[ale] USB Ports & PDA's

[Wandered Inn]

Dave Brooks wrote:
> 
> ALE-
> 
> I just got my new HandSpring Visor (http://www.handspring.com, it's awesome),
> and the HotSync cradle it came with uses USB instead of the serial/parallel like
> my old Palm III used.
> 
> Is USB supported in Linux, yet?  Can I still hotsync with pilot-xfer if the
> cradle is USB?  I'm trying to save $20 by not having to order a serial cradle
> from Handspring.

The work on USB is ongoing and I believe it's only in the development
kernels, but you can build it as a module.  Check out
http://www.linux-usb.org/

> 
> Regards,
> Dave
> 
> --
> david a. brooks
> dbrooks at comstar.net
> systems engineer
> comstar.net, inc.
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