On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:19:21 -0600 "Mikkel L. Ellertson" <mikkel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Mark C. Allman wrote: > > On Sat, 2008-02-23 at 19:05 -0700, Craig White wrote: > >> On Sat, 2008-02-23 at 20:52 -0500, Mark C. Allman wrote: > >>> OK, something else that's broken in F8. > >>> > >>> At some point in the past when we'd plug in a Treo 700p USB cable > >>> to hotsync (which occasionally actually worked), > >>> devices /dev/ttyUSB0 and /dev/ttyUSB1 were created to access the > >>> phone. Now when I plug it in I only see lines like: > >>> Feb 23 15:35:26 prez kernel: usb 3-1: new full speed USB > >>> device using uhci_hcd and address 3 > >>> Feb 23 15:35:26 prez kernel: usb 3-1: configuration #1 chosen > >>> from 1 choice > >>> When I plug in my Verizon broadband wireless USB modem I see > >>> ttyUSB0 and ttyUSB1 created, but no longer for the Treo. > >>> > >>> Any ideas/hints on why the tty devices are no longer created? > >> ---- > >> did you... > >> > >> cp /usr/share/pilot-link/udev/60-libpisock.rules /etc/udev/rules > >> > >> also note that the actual ports used /dev/ttyUSBx are less > >> important because it should automatically create a linked > >> device /dev/pilot and that would be what you want to use > >> > >> Craig > >> > > Both the files 60-libpisock.rules and 60-pilot.rules. Useless. > > > > Also, the file 60-libpisock.rules references the group "dialout" > > which doesn't exist. This suggests some install process which > > didn't run (and didn't copy files and create the group). I have > > the following packages installed: > > gnome-pilot-2.0.15-10.fc8 > > gnome-pilot-devel-2.0.15-10.fc8 > > pilot-link-0.12.2-17.fc8 > > pilot-link-devel-0.12.2-17.fc8 > > > > Maybe I'll try uninstalling and reinstalling these. I don't have > > days and days and days to waste tracking down all these F8 > > problems, though. Looks like a move back to F7 is in order. The > > kernel I'm running is 2.6.23.15-137.fc8. > > > Dumb question - did you also copy the 60-pilot.perms to > /etc/security/console.perms.d? This controls the > ownership/permissions of the USB port. You will probably have to log > out and back in for the rules to take affect. > > Mikkel Hi Mark My F8 also had a similar issue, it magically stopped creating /dev/ttyUSB[01] for my Palm Z22. I found that in /etc/modprobe.d the visor module had been blacklisted! I removed the blacklist and everything was gravy again. Why or where the blacklist came from I have no idea.... Hope this helps Bill
