[ltp] Re: USB ports in docking station don't work

[David Abrahams]

on Mon Apr 23 2007, Nigel Wilkinson <nigel-AT-waspz.co.uk> wrote:

> Hi folks
>
> I have a T23 that used to run Mandriva 2006. The USB ports worked fine
> when the unit was not docked but if I put it in the docking station and
> then used the station USB ports it wasn't recognised by the thinkpad.
>
> Not a great issue I thought and got on with my life.
>
> A few days ago I decided to try XUBUNTU (with which I'm impressed for
> use with older hardware) and since I was going to format the hard disk
> anyway I thought I'd install Windows XP and check out the USB ports in
> the docking station, and lo and behold when I plugged a memory stick
> into the station USB port the T23 recognised it immediately.
>
> Next I proceeded to install XUBUNTU and after installation once again
> the memory stick was instantly recognised by the T23 when it wasn't
> docked but when docked and the station port is used the T23 has no idea
> that its there.
>
> Can anyone shed some light on this as I now have a regular need for it
> and am unable to get on with my life (some people say I need to get one
> in the first place but ho hum)

Linux docking station support only came in with the 2.6.18 kernel.  I
suggest you try the xubuntu Feisty beta, which is using a 2.6.20
kernel.

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