From: Yann E. MORIN <yann.morin.1998@free.fr>
To: buildroot@busybox.net
Subject: [Buildroot] [PATCH] More descriptive help text for usb_modeswitch
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2014 12:14:36 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20140821101436.GC3891@free.fr> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1408557893-25786-1-git-send-email-yba@tkos.co.il>
Jonathan, All,
On 2014-08-20 21:04 +0300, Jonathan Ben-Avraham spake thusly:
> Improve the help text for usb_modeswitch package for the benefit of the clueless.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Ben-Avraham <yba@tkos.co.il>
> ---
> package/usb_modeswitch/Config.in | 13 +++++++++++--
> 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/package/usb_modeswitch/Config.in b/package/usb_modeswitch/Config.in
> index 5d8a6d2..2f4c2e8 100644
> --- a/package/usb_modeswitch/Config.in
> +++ b/package/usb_modeswitch/Config.in
> @@ -3,8 +3,17 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_USB_MODESWITCH
> depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # libusb
> select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBUSB
> help
> - USB mode switcher.
> - Used to switch mode on multiple-function devices
> + Some USB devices such as modems and Wifi adapters power-up in mass
> + storage mode to provide access to drivers for the device's
I would be even more explixit why those drivers are not needed on a
Linux system:
[...] to provide access to (Windows-only) drivers for the device's
application mode. [...]
Otherwise, looks good to me:
Reviewed-by: "Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998@free.fr>
Regards,
Yann E. MORIN.
> + application mode. USB_ModeSwitch changes the mode of such devices
> + from the initial mode to the application mode. Specific configuration
> + data for each device model is required.
> +
> + usb_modeswitch can be used with package usb_modeswitch_data and udev
> + for automatic mode switching when devices are connected.
> +
> + For more information Internet search for "Virtual CD-ROM switching
> + utility".
>
> http://www.draisberghof.de/usb_modeswitch/
>
> --
> 1.7.10.4
>
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2014-08-20 18:04 [Buildroot] [PATCH] More descriptive help text for usb_modeswitch Jonathan Ben-Avraham
2014-08-21 10:14 ` Yann E. MORIN [this message]
2014-08-21 12:38 ` Jonathan Ben Avraham
2014-08-21 13:30 ` Thomas Petazzoni
2014-08-21 13:39 ` Jonathan Ben Avraham
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2014-08-21 11:42 Jonathan Ben-Avraham
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