-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote: > On Sat, 13 Dec 2008, ZephyrQ wrote: >> mix/edit/burn on my home machine. It has a USB port, but I've tried a >> few things (including some BIOS settings) and I can't get it to read my >> thumb drives (they work on all other machines, including the linux >> ones). It does not have a cd-burner on it and I've tried to use the > > It is old enough that it could be USB 1.0. Not many stuff nowadays > will work with it, but you can buy an CardBus or PCMCIA card with USB > 1.1 or USB 2.0 ports cheaply. Does your thinkpad have a working > CardBus/PCMCIA slot? >
How about having a crossover cable? I brought my own cable to the local shop and while bs'ing with the guys about computers they decided they wouldn't charge me for simply jumping I think 2 wires and a new 45. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAklE9WoACgkQejxzjThnMmLzmACfQP+PBTtRVnYEKyALTHJWYUZy U6oAnAwHVmLUD5HlX5Jvc6r0x4ZNymbl =r8yr -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org