[iyonix-support] Re: SD card trouble
- From: davehigton@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- To: iyonix-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 12:59:52 +0100
Quoting Simon Smith <simon_smith@xxxxxxxxx>:
> In message <1159172534.451791b652ba6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> davehigton@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
> > I have been subscribed to the Linux USB users mailing list for a few
> > weeks now, and it has astonished me how many USB devices there are out
> > there that do not conform to the USB standards.
> >
> > Windoze must be contain a huge list of exceptions in order to handle
> > these devices without apparent errors.
>
> No; a more likely explanation Windows simply does not implement the standard
> correctly, and is often oblivious to the problems caused by incomplete or
> incorrect USB implementations. All USB devices are tested against Windows -
> and often against Windows alone. And if they don't work with Windows, but do
> follow the standard, they'll be altered to work with Windows in preference
> to following the standard. Once the device works without error with Windows,
> it's probably going to be considered good to ship.
No; there are devices out there that do conform to the USB standards.
Those that don't conform, fail to conform in many different ways. I
can see no evidence that there is a "one true Windows way".
Dave
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