Wanted : Ali Pci To Usb 2.0 Card Driver For Fedora!

[cnnaing]

Hi Linux Guru....

My PC is Dell Optiplex Gx50 baby and has 4 USB 1.1 port (2 back, 2 front).so i bought and installed to my ststem "no-name" USB 2.0 Card from our pc market, pantip plaza. It include only driver cd. As for XP , everything is ok!, Problem is Fedora. Chip on card is ALI. Help me. pls..

[rcm]

Hi Linux Guru....

My PC is Dell Optiplex Gx50 baby and has 4 USB 1.1 port (2 back, 2 front).so i bought and installed to my ststem "no-name" USB 2.0 Card from our pc market, pantip plaza. It include only driver cd. As for XP , everything is ok!, Problem is Fedora. Chip on card is ALI. Help me. pls..

hi,

Don't really know if it works or not now...but here is a related link for ALI

http://www.ali.com.tw/eng/support/faq_linux_os_faqs.htm

rcm

[Wallalai]

The linux kernel have modules for nearly any existing chipset, as I assume you don't have yet recompiled your own kernel the modules must be available by default.

USB modules support for chipsets are:

UHCI (Intel PIIX4, VIA, ...) support

OHCI (Compaq, iMacs, OPTi, SiS, ALi, ...) support

Try to type this command as root (not all distros allows it for users) in a term and you should see something like this:

alain@moobaan[~]$ lsmod
Module				  Size  Used by
ext2				   70248  1 
ipv6				  262784  10 
ide_cd				 43204  0 
ac					  4676  0 
battery				 9412  0 
button				  6480  0 
fan					 4580  0 
thermal				13288  0 
processor			  22100  1 thermal
video				  16004  0 
uhci_hcd			   32240  0 
ohci1394			   35668  0 
ieee1394			  104952  1 ohci1394
tsdev				   7872  0 
snd_seq_dummy		   3652  0 
snd_seq_oss			35360  0 
snd_seq_midi			9248  0 
snd_seq_midi_event	  7648  2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq				52784  6 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
usb_storage			76768  0 
ext3				  142216  3 
jbd					56952  1 ext3
mbcache				 9316  2 ext2,ext3
yenta_socket		   23592  0 
rsrc_nonstatic		 13792  1 yenta_socket
pcmcia				 27176  0 
pcmcia_core			52084  3 yenta_socket,rsrc_nonstatic,pcmcia
af_packet			  22280  0 
lp					 12228  0 
nvidia			   3711368  12 
xfs				   636472  1 
exportfs				5824  1 xfs
8139too				26304  0 
8139cp				 20768  0 
mii					 5760  2 8139too,8139cp
usbhid				 36576  0 
snd_intel8x0		   34080  1 
snd_ac97_codec		 84120  1 snd_intel8x0
snd_pcm_oss			55072  0 
snd_mixer_oss		  20032  1 snd_pcm_oss
ehci_hcd			   35400  0 
shpchp				 99652  0 
pci_hotplug			28628  1 shpchp
forcedeth			  19040  0 
snd_pcm				93608  3 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_timer			  24676  2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
ohci_hcd			   21412  0 
usbcore			   122620  6 uhci_hcd,usb_storage,usbhid,ehci_hcd,ohci_hcd
i2c_nforce2			 6816  0 
i2c_core			   21840  1 i2c_nforce2
snd_page_alloc		  9956  2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
snd_mpu401			  6344  0 
snd_mpu401_uart		 7264  1 snd_mpu401
snd_rawmidi			24960  2 snd_seq_midi,snd_mpu401_uart
snd_seq_device		  8748  5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq,snd_rawmidi
snd					56580  14 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pc
,snd_timer,snd_mpu401,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device
amd64_agp			  12712  1 
agpgart				35688  2 nvidia,amd64_agp
soundcore			   9760  1 snd
floppy				 60244  0 
analog				 12096  0 
gameport			   15272  1 analog
joydev				 10208  0 
parport_pc			 36772  1 
parport				37128  2 lp,parport_pc
evdev				   9792  0 
mousedev			   11840  1 
pcspkr				  3364  0 
psmouse				31396  0 
rtc					12408  0 
serio_raw			   7172  0 
sr_mod				 17508  0 
cdrom				  40672  2 ide_cd,sr_mod
reiserfs			  254960  2 
sd_mod				 19696  5 
sata_nv				 9028  3 
libata				 49700  1 sata_nv
ide_scsi			   17764  0 
3w_xxxx				28992  0 
tmscsim				23200  0 
megaraid			   42184  0 
atp870u				31552  0 
aha152x				39120  0 
BusLogic			   81524  0 
aic7xxx			   196884  0 
scsi_transport_spi	 20448  1 aic7xxx
sg					 39072  0 
scsi_mod			  138824  14 usb_storage,sr_mod,sd_mod,libata,ide_scsi,3w_xxxx,tmscsim,megaraid,atp870u,aha15
x,BusLogic,aic7xxx,scsi_transport_spi,sg
ide_disk			   18752  6 
ide_generic			 1216  0 [permanent]
siimage				12480  0 [permanent]
aec62xx				 7392  0 [permanent]
trm290				  4260  0 [permanent]
alim15x3			   12332  0 [permanent]
hpt34x				  5184  0 [permanent]
hpt366				 20448  0 [permanent]
cmd64x				 12060  0 [permanent]
piix				   10372  0 [permanent]
rz1000				  2464  0 [permanent]
slc90e66				5728  0 [permanent]
generic				 3840  0 [permanent]
cs5530				  5376  0 [permanent]
cs5520				  4608  0 [permanent]
sc1200				  7360  0 [permanent]
triflex				 3712  0 [permanent]
atiixp				  5936  0 [permanent]
pdc202xx_old		   11232  0 [permanent]
pdc202xx_new			9312  0 [permanent]
opti621				 4388  0 [permanent]
ns87415				 4296  0 [permanent]
cy82c693				4740  0 [permanent]
amd74xx				14428  0 [permanent]
sis5513				16552  0 [permanent]
via82cxxx			  13884  0 [permanent]
serverworks			 9096  0 [permanent]
ide_core			  130676  30 ide_cd,usb_storage,ide_scsi,ide_disk,ide_generic,siimage,aec62xx,trm290,alim15x3
hpt34x,hpt366,cmd64x,piix,rz1000,slc90e66,generic,cs5530,cs5520,sc1200,triflex,a
iixp,pdc202xx_old,pdc202xx_new,opti621,ns87415,cy82c693,amd74xx,sis5513,via82cxx
,serverworks
unix				   28016  182

This line is interesting:

usbcore			   122620  6 uhci_hcd,usb_storage,usbhid,ehci_hcd,ohci_hcd

it shows that both uhci_hcd and ohci_hcd are loaded and available.

If ohci_hcd is not loaded try to load it by typing : "modprobe ohci_hcd" as root.

A lspci in a console should give you the exact chipset model, example:

alain@moobaan[~]$ lspci
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: nVidia Corporation nForce3 250Gb Host Bridge (rev a1)
0000:00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation nForce3 250Gb LPC Bridge (rev a2)
0000:00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation nForce 250Gb PCI System Management (rev a1)
0000:00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation CK8S USB Controller (rev a1)
0000:00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation CK8S USB Controller (rev a1)
0000:00:02.2 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation nForce3 EHCI USB 2.0 Controller (rev a2)
0000:00:05.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation CK8S Ethernet Controller (rev a2)
0000:00:06.0 Multimedia audio controller: nVidia Corporation nForce3 250Gb AC'97 Audio Controller (rev a1)
0000:00:08.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation CK8S Parallel ATA Controller (v2.5) (rev a2)
0000:00:0a.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation CK8S Serial ATA Controller (v2.5) (rev a2)
0000:00:0b.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation nForce3 250Gb AGP Host to PCI Bridge (rev a2)
0000:00:0e.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation nForce3 250Gb PCI-to-PCI Bridge (rev a2)
0000:00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
0000:00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
0000:00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
0000:00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5500] (rev a1)
0000:02:07.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)

Give us more detailled info, it will be easier to help you.

[cnnaing]

Hi... Wallalai

here :

[root@dhcppc4 ~]# lsmod
Module				  Size  Used by
parport_pc			 27909  1
lp					 12937  0
parport				35593  2 parport_pc,lp
autofs4				19653  2
rfcomm				 37461  0
l2cap				  25153  5 rfcomm
bluetooth			  47781  4 rfcomm,l2cap
sunrpc				146045  1
dm_mod				 57177  0
video				  16197  0
button				  6737  0
battery				 9541  0
ac					  4933  0
sr_mod				 18021  0
ipv6				  252577  8
usb_storage			63241  0
scsi_mod			  135529  2 sr_mod,usb_storage
uhci_hcd			   32721  0
ohci_hcd			   22109  0
ehci_hcd			   33485  0
i2c_i801				9037  0
i2c_core			   21697  1 i2c_i801
snd_intel8x0		   32093  1
snd_ac97_codec		 88161  1 snd_intel8x0
snd_ac97_bus			2497  1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_seq_dummy		   3781  0
snd_seq_oss			31809  0
snd_seq_midi_event	  7105  1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq				49617  5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device		  9037  3 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
snd_pcm_oss			50545  0
snd_mixer_oss		  17985  2 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm				86981  3 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_timer			  24901  2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd					54309  9 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd_m
xer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore			   9889  2 snd
snd_page_alloc		 10697  2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
3c59x				  44137  0
mii					 5697  1 3c59x
floppy				 62085  0
ext3				  129993  1
jbd					57941  1 ext3
[root@dhcppc4 ~]# modprob ohci-hcd
bash: modprob: command not found
[root@dhcppc4 ~]# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82810 GMCH [Graphics Memory Controller Hub] (rev 03)
00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82810 CGC [Chipset Graphics Controller] (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801AA PCI Bridge (rev 02)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801AA ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801AA IDE (rev 02)
00:1f.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801AA USB (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801AA SMBus (rev 02)
00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801AA AC'97 Audio (rev 02)
01:07.0 USB Controller: ALi Corporation USB 1.1 Controller (rev 03)
01:07.1 USB Controller: ALi Corporation USB 1.1 Controller (rev 03)
01:07.2 USB Controller: ALi Corporation USB 1.1 Controller (rev 03)
01:07.3 USB Controller: ALi Corporation USB 2.0 Controller (rev 01)
01:0c.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX/TX-M [Tornado] (rev 78)
[root@dhcppc4 ~]#

i'm waiting your help. thankz

[Wallalai]

Hi cnnaing,

As you can see on the bottom of your lspci output, your PC has an USB 2.0 controller:

01:07.0 USB Controller: ALi Corporation USB 1.1 Controller (rev 03)
01:07.1 USB Controller: ALi Corporation USB 1.1 Controller (rev 03)
01:07.2 USB Controller: ALi Corporation USB 1.1 Controller (rev 03)
01:07.3 USB Controller: ALi Corporation USB 2.0 Controller (rev 01)

You should be able to use USB devices. What kind of device do you want to connect to your PC (brand, type) ? Can you give more infos ?

Can you also post the output of the uname -a command so I can know which kernel you use (like this):

uname -a
Linux moobaan 2.6.15-archck #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Feb 13 17:43:37 EST 2006 i686 AMD Sempron(tm) Processor 3000+ AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux

I saw that the "usbhid" module was not loaded on your machine, it is used by USB keyboard and mouse. So if you need it type "modprobe usbhid" and check if it is loaded with the "lsmod" command. You can also load the usbserial module "modprobe usbserial".

You typed:

[root@dhcppc4 ~]# modprob ohci-hcd
bash: modprob: command not found

Of course the command cannot be found because it's "modprobe" (you forgot the final e). And the module name is ohci_hcd and not ohci-hcd. But doesn't matter because the module is already loaded (see your lsmod output).

Give more infos, as there a thousands of USB devices and not all requires the same modules and settings. Thanks.

A search on this page could also help: http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=3

[cnnaing]

Hi Wallalai .....

here,

[root@dhcppc4 ~]# uname -a
Linux dhcppc4 2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 #1 Thu Jun 2 22:55:56 EDT 2005 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

Note : i did running up2date and installation is ok. when i turned on again my pc this morning, i found 3 OS (1). Linux dhcppc4 2.6.15-XXX. (2). Linux dhcppc4 2.6.11-XXX (3). Other (XP). i don't know what happened.

So.. i choosed (2).

yeah! my mistake. sorry...

[root@dhcppc4 ~]# modprobe uhci_hcd
[root@dhcppc4 ~]#

then

[root@dhcppc4 ~]# modprobe usbhid
FATAL: Module usbhid not found.
[root@dhcppc4 ~]# modprobe usbserial
[root@dhcppc4 ~]#

i use Nu Combo(DVD-CDRW) internal drive with IDE-USB Cable . thanks .. whatever i need help.

[Wallalai]

when i turned on again my pc this morning, i found 3 OS

It's not a new OS, it's juste the last version of the kernel available for your FC4.

I still don't know which USB device you want to plug in your PC. Just plug it in and look if you have any gui utility for USB managing.

[cnnaing]

I still don't know which USB device you want to plug in your PC. Just plug it in and look if you have any gui utility for USB managing.

Now, i plug my device in my system via ALi usb 2.0 pci card. i have nothing gui utility for usb managing. where can i get it?

thanks

[Wallalai]

Ok, the default graphic environnement of Fedora is Gnome I think, then you can launch usbview and it should give you many infos about your USB devices.

If it's not present on your machine install it.

A link to the Fedora forum related to usb: http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/search.php?searchid=1450724