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Cc: Jois <evvivajaws@libero.it>
Subject: Re: BRLTTY & Alva Satellite series
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0305071031310.12910-100000@xanadu.home> (Nicolas
 Pitre's message of "Wed, 7 May 2003 10:35:36 -0400 (EDT)")
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From: Mario Lang <mlang@teleweb.at>
Date: Wed, 07 May 2003 21:42:35 +0200
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Nicolas Pitre <nico@cam.org> writes:

> On Wed, 7 May 2003, Jois wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> does the BRLTTY program work with the Alva 544 Satellite, connected via USB?
>> I have this Braille display at work and would like to know if I can install 
>> Linux here.
>
> It works with a serial conection for sure.  If the USB protocol used is one 
> that emulates a serial device then it should work too.

It is not.  I tested this with a 570.
They use some custom chip, 've been told by a AT industry friend of mine
that they even use a separate protocol for USB.

OTOH, the built in HUB is recognized and works fine.

-- 
CYa,
  Mario