On Monday, December 12, 2011 03:55:01 PM Kent A. Reed did opine: > On 12/12/2011 1:13 PM, Gary Fiber wrote: > > Has anyone used a USB powered and driven video display with EMC2? I > > see that Bestbuy has a nice sized AOC available for under $140.00 It > > would be lighter than a normal VGA display. > > > > http://www.bestbuy.com/site/AOC+-+15.6%26%2334%3B+Widescreen+Flat-Pane > > l+LED+Portable+USB+Monitor/3698548.p?id=1218428680308&skuId=3698548&st > > =AOC monitor&cp=1&lp=9 > > > > Gary Fiber K8IZ > > GROL PG-19-6691 with Shipboard Radar Endorsement > > Washington State Resident > > Gary: > > I'd look to Ubuntu/Linux forums to see if anyone has tried one of these. > > The Best Buy site claims this display is compatible with PCs and Macs. > There must be a driver that's "close" if it works with Macs, but that > doesn't guarantee anything regarding Linux. Maybe there's more on the > AOC site but I'm off to an appointment and don't have time to look. > > Without a proper driver it's just a lighter ship anchor. > > Good luck. > > Regards, > Kent > And, with usb's penchant for playing with the real time stuff by locking out the IRQ's for extended periods of time. I would have to be really really desperate to even consider such a device.
For the new bees here, stick a usb memory key into a port on the machine that runs emc, and watch emc stumble & upchuck all over itself. It is not pretty. Cheers, Gene -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) My web page: <http://coyoteden.dyndns-free.com:85/gene> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Windows Azure Live! Tuesday, Dec 13, 2011 Microsoft is holding a special Learn Windows Azure training event for developers. It will provide a great way to learn Windows Azure and what it provides. You can attend the event by watching it streamed LIVE online. Learn more at http://p.sf.net/sfu/ms-windowsazure _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
