On Mon, 21 Oct 2002 22:54:44 +1000 Daniel Pittman <daniel@rimspace.net> wrote: > On Mon, 21 Oct 2002, Luis Mendes wrote: > > Thanks for your reply > > That's OK. I actually have a little more specific knowledge on one point > now, too. :) > > >> > 2) which interface should I go for? they offer pcmcia 16 bit or 32 > >> > bit paralell, usb and firewire. > >> > >> USB 1.1 devices (most laptops) have very slow connections -- you > >> would be lucky to get 4x CD writing working. > > > > They also have a USB 2 interface. Is this faster the USB 1.1 and would > > it be supported in the newest kernels. > > Quite. The hard part of USB 2, and also the reason that I didn't mention > it, is that AFAIK there is *no* USB 2 hardware for a laptop available. > > None of them come with it built in, I am fairly certain, and I have not > yet seen a PCMCIA form factor card for it... > Actually, I have seen PCMCIA USB 2 cards, at Best Buy. So a USB 2 drive could be a good choice. > [...] > > >> I would suggest getting the Firewire device, because it's the best > >> supported of them all, but read up on the 1394 support available at > >> <http://linux1394.org/> first. > > > > I had the suspicion this would be the best bet but in this case I > > guess I need a firewire adapter since I don't have a firewire > > connector in my laptop. Any sugestions here on any particular model? > > Ah. Every laptop I have owned for the last few years, and all the ones I > remembered, did come with the hardware. > > OTOH the current 2.5.44 kernel does not identify my DVD burner > correctly. So, the level of support varies from kernel to kernel. > Similar stuff works stably, though. > > >> The 32bit PCMCIA is as good as a PCI card, performance wise, but you > >> need to know if the card in question is supported by Linux PCMCIA > >> first. Make sure you check that. > > > > AMACOM says the 32 bit pcmcia interface is supported. I could not find > > any information on freecom. > > Freecom seem to be pretty good, but I have no practical experience with > either. > > Daniel > > -- > The youth gets together his materials to build a bridge to the moon, or, > perchance, a palace or temple on the earth, and, at length, the middle-aged > man concludes to build a woodshed with them. > -- Henry David Thoreau > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-laptop-request@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > listmaster@lists.debian.org > -- Reeve the cat ------------- -----BEGIN FORTUNE----- The best audience is intelligent, well-educated and a little drunk. -- Maurice Baring ------END FORTUNE------ -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GCS d? s: a? C++++ UL++++ P+ L++++ E- W++ N o K- w--- O M-- V-- PS+++ PE Y PGP t+++ 5 X+ R+++ tv+ b+++ DI++ D+ G e* h-- r+++ y** ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------
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