[NTLUG:Discuss] Apacer Product - HandyDrive

[Kelledin]

On Thursday 12 September 2002 09:25 pm, MadHat wrote:
> On Thu, 2002-09-12 at 21:09, Val W. Harris wrote:
> > Has anyone tried out any of the USB solid-state memory
> > drives with Linux?  The guys at the URL below claim that "no
> > drivers are required for Linux 2.4.0 or higher".
> >
> > <http://www.apacer.com/product/handydrive/index.html>
> >
> > Are they BS'ing, or is this the next technological GLF
> > (Great Leap Forward) for sneaker-netters everywhere?
>
> Well many of the USB drives do work 'out-of-the-box' with new
> kernels. I have had no issues with the one I had (just one of
> the little 128M keychain things) and have no issues with the
> USB Sony cameras I have. They just work with no issues or
> tinkering.  Just plug them in, mount the drive and go.

In case you're curious, it's "USB Mass Storage Protocol," and 
it's under "USB support" in the 2.4.x kernel config.

Basically, someone in a high place wisely decided that 
non-volatile USB storage devices should all work with a single 
standard communication protocol.

-- 
Kelledin
"If a server crashes in a server farm and no one pings it, does 
it still cost four figures to fix?"