Re: [Ipodlinux-devel] which compact flash reader?

[Tom P. <to...@ca...>]

Larry Lien <lli...@ya...> wrote:

>for power, what do people suggest?  firejuice or
>powered hub, others?  i probably don't have time to
>make a battery powered adapter.  how does the
>firejuice setup work - the firejuice seems cheaper
>than most powered hubs.

I don't have a firejuice, but looking at the website, it would seem that they
just expose the power wires on the cable to an external power source while
passing the data wires straight through. It seems they also provide switches
so you can power one, both or neither device.

A powered hub has a power supply and some electronics to act as a repeater on
the bus. It looks like the firejuice has no power supply (you provide your
own) and it certainly has minimal or no electronics, so it would be cheaper.

I would be interested in a compact flash card reader solution for the ipod.
However I was under the impression that the available linux firmware isn't
very useful as an mp3 player. Is it possible to dual boot the ipod? I wouldn't
want to go travelling without music just so I can store photos.

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