Re: [OT] usbnet problem on pc side

Jorn

I've just been playing with the usb networking to setup intimate on my iPaq.
I've found if I follow this sequence exactly then it works well. Deviating
from this will reliably fail!

First I cribbed the usb networking startup scripts from the usb howto on the
wiki. Logging in to the iPaq via minicom (I've got a serial cradle and a usb
cradle) I created the startup scripts, and rebooted the iPaq to make sure the
usbf interface comes up when the machine boots.

Next I followed this set of steps on my desktop pc:
modprobe usb-uhci
Place the iPaq in the usb cradle and the usb modules will register the iPaq
as a usb device but complain that no known driver claimed it.
then

        insmod usbnet.o

This will give you usb0, allowing you to configure the interface.

To safely remove the iPaq from the usb cradle (without Linux grumbling)

        ifconfig usb0 down

then

        rmmod usbnet.

Problem's I've found include:
if your eth0 interface doesn't work before you try and setup the iPaq usb
networking then the iPaq usb networking won't work either. I don't know if
this is also true for ppp0.
I have also found that insmod usbnet.o when the iPaq isn't in the usb cradle
will also fail (as expected) but when the iPaq is placed into the cradle the
usb0 interface doesn't register.

Hope this helps

Rob
 

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Received on Thu Sep 6 03:10:43 2001