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Re: Would adaptor: USB to IDE & SATA read linux-format?

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On Tue, 27 Dec 2016, David Brown wrote:

> On 24/12/16 18:46, Ryahow wrote:
>> Since the device is obviously made for the Windows market,
>> would it work, if it doesn't have a linux driver.
>>
>
> These are "made for Windows" in the same way mice, keyboards, screens,
> etc., are "made for Windows".  In other words, they are made to follow
> the standards and unless they are designed by complete morons, they work
> according to those standards.
>
But that can be ambiguous.  I look at things and wonder "are they saying 
it only works with Windows, or that they only will help if you use 
Windows".

In a lot of cases, it's simpler to limit who they will help.  When I got 
an external USR modem in 1996, the package said "compatible with WIndows 
and Mac" which left a certain doubt, though not much since I knew better. 
Many an ISP would talk only in terms of Windows support, when there was 
nothing there that disallowed Linux.


But the real confusion comes because there was a wave of devices that were 
"dumb" and used the main CPU for its smarts, so running on some other 
software was a problem.  ALl those Winmodems and there were even 
Winprinters, they didn't work with Linux without a lot of fuss, and it was 
up to some guy to make the effort to figure things out before things would 
run.

I need a wifi adapter, and it's not obvious from the store's webpage which 
are useable with Linux.  SOme are, but I have to look further, since the 
assumption is that "everyone" runs Windows, and no sense complicating 
things by pointing out which run on Linux.

   Michael

> Every USB to SATA (and the one USB to IDE) that I have seen work fine on
> Linux, including rather old systems.  USB "mass storage class" is
> completely standard.
>
>
>

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Would adaptor: USB to IDE & SATA read linux-format? "Ryahow" <dog@gmail.com> - 2016-12-24 19:46 +0200
  Re: Would adaptor: USB to IDE & SATA read linux-format? Bobbie Sellers <bliss@mouse-potato.com> - 2016-12-24 10:33 -0800
  Re: Would adaptor: USB to IDE & SATA read linux-format? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-12-26 01:26 +0100
  Re: Would adaptor: USB to IDE & SATA read linux-format? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-12-27 09:14 +0100
    Re: Would adaptor: USB to IDE & SATA read linux-format? Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2016-12-29 16:13 +0000
    Re: Would adaptor: USB to IDE & SATA read linux-format? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-12-30 13:45 -0500
      Re: Would adaptor: USB to IDE & SATA read linux-format? Bobbie Sellers <bliss@mouse-potato.com> - 2016-12-30 11:02 -0800
        Re: Would adaptor: USB to IDE & SATA read linux-format? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-12-30 16:09 -0500
          Re: Would adaptor: USB to IDE & SATA read linux-format? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-12-30 22:50 +0000
          Re: Would adaptor: USB to IDE & SATA read linux-format? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-12-30 23:02 +0000
          Re: Would adaptor: USB to IDE & SATA read linux-format? mjb@signal11.invalid (Mike) - 2016-12-31 20:55 +0000
      Re: Would adaptor: USB to IDE & SATA read linux-format? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-01-02 10:17 +0100
  Re: Would adaptor: USB to IDE & SATA read linux-format? lab.eas@gmail.com - 2017-02-21 08:33 -0800
    Re: Would adaptor: USB to IDE & SATA read linux-format? Bobbie Sellers <bliss@mouse-potato.com> - 2017-02-21 09:05 -0800
    GrabIt (was Re: Would adaptor: USB to IDE & SATA read linux-format?) ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2017-02-22 16:31 -0600
    Re: Would adaptor: USB to IDE & SATA read linux-format? Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2017-04-20 01:14 -0300

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