Re: [linux-audio-dev] ISA Plug & Play support in kernel

David Hinds (dhinds@zen.stanford.edu)
Mon, 11 Jan 1999 10:02:15 -0800

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Matthias Urlichs wrote:
> John Alvord:
> > Isn't there a big upcomming problem with USB and firewire devices
> > which are naturally hot-pluggable?
> >
> Those drivers don't need any local resources which could possibly conflict
> with other devices. At worst, the high-level driver gets an error from the
> low-level USB/firewire driver back.
>
> The USB or firewire interface itself isn't hot-pluggable.

There are PCMCIA USB interfaces, and Adaptec makes a Cardbus firewire
adapter.

-- Dave Hinds

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