Re: USB devices in 2.5.xx do not show in /dev

Greg KH (greg@kroah.com)
Sun, 6 Apr 2003 13:16:38 -0700


On Sun, Apr 06, 2003 at 02:36:23PM +0200, Jens Ansorg wrote:
> I'm trying an 2.5.66-mm kernel on 1386
>
> I have 3 USB devices connected.
> The mouse works - mostly (no wheel support)
> But scanner and printer do not work.
>
> The modules scanner and usblp seem to load fine
>
> Apr 6 14:14:37 lisaserver kernel: drivers/usb/core/usb.c: registered
> new driver usbscanner
> Apr 6 14:14:37 lisaserver kernel: drivers/usb/image/scanner.c:
> 0.4.11:USB Scanner Driver
> Apr 6 14:15:50 lisaserver kernel: drivers/usb/core/usb.c: registered
> new driver usblp
> Apr 6 14:15:50 lisaserver kernel: drivers/usb/class/usblp.c: v0.13: USB
> Printer Device Class driver
>
>
> but I do not get the devices under /dev to actually use them

You have to have an actual device for the /dev node to show up. Do you
have any USB devices plugged in? What does:
tree /sys/bus/usb/
show?

thanks,

greg k-h
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