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Title: Don't You Know C3000 Support Sdio?
Post by: wrider on March 15, 2005, 10:02:25 pm
I just found this information from their official Q&A section.

Click here and check the Q10 (http://support.ezaurus.com/sl-c3000/qa/qa-slc3000-kakucho-01.asp#a3)
Title: Don't You Know C3000 Support Sdio?
Post by: xjqian on March 16, 2005, 12:56:42 am
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I just found this information from their official Q&A section.

Click here and check the Q10 (http://support.ezaurus.com/sl-c3000/qa/qa-slc3000-kakucho-01.asp#a3)
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anyone actually tried? does that mean c1000 also support sdio? I'm debating between c3000 and c1000
Title: Don't You Know C3000 Support Sdio?
Post by: ashikase on March 16, 2005, 01:59:43 am
I would not let the presence or absense of SDIO support affect your decision. It has been known for a while that the C3000 supports SDIO... even the Cx60 models support it (or at least to a limited extent).

The problem with the Z and SDIO is the absence of drivers; there just aren't a lot of SDIO devices available that provide Linux drivers, especially ones compiled for ARM. Furthermore, because SDIO is a closed standard, there's little chance of (legally) getting hold of any driver source code.

The few SDIO cards available that work with the Z include an AirH" card (AirH" is a wireless service in Japan) and C-Guys' 802.11b WiFi card. As for the latter, while a Zaurus driver is available (Cx60 only), it has been reported that it does not work very well, and has not been updated since its (greatly-delayed) initial release last year. (To me, the the fact that the card can be used with a Z seems more like it was meant as a proof-of-concept, and not as a serious product.)

- ashikase
- anpachi, gifu, japan