On Tue, 1 Mar 2005 06:22:02 -0500 (EST), Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > is there somewhere a short writeup on device allocation/assignment > for a targus USB port replicator? (that is, single USB port expansion > to > > 2 USB ports > 2 PS/2 ports > serial port > parallel port > > i can see numerous messages generated in /var/log/messages when i plug > one in, but i'm still trying to parse what special device files i'd > use to refer to each new port. thanks. Supposing the device does not need special drivers, I guess the USB ports are just connected to an internal hub and should work without drivers. You can test them by plugging in a known supported device. The PS/2 ports (keyboard and mouse I guess) can work out of the box. I'm using a Belkin PS/2 to USB converter which didn't require driver changes. Make sure you're using the correct ports for keyboard and mouse (they are different). The first USB to serial converters registers as /dev/ttyUSB0, printer devices as /dev/usblp0, but maybe the port uses another protocol. It would help to have the log messages ;) Klaasjan
