Re: N900 will not allow USB OTG!
 

Javispedro, what do you mean by "does nothing"?
Have you tested with negative results?
AIUI the PHY chip has a parallel->serial converter for sending data, a serial->parallel converter for receiving data (both for all I understand are completely unchanged function for both host and device mode!), and the only thing to switch to enter "host mode" are the pull-up resp pull-down resistor.
Even that doesn't completely stop host mode if not accomplished, as I could witness by using OM GTA02 Freerunner in externally powered host mode successfully (on GTA02 switching off the VBUS booster also switches the pulldowns/pullup)

Re: N900 will not allow USB OTG!
 

Awhile ago in this thread (page 55), it was suggested by andree to add some lines of code which would set USB_TEST_FORCE_HOST
(http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p...&postcount=541)

I compiled a custom kernel, and verified the code was indeed being called, but it appeared to have no effect whatsoever, no dmesg output (well, besides a printk I added) and charging / USB with a computer still working as usual.
(http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p...&postcount=542)

Re: N900 will not allow USB OTG!
 

i don't think so ! you have 99.(9) % chances to be wrong.

1.5 K pull up resistor is required for peripheral mode. this resistor inform a host " hello i am here " when a device is inserted into a hub port. this resistor may be disconnect when data is transmitted but is not mandatory.

15k are required for host mode bring D+ & D- at low level, this mode is called SE0 and indicates a reset or disconnected connection.
these resistors may stay always connected as data lines impedance is 90 Ω and resistors don't matter lead to 88.9 Ω total impedance on host. in fact many cheap usb hubs have soldered the resistors on board.
data bus can happily do his job with resistors in place.

i think those resistors are activated by driver or by usb core transparently and from standardization POV PHY registers must be located at same address across all manufacturers. this fact i searched last night and i found faircild transceiver to be pin to pin identical with isp1707.
we must search all founded datasheets for registers addresses

i think i found how to gain host direction mode.
the phy unconditionally gains ownership of the data bus by asserting dir . if ID pin is used and if this pin is grounded the phy start as "host" . don't forget phy is bidirectional from data POV and dir is OUTPUT from phy. so how to change direction ?
simple: there is a mechanism called "turn around" which can reverse direction of the transceiver. a turnaround cycle is required
whenever the bus changes direction.
because receptacle ID pin is not wired to isp1707 all we need is a primordially turnaround cycle in host mode and leave after that the driver to do his usual jobs. it is clear why we can't find any instruction to force host mode ? "forcing_host" is a simple turnaround cycle and a jump/ go_to in the a_mode code
now somebody must write the code.

void extremely_beautiful_simple_stupid_ solution {void}

Re: N900 will not allow USB OTG!
 

Please pretty please can we stop talking about ID pin every second sentence. It is used for OTG only, and we don't need it, don't want it, can't use it, and don't care!

otherwise I don't see the point where I'm supposedly "99.9%" wrong. I used Openmoko GTA02 with a USB keyboard, while those pulldown resistors were disabled, and the pullup ususally signaling the GTA02 is a device was enabled. It worked. Period
:confused:

Re: N900 will not allow USB OTG!
 

It is not enough - ISP1707 should be switched too.

And some driver internals, it doesn't switch yet to host-mode-only state machine.

BTW, writing 'H' to /proc/devices/musb_hdrc just enforces Host Negotiation Protocol on connection from N900 to PC. Doesn't help working with USB memory stick...

Re: N900 will not allow USB OTG!
 

Can you detail a little more here?

Which resisters and which line pullup/down and what was a sequence?

Re: N900 will not allow USB OTG!
 

Please refer to
http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/USB_ho...USB_host_modes
and
http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Specia...aka_Y-Cable.29
and
http://people.openmoko.org/joerg/sch...public_RC0.pdf

Re: N900 will not allow USB OTG!
 

I agree with you, but I'm gonna mention it one more time to help with your crusade of "let's forget about the ID pin." Wasn't the ID pin first introduced only for OTG (and maybe for charging?), and thus that's why micro connectors have a fifth pin? The conversation should narrowly be about forced host mode. You know, like the non-micro-A n800 has.

That said, I still think a working Beagleboard uB<->uB n810 configuration has much information to give. I perused the Fremantle kernel changelog yesterday, and glanced through some of the USB related code. At a naive level, there's very interesting things in there, and some stuff that seems specific to making USB appliance/charging compliance at whatever cost. Also, from reading that stuff, I get the impression that even with chip changes and reroutes, that, besides the jack, Nokia made software-only changes to disable OTG and host mode (initially using just the TWL4030, and rerouted USB stuff to isp1707 later? [look at usb_emergency_stop() comments] Actually, initially using a OMAP3430 with a TWL5030 [Beagleboard?]).

So, again, if someone get's the Beagleboard <-> n810 configuration working, the next step would be to put the n900 USB kernel/driver code in a Beagleboard. After someone gets it to compile with whatever kernel version it's using, my theory is that it won't work. And I'm saying it won't work because of specific Nokia changes, and not because of anything else. Thus, if that's close to true, someone could slowly (or quickly!) morph the Fremantle USB kernel/driver code until the Beagleboard starts working. That code could be the gold that used to be feldspar.

Re: N900 will not allow USB OTG!
 

daperl, I'm really sorry the 20 times I hit the thanks button didn't show up. :D
Thanks a zillion and please keep pushing us into the right direction.
Ah, do I need to mention a 1000% agree with every word you said?

cheers
jOERG

Re: N900 will not allow USB OTG!
 

Yes, afaik Nokia had to switch to 1707 just because early versions of the TWL4030 had no charger detection.