Re: Hardware supporting g_file_storage

[Alan Stern <stern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 14 Nov 2007, Thomas Marx wrote:

>  Hi,
> 
> I need to export some files from a Linux device via the g_file_storage-module. 
> 
> The Linux device compiles a set of files into a virtual disk which should then 
> be exported to another system via USB/g_file_storage. 
> 
> My question is which is the easiest and cheapest way of adding USB client mode
> support to a system? I have seen references to NET2880-cards which seem to cost 
> around 400$, are there other, cheaper cards that are supported by Linux?

If you search on the web, you may find companies offering those cards 
at a lower price.

> Is there any supported chipset available via PCMCIA? Because the original system
> I am planning to use is a notebook, which means no PCI-slot available, so a PCMCIA
> solution would be even better.

Not as far as I know.  However you might be better off using a Gumstix
device (http://www.gumstix.com/) instead of a notebook.  Other possible 
device controllers are listed on the Gadget page at www.linux-usb.org.

Alan Stern


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