Re: USB PCI Cards and USB KVM Switches for Linux?


Subject: Re: USB PCI Cards and USB KVM Switches for Linux?
From: Tommy Young (tommyyoung@mac.com)
Date: Mon Sep 04 2000 - 12:36:05 MDT


and I am using a usb card in an 8600
it should see mice(iknow for a fact) and keyboards no prob except if you did
n't compile usb into the kernel

> From: Tommy Young <tommyyoung@mac.com>
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2000 14:33:35 -0400
> To: <yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com>
> Subject: Re: USB PCI Cards and USB KVM Switches for Linux?
>
> 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?
>>
>>
>>
>> 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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