http://bugme.osdl.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1077
This is a Linux hardware consumer advisory.
The "CompUSA Optical USB Notebook Mouse" looks cute with its small size, USB interface and mouse wheel, but it violates USB specifications and is currently inoperative in Linux as a result. Read the above Bugzilla report for technical details.
If anyone is connected to CompUSA, please encourage management to pull this defective hardware and fix it with a revision.
Don't be careless like me and purchase three, open them all, only to discover that they don't work in Linux.
Warren Togami warren@togami.com
On Thu, 2003-08-14 at 05:19, Warren Togami wrote:
Don't be careless like me and purchase three, open them all, only to discover that they don't work in Linux.
If it was sold to you as a USB device and it doesn't conform to the USB spec, then it is not fit for the purpose for which it was sold.
Where I come from, you get your money back from the shop for that kind of thing. Opened or not.
On August 14, 2003 07:07 am, David Woodhouse dwmw2@infradead.org wrote:
On Thu, 2003-08-14 at 05:19, Warren Togami wrote:
Don't be careless like me and purchase three, open them all, only to discover that they don't work in Linux.
If it was sold to you as a USB device and it doesn't conform to the USB spec, then it is not fit for the purpose for which it was sold.
Where I come from, you get your money back from the shop for that kind of thing. Opened or not.
I'm a bit surprised that Warren would puchase hardware without researching beforehand. ... but we all do have our moments when we forget the basics! Nevertheless, I would agree with David. I tend to believe that in the USA consumer protection and rights are even more forcefully applied than here in Canada. ICBW, though...
Elton ;-) (are you sure this "CompUSA" and not "crapUSA"??)
I'd just bring them all back. Check the specific returns policy listed on your receipt. CompUSA should generally give you your money back with no argument as long as you do it within 14 days and have the receipt.
This is the first time I've seen advice that CompUSA branded hardware is incompatible with Linux. I've been buying their hardware with nary a glitch -- but not yet mice. When I need another mouse I plan to buy a used optical one from someone or at some store.
Bob Cochran
On Thu, 2003-08-14 at 00:19, Warren Togami wrote:
http://bugme.osdl.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1077
This is a Linux hardware consumer advisory.
The "CompUSA Optical USB Notebook Mouse" looks cute with its small size, USB interface and mouse wheel, but it violates USB specifications and is currently inoperative in Linux as a result. Read the above Bugzilla report for technical details.
If anyone is connected to CompUSA, please encourage management to pull this defective hardware and fix it with a revision.
Don't be careless like me and purchase three, open them all, only to discover that they don't work in Linux.
Warren Togami warren@togami.com
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On 14 Aug 2003, Robert L Cochran wrote:
This is the first time I've seen advice that CompUSA branded hardware is incompatible with Linux. I've been buying their hardware with nary a glitch -- but not yet mice. When I need another mouse I plan to buy a used optical one from someone or at some store.
I just bought a $20 Logitech optical mouse at CompUSA today, a generic one that comes with a usb connector and a usb to ps2 converter, advertising both pc and mac compatibility.
It's working fine.
I tend to stay away from fancy hardware, because it often comes with fancy "unexpected features"...