Re: N800 USB Host Mode Experiment
 

Why not get one that Linux already has drivers for such as...

• Sitecom CN-105

• Sweex KB100050

• Startech.com USB2VGA

See http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=260863
and http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/HowTo/AddVGAAdapter

Re: N800 USB Host Mode Experiment
 

Hey Guys,
is there really any reason to be fidgeting with USB host mode? After all, I would hate to have wires coming out of my n800 while i was walking around. I was thinking of getting one of those nice bluetooth hard drives. Stick it in my pocket and go. What otehr device would you want to add to the n800?

Don't get me wrong though;hacking for hacking's sake is great fun and more educational than most other forms of entertainment :)

Re: N800 USB Host Mode Experiment
 

Don't forget that OTG support is still optional, wich means you do not have to use it even if its possible. (:
For example you can use OTG support to add a usb mass storage device to your N800, usb keyboards, Sensors or even a wifi usb stick with a better chipset.
The possibilities are countless and this whole nifty thing is still in an early state. :)

Re: N800 USB Host Mode Experiment
 

I think I found another possible cable: https://serialio.com//store/product_...2de18220188139

This one looks about the length I want too (it's short)

Re: N800 USB Host Mode Experiment
 

no, there are other ways to do things, but I like this way because it's cheap. If I had$$ I'd buy a 'My Book World Edition 1TB Network Drive'. Not to mention extra mass storage is handy when you don't have wifi acess (again too cheap to have a data plan).

That looks like a winner t3h! I have a non-otg cable like that, It's nice that you don't have flash drives hanging off the usb port or 3' of cable.

FYI, if anyone cares.
I tried a USB docking station w/external power. The USB hub worked fine with USB mass storage. The PS2 mouse and keyboard did not. Neither did the USB keyboard through the PS2 connector.

Re: N800 USB Host Mode Experiment
 

The n800 connector is mini b, not mini a.

Re: N800 USB Host Mode Experiment
 

So is there a 100% working OTG adaptor with a short cable (like the USB-A adaptor that Amazon has)?

Re: N800 USB Host Mode Experiment
 

slill haven't figured out one problem. how to get the keyboard to 'wake up' the screen.

Re: N800 USB Host Mode Experiment
 

That may be "impossible"... I'd assume that N800 turns off the USB port power when in sleep, thus how the keyboard can operate?

Re: N800 USB Host Mode Experiment
 

Maybe look into the very old threads. I believe there was a fix for this on the 770 in the early days when everybody was hacking around with USB host...