On Sat, 2 Sep 2006, Robert Grasso wrote: > Hello, > > I am unsure whether this question has already been posted on the list : a > quick search did not yield any positive result. > > I am running Mandriva 2006.0 with kernel 2.6.12-12mdk on a DFI NB71-BC > motherboard. > > I just bought a PCI card, in order to plug an external USB 2.0 hard disk - my > motherboard only supplies USB 1. > > The module ehci_hcd was not loaded after that I plugged the card into the PCI > slot. Meanwhile, the card is seen when querying the bus with lspci : > > "02:0a.0 SSA: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev > 61) > 02:0a.1 SSA: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 61) > 02:0a.2 SSA: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 63)" > > or with lspcidrake : > > "usb-uhci : VIA Technologies|VT82C586B USB [SERIAL_SSA] > usb-uhci : VIA Technologies|VT82C586B USB [SERIAL_SSA] > ehci-hcd : VIA Technologies Inc|VT8235 USB Enhanced Controller > [SERIAL_SSA]" > > if I try to load the module by hand : > > modprobe ehci_hcd > > the module is loaded (I can see it with lsmod) and modprobe just returns > without printing anything, the driver did nothing : I saw no further log in > messages or syslog, nor any new entry appeared in /proc/bus/usb > > If I plug the external disk on a builtin USB 1.1 connector, it's seen > correctly - but I am afraid that the speed will be close to a snail speed. > > What could I do ?
To start, try setting CONFIG_USB_DEBUG in the kernel configuration and rebuilding the USB drivers. Then see what shows up in the dmesg log. Also, it wouldn't hurt to upgrade to 2.6.17. Alan Stern ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Linux-usb-users@lists.sourceforge.net To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
