How to get usb ports 2 work, hardware conflict
Hi all,
I've been using slackware 11.0 for a couple weeks on my desktop pc and I'm impressed with it's speed and simplicity even through I've got to do some manual work 2 get some stuff to work! But now I wanted to install it to a gateway mx3215 laptop that I got and now that I did, I got some problems trying to the usb ports to work and detect usb hardware. I've asked for help at slackwarehelp(dot)org and we've tried to fix the problem with one person and couldn't solve it. The problem is when I put in a usb stick or a usb cable that go's to my wireless dongle and run the command Code:
# tail -f /var/log/messages Code:
# dmesg on slackwarehelp(dot)org, said this about the commands I ran, "Seems as an hardware conflict since your usb ports seams to get wrong irq. I would ask about this at linuxquestions.org There alot of knowlegde there and many developers. I think you will find someone to help you there. " here is a few other commands I tried with a usb stick plugged in. Code:
# lsusb plugged in. I don't know what to do from here so I'm hoping if you guys could give a tip or two! One more thing,I have a SLAX live cd, which is based on slackware, and when I run the live cd, everything works perfectly like the cd drive, usb ports, etc. Is there any files I can try copying from it to my slackware install to make the usb work? Oh, and I'm using the 2.6.17.13 kernel Thx ! |
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#installpkg /media/cdrom/extra/linux-2.6.17.13/kernel-modules-2.6.17.13-i486-1.tgz |
Yup,
I installed the modules for kernel,the headers, and the source for my 2.6.17.13 kernel. |
I would try out different kernels.
If you really want one of the slax kernels, you can install them: http://merlin.fit.vutbr.cz/mirrors/slax/kernel/ |
WOOT WOOT!
I found a fix for my usb ports! I was looking around the forums and ran into a article about laptops and I tried this boot cheat that I added before the laptop started. Code:
acpi=noirq usb sticks! I even can use my wireless dongle which attaches through my usb port! Okey the final question, how can I get boot cheat acpi=noirq to start everytime I boot the laptop? I just don't want to add the boot cheat everytime I boot up Thx |
If you're using lilo add it to lilo.conf as
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append="acpi=noirq" |
Okey,
this is my linux section on my lilo.conf file Code:
image = /boot/vmlinuz to just about everywhere, and still it wouldn't activate the cheat, where am I to add the line? Thx |
Are you running lilo again each time to write the changes you make to MBR?
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You can put the line right below read-only if you want. But as suggested you have to run lilo to get the new configuration installed to lilo.
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Hmmm...
I added the line like you recommended like this Code:
image = /boot/vmlinuz doesn't load.After modifying lilo.conf, I always reboot the laptop and when I plug in the usb stick and run "dmesg" I still get the same messages, usb 1-5: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 2 ehci_hcd 0000:00:10.4: Unlink after no-IRQ? Controller is probably using the wrong IRQ. usb 1-5: device not accepting address 2, error -110 But when the laptop boots up and I add the boot cheat acpi=noirq manually everything works and I can mount the usb.I even tried adding to lilo.conf, Code:
append=acpi=off |
Once again. After you edited the lilo.conf file did you run the command lilo?
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Run '/sbin/lilo' to get lilo to recognize the changes to lilo.conf. Every time you edit lilo.conf you have to run '/sbin/lilo'.
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Oh,
I'm so sorry that you guys where saying to run "command" lilo ! I thought you guys where saying to just reboot the laptop! Well everything works now I just added the line after read-only and ran the command lilo and everything works! Thx guys for your help! |
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