[Wlug] What USB flash drive device to choose for Suse Linux 9.3?

Brian J. Conway bconway at alum.wpi.edu
Tue Sep 12 12:04:19 EDT 2006


On Tue, 12 Sep 2006 douglas.r.aker at verizon.com wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> Quick question: Is buying a USB flash drive device for Linux something
> that needs a bit of research?  Or, by and large, will any old device work?
> I've got Suse Linux 9.3 installed on an HP Omnibook 6100.

Just about any off-the-shelf "flash stick" or USB-connected hard drive 
enclosure will all use the kernel's usb-storage and SD drivers.  Lots of 
cameras, too.

Brian J. Conway
bconway(at)alum.wpi.edu

"LINUX is obsolete"
      - Andrew S. Tanenbaum, creator of Minix - Jan 29, 1992


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