Adafruit has had a large number of Linux users having problems with the Arduino IDE AVRdude implementation. So they are preparing to state they will not support their ATtiny85 implementation, Trinket, on Linux.
Any ideas why a patched Arduino 1.05 (to handle the ATtiny85) would have so many issues on one OS? I really don't blame Adafruit, it would just be best if there could be some glitch found that is fixable without too much hassle.
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are preparing to state they will not support their ATtiny85 implementation, Trinket, on Linux.
It's been a few months since I stopped waisting my time with the Trinket, but I thought they were having trouble with all OS's. Before Trinket, I had some serious V-USB experience with tiny85 and with mega328P. The technology implements USB 1.1 but there are some critical timing issues with increasingly sophisticated USB ports. I am guessing that all the various flavors of Linux and all the OS forks is (are) the culprit. I do not see this getting any better.
I converted my Trinkets to Digisparks. At least they work consistently.
Adafruit now officially states that there may be issues with timing in some Linux USB stacks. Some report it works, others no. So windows and Mac are still on their supported list.
Some report it works, others no. So windows and Mac are still on their supported list.
Microsoft and Apple spend lots on QA in an effort to have regression testing and issues mitigated. Linux has just the global community - on a flavor by flavor basis.