FC7 kernel 2.6.21-1.3194. USB PDA (TMobile MDA Vario) not connecting - error messages

[clivelong]

Hi,

I successfully attach a range of USB devices to a machine running Fedora 7. The only device that has a problem attaching is a Windows Mobile 5 PDA (TMobile MDA Vario 2 = HTC device). I expect to see the device under Nautilus file manager as some kind of disk drive - but the PDA is not visible in Nautilus - I think the problem is "lower" in device detection and support. This device was supported under Fedora 5 kernel 2.6.something.

Is there a known bug and/or fix for this? Any idea what is causing this? Should I raise a bug? (never done that before).

The messages from dmesg are below.

Failing USB device : USB attached PDA (TMobile MDA Vario 2 = HTC device) running Windows mobile 5

usb 1-1.4: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 12
usb 1-1.4: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
eth2: register 'rndis_host' at usb-0000:00:03.0-1.4, RNDIS device, 80:00:60:0f:e8:00
eth2: unregister 'rndis_host' usb-0000:00:03.0-1.4, RNDIS device
usb 1-1.4: usbfs: interface 0 claimed by usbfs while 'vmware-vmx' sets config #1
usb 1-2: ZC0301[P] Image Processor and Control Chip detected (vid/pid 0x0AC8:0x301B)
usb 1-2: No supported image sensor detected
rndis_host: probe of 1-1.4:1.0 failed with error -16
usb 1-2: ZC0301[P] Image Processor and Control Chip detected (vid/pid 0x0AC8:0x301B)
usb 1-2: No supported image sensor detected
rndis_host 1-1.4:1.0: RNDIS init failed, -110
rndis_host: probe of 1-1.4:1.0 failed with error -110
usb 1-1.4: USB disconnect, address 12
usb 1-1.4: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 13
usb 1-1.4: device descriptor read/64, error -110
usb 1-1.4: device descriptor read/64, error -110
usb 1-1.4: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 14
usb 1-1.4: device descriptor read/64, error -110
usb 1-1.4: device descriptor read/64, error -110
usb 1-1.4: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 15

... and so on. Last few message repeat over time as address increases: 16, 17, 18 , ...

Successful devices

USB 4 port hub

usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 4
usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
hub 1-1:1.0: USB hub found
hub 1-1:1.0: 4 ports detected


USB optical mouse

usb 1-1.2: new low speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 5
usb 1-1.2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
input: Microsoft Microsoft Trackball Optical� as /class/input/input9
input: USB HID v1.00 Mouse [Microsoft Microsoft Trackball Optical�] on usb-0000:00:03.0-1.2

USB headphones

usb 1-1.1: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 6
usb 1-1.1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
input: C-Media USB Headphone Set as /class/input/input10
input: USB HID v1.00 Device [C-Media USB Headphone Set ] on usb-0000:00:03.0-1.1
usbcore: registered new interface driver snd-usb-audio


USB printer

usb 3-1: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 2
usb 3-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
drivers/usb/class/usblp.c: usblp0: USB Bidirectional printer dev 2 if 0 alt 0 proto 2 vid 0x0482 pid 0x0003
usbcore: registered new interface driver usblp
drivers/usb/class/usblp.c: v0.13: USB Printer Device Class driver


USB scanner

usb 1-1.3: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 7
usb 1-1.3: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice


USB disk drive

usb 1-1.3: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
usb 4-2: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 5
usb 4-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
hub 4-2:1.0: USB hub found
hub 4-2:1.0: 4 ports detected
usb 4-2.4: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 6
usb 4-2.4: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Initializing USB Mass Storage driver...
scsi2 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage
USB Mass Storage support registered.
usb-storage: device found at 6
usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
usb 4-2.2: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 7
usb 4-2.2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
scsi3 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
usb-storage: device found at 7
usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
hiddev96: USB HID v1.10 Device [Western Digital External HDD] on usb-0000:00:03.3-2.2
usb-storage: device scan complete
scsi 2:0:0:0: Direct-Access WD CR HS-CF 3.04 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0
scsi 2:0:0:1: Direct-Access WD CR HS-5-IN-1 3.04 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0
sd 2:0:0:0: Attached scsi removable disk sdb
sd 2:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
sd 2:0:0:1: Attached scsi removable disk sdc
sd 2:0:0:1: Attached scsi generic sg3 type 0
usb-storage: device scan complete
scsi 3:0:0:0: Direct-Access WD 2500JB External 0112 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0
SCSI device sdd: 488397168 512-byte hdwr sectors (250059 MB)
sdd: Write Protect is off
sdd: Mode Sense: 33 00 00 00
sdd: assuming drive cache: write through
SCSI device sdd: 488397168 512-byte hdwr sectors (250059 MB)
sdd: Write Protect is off
sdd: Mode Sense: 33 00 00 00
sdd: assuming drive cache: write through
sdd: sdd1
sd 3:0:0:0: Attached scsi disk sdd
sd 3:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg4 type 0

[vbraun]

Look closely - its a problem with VMware and USB. If you can use your usb device natively, I'd suggest disabling VMware's usb support. Check "VM->Removable Devices->USB Devices"

[clivelong]

Look closely - its a problem with VMware and USB. If you can use your usb device natively, I'd suggest disabling VMware's usb support. Check "VM->Removable Devices->USB Devices"
Hi

I understand what you are saying. I saw the reference to VMWare in the messages. The problem occurs when VMWare is not running any virtual machines - although, I suppose (and this is a guess) some "components" of VMware may be started when Linux boots. Hence, no VM has ownership of any USB device when these messages were issued as no VM was running.

The problem is (I guess) some problem with native Linux USB support for the PDA - that has changed in the past "few" months (I can't remember exactly the last date the PDA did successfully connect to Linux over USB.

Thanks

Clive

[clivelong]

I have cross-posted to the VMWare Workstation forum in case there are any suggestions from there.

Clive