Jerry Geis geisj@pagestation.com wrote:
I thought USB was well established....
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 thought trying to recompile the kernel for realtek support might get my networking going... I am stuck???
Depends on your chipset. I'd be interested in finding out more.