usb

chemmy · 09-19-2002, 07:44 AM

how to use USB devices like harddrive in linux(etc. redhat7.3)?
thanx

NSKL · 09-19-2002, 09:25 AM

USB devices work in Linux fairly well, as a matter of fact i have a USB mouse, Zip250 drive, webCam and digital camera all working in Linux through USB. You either need to modprobe the correct modules if you have them. Ex:
modprobe usbcore
modprobe usb-uhci
Or if you dont have the modules you need to recompile the kernel adding USB support. How to do this is explained in the Kenrnel HOWTO
HTH
-NSKL

MasterC · 09-19-2002, 11:55 PM

You will probably want to look at also enabling usb-storage (aka mass storage).

Cool

zLinuxz · 09-20-2002, 02:57 AM

iT's a CuRsE!!!!!!!

MasterC · 09-20-2002, 03:08 AM

he he he, poor newbs, always getting attacked by zLinuxz for having USB hardware.

USB has come along way lately d00d, and is getting better everyday (literally). Give it a chance, it'll come around.

Cool

zLinuxz · 09-20-2002, 10:12 AM

yeah, yeah, I know, it's just sort of a habit in me to pin it down,

sorry!

maybe that's why it's getting a lot better then!, they got tired of me being able to say that USB sucked, hehehehe. and I guess partialy also because it was developed for Windows...with Microsoft's sponsorship as well.