I have a (few) USB problems on my Mandriva box... not sure exactly where to start. I set up ndiswrapper for my USB wireless adapter (linksys wusb11) and it worked perfectly. Then i restart and it doesn't work. So i unplug and replug the adapter (into a different port) and it comes back to life. I was tailing /var/log/messages as it happened. My question is: what startup script to I have to edit, and what do I put in it to make it so that this works every time on startup?


Jun 30 19:02:12 mullet kernel: usb 2-1: USB disconnect, address 2
Jun 30 19:02:16 mullet kernel: usb 3-1: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 2
Jun 30 19:02:31 mullet hal.hotplug[7413]: timout(10000 ms) waiting for /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.2/usb3/3-1/3-1:1.0
Jun 30 19:02:35 mullet kernel: usb 3-1: reset full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 2
Jun 30 19:02:35 mullet kernel: usb 3-1: device firmware changed
Jun 30 19:02:35 mullet kernel: usb 3-1: USB disconnect, address 2
Jun 30 19:02:35 mullet kernel: 3rdparty/at76c503a/at76c503-fw_skel.c: wlan%%d disconnecting
Jun 30 19:02:35 mullet kernel: 3rdparty/at76c503a/at76c503-fw_skel.c: at76c503-rfmd disconnected
Jun 30 19:02:35 mullet kernel: usb 3-1: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 3
Jun 30 19:02:35 mullet kernel: 3rdparty/at76c503a/at76c503.c: $Id: at76c503.c,v 1.72 2004/10/19 20:45:25 jal2 Exp $ compiled Jun 27 2005 23:12:58
Jun 30 19:02:35 mullet kernel: 3rdparty/at76c503a/at76c503.c: firmware version 1.101.4 #84 (fcs_len 4)
Jun 30 19:02:35 mullet kernel: 3rdparty/at76c503a/at76c503.c: device's MAC 00:0c:41:09:83:89, regulatory domain FCC (U.S) (id 16)
Jun 30 19:02:35 mullet kernel: 3rdparty/at76c503a/at76c503.c: registered wlan0
Jun 30 19:02:37 mullet dhclient: sit0: unknown hardware address type 776
Jun 30 19:02:38 mullet dhclient: sit0: unknown hardware address type 776
Jun 30 19:02:39 mullet dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 7
Jun 30 19:02:46 mullet dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 10
Jun 30 19:02:47 mullet dhclient: DHCPOFFER from 192.168.1.1
Jun 30 19:02:47 mullet dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67
Jun 30 19:02:47 mullet dhclient: DHCPACK from 192.168.1.1
Jun 30 19:02:47 mullet dhclient: bound to 192.168.1.102 -- renewal in 36944 seconds.


Thanks.

background:
Linux mullet 2.6.11-12mdk #1 Mon Jun 27 23:18:37 MDT 2005 i686 AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1700+ unknown GNU/Linux. Related problem, computer doesn't like to boot with my SGI usb keyboard plugged in, but it'll work if i plug it in once the computer is booted.

wusb11 v2.6, ecs 741 gx-m motherboard (cheapo, 1 year old)

You have to redo ndiswrapper so it works with a device that is connected at boot and not with hotplug. USB devices connected during boot get different device files than devices loaded with hotplug.

Thanks! I remember doing something with hotplug not knowing what it was. Nice catch man, I'll play with that next.