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!!USB and Linux

I recommend the 2.2.18 kernel (as of 1/23/00, anyway).  One of the nice features of this kernel is a backport of the 2.4.0 USB code.  This makes it relatively simple to configure USB devices.

* Start at the [linux-usb homepage|http://www.linux-usb.org]

* Enable USB in your BIOS.  This is usually under 'assign interrupt to USB'

* When rebuilding your kernel, make sure to enable USB.  Go ahead and compile all the USB drivers as modules.

* Download the [usbd scripts|http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=3581].

* Untar usb utilities as /etc/usb

* cp /etc/usb/hotplug to /sbin

* Add '/etc/usb/rc.usb' to an rc script.  It needs to go in rc.sysinit if you are going to use USB systems early in the boot process, otherwise stick it in rc.local:%%%
	/etc/usb/rc.usb start

* Reboot and check /var/log/dmesg.  You should see some messages indicating that the USB system is initialized.  Check 'lsmod' output for usb modules.

I tested USB support with a [SanDisk CF Reader].

Since 2.2.18 doesn't support DevFS, you have to do some fiddling with device files.

I also got a USB mouse working the other day, I will post that info is anyone is interested.

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