[wplug] usb storage and compact flash readers.

[Carl Benedict]

John,

   What does an `lsmod` yield?  I use a SanDisk ImageMate CF-SM.  I seem
to be using 'usbcore' 'usb-uhci' 'usb-storage'. I believe those are all
required to use USB devices.  Also 'ov511' and 'videodev' seem related. 
I think they are part of the USB DigiCam packages.  I mount mine as a
SCSI device (i.e. /dev/sda1, etc).  From what I remember, the
usb-storage driver uses some type of SCSI emulation mode for block
devices.  I seem to also remember there being some kernel requirements. 
I am running RedHat 8, and got it working out-of-the-box.

My /proc/bus/usb/drivers shows:

         usbdevfs
         hub
 96-111: hiddev
         hid
         ov511
         usb-storage

Prehaps loading the 'ov511' and 'videodev' modules will get it running? 
I would make sure 'usb-uhci' and 'usbcore' are present and loaded as
well.  Hope this was of some help.

- Carl

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On Sun, 2003-09-28 at 22:41, John Harrold wrote:
> so i recently got a compact flash reader from best buy. i've read around on
> the internet and from what i can glean i need to load the usb-storage
> module, plug in the device (i also tried the opposite order) and the device
> should show up in: /proc/bus/usb/devices. well i tried this and i even
> tried to reboot and let kudzu find it. alas i've had no luck. my 
> 
> /proc/bus/usb/devices
> 
> file is empty and /proc/bus/usb/drivers lists the following:
> 
>          usbdevfs
>          hub
>  96-111: hiddev
>          hid
>          usb-storage
> 
> since i have little expirence with usb devices i'm not really sure where to go
> with this. the usb camera howto wasnt much help.
> 
> can anyone offer anything on this?
> 
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