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<pre>Jerry Geis <<a
href="http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos">geisj at pagestation.com</a>> wrote:
><i> I thought USB was well established....
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Ha! Ha! Ha ha ha ha! Sorry man, just tossed the cookies
there, that statement was just too funny.
[ Insider knowledge: USB was never designed for block
devices ]
Anyhoo, understand that USB isn't a set of standards, never
was. Although some standards have been built around it for
various functionality.
Furthermore, you still have to have an OHCI (1.2/12Mbps) or
EHCI (480Mbps) driver for your host. End user devices are up
in the air, although most storage devices have come up with
simple block mechanisms that are typically followed.
><i> I thought trying to recompile the kernel for realtek
</i>><i> support might get my networking going...
</i>><i> I am stuck???
</i>
Depends on your chipset. I'd be interested in finding out
more.
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Without being able to copy anything off the PC I did an lspci
USB Controller Intel 82801 (ICH6 Family) Rev 3
Jerry
Jerry
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