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Super Nintendo controller

I want a controller that I can plug into my cell phone mini USB to play Nintendo games. Or any controller that has the proper buttons fro NES OR SNES.
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Eppidemic said:
I want a controller that I can plug into my cell phone mini USB to play Nintendo games. Or any controller that has the proper buttons fro NES OR SNES.
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U can use a wiimote via bluetooth

Wii remotes are Bluetooth and work? Can I get one of the ones that look like a normal Nintendo controller, rather than those notion sensor ones?
Just go grab any old one from the store?
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Read this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=892754
At minimum you will need:
A Wiimote (~$40)
A classic controller (~$20), these come in two varieties, one like a SNES controller, and one more like a gamecube? (More shoulder buttons.) This will set up the Wiimote as a keyboard, which you can then set up as a custom controller.

us.codejunkies.com has a datel wireless wii remote that looks like a classic snes controller. Or was it nes? anyway, I ordered one today, guess we'll see if it works...

IDtheTarget said:
us.codejunkies.com has a datel wireless wii remote that looks like a classic snes controller. Or was it nes? anyway, I ordered one today, guess we'll see if it works...
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to alleviate confusion from now on we are calling them the the Famicon

I use wiimote controller app and snesoid with my wiimote and it works fine with no issues (other than the lack of buttons on the wiimote)
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IDtheTarget said:
us.codejunkies.com has a datel wireless wii remote that looks like a classic snes controller. Or was it nes? anyway, I ordered one today, guess we'll see if it works...
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did you receive it and so does it work

Game controllers

Any confirmed controllers that work with Nexus 7?

The PS3 controller will work for it.

theoneofgod said:
The PS3 controller will work for it.
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But, does it require root? And does it connect through Bluetooth or USB?

Cl8rs said:
But, does it require root? And does it connect through Bluetooth or USB?
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Works fine via USB with OTG cable no root, if you have root Six Axis via Bluetooth works...

sixaxis app isnt updated to work with jellybean as i just found out!!

Confirmed today with my N7:
PS3 controller via USB
Xbox wired controller via USB
WiiMote
Phonejoy
Not working:
Logitech F310

Sixaxis does need root.
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I bought a ps3 controller but it refuses to urn on, even after a night of charging.
I don't own a ps3, yet I have heard that I need one to activate it. Any tips?

NZtechfreak said:
Confirmed today with my N7:
PS3 controller via USB
Xbox wired controller via USB
WiiMote
Phonejoy
Not working:
Logitech F310
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Just the info I was looking for! Thank you so much! :victory:

Xbox controller
I know you said wired 360 controller will work but what about a wireless one with a plug-n-play cable connected becuz i dont have a wired controller

dbett4 said:
I know you said wired 360 controller will work but what about a wireless one with a plug-n-play cable connected becuz i dont have a wired controller
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Not sure, don't have one of those, but I expect it will work.

dbett4 said:
I know you said wired 360 controller will work but what about a wireless one with a plug-n-play cable connected becuz i dont have a wired controller
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Pretty sure it won't work. Wireless 360 controllers do not send a signal through the USB charging cable. Only power. Same reason you can't use a wireless controller on the PC without buying the wireless transmitter thing that they don't make anymore.

bricewgilbert said:
Pretty sure it won't work. Wireless 360 controllers do not send a signal through the USB charging cable. Only power. Same reason you can't use a wireless controller on the PC without buying the wireless transmitter thing that they don't make anymore.
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Yup confirming this is correct. Didn't know they stopped making it, good thing I got one.
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They still make the wireless transmitter but you need to buy the controller with it.

Not sure if I'm missing something here but I've picked up a USB OTG cable today. If I plug in my PS3 controller it just flashes, I don't seem to be be able to do anything. What am I doing wrong guys?
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Ignore that, working fine.

upstandingcitizen said:
I bought a ps3 controller but it refuses to urn on, even after a night of charging.
I don't own a ps3, yet I have heard that I need one to activate it. Any tips?
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i have an sixaxis ps3 controller and i didnt need a ps3 to active it.

Do games natively support controllers, must they be mapped, or do you need an app of some kind to get it to work?

beastech said:
Do games natively support controllers, must they be mapped, or do you need an app of some kind to get it to work?
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It depends on the game. Dead Trigger and GTA 3 have native gamepad support, but NOVA 3 doesnt.

Sixaxis was updated last night works amazing as always. And dead trigger has native support for sixaxis?
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h3r3tic said:
Sixaxis was updated last night works amazing as always. And dead trigger has native support for sixaxis?
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Try this mapping from the S3 for NOVA3. Let me know how it works for you.
I can't remember where I got it from but it works great on my S3. You might have to config for larger screen though.

[Q] Play on device PS3

Hi,
I have a PS3 and Xperia T. I can connect from the PS3 to LT30p media server and stream the content. However, I cannot push the content to the PS3 using Play on device feature. Am I doing someting wrong? have you tried?
Thanks,
Mugur
http://mugur-ionescu.ro/tag/xperia

I've been trying but without success.
Some forum posts I've read suggest the PS3 implements DLNA media player (DMP) but not media controller (DMC) functionality. If that's the case then we will only ever be able to pull from the phone which would suck because being able to do Airplay style remote control would be great.
The Xperia T help guide is a bit vague about how you can link the two.
I'm going to keep experimenting with it though.
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Update: I've managed to push M4V files and MP3 to my Samsung Smart TV now so I know the functionality in Movies and Walkman apps works.
Something to note though is that the phone doesn't do any transcoding so the target player must support your audio/video codec natively.

emuX said:
I've been trying but without success.
Some forum posts I've read suggest the PS3 implements DLNA media player (DMP) but not media controller (DMC) functionality. If that's the case then we will only ever be able to pull from the phone which would suck because being able to do Airplay style remote control would be great.
The Xperia T help guide is a bit vague about how you can link the two.
I'm going to keep experimenting with it though.
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Update: I've managed to push M4V files and MP3 to my Samsung Smart TV now so I know the functionality in Movies and Walkman apps works.
Something to note though is that the phone doesn't do any transcoding so the target player must support your audio/video codec natively.
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Let me know if you manage to do something. Also when playing from the phone media server HD content the stream is not smooth, it's interrupted. It's maybe because my wi-fi network? or what?
Mugur
http://mugur-ionescu.ro/tag/xperia

Playing HD across a WiFi network is often going to result in stuttering. WiFi often can't retain a high enough constant bit rate to stream HD video - due to signal strength of the transmitting and receiving devices and interference. Also, WiFi often has other devices on it sharing the bandwidth which just makes things worse.
The only way I've been able to reliably stream HD is via my 200Mbps Homeplug adapters or over a wired connection.
The other option (if you aren't fixated on streaming) is to get a MHL (HDMI output) cable for your XT and watch your phone directly on your TV!

No HDMI on my Xperia T...
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imugur said:
No HDMI on my Xperia T...
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It does have hdmi. That's why he said mhl. Mhl is (micro) usb to hdmi converter
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Is your question solved? Then mark your question solved in your title.
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I don't have that convertor în the box...
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imugur said:
I don't have that convertor în the box...
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No, you have to buy one. They aren't expensive and you can get an official Sony TV dock (which will probably be ridiculously overpriced) or you can buy an after-market cable from Amazon or somewhere similar for about €5. (got mine from Amazon)
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They are discussing the TV dock here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1983088

Can you use mouse, keyboard, HDMI on the same port on the same time?
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imugur said:
Can you use mouse, keyboard, HDMI on the same port on the same time?
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I don't think so - if MHL cable is plugged in you get HDMI out and phone charging and that's it.
Back on topic though, I foundthis:
http://asia.cnet.com/blogs/an-updat...videos-from-your-nas-home-server-62214088.htm
If you scroll down to the bit about the PS3 it says BubbleUPNP might be able to push content to the games console.
Unfortunately my wife has hijacked the TV and I'm out after work tomorrow night so won't be able to test it for a few days myself.

emuX said:
I don't think so - if MHL cable is plugged in you get HDMI out and phone charging and that's it.
Back on topic though, I foundthis:
http://asia.cnet.com/blogs/an-updat...videos-from-your-nas-home-server-62214088.htm
If you scroll down to the bit about the PS3 it says BubbleUPNP might be able to push content to the games console.
Unfortunately my wife has hijacked the TV and I'm out after work tomorrow night so won't be able to test it for a few days myself.
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I'll also check the apps tonight when I'll go home. It wil be funny to have third party apps working and Sony not
Second topic: What about the Xperia T Dock, should it work with HDMI, keyboard and mouse? (in the picture on sony mobile site you can see a mouse and a keyboard near the dock)
Mugur
http://mugur-ionescu.ro/tag/xperia

imugur said:
I'll also check the apps tonight when I'll go home. It wil be funny to have third party apps working and Sony not
Second topic: What about the Xperia T Dock, should it work with HDMI, keyboard and mouse? (in the picture on sony mobile site you can see a mouse and a keyboard near the dock)
Mugur
http://mugur-ionescu.ro/tag/xperia
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The dock only has a HDMI port and plug for USB power. The keyboard and mouse were probably connected via Bluetooth.
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I checked both apps, same behaviour. I cannot push the content from the phone, only from ps3.
After updating to .195 firmware (official one through PC Companion): "Connected devices" program dissapeared and play on device was replaced by "throw". Media server can be started from control panel
Mugur
http://mugur-ionescu.ro/tag/xperia

emuX said:
Back on topic though, I foundthis:
http://asia.cnet.com/blogs/an-updat...videos-from-your-nas-home-server-62214088.htm
If you scroll down to the bit about the PS3 it says BubbleUPNP might be able to push content to the games console.
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Finally had a chance to install BubbleUPNP and Skifta. Both are good DNLA apps. I preferred Skifta but BUPNP was great to use too. I'm leaving them both installed.
To answer the push to PS3 question - neither of them do it. Couldn't get Skifta to work with the PS3 at all in the short time I played. BUPNP did work as a media server with the PS3 pulling content but we were managing that before.
In summary: we can't push media to the PS3 for now, so hopefully Sony will realise they dropped the ball there and fix it soon!

Streaming music from external hd to n7 via router?

Hi,
After a little help as per the title I wonder if it's possible to play my music collection which is currently stored on an external hd connected to my home router on my N7 without the need for my laptop to be turned on etc
Using an explorer app on the N7 I can see and access the music how I want as above, but I have to manually select the folders and tracks to then play each time rather than it already been catalogued within the player?
Is there a player or an app that can do this to make my collection available please?
Bricked/Rasbean N7

Have you tried bsplayer? It worked for me for video, but I eventually went the manual route with es file exp due to other requirements I had
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bsplayer.bspandroid.free
Cheers Danny

Playlists?

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Have you tried bsplayer? It worked for me for video, but I eventually went the manual route with es file exp due to other requirements I had
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bsplayer.bspandroid.free
Cheers Danny
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Thanks I'll take a look at that when home again, glancing though I can't see FLAC support? Es is how I get round things at the mo....
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Miami_Son said:
Playlists?
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I need a player or app to be able to see the music before I can do this if that makes sense?
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spthacker said:
I need a player or app to be able to see the music before I can do this if that makes sense?
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Did you not say you could see and play the music in the OP, but only one at a time?:silly:

Miami_Son said:
Did you not say you could see and play the music in the OP, but only one at a time?:silly:
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Yeah, sorry I didn't quite make things clear, the music is on a Lan based port via my wifi router, using es explorer I can see and play a track at a time, with the bs player suggested above I can play albums etc, but its library function is awful

I'm thinking this is a common limitation. I can see and play music on a thumbdrive via OTG, but have yet been able to find a way to play more than one song at a time even if I set the player to Random.:crying:

Miami_Son said:
I'm thinking this is a common limitation. I can see and play music on a thumbdrive via OTG, but have yet been able to find a way to play more than one song at a time even if I set the player to Random.:crying:
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Poweramp will let you play from your thumb drive attached via otg and setup playlists! Don't know if it works over WiFi like the OP wants
To the op a Google search found this
http://androidforums.com/android-media/341866-play-music-network-drive-no-server-needed.html
It maybe the solution you are looking for!
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I have the paid PowerAmp and could not do it. Have to try again, maybe I missed something.

corkiejp said:
Poweramp will let you play from your thumb drive attached via otg and setup playlists! Don't know if it works over WiFi like the OP wants
To the op a Google search found this
http://androidforums.com/android-media/341866-play-music-network-drive-no-server-needed.html
It maybe the solution you are looking for!
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This would be the solution if I could get bit to work keeps telling me invalid argument
Bricked/Rasbean N7

Found out why, it needs cifs modules to work and atm there aren't any for 4.2.1 latest available work on 4.1.2
Bricked/Rasbean N7

spthacker said:
Found out why, it needs cifs modules to work and atm there aren't any for 4.2.1 latest available work on 4.1.2
Bricked/Rasbean N7
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There are kernels with cif built in, motley's kernel for one.

spthacker said:
Hi,
After a little help as per the title I wonder if it's possible to play my music collection which is currently stored on an external hd connected to my home router on my N7 without the need for my laptop to be turned on etc
Using an explorer app on the N7 I can see and access the music how I want as above, but I have to manually select the folders and tracks to then play each time rather than it already been catalogued within the player?
Is there a player or an app that can do this to make my collection available please?
Bricked/Rasbean N7
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If the external HD is connected up to your computer, you can upload your songs to google play music, which lets you stream your music to anything that has the app installed. Install the uploader on the computer and the app on the PC, very useful and works very well over 3G/HSPA. Linked it below for you.
Google play music

Thanks, I had a look at that, but I have a crap broadband where I live and it would take months to upload my music collection

spthacker said:
Thanks, I had a look at that, but I have a crap broadband where I live and it would take months to upload my music collection
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Took my forever since i have way too big a collection but it had to be done lol
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@OP:
What router do you use?
Try putting OpenWRT on it if possible, and set up a dlna server (minidlna) with your collections.
You can access them afterwards with your N7 using any dlna app you like (UPnPlay or even xbmc)
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farhanito said:
@OP:
What router do you use?
Try putting OpenWRT on it if possible, and set up a dlna server (minidlna) with your collections.
You can access them afterwards with your N7 using any dlna app you like (UPnPlay or even xbmc)
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I have a BT homehub3, you're going to have to dumb down the rest of what you said though please

Er, not sure about your hardware though... But this link here probably will give you a better idea...
http://klseet.com/index.php/tl-mr3420-ver12
Such powerful wonder OpenWRT is... besides android, of course
http://wiki.openwrt.org
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Thanks I'll have a proper read through, but it looks like my router isn't fully supported yet

TV out, Miracast or anything like it?

It's driving me nuts. The only thing that stops the the Nexus 7 being nothing more than a toy or glorified ebook for me is the fact I cannot find any form of big screen streaming for it. My 2 year old phone has MHL abilities which is okay but someone must know if there are any plans for the Nexus 7? It seems to be ridiculous to have such a powerful device and not be able to use it on a bigger screen.
I've searched back 10 pages on this subject and found nothing so welcome any fresh perspectives on it.

BubbleUPnP and make a DLNA server, I use it to connect to my TV and Xbox.
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BubbleUPnP
moosh3 said:
BubbleUPnP and make a DLNA server, I use it to connect to my TV and Xbox.
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+1 to BubbleUPnP...
Though screen mirroring is not possible in BubbleUPnP, you can throw any media from it to your TV or other
DLNA enabled devices...
Luckily, my TV has WiFi dongle and Wi-Fi direct feature...
so, once my device is connected to the TV via WiFi-direct, launch BubbleUPnP and select the TV as renderer, I can
throw any media to the TV...
I'm also hoping and wishing for the screen mirroring...

Hi I will look at BubbleUPnP, I've been using Skifta for the time being which does DNLA quite well.
I use my PS3 as a receiver but it doesn't support many file formats.
It's a real shame the Nexus doesn't at least support MHL.

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Except mkv files, right?

With a raspberry pi and tassadar's android transporter rom mirroring is possible with reasonable response times
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maizein said:
Except mkv files, right?
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I haven't tried mkv files yet...
I will try it out...