USB Cards

[Brett I. Holcomb]

Thanks.  I should have known that Linux could do it while Windows needed a 
driver <G>.  I'll give it a shot in the next few weeks and see what happens.



> Brett I. Holcomb wrote:
>> I have an Asus A7M266-D motherboard that for some strange reason doesn't
>> have USB built in (they but onboard audio instead!).  To rectify this
>> Asus
>> supplies a PCI USB card and drivers for Windows.  Has anybody had any
>> experience with these cards under Linux, specifically RH 7.3?  Will RH
>> detect them automatically or will I need drivers?
>> 
>> Thanks.
>> 
> 
> As long as the card supports UHCI, OHCI, or EHCI (USB 2.0 is EHCI), you
> should be fine.  I don't know of any USB card that doesn't support one
> of these standards, so you should be fine.  If things don't work out for
> you, contact me off list and I'll sell you my NEC USB 2.0 PCI card- my
> new MB coming Tues. afternoon has 6 USB 2.0 ports onboard so I have no
> need for an extra four.
> 
> 
> Bob Raymond

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