primax: Colorado 9600 USB
Subject:
Re: Colorado 9600 USB
From:
Christian Ordig ####@####.####
Date:
8 Feb 2000 15:46:33 -0000
Message-Id: <XFMail.000208163954.chr.ordig@gmx.net>
On 08-Feb-00 ####@####.#### wrote:
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>
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> Ert ursprungliga meddelande:
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>> Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 22:54:53 +0000
>> From: Beldaz Jalfrezi ####@####.####
>> To: ####@####.####
>> Subject: Re: Colorado 9600 USB
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 07, 2000 at 06:33:21PM +0100, Christian Ordig wrote:
>> > > What help is Primax giving? I guess they aren't providing
>> the
>> source
>> > > code for their drivers - although I don't see why not.
>> > Well... we signed an NDA... got some bad docs and some
>> scanners
>> and were
>> > left alone from then on again...
>>
>> How about this Jochem Vaartjes guy from Primax who posted last
>> month?
>> Is he for real? - in which case could he not just provide the
>> source
>> from the windows drivers?
>>
>> Bryn
>
> Well, Isn't that obvious? I guess that he want to keep his job...
Well... what did we sign an NDA for then?
> Leaking "company secrets" to some "linux-hackers" is a serious thing... at least some people think it is.. :-/
see above...
> But the idea isn't bad, why don't just ask primax for some example source? I mean.. If they allowed you to realease the sourc
e for the upcomming linux
> drivers then there isn't anything to hide inside the windows-drivers, right?
we already did so...
>
> Anyway. Would it help if I try to track down a logic analyzer (or something) and connect it directly to the signal-pin's on t
he E3 chipset and give you the
> results?
Well... Marco is doing some reverse engeneering on the Win-driver...
Connecting the Logic analyzer not to the E3, but to the parallel port interface seems
to be better, I think. Or am I thinking wrong?
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