Quite true Greg, I'm just a fan of monolithic kernels for stuff that I use heavily with module support for light or occassional use.
Regardless of whether the items I specified need to be compiled into the kernel or have modules inserted they need to be present before the device can be used. With regards to the FS type, it depends on the device. For example I have a MP3 player/128MB USB storage device. Thus far the MP3 function will only work with the device using a DOS FS. It depends on the requirements but I'd also suggest DOS is better suited if you're going to use the device on both Windows and Linux machines. If Linux only, and the device is storage only sure use whatever you like. Brett Fenton :> -----Original Message----- :> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] :> Sent: Monday, 2 December 2002 11:12 PM :> To: Brett Fenton; Brett Fenton; Peter Hardy :> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] :> Subject: RE: USB storage (Was: [SLUG] newbie needs some help :> please..:-)) :> :> :> :> On 25-Nov-2002 Brett Fenton wrote: :> > I've got a couple of these and have been without much :> difficulty been :> > able to get them up and going under linux (RedHat and Debian). :> > :> > I'll note you need the following compiled into the kernel: :> > :> > SCSI support :> > SCSI disk support :> > SCSI generic support :> > USB mass storage support :> :> not true. These can all be compiled as kernel modules. :> :> > The units I have all have by default DOS FAT16 :> filesystems on them so :> > you'll also need :> > :> > DOS FAT support :> :> it's far better to run fdisk and repartition as you like :> (or of you're going to :> use the whole disk for Linux, just flip the partition type :> to 83, and mke2fs :> (or use reiser, or ext3, whichever you might prefer). :> :> > As far as I'm aware most standard installs don't by :> default build a :> > kernel with these functions, though possibly some do. :> :> actually, probably all *do* (in the form of kernel modules). :> :> best rgds, :> :> -Greg :> :> +---------------------------------------------------------- :> -----------+ :> You can release software that's good, software that's :> inexpensive, or :> software that's available on time. You can usually :> release software :> that has 2 of these 3 attributes -- but not all 3. :> | Greg Hosler :> [EMAIL PROTECTED] | :> +---------------------------------------------------------- :> -----------+ :> -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
