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Tiny Core Extensions => TCE Q&A Forum => Topic started by: Tuftec on November 24, 2011, 08:35:45 PM

Title: USB over IP
Post by: Tuftec on November 24, 2011, 08:35:45 PM
Has anyone attempted to develop an extension to handle remote USB connections over IP?
Possibly based on the USB/IP project. http://usbip.sourceforge.net/ (http://usbip.sourceforge.net/)

It's beyond my skills, but something I would find usefull. Particularly if the usb connections could be achieved over the regular public internet through firewalls and all.

Peter.
Title: Re: USB over IP
Post by: netnomad on December 05, 2011, 12:52:45 PM
sounds really interesting...
Title: Re: USB over IP
Post by: hiro on December 05, 2011, 12:55:39 PM
What exactly do you need this for?
I use my USB printer with CUPS and RAW protocol over wifi.

btw this message comes to you via IP over USB :D
Title: Re: USB over IP
Post by: Mork on January 08, 2012, 08:58:11 AM
Would love this, Then I can use som old thinclients as USB over IP servers
Title: Re: USB over IP
Post by: netnomad on January 08, 2012, 12:45:58 PM
or an old scanner, too!
Title: Re: USB over IP
Post by: Juanito on January 09, 2012, 09:32:38 AM
the latest stable linux version looks to be 0.1.7 from 2009 and will not compile with our kernel...
Title: Re: USB over IP
Post by: Juanito on January 10, 2012, 03:17:48 AM
after some more searching, I found the linux side of things has been moved into the kernel tree.

Compiling from the kernel git:
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$ usbip version
usbip (usbip-utils 1.1.1)
..but:
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$ sudo usbipd -d
usbipd: error: failed to open /usr/local/share/usb.ids
libusbip: debug: usbip_host_driver.c:244:[open_sysfs_host_driver] sysfs_open_driver_path failed
usbipd: error: please load usbip-core.ko and usbip-host.ko!(should be smart enough to realise usb.ids is gzipped  :P

and, from the tinycore .config:
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# CONFIG_USBIP_CORE is not set

Title: Re: USB over IP
Post by: curaga on January 10, 2012, 05:13:01 AM
Still marked experimental in 3.2.