On Tue, Feb 25, 2003 at 10:54:09PM +0100, Oliver Neukum wrote: > Am Dienstag, 25. Februar 2003 22:22 schrieb Henning Meier-Geinitz: > > Hi, > > > > On Tue, Feb 25, 2003 at 08:05:11PM +0100, Oliver Neukum wrote: > > > > If I load the kernel USB driver, the scanner is detected by it, but > > > > accessing /dev/usb/scanner0 fails. > > > > > > > > With devfs enabled or dynmic minors disabled everything works as > > > > expected. > > > > > > Which minor is allocated? > > > > Without dynamic minors: > > Feb 25 10:06:49 hmg1 kernel: drivers/usb/core/file.c: asking for 1 minors, > > starting at 48 Feb 25 10:06:49 hmg1 kernel: drivers/usb/core/file.c: found > > a minor chunk free, starting at 48 > > > > With dynamic minors: > > Feb 25 12:07:04 hmg1 kernel: drivers/usb/core/file.c: asking for 1 minors, > > starting at 0 Feb 25 12:07:04 hmg1 kernel: drivers/usb/core/file.c: found a > > minor chunk free, starting at 0 > ^ > That's the reason it doesn't work. You need hotplug scripts that make > the device node. Unfortunately that's a race that causes insecurity.
Not true at all. What's the race? thanks, greg k-h ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Scholarships for Techies! Can't afford IT training? All 2003 ictp students receive scholarships. Get hands-on training in Microsoft, Cisco, Sun, Linux/UNIX, and more. www.ictp.com/training/sourceforge.asp _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-devel
