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On Mon, 2 Jan 2006 18:07:23 +0000 John Botwright <john.botwright@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > N.B. You might get problems using either uhci or usb-uhci as the usb hub > > > driver. Why oh why are there two drivers? One works for my webcam and > > > the other for my flash drive, but not both! > > > > Why else? These are proprietary devices - why should they cooperate? > > > > Not sure what your meaning is there - they're all GPL and I'm pretty > sure none are proprietary. > > I just get a bit ticked off that the kernel has two usb hub drivers, > because many usb device drivers have what I perceive as an 'affinity' > for one or other hub driver. Is there a historical reason we have two? > > > Cheers, > John Neil means that the devices are proprietary, not the drivers. The manufacturers might prefer to do things a certain way, which is provided for by the uhci module, whereas others would prefer to do things differently, which is provided for by the usb_uhci module. At least ohci isn't really an issue anymore! Grant. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe. FAQ: www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html