From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 12:36:28 +1000 Message-Id: <199907190236.MAA01193@tango.anu.edu.au> From: Paul Mackerras To: stp9@cornell.edu CC: linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org In-reply-to: <378EDC2F.D323B91B@cornell.edu> (message from Stephen Travis Pope on Fri, 16 Jul 1999 00:16:10 -0700) Subject: Re: USB on "Bronze" PowerBook? Reply-to: Paul.Mackerras@cs.anu.edu.au References: <378EDC2F.D323B91B@cornell.edu> Sender: owner-linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org List-Id: Stephen Travis Pope wrote: > I use Linux PPC v5 on a 400 MHz "Lombard" PowerBook and it's *great* -- > my only problem is that I can't use an external USB keyboard and mouse. > > Is there a kernel hacker out there who could enlighten me as to the > issues involved in getting this to work? (I'm UNIX kernel literate, but > haven't looked into USB support.) I don't know of any particular reason why it wouldn't work. Have you tried my 2.2.10 precompiled kernel, which has the new USB drivers in it? (It's at ftp://sunsite.anu.edu.au/pub/linux/linux-pmac/ kernel-binary/v2.2.10.) > Are all Mac USB stacks made for the older interface chips? Not deliberately. :-) > Is anyone currently working on getting this to work? (If yes, do you > want some help?) All I need is one of the new powerbooks. :-) :-) Paul. [[ This message was sent via the linuxppc-dev mailing list. Replies are ]] [[ not forced back to the list, so be sure to Cc linuxppc-dev if your ]] [[ reply is of general interest. Please check http://lists.linuxppc.org/ ]] [[ and http://www.linuxppc.org/ for useful information before posting. ]]