[Tfug] external usb cd

[R351574NC3]

I'll only answer your cdrom question since I don't use HID.

First, you must install kernel drivers/modules for scsi emulation 
(scsi_mod, sr_mod, sg, sg_mod). These will allow you to use cdroms, hard 
drives, etc... that aren't normally scsi devices as scsi devices (even 
if they are IDE or USB).

Then, you must have enabled your kernel drivers for (usb, usb-uhci, and 
usb_storage). This allows you to use USB storage devices as if they were 
disks on the system (if you have scsi emulation enabled, then scsi disks).

Finally, you can plug in your device to see if it works. If you look in 
/proc/scsi you will see a few items like: scsi, ide-scsi (if you enabled 
the ide-scsi kernel module), sg, or usb_storage.

If you cat /proc/scsi/scsi, it will tell you all about every scsi device 
on your system because it is very civil and nice. It will even give 
channel and id information if you are looking. Your cd device should be 
located as /dev/sr0 or /dev/scd0. You would have eventually found that 
in the /proc information though. Likewise, I believe the HID information 
you seek would be in /proc/bus/usb. Not sure though since I never use HID.

Have fun with USB.

-Leo

- Xian wrote:

>Howdy, Is there any way to see what devices are
>currently attached to my computer? I have a machine
>with an external usb cdrom drive, I just installed
>debian, and I was wondering how to go about mounting
>it. I tried less -f on /dev/usb/*BLAHBLAH* and it did
>not seem to think there was anything there. Also what
>are usb mice called for XF86config? /dev/input/usb0?
>because that did not work for me either. Thanks
>
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