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Re: Hardware for a Presario with Linux support



Ooops.  Sorry if that wasn't clear.

I don't have any card, just the MultiPort wireless
module that plugs into the connectors on the back
of the LCD panel.  The part number for the one I
bought is 233412-xx1 on the HP web site.  I couldn't
seem to find a part number for the Presario unit
you mentioned; it's probably on the hp.com site
somewhere but I didn't look that hard.

There's a bit more info on MultiPort at:

http://www.compaq.com/products/notebooks/multiport.html

AFAIK, you can only get this MultiPort device from
HP or one of our resellers, but I could be wrong.

Something else I forgot was that this module uses
the prism2_usb driver out of linux-wlan-ng.


Vicente Aguilar wrote:
Thanks for your answer, Al.


It's officially called a "MultiPort" connector.  You can get a
wireless module for use with it.  I believe it's actually a USB
connection, though not a USB connector (it wouldn't fit if you
did it that way.  I use my wireless module quite a bit and it
seems to work fine with woody, plus testing, plus the latest
linux-wlan-ng kernel module from SourceForge.


Great. :)
What card do you have?


I've been using one of the cheap D-Link cameras; the point was
to make it work, though, and not take good pictures.  I got one
of these cameras for US$20 on sale -- not a real good camera
(actually, kinda miserable), but it does work.  I'd suggest
going to the supported hardware list at www.linux-usb.org to
see what you can and can't use.


Yes, but the problem is that I don't trust my laptop's USB port anymore.
My webcam has linux support and works on my other computer, but it
doesn't work on the laptop. I think I'll end up borrowing all my
friends' webcams and testing them all...


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Ciao,
al
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