Re: [Announce] USB hostmode beta release
 

Any one tested the flipSync USB keyring?

Would be much more convenient to carry around; I'll grab one when my student loan comes through to test it.

Re: [Announce] USB hostmode beta release
 

Errr
Honestly?
:eek:
/j

Re: [Announce] USB hostmode beta release
 

can anyone help me to install this USB host enabler in to my phone

thanks

Re: [Announce] USB hostmode beta release
 

can anyone guide me how to install this usb hostenabler in to my n900
thanks

Re: [Announce] USB hostmode beta release
 

Welcome to talk maemo.

Please read first post of thread where you are posting. We have support thread.

Re: USB host mode breaks after transmitting lots of data
 

To what value did you change it? what would be the best value to store permanentley for the device (to always be enabled even after boot)

Re: [Announce] USB hostmode beta release
 

Hostmode while charging


Plugged in memstick, by using http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php...080#post907080 cable.
Started high speed hostmode, VBUS boost, and mounted.
THEN I plugged in the charger of cable nest linked above (it is very important to plug in the external charger after correct establishing of hostmode, particularly not before you've hit "VBUS boost on", in h-e-n GUI. Also do NOT connect the unpowered charger to cable after you started VBUS boost - either keep it plugged to cable from beginning and just plug into mains later, or first plug into mains and then to Y-cable)


t900:~# logger stopping vboost && boostoff
t900:~# ls /media/sda1/
Themroc [ Picoli - Dewaere - Miou Miou - Coluche ].avi joerg

t900:~# ./bin/bq27200.sh
LOOPMODE=0 RS=20
Reading values...........................done.

CSOC: 99 % RSOC: 99 %
Average Current: 200 mA
TTF: 65535 minutes TTE: 556 minutes (TimeToEmpty: it's discharging battery)
...

[edit: that's probably cruft, not needed when using the normal booston/off scripts]
t900:~# stop bme
bme (stop) running, process 22938
...
[/edit]

t900:~# ./charger
Charger: 0
Charge parameters programmed. Sleep 1...Status: 0x37
Status: 0x20 Mode: STANDBY Full: 0 WallCharger: 0 Battery Voltage: 3967 NAC: 1999 Battery level: 97 %
^C

t900:~# ./charger &
Charger: 0
Charge parameters programmed. Sleep 1...Status: 0x10
Status: 0x10 Mode: CHARGING Full: 0 WallCharger: 0 Battery Voltage: 4150 NAC: 1987 Battery level: 97 %
Status: 0x10 Mode: CHARGING Full: 0 WallCharger: 0 Battery Voltage: 4150 NAC: 1988 Battery level: 97 %
Status: 0x10 Mode: CHARGING Full: 0 WallCharger: 0 Battery Voltage: 4156 NAC: 1989 Battery level: 97 %

t900:~# ./bin/bq27200.sh
LOOPMODE=0 RS=20
Reading values...........................done.

CSOC: 97 % RSOC: 97 %
Average Current: 151 mA
TTF: 37 minutes TTE: 65535 minutes (TimeToFull: it's charging battery)

t900:~# ls -l /media/sda1/joerg/
-rw-r----- 1 user users 12150865 Oct 1 13:28 joerg_ct_01.pdf
-rw-r----- 1 user users 11813330 Oct 1 13:30 joerg_ct_01_2.pdf
-rw-r----- 1 user users 12290152 Oct 1 13:32 joerg_ct_02.pdf
-rw-r----- 1 user users 12334938 Oct 1 13:34 joerg_ct_02_2.pdf





I have an improved booston and boostoff script here, but it will work with the original one as well.
charger script is the one of ShadowJK: http://enivax.net/jk/n900/charge.sh.txt, only slightly renamed and some added debug prints.


To stop the whole thing, you first kill charger, then stop h-e-n

cheers
jOERG

Re: [Announce] USB hostmode beta release
 

Hi Guys,

I just installed h-e-n and did some experiments.
I could connect to my nokia 6110 in mass storage mode. I could access the data, the mount/unmount button didn't work though. Had to mount it manually.
I managed to connect with a extrememory micro sd/ms reader and mount a micro sd formatted with fat32 with the mount button.
I managed to connect a Kingston MobiliteG2 SD/micrSD reader and mount the card via the gui.

Copied some data too with the card readers.

Thanks for all the work you put into this project.

Regards
Aydan

Re: [Announce] USB hostmode beta release
 

I believe that's the length of the cables, not the actual unit.
The unit is no bigger than a normal car alarm fob.

Re: [Announce] USB hostmode beta release
 

Sorry to be the one to ask joerg, but do we need to utilise the script you've linked to allow charging during h--e-n? Or is the existing release capable of charging with the above careful steps?

Re: [Announce] USB hostmode beta release
 

You - for now - will need to download and copy to N900 the script I linked to, if you want to duplicate the above procedure. If you feel that's too complicated to put to work, please wait for next h-e-n release. This isn't meant for day-by-day usage by even early adopters.

This is a report about results of work in progress, a proper release will come as soon as I finished jrbme and supporting stuff around it (events.d script for starting, udev rule for automounting, etc) and Mohammad augmented the GUI to handle hostmode via jrbme calls rather than direct access to /sys. Mohammad told me something about 26/1 just an hour ago.
The pure jrbme script however could also be used via xterm or a set of queen-beecon buttons, so maybe you'll see it prior to next "official" h-e-n pkg release.

cheers
jOERG

Re: [Announce] USB hostmode beta release
 

Thanks Joerg. Thought I'd ask as I wasn't 100%, and it might help others.

I'm a big fan of this project, so thanks for the update. :)

Re: [Announce] USB hostmode beta release
 

ok, now this is my experience with h-e-n so far:
i only attached a kingston datatraveler 2GB, and it successfully mounted, BUT only if i uncheck a box: "Open file manager after mount" in setting dialogue....
don't know why is this making problems, but, i cannot mount my usb stick if that checkbox is checked :confused:
so to be clear: no matter if my file manager is open or closed, i CAN mount, and everything is ok, only if that i don't check to open file manager after mount...
maybe a little bug, but everuthing else is working fine ;)
thx!!!

Re: [Announce] USB hostmode beta release
 

Known bug in h-e-n GUI.
IIRC it's something along the line "binary missing or not executable".
Nevertheless, thanks for reporting
Please keep in mind [mount] has been marked as transient and unsupported from beginning. Mounting will be handled by udev rule, probably starting with next version scheduled to roll out end of this month

cheers
jOERG

Re: [Announce] USB hostmode beta release
 

ok! will keep that in mind ;)
anyhow, i have one more... hmmm... question: i have ENORMOUS power drain, when using h-e-n... is that normal...??? (didn't test it for how much long it could keep, but on battery graph, it shows almost VERTICAL line...)

Re: [Announce] USB hostmode beta release
 

bme / stock applet reports a way-off battery meter, restarting bme kicks it back into action, so the vertical line might actually bme remembering it has to check battery life.

Re: [Announce] USB hostmode beta release
 

As Mohammad said - bme is guestimating, and the only interesting thing about that effect is that it sheds some light on how bme internally works to calculate battery remaining capacity. It seems bme is remembering data bits from last run, after start - probably saved in CAL - and on noticing differences in battery voltage during what bme thinks had been no time, it gets panic about battery status.

For the grip of real life: VBUS boostmode (the 5V) can deliver max 200mA to USB, so that's ~1W and shouldn't eat more than 30% of battery capacity per hour, on maximum load of USB VBUS. The CPU, when constantly running at high clockrate will also eat more power than on idle, but that's comparable to watching video or any other high system load.

And then there's "charging while hostmode" (post #647) to get rid of all battery depletion concerns :-D

cheers
jOERG

Re: [Announce] USB hostmode beta release
 

ok! thx for the answers! so i could keep my battery safe for about 4 hours when mounted usb stick.... that's ok i think :) (like browsing on net, and installing apps in a same time would kill battery in same time...)

Re: [Announce] USB hostmode beta release
 

I've watched a full length movie (~2hrs) from a USB flash drive during h-e-n, and it went from fully charged to around 35%.

Re: [Announce] USB hostmode beta release
 

As already noted, there are ways around that. And really, having a short run of non-tp cable will simply slow down the connection. It won't stop it from working all together. I'll suffer with USB 1.0 speeds if it means I have 0 chance of my internal USB port falling off. :)

Re: [Announce] USB hostmode beta release
 

I wonder why there is a "permission denied" when trying to create a folder or copy anything to the USB stick attached via hen ??

Re: [Announce] USB hostmode beta release
 

I'm rather sure that's unrelated to h-e-n and especially to physical hostmode.
I don't even see how to copy or create folders with h-e-n GUI. Please check post #9! Thanks
/j

Re: [Announce] USB hostmode beta release
 

Online translation

When you uninstall the application and restart, my n900 and it did not work, only saw the Nokia logo and white background, and re-boot.
I had to reinstall with flasher ...


sudo flasher-3.5-F RX-51_2009SE_20.2010.36-2.002_PR_COMBINED_002_ARM.bin-f

Re: [Announce] USB hostmode beta release
 

I'm not sure how you uninstalled it, but that would never happen when uninstaling h-e-n alone, you probably removed kernel-power and just had to reflash the kernel, not the whole image.

titan, seriously, add system-update and reboot to the package flags, they help a lot.

Re: [Announce] USB hostmode beta release
 

"the application" ?
uninstalling h-e-n hostmode GUI for sure shall not cause any problems with boot.
h-e-n however rdepends on a feature that's provided e.g by kernel-power, which means you need to install kernel-power to be able to install h-e-n.
*)
Kernel-power is a linux kernel and uninstalling it obviously will leave your system in a broken state. Please refer to kernel-power howto, readme, FAQ, threads in this forum, etc. Basically "uninstalling" kernel-pwer means you are going to install the stock kernel. Never UNINSTALL a kernel!

This isn't related to h-e-n though


*) [edit] Depending on method to install hostmode GUI, this installation of kernel-power may happen automatically, and I heard a few minutes ago that fapman might also do a BAD thing and try to uninstall the kernel automatically on uninstalling hostmode GUI.
My take on this is: I introduced kernel hostmode API version, so GUI can check at runtime if the kernel has h-e-n patches or not. So I think the already implemented check for this version in hostmode GUI is sufficient and we should NOT rdepend on kernel-feature-hostmode. This would result in users getting a notifier "no compatible kernel found. Please install kernel-power!" (OWTTE) when starting h-e-n hostmode GUI.

Mohammad kinda disagrees on that, and has concerns about users getting even more confused if kernel-power doesn't get auto-installed on installing GUI.
So maybe it's up to you, users of h-e-n, to state clearly what you prefer.

/j

Re: [Announce] USB hostmode beta release
 

Maybe a bit of read-learn-post is in order...

Re: [Announce] USB hostmode beta release
 

I kinda do not mind either way,.

But would not prefer to get another (even better) engine installed in my BMW on servicing e.g. winter tires or bulb replacement.

No seriously, h-e-n is a very special app, so a little knowledge about system, especially kernel and power kernel, should be present.
Installation order of power-kernel and then h-e-n is sufficient, right?

Re: [Announce] USB hostmode beta release
 

I need Your help! KernelPower 2.6.28.10power46 and later h-e-n were successfully installed. Nokia CA101 cable and female-to-female USB adapter used to connect flash drive. But on running h-e-n it seems that hostmode is enabled, flash device attached but not mounted because of the errors which I do not understand. I don't know, maybe I had to do something manually exept the aboveinstallation procedures? Here I give ending part of the dump of Kernel Messages (because the full one is too long). Suppose You shall know the answer after taking a look on it. The full text You can find in the attached file.

................
[ 1919.932128] usb 1-1: device not accepting address 43, error -71
[ 1920.057159] usb 1-1: new high speed USB device using musb_hdrc and address 44
[ 1920.479095] usb 1-1: device not accepting address 44, error -71
[ 1920.479217] hub 1-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 1
[ 1920.479278] hub 1-0:1.0: state 7 ports 1 chg 0000 evt 0002
[ 1920.479339] hub 1-0:1.0: port 1 enable change, status 00000501
[ 1923.197845] hub 1-0:1.0: hub_suspend
[ 1923.197937] usb usb1: bus auto-suspend
[ 1934.969451] twl4030_usb twl4030_usb: HW_CONDITIONS 0x50/80; link 1
[ 1954.068634] twl4030_usb twl4030_usb: HW_CONDITIONS 0xd0/208; link 2
[ 1955.553680] usb usb1: usb resume
[ 1955.573089] hub 1-0:1.0: hub_resume
[ 1955.573211] hub 1-0:1.0: port 1: status 0101 change 0001
[ 1955.682189] hub 1-0:1.0: state 7 ports 1 chg 0002 evt 0000
[ 1955.682281] hub 1-0:1.0: port 1, status 0101, change 0000, 12 Mb/s
[ 1955.807281] usb 1-1: new high speed USB device using musb_hdrc and address 45
[ 1955.956329] usb 1-1: default language 0x0409
[ 1955.957641] usb 1-1: uevent
[ 1955.957824] usb 1-1: usb_probe_device
[ 1955.957855] usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 1955.961608] usb 1-1: adding 1-1:1.0 (config #1, interface 0)
[ 1955.961944] usb 1-1:1.0: uevent
[ 1955.962188] libusual 1-1:1.0: usb_probe_interface
[ 1955.962280] libusual 1-1:1.0: usb_probe_interface - got id
[ 1955.962432] usb-storage 1-1:1.0: usb_probe_interface
[ 1955.962524] usb-storage 1-1:1.0: usb_probe_interface - got id
[ 1956.059661] scsi6 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
[ 1956.065734] /home/builder2/maemo-fremantle-armel-extras-devel/work/kernel-power-2.6.28/drivers/usb/core/inode.c: creating file '045'
[ 1956.066436] usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=0781, idProduct=5406
[ 1956.066467] usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[ 1956.066497] usb 1-1: Product: U3 Cruzer Micro
[ 1956.066528] usb 1-1: Manufacturer: SanDisk Corporation
[ 1956.066558] usb 1-1: SerialNumber: 000017F9AC652EB4
[ 1956.066619] hub 1-0:1.0: state 7 ports 1 chg 0000 evt 0002
[ 1956.066711] hub 1-0:1.0: port 1 enable change, status 00000503
[ 1956.090637] usb-storage: device found at 45
[ 1956.090667] usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
[ 1961.090209] usb-storage: device scan complete
[ 1961.091674] scsi 6:0:0:0: Direct-Access SanDisk U3 Cruzer Micro 3.27 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
[ 1961.092407] scsi 6:0:0:1: CD-ROM SanDisk U3 Cruzer Micro 3.27 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
[ 1961.113677] sd 6:0:0:0: [sda] 8015502 512-byte hardware sectors: (4.10 GB/3.82 GiB)
[ 1961.114196] sd 6:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
[ 1961.114227] sd 6:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 03 00 00 00
[ 1961.114257] sd 6:0:0:0: [sda] Assuming drive cache: write through
[ 1961.122314] sd 6:0:0:0: [sda] 8015502 512-byte hardware sectors: (4.10 GB/3.82 GiB)
[ 1961.122802] sd 6:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
[ 1961.122833] sd 6:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 03 00 00 00
[ 1961.122863] sd 6:0:0:0: [sda] Assuming drive cache: write through
[ 1961.122924] sda: sda1
[ 1961.143615] sd 6:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI removable disk

Re: [Announce] USB hostmode beta release
 

Can't see any problems, just mount it.

Have "open in file manager" unticked, will fix soon.

Re: [Announce] USB hostmode beta release
 

Thank You for the help. I am the beginner in LINUX, but now the flash drive is visible! Please tell me, whether it's possible to connect the printer via USB in order to print out from OpenOffice ?
If it is, le me know where to search for further information.

Re: [Announce] USB hostmode beta release
 

It's possible but you probably will need http://www.cups.org/ for it, or at very least something like lp / lpr

/j

Re: [Announce] USB hostmode beta release
 

@sblotskyy
does not directly belong to this thread, but look here,
if You have easyDebian installed ( as I assume ): http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p...9&postcount=35
or here
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=56932

Re: [Announce] USB hostmode beta release
 

hi,
i have multiboot installed with 1) omap kernel (pr 1.3) 2) nitdroid 3) kernel power v46. i installed h-e-n. n tried to mount a transend 4gb pen drive while in kernel power. i am getting ziltch!! nothing at all!! could someone help me to find whats the problem and how to get this to work?? would be really nice to use pendrives for my files as my internel mem is almost up! thnx

Re: [Announce] USB hostmode beta release
 

Hello,

I fixed kernel module bq27x00_battery (which report info about battery). Now it export to HAL info in correct units (µV, µA, ...) by spec. power_supply_class.txt. Attached patch bq27x00_battery.patch.gz

I was inspirated by http://wiki.maemo.org/N900_Hardware_...eter/bq-script. I backported bq27x00_battery module from kernel 2.6.37 and added support for new properties:
POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_STATUS
POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_CHARGE_NOW
POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_CHARGE_FULL
POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_ONLINE
POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_TIME_TO_EMPTY_NOW
POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_TIME_TO_EMPTY_AVG
POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_TIME_TO_FULL_NOW

For autoloading this module (when N900 are booting) is needed to apply attached patch board-rx51-peripherals.patch.txt. Note that this patch replace patch bq_matan.patch.

Now /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/computer_power_supply_battery_bq27200_0 is good replecament for /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/bme on HAL, so it can be used to report battery state when hostmode is active (and bme is stopped).

Next I added support for desktop widget battery ( http://maemo.org/packages/view/battery/ ) to read info from bq27x00 when is loaded (it read from HAL). Patch battery.patch.txt is attached too.

What about package/plugin status-area-applet-battery ( http://maemo.org/packages/view/statu...pplet-battery/ )? Is there any chance to replace (or fix) this applet to read bq27x00 info when bme is stopped? With source code of this applet will be simple to write patch, but it is closed...

Edit 1:
* Updated bq27x00_battery.patch.txt (backported changes from kernel 2.6.37)
* Added patch board-rx51-peripherals.patch.txt for autoloading bq27x00 when N900 are booting
Edit 2:
* Merged my patch with bq27x00 patches from kernel mailinglist

Re: [Announce] USB hostmode beta release
 

hello
very please help I want to connect a dvd rom as I have to do it
so to play dvd and if it is possible to have a record
Thank you for hen and greet

Re: [Announce] USB hostmode beta release
 

jrbme should talk to hald-addon-bme. Please note that bme is known to break when started after bq27x00 kernel driver got modprobed

/j

Re: [Announce] USB hostmode beta release
 

What do you meen "bme is known to break". Will then bme report incorrect values to hal?

Re: [Announce] USB hostmode beta release
 

After a successfull mount , i try to write anything to the flash drive , it says permision denied ...

Re: [Announce] USB hostmode beta release
 

Feature request - adding in h-e-n GUI settings option to start/stop external script during pressing speed-mode or VBUS or Enumerate.

Which will free h-e-n team to deal with some 'not related' to h-e-n itself request from users..... :)

For me personally I'll need that for reasons like that, loading script for calling on selecting speed mod, before VBUS or something like that...

Keep up the good work! Thanks!

Re: [Announce] USB hostmode beta release
 

That will get dealt with via udev rule. New H-E-N GUI will come with a completely changed user interface (if mohamadAG will listen to me). We won't implement user script invocation - there's all sorts of system methods for that, like udev rules, and also apps like queen-becon.

next GUI is based on a concept (suggested by me ;-D ) to just start/stop hostmode, and have a few select menus for e.g. speed=LS,FS,HS.auto

Augments like autospeed and external powered hostmode are on the ToDo as well

wait for next version to show up, mohammadAG is about to code it according to my specs this very moment.
/j