Subject: Re: USB PCI Cards and USB KVM Switches for Linux?
From: Tommy Young (tommyyoung@mac.com)
Date: Mon Sep 04 2000 - 12:45:04 MDT
are you using the standerd ydl cs1.2 kernel
> From: Reid Anderson <resander@cs.hamilton.edu>
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2000 14:40:14 -0400
> To: <yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com>
> Subject: Re: USB PCI Cards and USB KVM Switches for Linux?
>
> 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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