[ltp] T30 USB on Dock II

[D. Sen]

I remember reading something in the docking station manual (think it was 
  an addendum to the manual) that mentioned something about powering up 
the USB port....


Ryland Bingham wrote:
> Anybody have success using the the USB ports on the Dock II  under
> linux?  I'm working with a T30 with RH 8.0. I've tried both the RH stock
> 2.4.18-14 kernel and a kernel.org 2.4.20. I'm able to use an adaptec
> SCSI PCI card, the DVD-CDR in the ultrabay, the network card, and the
> external VGA when using the Dock II.  When I plug-in a USB device
> nothing happens. I don't see anything in the /var/log/messages
> indicating that linux is aware of the ports.  When I plug the same
> device directly into the laptop, it is detected and works fine.  I've
> used the Dock I, without any problems.  It seems there's a built in USB
> hub on the new Dock that linux doesn't like.
> 
> Thanks in Advance!
> 

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