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author | Björn Stenberg <bjorn@haxx.se> | 2002-10-22 20:23:16 +0000 |
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committer | Björn Stenberg <bjorn@haxx.se> | 2002-10-22 20:23:16 +0000 |
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Simplified USB question
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@@ -267,21 +267,12 @@ A33: Rolo is our bootloader. Rolo became available with our 1.4 release. | |||
267 | to Rockbox you may need to reboot manually if the new firmware you loaded | 267 | to Rockbox you may need to reboot manually if the new firmware you loaded |
268 | does not have a bootloader itself.) | 268 | does not have a bootloader itself.) |
269 | 269 | ||
270 | Q34: I was thinking about making the USB a bit more usable. What are the | 270 | Q34: Can I use the Archos as an USB harddisk to store data from my PDA/ |
271 | chances of using the USB port to [play games / share files / list | 271 | digital camera/phone etc. |
272 | the device as something other then a hard drive / sell my soul to you | 272 | A34: No. USB is a master/slave protocol, and both the Archos and your device |
273 | for a nickel]. What do you think? | 273 | are slaves. Two slaves cannot communicate without a master (usually a PC). |
274 | A34: You really don't want to know what I think, it involves road flares, | 274 | (An upcoming extension called USB On-The-Go will let slaves communicate |
275 | microwave ovens and shaved cats. Enough said. But regarding the USB | 275 | without a master, but current Archoses will not be able to support that.) |
276 | portion of your question, this is not feasible. First, any ideas | ||
277 | regarding special communications over the USB port will not work because | ||
278 | we have no control over the USB port itself. We are capable of | ||
279 | dectecting if it is in use (so we know which mode to switch to) but that | ||
280 | is it. Second, if you would like to have your Archos as a harddrive for | ||
281 | another device, know that this will not work either. The Archos unit is | ||
282 | a slave. Most other USB devices are slaves as well. So without some | ||
283 | master involved there can be no communication. Sorry. Now about your | ||
284 | soul. Would you settle for 3 cents and a small wad of belly button lint? | ||
285 | 276 | ||
286 | Q35: When I use RockBox my jukebox's red "error" light turns on a lot, but this | 277 | Q35: When I use RockBox my jukebox's red "error" light turns on a lot, but this |
287 | doesn't happen on the factory firmware. Why? | 278 | doesn't happen on the factory firmware. Why? |
@@ -549,4 +540,4 @@ A66: Truth is, we don't need to fix anything. If you are using OSX then you | |||
549 | 540 | ||
550 | If you are in another version then you should be able to do command-N in | 541 | If you are in another version then you should be able to do command-N in |
551 | the Finder, then name the folder. | 542 | the Finder, then name the folder. |
552 | \ No newline at end of file | 543 | |