Re: USB PCI card to buy
On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 05:37:28PM +0300, Dotan Cohen wrote:
> > Here's the reply I received from Startech.
> >
> > Hi Doug,
> >
> > Both chipsets (Nvidia and NEC) are natively supported in the Linux =
> > kernel since 2.4.x, but we do not directly support these cards in Linux, =
> > nor have we tested with Debian, so compatibility cannot be guaranteed.
> >
>
> I would recommend letting them know that you will not buy until they
> support Linux.
But I need it so I will buy it. From their perspective, they know that
the chipsets are supported in the linux kernel, but with all the
different distributions and versions (compared to just testing for
windows), it would be hard for them to test them all.
> Whether or not you actually do buy the hardware is another thing, but
> ask the _vendor_ about Linux compatibility issue returns beforehand.
Well, its special order, no returns for non-defective products. They
define "defective" as they can't plug it into their computer and get it
to work. Defective products are sent away to the manufacture for their
warranty. The vendor has not warranty of their own.
That's life.
Doug.
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