This thing costs only $20 and they accept PayPal:
http://usb.brando.com.hk/prod_detail.php?prod_id=00381
So I'm thinking I might purchase one. The problem, of course, is whether
it's supported or not.
Their customer support is not helpful - I asked them about Linux and
they gave me some kind of copy/paste canned reply.
So it's:
1. Either the device is supported, and then I have no further concerns
2. Or it's not, so then I'll have to actually write a driver
#1 - what would be the odds? I see that other USB devices made by Brando
are recognized by Linux, I wonder if they perhaps used the same USB
chip, or something like that? Anybody here more knowledgeable can share
some thoughts?
#2 - I only wrote a dummy kernel module 8 years ago, but never a full
driver. How hard would it be to write a driver? I remember seeing an
article by Greg KH about writing drivers for USB temperature sensors,
maybe I can use that as a guideline?
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http://florin.myip.org/
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