Hi all, I have the Nexus 5 and wish to connect the TP-LINK TL-WN722N USB Wifi Adaptor but I am having no success, I purchased a Y Cable to connect it to my phone but when i plug it in nothing happens on screen or no light comes on the Wifi Adaptor, I plugged my charging cable into the other end of the Y Cable but it doesn't charge the phone, I thought my cable must be faulty but i've now used 3 more and all with the same outcome. Is there something i need to do to my phone to get this to work? The port on the phone works fine as it connects to my computer and charges perfectly when i just use a normal cable. If you can help me it would be greatly appreciated.
Trying to connect USB Wifi Adaptor
- Thread starter iRyanBall
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from doin this on my nexus 7 to use nethunter kali with the wifi adaptor i would say you need a rom and kernel that support usb-charge and host. stock android doesnt support wifi adaptors . u can access and use the adaptor in a linux kali but you cant use it in stock android to say browse the web instead of using on-board wifi chip/card.
edit : Also most of the y-cables you can buy from e-bay dont actually route power to the phone/tablet and to the attached device, the power only goes to phone, i had to make my own charge/host usb cable with a soldering iron and heatshrink tubing. this cable charges the phone/tablet and provides steady power to the attached devices (wifi adaptor, mouse,keyboard,hard-drive) the ones i mention previously from e-bay dont provide enough juice to power the adaptor.
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You need a custom kernel with module loading, root and your wifi adaptor´s module, altough my WN723N and a cheap old ethernet adaptor worked out of the box(chroma rom with elementalx kernel)
Many thanks for your reply, I will try these now and see how i get on
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