Thread: N800 USB Host Mode Experiment
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cyberx is offline cyberx
2007-12-30 , 22:03
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#229
Originally Posted by iamthewalrus View Post
I'm especially interested in using a usb keyboard with the n800/os2008.
Is it correct that to do that either you force the connection to host mode as explained in #36, or change the wiring of the USB cable to get an automatic change to host mode? Furthermore does a device like a keyboard drain the n800 battery much, and if so do you need an extra power source?
Hi!
Din't try the soft option, but at this precise moment i'm using a PS2 keyboard to write this answer at my N800 (no USB keyboard to test, sorry). I just made my own cable (from two halves taken from two USB cables and with pin 4 soldered to pin 5 in the mini connector) and used a USB <-> PS2 Mouse + Keyboard adapter. I'm not using any sort of external power-source, just the N800 battery. The only problem I found is the Num/Caps leds not working (they blink whrn I connect, but after that they stay off).
Last edited by cyberx; 2007-12-30 at 22:14.