USB gadget mode in laptop

[Dave Hylands]

On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 10:45 AM, Susanoo Tux <susanootux at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 10:38 PM, Dave Hylands <dhylands at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> ...snip...

> Checkout Documentation/usb (in your kernel source tree). You'll find a
>> bunch of files starting with the word gadget which describe the various
>> gadget drivers and how to use them.
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> ...snip...

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> Thanks for the reference, I gone through the configfs. And tried creating
> it, but
> it's not working. I am using x86, is that configfs method configures the
> usb
> controllers to behave a device ? because nothing is there
> in /sys/class/udc/.
>

Yes - it requires that the USB controller be able to behave as a device.
I've only used this on SoC's that had that capability (like gumstix or
BeagleBone) and not on a desktop.

-- 
Dave Hylands
Shuswap, BC, Canada
http://www.davehylands.com
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