Is the USB port on the ViewPad 7 limited to charging?
I inserted a USB memory (using a converter plug) but the VP7 did not recognize it. Has anyone successfully connected something to the port?
Kumabjorn said:
Is the USB port on the ViewPad 7 limited to charging?
I inserted a USB memory (using a converter plug) but the VP7 did not recognize it. Has anyone successfully connected something to the port?
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Thats's a limitation. USB port on Viewpad 7 is passive, so it can not read external sources.
Kumabjorn said:
Is the USB port on the ViewPad 7 limited to charging?
I inserted a USB memory (using a converter plug) but the VP7 did not recognize it. Has anyone successfully connected something to the port?
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I do recall someone talking about using a "USB OGO" cable to do something like what you are talking about... Look into it on "android.modaco.com" looks like a modified USB cable and a custom rom will let you attach a flashdrive to your USB port...
hope that helps...
I have one of these When You fist connect USB to PC it installs a virtual cd drive . You can either ignore it or let it install after that Plug in USB while tablet is on ,it will ask you to turn on USB storage tap turn on and SD card shows up on PC as a removable disk you can read and write to with Windows Explorer
Sorry for the Stupid Noob post I misread it.Thought you meant internal storage
poppa5c said:
Sorry for the Stupid Noob post I misread it.Thought you meant internal storage
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No worries mate, I have been able to move files (mainly music) between my PC and the ViewPad, I just found it odd that since it will obviously act as a receiver through the USB port from a PC why wouldn't it receive directly from a USB memory? Obviously I don't know enough about how these things work.
According to some users the viewpad 7 kernel supports usb OTG where the devices acts as the host.
Check out these links:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8819448&postcount=163
http://android.modaco.com/topic/334757-usb-otg/
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ex-Pro-Cable-Adapter--plug--Socket/dp/B003MB4YXI
I played this morning with some USB cables and my Viewpad 7 and I found as follows:
1) You need USB OTG cable or USB OTG adapter with USB A female connector at one end and with USB Mini B male connector at second end - that end you should put in Viewpad 7 USB socket. With such a combination Viewpad 7 can read USB flash memories. I will try later other USB devices.
2) it worked fine on tj_style ROM and on Viewsonic stock ROM with Android 2.2.2.
3) Mouse works, but there is no cursor and the selection "jumps" from icon to icon.
4) Wireless keyboard, USB DVD player and USB hard disk do not work.
sorry for the maybe noob Q, but do I have to mount the usb memory or do i directly see the files in a folder...
I use ghost commander and cannot find the containing files...;-/
Thx in advance
--> Problem solved: It was the NTFS-Prob....With fat32 everything works like a charm...(no extra mounting...)
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I played this morning with some USB cables and my Viewpad 7 and I found as follows:
1) You need USB OTG cable or USB OTG adapter with USB A female connector at one end and with USB Mini B male connector at second end - that end you should put in Viewpad 7 USB socket. With such a combination Viewpad 7 can read USB flash memories. I will try later other USB devices.
2) it worked fine on tj_style ROM and on Viewsonic stock ROM with Android 2.2.2.
3) Mouse works, but there is no cursor and the selection "jumps" from icon to icon.
4) Wireless keyboard, USB DVD player and USB hard disk do not work.
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hi
i got the cable as mentioned above but nothing happens im on amalgations rom any suggestions on the same
I use the Q5 USB Memory Manager app to mount a memory stick or a usb hdd. This works even on custom roms. Try google to find out more about this app.
Hi guys Ive been finding a solution for this problem everywhere since last week please help.
I tried to otg my usb hdd with galaxy s2 but my s2 show 'usb storage device damaged'
I connected with usb powerhub.
Tried usb debugging on or off.
Tried 2.0 and 3.0 usb hdd both not working.
But thumdrive , CF card and SD card is fine, do u guys think is the otg cable problem?
Please give me a guide or solution , I need to make it work before my hiking trip thanks
What filesystem are your external HDDs using?
File system?
fat32 if u meaning my hdd format
Thanks
Any expert?
Hello everone. I bought 32 gb eaget usb storage which is for mobile and computer this device is work perfectly android 5 and later. when you plug in android detect auotmatically. But when I plug in under android 5 is not auto detect. I search on the web and this form for solution and usb 3rd party application such otg helper, stick mount, commander explorer, usb stick plugin for commander all of these programs says that your device support otg but none of them does not mount my usb storage. I plug in usb storage and run stick moun app says that there is no any mounted device. is there any solution?
Note: I tested also asus memo pad hd 7 me 173x which androdi 4.2.2 but unfortunately this tablet also does not detect when i plug in my usb.
My porblem is the same in this video / youtube .com /watch? v=JevEyriLXZ0 \ Now this guy solve his problem using otg cable. how can I do without using otg cable?
can anyone help me?
Hi guys!!
Is possible to connect the mobile to PC USB port without charging the battery? That is, only for mass storage access. I have tried with a usb cable with only pin 2 & 3 connected (data- & data+) but seems it doesn't work
Thanks in advanced
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I don't think it's possible... Maybe there's a rom that can do that but I'm not familiar with it
Hello guys.
I was trying to boot Windows from my mobile phone. First I tried to create a bootable USB drive but failed since my phone does not support USB OTG.
Now I want to boot Windows with DriveDroid, but before unrooting the phone I wonder if USB OTG is required too because I saw some labels like USB Host in DriveDroid or what is that refered to?
Another thing I see is my cellphone should support USB Mass Storage capability. Is there some app to check that? I could not find it.
Any help will be appreciated.