On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 09:38:41 +1300 Yuri de Groot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 09:24, Nick Rout wrote: > > On Thu, 27 Nov 2003 17:13:26 +1300 > > > > Yuri de Groot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > If you have a linux laptop with usb, bring it with > > > you when you go camera shopping. Plug the camera in, > > > boot linux and if it shows up as a usb mass storage > > > drive then make note of the model. > > > > or note the vendor & product id, get on the net and look at the database, > > thats what it is there for. > > Does the hardware database tell you whether it works out of the box > or whether you have to download, untar, make config, pray etc > to make it work? the comments are user generated, ie if something does/doesn't work you can go there and tell the world. the comments therefore vary in the quantity and quality of information. you often find a device works because it has a supported chipset, but that it may be repackaged with a different vendor/product id that is not recognised by the usb suport in the kernel. often that means a kenel recompile after supplying a very simple patch (usually one line specifying the vendor/product id into a .h file). > > They only way to know if a usb toy/vital tool works with _this_ laptop > with _this_ distro/configuration is to try it. > true, some work maybe required on a different setup. this IMHO is one of linux's biggest problems for a newbie. "if it plugs and plays with mandrake why won't it work with debian?" can lead to a long and confusing discussion on kernel versions, patchsets, recompiling, matching kernel-source rpm's etc etc etc. of course the ability to make the kernel you want is also an advantage, don't get me wrong there.... > Yuri > -- > This PC runs Linux. If you find a virus apparently from me, it has > forged the e-mail headers on someone else's machine. Please do not > notify me when this occurs. Thanks. > -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
