Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (2040 mails)

["John R. Sowden" <jsowden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun June 3 2007 02:47, Joe Morris (NTM) wrote:
> John R. Sowden wrote:
> > About a month ago, I left a message regarding not being able to start a
> > usb wireless device on boot, and I was hoping to find a command to start
> > it (suse 9.3).  As often happens, I go no response.
>
> It is a bit complicated at boot.  There is quite a few things that usb
> needs to be running to work, i.e. udev, /sys and /proc filesystems,
> etc., before it loads the actual driver for the usb network adapter.
>
> > I don't know if no one knew the
> > answer, or if those that did thought it was a stupid quiestion, or if it
> > is clearly stated in the doc (from one trying to free oneself from the
> > newbie status-no linux doc is direct, clear, with examples, etc.-this
> > will be the linux failing- to achieve major market share), and I should
> > have rtfm.
>
> I don't know about that, did you also google?
>
> > Testing the test of insanity, I will again try go get some assistance.  I
> > fount /etc/usc/50-usb.hotplug, and ran it with the error:
> >   line 40: ACTION: Bad invocation: $ACTION is not set
>
> 9.3 is now unsupported.  Perhaps you got no answer before because most
> of us have upgraded and can't really remember how 9.3 did things
> differently than now.
>
> > I attempted to assign "add" to $action using export, with no sucess
> > (as best as I can figure out, export in linus is like set in dos)
> >
> > If I unplug it, then plug it in, the light on the usb device comes on and
> > I can access the net.
>
> Are you saying it hot plugs ok after boot, but if inserted before boot,
> it does not recognize it?
>
> > If I can't solve the bootup issue, I would at least like to create a
> > batch file - - uh, I mean script, that will start the usb device.
>
> It is probably lacking a hotplug event.
>
> > Now I am plugging/unplugging the device every day, wearing down the gold
> > on the connector until, alas, there will be no more.
>
> Have you tried /etc/init.d/boot.udev restart?
>
> --
> Joe Morris
> Registered Linux user 231871 running openSUSE 10.2 x86_64

Thanks for the responses.  Below is my first message with some error info:

Re: [opensuse] Not Recognizing USB wifi device on boot
 From: "John R. Sowden" <jsowden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
 To: opensuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx
 
On Sun January 28 2007 02:07, John R. Sowden wrote:
> I have a wifi usb device on my suse 9.3 computer.  whenever I boot, the usb
> device is not recognized.  The green led on the device does not come on.
> After booting, if I unplug the device and plug it back in, then it is
> recognized.  I run kwifimanager and all is ok.  I can then access the net.
> I attempted to write a script to 'restart' the hotplug devices, but it does
> not work.  my concern, other than combatting my laziness of having to
> unplug/plug the device each time I boot, is that eventually the gold on the
> usb connector will wear away, and I will be left with an intermittent
> connection.
I forgot to add:
I went to the F10 screen (error messages?) and found the following:
linux kernel: usb 1-1: device descriptor read/64, error -71
linux kernel: usb 1-1: device not accepting address 4, error -71
linux kernel: usb 1-1: device not accepting address 5, error -71

(End of message)
I tried your suggestion-got a response of 'running', but the LED on the 
netgear usb/wireless never lit.  You (Joe) are corerect-will not start on 
boot but will when I unplug/plug after booting is complete.

Re:the 9.3 issue: Correct-I updated it near the end.  I attempted to update 
using the 10.1 CDs, and got a list of errors that I did not 
understand-dependancies, etc., and, as I use this computer for active 
business in my office (payroll, etc.), I decided not to play with it.  I have 
been searching for the difference between 10.1 and 10.2, to no avail.  I put 
10.1 on a Toshiba Laptop with no problem except the wireless does not 
work-something about Suse not supporting the chipset, and of course, the 
winmodem.  I believe the hardwire ethernet works, but I only have that at 
home.
 
Not sure where to go from here.

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John R. Sowden
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