Glad to help! :)
-Taylor

On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 11:36 AM, Anil Sasidharan <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Taylor,
>
> Thanks a million. Awesome suggestions. I really appreciate if and
> definitely give this a shot.
>
> Have a great day !!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> Warm Regards,
> Anil
>
> On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 12:01 AM, Taylor Alexander 
> <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> Hey Anil,
>>
>> I did a bit of searching and found that there *is* an update (to 3.2) for
>> your tablet, but it just may not have gotten it yet.
>>
>> Go to settings>about tablet>system updates and tell it to "check now"
>>
>> If it says you are up to date, but it still says you have 3.0, then your
>> tablet hasn't been selected for the update yet. However, you can manually
>> load your own version of 3.2 onto the tablet.
>>
>> Looking on XDA-Developers forum (the best place for this stuff), I found a
>> ROM that you can install on your tablet for 3.2:
>> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1138115
>>
>> Read this page for more information:
>> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1209988
>>
>> And then if you have any questions (after you have done some reading) just
>> ask the questions on there and people should be able to help.
>>
>> Just be careful - I don't know if the A501 supports all the same ROMs as
>> the A500. The ROM I found above says A500/A501, but they might not all
>> support that.
>>
>> Good luck!
>> -Taylor
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 6:33 AM, Anil Sasidharan <[email protected]>wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Taylor,
>>>
>>> Yes, mine is A501. Unfortunately I'm trying to experiment with my A501 in
>>> India and the 3.1 update is not yet available here. Looks like I've to wait
>>> for a long time before being able to check the USB Host APIs on A501.
>>>
>>> Thanks a lot Taylor and I sincerely appreciate your great enthusiasm and
>>> willingness to share the knowledge. Have great time!!!
>>>
>>> Warm Regards,
>>> Anil
>>>
>>> On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 12:17 PM, Taylor Alexander <
>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hey Anil,
>>>> I connected my tablet to wifi and it immediately said there was an
>>>> update.
>>>>
>>>> You have an A501 though? Mine is an A500. Perhaps the A501 does not have
>>>> an update yet? I'm not familiar with that model. Mine is wifi only. Since
>>>> you mention verizon I assume the A501 is the verizon model. It may have
>>>> different updates due to the cell module.
>>>>
>>>> -Taylor
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 11:19 PM, Anil Sasidharan <[email protected]>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Taylor,
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you so much. Where do we get the 3.1 update that was applied on
>>>>> your tablet. Is it OTA (from Verizon??) or Is this available as a firmware
>>>>> download somewhere in the Internet? I would really appreciate if you could
>>>>> help us get this update for my Acer Tab A501.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks once again for the great support so far...
>>>>>
>>>>> Warm Regards,
>>>>> Anil
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 4:15 AM, Taylor Alexander <
>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes, the tablet shipped with 3.0 but I immediately applied the 3.1
>>>>>> update. And then another small update wanted to be applied, but I think 
>>>>>> USB
>>>>>> worked after the first one. I didn't try it before that.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Under "About Tablet" in settings I have:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Model: A500
>>>>>> Android Version: 3.1
>>>>>> Kernel Version: 3.6.36.3
>>>>>> Build Number: Acer_A500_4.0.10.13_COM_GEN2
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Let me know if you have any other questions!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 8:20 PM, Anil Sasidharan 
>>>>>> <[email protected]>wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Taylor,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks a lot. Based on what have experienced, I guess the Samsung Tab
>>>>>>> 10.1 with Android-3.1 firmware does not yet support USB Host APIs 
>>>>>>> whereas
>>>>>>> Acer's Iconia A500 supports the same. Would you please let me know the 
>>>>>>> exact
>>>>>>> version of the Android firmware on A500 that worked for you. I've come
>>>>>>> across an Acer Tab A501 with Android-3.0.1 version, however I'm not 
>>>>>>> sure if
>>>>>>> it supports USB Host API because Google says it is supported only from 
>>>>>>> 3.1
>>>>>>> (sdk-version 12 and above) onwards (even though there is an back port 
>>>>>>> of USB
>>>>>>> Host library for Gingerbread out there).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I would greatly appreciate your comments/suggestions on this.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Warm Regards,
>>>>>>> Anil
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 12:31 AM, Taylor Alexander <
>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi Anil,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Yes, I did get it working with the Acer. I had replied off list to
>>>>>>>> Will because my original reply to the list was taking too long to get
>>>>>>>> approved (it was my first post to this list).
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Here is my first off-list message, where I gave some details:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 1:43 AM, Taylor <[email protected]>
>>>>>>>>  wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hey,
>>>>>>>>> I replied to the group, but I'm not seeing the message, so I don't
>>>>>>>>> know if it failed to post, or if its in limbo since I'm a new user.
>>>>>>>>> Anyway, I wanted to reply directly to you. I was having the EXACT
>>>>>>>>> same
>>>>>>>>> problem as you. I had a USB device that I had compiled a kernel
>>>>>>>>> module
>>>>>>>>> for. I loaded the module onto the tablet, and lsmod showed it
>>>>>>>>> running.
>>>>>>>>> However, I couldn't get the device to work, and dmesg showed the
>>>>>>>>> same
>>>>>>>>> problem - device not supported, over and over, even though the VID
>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>> PID matched the source code for the driver. I was going crazy, but
>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>> thought it was my kernel modules, so I tried a different approach
>>>>>>>>> at
>>>>>>>>> someone's suggestion.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I tried some of google's example code for USB, and when it runs
>>>>>>>>> getDeviceList() I had it print how many USB devices were connected.
>>>>>>>>> It
>>>>>>>>> always reads zero, even when a functioning USB mouse is connected!
>>>>>>>>> This was frustrating, so I googled for how to enumerate devices on
>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>> galaxy tab, and found your post.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> After seeing your post, I realized this may be an issue with
>>>>>>>>> Samsung.
>>>>>>>>> I bought an Acer Iconia Tab A500 today, as some users had reported
>>>>>>>>> success with it - it works! The same code run on the galaxy tab
>>>>>>>>> still
>>>>>>>>> fails.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Both are running 3.1.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> So I'm inclined to believe this is an issue with Samsung. Did you
>>>>>>>>> ever
>>>>>>>>> get this working?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I have had continued success with the Acer, and none with the
>>>>>>>> Samsung.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Will - replying to your off-list message. I just checked again. The
>>>>>>>> Acer enumerates a webcam and thumbdrive I've tried, but not a mouse or
>>>>>>>> keyboard.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> This is with the following code, which logs values to logcat:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> UsbManager usbman = (UsbManager) getSystemService(USB_SERVICE);
>>>>>>>>  HashMap<String, UsbDevice> devlist = usbman.getDeviceList();
>>>>>>>> Iterator<UsbDevice> deviter = devlist.values().iterator();
>>>>>>>>  PendingIntent pi = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(this, 0, new Intent(
>>>>>>>> ACTION_USB_PERMISSION), 0);
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> while (deviter.hasNext()) {
>>>>>>>> UsbDevice d = deviter.next();
>>>>>>>>  l("Found device: "
>>>>>>>> + String.format("%04X:%04X", d.getVendorId(),
>>>>>>>>  d.getProductId())); }
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> where l is a function that logs stuff to the debug window.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> That is a snippet from the source code found here:
>>>>>>>>  http://android.serverbox.ch/?p=370
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> There is that USB missile launcher that the google demo supports. I
>>>>>>>> have been considering getting one of those to do some more testing 
>>>>>>>> with the
>>>>>>>> Samsung.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> -Taylor
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>  On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 7:34 AM, Anil Sasidharan <
>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>  Hi,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I'm curious to know if you were able to get this fixed using "Acer
>>>>>>>>> Iconia A500". Are you able to use the android application to enumerate
>>>>>>>>> devices using USB Host API?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Warm Regards,
>>>>>>>>> Anil
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 1:05 AM, Taylor <[email protected]>wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hey!
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I've actually had the EXACT same problems and it was driving me
>>>>>>>>>> nuts!
>>>>>>>>>> I'm running a 16GB Wifi Galaxy tab with the 3.1 touchwiz update.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I can connect a USB mouse and keyboard and hub all just fine, they
>>>>>>>>>> work great. However, when I try to enumerate the devices, I get
>>>>>>>>>> nothing.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> To compound the confusion, I was trying to build custom kernel
>>>>>>>>>> drivers
>>>>>>>>>> for an unsupported device (FTDI chips) and it was driving me crazy
>>>>>>>>>> because I could install the module and verify it was running, but
>>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>> had the same problem - the device is not supported message. I
>>>>>>>>>> thought
>>>>>>>>>> it was me!
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Specifically, I was trying to do this:
>>>>>>>>>> http://android.serverbox.ch/?p=285
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Then I tried this:
>>>>>>>>>> http://android.serverbox.ch/?p=370
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> and couldn't get it to indicate that ANY devices were enumerated,
>>>>>>>>>> even
>>>>>>>>>> when it was just a USB mouse that was working!
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> So then I tried BOTH of google's example apps, modifying the code
>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>> print all enumerated devices. Nothing. It printed the count value
>>>>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>>>>> the number of devices enumerated. Zero. Again, this was with a
>>>>>>>>>> functioning device plugged in (In this case a keyboard).
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Annoyingly, I couldn't even TRY the ADB example the way its
>>>>>>>>>> intended,
>>>>>>>>>> because my phone is apparently a "high power device" and the
>>>>>>>>>> tablet
>>>>>>>>>> straight up tells you it refuses to mount it. Grrr.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> But aside from the high power device issue, which is annoying but
>>>>>>>>>> seems to be by design, I am starting to feel like there is some
>>>>>>>>>> problem with the USB implementation on the Galaxy Tab 10.1, and I
>>>>>>>>>> am
>>>>>>>>>> going to go out and buy an Acer Iconia A500 since people have
>>>>>>>>>> reported
>>>>>>>>>> success with that, and I am doing this for work.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I will let you know how that goes.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> -Taylor
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Aug 5, 6:58 am, wl <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> > Hi,
>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>> > I'm trying to interface to a USB device from my googleIO galaxy
>>>>>>>>>> tab 10.1.
>>>>>>>>>> >  I've been through the documentation on developer.android.comand 
>>>>>>>>>> > stack
>>>>>>>>>> > overflow and I can't find anything on this.  Here's the problem:
>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>> > I connect the USB device:
>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>> > I've set up device filters as per the docs, and nothing happens.
>>>>>>>>>> > If I look in logcat when I connect the device, nothing happens.
>>>>>>>>>> > If getDeviceList() says there are 0 devices connected.
>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>> > But if I connect to my galaxy tab 10.1 using "adb shell" then
>>>>>>>>>> run dmesg, I
>>>>>>>>>> > discover the device is being detected after all:
>>>>>>>>>> > <6>[ 1685.332067] usb 1-1: new low speed USB device using
>>>>>>>>>> tegra-ehci and
>>>>>>>>>> > address 45
>>>>>>>>>> > <3>[ 1685.370073] usb 1-1: device v1267 p0000 is not supported
>>>>>>>>>> > <6>[ 1685.392656] host_notify: ndev name=tegra-ehci.0: from
>>>>>>>>>> state=5 -> to
>>>>>>>>>> > state=5
>>>>>>>>>> > <3>[ 1685.392726] hub 1-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on
>>>>>>>>>> port 1
>>>>>>>>>> > <6>[ 1685.551797] usb 1-1: new low speed USB device using
>>>>>>>>>> tegra-ehci and
>>>>>>>>>> > address 46
>>>>>>>>>> > <3>[ 1685.881732] usb 1-1: device v1267 p0000 is not supported
>>>>>>>>>> > <6>[ 1685.903018] host_notify: ndev name=tegra-ehci.0: from
>>>>>>>>>> state=5 -> to
>>>>>>>>>> > state=5
>>>>>>>>>> > <3>[ 1685.903089] hub 1-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on
>>>>>>>>>> port 1
>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>> > Not only is it being detected, but it seems to be repeatedly:
>>>>>>>>>> > - detecing the device
>>>>>>>>>> > - reading the vid and pid
>>>>>>>>>> > - declaring that they are not supported
>>>>>>>>>> > - giving up on enumerating the device
>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>> > and then starting all over again, about 5 times a second.  I
>>>>>>>>>> tried this with
>>>>>>>>>> > a different USB device (different VID/PID), and saw the same
>>>>>>>>>> pattern. My
>>>>>>>>>> > questions are:
>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>> > - Could this be because I've managed to cock up setting up the
>>>>>>>>>> intent
>>>>>>>>>> > filters, or is there some lower level problem stopping the
>>>>>>>>>> device even
>>>>>>>>>> > getting that far?
>>>>>>>>>> > - What constraints are there on which usb devices are supported
>>>>>>>>>> on android
>>>>>>>>>> > (e.g. are there limits to which protocols are supported? Or
>>>>>>>>>> which VIDs/PIDs
>>>>>>>>>> > are supported? Or some other constraints?)
>>>>>>>>>> > - Is there any detailed documentation on USB on android (besides
>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>> > hardware.usb. api reference)?
>>>>>>>>>> > - Has anyone else had this problem?  Have they found a solution?
>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>> > Any help would be much appreciated
>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>> > W
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