On Thu, 5 Jul 2007, WarrenHead wrote: > Hi, > > I hope you can help me with the following: > > I am trying to connect a simple Nokia usb datacable to the serial port > of a Linksys WRT54GL router. > According to www.openwrt.org, this should be possible. > > I have cut of the telephone side of the cable and connected the four > protruding wires with the router. > When I plug the usb side of the cable into my pc, the router comes to > live and I receive this in my syslog: > > Jul 5 21:43:20 ubuntu kernel: [223407.379093] usb 1-3: new full speed > > USB device using ohci_hcd and address 92 > > Jul 5 21:43:21 ubuntu kernel: [223408.290371] usb 1-3: device > > descriptor read/64, error -62 > > Jul 5 21:43:22 ubuntu kernel: [223408.574153] usb 1-3: device > > descriptor read/64, error -62 > > Jul 5 21:43:22 ubuntu kernel: [223408.853931] usb 1-3: new full speed > > USB device using ohci_hcd and address 93 > > Jul 5 21:43:22 ubuntu kernel: [223409.033790] usb 1-3: device > > descriptor read/64, error -62 > > Jul 5 21:43:22 ubuntu kernel: [223409.313569] usb 1-3: device > > descriptor read/64, error -62 > > Jul 5 21:43:23 ubuntu kernel: [223409.593365] usb 1-3: new full speed > > USB device using ohci_hcd and address 94 > > Jul 5 21:43:23 ubuntu kernel: [223409.997023] usb 1-3: device not > > accepting address 94, error -62 > These lines just go on and on until I pull the cable. > The router seems happy with lights on and everything, but no serial > connection to misuse with minicom. > > Can anybody tell me what is going on?
Broadly speaking, those messages mean your PC can't communicate with the USB interface in the datacable. The PC isn't receiving any replies to its requests. You could try simplifying the situation by disconnecting the cable from the router and seeing if just the PC + cable combination works. Alan Stern ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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-users@lists.sourceforge.net To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
