Package: module-init-tools Version: 3.4-1 Severity: wishlist Tags: patch
Hi, quoting Alan Stern from linux-usb[1]: The issue is quite simple. On systems with both an EHCI controller and either UHCI or OHCI, the ehci-hcd driver should always be loaded before either uhci-hcd or ohci-hcd. If it is loaded after then problems can ensue, because devices which were connected through the UHCI or OHCI controller will automatically be disconnected when ehci-hcd loads. I propose a quick workaround for the issue in the attached patch, but I am reporting this as a wishlist because the solution needs some more discussion. I don't even know if this is more suited to udev, but I had to start from somewhere :) In the related thread[2] they say that this simple fix is overkill because it will load ehci-hcd even on systems without the hardware it is needed for. I agree, of course, but I don't know how to load it conditionally _before_ the hardware is detected by udev and co. Any advice? Thanks, Antonio Ospite [1] http://marc.info/?l=linux-usb&m=122201117032726 [2] http://marc.info/?t=122047563500001 -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (900, 'unstable'), (600, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.27-rc6 (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=it_IT.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=it_IT.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages module-init-tools depends on: ii libc6 2.7-13 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii lsb-base 3.2-20 Linux Standard Base 3.2 init scrip module-init-tools recommends no packages. module-init-tools suggests no packages. -- no debconf information
--- /dev/null 2008-09-24 10:23:09.585091748 +0200 +++ /etc/modprobe.d/usb 2008-09-22 09:44:50.000000000 +0200 @@ -0,0 +1,2 @@ +install uhci-hcd /sbin/modprobe ehci-hcd; /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install uhci-hcd +install ohci-hcd /sbin/modprobe ehci-hcd; /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install ohci-hcd
