I would point out, as been stated already, that these do require the use of a USB A Female/Female adapter. I still would like a single solution that ended in a USB A Female connector, removing the need for the gender changer. Perhaps others would as well.
Yes there are many suppliers of Micro A to USB A Male cables.
I wouldn't say "many". There seems to be only one supplier in the US, with one cable (Cables Unlimited -- everyone else seems to be reselling this cable). And an earlier poster found a supplier in Germany with a similar cable.
I have searched but can't find any supplier in the UK for a micro-A cable.
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I still would like a single solution that ended in a USB A Female connector, removing the need for the gender changer. Perhaps others would as well.
Yep. But I am assuming that when some more manufacturers enter the market some of them will make more useful configurations.
Yep. But I am assuming that when some more manufacturers enter the market some of them will make more useful configurations.
It's indeed a strange fact that this cable type seems to be the only micro-a equipped cable type available at all.
I would like to know what the purpose of that cable is as the micro-A to standard-A would only make sense if you'd want to connect an OTG device running host mode to another host. This is generally a very bad idea as you'd at least shorten both devices power supplies.
Did anyone figure out what this cable was intended to be used for?
It's the model USB-1260-02M like in the link above. I grabbed 2 for $17 shipped. The auction has 3 left. Thanks for posting that it's what I need for my N810. Now I'll dig out a F/F adaptor and be good to go!
Uhm ... with the camera in host mode (because that's what a micro-a plug does)? To achieve what? Try to trick the PC into thinking it's a USB target?
I actually doubt that there's a real use for those cables except some device that comes with the wrong receptacle installed. And who would be so stupid? ... wait, Nokia did this on the n800 :-)
does anyone of the following cables would work in host mode w/o any hardware or software intervention? I'm not afraid of having to start osso-enable-us-storage.sh anyway..
Uhm ... with the camera in host mode (because that's what a micro-a plug does)? To achieve what? Try to trick the PC into thinking it's a USB target?
I actually doubt that there's a real use for those cables except some device that comes with the wrong receptacle installed. And who would be so stupid? ... wait, Nokia did this on the n800 :-)
I'm just reading the Cables Unlimited description:
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Cables Unlimited's USB 2.0 Micro A cables provide the perfect solution for connecting the latest generation of ultra slim PDAs, Smart Phones, Cameras and USB OTG devices to your PC.
OK - so I find myself completely confused. I have read these posts about host mode, OTG, etc., and I still don't quite understand. If anyone would be so kind, please help me out.
If I had a cable like this, which is a female standard USB to male micro USB, and I used that to connect an external USB harddrive to my n810, could I or could I not view the files on the harddrive with my n810?
