Topic: Transferring files to Chumby
I was doing some testing with controlpanel.swf yesterday and I quickly got tired of moving my USB flash drive between my PC and Chumby.
How are other developers getting around this hassle?
Via SSH, I believe I can mount a drive from my PC onto Chumby. That way I could leave the usb key in chumby and cp files to it.
However, I couldn't get it to work... Is there a easy guide for doing this?
I saw this example somewhere:
mount -t nfs -o nolock 192.168.1.101:/root /mnt/nfs
I expect this IP is the IP of my PC, although I'm unsure what directory root would be - is that just the share name?
I have heard mention of running an ftp server on Chumby and logging into it from the PC and uploading files.
That also sounds like it would work. Has anyone done it? Where do I start?
A less technical option I have considered is a peripheral switch. You stick the USB key into a hub-like gizmo with two cords coming out of it. You plug into your PC and Chumby and use a physical switch to control which device is the master of the USB key.
Hopefully there is yet another option that is much easier than these...