From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Kumar Gaurav Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 16:41:01 +0000 Subject: Re: Unable to use Own USB Module Message-Id: <51F7E9CD.1010403@gmail.com> List-Id: References: <51F7DE52.5060606@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <51F7DE52.5060606@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: kernel-janitors@vger.kernel.org On Tuesday 30 July 2013 09:44 PM, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote: > On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 09:10:02PM +0530, Kumar Gaurav wrote: >> Hi All, >> >> I'm a newbie so please don't spare me if this question seems too amateur. >> >> I wanted to try making a basic USB module and use it for test so >> that i can get basic understanding of working of USB modules. >> >> I compiled and booted with kernel 3.11-rc2 with USB_STORAGE=Y following >> http://www.linuxtopia.org/online_books/linux_kernel/kernel_configuration/ch09.html#lkn_usb_storage >> >> Iut i'm unable to find module using my USB. > > That's because you told it to be built into the kernel, not a module. > > And you really don't want to mess around with usb-storage as a "first > attempt", it's one of the most complex things that USB does (it's really > SCSI over USB), so it's not easy at all. > > good luck, > > greg k-h > Hi greg, Thanks for your help and i'm gonna try it out. Can you suggest me that what can i start with specifically in USB. I tried sending patch from staging area for correction on coding style issue. but wanna try out on some real bug. Currently just experimenting with one of your document "Write a real Linux driver". Regards, Kumar Gaurav