Hi, am So, den 25 Juni 2006, schrieb [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > Is there a way to add USB to a unit that doesn't have it?
I think it would help if you tell us the System you have.
> Can a generic USB PCI card go in a slot or will the firmware barf? Will
> Linux see it?
On the Pegasos II (a PowerPC system from Genesi/bplan with a G3 or
G4) there seems to be some problems with USB cards. I have one working
(it has a VIA chip). But my SCSI card, which works on a x86 system
does not work in my Pegasos II.
I cannot tell you something about PCI on other PPC systems.
> IBM's description of PCI says that its architecture-independant, which
> suggests that this should work if the PPC kernel has USB. However, the
> diagnostic manual lists as one of the errors that an installed PCI card
> doesn't have a recognized VPD.
It seems that not all PCI cards are architecture-independant, in
particular those with a "big" firmware.
Hope this will help,
Dieter Schuster
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