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rg] On Behalf Of Huub Eikens
Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 5:22 PM
To: <redacted>
Subject: USB Host-to-Serial or USB Host-to-Ethernet
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Hi,
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I have platform based on the Freescale MPC8270 processor that=20
runs on linux 2.4.25. On it I want to mount a memory stick.=20
Due to hardware (layout) restrictions , I cannot use an=20
external USB Host Controller. Also, I cannot use the on-chip=20
USB Host Controller since there is no driver available that=20
is reliable and has good performance.
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Therefor, I am exploring the possibility of doing a=20
USB-to-Serial or USB-to-ethernet. Does anyone know which chip=20
to use for which a driver exists for linux 2.4.25? Note that=20
such a chip must act as a USB Host (!).=20
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