Linux Support for Brainboxes Products

Background to Linux

In 1991 a Finnish computer science student, Linus Torvalds, began programming a version of UNIX. During development he published not only the binaries (the executable code) but also the source to his project on the Internet. Shortly there after many thousands of developers began contributing to this project. The only condition to contributing to the project was that the source code for each component was made available to the general public. The legal basis for this condition is provided by the GPL (General Public Licence). These global development efforts have given rise to the Linux operating system which is now synonymous with stability, security and performance, and it's free!

Linux is constantly evolving; becoming more powerful, more flexible, more supportive (of hardware) and more user friendly. Linux now powers 90% of the world's web server market and a growing demand for desktop applications is seeing it become a more competitive desktop operating solution.

The drivers were written for Linux Red Hat kernels 2.4.24 and 2.4.25 and should work, or be easily modified to work, in most flavours of Linux. If modifications are required to provide support for large volume requirements contact sales@brainboxes.com for details.

Features

• Support as a Module
• Serial and Parallel Support
• Fully tested in Red Hat Kernels 2.4.24 & 2.4.25
• Published under GPL

The drivers below are provided 'as is' and are unsupported by Brainboxes. They were written for Linux Suse 7.1 and should work, or be easily modified to work, in most flavours of Linux. For large volume requirements we are able to provide a fully supported driver - contact Sales department for details. The driver provides documentation, patches & utilities for supporting all such products.