I'd like to use a USB bridge cable for updating the firmware in an embedded linux device from a Windows box. The device features a USB A port but no B port. I'd like to distribute a bridge cable and a custom windows app, and instruct the user to merely run the app and plug in the cable.
As I understand it, USB bridge cables are currently only supported on Linux via the usbnet driver. I could use that, but I'd rather not expose my users to the additional complexity of configuring Windows networking. The transmission would be a single unidirectional bulk transfer. As such, I don't need medium access control, addressing, connections, etc. So I should be able to do away with those layers of network protocol, right? Ignoring Windows for the moment, is it feasible to cut down the usbnet driver to send a file between two linux machines without using the network stack? Or am I fundamentally misunderstanding something? Greg ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Etnus, makers of TotalView, The best thread debugger on the planet. Designed with thread debugging features you've never dreamed of, try TotalView 6 free at www.etnus.com. _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-devel