[LinuxBIOS] #57: libusb host program for PLX NET20DC debug device

Greg KH gregkh at suse.de
Fri Dec 1 20:17:30 CET 2006


On Fri, Dec 01, 2006 at 08:04:26PM +0100, Peter Stuge wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 01, 2006 at 10:41:23AM -0800, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Fri, Dec 01, 2006 at 10:26:19AM -0800, Lu, Yinghai wrote:
> > > Anyone is working on creating one usb_serial_driver for USB debug
> > > device without using host debug port?
> > 
> > I can do that in about 15 minutes if you give me the device ids for
> > the usb debug device that you wish to have.
> 
> The host (aka remote) end of the NET20DC debug device has vid 0x0525
> and pid 0x127a.

You can use the usb-serial generic driver with those ids (as module
parameters) today, with no kernel changes needed.

> > Or you can also use the generic usb-serial driver today just fine
> > with no modification.  Have you had a problem with using that
> > option?
> 
> Does it check for a debug descriptor and attach to the device if one
> is found? Neat!

No, sorry, you need to use the device ids.

thanks,

greg k-h




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