Subject: Re: usb support
From: andu (undo@cloud9.net)
Date: Mon Dec 20 1999 - 20:27:56 MST
andu wrote:
> I'm reposting this since I do need help.
>
> I've been off the list for a while so I'm not really up to date on the latest
> kernel with improved usb support. The one I'm using now is 2.2.6 or something
> and it doesn't quite work with my current setup:
> one G3 running MacOS and YDL and a PC running Linux and "the other" OS.
> I use the stock G3 keyboard and a usb track ball for all of them, switched with
> DrBott's Moniswitch usb device.
> YDL responds to the keyboard and the track ball fine unless I
> switch to the other machine. When I switch back to YDL its all frozen.
> The Linux(Mandrake) I run on the PC I noticed, has all usb stuff as modules
> where YDL has it built in the kernel and loads it at boot, does that make
> the difference?
> Since I posted this first I upgraded to 2.2.12 but the problem persists
> less the keyboard which works probably due to changing the settings in
> XF86Config.
> It looks as if when I switch back to YDL it forgets to reactivate the
> trackball.
> I tried the usb mouse that came with the G3 and the behavior is the same.
> Any input is appreciated.
> Also when trying to recompile the 2.2.12 kernel It looks for a
> "kernel.h"(or similar) file in /boot and it's not there.
> Thanks, Andu
>
>
Dan this might interest you. I got kernel 2.2.14pre9 from
"http://www.linuxppc.org/BlueG3/g3_downloads.shtml" which solved the problem I
described above.
andu
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