Subject: Re: usb storage device: how to add/recognize
To: Peter <plp@actcom.co.il>
From: Nathan J. Williams <nathanw@wasabisystems.com>
List: port-i386
Date: 10/03/2005 17:53:03
Peter <plp@actcom.co.il> writes:

> I have a small problem: I have some usb storage devices which do not
> get recognized as storage devices. Is there a way to tweak the system
> so they are recognized without recompiling ? More to the point, what
> is the mechanism to add usb devices with new/unrecognized ids at
> runtime (assuming the user or some application knows what they are) ?

Storage devices aren't normally recognized by name, they're recognized
by the fact that they advertise themselves as supporting the various
mass storage protocols. Can you provide some more information about
these devices? They're clearly a bit weird.

        - Nathan