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From: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
To: linux-hotplug@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: USB Printer Coldplugging Problem
Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2005 23:43:46 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20050805234345.GA4910@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20050805150727.95299.qmail@web54506.mail.yahoo.com>

On Fri, Aug 05, 2005 at 08:07:26AM -0700, Frank Chen wrote:
> We have a problem with USB printer (HP LaserJet 1010).
> After power up or reboot, sometimes the USB printer is
> not detected. The /dev/usb doesn't even exist. If we
> unplug and then reconnect the USB cable, the printer
> will work fine. I placed the following line in
> rc.local. 
> 
> exec /etc/hotplug/usb.rc restart

That command really doesn't do anything except try to load modules for
devices that do not have modules loaded for them.  It doesn't "restart"
any USB stuff that might matter.

Any kernel log messages?  What kernel version?

thanks,

greg k-h


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  parent reply	other threads:[~2005-08-05 23:43 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-08-05 15:07 USB Printer Coldplugging Problem Frank Chen
2005-08-05 22:21 ` Kay Sievers
2005-08-05 23:43 ` Greg KH [this message]
2005-08-06  0:55 ` Frank Chen
2005-08-08  5:52 ` Frank Chen

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