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detz
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 3:45 am    Post subject: USB Hub, how to access all 4 ports? Reply with quote

I'm able to get access to /dev/sda1 when I plug a usb device in but I have a hub which has four ports. What are the different 'addresses' for these ports, is it stanard or does it go by which one I access first?

In the hub I have
- Printer (works)
- External Mouse (works)
- Flash drive (sometimes in, works)
- Camera (sometimes in, works)

And I'm going to be hooking up a Hard drive and an external DVD burner. Any suggestions?
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 7:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

errm, the device nodes are created for devices not for ports on a usb hub.

presumably the system will create new device nodes when you plug in devices
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 1:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

so as I plug in devices more /dev/sd? will be created for use?
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 11:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

if they are mass storge devices, yes.

Scannesrs and others will have differenbt notes. i dont know anything about scanners and linux.

If you blug another usb kery in for esample the system should create a /dev/sdb? entry
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