Hi,
> first, I'm looking to start building my own system within the next two
> months and I'm planning on purchasing a USB-Zip 100 ($79 @
> ValueAmerica until March 31) as well as a USB mouse and Keyboard.. my
> main reason for this is I might eventually invest on a mac for music
> composition which brings me to the next question:
No problems above.
> are USB MIDI devices like the MidiMan MidiSport supported or is
> support planned? or is MidiMan one of those Bad Vendors (No Biscuit!)
> who refuses to open their spec? I realize this is not exactly the most
> popular item in use by the linux community, but I would like some idea
> of what has been done in that field before I take the plunge and start
> looking into perhaps contributing to the linux-USB project :)
Since the current USB audio driver doesn't support midi, it looks
like it's up to you to take the plunge. Maybe there will be other
interested people to help out.
> also, anyone know when 2.4 is going to be released? and what is the
> projected USB status for then?
I don't expect the USB status to change a lot between now and 2.4
except for tying up some loose ends (like system hangs) and
getting the host controller drivers all acting the same (behavior,
semantics, etc.), plus hopefully getting OHCI fixed on some
platforms (or chipsets) where it has problems. Oh, and
usb-storage is still in rapid development mode. Thanks, Matt.
> lastly, I've seen other USB keyboard and mouse devices by companies
> other than Logitech and M$ and was wondering if they use their own
> protocol or if its something that complies to the two big guys.. I
> still haven't decided whether I want to go mouse or trackball and I've
> seen features I like in several of them..
Vojtech would be the best person to answer this. My limited
knowledge of mouse protocols is that all the cloners just use
a protocol that the big guys use. I don't know about
trackballs.
> -e
> --
> Ed Porras [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://www.cise.ufl.edu/~ep
~Randy
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