USB host mode

Andy Green andy at openmoko.com
Fri Jun 27 18:43:22 CEST 2008


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Somebody in the thread at some point said:
| On 27/06/2008 15:18, Andy Green wrote:
|
|> It's feasible in every way except fabricating one easily.  A guy on the
|> community list managed to do it, but my attempt ended in failure due to
|> the moulded mini-USB plug not having accessible ID pin.
|
| Thanks, I'll have to research suitable mini-plug parts, this would make
| our project cheaper than an using an iPAQ plus bluetooth barcode scanner.
|
|> Here's the magic commands related to USB host:
|>
|> ~  echo host > /sys/devices/platform/s3c2410-ohci/usb_mode
|> ~  echo 1 > /sys/devices/platform/neo1973-pm-host.0/hostmode
|
| Should that last one be "echo 0"?

In your case it can be, but 0 is the default situation, and as I mentioned:

# you don't want to do this with a Y cable

- -Andy
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