[ltp] is my usb controller dead?

[Christopher Sawtell]

On Tuesday 25 April 2006 08:01, Macskasi Csaba wrote:
> On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 20:33:11 +0200, Mendel Cooper
>
> <thegrendel@theriver.com> wrote:
> > An option is to simply forget about the built-in USB ports and buy a
> > PCMCIA plug-in USB card. These come with either 2 or 4 USB2 ports and
> > they're supported under the 2.6.x kernels. And, they're cheap: about
> > $12 -
> > $16 on eBay, plus shipping.
>
> That is one of the stupidest comments I've ever heard. Why waste money
> _and_ the pcmcia-slot if the built-in controller can be replaced (under
> warranty).
It's only stupid _if_ the ThinkPad is still under warranty.
You do not know whether it is or is not.

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CS