I originally sent this to the Soekris list thinking it was platform
specific. I got a couple of replies suggesting that it's a FreeBSD
problem instead. So, if anybody can offer any insights, I would most
appreciate it.
I have a Soekris net5501 running FreeBSD 7-Stable. I want to connect a
number of USB devices to it:
- a HP Laserjet 1020 printer
- an APC Back UPS 350 UPS
- a 6-in-one card reader (not so fussed about this one).
The Soekris box has only one USB port brought out to a connector on the
case, so rather than mod the box to add another port, I thought I would
just use an external hub.
If I plug any of the devcies directly into the Soekris's USB port it
works fine. However, if I use a USB hub then it doesn't work at all.
I've tried it with two different hubs and two different cables. I've
tried the hubs both with a plug pack, and being powered from the USB
bus. The only thing common to the failures is the Soefkis and freeBSD.
The hubs are both USB 2.0 according to their advertising.
The hub itself is recognised (although I don't have the output from
usbdevs available at the moment). The UPS doesn't ever seem to be
recognised when connected via the hub - there's nothing in dmesg and
nothing in usbdevs. Ditto for the 6-in-one card reader - the LED on the
front of it doesn't even light up.
The printer sometimes gets partially recognised. The output from
"usbdevs -v" when the printer is connected directly and working
properly
looks like:
Controller /dev/usb0:
addr 1: full speed, self powered, config 1, OHCI root hub(0x0000),
AMD(0x0000), rev 1.00
port 1 powered
port 2 powered
port 3 powered
port 4 powered
Controller /dev/usb1:
addr 1: high speed, self powered, config 1, EHCI root hub(0x0000),
AMD(0x0000), rev 1.00
port 1 addr 2: high speed, self powered, config 1, HP LaserJet
1020(0x2b17), Hewlett-Packard(0x03f0), rev 1.00
port 2 powered
port 3 powered
port 4 powered
However, if I connect it via the hub, it sometimes doesn't show it at
all, while other times it says something like (doing this from memory):
port 1 addr 2: high speed, self powered, config 1, 0x2b17(0x2b17),
vendor 0x03f0(0x03f0), rev 1.00
So, it can see it but it doesn't resolve the vendor or device ids. It
looks like the Soekris can see whatever is directly connected to it, but
can't (reliably) see things that more than one step away.
My (custom) kernel has:
device usb # USB Bus (required)
device umass # Disks/Mass storage - Requires
scbus and da
device scbus # SCSI bus (required for SCSI)
device da # Direct Access (disks)
device uhci # UHCI PCI->USB interface
device ohci # OHCI PCI->USB interface
device ehci # EHCI PCI->USB interface (USB 2.0)
device ugen # Generic
So, does anybody have any ideas about how to fix this.
Thanks for any help,
Graham
Hello, I recently (just yesterday) had a similar problem with 7-STABLE not being able to detect devices attached to a hub. I immediately upgraded to 8-BETA1 and the problem is gone, though I've run into a number of other issues unrelated to usb devices. The sokeris will more than likely fair better on FBSD 8 than my multipurpose machine, but it may be worth a try. ~Paul Graham Menhennitt wrote:> I originally sent this to the Soekris list thinking it was platform > specific. I got a couple of replies suggesting that it's a FreeBSD > problem instead. So, if anybody can offer any insights, I would most > appreciate it. > > I have a Soekris net5501 running FreeBSD 7-Stable. I want to connect a > number of USB devices to it: > - a HP Laserjet 1020 printer > - an APC Back UPS 350 UPS > - a 6-in-one card reader (not so fussed about this one). > The Soekris box has only one USB port brought out to a connector on the > case, so rather than mod the box to add another port, I thought I would > just use an external hub. > > If I plug any of the devcies directly into the Soekris's USB port it > works fine. However, if I use a USB hub then it doesn't work at all. > I've tried it with two different hubs and two different cables. I've > tried the hubs both with a plug pack, and being powered from the USB > bus. The only thing common to the failures is the Soefkis and freeBSD. > The hubs are both USB 2.0 according to their advertising. > > The hub itself is recognised (although I don't have the output from > usbdevs available at the moment). The UPS doesn't ever seem to be > recognised when connected via the hub - there's nothing in dmesg and > nothing in usbdevs. Ditto for the 6-in-one card reader - the LED on the > front of it doesn't even light up. > > The printer sometimes gets partially recognised. The output from > "usbdevs -v" when the printer is connected directly and working properly > looks like: > > Controller /dev/usb0: > addr 1: full speed, self powered, config 1, OHCI root hub(0x0000), > AMD(0x0000), rev 1.00 > port 1 powered > port 2 powered > port 3 powered > port 4 powered > Controller /dev/usb1: > addr 1: high speed, self powered, config 1, EHCI root hub(0x0000), > AMD(0x0000), rev 1.00 > port 1 addr 2: high speed, self powered, config 1, HP LaserJet > 1020(0x2b17), Hewlett-Packard(0x03f0), rev 1.00 > port 2 powered > port 3 powered > port 4 powered > > However, if I connect it via the hub, it sometimes doesn't show it at > all, while other times it says something like (doing this from memory): > > port 1 addr 2: high speed, self powered, config 1, 0x2b17(0x2b17), > vendor 0x03f0(0x03f0), rev 1.00 > > So, it can see it but it doesn't resolve the vendor or device ids. It > looks like the Soekris can see whatever is directly connected to it, but > can't (reliably) see things that more than one step away. > > My (custom) kernel has: > > device usb # USB Bus (required) > device umass # Disks/Mass storage - Requires > scbus and da > device scbus # SCSI bus (required for SCSI) > device da # Direct Access (disks) > device uhci # UHCI PCI->USB interface > device ohci # OHCI PCI->USB interface > device ehci # EHCI PCI->USB interface (USB 2.0) > device ugen # Generic > > So, does anybody have any ideas about how to fix this. > > Thanks for any help, > Graham > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
Graham Menhennitt wrote:> I originally sent this to the Soekris list thinking it was platform > specific. I got a couple of replies suggesting that it's a FreeBSD > problem instead. So, if anybody can offer any insights, I would most > appreciate it. > > I have a Soekris net5501 running FreeBSD 7-Stable. I want to connect a > number of USB devices to it: > - a HP Laserjet 1020 printer > - an APC Back UPS 350 UPS > - a 6-in-one card reader (not so fussed about this one). > The Soekris box has only one USB port brought out to a connector on the > case, so rather than mod the box to add another port, I thought I would > just use an external hub. > > If I plug any of the devcies directly into the Soekris's USB port it > works fine. However, if I use a USB hub then it doesn't work at all. > I've tried it with two different hubs and two different cables. I've > tried the hubs both with a plug pack, and being powered from the USB > bus. The only thing common to the failures is the Soefkis and freeBSD. > The hubs are both USB 2.0 according to their advertising. > > The hub itself is recognised (although I don't have the output from > usbdevs available at the moment). The UPS doesn't ever seem to be > recognised when connected via the hub - there's nothing in dmesg and > nothing in usbdevs. Ditto for the 6-in-one card reader - the LED on the > front of it doesn't even light up. > > The printer sometimes gets partially recognised. The output from > "usbdevs -v" when the printer is connected directly and working properly > looks like: > > Controller /dev/usb0: > addr 1: full speed, self powered, config 1, OHCI root hub(0x0000), > AMD(0x0000), rev 1.00 > port 1 powered > port 2 powered > port 3 powered > port 4 powered > Controller /dev/usb1: > addr 1: high speed, self powered, config 1, EHCI root hub(0x0000), > AMD(0x0000), rev 1.00 > port 1 addr 2: high speed, self powered, config 1, HP LaserJet > 1020(0x2b17), Hewlett-Packard(0x03f0), rev 1.00 > port 2 powered > port 3 powered > port 4 powered > > However, if I connect it via the hub, it sometimes doesn't show it at > all, while other times it says something like (doing this from memory): > > port 1 addr 2: high speed, self powered, config 1, 0x2b17(0x2b17), > vendor 0x03f0(0x03f0), rev 1.00 > > So, it can see it but it doesn't resolve the vendor or device ids. It > looks like the Soekris can see whatever is directly connected to it, but > can't (reliably) see things that more than one step away. > > My (custom) kernel has: > > device usb # USB Bus (required) > device umass # Disks/Mass storage - Requires scbus > and da > device scbus # SCSI bus (required for SCSI) > device da # Direct Access (disks) > device uhci # UHCI PCI->USB interface > device ohci # OHCI PCI->USB interface > device ehci # EHCI PCI->USB interface (USB 2.0) > device ugen # Generic > > So, does anybody have any ideas about how to fix this. > > Thanks for any help, > Graham > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >see http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=131074 i think your case is very similar to mine -- SY, Marat -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: smime.p7s Type: application/x-pkcs7-signature Size: 3221 bytes Desc: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature Url : http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable/attachments/20090714/8171c86b/smime.bin