On Tue, Jul 18, 2006 at 07:35:25PM +0530, Ajay Jain wrote: > > > I have a usb hardware on my ARM based board. I want to develop a usb > > > function driver so that I can view the file-system on the host side. I > > > guess such kind of functionality is exposed in the mass-storage class. > > > > No. > > > > > Can somebody guide me as to how to proceed? Are there any sample > > > drivers available? I am using linux-2.6.14. Just to cross-check, once > > > I develop this driver, I will be able to view the file-system on any > > > host, be it windows or be it linux. > > > > You're never going to be able to view the filesystem on a host if the host > > doesn't want to let you see it. > > > > The simplest approach is to use a USB-Ethernet converter and network the > > two devices. Or to make things even simpler, just wire an Ethernet cable > > between the two machines and forget about USB. Then you can set up > > regular file sharing (Samba, NFS, or any other flavor you like) and browse > > remotely to your heart's content. > > Apologies, I could not make my point clear. We have a usb-function > capability on our arm based board. We want to expose our device as a > mass storage device. We understand that we will have to write a usb > function driver for the same. The usb function can expose itself like > a serial class, mass-storage class, audio class etc. We want to > demonstrate usb as a mass storage device. So how do we proceed on > this?
Use the drivers/usb/gadget/file_storage.c driver on your system, and it will show up as what you want. good luck, greg k-h ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ linux-usb-devel@lists.sourceforge.net To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-devel
