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Author Topic: FW "C009-M2 Advanced" but for MGB100 ?  (Read 2345 times)
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« on: February 05, 2009, 12:37:30 PM »

I have one of those SMCWAPS from eBay which comes flashed with Airlive R4.00C3.

I'm very interested by the "USB2USB link" addition brought by the firmware "C009-M2 Advanced" from http://mgb111.pradnik.net/#ginfo, but of course it's for MGB111/WMU6500FS/...

So my questions are:
- Is the USB 2.0 host on MGB100 capable of working as a USB flash drive (for plugging a DVR or PC) ?
- If yes, is there a portage of "C009-M2 Advanced" for the MGB100 ?

Thanks a lot in advance
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« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2009, 22:53:25 PM »

Hi,

the sources + sdk for my latest FW are available. All you have to do is setup a dev. system in a virtual machine and include the necessary drivers ....

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« Reply #2 on: February 08, 2009, 06:07:36 AM »

what is the latest firmware for the MGB100 ?

does openWRT run on the mgb100 ?
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« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2009, 09:56:11 AM »

Hi,
there are branches for RDC R3210 based devices but I don't know if they will run on MGB100 without modification.

You should take a lookt over at https://openmgb.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/openmgb.

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« Reply #4 on: February 11, 2009, 13:05:48 PM »

Hi,

the sources + sdk for my latest FW are available. All you have to do is setup a dev. system in a virtual machine and include the necessary drivers ....

schufti

Hi again,

Did nobody else before me had an interrest in accessing the WMU-6000FS like a USB device (allowing a digital recorder to store movies on the hard disk) and made a firmware for that ??

I'm quite new to all this and, altough I spent several days reading the forum and the wiki for RDC based routers, there are still far too many points unlear to me and the fear of bricking my new toy holds me back (+ the joys of JTAGing i'd like to avoid  Shocked).

Amongs the confusing points: Many topics under this area  "...Level One WAP-0007 and compatible" area are actually about MGB111 or Airlive WMU-6500FS, so it suggests that it's compatible with MG100/WMU-6000FS at the firmware level, but I guess not.  Huh

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« Reply #5 on: February 11, 2009, 21:23:42 PM »

The MGB111 is the 3.5" disk version of the MGB100 so most of the software works fine on both. However you cannot flash an image from one machine on the other since the hardware is slightly different... the images that come for the MGB111, for instance at:

http://mgb111.pradnik.net/en.htm

come with a selection of software that requires libraries, so when you try out sofware compiled for a MGB111 (for instance midnight commander) when you try to run it, it will complain about missing libraries on your MGB100. Luckily the webmaster of the URL above also supplies most of the libraries separately also. So most of the software can be made to work but it requires some trial and error. No harm done however; you can't damage your MGB100 experimenting within user space (linux term for applications) unless trying to flash wrong firmware for instance.

Using the MGB100 as an USB storage device is sort of implemented; if a device such as a harddisk or usb stick is connected to it, the MGB100 can copy the contents of that device to the harddisk of the MGB100 by pressing the backup button (see manual). So if you have a camera of which the storage 'emulates' a harddisk or usb stick; i.e. when you connect it to a PC the internal storage of the camera is mounted as a drive, then connecting it to the MGB100 and pressing the backup button should do the trick.

If some sort of protocol however is used to transfer content from the camera to external storage then it is a lot more difficult...
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« Reply #6 on: February 11, 2009, 22:47:48 PM »

Hi ernst,

I think there is some confusion about what SilverBarrel wants to achieve:

general, USB is defined as having "hosts" (PCs, DVRs) having the big flat female (type A) connector and "clients" (FlashDrives, HDs, Webcams,...) having either the big flat male or the square (type B) female or mini female connector.

the MGB100 is a "host" as is the DVR and Host to Host is not supported in USB (thats a big pro for firewire).
To use host2host you need a special cable and driver that the MGB100 looks like a "client" (mass-storage) to the DVR.

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« Reply #7 on: February 12, 2009, 00:46:32 AM »

Shame on me; I read 'digital recorder' as digital camera  Wink which is a slave device that could hook up to a MGB100. Note to self: read before answering  Cool
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« Reply #8 on: February 12, 2009, 13:03:20 PM »

This is indeed what I wanted. It would have been a nice companion for my satellite receiver (TM5400CI+USB).
I must have misunderstood what the "USB2USB link" is actually doing in the custom MGB111 firmware.
Thanks schufti and also to ernst as you clarification was really helpful to me,
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« Reply #9 on: February 13, 2009, 09:05:08 AM »

Hi,
after trying to get some more info on these "USB2USB" bridges, I doubt that they are what you (me) were expecting them to be. I looks like they are more ore less acting as network devices, enabling you to link 2 PCs (USB hosts) together.... must be a relict from the days (LapLink age) where NICs and networking were incredibly freaky and not to be handled by geeks? Well, I never came close to such a device, I allways had real networking in my mind.

so, bad news. No "al cheapo" external hd for your DVB-S receiver.

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« Reply #10 on: May 12, 2009, 19:27:37 PM »

I found this topic of great interest as I have been looking to do much the same thing.

As I understand it many USB chipsets can work as host or device mode.

I have made many posts abouit this kind of use of turning around a host adapter to a device adapter and I usually get repolies (as well as others) like "why do you wanna do that?' or they refer me on to USB over ethernet solution.

I do remember reading thatg one of the most common modules required for linux to make a USB disk is not compatibl,e with doing this as it must have full and exclusive control over the physical hard diak. Later however I resad there were some alternatives to this module and that at least o ne may have not had such a limitation.

I have an AilLink101 ANAS350 that I would install a hacked firmware on only if I could get such a feature.  In my case I want to connect the NAS to My USB equipped DVD player which requires that the device present itself as a USB disk to the DVD player. IN this way all (DIVX and a few others) video files, MP3s , etc, from computers are saved to the NAS , and can be played on the DVD player as well. 

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