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[Ionut Negru <blackjohnny@xxxxxxxxx>]

PS: this is sad looking forward to have the convergence features

On Sat, Oct 10, 2015 at 2:48 PM Ionut Negru <blackjohnny@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> So far I have tested my dell docking station to handle both mouse and
> keyboard via OTG cable and it works nicely. I have tested a MHL cable but
> it doesn't seem to work even on a samsung device that is supposed to work
> with (it might be defective). The Mx4 Android version is advertised with
> MHL support and the hardware is the same as for the ubuntu-touch version.
>
> On Sat, Oct 10, 2015 at 2:02 PM Simos Xenitellis <
> simos.lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> On Sat, Oct 10, 2015 at 1:22 PM, Ionut Negru <blackjohnny@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I wonder if there is anyone that has tried to use the phone with external
>>> keyboard, mouse and display all together. Is mhl support working yet?
>>> What accessories did you use?
>>>
>>> I run ubuntu on mx4. Thanks!
>>>
>>>
>> There was a recent discussion about MHL support.
>> Meizu does not explicitly mention MHL support for the MX4 (not the MX4
>> Pro) on Android.
>> Some people asked at http://forum.meizu.com/viewthread.php?tid=17450
>> with no reply.
>> What is not conclusive, is whether the MX4 has the full hardware set of
>> parts to support MHL.
>> The SoC for the MX4 (MediaTek) supports MHL, however the phone needs an
>> extra chip that will work
>> with the SoC for MHL. It is not clear if it is there.
>> If you see
>>
>> http://www.siliconimage.com/Company/News_and_Events/Press_Releases/2014_02_23_-_Silicon_Image_Announces_New_MHL%C2%AE_Smartphone_Reference_Designs_with_MediaTek/
>> it mentions (that's how I interpret it) that a device needs to also have
>> the SiI8348 MHL transmitter chip
>> to work with the SoC.
>> We either get the Meizu tech people to make a statement, or we find some
>> high resolution images
>> of the MX4 board and then try to identify whether the MHL support chip is
>> present on the board.
>>
>> Regarding keyboard and mouse: there will be an update in the Bluetooth
>> software to BlueZ 5.0
>> (currently BlueZ 4.0) which will probably allow to use Bluetooth
>> peripherals.
>> Some Bluetooth devices might work already, however the update to BlueZ 5
>> will be substantial.
>>
>> At the moment you can use an adapter for microUSB to standard USB
>> (female),
>> which allows to connect all sort of USB devices. Many people use that and
>> it works well.
>> See for example,
>> http://www.amazon.com/Micro-USB-Male-Female-Adapter/dp/B0027YYMU6
>> It might make sense to get something like
>> http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-5in-Micro-Host-Adapter/dp/B00B4GGW5Q/
>> so that there would be less chances for an accident that would break the
>> MX4 USB port.
>>
>> Simos
>>
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