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Originally Posted by iDont View Post
I can confirm that the following OTG cable works without any mods on the N900:
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Funny fact is that the cable, despite being advertised so, shouldn't work on the N8, as the N8 got a square USB connector AFAIK.
It will work for N8 as well. If it fits to N900 then it has a micro-B plug, and N8 (and N810) has a micro-AB receptacle, which matches both micro-A and micro-B plugs.
This means plugs that fit to N900 also fit to N8, but not all plugs that fit to N8 also fit to N900.
If it works for N8, this seems to indicate it has a grounded ID pin, which is a good thing and really rare for micro-B plugs though. Usually only micro-A-plugs have ID pin grounded - it's the definition of an A-plug and meant to switch the OTG device into host role.

Nice find :-)

/j
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Last edited by joerg_rw; 2010-11-23 at 01:04.
 

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