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Re: [tlug] USB devices behaving randomly



On Tue, 17 Jan 2006 10:13:13 +0900, Dave Gutteridge <dave@example.com>
wrote:

> Thanks for the suggestion. I'm a bit of a newbie, in case it wasn't
> already obvious. Can you instruct me on how, exactly, I use lspci to
> determine if I have a VIA chipset?

Just run the command and it'll be self-evident. eg: on my laptop:

godwin@example.com:~$ /sbin/lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: ALi Corporation M1621 (rev 05)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: ALi Corporation PCI to AGP Controller (rev 01)
00:06.0 Communication controller: Lucent Microelectronics WinModem 56k (rev 01)
00:07.0 ISA bridge: ALi Corporation M1533 PCI to ISA Bridge [Aladdin IV] (rev 0a)
00:08.0 Multimedia audio controller: ESS Technology ES1969 Solo-1 Audiodrive (rev 02)
00:0f.0 IDE interface: ALi Corporation M5229 IDE (rev 20)
00:11.0 Bridge: ALi Corporation M7101 PMU (rev 09)
00:13.0 CardBus bridge: O2 Micro, Inc. OZ6832/6833 Cardbus Controller (rev 34)
00:13.1 CardBus bridge: O2 Micro, Inc. OZ6832/6833 Cardbus Controller (rev 34)
00:14.0 USB Controller: ALi Corporation USB 1.1 Controller (rev 03)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Neomagic Corporation NM2200 [MagicGraph 256AV] (rev 20)

> > I solved the problem by buying a PCI card with 2 USB ports (OHCI) on it.
> 
> Hmmm... I'm trying not to sink more money into an old computer. Is there
> no other workaround?

The cost of a PCI card with a USB controller on it is not going to break
the bank. We're talking under 2000 Yen here.

-- 
G. Stewart - godwin.stewart@example.com

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