Thread: N800 USB Host Mode Experiment
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2008-01-30 , 21:56
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Originally Posted by shenson View Post
I have a wireless USB dongle I'm also testing. With that there is no obvious effect, no message no LED nothing.

However after that nothing seems to work. The card reader no longer produces any message at all. I need a reboot to get the functionality back.
Almost surely the wifi stick requires more current (much more) than the ~200ma that the n800 can provide, so, to avoid damage to the usb port, it is cut off until you reboot.