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You know it's amazing, here I am with a superior os on my system and I cannot use any of my usb devices on it. I am forced to use my windoze drive for internet access (dsl)because I have no driver for the efficient speedstream 5200 ethernet/modem(supplied to me by the phone company). I can't use my scanner because it's a hp scanjet 5300c and I can't use the usb gamepad - it's a logitech rumblepad and the usb wecam, cs330 is of no use to me either. I don't have the money to go out and be picky right now with usb devices. Sorry, it's just frustrating running into roadblocks whereever I search on the internet trying to find drivers and coming up empty. I am certain this hardware would run better on os/2 then on my windoze drive. Might as well take out the usb basic package since it is useless to me. Kind regards, arr |
| Date: 26 Jan, 2004 on 15:31 |
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| Curious here but you write speedstream 5200 ethernet/modem but is this connected to an USB-port or via ethernet? Wonder if it's connected via ethernet, why would you need drivers then?! I might missed something out here, or ? |
| Date: 26 Jan, 2004 on 16:21 |
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| If it is ethernet, why would there be a need for an USB driver? Is it an ethernet/modem connected via an USB connection? http://www.os2warp.be OS/2-eCS compitable hardware. http://www.os2world.com/usb OS/2-eCS and USB http://www.netlabs.org there is a project on USB drivers (perhaps suggest a need for USB drivers for some of these devices?).
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| Date: 26 Jan, 2004 on 17:32 |
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last updated at 26 Jan, 2004 19:17 (1 times) My apologies for the confusion gentlemen. It is an ethernet/usb modem. It has two options -connecting via an ethernet card or a usb port on the computer. It is hooked in through the usb port. Kind regards, arr P.S. By the way I did check out those sites and didn't find drivers for any of the devices I have. Thanks for trying to help though, I greatly apreciate it. |
| Date: 26 Jan, 2004 on 19:10 |
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arr (26 Jan, 2004 20:17): It is an ethernet/usb modem. It has two options -connecting via an ethernet card or a usb port on the computer. It is hooked in through the usb port.
Well, if the modem has the option to work either with USB or Ethernet I would go for using the ethernet option then. If you're missing a networkcard the damage will then be around $10-$30 depending on what brand of card you pick. That will at least give you the opportunity of connecting your favo OS to the internet  |
| Date: 26 Jan, 2004 on 19:29 |
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Ok, then am I going have to be very picky about buying an ethernet card for os/2? I mean how many are currently supported or where is a good place to go to find what cards are supported. Do you gentlemen have a recommendation?Kind regards, arr |
| Date: 26 Jan, 2004 on 23:24 |
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| Date: 27 Jan, 2004 on 01:08 |
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| Date: 27 Jan, 2004 on 19:59 |
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last updated at 27 Jan, 2004 22:57 (1 times)
arr (27 Jan, 2004 00:24): Ok, then am I going have to be very picky about buying an ethernet card for os/2? I mean how many are currently supported or where is a good place to go to find what cards are supported. Do you gentlemen have a recommendation?
Well, I could recommend 3Com cards, never had any problems with them and lifetime warranty on the cards. But there are actually bunch of cards that works really nice together with OS2. |
| Date: 27 Jan, 2004 on 22:56 |
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I checked at those sites and didn't find anything yet. I will have another go at it, thanks. I completely agree with you, we need more usb support. It would be so nice just to be able to go down to the local Staples here, buy a usb device and not have to search far and wide to find a little old device driver to get warp to talk to it. Too many people got blinded by Microsofts' big marketing machine over the last several years in my opinion. Don't get me wrong, I think Microsoft has done some good things for the industry but I also think they have done some harm as well - so I am not a Microsft hater. I think I would get more bang for the buck out of these devices then on my Win Me drive. Hmmm, 3Com sounds like it maybe a great way to go then. I will check into it, thanks. It's too bad IBM moved their latest usb package over to this Software Choice. I personally think that Software Choice stuff is just a pound of bologna. I can understand some of the things being their but the drivers I don't and never will understand. It's just simple greed as far as I am concerned. I thinks it's a shame about the ip stack as well. That means I am stuck with the ol' 16-bit 4.0 stack that came out of the box since I can't afford to shell out what is it - $250 bucks to 'em and even if I could, it's not worth it. Thanks again guys!Kind regards, arr |
| Date: 28 Jan, 2004 on 12:21 |
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| It could be IBM's way of 'weaning people off OS/2' by making it more difficult to obtain drivers for their Warp computers. I have asked if one could buy a single driver instead of having to subscribe but I have never received a respsonse. They do seem to be advertising Linux alot lately (I have seen ads by IBM for Linux).
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| Date: 28 Jan, 2004 on 17:03 |
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Kim (27 Jan, 2004 23:57):
arr (27 Jan, 2004 00:24): Ok, then am I going have to be very picky about buying an ethernet card for os/2? I mean how many are currently supported or where is a good place to go to find what cards are supported. Do you gentlemen have a recommendation?
Well, I could recommend 3Com cards, never had any problems with them and lifetime warranty on the cards. But there are actually bunch of cards that works really nice together with OS2.
Well, there are really cheap cards such as RealTek. Cost almost nothing. But, I'm not sure about the quality. I've most of times used either D-Link (but stopped after one card in the OS2 World server burnt) and switched to only (currently) using 3Com cards. Best buy if you want to get updated with OS2 is actually to get yourself a licens of eCS. Get actually a fair amount of software for the price asked. /Kim |
| Date: 31 Jan, 2004 on 00:42 |
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Well I considered looking at eCs and it does look impressive right out of the box but money is a little tight right now and even an upgrade price of $89 dollars would be a little difficult to swing right now - maybe when I get caught up with the bills I will but even then I would still be in the same boat with the other usb devices I have so I might as well leave the hard drive alone. I always wondered how Bob managed to convince big blue to let 'em do a new client when Stardock couldn't convince them. I think Bob St. John used to work for IBM, didn't he? Kind regards, Adam |
| Date: 31 Jan, 2004 on 11:22 |
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