Messages in this thread | | | From | "Kernel Kosh" <> | Subject | PPP + USB Problems ????? | Date | Fri, 17 Mar 2000 08:04:52 -0000 |
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Hi everyone,
I want to ask about USB in the recent 2.3 kernel. In the 2.3.24 kernel, I could use my usb devices without a problem, but now, with the newer versions, I cannot, I dont know why, hence this email.
I have read the /usr/src/linux/Documentation/devices.txt file and determined that the device I want to use is my mouse. Which is down in that file as
Node = /dev/usb/mouse0 Type = char Major = 180 Minor = 16
So, I rebooted my machine with the new kernel, my new kernel (2.3.51) detects my usb mouse, says something about mousedev0 and input0 (what does that mean BTW ?) and then prompts me to login.
Previously, with eariler kernels, the /dev/usbmouse0 node would have automatically appeared for me, which I thought was great, but now, I have to create it myself it seems. So
mkdir /dev/usb ; mknod /dev/usb/mouse0 c 180 16
that should create the mouse node in the /dev/usb directory. With the so called correct information. But it doesnt work, when I had the /dev/usbmouse0 node I could "cat /dev/usbmouse0" and get garbage when I moved the mouse, it's a very basic way of detecting whether the mouse exists or not. But with the new kernel, I can create the device no probs, but then, when I try to cat it, I get "device does not exist" or something similar.
What has happened ? can anyone tell me where I am going wrong ?
Also. What has happened to PPP ?? for some reason, my modem is detected, it's interrupt and ioport are quite nicely detected, but no tty is created or linked in for this device ? why not ? shouldnt the isapnp detect my modem and attach it to the appropiate /dev/ttyS(X) device for me ?
Can anyone tell me about these problems ? I am not that sure about how to fix them and well, I am lost without you all helping me :) thanks
kernel kosh
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