Subject: Re: USB PCI Cards and USB KVM Switches for Linux?
From: Tommy Young (tommyyoung@mac.com)
Date: Mon Sep 04 2000 - 12:33:35 MDT
in my experience usb is fine
> From: Reid Anderson <resander@cs.hamilton.edu>
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2000 14:27:54 -0400
> To: <yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com>
> Subject: Re: USB PCI Cards and USB KVM Switches for Linux?
>
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>
> So does anyone have any idea when USB compatability will be incorporated
> into YDL? I would like to set this KVM Switch up, but I need to know if I
> should get a USB card and tinker until I get YDL to support it, or do I buy
> a USB-ADB adapter (about twice the cost!)? If anyone know what to do,
> specifically, to YDL to get it to recognize USB items, it would be greatly
> appreciated!
>
> Thanks,
> Reid Anderson
> resander@cs.hamilton.edu
>
>
>> From: Richard Petty <techie@austin.rr.com>
>> Reply-To: techie@austin.rr.com
>> Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2000 01:29:39 -0500
>> To: resander@cs.hamilton.edu
>> Subject: Re: USB PCI Cards and USB KVM Switches for Linux?
>>
>> I'm currently using the IOGEAR 4-port USB switch with a beige G3
>> minitower running MacOS 9.0.4 and PowerBook (Lombard) running the
>> current release of YDL.
>>
>> Works great.
>>
>> However, that's NOT what you are proposing. Previously, I tried to run
>> YDL with a Power Computing box and a Belkin USB card. "No es bueno."
>>
>> I got errors. I farted around with custom kernels (USB backports) but
>> succeeded only in messing up X.
>>
>> If you are handy at messing around with modified kernels and think you
>> can make Linux work with USB, you'll love it.
>>
>> I moved my Linux work from the Power Computing box to the PowerBook as
>> the PowerBook supports natively in hardware. When kernel 2.4 is
>> released, USB should work for everyone -- including old machines -- and
>> I'll move my Linux work back to the Power Computing box.
>>
>> Just a warning...
>>
>> --Richard
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