USB Host-to-Serial or USB Host-to-Ethernet

[Huub Eikens]

> 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.
Also due to the hardare layout, I cannot use any PCI interface. I only have serial(UART) or ethernet. Huub
> Subject: RE: USB Host-to-Serial or USB Host-to-Ethernet> Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2008 17:42:01 +0800> From: LeoLi at freescale.com> To: huubeikens at hotmail.com; linuxppc-embedded at ozlabs.org> > > -----Original Message-----> > From: > > linuxppc-embedded-bounces+leoli=freescale.com at ozlabs.org > > [mailto:linuxppc-embedded-bounces+leoli=freescale.com at ozlabs.o> > rg] On Behalf Of Huub Eikens> > Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 5:22 PM> > To: linuxppc-embedded at ozlabs.org> > Subject: USB Host-to-Serial or USB Host-to-Ethernet> > > > Hi,> > > > I have platform based on the Freescale MPC8270 processor that > > runs on linux 2.4.25. On it I want to mount a memory stick. > > Due to hardware (layout) restrictions , I cannot use an > > external USB Host Controller. Also, I cannot use the on-chip > > USB Host Controller since there is no driver available that > > is reliable and has good performance.> > > > Therefor, I am exploring the possibility of doing a > > USB-to-Serial or USB-to-ethernet. Does anyone know which chip > > to use for which a driver exists for linux 2.4.25? Note that > > such a chip must act as a USB Host (!). > > 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.> > - Leo> _______________________________________________> Linuxppc-embedded mailing list> Linuxppc-embedded at ozlabs.org> https://ozlabs.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxppc-embedded
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