I've been working on getting FreeBSD 7.2 running on my old laptop (Dell Inspiron 1100) over the last two weeks. I'm very happy so far. I have one major snag, though. I can't get USB flash drives to connect. I followed the handbook article:
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/usb-disks.html
The kernel has been customized, but I have ensured all the devices on that list are included. But, right under section 18.5.2 where it shows sample dmesg output, my system doesn't agree. I only get the first line like this:
I don't get the "GEOM" line or anything below that. There are no "da*" devices in /dev.
"camcontrol devlist" shows basically the same information, but instead of the "(da0,pass0)" part at the end, it's just blank.
Finally, when I remove the flash drive, the USB controller completely bombs out. Nothing can connect (like a mouse), and reinserting the flash drive does not trigger the detection anymore. I'm kinda guessing I need some additional kernel support for this particular controller/motherboard.
I've searched around, but searching for the lack of log output is an art I haven't mastered. Does anyone have any pointers where to look next? I'm really excited to get this system rolling, and the rest of the desktop environment works perfectly so far.
Thanks!
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/usb-disks.html
The kernel has been customized, but I have ensured all the devices on that list are included. But, right under section 18.5.2 where it shows sample dmesg output, my system doesn't agree. I only get the first line like this:
Code:
umass0: <LEXAR MEDIA JUMPDRIVE2, class 0/0, rev 2.00/1.25, addr 2> on uhub3
I don't get the "GEOM" line or anything below that. There are no "da*" devices in /dev.
"camcontrol devlist" shows basically the same information, but instead of the "(da0,pass0)" part at the end, it's just blank.
Finally, when I remove the flash drive, the USB controller completely bombs out. Nothing can connect (like a mouse), and reinserting the flash drive does not trigger the detection anymore. I'm kinda guessing I need some additional kernel support for this particular controller/motherboard.
I've searched around, but searching for the lack of log output is an art I haven't mastered. Does anyone have any pointers where to look next? I'm really excited to get this system rolling, and the rest of the desktop environment works perfectly so far.
Thanks!