The particular USB controller could well be important. But the discussion was definitely about Linux and not Microshaft. Windoze has it's own set of stupidities that I'm not talking about. -- Allen Brown http://brown.armoredpenguin.com/~abrown
> You might be thinking Windows and USB. Or Via, SIS, and Nvidia > USB controllers. All of which are flaky. I've been running > multiple USB devices for years without hiccups. This includes > thumb drives, media players, joysticks, printers, and who knows > what else. > > As with all things in life, YMMV. > > That be all, > Mr O. > > > --- Allen Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I have heard credible reports that the Linux kernels are not >> reliable >> for USB. Poor implementations that lock up. Recent kernels >> are >> better, but they haven't fixed the underlying issue of >> clueless >> USB device driver programmers. >> >> You mileage may vary. >> -- >> Allen Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list euglug@euglug.org http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
