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-   -   N900 will not allow USB OTG! (https://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=31921)

Otaku 2009-09-21 06:04
Re: N900 will not allow USB OTG!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by debernardis (Post 330527)
I don't know which position has the microsd slot on the n900 but imho the mobidapter could be used only if the port is on a side of the device, otherwise there would be no space to make it enter inside.

Anyone with the real thing, please confirm if the Mobidapter plunge could be inserted, or is the slot recessed and can't be reached?
The internal card connector position is shown here:

http://mynokiablog.files.wordpress.c...pg?w=550&h=412

In case a direct image link doesn't work, the corresponding article is here: http://mynokiablog.com/2009/09/14/no...e-pics-inside/

EDIT: Sorry, I'm on a slow connection - I see that others already posted this information :)

icebox 2009-09-21 06:13
Re: N900 will not allow USB OTG!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Otaku (Post 330528)
Good point, but in practice, if someone asks me to read a USB stick, it would be a bit awkward to pop the back plate of the phone, stick in the Mobidapter and the USB stick, and somehow hold the device so the screen is visible without the Mobidapter falling out and damaging the connector in the process. What I could imagine working is if you jury-rigged a ribbon cable connector from the Mobidapter that could then be fed into the n900 internal connector. Still would look pretty Frankenstein-ish, though.

The idea of a BT to USB adapter, if one exists, sounds much better.
Carrying a bag of adapters kinda defeats both the purpose of mobile computing and the original ideea that separate charging and usb ports mean more cables :)

qole 2009-09-21 06:33
Re: N900 will not allow USB OTG!
 
Just had a thought. There's a compact USB to BT adapter that most of us already have: our current NITs.

If this issue is the only thing keeping you from leaving the laptop at the office, then I suggest throwing your n8x0 and your OTG adapter in your briefcase for just such situations.

Make sure your Maemo devices are already paired and copy the data over BT.

Someone needs to write a Diablo app for this purpose!

debernardis 2009-09-21 06:45
Re: N900 will not allow USB OTG!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by qole (Post 330539)
Make sure your Maemo devices are already paired and copy the data over BT.

Someone needs to write a Diablo app for this purpose!
sshfs is your friend? ;)

Though I'd LOVE to bring less stuff with me and still be ready for anything :cool:

qobi 2009-09-21 06:46
Re: N900 will not allow USB OTG!
 
Will the N900 (hardware and software) support using it as a 3G modem for a laptop, tethering to the laptop by USB? by WiFi? by bluetooth? USB and/or WiFi is prefered over bluetooth since they support higher bandwidth and (perhaps) lower latency. (I tether my v9m to my laptop over USB and bluetooth and get 3G. I'd like to replace it with an N900.)

Otaku 2009-09-21 07:23
Re: N900 will not allow USB OTG!
 
As long as we're considering solutions that require an extra device, this device can do file transfers between two USB mass storage devices: http://reviews.cnet.com/hubs/sima-hi...-31997849.html

The article is from 2006 so there may be newer, smaller versions out by now.

range 2009-09-21 07:28
Re: N900 will not allow USB OTG!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by qole (Post 330539)
If this issue is the only thing keeping you from leaving the laptop at the office, then I suggest throwing your n8x0 and your OTG adapter in your briefcase for just such situations.

Make sure your Maemo devices are already paired and copy the data over BT.
That sounds painfully slow if you want to copy more than one or two word documents.

debernardis 2009-09-21 07:33
Re: N900 will not allow USB OTG!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Otaku (Post 330549)
As long as we're considering solutions that require an extra device, this device can do file transfers between two USB mass storage devices: http://reviews.cnet.com/hubs/sima-hi...-31997849.html

The article is from 2006 so there may be newer, smaller versions out by now.
Quite expensive - Qole's suggestion is cheaper :)

http://www.amazon.com/Sima-USB-101-D...61203435/ref=p

tso 2009-09-21 07:38
Re: N900 will not allow USB OTG!
 
in this day and age, i am surprised that there is no adapter made that does usb to bluetooth and runs of a AA or two...

vkv.raju 2009-09-21 07:46
Re: N900 will not allow USB OTG!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by tso (Post 330558)
in this day and age, i am surprised that there is no adapter made that does usb to bluetooth and runs of a AA or two...
Huge file transfers over bluetooth can be slower! Also, that device may not be even cheap! But again, I may take that as a solution, though not happily!


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