Re: [Devil-linux-develop] usb

[Heiko Z. <he...@zu...>]

Bruce Smith wrote:
>>>I think I found a bug.  I manually created etc.tar.bz2 on my USB device,
>>>and it found and used it on boot without a problem.  (nice!)
>>>
>>>However save-config doesn't find it, and wants to save to floppy.
>>>
>>>I think the problem is you rmmod all the usb stuff in linuxrc after
>>>you're done with it, and save-config doesn't modprobe it.
>>>
>>>When I manually modprobe uhci & usb-storage, then save-config saves to
>>>my USB device as expected.
>>
>>I check with lsmod if usb-storage is loaded, if yes then I check for USB 
>>devices.
>>The hotplug driver is supposed to load the usb and usb-storage driver 
>>after the initrd.
>>Unfortunately I have to unload all the usb drivers, otherwise they cause 
>>problems with the hotplug system.
>>
>>What happens when you unplug the key and plug it back in? Are the 
>>drivers loaded?
> 
> 
> Nope.  This is a real PC, not VMware.  I just followed these steps:
> 
> Fresh reboot with config on USB. (loads fine).
> ssh into the PC, run save-config, wants to save to floppy, ctrl-C
> unplug USB, plug in USB memory stick.
> run lsmod - no usb modules listed.
> run save-config - still wants to save to floppy - ctrl-C.

It works for me in VMWare and on *real* PCs. Is this a fairly new computer?

> Maybe you need to leave the modules for the USB core/controller?
> I _think_ that's how Redhat does it, and they use hotplug.

That was causing problems. Looks like I have to force a re-load of the 
modules in the boot script.

cya
   Heiko