Subject: Re: USB PCI Cards and USB KVM Switches for Linux?
From: Reid Anderson (resander@cs.hamilton.edu)
Date: Mon Sep 04 2000 - 12:40:14 MDT
exactly, I haven't compiled USB into the kernel, but would like to! Can
someone post specific directions on how to do so?
> From: Tommy Young <tommyyoung@mac.com>
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2000 14:36:05 -0400
> To: <yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com>
> Subject: Re: USB PCI Cards and USB KVM Switches for Linux?
>
> 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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