[wellylug] linux usb

Centurion Computer Technology Ltd centurion at paradise.net.nz
Fri Sep 12 16:19:05 NZST 2003


On Fri, 2003-09-12 at 16:02, Brenda Wallace wrote:
> the most confusing part of linux to me, so far, is USB
> i just don't get what is going on.
> 
> serial ports are easy.. you just read what on /dev/ttyS0 or S1
> but usb devices seems random and unreliable in linux, and work
> beautifully in windows.

USB is not straight forward in windows, Linux actually handles it much
better.  The problem many linux users have is the general lack of Linux
driver support for USB devices.
> 
> has anyone here got a good grip on how usb work in linux?
> i have a bunch of questions.
> 
Fire away.
> 
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> Brenda Wallace
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