Workarounds/known issues 7/22: Updated for FRX07

[manekineko]

Originally Posted by [ACL]

So the Rhod has 2 ports (the 11pin and the 3.5mm). Now is the 3.5 mm able to carry commands back to the phone. What i mean is if i get one of those fancy ones that have play, forward, back end call and mic.. will it work?

I have a 3.5 mm headset with a single button on it. I just booted into WinMo and I'm able to activate various functions depending on the context. It will answer calls, hang up calls if I long hold, switch lines if I click. It will pause music and activate voice command if held, and redial the last number if double clicked.

Originally Posted by [ACL]

Now is the tricky question. What about those 11pin to headphone converters. Do they work ? I guess then in theory we can have 2 headphone jacks then.

Interestingly, when I plug in my Diamond's extUSB dongle, and then plug in my 3.5mm, the button ceases to function. However, I can confirm that I can in fact have two headphones plugged in simultaneously and both will play.

Originally Posted by [ACL]

Also for those of you who have these accessories, how do they currently work with the kernel ..

Updated: Without any boot tricks, 3.5 mm jack on phone is not detected at all, and there is no reaction to headphone insertion or removal.

However, extUSB actually does cause some reactions. Plugging in the extUSB adapter has no immediate effect, but if 3.5mm headphones are plugged into it, there seem to be two possible outcomes, and I'm not able to readily figure out the conditions that cause each. (1) While the Android player continues to play, no sound is heard anywhere, (2) music on the speakerphone continues at a barely audible level, even at max volume, and will be covered by a quiet crackling static.

On disconnect of the headphones or the extUSB, Android detects this and pauses any playing music. If any attempt is made to play music again before giving Android some time off (maybe around 5-10 secs) to recover, no sound, not even crackling quiet sound, is played anywhere. If Android has enough time off with the music paused, it will resume playing from the speakerphone.