Re: How to get a USB device?

From: Peter T. Breuer (ptb_at_lab.it.uc3m.es)
Date: 04/27/05 

Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 02:26:55 +0200

Tom Peters <tpeters@xs4all.nl> wrote:
> Peter T. Breuer wrote:
>
> > Tom Peters <tpeters@xs4all.nl> wrote:
> >> I suppose that means that the Linux kernel drivers do not support my
> >> Treo650?
> >
> > Dunno. What does it say when you load what you think is the driver for
> > it?
>
> Thanx for your interest.
>
> `modprobe usbserial` and `modprobe visor` appear to succeed without
> warnings, and they appear in the lsmod list. However as before:
>
> /var/log/kern.log:
>
> Apr 27 01:34:40 tompth kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:07.2-2, assigned
> address 7
> Apr 27 01:34:40 tompth kernel: usb.c: kmalloc IF c6c3cd20, numif 1
> Apr 27 01:34:40 tompth kernel: usb.c: new device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2,
> SerialNumber=5
> Apr 27 01:34:40 tompth kernel: usb.c: USB device number 7 default language
> ID 0x409
> Apr 27 01:34:40 tompth kernel: Manufacturer: PalmOne, Inc.
> Apr 27 01:34:40 tompth kernel: Product: Palm Handheld
> Apr 27 01:34:40 tompth kernel: SerialNumber: PalmSN12345678
> Apr 27 01:34:40 tompth kernel: usb.c: unhandled interfaces on device
> Apr 27 01:34:40 tompth kernel: usb.c: USB device 7 (vend/prod 0x830/0x61) is
> not claimed by any active driver.
> ...
> Apr 27 01:34:40 tompth kernel: usb.c: kusbd: /sbin/hotplug add 7
> Apr 27 01:34:40 tompth kernel: hub.c: port 1, portstatus 103, change 0, 12
> Mb/s
> Apr 27 01:34:40 tompth kernel: hub.c: port 2, portstatus 103, change 0, 12
> Mb/s
> Apr 27 01:35:02 tompth kernel: usb.c: registered new driver serial
> Apr 27 01:35:02 tompth kernel: usbserial.c: USB Serial support registered
> for Generic
> Apr 27 01:35:02 tompth kernel: usbserial.c: USB Serial Driver core v1.4
> Apr 27 01:35:07 tompth kernel: usbserial.c: USB Serial support registered
> for Handspring Visor / Treo / Palm 4.0 / Cli? 4.x

Looks like it $orks?

> Apr 27 01:35:07 tompth kernel: usbserial.c: USB Serial support registered
> for Sony Cli? 3.5
> Apr 27 01:35:07 tompth kernel: usbserial.c: USB Serial support registered
> for Sony Cli? 5.0
> Apr 27 01:35:07 tompth kernel: visor.c: USB HandSpring Visor, Palm m50x,
> Treo, Sony Cli? driver v1.7

And this too?

> /var/log/messages adds:

Just look at kernel messages, please ...

> Apr 27 01:34:40 tompth /sbin/hotplug: arguments (usb) env
> (DEVFS=/proc/bus/usb PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin ACTION=add PWD=/
> SHLVL=1 HOME=/ DEVICE=/proc/bus/usb/001/007 INTERFACE=255/0/0

I think that's the palm. Device 7.

> PRODUCT=830/61/100 TYPE=0/0/0 DEBUG=kernel _=/usr/bin/env)

Hmm .. not ure.

> Apr 27 01:34:40 tompth /etc/usb/policy: kernel add /proc/bus/usb/001/007
> prod/830/61/100 type/0/0/0 intf/255/0/0
> Apr 27 01:34:40 tompth /etc/usb/policy: ... product 830/61/100 has no known
> driver, ignored

So edit policy and add a driver for it.

> > (and what do the linux-usb pages say about it all, and similar
> > fora for the palm?).
>
> The Working Device List (http://www.qubik.ch/usb/devices) is off-line...

Too bad.

Google for "linux usb Treo650 palm".

According to
http://software.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/03/10/174221&from=rss
loading usb-serial then the visor and running jpilot is enough.

 "Thanks for the info (Score:0)
 By Anonymous Reader on 2005.04.04 19:02 (#109801)
 I had recently played with Suse 9.2 Pro, but until your article didn't
 realize I was missing some much needed modules. I can now successfully
 sync my Treo650 with USB or Bluetooth. As a thanks, enjoy this:

 http://palm.nccomp.com/MobileEnjoyment.html [nccomp.com]
 "

Peter

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