F7 : usb devices lost regression

[Skunk Worx]

dexter wrote:
> On Thu June 14 2007 04:52:05 Skunk Worx wrote:
>> On most of my servers I use a variety of external USB devices.
>>
>> They are normally detected on boot.
>>
>> Under F7 they are not. I have seen this a few times in the past when
>> kernels changed under FC6, so I know a fix is probably on the way.
>>
>> I can't use F7 without USB working from power up. Someone would have to
>> run around cycling power or hotplugging all the devices around the shop
>> and in the field...not usable as-is.
>>
>> What is a decent workaround? Can I rmmod/insmod something or otherwise
>> somehow rescan the USB from a script?
> 
> There is a udev workaround I've been using for months now during f7 devel to 
> solve this in bz#204396 or see my patch.
> 
>> Is there a new kernel on the way?
> 
> It ain't been fixed as of kernel 3226.fc7. start making noise in the above bug 
> number.
> 
> 
> ...dex
> 

Thanks. The bz is a little hard for me to follow.

I added a modprobe of usb-storage and a sleep just before I need to 
access the device(s).

Total hack workaround but it gets me there.

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John