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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: USB device to USB deviceRe: USB device to USB device
From: Neon John <johngd_at_bellsouth.net>
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 01:39:59 -0400 On Wed, 9 Jun 2004 09:02:53 -0400, Chris Holt <amiga2k_at_cox.net> wrote: >On Tue, 08 Jun 2004 20:37:29 -0400, Neon John wrote: > >> The short answer is "you don't." The slightly longer answer is, there >> is a switch on the box. Slide it one way and it clones the source >> device, placing the directory structure in a root directory called >> /syncboxXX where XX is a sequential number. Slide it the other way and >> it copies only the contents of the /syncbox directory on the source >> device. > >So one could conceivably use a HDD based MP3 player as a library of sorts, >with many folders of content less than or equal to the size of a flash >player's capacity? Prior to transfer, rename the desired directory to >"syncbox" and do the transfer. Yes? No? Have you tried this sort of >thing? The main requirement, I guess would be a player capable of >renaming directories. Yes, it will do that. I haven't tried it but there is a similar example scenario in the docs. > >I may just have to get one of these things. I assume it will support >certain flash card reader/writers too? yes. Anything that looks like a "disk drive". Disclaimer: I know little more about USB than how to plug it in so if my terminology is off, sue me :-) This thing was designed to dump digicam memory via the cam's USB port. Apparently a lot of cameras mount as a drive. Unfortunately Canons don't. The instructions suggest Canon owners carrying around a small card reader. JOhn > >Chris >(yes I altered the subject. I think it's confusing to add the word slave, >when USB is simply a Host/Device configuration and not a Host/Master/Slave >configuration like IDE. Not that it's strictly wrong to use the term >Slave, just confusing) > >_______________________________________________ >http://cool.haxx.se/mailman/listinfo/rockbox --- John De Armond johngdDONTYOUDARE_at_bellsouth.net http://bellsouthpwp.net/j/o/johngd/ Cleveland, Occupied TN _______________________________________________ http://cool.haxx.se/mailman/listinfo/rockboxReceived on 2004-06-11 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |