There actually is a kernel option/filesystem usbdevfs that is separate from devfs. If you used devfs you probably wouldn't need usbdevfs, since I think they would serve the same role (though devfs does more than usb devices). I believe you can use usb devices without usbdevfs, but you may have to use different userspace tools and I would imagine you would need to create a mount point in /dev. Your easiset option might be to compile a new kernel with usbdevfs support. Also, there are many usb related options in the kernel for specific drivers -- mass storage devices, mice, etc. -- that you may need.
--- Joerg Johannes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi list > > I'm the proud owner of an Archos jukebox mp3 player, > which is, in fact, > nothing else than an external usb drive (20 gig) > with buit-in mp3-decoder. > I have loaded the usb modules (usbcore & usb-uhci), > apt-get installed > usbview, libusb0, usbutils, but I cannot see if the > device is detected. > usbview says "Can not open /proc/bus/usb/devices", > which does not exist. > It says furthermore "verify that the usbdevfs is > mounted". > However, I have a kernel without devfs, does that > make it impossible to use > usb drives? > > Thanks for helping me (or pointing me to the right > docs...) > > thanks > joerg > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://http://taxes.yahoo.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
