Try the "Working Device List" for the first suggestions. I'm not sure what you mean about a driver not for your processor.
THe USB User Guide should tell people how to use USB. On Fri, 30 May 2003, Edward Cherlin wrote: > On Saturday 24 May 2003 07:55 pm, S.J. Black wrote: > > Time to jump in... 8) > > > > I'm in the process of writing a collection of distilled > > documents specifically for *users*, not hackers, elites, > > sysadmins, netadmins or others of the advanced persuasion. > > Thanks. I and the Simputer community really need that. > > > The research for basic principles working with USB, given the > > variety of device types, is probably one of the larger tasks > > I'm facing at the mo'. > > > > Linux USB stuff has noticeably improved: this does not mean > > it's ready for prime time for all and sundry. > > Doesn't mean it won't get there. But there need to be docs > > that work for the user who just wants to get one with things. > > Ergo, my project. > > > > If anyone has particular suggestions on the most pertinent > > questions to answer, please let me know. > > You'll get your name in print as a contibutor. Fame, if not > > fortune. 8) > > In no particular order, then, we need a number of things, not all > of them docs. If any of these already exist, the user doc should > give URLs. > > A database of USB devices, including printers, Flash drives, > multi-format card readers, IrDA transceivers, network > interfaces, wireless interfaces, external drives, cameras... As > far as I know, we can omit brand and model information on most > mice and keyboards, but maybe there are some that don't work > right off. Certainly there are some with special features that > require drivers > > A database of USB device drivers, for the stuff that needs it. > > What do I do if there is a driver, but not for my processor? > > Some stuff plugs in and "just works". That still doesn't mean > that the user knows how it works, or even where to find it. For > example, USB Flash drives are supposed to turn up as /dev/hda1 > or some such. You can give a mount command and they work--if you > know the device name and the command. I know of no GUI tools for > handling these devices. Even if we all had brilliant Linux > distro- that automatically created a mount point and mounted the > drive for us when we plugged in, that doesn't mean that every > one of us could find it. > > On the other hand, USB printers tend to be easy. The GUI > installers usually can find real working drivers, and Bob's your > uncle! > > When a USB thumb drive *doesn't* just appear as the correct > device, what went wrong? Should we boycott the maker? Is there a > workaround? What if it works on my Mandrake but not my skiff? > > > Steph > > I'll have more issues, and I can contribute a list of devices > known to work with the Simputer running skiff Linux. > -- /------------------------------------+-------------------------\ |Stephen J. Gowdy | SLAC, MailStop 34, | |http://www.slac.stanford.edu/~gowdy/ | 2575 Sand Hill Road, | |http://calendar.yahoo.com/gowdy | Menlo Park CA 94025, USA | |EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Tel: +1 650 926 3144 | \------------------------------------+-------------------------/ ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: eBay Get office equipment for less on eBay! http://adfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/711-11697-6916-5 _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
