Hi there, On Fri, 3 Oct 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I havent seen any comments on this list about the USB code > in the 2.6.0-test? kernels. Then there are about a dozen posts of mine that you haven't seen... :) Well, they weren't really comments about the code, just about 2.6.0. > In any case, any comments from someone who knows a bit about the code > would be appreciated. Well I know nothing about the code (although I hope to attend to that in the next year or so) but from the point of view of a user of USB devices, I think 2.6.0 is a big improvement already. There are a few things still to fix - this is recognized in the kernel development threads - but I haven't crashed 2.6.0-test5 yet and I can find out what the device is called once it's connected. With 2.4.x it was toss a coin whether it crashed for me when I hotplugged and/or mounted a device on my desktop machine (AMD Duron 1300, VIA chipset) and often I had to resort to subterfuge to find the device so I could mount it. I'm not keen on the naming methods I see in 2.6.0, what was /dev/hdb2 in 2.4.x became /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target1/lun0/part2 in 2.6.0... :( > (1) It seems that I can talk to a USB disk, but it still doesnt > seem to run the driver at 2.0 speeds I haven't yet plucked up the courage to try a USB2.0 PCI card in my desktop machine. It reliably crashed 2.4.anything on that box. > (3) It DOES NOT talk to my APC UPS, tho this works fine under 2.4.x. Quite a few people people seem to want USB interfaces to UPS. That seems a little odd to me, given what the 'U' stands for. But then the old UPS I use in our office has a 42V 50AH capacity battery. :) Am I missing out on something interesting with this UPS technology? > (4) I havent tried my scanner yet. > (5) I havent tried my printer yet. My Fuji FinePix camera, SanDisk CF card reader and 250MB Zip drive work well with 2.6.0-test5 but sometimes I have to disconnect and reconnect the USB cable if I unmount a CF card and then try to remount it. Haven't enough experience of it yet to say roughly what of precentage failures I get, nor if there's some common factor that I could point to. So far that's been the only problem. 73, Ged. ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
