Return-path: Received: from adsl-67-113-118-6.dsl.sndg02.pacbell.net ([67.113.118.6]:34880 "EHLO multivac.one-eyed-alien.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754857AbZKBVP0 (ORCPT ); Mon, 2 Nov 2009 16:15:26 -0500 Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 13:15:28 -0800 From: Matthew Dharm To: Frank Schaefer , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, linux-usb@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] ar9170usb: add mode-switching for AVM Fritz!WLAN USB N devices in cdrom mode Message-ID: <20091102211528.GJ24436@one-eyed-alien.net> References: <20091017220313.GH24502@one-eyed-alien.net> <4ADC3657.6080906@gmx.net> <4AEDCCA0.8050709@gmx.net> <4AEDD380.40408@draisberghof.de> <20091101183553.GB24436@one-eyed-alien.net> <4AEDEE7C.4010406@gmx.net> <20091102004756.GC24436@one-eyed-alien.net> <4AEF3BF8.1080701@gmx.net> <20091102211001.GH24436@one-eyed-alien.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="6J7GEvtanOfV9oXA" In-Reply-To: <20091102211001.GH24436@one-eyed-alien.net> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: --6J7GEvtanOfV9oXA Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, Nov 02, 2009 at 01:10:01PM -0800, Matthew Dharm wrote: > I think you may have missed part of an earlier discussion, wherein we > discussed such devices which would NOT need ANY kernel changes. The idea > was that udev could "eject" the fake-USB device, then add the device IDs = to > the serial/cdc_amc/whatever driver dynamically, at runtime. Thus, no need > to make any kernel updates at all. >=20 > And, that system works *today* with the existing kernel code. Search the archives for "Toshiba G450" if you want to find that discussion. Matt --=20 Matthew Dharm Home: mdharm-usb@one-eyed-alien.= net=20 Maintainer, Linux USB Mass Storage Driver Sir, for the hundreth time, we do NOT carry 600-round boxes of belt-fed=20 suction darts! -- Salesperson to Greg User Friendly, 12/30/1997 --6J7GEvtanOfV9oXA Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFK70vwHL9iwnUZqnkRAgI0AJ9ZNE1kz/A9aonxLflTh2jlUoUolgCePUO3 CpgwdXrwc5EeAeZ/WwK8mvc= =Cw7Q -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --6J7GEvtanOfV9oXA--