From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jonathan Ben Avraham Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2014 15:38:36 +0300 (IDT) Subject: [Buildroot] [PATCH] More descriptive help text for usb_modeswitch In-Reply-To: <20140821101436.GC3891@free.fr> References: <1408557893-25786-1-git-send-email-yba@tkos.co.il> <20140821101436.GC3891@free.fr> Message-ID: List-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: buildroot@busybox.net Hi Yann, I agree with your comment. I will add the explanation about why the drivers are not required on Linux and re-submit. Thanks, - yba On Thu, 21 Aug 2014, Yann E. MORIN wrote: > Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2014 12:14:36 +0200 > From: Yann E. MORIN > To: Jonathan Ben-Avraham > Cc: buildroot at busybox.net > Subject: Re: [Buildroot] [PATCH] More descriptive help text for usb_modeswitch > > Jonathan, All, > > On 2014-08-20 21:04 +0300, Jonathan Ben-Avraham spake thusly: >> Improve the help text for usb_modeswitch package for the benefit of the clueless. >> >> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Ben-Avraham >> --- >> package/usb_modeswitch/Config.in | 13 +++++++++++-- >> 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) >> >> diff --git a/package/usb_modeswitch/Config.in b/package/usb_modeswitch/Config.in >> index 5d8a6d2..2f4c2e8 100644 >> --- a/package/usb_modeswitch/Config.in >> +++ b/package/usb_modeswitch/Config.in >> @@ -3,8 +3,17 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_USB_MODESWITCH >> depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # libusb >> select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBUSB >> help >> - USB mode switcher. >> - Used to switch mode on multiple-function devices >> + Some USB devices such as modems and Wifi adapters power-up in mass >> + storage mode to provide access to drivers for the device's > > I would be even more explixit why those drivers are not needed on a > Linux system: > > [...] to provide access to (Windows-only) drivers for the device's > application mode. [...] > > Otherwise, looks good to me: > Reviewed-by: "Yann E. MORIN" > > Regards, > Yann E. MORIN. > >> + application mode. USB_ModeSwitch changes the mode of such devices >> + from the initial mode to the application mode. Specific configuration >> + data for each device model is required. >> + >> + usb_modeswitch can be used with package usb_modeswitch_data and udev >> + for automatic mode switching when devices are connected. >> + >> + For more information Internet search for "Virtual CD-ROM switching >> + utility". >> >> http://www.draisberghof.de/usb_modeswitch/ >> >> -- >> 1.7.10.4 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> buildroot mailing list >> buildroot at busybox.net >> http://lists.busybox.net/mailman/listinfo/buildroot > > -- 9590 8E58 D30D 1660 C349 673D B205 4FC4 B8F5 B7F9 ~. .~ Tk Open Systems =}-------- Jonathan Ben-Avraham ("yba") ----------ooO--U--Ooo------------{= mailto:yba at tkos.co.il tel:+972.52.486.3386 http://tkos.co.il skype:benavrhm