30. Appendix B. Linux incompatible Hardware

Some hardware manufacturers have created devices which are compatible with MS-DOS and Windows 95/98 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".

• Printers

  Manufacturer	Model Number	Functionality
  Brother	4550	None - Paperweight
  Brother	MP-21C	None - Paperweight
  Canon	BJC-5000	None - Paperweight
  Canon	BJC-5100	None - Paperweight
  Canon	BJC-8500	None - Paperweight
  Canon	LBP-460	None - Paperweight
  Canon	LBP-600	None - Paperweight
  Canon	LBP-660	None - Paperweight
  Canon	LBP-800	None - Paperweight
  Canon	Multipass C50	Unknown
  Canon	Multipass L6000	None - Paperweight
  Canon	S200	None - Paperweight
  Compaq	A900	Unknown
  Compaq	IJ300	None - Paperweight
  Epson	AcuLaser C1000	None - Paperweight
  Epson	EPL-5500W	None - Paperweight
  Epson	EPL-5700L	None - Paperweight
  Epson	EPL-5800L	None - Paperweight
  Epson	EPL-5900L	None - Paperweight
  Epson	LP-2000	Unknown
  Epson	Stylus B/W 820	Unknown
  Epson	Stylus CX3200	None - Paperweight
  HP	DeskJet 640C	Unknown
  HP	LaserJet 3100	None - Paperweight
  HP	LaserJet 3150	None - Paperweight
  HP	Officejet LX	Unknown
  HP	PhotoSmart	None - Paperweight
  Kyocera	F-1200	Unknown
  Kyocera	FS-3700+	Unknown
  LaserMaster	LM 1000	None - Paperweight
  Lexmark	Optra S1650	Unknown
  Lexmark	Winwriter 100	None - Paperweight
  Lexmark	Winwriter 150c	None - Paperweight
  Lexmark	Winwriter 200	None - Paperweight
  Lexmark	Z13	None - Paperweight
  Lexmark	Z23	None - Paperweight
  Lexmark	Z33	None - Paperweight
  Minolta	PagePro 1100L	None - Paperweight
  Minolta	PagePro 6L	None - Paperweight
  NEC	SuperScript 610plus	None - Paperweight
  NEC	SuperScript 660	None - Paperweight
  NEC	SuperScript 660plus	None - Paperweight
  Okidata	6e	Unknown
  Okidata	6w	Unknown
  Okidata	OL400e	Unknown
  Okidata	Okijet 2010	None - Paperweight
  Panasonic	KX-P6100	None - Paperweight
  Panasonic	KX-P6300 GDI	None - Paperweight
  Panasonic	KX-P8410	None - Paperweight
  Panasonic	KXP-2624	Unknown
  QMS	magicolor 2	None - Paperweight
  Ricoh	Aficio Color 2206	None - Paperweight
  Ricoh	Afico FX10	None - Paperweight
  Samsung	ML-5050G	None - Paperweight
  Samsung	SF/MSYS/MJ-4700/4800/4500C	None - Paperweight
  Sharp	AJ-2100	None - Paperweight
  Star	WinType 4000	None - Paperweight
  Xerox	DocuPrint P8	None - Paperweight
  Xerox	WorkCentre 385	None - Paperweight
  Xerox	WorkCentre XD120f	None - Paperweight
  Xerox	WorkCentre XE80	None - Paperweight
  Xerox	WorkCentre XE90fx	None - Paperweight

  The following is old information and will be removed in a future version of this document:

  • Canon LBP-465 printer

  • Sharp JX-9210 printer

• Modems

  • 3Com 3CXM356/3CCM356 and 3CXM656/3CCM656 PCMCIA

  • AOpen FM56-P and FM56-H

  • Boca Research 28.8 internal modem (model MV34AI)

  • Boca Research 33.6 internal modem (model MV34)(Joe Harjung has succeeded in configuring the modem under Win95 and then soft booting into Linux with the modem still working. Filippo is using this modem under Linux directly without any problems and without soft booting from Windows. I definitely need more info on these Boca Research modems.) The Boca Research 33.6 modem (model M336I) is mentioned to work with Linux. The only thing that needed to be done was diabling Plug and Play. Here are the specs of the modem

    • Three stickers saying "MC2920A-3.3", "E6030D 4035-01" and "1721 8011 A"

    • Chips etc on the board

      • Cirrus Logic CL-MD3450D-SC-B

      • Cirrus Logic MD1724-11VC-D

      • Datatronic VLM301-1??

      • Omron G5V-1 (2 of them)

      • AST (?) M628032-20E1

      • Cirrus Logic CL-MD4450C-SC-A

      • Abracon 23-040-20

      • two empty places for additional chips, one of which might be a Cirrus Logic CL-MD1724D

    • 4 jumpers for COM port selection

    • 10 jumpers for IRQ selection

    • other unknown jumpers

  • Compaq 192 PCMCIA modem/serial card

  • HP Fastmodem D4810B

  • Multiwave Innovation CommWave V.34 modem

  • Megahertz XJ/CC2560 PCMCIA

  • New Media Winsurfer PCMCIA modem/serial card

  • Rockwell SoftK56

  • US Robotics WinModem series

  • Zoltrix 33.6 Win HSP Voice/Speaker Phone modem