[ILUG] external USB2 multi-hub "wont work" under Linux

[Declan Moriarty]

Recently, Somebody Somewhere wrote these words
> Hi.
> Have a NVidia onboard usb2 hub - two ports connected to it work fine 
> under Linux at usb-2 speeds.
> 
> Bought a little usb2 "multi-hub" in Maplin, worked fine under WinXP. 
> When I rebooted to Linux (FC1 - dont hit me) there was no heartbeat in 
> my usb stick when I inserted it into the external hub. And of course 
> when I tried to mount the usb stick no go.
> 
> When I check the output of dmesg I got errors - which I should have 
> noted (this was my home system).
> 
> I have googled on this and found a lot of stuff to read but if there is 
> an obvious
> rpm -i USB2Fix.rpm
>  type fix I'd be grateful to be told about it,
>
Here's the bones of it:

usb_ehci.ko (2.6 kernels) or ehci.o (2.4 kernels) is the usb2
module. You don't need it, as the thing should fall back to ubs-1.0
or suchlike.

The routine here on a primitive install is to modprobe usb-storage
(or storage.o on 2.4x kernels)and then install the stick & mount it 
(/dev/sda1 usually). It should talk to you when you plug it in "Hello, 
I'm a usb thingummy on usb bus 0:0:1"

If at first you don't succeed, update. There must be a few cdrs  
with a distro on them in the University of Limerick somewhere.
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	With best Regards,


	Declan Moriarty.