Re: usb driver installation: is reboot required?

[shane c branch <scbranch@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Mike Burger wrote:

> Is your programmer a Windows programmer?

Yes. I don't think he's ever tried to write for linux. He's also
Chinese, so there may be some language barrier stuff going on as far as
getting across what I want.


> As long as the driver is compiled as a module, and not directly into
> the kernel, you should be able to rmmod the old version, put the new
> version into the right location, and then insmod the new version, or
> modprobe it.

He's telling me the hid.o file is loaded when a USB device is attached,
and he needs to get a different object file loaded first. This is why he
claims the reboot is needed.

I'll mention the rmmod and insmod angles to him.

> That isn't to say that it absolutely, positively, 100% will work, but
> it works for most modules.

Yes, there are few guarantees in life, but I think there's a large
possibility he's just unfamiliar with linux.


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regards,

shane


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