Re: USB host controllers and Device 12fd 1001 (aincomm awu2000b or IBlitzz BWU613B)

Hi,
On Fri, 2 Apr 2004, Enver Haase wrote:

> I just got the said device running on kernel 2.6.4 using the "berlios"
> driver.
>
> Only, iwconfig always gives me Link Quality 0/0 ; don't know if this
> is a small or a big number :)

both link quality and noise level are not reported by the firmware
(linkqual is for Intersil radios only).

> However, this device (AIN Comm. AWU2000b) should be included into the
> device list with the chipset known to be at76c505_rfmd2958 and the
> berlios driver known to be working.

added.

> For the records, there's a problem with my VIA MVP3 chipset: the USB
> host controller (VIA rev 2 in Windows language, 1106:3038 (rev 02)
> in lspci -n) cannot work with that USB stick; even under Windows XP it
> tells me so (error 10 or something along that line).
> Under Linux, the firmware cannot be uploaded. Someone with that hardware
> combo and more luck please tell me.

I got rev 16 of this host controller here: 1106:3038 (rev 16) and it works
fine with an external hub. There were some mails about VIA driver
workarounds in linux-usb-devel some time ago, maybe that could help
(couldn't find the post, sorry).

/Jörg