---- Original Message ---- From: "Ben Thorp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 1:36 PM Subject: [scottish] Buying some noo-fangled hardware
> OK - looking to buy some new hardware, but looking for some Linux > advise: > > 1. Hope to buy a PCI - USB card (generic from ebuyer probably): PCI > card > with 4 USB slots. The mobo I have (Jetway crap) certainly support USB > (or > at least it has a connector for it on the board) but I was just > wondering > if anyone knew how hard it would be to get this recognised in Linux. I > haven't a hope in Windows (Win95 OSR1 - don't see the need to buy > anything > newer), but thought it should work in Linux. Shouldn't be a problem - I added a Belkin OHCI card to a P120 so I could use my Alcatel frog with my firewall when I got ADSL installed, and it was picked up without issue. It's picked up in the same way as USB off the mobo would be - the only difference is where it's presented on the PCI bus - e.g. not embedded but in a slot. Linux won't notice the difference. Well, as long as you remember to compile USB support into the kernel ;) -- _ __/| ___ ___ __ _________ "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned \`O_o' / _ \/ -_) // / __/ _ \ for Sega." -- Brodie, 'Mallrats' =(_ _)=/_//_/\__/\_,_/_/ \___/ @ well.com :: William Anderson U - Ack! Phttpt! Thhbbt! http://neuro.me.uk/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.lug.org.uk http://www.linuxportal.co.uk http://www.linuxjob.co.uk http://www.linuxshop.co.uk --------------------------------------------------------------------
