From f2b8aec35c4026a800976306771ca10393f12604 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Björn Stenberg Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2002 20:23:16 +0000 Subject: Simplified USB question git-svn-id: svn://svn.rockbox.org/rockbox/trunk@2745 a1c6a512-1295-4272-9138-f99709370657 --- docs/FAQ | 23 +++++++---------------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/FAQ b/docs/FAQ index e8de241d92..4fc116fcad 100644 --- a/docs/FAQ +++ b/docs/FAQ @@ -267,21 +267,12 @@ A33: Rolo is our bootloader. Rolo became available with our 1.4 release. to Rockbox you may need to reboot manually if the new firmware you loaded does not have a bootloader itself.) -Q34: I was thinking about making the USB a bit more usable. What are the - chances of using the USB port to [play games / share files / list - the device as something other then a hard drive / sell my soul to you - for a nickel]. What do you think? -A34: You really don't want to know what I think, it involves road flares, - microwave ovens and shaved cats. Enough said. But regarding the USB - portion of your question, this is not feasible. First, any ideas - regarding special communications over the USB port will not work because - we have no control over the USB port itself. We are capable of - dectecting if it is in use (so we know which mode to switch to) but that - is it. Second, if you would like to have your Archos as a harddrive for - another device, know that this will not work either. The Archos unit is - a slave. Most other USB devices are slaves as well. So without some - master involved there can be no communication. Sorry. Now about your - soul. Would you settle for 3 cents and a small wad of belly button lint? +Q34: Can I use the Archos as an USB harddisk to store data from my PDA/ + digital camera/phone etc. +A34: No. USB is a master/slave protocol, and both the Archos and your device + are slaves. Two slaves cannot communicate without a master (usually a PC). + (An upcoming extension called USB On-The-Go will let slaves communicate + without a master, but current Archoses will not be able to support that.) Q35: When I use RockBox my jukebox's red "error" light turns on a lot, but this 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 If you are in another version then you should be able to do command-N in the Finder, then name the folder. - \ No newline at end of file + -- cgit v1.2.3