Re: Kernel 2.6.8 and usb

From: Freddy Freeloader (fredddy_at_cableone.net)
Date: 10/28/04

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    Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 12:07:38 -0700
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    JohnOfArc wrote:

    >On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 11:18:50 -0700, Freddy Freeloader wrote:
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    >>I have been having problems getting the 2.6 kernel to properly identify my
    >>usb ports when my printer and scanner are plugged in. The boot process
    >>will hang where hotplug is loading the usb modules and configuring the usb
    >>devices. The error is "control timeout on ep0in".
    >>
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    >same here; never found anything useful Googling
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    >>If the printer and
    >>scanner are not plugged in the computer will boot normally but only
    >>occasionally can I get "/etc/init.d/hotplug restart" to complete
    >>successfully.
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    >never worked for me
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    >>This weekend I downloaded Knoppix and found something interesting when
    >>booting in the "expert26" mode. Hotplug will find the USB ports but not
    >>load anything. It then says firewire is found on my computer (there is no
    >>firewire capability on this motherboard and I own no firewire devices) and
    >>goes on to "configure" the firewire devices it finds.
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    >ditto on firewire (non-existent);
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    >>Once booted I can install my printer but it immediately says the printer
    >>is paused as no such device is available on this machine.
    >>
    >>Why this is so interesting is because I compiled my own 2.6.8 kernel
    >>using a Knoppix .config file. Apparently there seems to be a bug either
    >>in the hardware on my motherboard (Gigabyte GA-7IXE4) or in the way the
    >>Knoppix .config file is recognizing my hardware.
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    >Knoppix indeed recognized and initialized my shiny new Sandisk 8-in-1 and
    >Canon A-75! What's this? uname -r shows a 2.4 kernel- hmmm,
    >musta entered boot params incorrectly- reboot to 2.6 kernel- same probs.
    >as in Sarge. Mandrake Move is only live cd I tried with 2.6 kernel that
    >actually worked, and it worked perfectly (re usb devices; actually, it's
    >pretty slick overall, and as an (ex) Drakie, I got a bit misty). However,
    >unable to translate Mandrake to Debian, so a reversion to a 2.4 kernel was
    >in order (now experiencing a more joyful state of mind). BTW, I'm using
    >ga-7ixe, so will be keenly watching thread- good luck to us both!!
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    Hmmm... This looks like a group of Gigabyte mobo users all having the
    same problem. I wonder if the bug is in the usb controller Gigabyte is
    using or in the kernel? I also get some error messages related to usb
    with a 2.4.27-1-k7 Debian-built kernel too. However, once it boots all
    usb devices work correctly. The error on the 2.4 kernel during boot is
    usb_control/bulk_msg: timeout. It will timeout anywhere from 4 to 10
    times before everything loads properly.

    My printer is an HP Deskjet 895C and my scanner is an HP 6200 C.

    Oh, and about my mobo having a lan port as a firewire port, well, this
    mobo was made before firewire even existed. 

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