Jan Engelhardt wrote:

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In 10.1 we could make vmware see usb devices by executing the command: "mount -t usbfs /dev/bus/usb /proc/bus/usb". this fails in 10.2 with "/proc/bus/usb does not exist". what to do next?

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Using sysfs.

Can you please be more specific?

Oh you better ask in the Linux kernel mailing list or the usb subsystem mailing list. Fact is, from what I can see, is that usbfs/usbdevfs is gone, and the usualy reason is that something has successfully been moved from /proc to /sys. After all, USB has hardly to do anything with processes. Too bad VMware does not seem to notice it.

Jan Engelhardt, it seems you are mistaken. Although /proc is destined to oblivion, usbdevfs has been replaced, probably around 2.6.12 (can't remember exactly), by usbfs, witch is what ?? Kanenas ?? is talking about. I haven't installed OpenSuSE 10.2 yet but, I can assure you that usbfs is present on Kernel 2.6.18 ( even on the new 2.6.19 ). ?? Kanenas ??, if you want to mount usbfs for VMWare, you could do one of the following: 1) Check your /etc/fstab file for a line similar to this one: usbfs /proc/bus/usb usbfs auto 0 0 expect that yours should show a noauto instead of auto. Edit it and change it accordingly. Then issue the command 'mount /proc/bus/usb' On the next boot it should be mounted automatically. 2) check if /proc/bus/usb directory exists. If not, create it. Issue the command: mount -t usbfs none /proc/bus/usb voila... see 1) for automounting at boot. Hope it helps. Regards,

-`J'

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On Dec 15 2006 14:15, Patrick Shanahan wrote:

* Rui Santos [12-15-06 13:30]:

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Jan Engelhardt, it seems you are mistaken. Although /proc is destined to oblivion, usbdevfs has been replaced, probably around 2.6.12 (can't remember exactly), by usbfs, witch is what ?? Kanenas ?? is talking about. I haven't installed OpenSuSE 10.2 yet but, I can assure you that usbfs is present on Kernel 2.6.18 ( even on the new 2.6.19 ).

yes,

14:13 wahoo:~ > uname -r 2.6.18.5-jen40-default

14:14 wahoo:~ > grep usbfs /etc/fstab usbfs /proc/bus/usb usbfs noauto 0 0

Yes what? $ uname -r 2.6.18.5-jen40b-default $ grep -i usb /proc/filesystems $ Ok so tell me what module I need ;-) Wait, don't tell me, it's usbcore.ko. But that's loaded, so: $ gzip -cd /proc/config.gz | grep DEVICEFS # CONFIG_USB_DEVICEFS is not set Hm, so let's see why this is unset... exactly, because it's not set in the kernel .config files that came with kernel-source.src.rpm. Surprising, is not it, that it was SUSE to disable it? So stop the FUD that it's my fault. -`J' -- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

On Friday 15 December 2006 08:26, Rui Santos wrote:

Jan Engelhardt, it seems you are mistaken. Although /proc is destined to oblivion, usbdevfs has been replaced, probably around 2.6.12 (can't remember exactly), by usbfs, witch is what ?? Kanenas ?? is talking about. I haven't installed OpenSuSE 10.2 yet but, I can assure you that usbfs is present on Kernel 2.6.18 ( even on the new 2.6.19 ).

?? Kanenas ??, if you want to mount usbfs for VMWare, you could do one of the following: 1) Check your /etc/fstab file for a line similar to this one: usbfs /proc/bus/usb usbfs auto 0 0 expect that yours should show a noauto instead of auto. Edit it and change it accordingly.

Found that, changed it to auto, thanks

Then issue the command 'mount /proc/bus/usb' On the next boot it should be mounted automatically.

2) check if /proc/bus/usb directory exists.

/proc/bus/usb does not exist, even after a reboot.

If not, create it. Issue the command: mount -t usbfs none /proc/bus/usb voila...

This does not work. I get the error message that /proc/bus/usb does not exist. btw, when I test the mounted fs's with "mount" the following prints out: tentwoa:/home/xyz # mount /dev/hda1 on / type ext3 (rw,acl,user_xattr) proc on /proc type proc (rw) sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw) debugfs on /sys/kernel/debug type debugfs (rw) udev on /dev type tmpfs (rw) devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,mode=0620,gid=5) securityfs on /sys/kernel/security type securityfs (rw) /dev/sdb2 on /mnt/sdb2 type ext3 (rw) /dev/sda2 on /mnt/sda2 type ext3 (rw) /dev/sda3 on /mnt/sda3 type ext3 (rw) /dev/sdb3 on /mnt/sdb3 type reiserfs (rw) /dev/sdc1 on /mnt/sdc1 type reiserfs (rw) /dev/hda3 on /mnt/hda3 type ext3 (rw) /dev/sdd1 on /media/disk type vfat (rw,nosuid,nodev,noatime,uid=1000,utf8,shortname=lower) the usb devices usb1, usb2, 1-0:1.0, 1-1, 1-1:1.0, 1-8, 1-8:1.0 and 2-0:1.0 are found in /sys/bus/usb/devices the kernel & source are 2.6.18.2-34x86-64

see 1) for automounting at boot.

Hope it helps.

Can we try once more?

Regards,

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Rui Santos

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Found that, changed it to auto, thanks

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Then issue the command 'mount /proc/bus/usb' On the next boot it should be mounted automatically.

2) check if /proc/bus/usb directory exists.

/proc/bus/usb does not exist, even after a reboot.

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If not, create it. Issue the command: mount -t usbfs none /proc/bus/usb voila...

This does not work. I get the error message that /proc/bus/usb does not exist.

Then create it! md /proc/bus/usb You need to be root to do this.

# md /proc/bus/usb /bin/mkdir: cannot create directory /proc/bus/usb': No such file or directory I had rather expected some Operation not permitted. -`J' -- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

On Dec 15 2006 11:03, kanenas@hawaii.rr.com wrote:

On Friday 15 December 2006 10:36, Jan Engelhardt wrote:

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# md /proc/bus/usb /bin/mkdir: cannot create directory /proc/bus/usb': No such file or directory

I had rather expected some Operation not permitted.

Ok, now what? any suggestions? any workarounds?

What, you did not know creating files in proc can't be done? Oh my, too bad. Well, ask SUSE to reenable DEVICEFS. Or just look at https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=210899 -`J' -- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

On Friday 15 December 2006 10:04, Kenneth Schneider wrote:

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This does not work. I get the error message that /proc/bus/usb does not exist.

Then create it! md /proc/bus/usb You need to be root to do this.

-- Ken Schneider UNIX since 1989, linux since 1994, SuSE since 1998

tentwoa:/home/xyz # md /proc/bus/usb mkdir: cannot create directory `/proc/bus/usb': No such file or directory yes, i tried the obvious before I posted. as root. I am not a guru, but i am aware of a few of the basics. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

On Dec 15 2006 22:09, Leendert Meyer wrote:

On Friday 15 December 2006 22:04, kanenas@hawaii.rr.com wrote:

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On Friday 15 December 2006 10:04, Kenneth Schneider wrote:

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This does not work. I get the error message that /proc/bus/usb does not exist.

Then create it! md /proc/bus/usb You need to be root to do this.

tentwoa:/home/xyz # md /proc/bus/usb mkdir: cannot create directory `/proc/bus/usb': No such file or directory

yes, i tried the obvious before I posted. as root. I am not a guru, but i am aware of a few of the basics.

Basics? How about "md -p /proc/bus/usb"?

Do some basics yourself first: 22:16 ichi:~ > alias md alias md='/bin/mkdir -p' -`J' -- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

On Friday 15 December 2006 11:09, Leendert Meyer wrote:

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yes, i tried the obvious before I posted. as root. I am not a guru, but i am aware of a few of the basics.

Basics? How about "md -p /proc/bus/usb"?

Cheers,

Leen

No i did not know that. I said "a few" of the basics. and no, it does not work. and yes I was pretty sure that /proc is not a "normal" dir that can not be touched. Yet I tried every suggestion made so far, sarcastic or not, giving everyone the benefit of the doubt, perhaps something has changed now that /proc is on the way out. But: It seems that there are some tendencies to deride folks not in the know, say someone like me. I am simply saying that I would appreciate some help with the problem at hand. I thought that in general "there are no stupid questions, only stupid answers", doesn't that apply on this list? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org