[linux-laptop] 5.25" external CD/DVD ROM Casing.

[wwp]

Hello enine,


On Tue, 25 Oct 2005 09:31:40 -0700 "enine" <enine at ninefamily.com> wrote:

> I remember seeing one USB chipset (VIA maybe) in an external enclosure that
> was having issues come across one of the linux usb lists but thats the only
> one I remember seeing.  I have similar enclosures (run everything external)
> and so far have not had a problem.  One I even had to load drives in my
> wife XP box for and Linux recognized it with no problems.

Yep, the worst experience I could ever get w/ USB controllers (onboard or
external) were w/ VIA or Ali chipsets. I tested many ones in the Linux 2.4
kernel time, more than 2 years ago, my experience doesn't apply to 2.6
kernels and recent chipsets.


Regards,

> Original Message ---------------------------------- From: wwp
> <subscript at free.fr> Date:  Tue, 25 Oct 2005 18:22:04 +0200
> 
> >Hello k_agashe at vsnl.com,
> >
> >
> >as far as I could see, the provided info is not sufficient to determine if
> >any Linux kernel has support for this hardware. It mostly depend on the
> >IDE-to-USB controller embedded in the combo.
> >
> >Honestly, I did not face any problem using many different external USB
> >combos (Linux supports various common hardware) but who knows what's
> >inside this case and if it's supported?
> >
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >On Tue, 25 Oct 2005 19:32:03 +0500 k_agashe at vsnl.com wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >> 
> >> I have HP/COMPAQ Presario 2500 series Laptop running on Ubuntu 5.04. I am
> >> going to upgrade to Ubuntu 5.10 shortly. I have internal CD-ROM and would
> >> like to add external CD-RW or CD-RW/DVD-R combo drive through 5.25"
> >> external casing.
> >> 
> >> I am from India and looking for buying the 5.25" external casing on
> >> ebay.in. The seller says that it is going to work with "Windows 98SE,
> >> 2000, XP, Mac OS.9.0 and higher" but I feel that it can work with Linux
> >> as well. The specifications are as follows: # Aluminium casing #
> >> Suitable for: CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-ROM and DVD-RW drives # Supports: ATA
> >> 100/133 # Interface: USB 2.0, downward compatible with USB 1.1
> >> # Plug and Play
> >> # External power supply: AC input: 100 -240V
> >> # Output voltage: +5V/+12V
> >> # Dimensions: 160 x 560 x 245 mm (l x h x w)
> >> # Supports: Windows 98SE, 2000, XP, Mac OS.9.0 and higher
> >> 
> >> My question is "Will it work in Linux".
> >> 
> >> I have also seen similar product on the net where the supplier says that
> >> it is going to work on Linux but I can't buy from them and interested in
> >> buying this item only from a supplier from India.
> >> 
> >> You can view this item at:
> >> http://cgi.ebay.in/5-25-External-CD-DVD-ROM-Casing_W0QQitemZ8712215598QQcategoryZ96894QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
> >> 
> >> Many more are listed at:
> >> http://search.ebay.in/cd-external*_W0QQfnuZ1
> >> 
> >> Thanks in advance.
> >> 
> >> 
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