Re: Hello list, usb hotplug and a screwdiver

On Mon, 2006-03-27 at 09:53 +0200, Immanuel Scholz wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I want to introduce myself to the list (just subscribed). I am a
> pre-thirty german "software developer and consultant" (that's what my
> labor contract says ;), especally in C++.
> 
> I own a SL-C3100 since last year summer and first frickled around with
> Sharp (too japanese), then with OpenBSD (can't get used to X with only a
> stylus) after that with Cacko (reminded me too much of old Sharp times)
> and finally came to OZ. :). I like to help out testing OZ with my borzoi,
> especally for kernel 2.6 stuff.
> 
> 
> Now, while speaking of this. I installed the 3.5.4.1 alpha this weekend
> and clicked a bit around. Works fine to me, except that usb hotplug seems
> to be missing. I can't find a /usr/bin/usbmodules and even if it would be
> there, it seems not to be used by the usb scripts. Is USB hotplug handled
> differently under 2.6? May I help testing?

2.6 on the Zaurus is exactly the same as 2.6 Linux on your desktop PC as
far as USB is concerned. We're using a recent version of modutils and
udev and to get device hotplugging working, just make sure the kernel
modules you need are installed and it should just work.

Richard



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