From: dghowe at domain eircom.net
Date: Tue 18 Jun 2002 - 17:35:42 IST
Agere are the microelectronics arm of Lucent that was sold off a year or two ago. Lucent still exists but as a manufacturer of high end networking gear.
Regards,
David
"Hunt, Bryan" <B.Hunt at domain emuse-tech.com> wrote:
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<
< It takes a fair bit of power to drive the zip drive so that could be
< a good explanation for what's happening there. I guess if the modem is
< some sort of Lucent variant I may be in luck. I do remember seeing mention
< of it though and as far as I know it was some unknown brand ......
<
< Speaking of which I see lucent have changed their name to Agere systems
< .... I wonder did they thing that by changing their name to something
< inconspicuous their shareholders/creditors might forget about them ?
<
< --B
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<
< -----Original Message-----
< From: Stephen_Reilly at domain dell.com [mailto:Stephen_Reilly at domain dell.com]
< Sent: 18 June 2002 16:38
< To: B.Hunt at domain emuse-tech.com; ilug at domain linux.ie
< Subject: RE: [ILUG] modem
<
<
< Bryan,
< This, however may answer your question... I'll have a look around
< for some more specific technical data but:
<
< "Convenient Ports: 2 USB ports located in front for easy & quick connection
< with digital cameras & MP3 players and a front audio jack for headphones.
< Plus 2 additional USB ports, one serial port and one parallel port located
< in back to connect your other peripherals, such as a printer or scanner."
<
< Certain USB ports are only suitable for low power USB devices, eg.
< devices with their own power supply for instance (hense your camera working
< and the zip drive not). This is purely a guess on my part however, not
< having extensive knowledge/experience on the subject.
<
< steve
< (Note: as always these are merely my own opinions and I have no direct
< contact with these areas within Dell)
<
< -----Original Message-----
< From: Hunt, Bryan [mailto:B.Hunt at domain emuse-tech.com]
< Sent: 18 June 2002 15:31
< To: 'Stephen_Reilly at domain dell.com'; Ilug (E-mail)
< Subject: RE: [ILUG] modem
<
<
<
< im gonna have to find out tonite ( with lspci -vv (PB)) .. it's up in my
< dads house
< .... I looked up the specs on the dell website but it was only described as a
< v92 ...
< end of info :-)
<
< Theres another strange thing about that model in that when I plug a usb zip
< drive into
< one of the usb ports in the front of the machine it isn't detected. However
< if I plug it
< in at the back it is fine. A digital camera plugged into the front of the
< machine works fine.
< ( this is all under windows XP )
<
< Under Linux ( Suse 8.0 )/Red Hat 7.3 nothing is detected if it is plugged
< into the
< front USB ports. Under redhat 7.3 devices will be sucessfully detected if
< plugged
< into the rear usb ports ( i deleted suse before i thought of trying this )
<
< Stranger and stranger.
<
< --B
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