Re: usb controller pci
On Fri, Nov 30, 2001 at 02:00:02PM +0100, Rudy Gevaert wrote:
| On Thu, 29 Nov 2001, dman wrote:
|
| > On Fri, Nov 30, 2001 at 12:38:28AM +0100, Rudy Gevaert wrote:
| > | Hello,
| > |
| > | Our lug is in need of buying a usb controller pci card. I looked around,
| > | and found two types of cards.
| > | The dlink 500 and a safeway (don't have more specs).
| > |
| > | I looked at the linux-usb.org site, but couldn't find anything about it.
| > | Does anyone know if this is supported by Debian?
| >
| > According to
| > http://www.dlink.com/products/usb/dsb500/SpecsTable.htm
| > it is a UHCI USB controller.
| >
| > Both UHCI and OHCI USB controllers are supported, and I can say that I
| > have a UHCI controller that I am using right now.
| >
| > D-Link's networking hardware (NICs and the switch I have) are good,
| > and I certainly hope they didn't do anything dumb to make this USB
| > controller not work.
| >
| > I just downloaded the driver from their site (win98 and win2k only)
| > but I see the file "VIAUSB.SYS" in the zip file. I bet this card is
| > based on a VIA chip.
|
| Ok, I'll ask in the shop. Does linux support this via chip?
No idea -- I don't even no _which_ VIA chip. If you have the package
you can look at the card and see what numbers are printed on the
bigger chips. That usually helps.
-D
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