[maemo-developers] N800 experimental host mode patches available

[From: Tony Lindgren]

* Kees Jongenburger <kees.jongenburger at gmail.com> [070605 12:14]:
> On 5/9/07, Tony Lindgren <tony at atomide.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> >
>> Here's what I did to convert a mini-A to mini-B cable: I chopped off the
>> top part of the mini-A end connector aluminum shielding using side cutter
>> pliers and a hand file so the mini-A fits into the mini-B socket on N800.
>
> Hello Tony
>
> I applied the usb host patch and now I would like to understand a bit
> more about the hardware
> If I understand correctly the mini usb has 5 pins (normal usb only 4)
> and for "USB on the go" to work you need to ground the 5'th pin
> grounded so the device will detect that it's supposed to work as host
> right? Is that all, no resistors etc?
>
> I searched to a ready made cable it that on the market?
> would this adapter work?
> http://www.nextag.com/Belkin-USB-B-TO-77569655/prices-html

Well that will still not ground the ID pin, also it should be A to
mini-B converter... Which is probably not available.

Non-standard A to A converter can be used to connect two standard mini-B
to A cables together, but still the ID pin is not grounded and you have
to set it via software.

> On a side note I followed the HowTo EASILY Boot From MMC card
> and I now have "boot from usb disk" should that work with the same patch?

Cool :)

Tony