On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 11:34:07AM -0400, Alan Stern wrote: > On Sat, 17 Oct 2009, Oliver Neukum wrote: > > > Am Samstag, 17. Oktober 2009 15:14:28 schrieb Frank Schaefer: > > > I can think of multiple solutions for this, my first questions are: > > > Is there already a common solution for these devices in the kernel ? > > > How widespread is this bad habit of device-design ? So far, the only > > > devices I know are > > > > This is usually handled by the modeswitch tool outside the kernel. > > Alternatively, you may be able to force the device to switch modes by > running the "eject" program on it. > > There is mode-switching code in the kernel for a few devices. The > current trend is to move this out of the kernel and let user programs > be responsible for it. If you go with the current trend, then you probably will want to write some UDEV rules to recognize these devices and issue the mode-changing command (either modeswitch or eject). Matt -- Matthew Dharm Home: mdharm-usb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Maintainer, Linux USB Mass Storage Driver C: Like the Furby? DP: He gives me the creeps. Think the SPCA will take him? -- Cobb and Dust Puppy User Friendly, 1/2/1999
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