Re: Linux 2.4.2ac12 and ac13 breaks usb-visor

[Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>]

On Fri, Mar 09, 2001 at 02:13:32PM -0600, Erik DeBill wrote:
> Nothing.  I've got the following in /etc/syslog.conf (which I believe
> SHOULD be correct), but I get absolutely nothing.
> 
> *.=debug;\
> 	auth,authpriv.none;\
> 	news.none;mail.none	/var/log/debug

Try adding an entry for kern.* like:
kern.*        -/var/log/kernel

> Until it's documented this is a landmine.  JE is the default USB
> driver, so you can bet that a great many people will be using it (even
> though it's described as "alternate").  Once it's fixed we just pull
> the warning from Config.help.

No, JE is _NOT_ the default USB UHCI driver, it doesn't say so in the
menu or anywhere.  It's just another option.

> This is the first time I've ever run across something like this in
> Linux that wasn't at least labelled "experimental".  Perhaps I've been
> leading a sheltered life.

Good point, I'll add something like your proposed patch for the visor
and other drivers that don't work with the JE driver.

> #
> # USB support
> #
> CONFIG_USB=y
> # CONFIG_USB_DEBUG is not set
> # CONFIG_USB_DEVICEFS is not set
> # CONFIG_USB_BANDWIDTH is not set
> CONFIG_USB_UHCI_ALT=y

This is your problem, DO NOT USE THIS DRIVER WITH THE VISOR!
set CONFIG_USB_UHCI=y and you should be fine.

Try that and let me know if you still have problems.

thanks,

greg k-h

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