On Sat, 1 Nov 2003, Michael George wrote: > > On Thursday, October 30, 2003, at 04:06 PM, Stephen J. Gowdy wrote: > > > Hotplug will do this if you have it installed correctly. It uses > > /lib/modules/`uname -r`/modules.usbmap to determine which modules to > > load. > > Yes, that is the file I presume I need to put a new entry into so that > when I plug this device in, the system knows to load the usb-storage > module.
No, that file is generated automatically. > > I've no idea what an 8.2Pro is. Can you try reading the documentation > > at > > linux-hotplug.sf.net? > > Yes, and the info at linux-usb, but I'm not finding any references to > creating entries in that file. You shouldn't add entries to that file. If you device is a usb-storage device then it should already have a class level entry that matches it. > I can look at /usr/share/usb.ids to see what is there and find the > proper match_flags to use and then plug in the device and see what > /var/log/messages gives me as identifiers for the drive/enclosure, but > I don't know for sure if the modules.usbmap might be generated by the > kernel build and maybe I should make the entries elsewhere. Yes, /etc/hotplug/usb.usermap. But you shouldn't need that... > Since the device does work once the usb-storage module is loaded, I > just need to know the correct process for having this "unknown" device > become "known"... Are you sure hotplug is installed and your kernel has that option enabled? > > On Thu, 30 Oct 2003, Michael George wrote: > > > >> I just got an NEC 1300A CD-RW/DV�RW drive in a USB enclosure. > >> > >> When I plug the device into a USB port and power it up, the system > >> says: > >> > >> Oct 30 14:00:26 brutus kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:04.3-2.1, > >> assigned > >> address 3 > >> Oct 30 14:00:26 brutus kernel: usb.c: USB device 3 (vend/prod > >> 0x402/0x5621) is > >> not claimed by any active driver. > >> Oct 30 14:00:26 brutus kernel: usb-uhci.c: interrupt, status 2, frame# > >> 278 > >> Oct 30 14:00:26 brutus kernel: hub.c: usb_hub_port_status (2) failed > >> (err = > >> -84) > >> > >> So it doesn't know what driver to load. If I manually do > >> modprobe usb-storage > >> > >> the drive is recognized and mounted right away. But shouldn't the > >> system > >> (8.2Pro kernel 2.4.20) automatically know that it's a storage device? > >> > >> I figure there needs to be an entry in usb.distmap in /etc/hotplug, > >> but > >> I > >> can't find any info about how to construct an entry for a device > >> that's > >> not > >> already present in the file. > >> > >> Where can I find that info? > >> > >> Thanks! > >> > >> -Michael > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------- > >> This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. > >> Does SourceForge.net help you be more productive? Does it > >> help you create better code? SHARE THE LOVE, and help us help > >> YOU! Click Here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/ > >> _______________________________________________ > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: > >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users > >> > > > > -- > > /------------------------------------+-------------------------\ > > |Stephen J. Gowdy | SLAC, MailStop 34, | > > |http://www.slac.stanford.edu/~gowdy/ | 2575 Sand Hill Road, | > > |http://calendar.yahoo.com/gowdy | Menlo Park CA 94025, USA | > > |EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Tel: +1 650 926 3144 | > > \------------------------------------+-------------------------/ > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. > > Does SourceForge.net help you be more productive? Does it > > help you create better code? SHARE THE LOVE, and help us help > > YOU! Click Here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/ > > _______________________________________________ > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users > > > > > -Michael > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. > Does SourceForge.net help you be more productive? Does it > help you create better code? SHARE THE LOVE, and help us help > YOU! Click Here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/ > _______________________________________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users > -- /------------------------------------+-------------------------\ |Stephen J. Gowdy | SLAC, MailStop 34, | |http://www.slac.stanford.edu/~gowdy/ | 2575 Sand Hill Road, | |http://calendar.yahoo.com/gowdy | Menlo Park CA 94025, USA | |EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Tel: +1 650 926 3144 | \------------------------------------+-------------------------/ ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. Does SourceForge.net help you be more productive? Does it help you create better code? SHARE THE LOVE, and help us help YOU! Click Here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/ _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
