Hal DeVore wrote: >> Additionally, having to install a large PDB or ebook directly onto >>external storage is a very attractive option for me, and for some users who >>I've talked to about it, without having to locate and install third-party >>software. >> > >Dunno if there are Linux drivers for such things but most media >formats have external readers that plug into USB. I use a ZiO >SmartMedia reader on Windoze to load up large docs for my >Visor's MemPlug SmartMedia adapter. The ZiO cost me < $30 (US). > >ZiO: http://www.microtechint.com >MemPlug: http://www.memplug.com > >There are dozens of brands of such readers. > I bought a datafab KEMS memorystick reader, it doesn't get recognized by the usb storage module (perhaps an entry in unusual devices might help).
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 07c4:a107 DataFab Systems, Inc. Language IDs: none (cannot get min. string descriptor; got len=-1, error=84:Invalid or incomplete multibyte or wide character) Device Descriptor: bLength 18 bDescriptorType 1 bcdUSB 1.00 bDeviceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class bDeviceSubClass 0 bDeviceProtocol 0 bMaxPacketSize0 8 idVendor 0x07c4 DataFab Systems, Inc. idProduct 0xa107 bcdDevice 6.08 iManufacturer 1 iProduct 2 iSerial 3 bNumConfigurations 1 cannot get config descriptor 0, Invalid or incomplete multibyte or wide character (84) Language IDs: none (cannot get min. string descriptor; got len=-1, error=84:Invalid or incomplete multibyte or wide character) Stefan _______________________________________________ Pilot-unix mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hcirisc.cs.binghamton.edu/mailman/listinfo/pilot-unix
