echo show 2 first impressions and usb port - Amazon Echo

Got an echo show 2 today. I like it, more functionality that before, especially the 2 web browser). I think the original echo show is also getting them via update, it restores access to websites like youtube that have not worked in a long time.
Also the show 2 has a USB-B micro port on the back. Although it does not register as a connected USB device when running normally, it does in bootloader mode.
In bootloader mode, lsusb shows
Bus 001 Device 026: ID 1949:0340 Lab126, Inc.
and fastboot devices recognizes it as well.
Hopefully there will be more hacking on the show 2 than there was on the original show.

Is the YouTube TV interface available via the browser?

The USB port supports OTG. Mouse and keyboard works. Also tried USB drive but there is no file browser to confirm if it is actually mounted.
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jrbarilla said:
Is the YouTube TV interface available via the browser?
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It's just the mobile version of YouTube website. You can only get around 360p or 480p quality video this way.

FYI
I tried USB to LAN adapter via OTG adapter and it also worked.

kaneorotar said:
The USB port supports OTG. Mouse and keyboard works. Also tried USB drive but there is no file browser to confirm if it is actually mounted.
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Connect a BT keyboard to it and press winlogo + p to open the android music player or go to any site (with silk) that has an upload button and select files. In files you'll need to press menu at the top right and select "show internal storage"

Fishman_ said:
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I tried USB to LAN adapter via OTG adapter and it also worked.
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Hi, are you sure about that? It does not work with my Echo Show 5. Does it still work? I'd love to connect my Echo Show via ethernet to the internet.
Thanks!

Related

Summary of limitations with Stock Firmware

Putting these out there so that dev's could address and all others should be aware of:
- No "USB Mass Storage" support. ICS out-of-the-box doesn't support this, however it can and has been added into ICS-based roms for other devices. Definitely possible to be addressed via software.
- Cannot move/install apps to the external microSD card. With ~4-5GB of available space on internal flash memory, this can become an issue for some.
- supports only microSD formatted in FAT32. Which effectively means if you have a video or other media file that is over 4gb in size, you cannot copy it onto the card. This is certainly a problem when you have HD quality movies you wish to play back on the device.
- wifi "can be" flaky. Many have experienced "low" wifi strength while only a few feet from their routers. Possibly could be improved through kernel driver updates, etc.
Please add on to this list as you come across limitations!
[EDIT]
- Per Macadamia Daze: Lack of Ad-hoc Wi-Fi support
- Per doraemon14: No face-unlock enabled in ICS
- [ CONFIRMED WORKING ]: Support for USB OTG (Host Mode).
I'm not sure who all cares, but it lacks ad hoc Wi-Fi support.
this is my first android device so not sure if this is only for ICS or all other previous versions.
- hope charging via USB is working even though it is not power-off.
nohctis said:
this is my first android device so not sure if this is only for ICS or all other previous versions.
- hope charging via USB is working even though it is not power-off.
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Most tablets now need 2A to charge, USB only provides 500ma. I don't think it works, it's not an ICS limitation.
slopokdave said:
Most tablets now need 2A to charge, USB only provides 500ma. I don't think it works, it's not an ICS limitation.
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thanks for the info. just assuming (more on hoping) it might also work while on power-on since charging via USB is working if the device is turned-off.
as far as the - supports only microSD formatted in FAT32. Which effectively means if you have a video or other media file that is over 4gb in size, you cannot copy it onto the card. This is certainly a problem when you have HD quality movies you wish to play back on the device.
I found that if you use a rar. format you can break the file up into small file. which let you put it on the sd card and then extract the file and put it back together in the card. it may take longer doing that but it works.
Bluetooth issues... device tends to pair and connect, then randomly disconnect, say it's still paired, then constantly pop-up the "Pairing" dialog asking for the PIN number. Once this happens the device will not stay paired.
This is happening with my PLX Kiwi OBD 2 adapter in my car... happens to my friend on the stock original firmware (I'm on the updated version) we're both rooted.. this happened before rooting as well though.
Two more cases can be seen here:
http://torque-bhp.com/forums/?wpforumaction=viewtopic&t=2076.00
http://code.google.com/p/android-bluez-ime/issues/detail?id=162
after i read this thread. I found a work around for usb host in the htc one s forum. Found by nerd65536
[Guide] USB Host
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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:1.Mini USB connector - connects to the "Mini USB Female to USB A Female adapter"
2.Male USB A Power (the thinner wire) - connects to your charger
3.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 /media/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
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1629134
Diablo2424 said:
Bluetooth issues... device tends to pair and connect, then randomly disconnect, say it's still paired, then constantly pop-up the "Pairing" dialog asking for the PIN number. Once this happens the device will not stay paired.
This is happening with my PLX Kiwi OBD 2 adapter in my car... happens to my friend on the stock original firmware (I'm on the updated version) we're both rooted.. this happened before rooting as well though.
Two more cases can be seen here:
http://torque-bhp.com/forums/?wpforumaction=viewtopic&t=2076.00
http://code.google.com/p/android-bluez-ime/issues/detail?id=162
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UPDATE on BT!
I just called Samsung Mobile Support and let them know about my issue. I mentioned that the original and current firmware's both have this problem, the agent put me on hold for a few minutes and came back saying that they are aware of this issue and the next firmware update (OTA) should be resolving it!
Thank you Samsung for having great customer service (I was only on the phone with Samsung 12 minutes total, including the non-existent wait time!)
yeah, recap:
you:Im having a BT issue
sammy: please hold, *call developers on other line* *yelling at developers* Bluetooth is broken! fix it!
sammy: *back on call with you*, we're aware of the issue and will be fixed in an OTA update.
just kidding although I love pounding Sammy every chance I get.
cbetso said:
after i read this thread. I found a work around for usb host in the htc one s forum. Found by nerd65536
[Guide] USB Host
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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:1.Mini USB connector - connects to the "Mini USB Female to USB A Female adapter"
2.Male USB A Power (the thinner wire) - connects to your charger
3.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 /media/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
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1629134
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Did you test any of this for this tablet? Does it even apply to this tablet (you are referencing a different device)? USB OTG (aka Host Mode) is a combination of having the right hardware + the right modules compiled into the kernel.
Diablo2424 said:
UPDATE on BT!
I just called Samsung Mobile Support and let them know about my issue. I mentioned that the original and current firmware's both have this problem, the agent put me on hold for a few minutes and came back saying that they are aware of this issue and the next firmware update (OTA) should be resolving it!
Thank you Samsung for having great customer service (I was only on the phone with Samsung 12 minutes total, including the non-existent wait time!)
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I had the same problem along many others(on original firmware it wasn't even usable it rebooted constantly). I was trying to connect to one of this:
http://tunerstudio.com/index.php/cablesandbluetooth
I ended up returning the device as I mainly needed it for that a the moment and as it crashed using the browser etc, but thinking of buying again.
Did they give you an ETA for the update? Or have you tried another ROM?
Post up if you get it fixed
cbetso said:
as far as the - supports only microSD formatted in FAT32. Which effectively means if you have a video or other media file that is over 4gb in size, you cannot copy it onto the card. This is certainly a problem when you have HD quality movies you wish to play back on the device.
I found that if you use a rar. format you can break the file up into small file. which let you put it on the sd card and then extract the file and put it back together in the card. it may take longer doing that but it works.
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FAT32 has a single-file size limit of 4GB. Yes, you could use rar or any other archive format to break the original file into pieces, however for example, an HD .mkv video file can be well over 5GB (single file). You could possible copy 1 of those large files into the 'internal' memory if you had the space -- but defeats the whole purpose of having expandable storage.
i dunno whether the one i write here is considered as flaws or not...
i don't like the way this tab arrange its homescreen and apps cabinet...there are some spaces left and can't be filled...i hate this...
lastiko said:
i dunno whether the one i write here is considered as flaws or not...
i don't like the way this tab arrange its homescreen and apps cabinet...there are some spaces left and can't be filled...i hate this...
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A new launcher will fix that problem for you. I use apex launcher.. but there's other alternatives out there as well.. like go launcher
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Slowb00st said:
I had the same problem along many others(on original firmware it wasn't even usable it rebooted constantly). I was trying to connect to one of this:
http://tunerstudio.com/index.php/cablesandbluetooth
I ended up returning the device as I mainly needed it for that a the moment and as it crashed using the browser etc, but thinking of buying again.
Did they give you an ETA for the update? Or have you tried another ROM?
Post up if you get it fixed
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Understandable if you needed it working right at that moment. I did ask for an ETA but unfortunately he said he didn't have one... he did say that it will be soon and to make sure my device is on wifi and ready for an update soon.. but I'm on a rooted stock firmware and froze the software updater lmao so that won't work... but I'll keep an eye out for am update and let everyone know. No I haven't tried any other ROMs yet as they all have some flaws that bother me... not too mention for my specific use I don't really need anything too fancy... just need BT for my PLX Kiwi OBD adapter for my cars diagnostics
is there anyone has stock room for p3100?
Diablo2424 said:
Understandable if you needed it working right at that moment. I did ask for an ETA but unfortunately he said he didn't have one... he did say that it will be soon and to make sure my device is on wifi and ready for an update soon.. but I'm on a rooted stock firmware and froze the software updater lmao so that won't work... but I'll keep an eye out for am update and let everyone know. No I haven't tried any other ROMs yet as they all have some flaws that bother me... not too mention for my specific use I don't really need anything too fancy... just need BT for my PLX Kiwi OBD adapter for my cars diagnostics
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It's still too early, but there are some ROMs actively being worked on (and I'm hoping we see official support for this tablet from CM soon). With the recent MacMall $219 flash sale on this (they must have sold thousands in one day), and attractive MSRP, there could be a lot of interest from major developers.
Balthazar B said:
It's still too early, but there are some ROMs actively being worked on (and I'm hoping we see official support for this tablet from CM soon). With the recent MacMall $219 flash sale on this (they must have sold thousands in one day), and attractive MSRP, there could be a lot of interest from major developers.
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Ebay tells you how much have been sold. It wasn't 500ish last I saw shortly before it ended.
I purchased the Samsung OTG cable and plugged it in the port. The cable has a female connector on the other end. I plugged in a 32GB thumb drive and it read it right away. I plugged in a small harddrive and the tablet reported that a high power device was plugged in and would not work without additional power. I paid $8.00 for the cable on amazon.com.
rapcon said:
I purchased the Samsung OTG cable and plugged it in the port. The cable has a female connector on the other end. I plugged in a 32GB thumb drive and it read it right away. I plugged in a small harddrive and the tablet reported that a high power device was plugged in and would not work without additional power. I paid $8.00 for the cable on amazon.com.
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Would you be able to provide a link to that cable?
Thanks for the info! Does a mouse/keyboard work with no issue? The USB stick -- did it auto-mount and what filesystem is it formatted with (ie FAT32)? -- I'm curious if for example a USB stick that is formatted in NTFS can be used..
On another note, this confirms that the device itself can handle USB OTG to some degree -- meaning the modules are in place in the stock kernel and the hardware itself is capable of putting out enough power to handle certain devices.

Usb port

Does mojo have a micro usb port for debugging mode/adb? Also what about official usb drivers for connecting to a windows PC?
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It doesn't have a micro otg USB port. It has 2 full sized USB ports. a single USB 2.0 and single USB 3.0 port. I'm going to buy a full sized male to male USB cable and try to see if it will work with debugging/adb with that.
dheku-00 said:
It doesn't have a micro otg USB port. It has 2 full sized USB ports. a single USB 2.0 and single USB 3.0 port. I'm going to buy a full sized male to male USB cable and try to see if it will work with debugging/adb with that.
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You don't need to use USB - connect to M.O.J.O. over the network instead.
(1) <PC> Download Android sdk from Android website
(2) <Mojo> connect ethernet or connect wifi to get a ip address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
(3)<Mojo> Settings -> About M.O.J.O. --> Build number ==> click 8 times, Developer options will appear in Settings
(4) <Mojo> Settings -> Enable USB debugging
(5) <PC> Execute in command line==> adb.exe connect xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
(6) <PC> type adb shell logcat to get debug message
Okay, thank you! That works a lot better for my setup then stringing a usb cable across the room anyways.
alexp1289 said:
Does mojo have a micro usb port for debugging mode/adb? Also what about official usb drivers for connecting to a windows PC?
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It has a micro USB. Right under the hdmi input! So small you missed it!
It accepts up to 128gb cards, must be FAT 32 format.
I believe that is MicroSD above the HDMI.
ExtremeRyno said:
I believe that is MicroSD above the HDMI.
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You are correct.
Mad Catz Rich said:
You don't need to use USB - connect to M.O.J.O. over the network instead.
(1) <PC> Download Android sdk from Android website
(2) <Mojo> connect ethernet or connect wifi to get a ip address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
(3)<Mojo> Settings -> About M.O.J.O. --> Build number ==> click 8 times, Developer options will appear in Settings
(4) <Mojo> Settings -> Enable USB debugging
(5) <PC> Execute in command line==> adb.exe connect xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
(6) <PC> type adb shell logcat to get debug message
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That's awesome! I was wondering were the dev options were.
Thanks for the info!
gwaldo said:
That's awesome! I was wondering were the dev options were.
Thanks for the info!
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As a game dev, maybe you have an answer for me, LimeLight + Mojo ? Limelight is an apk being developed by the xda community in the shield forum, it allows pc games to be streamed to android (aside from shield)
jjprichards said:
As a game dev, maybe you have an answer for me, LimeLight + Mojo ? Limelight is an apk being developed by the xda community in the shield forum, it allows pc games to be streamed to android (aside from shield)
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Hard to say, I don't see why it wouldn't... I'll have to download it, but don't have an NVIDIA PC card.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2505510
Bought A/A USB Cable, but M.O.J.O wouldn't be recognized from PC, tried USB2 and USB3.
Over wireless ADB "adb shell logcat" and "adb reboot bootloader" is working, but loosing connection while reboot. Also no USB detection.
Anyone else played around a bit? I whish i could root it^^
saenta said:
Bought A/A USB Cable, but M.O.J.O wouldn't be recognized from PC, tried USB2 and USB3.
Over wireless ADB "adb shell logcat" and "adb reboot bootloader" is working, but loosing connection while reboot. Also no USB detection.
Anyone else played around a bit? I whish i could root it^^
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That was expected, that ADB over USB don't work.
I have tried to "adb reboot boot loader", bot the device seems only to reboot to OS.
"adb reboot recovery" loads till the lying Droid with exclamation mark.
One thing, I tinker around is, what's the use of the microUSB port in the battery hole of the controller. Maybe we can use the connection to enter the recovery while booting ?
I have the M.O.J.O since today. I had many Androids (Smartphones/Tablets/TV-Boxes and Sticks and even an OUYA) but this device is from software side a holy overpriced piece of crap.
MAD CATZ, please "leak" some more informations to get root access and other basics. Bring the Play Store in a working condition. Even cheap chinese Androids have more APP access.
I've bought it to use it as a Mediacenter, XBMC is working and Watchever too, but to control the Box from my Smartphone or PC i need root, also to hide the buttons and use apps in fullscreen, for mediacenter its obligatory to have root...
hopefully Mad Catz itself will help us with it, looks like they give pretty good support.
saenta said:
I've bought it to use it as a Mediacenter, XBMC is working and Watchever too, but to control the Box from my Smartphone or PC i need root, also to hide the buttons and use apps in fullscreen, for mediacenter its obligatory to have root...
hopefully Mad Catz itself will help us with it, looks like they give pretty good support.
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Try asking the live online support guy found on their website.
He's been super helpful for me thus far.
Mad Catz Rich said:
You don't need to use USB - connect to M.O.J.O. over the network instead.
(1) <PC> Download Android sdk from Android website
(2) <Mojo> connect ethernet or connect wifi to get a ip address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
(3)<Mojo> Settings -> About M.O.J.O. --> Build number ==> click 8 times, Developer options will appear in Settings
(4) <Mojo> Settings -> Enable USB debugging
(5) <PC> Execute in command line==> adb.exe connect xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
(6) <PC> type adb shell logcat to get debug message
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Hi,
Do you know how to connect via adb while the mojo is in fastboot or from the recovery option "apply update from ADB"?
I've tried using USB & eth0 and both not working.. is there a trick to it?
saenta said:
Bought A/A USB Cable, but M.O.J.O wouldn't be recognized from PC, tried USB2 and USB3.
Over wireless ADB "adb shell logcat" and "adb reboot bootloader" is working, but loosing connection while reboot. Also no USB detection.
Anyone else played around a bit? I whish i could root it^^
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Theirs another method to rooting that doesn't require the male to male cable
Geohot released an app called towelroot v1 which roots it for u just run the app on the mojo and click a few buttons.
Proceed to towelroot.com on the mojo web browser and click the image on the right side of the screen that looks like an upside down y this will download the app to the mojo proceed to install and click the big button in the centre, you now are rooted my friend
I can't remember how it took ages I had massive issues with the male to male method initially. Had to mess around with some terminal commands before my PC would recognise the mojo. but it was so long ago now I can't remember them.
Edit: Just saw how old OP was imagine hes rooted by now

Looks like USB storage is indeed supported [Updated]

Phil Nickinson from AndroidCentral has posted that USB storage doesn't show up properly on the Nexus Player:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+PhilNickinson/posts/MiyoNJmtGK8
Of course, it looks like he tried to directly plug in a USB key into the micro USB slot instead of using an OTG cable, if I'm not mistaken. If anyone who gets their shipment today could verify one way or the other that'd be very useful for those of us who can still cancel our pre-orders if USB storage is a no go.
Update: it is indeed supported but needs root for better visibility across apps.
The ADT-1 has a full USB port and a USB Key is unreadable in that as well. It doesn't mount.
Mi|enko said:
The ADT-1 has a full USB port and a USB Key is unreadable in that as well. It doesn't mount.
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Thanks for that. On the ADT-1 is their a way to make its USB port a master with a hub attached? Have you tried keys, hard drives, etc using a hub?
Mi|enko said:
The ADT-1 has a full USB port and a USB Key is unreadable in that as well. It doesn't mount.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sjuanw_KLTc&feature=youtu.be
this guy is running emulators on an adt1 with all the roms on a flash drive he plugged in, so there must be a way to read it on the dev unit, if not the nexus
jnrbshp said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sjuanw_KLTc&feature=youtu.be
this guy is running emulators on an adt1 with all the roms on a flash drive he plugged in, so there must be a way to read it on the dev unit, if not the nexus
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Interesting! I wonder what he's got it formatted as. . . time to start some testing (note: I tested this on the original OOB firmware, but haven't tested it since updating to 13D).
Update: Just used a jump drive and tried Fat32, ExFat, and ext4. . . no dice.
I've just opened a USB stick and installed an APK off it with my Nexus Player. I used OTG Disk Explorer Lite, which I had to sideload. I imagine StickMount will work great once we've got root, and any app could also do the same USB mounting probably.
USB drive was formatted FAT from Windows 7.
Good to hear the OTG cable works. Now I wonder if it'll take a keyboard or ethernet adapter.
Sent from my Oneplus One with Tapatalk Pro.
I'll be damned. So, I never bothered to root my ADT-1 (silly me). So, I just spend 2 minutes doing that, pushed the USB OTG apk over, and voila. I now have external storage. Holy hell. Let's see if my 1TB HDD works. . .
reverenddak said:
Good to hear the OTG cable works. Now I wonder if it'll take a keyboard or ethernet adapter.
Sent from my Oneplus One with Tapatalk Pro.
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Keyboard, mouse, and Ethernet all work. Some new gigabit Ethernet adapters won't work though; you have to get one that was supported as of Linux kernel 3.10.
xBIGREDDx said:
I've just opened a USB stick and installed an APK off it with my Nexus Player. I used OTG Disk Explorer Lite, which I had to sideload. I imagine StickMount will work great once we've got root, and any app could also do the same USB mounting probably.
USB drive was formatted FAT from Windows 7.
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Question for you. Have you tried navigating to the external storage using Root Explorer or anything similar? The only way I can seem to access the content on my drive is through the OTG app, which is kind of a bummer for what I have in mind.
Mi|enko said:
Question for you. Have you tried navigating to the external storage using Root Explorer or anything similar? The only way I can seem to access the content on my drive is through the OTG app, which is kind of a bummer for what I have in mind.
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So far I've only got it working through the OTG app. I think if I got StickMount working, that would enable it to work through other apps.
Interestingly, I installed XBMC (Kodi 14 Beta 1) and then used the OTG app to select an MKV file off the USB stick. It then opened it with XBMC and played. But when I tried to navigate storage with XBMC, it couldn't find the USB stick by itself.
xBIGREDDx said:
So far I've only got it working through the OTG app. I think if I got StickMount working, that would enable it to work through other apps.
Interestingly, I installed XBMC (Kodi 14 Beta 1) and then used the OTG app to select an MKV file off the USB stick. It then opened it with XBMC and played. But when I tried to navigate storage with XBMC, it couldn't find the USB stick by itself.
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Problem solved. So, the rooting and installing an OTG app was only half of it. You also need to disable SELinux. This app did the trick. After installing it, setting permissive, and rebooting, I'm in business.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mrbimc.selinux
Note: This is on the ADT-1, but I would think the implementation should be nearly identical once the NP gets root.
hi can you please add instructions on how to sideload applications because I'm getting mine shipped next week and would like to sideload xbmc thanks in advance to however helps this site has helped me alot in the past. I don't plan on using my player for games just tv
Mi|enko said:
Problem solved. So, the rooting and installing an OTG app was only half of it. You also need to disable SELinux. This app did the trick. After installing it, setting permissive, and rebooting, I'm in business.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mrbimc.selinux
Note: This is on the ADT-1, but I would think the implementation should be nearly identical once the NP gets root.
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so what exactly is solved now?? can you browse the drive using xbmc or any file explorer app?
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so what exactly is solved now?? can you browse the drive using xbmc or any file explorer app?
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Yes that's what he meant.
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According to Phil Nickinson over at Android Central, it looks like external storage is possible via a USB OTG cable. I'd post the link...but, the 10 post limit thing is holding a brutha back.
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According to Phil Nickinson over at Android Central, it looks like external storage is possible via a USB OTG cable. I'd post the link...but, the 10 post limit thing is holding a brutha back.
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Thanks for the heads up... this is very good news. Here's the link:
The Nexus Player works with external storage and USB ethernet
I have an ADT 1 and my hard drives and all things work after mounting from USB OTG Helper. Needed to root first.
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It's possible for Nexus Player too. Just wait until you get the root
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I have an ADT 1 and my hard drives and all things work after mounting from USB OTG Helper. Needed to root first.
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It's possible for Nexus Player too. Just wait until you get the root
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so usb otg is supported for the adt-1 ? everything is working well ?
For me it does

Adapter to plug a USB Device on Firestick rooted

I want connect a USB-Stick on a rooted Firerv Stick but when i search in Ebay or Amazon, i'm unsure witch Adapter give Power to Stick and i have Access to my USB Stick
What do you use?
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Pretty much any micro USB OTG cable that also has a separate female micro USB to use for power will work. Here is my article about it, with info about the cable I used: http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-conn...-to-a-rooted-fire-tv-stick-with-an-otg-cable/
yes i know that but i have ordered a Adapter but this wont work. Stick will not start with that (with and without plugged USB Device) this is why i ask
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I'm also using the one posted on AFTVnews.
I plug one of the micro ends into the stick, the other micro end into the power supply. The regular USB plug goes to my powered hub.
I've also added a script that autoruns to run the commandn to turn on USB support. (All of this requires root, btw.)
Currently running a TrendNet TU2-ET100 USB-Ethernet adapter. Makes Kodi FF and such so much more responsive.
Before using the hub, I had gotten a warning that the power to the Stick may not be enough to complete an update. What ... a ... shame.
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I'm also using the one posted on AFTVnews.
I plug one of the micro ends into the stick, the other micro end into the power supply. The regular USB plug goes to my powered hub.
I've also added a script that autoruns to run the commandn to turn on USB support. (All of this requires root, btw.)
Currently running a TrendNet TU2-ET100 USB-Ethernet adapter. Makes Kodi FF and such so much more responsive.
Before using the hub, I had gotten a warning that the power to the Stick may not be enough to complete an update. What ... a ... shame.
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Is there any chance you can share that script for us?
And how you have it autorun?
I just got my otg today and will be using usb mouse/keyboard.
Will be handy to have the commands auto run to get it working.
Thanks.
I created a script called usbon --
#!/system/bin/sh
echo 1 > /sys/devices/platform/bcmpmu_otg_xceiv/host
I made /system r/w and pushed it (via adbFire) to
/system/su.d
I did two chmods inside the above directory (from an ADB shell as SU):
chmod 700 usbon
chmod 700 .
I'm not at all sure if that second is needed.
I got this from a thread here I can't seem to find. People in that thread apparently were having problems with permissions, etc., but it works for me.
long time ago i have now a working adapter and with the usbon script from @ftgftg was start with RombToolbox working fine. I wondered NTFS formated external HD works too xD
But it will only usable with ES-Explorer and not with the most important App for our Stick... Kodi.
On my HD i have Videos and Music saved and i want use it watch and hear it with Kodi
also i want access via a remote tool such as Samba server so i can copy files from PC (or Phone) directly to the HD
My Fritzbox is to unstable to use it as NAS and have often connection issue so i think this is not good...
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New To Shield - can't get an external Keyboard to work (dongle type)

Been setting up my ShieldTV (2017) - and sideloaded YouTubeTV App and Chrome. Need an external keyboard for them to work and tried the Logitech K400+.
I've added the USB Dongle, and had the keyboard inches away - nothing. Powered off, rebooted, nothing.
Checked all the settings - don't see anything related to external keyboard. All I was able to do was select the AOSP keyboard.
Is it the keyboard or is there just something basic I'm missing?
i have and use the k400 model and it works out of the box even on latest stock 5.1.
No need to setup anything.
Check your batteries and make sure you turn it on (the switch is on top right of the kb). Last but not least check the usb receiver is the correct (also in case of various devices of same brand) and says Logitech.
If no go then it could be defective. Try it in a PC or laptop. Btw for better performance i use a single usb 2.0 port extender but works fine in a 4 port usb 3.0 i have, however mileage may vary as in many cases usb 3.0 ports can cause issues, in this case interference.
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i have and use the k400 model and it works out of the box even on latest stock 5.1.
No need to setup anything.
Check your batteries and make sure you turn it on (the switch is on top right of the kb). Last but not least check the usb receiver is the correct (also in case of various devices of same brand) and says Logitech.
If no go then it could be defective. Try it in a PC or laptop. Btw for better performance i use a single usb 2.0 port extender but works fine in a 4 port usb 3.0 i have, however mileage may vary as in many cases usb 3.0 ports can cause issues, in this case interference.
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Thanks for the reply.
Yeah, the k400 works fine with other systems, so im doing something wrong
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Thanks for the reply.
Yeah, the k400 works fine with other systems, so im doing something wrong
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check your apps too or try a factory reset as last resort.
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check your apps too or try a factory reset as last resort.
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I swapped mu usb drive and kbd dongle. Kbd niw works but i don't see my usb storage. Looks like a hardware problem
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I swapped mu usb drive and kbd dongle. Kbd niw works but i don't see my usb storage. Looks like a hardware problem
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are you in stock nougat or full android?
usually in the latter you gotta do a trick to enable second usb port host mode as by default work for ADB/Debug only
If you have USB debugging on try turning off.
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are you in stock nougat or full android?
usually in the latter you gotta do a trick to enable second usb port host mode as by default work for ADB/Debug only
If you have USB debugging on try turning off.
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Im fully stock. In that case does the shield tv only support 1 USB port? Wouldn't make any sense.
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Im fully stock. In that case does the shield tv only support 1 USB port? Wouldn't make any sense.
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no, both work but one works for debugging too as Nvidia removed the mini usb otg port.
As i said if you have developers mode enabled and usb debugging try disabling it and reboot.
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no, both work but one works for debugging too as Nvidia removed the mini usb otg port.
As i said if you have developers mode enabled and usb debugging try disabling it and reboot.
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Thanks for the tip. I had not setup dev mode, but turned on dev mode... Toggled usb debugging and turned off dev mode.
Now it works
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Thanks for the tip. I had not setup dev mode, but turned on dev mode... Toggled usb debugging and turned off dev mode.
Now it works
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great. please add [Solved] to thread title and better yet change it to something more accurate so others with same problem can find this thread easily.
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great. please add [Solved] to thread title and better yet change it to something more accurate so others with same problem can find this thread easily.
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Well - this is just silly - I don't know how to update the thread title... and to change it to be more descriptive.?
Hey, regarding this issue. USB debugging probably wasn't the cause.
But by enabling and disabling you did fix the cause, because there are two instances that need the second USB port. One is for debugging and the second is for the device to be seen as an external device when you use that USB port to connect it to the computer (in short, MTP protocol for filesharing).
Probably in the Storage settings you turned on the USB toggle for file access. By enabling developer mode and enabling USB debugging, the toggle was automatically turned off once you disabled that.
Or maybe the setting was toggled when you tried to setup the plex server. Not sure what actions trigger that, but now you know the real cause.
If you haven't enabled developer settings, USB debugging won't be turned on by itself. Especially not when the device is practically new and you haven't done anything to it.
So keep this in mind, either using debugging or making your internal storage available over USB will disable that USB port for other devices.
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Hey, regarding this issue. USB debugging probably wasn't the cause.
But by enabling and disabling you did fix the cause, because there are two instances that need the second USB port. One is for debugging and the second is for the device to be seen as an external device when you use that USB port to connect it to the computer (in short, MTP protocol for filesharing).
Probably in the Storage settings you turned on the USB toggle for file access. By enabling developer mode and enabling USB debugging, the toggle was automatically turned off once you disabled that.
Or maybe the setting was toggled when you tried to setup the plex server. Not sure what actions trigger that, but now you know the real cause.
If you haven't enabled developer settings, USB debugging won't be turned on by itself. Especially not when the device is practically new and you haven't done anything to it.
So keep this in mind, either using debugging or making your internal storage available over USB will disable that USB port for other devices.
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Thanks for providing this insight. Makes total sense as i couldn't understand how that port became unusable for the wireless dongle
My (proprietary radio) USB wireless keyboard stopped typing, though it indicated it was paired to its USB dongle. I tried to pair a Bluetooth keyboard to the Shield TV too, and while it would pair (and accept the passcode typed on the keyboard), it would fail at "connecting" and not work. I tried toggling developer mode, USB debugging, even USB type from Automatic to Compatible and back, no joy.
Then I restarted the Shield TV. It seemed to shut down but didn't start back up - black screen. I power cycled it. When it came back up I was able to pair the Bluetooth keyboard, connect and type, and pair the (proprietary radio) USB wireless keyboard.

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