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

    ManufacturerModel NumberFunctionality
    Brother4550None - Paperweight
    BrotherHL-1435None - Paperweight
    BrotherMP-21CNone - Paperweight
    BrotherPT-PCNone - Paperweight
    CanonBJC-5000None - Paperweight
    CanonBJC-5100None - Paperweight
    CanonBJC-8500None - Paperweight
    CanonLBP-600None - Paperweight
    CanonLBP-800None - Paperweight
    CanonMultipass L6000None - Paperweight
    CanonS200None - Paperweight
    EpsonAcuLaser C1000None - Paperweight
    EpsonAcuLaser C900None - Paperweight
    EpsonEPL-5500WNone - Paperweight
    EpsonPM 930CNone - Paperweight
    GenericGDI PrinterNone - Paperweight
    HPColor LaserJet 1500None - Paperweight
    HPLaserJet 3100None - Paperweight
    HPLaserJet 3150None - Paperweight
    HPPhotoSmartNone - Paperweight
    LaserMasterLM 1000None - Paperweight
    LexmarkWinwriter 100None - Paperweight
    LexmarkWinwriter 200None - Paperweight
    LexmarkZ13None - Paperweight
    LexmarkZ23None - Paperweight
    MinoltaPagePro 1100LNone - Paperweight
    MinoltaPagePro 6LNone - Paperweight
    NECSuperScript 610plusNone - Paperweight
    NECSuperScript 660None - Paperweight
    NECSuperScript 660plusNone - Paperweight
    OkidataOkijet 2010None - Paperweight
    PanasonicKX-P6100None - Paperweight
    PanasonicKX-P6300 GDINone - Paperweight
    PanasonicKX-P8410None - Paperweight
    QMSmagicolor 2None - Paperweight
    RicohAfico FX10None - Paperweight
    SamsungML-5050GNone - Paperweight
    SamsungSF/MSYS/MJ-4700/4800/4500CNone - Paperweight
    SharpAJ-2100None - Paperweight
    StarWinType 4000None - Paperweight
    XeroxDocuPrint P8None - Paperweight
    XeroxWorkCentre 385None - Paperweight
    XeroxWorkCentre XD120fNone - Paperweight
    XeroxWorkCentre XE80None - Paperweight
    XeroxWorkCentre XE90fxNone - 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

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