USB support in AIX - NOT!

Hi:

There isn't much on this subject in the archives.

How good is USB support in AIX 5.3? What type of devices will it support? I would like to plug in a USB stick to update some firmware on a machine (p570 which has USB port) that is not on the network.

Here's a sad joke: The HMC (Linux) for this also has a USB port but the software only supports saving data to a floppy. But there is no installed floppy! State of the art, my ass! LPARs, slicing 1/10th of a CPU and other neat stuff but I can't even connect a ubiquitous $50 peripheral to save time. I really wonder where this corporation's priorities lie. No wonder people are swarming to Windows.

Thanks for letting me vent.


Paul Deveau
University of Ottawa

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