>>>>> "Pete" == Pete Zaitcev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Pete> On Sat, 11 Mar 2006 15:56:42 +0100, Jan Rychter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Pete> wrote: >> I guess I need to print from Windows. Or get a Mac...
Pete> This is a good solution if it works for you. Remember, it's all Pete> in your hands. Nobody else can find and fix your problem (most Pete> certainly not without the data). I guess the above is a measure of my frustration and a response to your suggestion about the HP1200 being a crappy device. The amount of time that I have to spend on debugging (or helping debug) problems with Linux is increasing. I find that as years go by, more and more drivers cause problems. This is especially pronounced in case of USB and FireWire -- I can practically be sure that manupulating peripherals connected to these buses will eventually cause problems and lead to a reboot. As an example, the host in question (the one with printer problems) at this moment has a process stuck in D state, trying to print to the printer that hangs. I typed 'lsusb', which now hangs too. Power cycling the printer does not help and I'm pretty sure I'll have to reboot. Years of experience taught me to be afraid of rmmoding modules as well (and for good measure, as an attempt to 'rmmod ehci_hcd' has just resulted in a stuck rmmod and a reboot). I realize that there are crappy cables and devices that barely meet the specs. Still, a Mac somehow manages not to crash and burn and to to the Right Thing. I'd gladly pick a USB implementation many times slower and burning a ton of CPU, but actually doing its job. Why is it that the Linux USB subsystem is so fragile? --J. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ linux-usb-devel@lists.sourceforge.net To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-devel
