Jon Pennington said:
On Mon, 03 Jan 2000, James (Jim) Hatridge wrote:
Hi all,
A buddy just got a system with allot of USB stuff. He talks about using Linux, but says he has to have Win98 for USB. Does Linux support USB yet? Or what parts of USB does Linux support? BTW just what is so great about USB?
Some devices like keyboards and mice are pretty easy to support, some devices like scanners and printers will work with Linux RSN. The 2.2.13 kernel included with SuSE 6.3 has some USB and Firewire support, but this should be considered experimental, and used at your own risk.
USB is great becuase it's fast, scalable, hot-swapable, and inexpensive. Fast meaning that a two-machine peer-to-peer USB network can transfer data at [...]
You forgot another big + (IMHO anyways).. the USB cable can supply power, so the cable-monster is reduced. -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/