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New Messageother usb devices (modified 0 times) sin613
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has anyone tried sorting through the BIOS and/or image to find out what devices are supported via USB prior to modification? i'm thinking there's probably some form of USB hdd or adapter support, and probably a a key to press during the POST to select an alternate boot device.

since the compaq ipaq handhelds seem to have very good USB support without the OS in operation (this is how activesync and other apps work for the most part), it wouldn't be so far-fetched to think that the IA-1 could likely be the same.

-barton

01-01-2002 12:18:16

New MessageRE:other usb devices (modified 0 times) thinker
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With a recompile, the kernel can support any USB device that linux supports. The ones the existing image supports are listed on rasmus' webpage.
01-01-2002 14:50:43

New MessageRE:other usb devices (modified 0 times) markskinner
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Hello,
I had to try 2 different usb net adaptors (linksys 100tx and netgear 101c) to get one to work, but I did find the Linux-Usb site very interesting:http://www.linux-usb.org
They have a link to a database of devices USB List
where they give working/non-working status.
There is also a sourceforge.net project page:


Mark

01-01-2002 23:57:38

New MessageRE:other usb devices (modified 0 times) sin613
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i don't think i made myself very clear in the first post... i'm not referring to USB devices supported by the software, rather the hardware. what boot options does the BIOS allow? only the internal flash and the external? are there other boot options like "USB drive" or anything like that?

does anyone have a copy of the BIOS i could inspect? my main interest here is finding a means for an *inexpensive* alteration to this machine. yes, it's fast to just buy a $150-$170 microdrive, but why? so i can load a 16MB image into memory and (more than likely) never use the microdrive again? there has to be a better way to make and test changes to the internal CF than what people have been suggesting to this point.

-barton

01-02-2002 07:48:36

New MessageRE:other usb devices (modified 0 times) erroneus
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Oh! Well...

I can say with 99% accuracy that the BIOS will only natively handle USB keyboards. Maybe mice but the BIOS itself doesn't use a mouse so it's hard to test that fact without resorting to a boot from and external CF disk.

But on the outside chance that they were brilliant enough to allow it, try one of those 120MB floptical drives in USB format or one of those USB ZIP drives. I can't imagine them using some proprietary solution.

Buy it, try it, return it... 'tis the season.

01-02-2002 09:25:36

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