30. Appendix B. Linux incompatible Hardware
Some hardware manufacturers have created devices which are compatible with MS-DOS or certain versions of Windows 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".
For a list of incompatible hardware maintained by the Linux community, see the Linux Incompatibility List.
Printers
The following is old information and will be removed in a future version of this document:Manufacturer Model Number Functionality Brother 4550 None - Paperweight Brother HL-1435 None - Paperweight Brother MP-21C None - Paperweight Brother PT-PC None - Paperweight Canon BJC-5000 None - Paperweight Canon BJC-5100 None - Paperweight Canon BJC-8500 None - Paperweight Canon LBP-600 None - Paperweight Canon LBP-800 None - Paperweight Canon Multipass L6000 None - Paperweight Canon S200 None - Paperweight Epson AcuLaser C1000 None - Paperweight Epson AcuLaser C900 None - Paperweight Epson EPL-5500W None - Paperweight Epson PM 930C None - Paperweight Generic GDI Printer None - Paperweight HP Color LaserJet 1500 None - Paperweight HP LaserJet 3100 None - Paperweight HP LaserJet 3150 None - Paperweight HP PhotoSmart None - Paperweight LaserMaster LM 1000 None - Paperweight Lexmark Winwriter 100 None - Paperweight Lexmark Winwriter 200 None - Paperweight Lexmark Z13 None - Paperweight Lexmark Z23 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 Okijet 2010 None - Paperweight Panasonic KX-P6100 None - Paperweight Panasonic KX-P6300 GDI None - Paperweight Panasonic KX-P8410 None - Paperweight QMS magicolor 2 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 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