David Brownell schrieb: > On Monday 06 August 2007, you wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> i have an USB Host to Host Bridge (PL-2502) which can act like an rndis >> > > You don't mean PL-2501 do you? The Prolific website doesn't > talk about a new PL-2502 chip. > > Of course it doesn't include any specs for the PL-2501 either, > which makes it hard to answer questions like yours. > Sorry i mean the PL-2501 but it is possible to configure so it works like an rndis device (the PID is 2502). > > >> device. On a windows pc i only have to use the linux.inf file with a small >> modifaction to get it work (i have changed the vendor and product id). Which >> driver on linux should be used ? I thought rndis_host would be the right one, >> but after adding the right vendor and device id i only get the message: >> >> rndis_host 1-1:1.0: rndis get ethaddr, -110 >> rndis_host: probe of 1-1:1.0 failed with error -110 >> usb 1-1: bad CDC descriptors >> >> Is this the wrong driver ? How can i get it work? >> > > The rndis_host driver isn't expected to work with all RNDIS > devices, that's why it's still "EXPERIMENTAL". You could find > out what's wrong and fix it. :) >
Ok but it is the right driver to start work with it, right ? > However, we've become increasingly aware that Microsoft's > specs for RNDIS are deeply deficient. The mere fact that > you get that error, for example, means that the documented > requrements for devices are not what their drivers actually > expect ... which isn't really news, given the other strange > behaviors (and bugs) in the Windows RNDIS driver [1]. At > best, using RNDIS seems to be a way to increase your rate > of bluescreens and rebooting. > > It seems to me that it is the easiest way to get an interoperating driver with a windows host. The "old" Pl-2301/02 driver does not work with the Win32 driver from prolific. > - Dave > > [1] http://marc.info/?l=linux-usb-devel&m=118462007205025&w=2 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. > Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. > Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ > _______________________________________________ > linux-usb-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-devel > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ linux-usb-devel@lists.sourceforge.net To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-devel
