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[fonix232]

Rem1x, on Dec 20 2010, 16:33, said:

That's the one!  I'll see if it goes cheap in the January sales, every little helps and all that

Here you go:

http://www.amazon.co...r/dp/B0023FTRUO

Just 1.57$, I think it worth it

[Phoenix Silver]

is it possible to connect an usb printer ?

[Sven Killig]

Phoenix Silver, on Dec 20 2010, 16:10, said:

is it possible to connect an usb printer ?

In principle all devices that Linux supports can be connected. But depending on the device, one may have to either use a Debian overlay or write a bridge to the Android framework.

Edited by Sven Killig, 20 December 2010 - 03:13 PM.

[Phoenix Silver]

Sven Killig, on Dec 20 2010, 16:12, said:

In principle all devices that Linux supports can be connected. But depending on the device, one may have to either use a Debian overlay or write a bridge to the Android framework.

hp printer
in linux use hplip

[Sven Killig]

fonix232, on Dec 20 2010, 16:09, said:

Here you go:

http://www.amazon.co...r/dp/B0023FTRUO

Just 1.57$, I think it worth it

I think it should work. But keep the notes on my Nexus One page about missing power in mind.
I use this cable.

Edited by Sven Killig, 20 December 2010 - 03:44 PM.

[Sven Killig]

hero protagonist, on Dec 20 2010, 15:49, said:

great! congrats!

Is this the right kind of cable?

No, it's Micro AB.

Edited by Sven Killig, 20 December 2010 - 03:27 PM.

[rjm2k]

Great stuff, can this be added to the main git archive for the blade kernel so it's in all releases?

[Sven Killig]

rjm2k, on Dec 20 2010, 16:51, said:

Great stuff, can this be added to the main git archive for the blade kernel so it's in all releases?

I wanted to do a fork on github like I did on the Nexus One, but I'm confused what kernel tree the definite one would be.

Edited by Sven Killig, 20 December 2010 - 03:59 PM.

[fryguyse]

Cool! Gotta try it out sometime.

[fonix232]

Sven Killig, on Dec 20 2010, 17:25, said:

No, it's Micro AB.

Actually, the screenshot is shitty, the Nokia N8 uses the same standard MicroUSB B port what all Nokia phones (I am charging my Blade with my old 5800's USB cable).
And yes, the power question is another one, any way to redirect power-out in kernel to the port?

[B.E.N.C.E.]

Hi!

It is posible? and how can i do this? I want to connect a USB keyboard.

[hecatae]

B.E.N.C.E., on Jan 10 2011, 19:48, said:

Hi!

It is posible? and how can i do this? I want to connect a USB keyboard.

http://android.modac...b-otg-question/

http://android.modac.../usb-host-mode/

follow links to sven's site http://sven.killig.d...Blade/usb_host/

[B.E.N.C.E.]

How to do this?  
Which rom needed for this hack?

Thanks for everyone!  

[rjm2k]

B.E.N.C.E., on Jan 11 2011, 06:46, said:

How to do this?  
Which rom needed for this hack?

Thanks for everyone!  

You'll have to build one yourself or wait until someone includes the additional code.

[oh!dougal]

BUMP !


When is a Dev going to include this in their rom?

[hecatae]

B.E.N.C.E., on Jan 11 2011, 06:46, said:

How to do this?  
Which rom needed for this hack?

Thanks for everyone!  

until a rom is created you would have to push the modules to your phone.

though hold off until it's found if this http://sven.killig.d...b_host/boot.img boot.img is TFT compatible.

where is Sven when you need him

Edited by hecatae, 12 January 2011 - 07:19 PM.

[oh!dougal]

hecatae, on Jan 12 2011, 19:17, said:

...
though hold off until it's found if this http://sven.killig.d...b_host/boot.img boot.img is TFT compatible.

where is Sven when you need him

Sven's own Blade came from Switzerland, and thus (pretty much certainly) would have a TFT screen.
And anyway a TPT install/partition can sort out any post-experimentation colour problems by reflashing.

oh!dougal, on Jan 12 2011, 17:59, said:

This is something waiting to be picked up by a rom Dev ...

fonix232, on Jan 12 2011, 18:30, said:

I've already told kallt some times, but looks like he don't want to include it :S

My guess is that with the popularity of his Jellyfish among n00bs, kk already has his hands more than full with basic support questions.
Something like this, unexpected by newcomers and requiring at least some different cabling, would likely significantly add to his support burden.

Maybe when things have settled down a little ...
... unless anyone wants to make this their specialist subject, as an add-in package? (It shouldn't be rom-release-version dependent, should it?)

Do we need Blade-specific mode-switching scripts, or anything else like that?

Edited by oh!dougal, 13 January 2011 - 10:45 AM.

[oh!dougal]

oh!dougal, on Jan 13 2011, 10:42, said:

...
Do we need Blade-specific mode-switching scripts, or anything else like that?

Seems that Host Mode was unlocked on the Advent Vega (tablet) just before Christmas
here's a guide http://android.modac...de-to-usb-host/

and lots of people found that lots of devices would work
http://android.modac...devices-a-list/ (5 page thread)

and before New Year someone called "Paul" had written a little 'mode switcher' app
http://android.modac...slave-switcher/ (4 page)

Paul, on Dec 29 2010, 14:11, said:

...

P.S. I'll be posting the source for this on my GitHub when I've tidied it up a little.

"Soon" ...
I expect it would make a good starting point for a Blade mode-switcher ...

[hecatae]

oh!dougal, on Jan 13 2011, 18:30, said:

and before New Year someone called "Paul" had written a little 'mode switcher' app
http://android.modac...slave-switcher/ (4 page)
"Soon" ...
I expect it would make a good starting point for a Blade mode-switcher ...

have you tried the app, might work as is

[oh!dougal]

hecatae, on Jan 13 2011, 23:27, said:

have you tried the app, might work as is

Not tried.
If I thought that the host-mode stuff on the Advent bore a close relation to Sven's work, then perhaps.

I believe its just going to be a simple  user interface for

if
  button_A then (run a little script as root)
elseif
  button_B then (run the other little script as root)
endif

where both the relevant scripts are part of the Advent host mode zip download


I don't think Sven scripted his work. (An exercise for the reader?)

Edited by oh!dougal, 14 January 2011 - 10:37 AM.