Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 16:00:47 +0200 From: Bernd Walter <ticso@cicely12.cicely.de> To: Mattias Schlenker <mattias@schlenker-webdesign.de> Cc: Chris <chris@tellme3times.com> Subject: Re: device uscanner in GENERIC? Message-ID: <20040420140046.GI5279@cicely12.cicely.de> In-Reply-To: <40852B78.3060304@schlenker-webdesign.de> References: <408524AC.7040506@schlenker-webdesign.de> <40852A1F.2060605@tellme3times.com> <40852B78.3060304@schlenker-webdesign.de>
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On Tue, Apr 20, 2004 at 03:54:00PM +0200, Mattias Schlenker wrote: > Chris wrote: > > >I did not have to recompile my kernel for my USB scanner to work and I > >am using uscanner. > >5.1 5.2 both worked. > > > > This may be... But many -- especially many cheap -- scanners nowadays > work better with ugen/libusb or even just work with ugen/libusb. So > removing "device uscanner" from GENERIC would mean that someone like you > who *wants* to use uscanner has to load uscanner.ko, which is far less > work than recompiling the kernel. _Works better_ means you've forgot to send a bug report for uscanner. Even just works shouldn't happen. > In 4.x it worked perfectly for all sides. Removing "device uscanner" > from GENERIC would result in a situation that is more close to the > situation with 4.x than the situation today is. The situation you desribed with 4.x is more likely an ugly hack. Either uscanner takes the device/interface or not. Taking the device and still handle it as untaken calls for troubles. -- B.Walter BWCT http://www.bwct.de bernd@bwct.de info@bwct.de
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