Fedora and USB ??

[Jim]

On 11/29/2009 12:44 PM, Craig White wrote:
> On Sun, 2009-11-29 at 12:18 -0500, Jim wrote:
>    
>> On 11/29/2009 11:26 AM, Sam Sharpe wrote:
>>      
>>> 2009/11/29 Jim<mickeyboa at sbcglobal.net>:
>>>
>>>        
>>>> FC12
>>>> What Config files in /etc have to be setup for using USB devices ?
>>>>
>>>>          
>>> None.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Sam
>>>
>>>
>>>        
>> Now I realize I should have phrased that differently.
>>
>> What I'm trying to do is connect to my cell phone , a Motorola Droid.
>> it shows up in /proc/bus/usb/devices.
>>
>> I'm using a Application from the Fedora 12 repo. "moto4linux".
>>
>> Should the  phone be set up some where in /etc showing the  Product
>> ID:Vendor ID ?
>>      
> ----
> you are being incredibly vague.
>
> I just got the same phone and plugged it into my USB and it listed all
> pertinent information in /var/log/messages - not that it was really
> necessary...
>
> if what you want is to be able to transfer files from you Linux system
> to the SD card on the Motorola Android, you need to 'allow' it on the
> Android by tapping the USB symbol in the status bar once you have
> connected it to your computer and choosing 'Mount'  If you don't choose
> 'Mount' - it only will charge your phone but will not allow a computer
> to access the storage
>
> Craig
>
>
>    
Below is my /var/logmessages output is that right ?

I have on the status bar at top of Droid a icon of a usb connection and 
just to the left of that appears what looks like a connecton icon with a 
? character next to it
if i push on usb icon the ? won't go away.

What app. do you use on the Linux computer side to view the Droid /



  usb 1-3: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 8
Nov 29 13:43:12 localhost kernel: usb 1-3: New USB device found, 
idVendor=22b8, idProduct=41d9
Nov 29 13:43:12 localhost kernel: usb 1-3: New USB device strings: 
Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
Nov 29 13:43:12 localhost kernel: usb 1-3: Product: Motorola A855
Nov 29 13:43:12 localhost kernel: usb 1-3: Manufacturer: Motorola
Nov 29 13:43:12 localhost kernel: usb 1-3: SerialNumber: 040363230E009010
Nov 29 13:43:12 localhost kernel: usb 1-3: configuration #1 chosen from 
1 choice
Nov 29 13:43:12 localhost kernel: scsi13 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass 
Storage devices
Nov 29 13:43:17 localhost kernel: scsi 13:0:0:0: Direct-Access     
Motorola A855             0001 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
Nov 29 13:43:17 localhost kernel: sd 13:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg3 
type 0
Nov 29 13:43:17 localhost kernel: sd 13:0:0:0: [sdc] Attached SCSI 
removable disk