USB device question :)

[samuman]

Can i use usb devices with p&|a ? i mean like laptop digitv and stuff.

 

[bakawhite]

depends. things like hard drives, keyboards, mice should be no problem. But if it's more complicated you may have to wait for driver support to come along(this would be for more along the lines of drawing tablets)

 

[mkinzler]

As tatet you need drivers for it, running on arm linux

 

[samuman]

Thanks If a device works on linux, does it work on Pandora too?

 

[mkinzler]

If it's for armel or can be recompiled for it

 

[samuman]

Sorry my stupidness, but whats armel?

 

[mkinzler]

armel = linux arm architecture

 

[samuman]

I didnt get it but thanks anyways

 

[Tor]

ARM: The CPU (the processor). Which is different from a Windows PC, which uses an x86 CPU.
'armel' is a specific binary format (for the applications) which will be used by Pandora. There are other possible (older) binary formats with different names, also for ARM, but which are not Pandora compatible.

 

[Shikaku]

Tip: download ubuntu using wubi and install it or burning the livecd and booting it:

http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download livecd

http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/downloadmirrors#wubi Wubi

You can do those from there. Next, load Ubuntu from Wubi or the LiveCD and try using a USB device. If it works, there's a big chance it will work on the Pandora. If does not, there's a low chance it will.

 

[sebt3]

Tip: download ubuntu using wubi and install it or burning the livecd and booting it:

http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download livecd

http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/downloadmirrors#wubi Wubi

You can do those from there. Next, load Ubuntu from Wubi or the LiveCD and try using a USB device. If it works, there's a big chance it will work on the Pandora. If does not, there's a low chance it will.

Good way of testing.
but if it don't work with Ubuntu, there _no_ chance that it will with the p&|a.

 

[Shikaku]

Good way of testing.
but if it don't work with Ubuntu, there _no_ chance that it will with the p&|a.

It's unlikely, but somebody COULD make a driver you know... Either for the pandora or you just got lucky and one got released recently, etc.

 

[valhalla]

Good way of testing.
but if it don't work with Ubuntu, there _no_ chance that it will with the p&|a.

It's unlikely, but somebody COULD make a driver you know... Either for the pandora or you just got lucky and one got released recently, etc.

or it may be the only device whose module hasn't been compiled in the kernel for ubuntu

 

[htl2001]

find the usb device's ID number (on linux: use lsusb command) and look that up.

basically look up your device's linux compatibility and that pretty much translates into its Pandora compatibility, though not EVERYTHING linux compatible will work on the Pandora

 

[Calmatory]

Pandora uses ARM, which x86 software(including drivers) is not compatible with. Doesn't this cause problems? ...unless the drivers are shipped with the kernel and thus already compiled for ARM. I suppose that is the case?

 

[Shikaku]

Pandora uses ARM, which x86 software(including drivers) is not compatible with. Doesn't this cause problems? ...unless the drivers are shipped with the kernel and thus already compiled for ARM. I suppose that is the case?

That's the beauty of open source. You just need to port the drivers.

 

[mkinzler]

As long they arent' closed sourced binary blobs

 

[samuman]

Umm... So, if someone makes a digitv drivers to pandora, will they work on any usb digiTv device?

 

[mkinzler]

Not Any but with some if they're using the same chip