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The only report of confirmed true OTG I noticed is a universal adapter kit from Big Lots.

There are a few reports of people certain they have found and ordered them, but no one has come back to confirm.

[edit] 'Easy' is relative if you don't have a soldering iron. I consider the command line switch easier for me, others may prefer the applet switcher mentioned earlier. The all around Ideal would be to find the right cable. I think all three are detailed on wiki the only thing lacking is the right cable for those that are more comfortable spending the $.

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just make one... doesnt take much work

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Good point about the price-- I expected them to be much cheaper; they were $200 new two years ago. I see only one on eBay for $35, and it doesn't power on-- maybe you'll get lucky! Not even its newer replacement (the XS202) can be easily found. They are smaller than the enclosures, though, since they don't need to accommodate 2.5" drives. Thanks for the link to the powered enclosure-- that's neat.

@TheGogmagog - I agree, "easy" for some will be to purchase a cable that does it all for you. "Easy" for others is to whip out the iron. I might end up going the "script" route, but up to this point I've been impressed at how much functionality I've been able to get out of the N800 without editing conf. files, etc. Either way, I'll be purchasing a cable/adapter, so I figured I might as well look for one that saves some work.

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Someone mentioned modifying the N800 cable by prying up the mini-B connector on the stock cable. I'd like to report it also works with adapters (mini-b to female-A), however I recommend using needlenose pliers and a careful hand to control bending the side, and to scrape the plastic back over the half you will need to lift up.

My successful attempt used a silver conductive pen: http://webtronics.stores.yahoo.net/simicopen8.html where I squeezed out a drop of ink and used a needle to apply it between pins 4 and 5.

One warning - you want to keep whatever you use to short the lines way back so you don't damage what it gets plugged into, and you want to be careful to restore the case to the right shape for the same reason.

Looking into the 5 pin mini B, with the shorter face of the trapezoid facing up, pins 4 and 5 are on the right, so you need to grab that side and twist it until you can easily get at the base of the pins. Then either solder or use conductive ink to bridge them all the way in the back. Then bend the casing back.

Note: try not to short the ground (pin 5) and the case - it shouldn't really hurt, but to be technical it shouldn't be done either.

This works with an unaltered micro to mini B adapter (see the n810 host mode made easy), and with the n800 - the tiny USB microSD adapter I have was recognized in both as host with this.

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Mplawner, thanks for the script! The only thing I had trouble with it that it would not work using 'oss-statusbar-cpu', but only while root in a shell. I tracked it down to 'sudo' permissions. I think you must add 'sudo' to the command in that applet for this idea to work i.e.

sudo /usr/bin/hostmode toggle

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I was able to do a
#echo host > /sys/devices/platform/musb_hdrc/mode
for my USB GPS unit and it lit up. now I just need to compile the drivers for my Delorme GPS reciever and maybe I am able to use my USB GPS.

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Maybe I'm just too picky, but I still haven't found the *ideal cable*. I'd like to find a dongle-type one, since a small adapter would be more prone to breaking (acting as a lever). I saw a dongle on here, but it was mini-A, not mini-B. Anyone? I know, I could just make one. :)

Also, considering hooking up devices that have mini-B ports, would there be any functional difference between this cable (http://www.datapro.net/products/usb-...m-m-cable.html) and going the long way around (N800 -> mini-B to female A -> device's included cable -> device)? In other words, will any mini-B to mini-B cable work to connect the N800 directly to something like a camera or mp3 player? I could see myself carrying around 2 cables...

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rayman - the mini-b to mini-b should work. If those cables have 5 wires connecting each end, you can do what I did for my micro to host adapter.

Note - I now have both an N800 and N810 (Upped the dose to two tablets?), and only have the one modified for host mode sense mini B male to standard A female adapter and an original (unmodified) micro b to mini b adapter like the one that I modified for host mode. I will probably do more of the mB-AF adapters.

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The link to becomeroot in the Wiki doesn't work

http://internettablettalk.com/wiki/i..._using_OS_2008

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Please let us know about this. I also have a Delorme GPS receiver (as well as a BT one) and would like to be able to use the Delorme as a backup or for long trips...