Re: Zaurus C3200 and connectivity/interfaces?

On 10/13/06, Angus Ainslie <angusa-OTvnGxWRz7hWk0Htik3J/[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-12-10 at 17:31 -0700, Justin Patrin wrote:
>
> > There is a biult-in serial port, in fact, but you need a special
> > adapter to use it and may have problems due to the voltages being out
> > of spec.
> >
>
> Where is the built in port ? Is it behind the little plastic cover next
> to the usb port ?
>

Yes.

> > AFAIK 802.11g is still only minimally supported for very few chipsets,
> > if any. The wireless chips are generally not open-spec and it has been
> > an uphill battle to get enough specs released to get Linux drivers
> > written. Most people use ndiswrapper for g cards and that won't work
> > on a Zaurus.
> >
>
> There are some supported 802.11G USB chipsets but you won't get more
> than B speeds out of them because the Zauruses host hort is only USB
> 1.1 . To get the USB adpater to use G you need USB 2.
>

You're speaking of USB adapters, of course. You *can* buy G CF adapters too.


-- 
Justin Patrin

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