Thanks Alan for the quick responses again :) Instead of using NFS/Samba, the Linux-USB Gadget website mentions something a solution that's simpler using the USB-IF Still Image Capture Device class specification. Can you tell me more about this?
On 2/14/06, Alan Stern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 14 Feb 2006, Justin Fu wrote: > > > Thanks for your quick response! > > > > I already had g_ether working, but for now, it's been placed as a back > > up plan. Other than the g_ether module, is there any other way to do > > it? Like perhaps customizing one of the modules (in a time efficient > > manner)? > > > > What's the bad way to do it with g_file_storage? > > > > I really am trying for to have the functionality where I can share > > data between the USB Host and the USB Device whereby, the host can > > access the same files (using the Mass Storage USB functionality) as > > the USB device. > > There simply isn't a safe way of doing it. The USB Mass Storage protocol > is designed for non-shared devices. It hasn't got any mechanism for > allowing data to be shared between two independent systems; the host will > always assume that nothing else can change the data. > > Now you can ignore all the warnings and just go ahead with it anyway. If > you're lucky, you won't crash either the gadget or the host and your > filesystem won't get corrupted. If you possibly can, try to make sure > that at least one of the two machines has it mounted read-only -- that > should prevent corruption. > > Alan Stern > > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid3432&bid#0486&dat1642 _______________________________________________ [email protected] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
