Mark writes: >This is a problem with the Nokia Internet Tablets as well. The main >feature of the USB-OTG spec is that it *automatically* puts the device >in host mode when the cable is inserted. (OTG compliant devices also >allow swapping host & peripheral modes at any time during the >connection, but I haven't yet seen any examples where that's >particularly useful. There's also a USB power control aspect, but >again the usefulness in actual practice is limited.) As the Mini A to >standard A female adapters/cables are difficult to find (Mini B to >standard A female are much more common), I just spliced together a >couple of cables I had lying around to make my own adapter cable. It >works like a charm. I have to change to host or OTG mode manually, but >that's no big deal. USB-OTG devices should work fine as a standard USB >peripheral.
Just as a clarification -- do you mean host vs. OTG, or host vs. device? _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
