Bright Idea number 2

[Craig]

OK here's dumb/bright idea no 2.

Mandrake Move is a live CDdistro for your PC.  It allows saving of configs / files to a USB keydrive device.  Can the Zaurus be used as this device with the USB drive mode?  Could a bootable version of linux be stored on the Zaurus so you have a PDA with your files + a workstation with the same files on it where ever you go........

Downers / comments / been there done thats welcome.

Craig.

[lardman]

It should work.

Give it a go and tell us whether it does.

Si

[Guest]

Would do but I have so far failed to get the USB driver to work on my 5500 running OZ

[lardman]

Following my instructions (from the posts on the forum)?

Are you trying to use a modified hotplug, or just the scripts which I posted?


Si

[Guest]

dunno I installed the USB storage package for the 5500 and it seemed to install and work but XP n 9x dont know what to do with it when pluged into the cradle.

[lardman]

I assume you're read this: https://www.oesf.org/forums/inde...&hl=usb+storage
and the original one here:
https://www.oesf.org/forums/inde...wtopic=1485&hl=

I can only assume you're running a standard Sharp ROM, in which case I don't know about the package, but I can tell you how to get it working using the terminal app.

Specifically try the following commands (assuming the storage_fd.o module has been installed correctly). This uses the CF card BTW:

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umount /dev/hda1
/sbin/rmmod sa1100_bi
/sbin/rmmod net_fd
/sbin/rmmod usbdcore
/sbin/insmod /lib/modules/2.4.18-rmk7-pxa3-embedix/kernel/drivers/usb/device/usbdcore.o
/sbin/insmod /lib/modules/2.4.18-rmk7-pxa3-embedix/kernel/drivers/usb/device/storage_fd/storage_fd.o storage_device=/dev/hda1

!!!!!!!The line above should be tacked onto the end of the previous one!!!!!!!

/sbin/insmod /lib/modules/2.4.18-rmk7-pxa3-embedix/kernel/drivers/usb/device/bi/sa1100_bi.o
To go back to normal use these commands:

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/sbin/rmmod sa1100_bi
/sbin/rmmod storage_fd
/sbin/rmmod usbdcore
/sbin/insmod /lib/modules/2.4.18-rmk7-pxa3-embedix/kernel/drivers/usb/device/usbdcore.o
/sbin/insmod /lib/modules/2.4.18-rmk7-pxa3-embedix/kernel/drivers/usb/device/net_fd/net_fd.o
/sbin/insmod /lib/modules/2.4.18-rmk7-pxa3-embedix/kernel/drivers/usb/device/bi/sa1100_bi.o
mount /mnt/cf
Give it a go and see what happens. It may help you to narrow down your problems.


Si

[Craig]

I tried the scripts but they didnt work.  Did I say I am using Opie

[lardman]

Check that the storage_fd.o module is actually there.

You said you installed the package, presumably it was this one:
http://sgp.zaurii.net/binaries/usb-storage...0_OZ_SA_arm.ipk

I've never actually installed this ipk (I made it up from part of Maslovsky's but with changes which should make it work on OZ, therefore it may not work as it hasn't been tested) as I prefer to run a script as and when I want to change the connection type (the scripts I gave above).


Si