Uses for the Micro USB Port?

[birdastrompgman]

Just to clarify, what other cable(s) do I need for full functionality of the mini-USB port besides the above-linked USB-OTG cable and the mini to male USB cable that comes with the charger?

[Drew]

You'll use the first one with the peripherals (keyboard, mouse, etc.) that have a standard male USB.

The second one can be used to hook up to a computer and/or charge.

[birdastrompgman]

Thanks for the info.

I plan to root my N7 in about a week, after I return from an Atlanta trip.  Then the sky's the limit.

[dominic]

I rooted my N7 and it works fine using a USB OTG adapter with the flash(thumb) drive. However, it does not work when I replace the flash drive with a portable hard drive. May be the N7 does not have enough power to run/read the portable hard drive ?
Any comments, please
Thanks

[JayJ]

I rooted my N7 and it works fine using a USB OTG adapter with the flash(thumb) drive. However, it does not work when I replace the flash drive with a portable hard drive. May be the N7 does not have enough power to run/read the portable hard drive ?
Any comments, please
Thanks

Run the HDD through a powered USB Hub or use a powered HDD.

[dominic]

Yes, it works using an external HDD with power.
Thanks

[JayJ]

No worries,  your welcome.

[RDJW]

I've got an T&S electronics OTG cable, with an adapter for a micro SD card to standard USB A. A single 32gb microSD stores over 40 movies  (that I own legally on DVD). These are films I love that aren't available w/o extra charges through my streaming subscriptions. Plus, they play beautifully when I'm not near wifi. Of course i had to unlock and root, but this has allowed me to be a walking film archive. And the books (and music) that I can store and keep with me... I don't have a data plan, so this makes an 8 gb N7 into a spectacular media tool. Here's  for how to get there. I found a "how to" page by Josh Smith, titled "How to Use a USB Drive with the Nexus 7" on GottaBeMobile.com. It takes up where the many help pages for rooting leave off.

[erik]

Nobody's answered this in this thread, but my OTG adapter still hasn't arrived, and I still need to know if you can use this an OTG adapter to hook up a USB keyboard.

I already have a regular female USB to male micro USB adapter that works fine for this purpose, but I suspect there's no reason to get this sort of adapter when an OTG adapter does the same thing and also supports access to thumb drives in rooted Nexus 7 devices. Am I correct in this assumption?

[Drew]

Erik, by 'this" do you mean the adapter you have now?  I think the adapter you ordered is all you'll need, provided it is micro male to standard female and USB-OTG.

[commodore128]

hooked up a portable usb dvd player, just to see if the 7 would recognise it. although the unit whirled no joy. a question of drivers probably