Re: [LUG] Using Linux as a desktop OS

[Simon Waters <Simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Lee Quick wrote:
> Indeed all the information on the net suggests that the visor should
> work thru the USB hot sync cable via /dev/ttyUSBxx perhaps this is a
> distro oriented problem I have? This is of course one of the
> shortcomings of Linux as a desktop OS as no two installations are the
> same, what seemingly works for one individual may not for another.

> Still the rate of development is such that this will become less and
> less of a problem as time progresses!

Most of the hardware support issues like that are because of
rate of development.

The secret is usually to keep the kernel up to date if you need
to support novel hardware.

It will get better when more vendors supply drivers to support
their own hardware on Linux, rather than relying on people doing
it out of need or desire.

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