[ubuntu-uk] PCMCIA USB 2.0 Adaptors

[Rob Beard]

On 18/04/10 09:08, Jon Reynolds wrote:
> Any known issues with these working with Ubuntu? I have an old Dell
> Latitude that only has a single USB 1.1 socket but available PCMCIA
> slots.
>
> If this works, will it be the same speed as a regular USB 2.0 socket?
>
> Was looking to use a 4 way adaptor. Want to plug in an external HDD.
>
> Cheers
>
> Jon Reynolds
> (j0nr)
>

Well it's worth a try, chances are if the machine was made after 1997 
then it should support Cardbus (PCMCIA 5.0) which is a 32-Bit connection 
(rather than earlier revisions of PCMCIA which is 16-Bit).

According to wikipedia, it'll support up to 133MB/sec so chances are you 
should get a pretty reasonable speed (certainly more than USB 1.1).

Rob