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Re: [Testers needed] USB Hostmode prealpha for the N900

IT WORKS !!!

I used your setup :

http://www.clickshop.com/custom/imag...duct-17857.jpg +http://www1.dealextreme.com/producti...46_2_small.jpg+Micro USB Cable (Samung one) = Success !!

I read on USB OTG for N8XX, that the converter http://www.usbfirewire.com/Parts/images/rr-2030.jpg
I used before, already integrates OTG.

After the boot crash that I had, eventhough I choose 2.6.28-hostmode1 in the multiboot menu, after the uname -a command, the output is 2.6.28-kernelpower40.
So I booted on the kernel 2.6.28-omap1 and just reinstalled the 3 kernel package you provided in the correct order.
Then I could boot the 2.6.28-hostmode1 kernel.

And Finally Thanks a lot for the job achieved ! It is awesome !

Nerfiaux

Re: [Testers needed] USB Hostmode prealpha for the N900

BIG THANKS guys - Great job!
Here is my result:
first a couple of times did not work properly(may be around 7-9).
I fallow strictly all rules that MohammadAG wrote in his first post.
especially that one:

Quote:

Step 6: Click Hostmode VBUS, connect flash drive when you see Starting BME.

-first because I was in a hurry, I did not pay attention that I miss to install i2c-tools, that was fixed after first reboot, but still the things did not worked...:confused:
-after an hour of rebooting and hunting the time between Start BME and connect USB now - I was too excited so I needed an hour to coll down... waiting the light of my drive to light on...

Finally I got the multimeter and plug one naked female connector and start looking what and when is coming out form N900? I have 5.12V even with less than a half empty battery.
So the sequence for me working ONLY IF I wait to plug my usb/hub/mouse/keyboard/usb2sata(IDE) controller as fallows:
1st-Click Hostmode VBUS, 2nd- Start BME, 3rd-Connect now USB and finally - wait 5 seconds, then everything is working, USB Flash powers up, then I need to press mount /dev/sda1, and Ye-it works!
If I connect before that it does not work!

There a small issue when connecting only single flash drive flexxxv wrote about it but with HUB+external power the issue not present.
I tried to connect the fallowing things:
1.flash drive 2GB /Transcend-Bamboo/ FAT32 - WORKING!
2.HDD 2.5" 320GB Transcend-StoreJet - 160GB NTFS + Truecrypt second partition - it appiared in /dev/sd*, but can not be mounted, no ntfs kernel module loaded, tried to install and load form stock kernel but failed (witch was obvious but..).
3.flash drive 8GB Kingston - Travelstar - NTFS - same stroy
4.keyboard GuoYu :D - working after connect/disconnect/connect - not all keys mapped correctly (digits and ctrl,shift,alt not working)
5.mouse usb wireless 2.4GHz Logitech VX Nano, some kind working but not correctly.
6.usb to SATA/IDE/2.5"IDE converter 1st connected with 2.5"IDE2CF (4GB SANDISK Ultra - 3 ext2 partitions), tried to mount failed for unknown reason?? its appeared in /dev/sdc1,2,5 kernel module for ext2 is there but

Quote:

mount -t ext2 /dev/sdc1 /media/flash

fail.
7.usb to SATA (same adapter) connected to LG DVD RW, with external supply - no success here at all /for now/

!!!PLEASE WARNING DO NOT TRY THIS!!!
Clicking on VBUS default - cut off the power (5.12V) coming form USB, but Hostmode CHARGING not working for me...
!!!PLEASE WARNING DO NOT PLAY WITH THIS!!!

I will not have time to make patches right now, but I'm ready to test more, more devices like usb2wlan, usb2lan , Web cam (just for fun), all-in-one card reader, smart card reader (I'll banking from N900 :eek: ...and more :)
Some not good pictures ...

Greetings

Re: [Testers needed] USB Hostmode prealpha for the N900

Quote:

Originally Posted by MohammadAG (Post 826093)

Logs, please! :)

I thought you only want logs when it doesn't work.

Re: [Testers needed] USB Hostmode prealpha for the N900

my n900 won't prompt mass storage mode or pc suite mode when i plug it into my pc anymore. how can i fix this?

Re: [Testers needed] USB Hostmode prealpha for the N900

http://mohammadag.xceleo.org/hostmode/Sep%2025%202010/
Location above contains the same kernel updated with more modules.
Should support NTFS RW, UDF, and ISOFS, so you should be able to use NTFS formatted devices as well as externally powered DVD drives.

I also compiled and uploaded genisoimage, which contains mkisofs.
http://maemo.org/packages/view/genisoimage/
No instructions for the time being, but you should, theoretically (not tested actually) be able to write to DVDs with cdrecrod (when I compile that).

Logs are always welcome, whether it worked or not.

Re: [Testers needed] USB Hostmode prealpha for the N900

Quote:

Originally Posted by MohammadAG (Post 826183)

Is there any way to access/force to store full logs? dmesg only shows 177(?) lines.

Re: [Testers needed] USB Hostmode prealpha for the N900

Quote:

Originally Posted by aligatro (Post 826188)

Is there any way to access/force to store full logs? dmesg only shows 177(?) lines.

Sure, apt-get install sysklogd

Re: [Testers needed] USB Hostmode prealpha for the N900

First CD burned successfully on an N900 :)
Use genisoimage and wodim, scroll to examples here: http://linux.die.net/man/1/wodim

Code:

Nokia-N900:/home/user/MyDocs# wodim -v speed=2 dev=0,0,0 cdimage.raw 

wodim: No write mode specified.

wodim: Assuming -tao mode.

wodim: Future versions of wodim may have different drive dependent defaults.

TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM

scsidev: '0,0,0'

scsibus: 0 target: 0 lun: 0

WARNING: the deprecated pseudo SCSI syntax found as device specification.

Support for that may cease in the future versions of wodim. For now,

the device will be mapped to a block device file where possible.

Run "wodim --devices" for details.

Linux sg driver version: 3.5.27

Wodim version: 1.1.10

SCSI buffer size: 64512

Device type    : Removable CD-ROM

Version        : 0

Response Format: 2

Capabilities   : 

Vendor_info    : 'TSSTcorp'

Identification : 'CDDVDW SE-T084M '

Revision       : 'TS01'

Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW.

Current: 0x0009 (CD-R)

Profile: 0x0015 (DVD-R/DL sequential recording) 

Profile: 0x0016 (DVD-R/DL layer jump recording) 

Profile: 0x002B (DVD+R/DL) 

Profile: 0x001B (DVD+R) 

Profile: 0x001A (DVD+RW) 

Profile: 0x0014 (DVD-RW sequential recording) 

Profile: 0x0013 (DVD-RW restricted overwrite) 

Profile: 0x0012 (DVD-RAM) 

Profile: 0x0011 (DVD-R sequential recording) 

Profile: 0x0010 (DVD-ROM) 

Profile: 0x000A (CD-RW) 

Profile: 0x0009 (CD-R) (current)

Profile: 0x0008 (CD-ROM) 

Profile: 0x0002 (Removable disk) 

Using generic SCSI-3/mmc   CD-R/CD-RW driver (mmc_cdr).

Driver flags   : MMC-3 SWABAUDIO BURNFREE 

Supported modes: TAO PACKET SAO SAO/R96P SAO/R96R RAW/R16 RAW/R96P RAW/R96R

Drive buf size : 1962752 = 1916 KB

Beginning DMA speed test. Set CDR_NODMATEST environment variable if device

communication breaks or freezes immediately after that.

FIFO size      : 12582912 = 12288 KB

Track 01: data    28 MB        

Total size:       32 MB (03:12.97) = 14473 sectors

Lout start:       32 MB (03:14/73) = 14473 sectors

Current Secsize: 2048

ATIP info from disk:

  Indicated writing power: 5

  Is not unrestricted

  Is not erasable

  Disk sub type: Medium Type B, low Beta category (B-) (4)

  ATIP start of lead in:  -11607 (97:27/18)

  ATIP start of lead out: 359849 (79:59/74)

Disk type:    Short strategy type (Phthalocyanine or similar)

Manuf. index: 18

Manufacturer: Plasmon Data systems Ltd.

Blocks total: 359849 Blocks current: 359849 Blocks remaining: 345376

Speed set to 1764 KB/s

Starting to write CD/DVD at speed  10.0 in real TAO mode for single session.

Last chance to quit, starting real write in    0 seconds. Operation starts.

Waiting for reader process to fill input buffer ... input buffer ready.

Performing OPC...

Starting new track at sector: 0

Track 01:   28 of   28 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf 100%]  10.1x.

Track 01: Total bytes read/written: 29636608/29636608 (14471 sectors).

Writing  time:   31.014s

Average write speed   8.2x.

Min drive buffer fill was 99%

Fixating...

Fixating time:   52.534s

BURN-Free was never needed.

wodim: fifo had 467 puts and 467 gets.

wodim: fifo was 0 times empty and 248 times full, min fill was 96%.