I have recently switched to the 2.6.5 kernel and am having some trouble
with the USB. I am running Slackware-current. My /etc/fstab reads as
follows:

/dev/hda3 swap swap defaults 0 0
/dev/hda2 / reiserfs defaults 1 1
/dev/hda1 /fat-c vfat auto,rw,umask=000 1 0
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 noauto,owner,ro 0 0
/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto noauto,owner 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
none /sys sysfs defaults 0 0
none /sys/bus/usb usbdevfs defaults 0 0

When I boot my computer, /proc and /sys mount fine, but /sys/bus/usb gives
me an error, saying that the mount point does not exist. I log on and I
cd to /sys/bus/usb and see that it does exist, and that it has a /devices
and /drivers folder. I cd to /proc/bus/usb, which also exists, but I see
that it is empty. This, I believe, means that it won't do me any good to
change my fstab entry to the old /proc/bus/usb. I also don't see any usb
devices found during boot, and I'd really like to get my canoscan 630 usb
scanner working.

Any ideas what I am doing wrong with my fstab and my USB?

Thanks in advance,

Shilo

* Shilo Bacca <shilo@shilobacca.com> writes:

> I have recently switched to the 2.6.5 kernel and am having some trouble
> with the USB. I am running Slackware-current. My /etc/fstab reads as
> follows:

[...]

> none /sys/bus/usb usbdevfs defaults 0 0

> When I boot my computer, /proc and /sys mount fine, but /sys/bus/usb gives
> me an error, saying that the mount point does not exist. I log on and I
> cd to /sys/bus/usb and see that it does exist, and that it has a /devices
> and /drivers folder. I cd to /proc/bus/usb, which also exists, but I see
> that it is empty. This, I believe, means that it won't do me any good to
> change my fstab entry to the old /proc/bus/usb. I also don't see any usb
> devices found during boot, and I'd really like to get my canoscan 630 usb
> scanner working.

> Any ideas what I am doing wrong with my fstab and my USB?

My entry for USB looks like this...

none /proc/bus/usb usbfs defaults 0 0


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Shilo Bacca wrote:
> none /proc proc defaults 0 0
> none /sys sysfs defaults 0 0
> none /sys/bus/usb usbdevfs defaults 0 0

usbdevfs was replaced by usbfs. does changing that help?

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On Fri, 09 Apr 2004 10:02:30 +0000, Joost Kremers wrote:

>
> usbdevfs was replaced by usbfs. does changing that help?

No, I just changed that and rebooted, still get the same message that
/sys/bus/usb does not exist. Thank you for your help. Any other ideas?

On Fri, 09 Apr 2004 17:06:46 GMT, Shilo <root@localhost.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 09 Apr 2004 10:02:30 +0000, Joost Kremers wrote:
>
>>
>> usbdevfs was replaced by usbfs. does changing that help?
>
> No, I just changed that and rebooted, still get the same message that
> /sys/bus/usb does not exist. Thank you for your help. Any other ideas?

My fstab.
devpts /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs defaults 0 0
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0

cat /proc/bus/usb/devices

<snip>
T: Bus=03 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=12 MxCh= 2
B: Alloc= 0/900 us ( 0%), #Int= 0, #Iso= 0
D: Ver= 1.10 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=0000 ProdID=0000 Rev= 2.06
S: Manufacturer=Linux 2.6.5 uhci_hcd
S: Product=VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (#2)
S: SerialNumber=0000:00:10.1
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=40 MxPwr= 0mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 2 Ivl=255ms

T: Bus=03 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=01 Cnt=01 Dev#= 5 Spd=12 MxCh= 0
D: Ver= 1.00 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=05d8 ProdID=4001 Rev= 1.00
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=40 MxPwr=500mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 3 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=(none)
E: Ad=01(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms
E: Ad=82(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms
E: Ad=83(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 1 Ivl=1ms
<snip>

locate usbfs
/sys/bus/usb/drivers/usbfs

lsusb
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 003 Device 005: ID 05d8:4001 Ultima Electronics Corp. Artec Ultima 2000
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000

Are your usb buses being built when you boot?

dmesg | grep -i usb
drivers/usb/core/usb.c: registered new driver usbfs
drivers/usb/core/usb.c: registered new driver hub
Initializing USB Mass Storage driver...
drivers/usb/core/usb.c: registered new driver usb-storage
USB Mass Storage support registered.
ehci_hcd 0000:00:10.3: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0
ehci_hcd 0000:00:10.3: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1
ehci_hcd 0000:00:10.3: USB 2.0 enabled, EHCI 1.00, driver 2003-Dec-29
hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found
USB Universal Host Controller Interface driver v2.2
uhci_hcd 0000:00:10.0: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB
uhci_hcd 0000:00:10.0: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 2
hub 2-0:1.0: USB hub found
uhci_hcd 0000:00:10.1: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (#2)
uhci_hcd 0000:00:10.1: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 3
hub 3-0:1.0: USB hub found
uhci_hcd 0000:00:10.2: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (#3)
uhci_hcd 0000:00:10.2: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 4
hub 4-0:1.0: USB hub found

The scanner shown doesn't work in linux, I just used it to show that one
could be detected. Also take what I have here with a grain of salt, This
is the first time I have used usb on linux. My card reader is working
and also a usb flash disk.
HTH
--
Ken P

> cat /proc/bus/usb/devices

For me:
root@slakbox:~# cat /proc/bus/usb/devices
cat: /proc/bus/usb/devices: No such file or directory

And:
root@slakbox:~# cat /sys/bus/usb/devices
cat: /sys/bus/usb/devices: Is a directory

I cd /sys/bus/usb/devices and ls -a to find that the directory is empty.

> locate usbfs
> /sys/bus/usb/drivers/usbfs

For me:

root@slakbox:/sys/bus/usb/devices# locate usbfs
/sys/bus/usb/drivers/usbfs

>
> lsusb

For me:

root@slakbox:/sys/bus/usb/devices# lsusb
root@slakbox:/sys/bus/usb/devices#

> Are your usb buses being built when you boot?
>
> dmesg | grep -i usb

For me:

root@slakbox:~# dmesg|grep -i usb
drivers/usb/core/usb.c: registered new driver usbfs
drivers/usb/core/usb.c: registered new driver hub

Does any of this help anyone know what is wrong? Thanks in advance.

Shilo

I don't know if this will help anyone to know what the problem is, but
here is the USB section from my .config file. I tried to just leave
everything USB related in it. Did I miss something important? Thanks
again for any help.



# USB support
#
CONFIG_USB=m
# CONFIG_USB_DEBUG is not set

#
# Miscellaneous USB options
#
CONFIG_USB_DEVICEFS=y
# CONFIG_USB_BANDWIDTH is not set
# CONFIG_USB_DYNAMIC_MINORS is not set

#
# USB Host Controller Drivers
#
CONFIG_USB_EHCI_HCD=m
# CONFIG_USB_EHCI_SPLIT_ISO is not set
# CONFIG_USB_OHCI_HCD is not set
# CONFIG_USB_UHCI_HCD is not set

#
# USB Device Class drivers
#
CONFIG_USB_AUDIO=m
# CONFIG_USB_BLUETOOTH_TTY is not set
CONFIG_USB_MIDI=m
CONFIG_USB_ACM=m
CONFIG_USB_PRINTER=m
CONFIG_USB_STORAGE=m
# CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_DEBUG is not set
CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_DATAFAB=y
CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_FREECOM=y
CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_ISD200=y
CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_DPCM=y
CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_HP8200e=y
CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_SDDR09=y
CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_SDDR55=y
CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_JUMPSHOT=y

#
# USB Human Interface Devices (HID)
#
CONFIG_USB_HID=m
CONFIG_USB_HIDINPUT=y
# CONFIG_HID_FF is not set
CONFIG_USB_HIDDEV=y

#
# USB HID Boot Protocol drivers
#
CONFIG_USB_KBD=m
CONFIG_USB_MOUSE=m
CONFIG_USB_AIPTEK=m
CONFIG_USB_WACOM=m
CONFIG_USB_KBTAB=m
CONFIG_USB_POWERMATE=m
# CONFIG_USB_MTOUCH is not set
# CONFIG_USB_XPAD is not set
# CONFIG_USB_ATI_REMOTE is not set

#
# USB Imaging devices
#
CONFIG_USB_MDC800=m
CONFIG_USB_MICROTEK=m
CONFIG_USB_HPUSBSCSI=m

#
# USB Multimedia devices
#
CONFIG_USB_DABUSB=m
CONFIG_USB_VICAM=m
CONFIG_USB_DSBR=m
CONFIG_USB_IBMCAM=m
CONFIG_USB_KONICAWC=m
CONFIG_USB_OV511=m
CONFIG_USB_PWC=m
CONFIG_USB_SE401=m
CONFIG_USB_STV680=m
# CONFIG_USB_W9968CF is not set

#
# USB Network adaptors
#
CONFIG_USB_CATC=m
CONFIG_USB_KAWETH=m
CONFIG_USB_PEGASUS=m
CONFIG_USB_RTL8150=m
CONFIG_USB_USBNET=m

#
# USB Host-to-Host Cables
#
CONFIG_USB_ALI_M5632=y
CONFIG_USB_AN2720=y
CONFIG_USB_BELKIN=y
CONFIG_USB_GENESYS=y
CONFIG_USB_NET1080=y
CONFIG_USB_PL2301=y

#
# Intelligent USB Devices/Gadgets
#
CONFIG_USB_ARMLINUX=y
CONFIG_USB_EPSON2888=y
CONFIG_USB_ZAURUS=y
CONFIG_USB_CDCETHER=y

#
# USB Network Adapters
#
CONFIG_USB_AX8817X=y

#
# USB port drivers
#
CONFIG_USB_USS720=m

#
# USB Serial Converter support
#
CONFIG_USB_SERIAL=m
CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_GENERIC=y
CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_BELKIN=m
CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_WHITEHEAT=m
CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_DIGI_ACCELEPORT=m
CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_EMPEG=m
CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_FTDI_SIO=m
CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_VISOR=m
CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_IPAQ=m
CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_IR=m
CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_EDGEPORT=m
CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_EDGEPORT_TI=m
CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN_PDA=m
CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN=m
CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN_MPR=y
CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN_USA28=y
CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN_USA28X=y
CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN_USA28XA=y
CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN_USA28XB=y
CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN_USA19=y
CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN_USA18X=y
CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN_USA19W=y
CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN_USA19QW=y
CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN_USA19QI=y
CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN_USA49W=y
CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN_USA49WLC=y
CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_KLSI=m
CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_KOBIL_SCT=m
CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_MCT_U232=m
CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_PL2303=m
# CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_SAFE is not set
CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_CYBERJACK=m
CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_XIRCOM=m
CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_OMNINET=m
CONFIG_USB_EZUSB=y

#
# USB Miscellaneous drivers
#
# CONFIG_USB_EMI62 is not set
CONFIG_USB_EMI26=m
CONFIG_USB_TIGL=m
CONFIG_USB_AUERSWALD=m
CONFIG_USB_RIO500=m
# CONFIG_USB_LEGOTOWER is not set
CONFIG_USB_LCD=m
# CONFIG_USB_LED is not set
# CONFIG_USB_TEST is not set

#
# USB Gadget Support
#
# CONFIG_USB_GADGET is not set

> My entry for USB looks like this...
>
> none /proc/bus/usb usbfs defaults 0 0

Tried that, says that mount point doesn't exist either. Any other ideas?
Thanks again

Shilo

Well, after hacking away at the kernal and all kinds of other things, I
now seem to have usb working. Seems that I missed the usb controller
drivers. The weird thing is that on boot, I still get the mount point
does not exist message. Now, though, I get this:

root@slakbox:~# mount
/dev/hda2 on / type reiserfs (rw)
/dev/hda1 on /fat-c type vfat (rw,umask=000)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620)
none on /proc type proc (rw)
none on /sys type sysfs (rw)
usbfs on /proc/bus/usb type usbfs (rw)

even though my fstab still says:

none /sys/bus/usb usbfs defaults 0 0

I don't know what that's all about, but it works, so I can't complain.
Thanks to everyone for all of your help.

Shilo