Re: USB device not detected

[Alan Stern <stern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 14 Jul 2007, Rogier Wolff wrote:

> On Fri, Jul 13, 2007 at 11:37:25PM -0400, Alan Stern wrote:
> > It can indeed be intimidating.  But it's also interesting; you might 
> > want to try it.  The key is to avoid building too many drivers.  
> > Configuring only the ones you need will save a tremendous amount of 
> > time.
> 
> ... However, the beginner may think that driverXXX is not neccesary,
> disable it, and get stuck with a kernel that doesn't work. 
> 
> If you dislike the prospect of having to figure this out, you can
> also chose to let the computer do the work, and compile most drivers
> (as modules). 
> 
> One trick to get up-and-running is to get your distribution kernel, 
> get that compiled with the provided config. This will have LOTS and LOTS
> of drivers as modules. Next you can print out "lsusb" and go through
> the menu and disable modules you're not using. 
> 
> Next you can upgrade to the latest and greatest, and copy over the 
> config. If you "make oldconfig" the process will propose new drivers
> to you, and the default (usually No) is quite fine, as you 
> didn't require them anyway... 

You could even skip the first step of compiling the distribution kernel 
with the provided config.  With all those drivers enabled, the compile 
will take a long time.  It would be good enough to issue the make 
command, verify that everything starts out okay (should only take a 
minute or so) and then kill it.

Alan Stern


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