Thanks, for the help. Nathan Bullock
--- "David A. Desrosiers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Is there an option to do this recursively for > directories? Just like > > the -r option to cp ? > > No, there is no such option. > > > And does this work for retrieving files off SD > cards? > > Sure, substitute -f for the -i, as follows: > > pilot-xfer -p usb: -f Foo -D /Palm/Ebooks > > > If both of these things work then I can almost use > my palm as an SD > > card reader. And that would be VERY nice. > > That would be very S-L-O-W too, like 10x slower > than a normal > card reader's speed. Why? Because you're basically > using your Palm as > a "serial disk", and you're also going through > several layers of Palm > abstraction (dlp, vfs, etc.), as well as being > single-threaded and > using the Palm's processor to handle the workload. > It works, but a > dedicated card reader is always going to be > significantly faster. > > A desktop card reader will have cache, faster > chipsets > (dedicated to the task of managing the card reader's > slots), and > you'll be using the host controller's full speed bus > (and CPU) to > handle the transactions, with MUCH greater RAM > capacity and more > threading involved. > > If you want a small, powerful, VERY fast card > reader, I > suggest looking into the SanDisk 8-in-1 reader[1]. > Its probably the > best one I've used out of 7-8 different readers I've > tried. I'm not > affiliated with them, I just think this is a real > solid product, and > its slightly smaller than my T3, when collapsed > (perfect for traveling > with). It works flawlessly with Linux and has no > trouble with OSX and > Windows. > > > > [1] > http://www.sandisk.com/corporate/media/photos-8in1.asp > > David A. Desrosiers > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://gnu-designs.com > _______________________________________________ > plucker-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.rubberchicken.org/mailman/listinfo/plucker-list > Visit my website at http://www.nathanbullock.org __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ plucker-list mailing list [email protected] http://lists.rubberchicken.org/mailman/listinfo/plucker-list
