Is the MHL cable required for USB OTG? - Samsung Epic 4G Touch

All that I'm interested in is accessing external storage. Would this work?
http://www.amazon.com/female-Micro-...2VMG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1321787319&sr=8-3

From what i understand you need to get that Micro-A version not the B version. I THINK

No it does not work.

whatsitsnamenow said:
No it does not work.
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That cable specifically, or I have to use a MHL cable?
This one claims to work with GSII
http://www.amazon.com/Micro-USB-Host-Cable-accommodating/dp/B005GGBYJ4/ref=pd_sim_cps_3

thekingofmean said:
That cable specifically, or I have to use a MHL cable?
This one claims to work with GSII
http://www.amazon.com/Micro-USB-Host-Cable-accommodating/dp/B005GGBYJ4/ref=pd_sim_cps_3
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You know I kind of helped you....
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thekingofmean said:
That cable specifically, or I have to use a MHL cable?
This one claims to work with GSII
http://www.amazon.com/Micro-USB-Host-Cable-accommodating/dp/B005GGBYJ4/ref=pd_sim_cps_3
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Won't work either way.
That and most cable will work with Galaxy S2 but it won't work with Epic 4G Touch Galaxy S2. Although they are close they are not the same phone.

USB OTG is disabled on the Sprint version of the SGSII. MHL is only to split the USB data from the HDMI stream.

Do you guys know when it'll be enabled? I asked in a development thread for ICS to see if it could be added in the new kernel they are developing for it and got flamed by Jerdog.
I would love to have this as I use it a lot on my Xoom.
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It is a really nice feature I use on the zoom as well. It would be nice to get it enabled.
Can anyone verify if the MHL cable works out of the car dock?

Mhl does not work while in home dock
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djjosh said:
Mhl does not work while in home dock
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That certainly is a bummer. I assume car dock would be the same then. Thanks for answering!

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hdmi not working?

so i bought an mhl cable but cannot get it to display on either of my tvs. is there a trick to do this? a special setting?
qman66 said:
so i bought an mhl cable but cannot get it to display on either of my tvs. is there a trick to do this? a special setting?
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yeah, first connect the a/c cable then the phone and after the hdmi in the mhl. if it doesn't work try another combo, i haven't used it in a while
I couldn't get this working either for those that it is working on - which adapter are you using?
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diomark said:
I couldn't get this working either for those that it is working on - which adapter are you using?
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this one http://www.ebay.com/itm/25093418361...X:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_4523wt_1163

Mhl adapter?

Does an mhl adapter work for the epic touch? And does a wireless Bluetooth mouse connect to the epic touch?
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az18zz said:
Does an mhl adapter work for the epic touch? And does a wireless Bluetooth mouse connect to the epic touch?
xXHELLBoy91Xx
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Don't know about the mouse, but I got an MHL adapter from monoprice that works just fine.
noahas said:
Don't know about the mouse, but I got an MHL adapter from monoprice that works just fine.
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Link please?
http://bit.ly/wp2C7n
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Epix4G said:
http://bit.ly/wp2C7n
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Thanks, but there are multiple there. I want the one that he has confirmed to work. I really appreciate your good intentions though!
Yea a direct link would be nice i would love a mhl adapter .. thanks
xXHELLBoy91Xx
HeisRisen said:
Thanks, but there are multiple there. I want the one that he has confirmed to work. I really appreciate your good intentions though!
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They all work it's a mhl adapter if one is broke it wont work but it's like a USB cord there is no special one that only works here the ones on Ebay work too
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Just wanted to note that if you plan on trying any ICS ROM leaks, you'll lose MHL compatibility. On another note, Blazer ROM 4.0 worked with MHL, and probably Calk's 2.9.2 for EL29.
Epix4G said:
They all work it's a mhl adapter if one is broke it wont work but it's like a USB cord there is no special one that only works here the ones on Ebay work too
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Just fyi, not all USB cords are created equal. Neither are MHL adapters. If you need proof go look up any thread about using ODIN. Thanks again for your input.
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Aww man so pics roms aren't capable of a mhl Link :-/
xXHELLBoy91Xx
Ics ROM*
xXHELLBoy91Xx
I had been using an MHL adapter almost every day for the past couple of weeks with one of Calk's ICS Roms (E4GT 2 V1). It worked on that one at least.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005F9W6DU/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=AEKEXTXL2B213
Works with stock roms.
Cyanogen/AOSP based roms will not work.
Thanks dude I needed a mhl link that's works on ics ROMS.
xXHELLBoy91Xx
Those MHL adapters are nice, I also have one that came with a 6' HDMI cable. I get the most out of it when I go out of town and stream netflix to the hotel rooms flat screen via the HDMI.
A cheap but durable MHL link adapter would be awesome
xXHELLBoy91Xx
I purchased an MHL adapter from monoprice back in September and it works fine on my E4GT using stock and Calk's GB ROMs. The part# that I ordered is no longer available, but when I did a search for "MHL" on monoprice only one result was found and it looks identical to the one I have.
+1 on the Monoprice adapter... ordered one a few weeks back and it works fine on the stock ROM. Just remember that you still need to plug in to external power.
So stock ics?
xXHELLBoy91Xx
If I were you guys I would definitely recommend purchasing a legit mhl adapter. Not the cheepo $10 one. I purchased two separate ones off of Amazon and neither worked. One worked for about a day, then stopped working. The other one never worked at all (it did shock me though, seriously). Get the official Samsung one, as you cant go wrong with OEM.

[Q] Mhl & usb otg together

i was wondering if i can connect my galaxy note 10.1 to my samsung Smart hdtv tv via Mhl and use usb otg to connect controllers so i can play games on my hdtv with the controllers
did anyone do that before?
Im pretty sure you can use a usbhub or anything like that, connect the MHL and the controller to the MHL and it should work but Im not sure.
tcntad said:
Im pretty sure you can use a usbhub or anything like that, connect the MHL and the controller to the MHL and it should work but Im not sure.
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Can you elaborate a bit?
Don't the usb otg adapters / hubs connect to the same port as the hdmi adapter would ? And thus far l haven't been able to find nether a hdmi adapter with an usb otg port, nor a usb hub / adapter with hdmi..
Anyone?
DeBoX said:
Can you elaborate a bit?
Don't the usb otg adapters / hubs connect to the same port as the hdmi adapter would ? And thus far l haven't been able to find nether a hdmi adapter with an usb otg port, nor a usb hub / adapter with hdmi..
Anyone?
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Hm thats right, when connecting the OTG it will only recognize it as USB and when connecting the MHL it will only recognize it as MHL.
tcntad said:
Hm thats right, when connecting the OTG it will only recognize it as USB and when connecting the MHL it will only recognize it as MHL.
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Can anyone confirm whether it's possible to have both connected at the same time, and for that mater how...?
DeBoX said:
Can anyone confirm whether it's possible to have both connected at the same time, and for that mater how...?
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No not yet, well don't think so
You'd need a multimedia dock
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Check out the response I wrote on this thread I think it will answer your question.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1998004
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Crap, major bummer!
have to admit that it's a major let down.
Anyway to get around this? As in , bluetooth media hubs or something to that effect. (yes i'm fishing)
DeBoX said:
Crap, major bummer!
have to admit that it's a major let down.
Anyway to get around this? As in , bluetooth media hubs or something to that effect. (yes i'm fishing)
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There is a multimedia dock coming out soon for the s3 that will allow otg and hdmi plug to put your cable into.
There is already one for the note 2 but it doesn't work for the s3 at least that's what the reviews say and also said might work after an update from samsung.
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=4hy3wETf5o0&desktop_uri=/watch?v=4hy3wETf5o0
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would that work with the note??
DeBoX said:
would that work with the note??
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It's for the note 2
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You can always use Bluetooth mouse and keyboard or controller with hdmi. Or you could do allshare cast hub for widi with usb otg devices. It does artifact with more intense games though.
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controller with HDMI ?Tell me more....
Samsungnooby said:
There is a multimedia dock coming out soon for the s3 that will allow otg and hdmi plug to put your cable into.
There is already one for the note 2 but it doesn't work for the s3 at least that's what the reviews say and also said might work after an update from samsung.
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=4hy3wETf5o0&desktop_uri=/watch?v=4hy3wETf5o0
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Wow I hope I can get a dock like that for my S3 and/or note 10.1
Thanks for that video.
The note 10.1 is the same internals as the note 2 and s3 so I don't see why one built for the tablet plug wouldn't be possible, I doubt this would work if you tried to connect via usb otg adapter for the 10.1. Hopefully they release one!
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Nirvana388 said:
The note 10.1 is the same internals as the note 2 and s3 so I don't see why one built for the tablet plug wouldn't be possible, I doubt this would work if you tried to connect via usb otg adapter for the 10.1. Hopefully they release one!
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As a work around would f.eks a HTC media station work ?? Asin you plugg that into the TV and get dlna + use a usb adapter for USB stuff. ?
Makrona27 said:
i was wondering if i can connect my galaxy note 10.1 to my samsung Smart hdtv tv via Mhl and use usb otg to connect controllers so i can play games on my hdtv with the controllers
did anyone do that before?
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Why not use the six access controller app which allows you to tether ps3 controllers wirelessly?
It might also be possible to do similar with xbmc which released in beta today but I've not tested that.
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Well what about connecting a usb drive etc. Or use other controllers. For that matter I for one might need to use a wireless mouse... really hope they launch a media dock or something similar.
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Any news on this front? Anyone heard anything about a media dock or something similar for the note 10.1 ?
Just a update for this.i got a p1000 galaxy tab media dock.with a but of dremel work it fits o.k this dock has audio out and hdmi out.both work out of the box...good news.now if i dock my tab i get audio out.if i then power the dock hdmi out works also.if i unplug the power and connect a otg adapter i can maintain audio out and otg usb drive access works fine too.i wonder if i could power up the mhl adapter could i have hdmi out...audio out and otg usb working concurrently....as i believe the pins are there in the 30pin connector.i dont have time to dissasemble the dock this week but im going to try soon.any thoughts?
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Will this work with ANY tv?

So, i want to buy the official mhl to hdmi adapter for galaxy s4 which has a product number : ET-H10FAUWEGWW
Will this work with the galaxy s3 that i want to buy? If yes will it work with any tv?(assuming of course it has hdmi port)
It has to be a MHL enabled TV. At least that's what I've read. I actually bought one of those cables and tested it on my HDTV and it wouldn't show anything at all. I tested on both my Sprint Galaxy S3 and my Nexus 7 FHD.
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Frausty77k said:
It has to be a MHL enabled TV. At least that's what I've read. I actually bought one of those cables and tested it on my HDTV and it wouldn't show anything at all. I tested on both my Sprint Galaxy S3 and my Nexus 7 FHD.
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Could u give me the link where u read it?
The Samsung Galaxy S3 uses MHL
The Google Nexus 7 FHD uses SlimPort
These are two different standards and the cable is not interchangeable.
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Also there is no such thing as an MHL enabled TV
Mokiwipeout said:
Could u give me the link where u read it?
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Unfortunately I'm a new user so I have a few more posts before I can post a link in a reply. But if you go to best buys website and search MHL you will find what I have read. I think I included a screenshot in this reply.
Just because it says it on bestbuys website doesn't make it real. The MHL standard is designed to convert to regular HDMI. Any HDMI TV should work fine with it.
No offense to anyone. But I'm going to take the word of Best Buy's website unless, you have proof besides your say so.
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If it says it's for any Samsung Galaxy product it's worth a shot. I don't know anything about MHL really. But the cord I have doesn't work and that's what I'm going off of. And the best buy website. Sorry for any confusion or inconvenience.
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Frausty77k said:
If it says it's for any Samsung Galaxy product it's worth a shot. I don't know anything about MHL really. But the cord I have doesn't work and that's what I'm going off of. And the best buy website. Sorry for any confusion or inconvenience.
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The other thing to note is are you running a custom rom. I think the mhl drivers are in the touchwiz frameworks.
Frausty77k said:
No offense to anyone. But I'm going to take the word of Best Buy's website unless, you have proof besides your say so.
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There is no such thing as a MHL enabled TV. MHL works on anything HDMI ready. The only thing is if you are running a AOSP based rom, it will not work, right now i only works on TouchWiz.
My MHL adapter works flawlessly on my 2010 Aquos.
Wheemer said:
Also there is no such thing as an MHL enabled TV
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Actually, there is such a thing, but it's not that important.
An MHL-compatible TV will supply power (5V/500mA in 1.0, 900mA in 2.0. and 2A in 3.0) to the adapter and charge the phone.
A non-MHL-compatible TV won't do that and you'll have to connect your own charger, but it will work fine otherwise.
compro01 said:
Actually, there is such a thing, but it's not that important.
An MHL-compatible TV will supply power (5V/500mA in 1.0, 900mA in 2.0. and 2A in 3.0) to the adapter and charge the phone.
A non-MHL-compatible TV won't do that and you'll have to connect your own charger, but it will work fine otherwise.
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So if the tv has an hdmi port and i have a power supply, i should have no problem it seems...
If the only difference is the USB ports are more powerful then I don't see how that has anything to do with MHL.
I have successfully tried my MHL cable on many TVs and I've always used it's own power adapter plugged into the wall.
I have heard there are crappy MHL adapters that do not work though.
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So if the tv has an hdmi port and i have a power supply, i should have no problem it seems...
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Correct. an MHL TV just means you don't need to have a charger on hand, have a free outlet, have a long enough micro USB cable to get to that outlet, etc. etc.

MHL support

Does the Nexus 5 support MHL? The G2 support 'slimport' but not MHL from what I understand.
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So does the nexus....
jmhalder said:
Does the Nexus 5 support MHL? The G2 support 'slimport' but not MHL from what I understand.
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No, Slimport and MHL are two different standards.
I'll plug in my mhl in a minute and see what happens.
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Frankdw said:
Nexus 5 doesn't support MHL.
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Does anyone know if MHL has been incorporated into any custom ROMs? I have an MHL cable and an allshare cast dongle - neither work and I want to display on-device videos on my telly.
Cheers.
gadgetgaz said:
Does anyone know if MHL has been incorporated into any custom ROMs? I have an MHL cable and an allshare cast dongle - neither work and I want to display on-device videos on my telly.
Cheers.
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No. Go get a Slimport adapter.
secretasianman said:
No. Go get a Slimport adapter.
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OK cheers. I will!
gadgetgaz said:
Does anyone know if MHL has been incorporated into any custom ROMs? I have an MHL cable and an allshare cast dongle - neither work and I want to display on-device videos on my telly.
Cheers.
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Not sure but i think the n4 running cm 10 worked with allshare, it might do the same on the n5 running cm11
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I have and mhl cable, is there a way to go from mhl to slimport?
trucktruck said:
I have and mhl cable, is there a way to go from mhl to slimport?
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Nope, sorry, simply not compatible.
The pin-out mapping and the data transferred over the pins are different and the adapters are not "clever" enough to switch them.

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