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   Paul Smedley to All   
   Re: Update to USB host controller driver   
   11 Dec 10 21:19:16   
   
   8dD8BlPVh>=lMV24EPi;ddR2X;   
   From: "Paul Smedley"    
      
   Hi Lars,   
      
   On Sat, 11 Dec 2010 10:37:43 UTC, Lars Erdmann    
   wrote:   
      
   > Paul Smedley wrote:   
   > > Hi Lars,   
   > >   
   > > On Thu, 9 Dec 2010 23:03:57 UTC, Lars Erdmann   
   > > wrote:   
   > >   
   > >> I have again updated the USB host controller drivers USBUHC   
   .SYS,USBOHCD.SYS,USBEHCD.SYS.   
   > >> I have now placed these on hobbes.   
   > >> They will eventually make it into directory:   
   > >> /pub/os2/system/drivers/misc   
   > >>   
   > >> I'd be especially interesting about reports on USBOHCD.SYS (those that   
   had problems/hangs).   
   > >> For those that had success with the first set: please try these also.   
   > >>   
   > >> Why are the files that big ? Answer: they contain debug info.   
   > >>   
   > >> There is still some way to go. Just enter "USB quirks" in Google and you   
   will know what I mean.   
   > >> That's the reason why Windows provides separate drivers for each vendor   
   if necessary ...   
   > >   
   > > Tried these briefly today - system boots fine, however Cameraderie   
   > > can't download photos - it reports "Unable to initialize camera".   
   > >   
   > > usbresmg.sys can still see the attached devices, just doesn't seem to   
   > > be able to talk to the camera :(   
   >    
   > Is the camera USB 2.0 (in other words: is it served by USBECHD.SYS) ? It   
   seems that most of the problems   
   > come from USBEHCD.SYS.   
   Yes it is.   
      
   > The reason is: the last available source in the DDK is apparently OLDER than   
   what USBEHCD.SYS version 10.162 was   
   > built from (yes, it's just a mess, you can tell from the sources that in the   
   last days of OS/2 support,   
   > IBM was not terribly interested in having all sources under proper SW config   
   control).   
   > This found found by examining the USBEHCD.SYS binary, the source does not   
   exist or is not available.   
   >    
   > Gregg Young has made an attempt to update the source to reflect USBEHCD.SYS   
   version 10.162.   
   > I will now go ahead and merge his changes into my version. Let's see ..   
   Great - really appreciate your efforts on this, and the other projects   
   you work on!   
      
   --    
   Cheers,   
      
   Paul.   
      
   --- Internet Rex 2.31   
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