USB on "Bronze" PowerBook?

USB on "Bronze" PowerBook?

[Stephen Travis Pope]

Hello all,

I use Linux PPC v5 on a 400 MHz "Lombard" PowerBook and it's *great* --
my only problem is that I can't use an external USB keyboard and mouse. 

Is there a kernel hacker out there who could enlighten me as to the
issues involved in getting this to work? (I'm UNIX kernel literate, but
haven't looked into USB support.)

Are all Mac USB stacks made for the older interface chips? 

Is anyone currently working on getting this to work? (If yes, do you
want some help?)

...any reply appreciated...

-- 

stp

 Stephen Travis Pope -- http://www.create.ucsb.edu/~stp
 stp@create.ucsb.edu (local) -- stp9@cornell.edu (permanent)

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Re: USB on "Bronze" PowerBook?

[Paul Mackerras]

Stephen Travis Pope <stp9@cornell.edu> wrote:

> I use Linux PPC v5 on a 400 MHz "Lombard" PowerBook and it's *great* --
> my only problem is that I can't use an external USB keyboard and mouse. 
> 
> Is there a kernel hacker out there who could enlighten me as to the
> issues involved in getting this to work? (I'm UNIX kernel literate, but
> haven't looked into USB support.)

I don't know of any particular reason why it wouldn't work.  Have you
tried my 2.2.10 precompiled kernel, which has the new USB drivers in
it?  (It's at ftp://sunsite.anu.edu.au/pub/linux/linux-pmac/
kernel-binary/v2.2.10.)

> Are all Mac USB stacks made for the older interface chips? 

Not deliberately. :-)

> Is anyone currently working on getting this to work? (If yes, do you
> want some help?)

All I need is one of the new powerbooks. :-) :-)

Paul.

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Re: USB on "Bronze" PowerBook?

[Tom Rini]

On Mon, 19 Jul 1999, Paul Mackerras wrote:

> Stephen Travis Pope <stp9@cornell.edu> wrote:
> > Are all Mac USB stacks made for the older interface chips? 
> 
> Not deliberately. :-)

The new PBs have a different OHCI chip (not an OPTi, name escapes me right
now). which neither inkays or the current stack seem to have much/any luck
with.

---
Tom Rini (TR1265)
http://gate.crashing.org/~trini/


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Re: USB on "Bronze" PowerBook?

[Dan Burcaw]

> 
> The new PBs have a different OHCI chip (not an OPTi, name escapes me right
> now). which neither inkays or the current stack seem to have much/any luck
> with.

IIRC, it's a Lucent chip.

> 
> ---
> Tom Rini (TR1265)
> http://gate.crashing.org/~trini/
> 

> 


Dan

Terra Soft Solutions, Inc.
 email: dburcaw@yellowdoglinux.com
 website: http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/



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Re: USB on "Bronze" PowerBook?

[Michael Schmitz]

>> Stephen Travis Pope <stp9@cornell.edu> wrote:
>> > Are all Mac USB stacks made for the older interface chips?
>>
>> Not deliberately. :-)
>
>The new PBs have a different OHCI chip (not an OPTi, name escapes me right
>now). which neither inkays or the current stack seem to have much/any luck
>with.

Apologies if that's been reported before:

I just tried Paul's 2.2.10 on a Lombard machine and the USB mouse works just
fine. The only thing broken in that kernel is ethernet (that's been fixed
in another kernel (2.2.6?)).

	Michael



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