Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 20:43:28 -0800 From: Peter Wemm <peter@wemm.org> To: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: USB and -current Message-ID: <20011114044328.CCB8C38CC@overcee.netplex.com.au> In-Reply-To: <3BF1EB79.4979A23A@elischer.org>
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Julian Elischer wrote: > I haven't been able to find the usb mailing list.... > where's it gone? > > I've been trying ot run some USB programs > specifically gphoto2 > and I came to the conclusion that there may be some incompatibility > in the libusb layer.. > > since then I discovered that there are TWO libusb's.. > > One from NetBSD and one from the world of pinguins (Actually sourcforge) > > It seems to me that our libusb needs to be called libusb-hid > since it only supports the HID compatible devices and the one at sourceforge > should probably be called libusb. > > Has anyone managed to get the libusb (gpl) to work under freeBSD -current? > More specifically has anyone managed to get the gphoto2 library to work? Yes. There are fundamental differences between our usb kernel stack and gphoto's assumptions. I know of one person who has made it work, I think it was Daniel O'Connor (If I remember the name right). The biggest problem was that you have to open *two* fd's to the camera (one for send, one for recieve) vs. the single fd that serial and linux use. Cheers, -Peter -- Peter Wemm - peter@FreeBSD.org; peter@yahoo-inc.com; peter@netplex.com.au "All of this is for nothing if we don't go to the stars" - JMS/B5 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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