Hi Jason, > Good idea that. There isn't really a "repository" as such for this info. > It's scattered hither and yon mostly. I should try and coalate as much > of it on the site as I can...oh time, wherefore art thou? =)
Well here is a start ... the PQI USB MS Card reader is a dream to setup on RH7.3. Even a newbie to Linus like me had it working in less than half an hour once I figured out the connection between /proc and usb and what the fstab the mtab file really does. >Most of it > is anecdotal anyway as USB support (both in a given distro and with the > specific peripheral itself) is pretty patchy on Linux. Maybe a simple DB on line would help for collecting peoples experiences. Fields and tables as follow. tblDevice [DeviceID - Int] [Manufacturer - VarChar] [ProductName - VarChar] [ProductModel - VarChar] [ProductDescription - VarChar] [URL - VarChar] [OtherInfo - VarChar] tblDistro [DistroID] [DistroName] [DistroVersion] tblKernel [KernelID] [KernelName] [KernelVersion] tblInstallDetails [InstallID] [DistroID] - ForeignKey [KernelID] - ForeignKey [DeviceID] - ForeignKey [HowToNotes] [ProblemsEncountered] [ReferencesUsed] [PatchesOrDeviceDrivers] [InstallScripts] [Author] [Date] tblResponses ( A table that allows a thread of peoples experiences.) [ResponsesID] [OriginalInstallID] - ForeignKey [ResponseInstallID] - ForeignKey I have a MySQL server space available on the web, paid for monthly, if someone wanted to put an HTML front end to it or else you could host a DB like this yourselves if you are setup for it. Just a thought from my poor tired, post midnight and a good feed brain. Shane PS I bet I have mucked up the normalisation of the tables or something .. will check tomorrow. > Good idea that. There isn't really a "repository" as such for this info. > It's scattered hither and yon mostly. I should try and coalate as much > of it on the site as I can...oh time, wherefore art thou? =) Most of it > is anecdotal anyway as USB support (both in a given distro and with the > specific peripheral itself) is pretty patchy on Linux. It is supposed to > work but it is more plug and pray than plug and play. Even on Winders > the little unmount icon is a pain in the arse.... > > Shane Hollis wrote: > > Is there a site for compatible Linux flash / usb hardware? It might be a > > good strategy for helping selling if you added some info, you know, drag > > us there to answer a question and then sell us something :-) > > > > I of course went and had a look ... > > I was entertained to see the best summary of buyer habits on the web I > > have seen on a web site .. > > <quote> This site caters to the needs of discerning, yet discount > > seeking buyers of flash media and accessories.... </quote> > > Well done. > > Cheers!~! > > Jason -- Shane Hollis Notes Unlimited New Zealand Ph: 021 465 547 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
