At 09:03 AM 1/29/2005 -0500, Hal MacArgle wrote:
Greetings: Running Slackware 9.0 and 9.1; kernels 2.4.20 or 2.4.22, bare.i installation, I've experienced good support for all USB devices except Flash Drives.
First one bought was a Link-Max UL-641 that, plugged in, was immediately accessible by the kernel with no configuring by me..
Later attempts with other brands, no such luck.. As I look at the retail boxes not a single one mentions Linux, so was wondering what others have discovered.. It's no fun buying then returning just to see what works or doesn't... <grin>
Most of the comments on the Web seem to indicate this is not a problem but I've found otherwise.. One vendor, Kingston, said flat out that Linux is not supported by their devices..
Best and TIA.
I've only used one of these drives, a Lexar 256 MB JunpDrive Secure. Since I compile my own kernels, I did have to recompile (2.4.21, I think), turning on several USB options and SCSI (the standard way to access USB drives uses SCSI emulation), but then had no difficulty on my own systems ... and a couple of embedded Linux systems, using their manufacturers' stock kernels, also accessed the drive with no difficulty.
I have also had good success with my Lexar 128MB JumpDrive. Just tested my brother's PNY Attache 128MB with a 2.6.10 kernel - works fine as well.
You may want to try a 2.6 kernel - Fedora core 3 or Slackware 10. A lot of USB stuff has been merged into 2.6.
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