Hello again, On Mon, 11 Aug 2003, Serge Winitzki wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Aug 2003, Ged Haywood wrote: > > > On Sun, 10 Aug 2003, Serge Winitzki wrote: > > > > > I'm probably not ready to try 2.6.0. What about 2.4.21, is it really > > > so seriously lacking in the USB ability? > > > > I gave up with it. Crashed all the time with USB. YMMV. > > I got a USB compact-flash card reader working with 2.4.21 with no > problems whatsoever (hot-plugged to /dev/sda). Much of the time I think with Linux/USB it depends on your computer's hardware - particularly chipsets such as VIA which seem to be common and to cause problems. > I believe my problem was the mp3 player that is not really a usb > disk but requires a special driver. That will always be a problem, as will those devices that don't meet the USB specifications (yet often they claim to). > The issue may be considered closed, except it would be nice to have > a more robust USB diagnostics :) > and to not have commands like "rmmod usb-storage" silently hang. I believe it's the module loading/unloading that caused most of my problems with 2.4 kernels. I don't see any point in pursuing it with 2.6 on the way now, I'm looking forward to putting 2.6.0-pre3 through its paces. Just need a few more tuits... :) 73, Ged. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now. Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET. http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100003ave/direct;at.aspnet_072303_01/01 _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
