Jay Vaughan <j...@synth.net> writes: > Does anyone have any advice for me on how to get the Freerunner to > work as a USB Host device? I'd like to use it as the main PC > surrounded by USB devices (USBMIDI cable, Powermate) .. is there some > special cable I need, or is this now all easily handled at the distro > level somehow, and if so: which distro has the easiest-to-use USB Host > capabilities?
To be able to charge your FR and use usb perepherals at the same time you need the "Y-cable". The best option would be to get a suitable USB hub and modify it accordingly. For more references see [1] and [2]. Switching to host-mode should be easy with any distro, as it's done on kernel level and is controlled by two sysfs nodes. [1] http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Specialized_USB_cables#How_to_make_a_USB_cable_for_powering_attached_USB_devices_and_charging_the_Neo_while_in_host_mode_.28aka_Y-Cable.29 [2] http://people.openmoko.org/joerg/Y-Cable/ -- Be free, use free (http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html) software! mailto:fercer...@gmail.com _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
