On Thu, 28 Dec 2006 15:39:56 -0800 (PST) Igor Yakushin wrote: > Hi All, > > I'd like to buy a PCI USB card for my Fedora Core 5 (I can upgrade to > FC6 if needed) old PC. Are there any cards that are known to work or > not to work well under Linux? > > I first considered this cheap one: > http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?pfp=cat3&product_code=50311757&Pn=6_Port_PCI_USB_2_0_Card > but found some negative feedback from Linux users on the web. > This card, on the other hand, is the only one I have seen that > mentions Linux in its specifications: > http://www.usbgear.com/computer_cable_details.cfm?sku=USBG-2-5-PCI&cats=103&catid=538%2C134%2C103 > > Thank you, > Igor
Hello Igor, Because of intermittent problems with the VIA USB chipset on my mobo I went looking for a PCI adapter board for my Gentoo system. My first attempt was a StarTech board bought from a local computer store. It had an ALi chipset and worked poorly with my 2.6.19 kernel. My second and third attempts were CompUSA and Belkin boards. Both had a NEC chipset and both worked well. As the CompUSA board was $10 cheaper, I kept that and returned the Belkin. In the 2 weeks I've been running backups to an external USB hard drive, the card has performed flawlessly. HTH, David ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Linux-usb-users@lists.sourceforge.net To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
