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Re: [LUG] external usb 2.0 3.5" hard disk enclosure



Much appreciate all your hard work, on the phone ordering one now.



On Fri, 2004-10-22 at 14:45, Grant Sewell wrote:
On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 09:28:03 +0100
Kelly Jones <kellyjones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I have found one possible supplier www.allcam.biz but theirs are listed
> as compatible with Mac OS 8.6.  I have just spoken to their tech staff
> and they use a Tene 802 chipset.
> 

They also say that "you maybe [sic] able to use these device under Linux" for both their HDD enclosures and their external harddrives.  The Linux installation guide (a link to http://homepage.ntlworld.com/allcam/usb_storage_linux_guide.html) is predominantly for SuSE 9.0 (which has a 2.4.21 based kernel).

Having had a peek through the kernel sources for 2.6.8 (my current Debian testing), I can't see any mention of a Tene 802 chipset.  I also took the liberty of downloading the SuSE 9.0 kernel sources and searching them too (hey, it's a new broadband connection, I've got to make use of it :p) and it too doesn't mention specifically anything about a Tene 802.  My guess is that it should work fine.

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Grant Sewell

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