Some hardware manufacturers have created devices which are compatible with MS-Dos and Windows 95 only. They seem to emulate part of the normally available hardware in the devices by software packages sold together with the device. Specification on these devices are not presented to the world so it is almost impossible to write drivers for these devices. Below a list of devices reported as being Linux incompatible will be given.
Simply put, it is best to avoid hardware which states things like "Needs Windows" or "Windows only".
- Canon LBP-465 printer
- Lexmark 1000 inkjet printer
- Sharp JX-9210 printer
- Epson stylus color 400
- Boca Research 28.8 internal modem (model MV34AI)
- Boca Research 33.6 internal modem (Joe Harjung has succeeded in configuring the modem under Win95 and then soft booting into Linux with the modem still working)
- HP Fastmodem D4810B
- IBM Mwave ("Dolphin") card. This card is a combination of sound, modem, fax, voice control and dictation. Software should be loaded to get things working.
- Multiwave Innovation CommWave V.34 modem (
http://www.multiwave.com/)
- US Robotics WinModem series
- Zoltrix 33.6 Win HSP Voice/Speaker Phone modem
- Compaq 192 PCMCIA modem/serial card
- New Media Winsurfer PCMCIA modem/serial card