> -----Original Message----- > From: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > rg] On Behalf Of Huub Eikens > Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 5:22 PM > To: linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org > Subject: USB Host-to-Serial or USB Host-to-Ethernet > > Hi, > > I have platform based on the Freescale MPC8270 processor that > runs on linux 2.4.25. On it I want to mount a memory stick. > Due to hardware (layout) restrictions , I cannot use an > external USB Host Controller. Also, I cannot use the on-chip > USB Host Controller since there is no driver available that > is reliable and has good performance. > > Therefor, I am exploring the possibility of doing a > USB-to-Serial or USB-to-ethernet. Does anyone know which chip > to use for which a driver exists for linux 2.4.25? Note that > such a chip must act as a USB Host (!).
Can you use a PCI USB card? I don't quite understand how USB-to-serial or USB-to-ethernet can help you mount a USB memory stick. Unless you want USB memory stick to be mounted on another system and exported with NFS. - Leo _______________________________________________ Linuxppc-embedded mailing list Linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org https://ozlabs.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxppc-embedded
