Hello, On Wed, Jan 18, 2006 at 10:38:23AM +0100, Jay Vaughan wrote: > At 5:14 +0100 13/1/06, David Olofson wrote: > [...] > the GP2X sure is fun. i have two now, and another two on their way > for siblings/family .. > > >Are there any restrictions WRT which Linux drivers are available? (I'm > >thinking external USB devices and the like.) Does it support (USB) > >keyboards and mice? (A foldable rubber keyboard and some sort of > >tracker-like sequencer could be useful. Or is there a foldable rubber > >MIDI/USB keyboard out there somewhere?) > > the only restrictions are what you can get compiled to run on the > included 2.4.24 kernel .. and the USB is definitely usable for > peripherals, once you've made (or obtained/bought) an EXT breakout > cable for the job .. i've got one for Serial/MIDI .. adding Video, > Audio, and USB to it this week ..
Sounds great, but I'm a little bit confused by other information I found on the web about USB host mode support: citing from http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=20717: I/O Ports: Headphones, USB (not powered), EXT, DC Power (possibly SDIO in the future) *note* it may be possible to use self-powered USB peripherals with GP2X, i.e. USB hubs & harddrives etc. USB Peripherals: Recent information unfortunately reveals the GP2X does NOT feature USB host mode due to the chip implementation used in the final design. Where can I find information on how to make such a EXT adaptor cable that provides USB host mode IO with current of-the-shelf gp2x? TIA. ciao, Jacob > > [...]
