Re: [gentoo-user] OT: PC as USB client

2009-10-17 Thread Alex Schuster
Stroller has a cool idea: > On 16 Oct 2009, at 12:58, Alex Schuster wrote: [I want a Linux PC to act as USB mass storage device] > The hack that springs to mind is to see if you can pick up an Openmoko > Freerunner with a broken screen. I'd guess you might be able to pick > one up for as little

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: PC as USB client

2009-10-16 Thread Stroller
On 16 Oct 2009, at 12:58, Alex Schuster wrote: daid kahl wrote: Not really specific to gentoo, except that I want to do this with a Gentoo PC: Is it possible to attach my Gentoo PC 'G' to another PC 'W' (running Windows) via USB, so that G appears to be a removable media to W? I think you

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: PC as USB client

2009-10-16 Thread Alex Schuster
daid kahl wrote: > > Not really specific to gentoo, except that I want to do this with a > > Gentoo PC: Is it possible to attach my Gentoo PC 'G' to another PC 'W' > > (running Windows) via USB, so that G appears to be a removable media to > > W? I think you need special USB cables with some elect

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: PC as USB client

2009-10-08 Thread daid kahl
> Not really specific to gentoo, except that I want to do this with a Gentoo > PC: Is it possible to attach my Gentoo PC 'G' to another PC 'W' (running > Windows) via USB, so that G appears to be a removable media to W? I think > you need special USB cables with some electronics in the middlle for

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: PC as USB client

2009-10-08 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Wed, 7 Oct 2009 23:08:08 +0200, Alex Schuster wrote: > It says there is no driver or software installation necessary. When > connected, a data transfer program will open automatically. Does this > mean there is some program that is executed automatically when > connecting, or is this just the

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: PC as USB client

2009-10-07 Thread Paul Hartman
On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 5:00 PM, Stroller wrote: > > On 7 Oct 2009, at 22:08, Alex Schuster wrote: > >> Stroller writes: >> >>> On 7 Oct 2009, at 18:38, Alex Schuster wrote: Rohit writes: > > I have seen a cable and a box (USB powered only) which used to make > drives of one m

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: PC as USB client

2009-10-07 Thread Stroller
On 7 Oct 2009, at 22:08, Alex Schuster wrote: Stroller writes: On 7 Oct 2009, at 18:38, Alex Schuster wrote: Rohit writes: I have seen a cable and a box (USB powered only) which used to make drives of one machine available to the other. It was available from scan.co.uk - 2 years back. I d

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: PC as USB client

2009-10-07 Thread Paul Hartman
On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 4:08 PM, Alex Schuster wrote: > Stroller writes: > >> On 7 Oct 2009, at 18:38, Alex Schuster wrote: >> > Rohit writes: >> >> I have seen a cable and a box (USB powered only) which used to make >> >> drives of one machine available to the other. >> >> It was available from sc

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: PC as USB client

2009-10-07 Thread Alex Schuster
Stroller writes: > On 7 Oct 2009, at 18:38, Alex Schuster wrote: > > Rohit writes: > >> I have seen a cable and a box (USB powered only) which used to make > >> drives of one machine available to the other. > >> It was available from scan.co.uk - 2 years back. > > > > I didn't find it there, but n

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: PC as USB client

2009-10-07 Thread Stroller
On 7 Oct 2009, at 18:38, Alex Schuster wrote: Rohit writes: I have seen a cable and a box (USB powered only) which used to make drives of one machine available to the other. It was available from scan.co.uk - 2 years back. I didn't find it there, but now that I looked for such a thing I t

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: PC as USB client

2009-10-07 Thread Alex Schuster
Rohit writes: > I have seen a cable and a box (USB powered only) which used to make > drives of one machine available to the other. > It was available from scan.co.uk - 2 years back. I didn't find it there, but now that I looked for such a thing I think I found a similar one. Thanks! Linux is no

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: PC as USB client

2009-10-06 Thread Rohit
I have seen a cable and a box (USB powered only) which used to make drives of one machine available to the other. It was available from scan.co.uk - 2 years back. Rohit 2009/10/6 Alex Schuster > Hi there! > > Not really specific to gentoo, except that I want to do this with a Gentoo > PC: Is it

[gentoo-user] OT: PC as USB client

2009-10-06 Thread Alex Schuster
Hi there! Not really specific to gentoo, except that I want to do this with a Gentoo PC: Is it possible to attach my Gentoo PC 'G' to another PC 'W' (running Windows) via USB, so that G appears to be a removable media to W? I think you need special USB cables with some electronics in the middll