Re: Any way to make USB work?

* Joao Fraga <[email protected]> [030912 18:48]:
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> I was curious to test if a Philips ToUcamPro webcam ('pwc' module)
> worked. The module loads without errors, but no /dev/video* device is
> assigned (making the cam unusable).
 
did you load the v4l modules? What does dmesg say?

> I also tested with a USB external hard disk. The 'usb-storage' module
> loads, but hotplug doesn't create an entry in /etc/fstab. Issuing:
>      mount /dev/sdd1 /mnt/storage
> makes the external drive LED blink, but mount fails with SCSI errors.
 
what errors?

> Are these problems with USB on SuSE-axp common?
> Which USB devices/modules work fine?

Since SuSE 8.1 Alpha Edition is an unsupported product, nobody really
tested this I guess. I had my terratec usb camera working though

Best regards,
  Stefan Reinauer
  
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Architecture Team
    SuSE Linux AG