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<body class='hmmessage'>> Can you use a PCI USB card? I don't quite understand how USB-to-serial or USB-to-ethernet can help you mount a USB memory stick. <BR>
> Unless you want USB memory stick to be mounted on another system and exported with NFS.<BR>
<BR>Also due to the hardare layout, I cannot use any PCI interface. I only have serial(UART) or ethernet.<BR> <BR>Huub<BR><BR>
> Subject: RE: USB Host-to-Serial or USB Host-to-Ethernet<BR>> Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2008 17:42:01 +0800<BR>> From: LeoLi@freescale.com<BR>> To: huubeikens@hotmail.com; linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org<BR>> <BR>> > -----Original Message-----<BR>> > From: <BR>> > linuxppc-embedded-bounces+leoli=freescale.com@ozlabs.org <BR>> > [mailto:linuxppc-embedded-bounces+leoli=freescale.com@ozlabs.o<BR>> > rg] On Behalf Of Huub Eikens<BR>> > Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 5:22 PM<BR>> > To: linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org<BR>> > Subject: USB Host-to-Serial or USB Host-to-Ethernet<BR>> > <BR>> > Hi,<BR>> > <BR>> > I have platform based on the Freescale MPC8270 processor that <BR>> > runs on linux 2.4.25. On it I want to mount a memory stick. <BR>> > Due to hardware (layout) restrictions , I cannot use an <BR>> > external USB Host Controller. Also, I cannot use the on-chip <BR>> > USB Host Controller since there is no driver available that <BR>> > is reliable and has good performance.<BR>> > <BR>> > Therefor, I am exploring the possibility of doing a <BR>> > USB-to-Serial or USB-to-ethernet. Does anyone know which chip <BR>> > to use for which a driver exists for linux 2.4.25? Note that <BR>> > such a chip must act as a USB Host (!). <BR>> <BR>> Can you use a PCI USB card? I don't quite understand how USB-to-serial or USB-to-ethernet can help you mount a USB memory stick. Unless you want USB memory stick to be mounted on another system and exported with NFS.<BR>> <BR>> - Leo<BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> Linuxppc-embedded mailing list<BR>> Linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org<BR>> https://ozlabs.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxppc-embedded<BR><BR><br /><hr />Het beste van Windows, nu ook online. <a href='http://get.live.com/nl-nl/wl/all' target='_new'>Deel jouw wereld met Windows Live. Download nu.</a></body>
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