On 10/15/2003 9:59:11 PM EDT, Paul Kaplan wrote: > I'm running Mandrake 9.1 stock kernel (2.4.21mdk). The USB ports > (2.0) on the machine seem to work, but those on the port replicator > are dead as are those on an external 2.0 hub plugged into the machine > ports. Interestingly, the 1.1 port on my external keyboard is live as > long as the keyboard is plugged into the machine port. Even though > the machine based ports are live, they don't function as plug 'n > play...if devices are not plugged into the ports during the boot > process, they are never seen by the running OS. It is also > interesting that the external ports are active while the BIOS is > calling LILO...they only die after the kernel loads. > Any knowledge out there on how to activate the hub based ports and how > to make them true pnp. > TIA > Paul
I'm not sure about every part of your problem. I have two USB 2.0 ports and two USB 1.1 ports on a portable computer -- the hubs are internal. I'm using Mandrake 9.1 with the 2.4.21-0.25 kernel and frequently have to boot up without any peripherals being plugged in. I have noticed that during boot up if the pnp aren't plugged in, I get a message saying that Mandrake has noticed that my hardware has changed and would I like to do anything about that. I press "cancel" and that ends the incident. My pnp remain pnp. On the one occasion that I neglected to press "cancel," Mandrake altered /etc/fstab, and it took me a while to figure out why my peripherals weren't working. I fixed /etc/fstab, and they started working again. My problem has been trying to figure out how to tell Mandrake that everything is okay without watching for that message during boot up. I understand that the feature could be helpful, if indeed I do want to change my hardware, but it's kind of a nuisance in the meantime. deedee Registered Linux User #327485 Visit "WordStar & GNU/Linux" http://www.wordstar2.com Also, see the WordStar Users Group http://www.wordstar2.com/cbabbage/wordstar
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