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Interesting USB drive alternative with WiFi May 3, 2020 1:17:54 GMT jj0 and mobluse like this

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Post by centar on May 3, 2020 1:17:54 GMT

I've come across this page about a USB thumb drive that has a WiFi connection built in.
You can connect it to your router and have access to the files on it from any device on your network while it is left connected (to the C64) also acting as a USB drive at the same time...makes ya think of all kinds of possibilities...
www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/26/a_usb_stick_as_a_file_server_weve_done_it/?fbclid=IwAR1IljwJ482i3ETJKCQHMQFZapn8wsr1ncDKZjMklvOAOKLAtzvE5jeDN_A

Found em on ebay > www.ebay.com/itm/64GB-128GB-200GB-WiFi-Stick-Pen-USB-2-0-CONNECT-SanDisk-Wireless-Media-Drive/113971258984?hash=item1a89376668:m:mh0C_2vS7cI5RU4trs8n2Gw

For Canadian customers > www.ebay.ca/itm/193303789893

the 16G version for $11.99 would be overkill storage for the C64 and youd never have to unplug it again...but if you did unplug it the dam thing has a rechargable battery that lasts 4.5 hrs!

And to top it off it uses a regular SD card so you can upgrade it if you want >

Last Edit: May 9, 2020 0:53:54 GMT by centar

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Interesting USB drive alternative with WiFi May 13, 2020 21:40:18 GMT

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Post by kolonelpanick on May 13, 2020 21:40:18 GMT

I’m not entirely sure, but I think that the supplied SD card has a partition or two that the device requires. You might need to clone the old card to the new one. Even then there could be some issues, since the 16 and 32gb models use different firmware than the 64gb and 128gb models (not sure about the 200gb model’s firmware).

You can read more about my adventures with the 16gb model here: thec64community.online/thread/559/accrssing-wirelessly-sandisk-wireless-connect?page=1&scrollTo=4030

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Interesting USB drive alternative with WiFi May 16, 2020 16:54:03 GMT

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Post by centar on May 16, 2020 16:54:03 GMT

Turns out it isn't the most ideal solution because you cannot access the files on it via wireless while the c64 has it mounted, so a usb hub with power switching is required (because the c64 never unmounts the USB drive even when powered off) to power cycle it and get the wireless working....which means you'd have to power down the c64 and power cycle the USB key to get wireless access to it...and lose it again as soon as the c64 powers back up...just as well unplug a regular USB key and plug it into a pc...

Last Edit: May 16, 2020 16:55:14 GMT by centar

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Interesting USB drive alternative with WiFi May 16, 2020 23:42:57 GMT

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Post by kolonelpanick on May 16, 2020 23:42:57 GMT

Switching it off and on from the USB hub doesn’t power cycle it, it forces an unmount and allows access to the file system again. It’s quick and painless.

I keep my tablet or phone beside the THEC64, so I just make changes from that instead of going through the hassle of removing the stick and going to another room for any tiny modification.

Also, I often find games throughout the day I’d like to check out, so I can just put them on the stick remotely and have them waiting for me later.

I just added a few games while sitting in bed and created CJM files for them using my iPad.

I might write a script at some point that uses a Linux WebDAV client to do weekly backups of the drive, too.

Last Edit: May 16, 2020 23:46:31 GMT by kolonelpanick

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Interesting USB drive alternative with WiFi

Post by centar on May 3, 2020 1:17:54 GMT

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