Re: USB bus fails to see devices

On 14 Jul 2007 12:55:01 -0400
Haines Brown <brownh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I'm told that USB support in the Linux kernel is buggy. Is
it possible a kernel bug could cause it to miss my camera but still
see all other USB devices? Is it likely my kernel would support my
camera, and then for no obvious reason stop?

I don't believe that USB support in the 2.6 series is particularly
buggy. In the 2.4 series it's apparently rather incomplete, but even
there, lsusb should see the device.

Celejar
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