it's always had External SD card support Also can work for USB Type C OTG supported Android mobile phones. It's just everyone failed to use otg I can't live without External SD cards cause it's just all that extra space if you do a internal to external swap where external is new storage by rom modifications which enables the swap only if the otg device is attached and detected. Plus it's great for holding ROMs at which you can just leave in your phone.
Description:
100% brand new and high quality.
Dual card slots design, the card reader function can support SD(HC) / MicroSD (TF) (memory card is not included)
Compatible with USB 3.1 Type C port computers, such as for Macbook/Air/Pro.
Also can work for USB Type C OTG supported Android mobile phones.
USB 2.0 port can work for USB U disk / mouse / keyboard etc. low power consumption devices. (NO Power supply port, cannot work for high power consumption devices)
Simple and fashion appearance design; light weight and good heat dissipation ability.
No drivers required, plug and play.
Notes:
Pls make sure your Type C device has OTG function first before purchase,
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I added more images to the original and the flash drive is working just as it should...
Picked one of these up after you mentioned it. Cheap and works great.
Thanks for the recommendation.
Hello, I'm still not clear reading these various threads about OTG transferring files to & from Pixel XL, and any and all variations: I'm still not understanding— can you get fast file transfer speeds coming off the Pixel to a flash stick, or has Google (typically) thrown a wrench into the works with their FAT32/ exFAT issue, defeating the ability to get the normal transfer speeds you'd expect on other phones using OTG?
I know this is close to a year after the last post to this thread, but this is driving me nuts just trying to find the answer. Can anyone help? If I can't get the expected fast speeds transferring large video files, then I can't buy a Pixel XL, in which case I am back to the drawing board.
Life was so simple with my NOTE 4's... It just worked, a premium camera that was hard to beat — up and until the Pixel line hit. Thank you