[Feisty] Problem connecting my iPaq rx3715 => drivers/usb/serial/ipaq.c: active config #2 != 1 ??

[Stéphane LARSON]

Binary package hint: linux-image-2.6.20-1-generic

Hello,

When I plug my iPaq rx3715 over usb I got the following logs in syslog :
Apr 21 15:08:56 localhost kernel: [ 7150.908000] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial
Apr 21 15:08:56 localhost kernel: [ 7150.916000] drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: USB Serial support registered for generic
Apr 21 15:08:56 localhost kernel: [ 7150.924000] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial_generic
Apr 21 15:08:56 localhost kernel: [ 7150.924000] drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: USB Serial Driver core
Apr 21 15:08:56 localhost kernel: [ 7151.084000] drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: USB Serial support registered for PocketPC PDA
Apr 21 15:08:56 localhost kernel: [ 7151.084000] drivers/usb/serial/ipaq.c: USB PocketPC PDA driver v0.5
Apr 21 15:08:56 localhost kernel: [ 7151.116000] ipaq 5-1.3:2.0: PocketPC PDA converter detected
Apr 21 15:08:56 localhost kernel: [ 7151.116000] drivers/usb/serial/ipaq.c: active config #2 != 1 ??
Apr 21 15:08:56 localhost kernel: [ 7151.116000] ipaq: probe of 5-1.3:2.0 failed with error -5
Apr 21 15:08:56 localhost kernel: [ 7151.116000] usbcore: registered new interface driver ipaq

Goggling around I think I've found a workaround in /drivers/usb/serial/ipaq.c by commenting the "return -ENODEV" in the function "ipaq_startup" ( https://sourceforge.net/forum/message.php?msg_id=3396481 )

So far as I've tested, I've got the problem under Edgy and Feisty ( can't remember if append under Dapper ). I've tested the workaround under Edgy, It work, I'm currently testing it under Feisty, I will post to say how it work.

[Stéphane LARSON (slarson)]

The workaround is working under Feisty, but I don't know if there are side-effects.

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The Ubuntu Kernel Team is planning to move to the 2.6.27 kernel for the upcoming Intrepid Ibex 8.10 release. As a result, the kernel team would appreciate it if you could please test this newer 2.6.27 Ubuntu kernel. There are one of two ways you should be able to test:

1) If you are comfortable installing packages on your own, the linux-image-2.6.27-* package is currently available for you to install and test.

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[Ian Dickerson (iandickerson)]

Problem has just appeared in Intrepid upon updating to:
Linux desktop1 2.6.27-7-generic #1 SMP Fri Oct 10 03:55:24 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux

When my ipaq rx3715 is docked:

lsusb reports
Bus 001 Device 008: ID 03f0:1016 Hewlett-Packard Jornada 548 / iPAQ HW6515 Pocket PC

dmesg has
Oct 14 17:52:43 desktop1 kernel: [ 2787.540022] usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 8
Oct 14 17:52:43 desktop1 kernel: [ 2787.685186] usb 1-2: configuration #2 chosen from 1 choice
Oct 14 17:52:43 desktop1 kernel: [ 2787.688120] ipaq 1-2:2.0: PocketPC PDA converter detected
Oct 14 17:52:43 desktop1 kernel: [ 2787.688126] ipaq: active config #2 != 1 ??
Oct 14 17:52:43 desktop1 kernel: [ 2787.688130] ipaq: probe of 1-2:2.0 failed with error -5

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[Daniel Saunders (daniel-saunders)]

@Stéphane

I've got this same error under Intrepid, and it seems that the solution to the problem is to patch the ipaq module and rebuild it.

Can you please document here how you went about rebuilding the ipaq module.

Thanks.

Daniel

[Stéphane LARSON (slarson)]

I haven't done any kernel rebuilding for 2 years.
So this text will come from my fading memory :

1. install kernel source ( package linux-source)
2. Open ipaq.c in your favorite text editor ( 'find /usr/src/linux/ -name ipaq.c' to find it )
3. Go to the ipaq_startup function
4. Remove the line that says "return -ENODEV;"
5. make module ( in /usr/src/linux )
6. install ipaq.ko in /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/usb/serial/
7. rmmod ipaq to unload existing module
8. plug the device, it will work better :)

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