This is just about the most useful thing I came across with the FW 2.0: USB networking!. Let me see if I can remember how I did this(I got the info from somewhere but don't remember where:
To connect your GP2X to your windows XP via USB networking(Samba)
1. Go into the "Settings" menu and choose "System"
2. Make sure "Advanced" -> "Menu Extension" is turned ON
3. Scroll down to "USB Network" and turn it ON
4. Assign an IP (say 10.1.0.235 for example)
5. Scroll down to "Server" and turn ON "Samba Server"
6. Press B to exit saving your changes and starting up the server
7. Plug in your GP2X to your Windows computer with the USB cable: windows should start detecting a new device.
8. When Windows asks you about installing a driver tell him you will use your own (can't remember exactly how the message is but you'll know the one)
9. Copy the text below into a new file and rename the file to USBNet.inf:
;----------- begin USBNET.inf ----------------------
; MS-Windows driver config matching some basic modes of the
; Linux-USB Ethernet/RNDIS gadget firmware:
;
; - RNDIS plus CDC Ethernet ... this may be familiar as a DOCSIS
; cable modem profile, and supports most non-Microsoft USB hosts
;
; - RNDIS plus CDC Subset ... used by hardware that incapable of
; full CDC Ethernet support.
;
; Microsoft only directly supports RNDIS drivers, and bundled them into XP.
; The Microsoft "Remote NDIS USB Driver Kit" is currently found at:
;
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hwdev/resour...ices/rndis.mspx
[Version]
Signature = "$CHICAGO$"
Class = Net
ClassGUID = {4d36e972-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}
Provider = %Linux%
Compatible = 1
MillenniumPreferred = .ME
DriverVer = 03/30/2004,0.0.0.0
; catalog file would be used by WHQL
;CatalogFile = Linux.cat
[Manufacturer]
%Linux% = Linu
evices,NT.5.1
[Linu
evices]
; NetChip IDs, used by both firmware modes
%Linu
evice% = RNDIS, USB\VID_0525&PID_a4a2
[Linu
evices.NT.5.1]
%Linu
evice% = RNDIS.NT.5.1, USB\VID_0525&PID_a4a2
[ControlFlags]
ExcludeFromSelect=*
; Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition specific sections --------
[RNDIS]
DeviceID = usb8023
MaxInstance = 512
DriverVer = 03/30/2004,0.0.0.0
AddReg = RNDIS_AddReg_98, RNDIS_AddReg_Common
[RNDIS_AddReg_98]
HKR, , DevLoader, 0, *ndis
HKR, , DeviceV
s, 0, usb8023.sys
HKR, NDIS, LogDriverName, 0, "usb8023"
HKR, NDIS, MajorNdisVersion, 1, 5
HKR, NDIS, MinorNdisVersion, 1, 0
HKR, Ndi\Interfaces, DefUpper, 0, "ndis3,ndis4,ndis5"
HKR, Ndi\Interfaces, DefLower, 0, "ethernet"
HKR, Ndi\Interfaces, UpperRange, 0, "ndis3,ndis4,ndis5"
HKR, Ndi\Interfaces, LowerRange, 0, "ethernet"
HKR, Ndi\Install, ndis3, 0, "RNDIS_Install_98"
HKR, Ndi\Install, ndis4, 0, "RNDIS_Install_98"
HKR, Ndi\Install, ndis5, 0, "RNDIS_Install_98"
HKR, Ndi, DeviceId, 0, "USB\VID_0525&PID_a4a2"
[RNDIS_Install_98]
CopyFiles=RNDIS_CopyFiles_98
[RNDIS_CopyFiles_98]
usb8023.sys, usb8023w.sys, , 0
rndismp.sys, rndismpw.sys, , 0
; Windows Millennium Edition specific sections --------------------
[RNDIS.ME]
DeviceID = usb8023
MaxInstance = 512
DriverVer = 03/30/2004,0.0.0.0
AddReg = RNDIS_AddReg_ME, RNDIS_AddReg_Common
Characteristics = 0x84 ; NCF_PHYSICAL + NCF_HAS_UI
BusType = 15
[RNDIS_AddReg_ME]
HKR, , DevLoader, 0, *ndis
HKR, , DeviceV
s, 0, usb8023.sys
HKR, NDIS, LogDriverName, 0, "usb8023"
HKR, NDIS, MajorNdisVersion, 1, 5
HKR, NDIS, MinorNdisVersion, 1, 0
HKR, Ndi\Interfaces, DefUpper, 0, "ndis3,ndis4,ndis5"
HKR, Ndi\Interfaces, DefLower, 0, "ethernet"
HKR, Ndi\Interfaces, UpperRange, 0, "ndis3,ndis4,ndis5"
HKR, Ndi\Interfaces, LowerRange, 0, "ethernet"
HKR, Ndi\Install, ndis3, 0, "RNDIS_Install_ME"
HKR, Ndi\Install, ndis4, 0, "RNDIS_Install_ME"
HKR, Ndi\Install, ndis5, 0, "RNDIS_Install_ME"
HKR, Ndi, DeviceId, 0, "USB\VID_0525&PID_a4a2"
[RNDIS_Install_ME]
CopyFiles=RNDIS_CopyFiles_ME
[RNDIS_CopyFiles_ME]
usb8023.sys, usb8023m.sys, , 0
rndismp.sys, rndismpm.sys, , 0
; Windows 2000 specific sections ---------------------------------
[RNDIS.NT]
Characteristics = 0x84 ; NCF_PHYSICAL + NCF_HAS_UI
BusType = 15
DriverVer = 03/30/2004,0.0.0.0
AddReg = RNDIS_AddReg_NT, RNDIS_AddReg_Common
CopyFiles = RNDIS_CopyFiles_NT
[RNDIS.NT.Services]
AddService = USB_RNDIS, 2, RNDIS_ServiceInst_NT, RNDIS_EventLog
[RNDIS_CopyFiles_NT]
; no rename of files on Windows 2000, use the 'k' names as is
usb8023k.sys, , , 0
rndismpk.sys, , , 0
[RNDIS_ServiceInst_NT]
DisplayName = %ServiceDisplayName%
ServiceType = 1
StartType = 3
ErrorControl = 1
ServiceBinary = %12%\usb8023k.sys
LoadOrderGroup = NDIS
AddReg = RNDIS_WMI_AddReg_NT
[RNDIS_WMI_AddReg_NT]
HKR, , MofImagePath, 0x00020000, "System32\drivers\rndismpk.sys"
; Windows XP specific sections -----------------------------------
[RNDIS.NT.5.1]
Characteristics = 0x84 ; NCF_PHYSICAL + NCF_HAS_UI
BusType = 15
DriverVer = 03/30/2004,0.0.0.0
AddReg = RNDIS_AddReg_NT, RNDIS_AddReg_Common
; no copyfiles - the files are already in place
[RNDIS.NT.5.1.Services]
AddService = USB_RNDIS, 2, RNDIS_ServiceInst_51, RNDIS_EventLog
[RNDIS_ServiceInst_51]
DisplayName = %ServiceDisplayName%
ServiceType = 1
StartType = 3
ErrorControl = 1
ServiceBinary = %12%\usb8023.sys
LoadOrderGroup = NDIS
AddReg = RNDIS_WMI_AddReg_51
[RNDIS_WMI_AddReg_51]
HKR, , MofImagePath, 0x00020000, "System32\drivers\rndismp.sys"
; Windows 2000 and Windows XP common sections --------------------
[RNDIS_AddReg_NT]
HKR, Ndi, Service, 0, "USB_RNDIS"
HKR, Ndi\Interfaces, UpperRange, 0, "ndis5"
HKR, Ndi\Interfaces, LowerRange, 0, "ethernet"
[RNDIS_EventLog]
AddReg = RNDIS_EventLog_AddReg
[RNDIS_EventLog_AddReg]
HKR, , EventMessageFile, 0x00020000, "%%SystemRoot%%\System32\netevent.dll"
HKR, , TypesSupported, 0x00010001, 7
; Common Sections -------------------------------------------------
[RNDIS_AddReg_Common]
HKR, NDI\params\NetworkAddress, ParamDesc, 0, %NetworkAddress%
HKR, NDI\params\NetworkAddress, type, 0, "edit"
HKR, NDI\params\NetworkAddress, LimitText, 0, "12"
HKR, NDI\params\NetworkAddress, UpperCase, 0, "1"
HKR, NDI\params\NetworkAddress, default, 0, " "
HKR, NDI\params\NetworkAddress, optional, 0, "1"
[SourceDisksNames]
1=%SourceDisk%,,1
[SourceDisksFiles]
usb8023m.sys=1
rndismpm.sys=1
usb8023w.sys=1
rndismpw.sys=1
usb8023k.sys=1
rndismpk.sys=1
[DestinationDirs]
RNDIS_CopyFiles_98 = 10, system32/drivers
RNDIS_CopyFiles_ME = 10, system32/drivers
RNDIS_CopyFiles_NT = 12
[Strings]
ServiceDisplayName = "USB Remote NDIS Network Device Driver"
NetworkAddress = "Network Address"
Linux = "Linux Developer Community"
Linu
evice = "Linux USB Ethernet/RNDIS Gadget"
SourceDisk = "Ethernet/RNDIS Gadget Driver Install Disk"
;----------- end USBNET.inf -----------------
10. This file is the one you will supply to Windows to give it the driver it's looking for
11. Once it finishes installing a new network connection should automatically be created. You'll need to edit this and set the IP to be in the same range as you specified for your GP2X in step 4 (for example 10.1.0.234) and set the net mask to 255.0.0.0
12. Now you just need to "look for" your GP2X from Windows Explorer by using "\\gp2x" in the address bar and you'll be able to see your GP2X as if it were another PC on the network.