On Thu June 14 2007 04:52:05 Skunk Worx wrote:
> On most of my servers I use a variety of external USB devices.
>
> They are normally detected on boot.
>
> Under F7 they are not. I have seen this a few times in the past when
> kernels changed under FC6, so I know a fix is probably on the way.
>
> I can't use F7 without USB working from power up. Someone would have to
> run around cycling power or hotplugging all the devices around the shop
> and in the field...not usable as-is.
>
> What is a decent workaround? Can I rmmod/insmod something or otherwise
> somehow rescan the USB from a script?
There is a udev workaround I've been using for months now during f7 devel to
solve this in bz#204396 or see my patch.
> Is there a new kernel on the way?
It ain't been fixed as of kernel 3226.fc7. start making noise in the above bug
number.
...dex
--- 50-udev.rules 2007-06-14 16:01:01.000000000 +0100
+++ 50-udev.rules.patched 2007-06-14 16:25:21.000000000 +0100
@@ -343,5 +343,8 @@ ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="scsi_device",
# mmc block devices
ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="mmc", RUN+="modprobe mmc_block"
+# dexter mod for usb on boot bz204396
+ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ENV{MODALIAS}=="usb:v*p*d*dc*dsc*dp*ic08isc*ip*", RUN+="/sbin/modprobe usb-storage"
+
RUN+="socket:/org/kernel/udev/monitor"
