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Salve,
thank you very much for detailed suggestions: at the moment I am busy at
work but
I will try as soon as possible. I am a newbie and I need some days to learn
how to do.
A presto.
Regards,

Giuseppe


----- Original Message -----
From: <baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org>
To: <baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2007 3:41 PM
Subject: Re: [BL] usb ports in bl2/bl3


> Hi,
> By default Baslinux uses kernel 2.2.26.
> In general kernels 2.4.x have better support for USB,
> but some Linux distributions have backported the usb
> code to 2.2.x kernels.
> Bottom line: if you want better support for USB in
> Baslinux just change the kernel and modules.
> I use kernel 2.5.0 that came bundled with Peanut Linux
> 9.1 and I have to load these modules for using usb
> flash memory:
> insmod usb-core.o
> insmod usb-uhci.o
> insmod usb-storage.o
> Then I mount the usb flash with:
> mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /mypc/usb
>
>
> Hope this helps.
> Bye!
> -HHMM
>
> --- baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org wrote:
>
> > Message from Steven
> > ===================
> > Giuseppe wrote:
> > >
> > > I just added 4 USB 2.0 ports.
> >
> > Is that a PCMCIA card (for laptop)?  BL3 can access
> > normal PCMCIA cards, but not cardbus (which has a
> > row of gold pimples).
> >
> > > What should I do to use?
> >
> > I do not have any USB hardware, so I have no
> > personal
> > experience using USB with BL3.  However, IIRC other
> > BL3 users have said that USB keyboards, mouses and
> > printers do work.
> >
> > > Is it possible to use the ports for a samsung
> > laser
> > > printer (linux compatible since 2.2.x ),
> >
> > Probably.
> >
> > > a scanner
> >
> > Maybe.
> >
> > > and usb keys?
> >
> > Probably not.  IIRC people could not get BL3 to work
> > with USB storage devices.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Steven
> >
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