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From: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
To: linux-hotplug@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: How To add USB devices?
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:09:28 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080916000928.GA11166@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <5AE99B741B09EB4CACE33FCF42D6DDD507D75512@amber.nvtl.local>

On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 05:00:59PM -0700, Ron Ellison wrote:
> While goggling, I have found that there are many more unhappy
> With UDEV then there are that clam UDEV is good.

People like complaining :)

> I can plug my Dell modem into Ubuntu, but I must
> Load USBSERIAL by manual command.

Then poke ubuntu, it should work properly.

And you should NOT use the basic usbserial module, but instead use the
proper sierra or option module.

> The command is ignored if USBSERIAL is in Use.
> So I must unplug every device that uses USB-serial
> And then install my modem.  Then load USB-serial.
> Then install my other devices.
> 
> When Microsoft can run three of these modems at the same time,
> Do you feel a little embarrassed?

I can run 16 of these modems at the same time, is Microsoft embarrassed?

What kind of bug report is this, come on, you can do better...

greg k-h

      reply	other threads:[~2008-09-16  0:09 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-09-16  0:00 How To add USB devices? Ron Ellison
2008-09-16  0:09 ` Greg KH [this message]

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