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From: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
To: Otto Wyss <otto.wyss@orpatec.ch>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: USB-Keyboard through an USB-Switchbox
Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 21:36:16 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20060430043616.GA13913@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <44526C3E.5080200@orpatec.ch>

On Fri, Apr 28, 2006 at 09:25:50PM +0200, Otto Wyss wrote:
> I'm using now again a second computer with a single USB keyboard through 
> an USB switchbox. Switching between computers is equivalent to connect 
> and disconnect the USB keyboard rather often. After this 
> disconnect/connect I still happen to experience times when the USB stack 
> can't synchronize again, leaving me without access to the computer 
> (kernel 2.6.12-9). I since I've mentioned this already several years ago 
> I though this might be solved but it seems Linux isn't able to build a 
> state-of-the-art USB stack which is able to synchronize in _each_ case.
> 
> Is there anything I can do to help find out why the USB doesn't work? Is 
> there a log anywhere on they system?

The kernel log can be seen by running 'dmesg'.  Also, try using a newer
kernel version, 2.6.12 is over a year old.

And, if 2.6.16 still has problems, please let the people at the
linux-usb-devel mailing list know about it.

thanks,

greg k-h

      reply	other threads:[~2006-04-30  4:40 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-04-28 19:25 USB-Keyboard through an USB-Switchbox Otto Wyss
2006-04-30  4:36 ` Greg KH [this message]

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