Hi Alexander, On Jun 10, 2011, at 8:59 PM, Adrian Glaubitz wrote: > On Jun 8, 2011, at 2:06 AM, Alexander Sulfrian wrote: > >> I now created a very little wiki page[1] and forked the git repository >> of linux-minidisc on github[2]. If you have any questions, feel free to >> contact me. You will find the necessary information on my wiki >> userpage[3]. > > I have put up a little more information to the wiki page you created at [1] > for your GSoC task. I will provide more there during the > weekend, so it will be clear for you what the primary tasks are > and your guidance will be as good as possible :). Provided a more detailed project guideline in our own linux-mindisc wiki now [1], since I currently have problems with write access to the VideoLAN wiki. I think have included all necessary information and outlined a good and feasible plan to achieve the goal of this GSoC task. I essentially elaborated what I have been suggesting already earlier, which is basing the new libnetmd on the old one back from 2004, getting it running on a modern Linux distribution, testing it with the latest NetMD hardware available (the MZ-RH1 is the last model ever made) and then finally extending the old library with download (i.e. transfer TO the device) capabilities. Since all NetMD devices support downloads, but only the MZ-RH1/200 support uploads, it is highly recommended to work on the implementation of the download capabilities first. Everything you need to know is provided either in our wiki or can be taken from the Python scripts source code. The downloads with the Python scripts work quite good, despite the fact that the code is rather hacky and experimental. If there will be enough time left, you can also work on implementing upload capabilities (i.e. transfer FROM the device). Since the upload works without any encryption and requires only a few commands, the implementation should be easy and straightforward once the downloads work. Adrian [1] https://wiki.physik.fu-berlin.de/linux-minidisc/doku.php?id=portingnetmd