[Gllug] Long shot: Zaurus

[Pete Ryland]

On Sun, Oct 06, 2002 at 10:18:21PM +0100, Robin Smith wrote:
> I have just rebuilt my kernel to 2.4.18 to support USB networking so
> that I can network to my Zaurus.
> 
> This works but it only if I restart the network after the Zaurus has
> been powered on in the cradle, e.g.:-
> 
> 1. Put Zaurus in the cradle and press the sync button to power it on.
> 2. Run /etc/init.d/networking stop
> 3. Run /etc/init.d/networking start
> 4. The run wget -r ftp://root@192.168.129.201:4242
> 
> In theory the network should be automatically started when the USB code
> detects the Zaurus. Any pointers on how to automate this so I don't have
> to stop and restart the network using the root accout?
> 
> My debian interfaces script is:-
> 
> auto usb0
> iface usb0 inet static
>   address 192.168.129.1
>   pointtopoint 192.168.129.201
>   netmask 255.255.255.255
>   up route add -host 192.168.129.201 dev usb0
>   down route del -host 192.168.129.201 dev usb0

There are a few packages that may work for you.  I use usbmgr and usb-perms
for my needs, but you may find you'll need to use hotplug for this.
However, I had problems setting up hotplug and went back to the other two.

Pete

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