[sudo-discuss] Free Nexus 4 phone for someone in need or hacking project

[Jake]

the Nexus 4 hardware supports USB OTG (when the phone pretends to be a USB 
host so you can plug in a mouse or USB disk, etc.)  BUT the hardware does 
not supply 5V out from the jack - so USB OTG is not implemented.

However, there is a version of the cyanogenmod kernel compiled with USB 
OTG support, and if you get that, and use (or create) a special three-way 
cable (to get 5V from a USB battery thing) you can do USB OTG stuff with 
it.

-jake

On Fri, 28 Aug 2015, Mitch Altman wrote:

> FYI, I'm still using my Nexus 4 (with Android 4.44). It works way fine!
> 
> Best,
> Mitch.
> 
> > Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 09:36:04 -0700
> > From: jake at spaz.org
> > To: stephen.whitmore at gmail.com
> > CC: sudo-discuss at lists.sudoroom.org
> > Subject: Re: [sudo-discuss] Free Nexus 4 phone for someone in need or hacking project
> >
> > i could use it if no one else needs it more than me.
> >
> > -jake
> >
> > On Fri, 28 Aug 2015, Stephen Whitmore wrote:
> >
> > > I've had an old Nexus 4 lying around my apartment for the last year
> > > collecting dust, and realized it was plausible some sudo member might be
> > > in a position where they need but lack a cellphone. Or, if not, it's
> > > probably at the very least a neat spare device to do hacking with.
> > >
> > > I was a little worried about just leaving it at the space -- it seems
> > > like the kind of thing that both a) wouldn't be obvious that it's not a
> > > personal item vs a community item, and b) an attractive and easy target
> > > for theft (as per recent door-related discussions).
> > >
> > > It's in good condition in its original box, and has the original
> > > charger. The only hiccup is that the earpiece speaker seems to be dying
> > > or maybe has loose wiring -- it's very quiet. However, the 3.5mm jack
> > > and loudspeaker work fine.
> > >
> > > Ping me if there's any interest; I'll bring it with me next time I'm at
> > > sudo!
> > >
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