Greg KH wrote: > On Tue, Apr 17, 2007 at 03:31:55PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote: > >> On Sun, 15 Apr 2007 23:42:40 -0700 >> Phil Dibowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >>> Greg, >>> >>> This patch removes the entry for the Huawei patch at the request of the >>> manufacturers and other users. See the patch for the full explanation, CC's, >>> and sign-off. >>> >>> Please apply. >>> >> The program pointed to is not remotely production quality, its a random >> small piece of source with no English language information not >> distributed by vendors. Until there is a good clean tool for this which >> is found in well known locations and documented/production standardard >> (which is not the same thing as 'working') this change should be deferred >> > > I agree, we need to have a solution that all users can use, today. If I > revert this change, then people who were using their device just fine > will suddenly have a broken device, right? >
I don't think so. The earlier instructions to get this device working, was to rmmod the usb-storage module, in order to trigger the device to switch to a mode that has two extra serial ports. The patch then inserted to unusual_devs was just to try to bypass that procedure. If the patch is reversed, then people with this device, just have two choices: either use rmmod again or use that program I mentioned to trigger it. Just to add a few feedback, I can confirm the about 20 ( twenty ) of these cards, in 6 ( six ) different hardware types ( motherboards, USB, etc...), are now working as I specified in my earlier email. I know that 20/6 doesn't qualify it as even close to a "fully working" device ( in my case, is seems that way ) but, I now have better results than those with current kernel configuration. With the current configuration, one just has to "hope" that the device switches from one bNumInterfaces that includes only one cd-rom to three bNumInterfaces that contains two serial ports and one cd-rom, somehow triggered by that US_FL_IGNORE_DEVICE option for that device. With my experience, that "switching" doesn't always happens, leaving the device as a cd-rom only, unusable without the use of that external program. Also in my country, all ISP's (3) have configuration files on that cd-rom, that helped me to find out a few needed configurations to be able to correctly perform a dial-out ppp connection. Configurations include a few AT command's, username, password, APN, phone number, etc. I know one could get this configurations from his/her ISP but, with a few ISP, one has to frequently conceal that fact that he/she is using Linux in order to get support. With the current patch, the cd-rom is ignored and unusable. Just thought I should let all of you know, as it might weight on the decision. I'm also available to perform any necessary tests to try to find out a solution. I also agree with Alan Cox that that specific software should be found in, as stated, on "well known locations", and "distributed by vendors". It seems that we do have a few people from Huawei that can help us try to achieve that. I'll try to CC all of them. > That's not acceptable. > > thanks, > Thank you, > greg k-h > Rui Santos Veni, vidi, Linux! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ linux-usb-devel@lists.sourceforge.net To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-devel
