Hello,
On Wed, Jan 18, 2006 at 10:38:23AM +0100, Jay Vaughan wrote:
At 5:14 +0100 13/1/06, David Olofson wrote:
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the GP2X sure is fun. i have two now, and another two on their way
for siblings/family ..
Are there any restrictions WRT which Linux drivers
are available? (I'm
thinking external USB devices and the like.) Does it support (USB)
keyboards and mice? (A foldable rubber keyboard and some sort of
tracker-like sequencer could be useful. Or is there a foldable rubber
MIDI/USB keyboard out there somewhere?)
the only restrictions are what you can get compiled to run on the
included 2.4.24 kernel .. and the USB is definitely usable for
peripherals, once you've made (or obtained/bought) an EXT breakout
cable for the job .. i've got one for Serial/MIDI .. adding Video,
Audio, and USB to it this week ..
Sounds great, but I'm a little bit confused by other information I found
on the web about USB host mode support:
citing from
http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=20717:
I/O Ports: Headphones, USB (not powered), EXT, DC Power (possibly SDIO
in the future) *note* it may be possible to use self-powered USB
peripherals with GP2X, i.e. USB hubs & harddrives etc.
USB Peripherals: Recent information unfortunately reveals the GP2X
does NOT feature USB host mode due to the chip implementation used in
the final design.
Where can I find information on how to make such a EXT adaptor cable
that provides USB host mode IO with current of-the-shelf gp2x?
TIA.
ciao,
Jacob
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