Adam Williamson wrote: > Hey, folks. > > I was trying to actually use something advanced on Linux in anger > without testing it 15 minutes earlier (really dumb, I know) in the mall > the other day - tethering via Barry. Didn't work. Sometimes it failed, > sometimes it would work for like 10 seconds then quit. After half an > hour of poking I realized usb-storage was loading when I connected the > Blackberry, and that interfered. If I hid the usb-storage module, then > tethering would work fine. I just tested it again now, same deal > > Is Barry supposed to inhibit usb-storage somehow? If so, it's apparently > not working. If not...it probably should. > > Anyone know more about this? Have any pointers on what should be > happening and why it might not be? > > Device is an 8330, USB ID 0fca:8004. > > dmesg output looks like: > > usb 5-2: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 6 > usb 5-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice > usb 5-2: New USB device found, idVendor=0fca, idProduct=8004 > usb 5-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=5, SerialNumber=3 > usb 5-2: Product: RIM Composite Device > usb 5-2: Manufacturer: Research In Motion > usb 5-2: SerialNumber: DD04F179D1A75E3EF21FFAAA30C21B0D0D2E869D > usb 5-2: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 6 > Initializing USB Mass Storage driver... > scsi6 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices > usb-storage: device found at 6 > usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning > usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage > USB Mass Storage support registered. > usb 5-2: usbfs: interface 1 claimed by usb-storage while 'bcharge' sets > config #1 > usb 5-2: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 6 > PPP generic driver version 2.4.2 What you should do is disable the storage function on your BB or at least allow it to prompt on connect. Leaving disabled should allow for tethering. That's my experience on the Bold.
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