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? Thanks! Jim Hatridge hatridge@straubing.baynet.de Proud Linux User #88484 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jim's Beowulf Project Looking for giveaway computers and parts I need it all! Email Jim for details on how you can help build a poor man's super computer. -- 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/
Hi, On Mon, 3 Jan 2000, James (Jim) Hatridge wrote:
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?
To get more info about Linux and USB, have a look at http://www.linux-usb.org/ Bye, LenZ -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Lenz Grimmer SuSE GmbH mailto:grimmer@suse.de Schanzaeckerstr. 10 http://www.suse.de/~grimmer 90443 Nuernberg, Germany -- 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/
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 speeds comparable to 10Base-2 (fine for basic file transfers or dialup internet access), USB printing takes less CPU and is considerably faster than an lp interface, and it allows serial devices that communicate at over 115k/sec (current 164550A's cap at 115k). Scalable meaning that dozens of devices (iirc, 127) may *theoretically* be attached to a single root hub; I wouldn't recommend trying this because of saturation ;). Inexpensive meaning that that a USB scanner is about the same price as a parallel one (sometimes cheaper) and almost as fast as SCSI (for that device, anyway ;). Imagine for a second, a handheld appliance (not unlike a PalmPilot or WinCE device). It has a touchpad, a stylus, and a single USB port. At any given time you can connect a full keyboard, a printer, a fast modem, or a connection to a desktop PC, and then immediately (no reset or reboot) disconnect or reconnect the devices for travel. Is this attractive? :) -- -=|JP|=- Jon Pennington | Atipa Linux Solutions -o) jpennington@atipa.com | http://www.atipa.com /\\ Kansas City, MO, USA | 816-241-2641 _\_V -- 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/
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/
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?
Thanks!
This month's Linux Journal discusses that point. It will be partially supported in the 2.4 kernel. -- George Toft http://www.georgetoft.com -- 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/
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