USB support for MOL ?

Laurent Vivier mol-devel@lists.maconlinux.org
Fri, 7 Feb 2003 12:58:03 +0100


So, I will try, but I'm not an USB expert ;-)
(I need this feature to use my printer and my webcam with MOL)

Do you know where I can find OHCI specs used for Macs ?
Some hints about developping in MOL ?

Regards,
Laurent

Le Vendredi 07 F=E9vrier 2003 12:49, vous avez =E9crit :
> On Fri, Feb 07, 2003 at 10:10:56AM +0100, Laurent Vivier wrote:
> > Is there someone working on an USB driver for MOL ?
>
> No. I have looked into the issue though and it is quite doable.
> Unless somebody else implements it (hint), I'll do it eventually.
>
> For classic MacOS, it seems to be necessary to emulate the
> host controller (there is no public API for writing drivers
> for host controllers). For OSX it is possible to write a
> custom driver though.
>
> In any case, the OHCI controller has very nice specs and can
> easily be emulated. Besides, due to the low speed of the
> bus, the performance impact of the emulation should not be
> an issue.
>
> Firewire is a very different beast though. The specs are
> no fun at all...
>
>
> Regards,
>
> /Samuel
>
>
>
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