MOL & USB

[magnetic]

Hello Marcel

Thank you very much for your response. I will try this. Hopefully usb
mass.storage isnt at kernel level.  Will I be able to use my Epson USB
printer with MOL? I also have a Kodak DX3500 usb I'd like to use with
Iphoto


magnetic


On 02/20/2004, you wrote:

>> Hello Marcel
>> 
>> thanks for your response. How do I disable this in the kernel and why is
>> it
>> necessary to do so?
>> 
>> Thomas
> 
> Hi, thomas!
> 
> I hope I don't talk rubbish, but it worked here....
> I think as soon, as USB-mass-storage-module is initialized at startup (of
> linux), MOL can't take
> over it....
> So it should be completely untouched from linux-side... (?)
> Which kernel do you use? Is mass storage activated in the kernel "himself"
> or as a module?
> If as module enter a terminal and write "modconf"
> A menu is opened, within you can dis-/enable modules....
> Disable the usb-mass-storage-module.
> Make sure the mass-storage-mod is not activated in your ./etc/modules.conf
> (or similar?)
> Now reboot and mol should notice your usb....
> 
> If you have mass-storage enabled directly in your kernel, it'll be much
> harder, as you have
> to recompile it from source....
> As I'm no linux-expert I'll be better if a pro could tell you how-to....
> Sorry!
> 
> Good luck!
> bye
> marcel
> 
> 
Regards