linux-image-2.6.28-11-generic modularity

[Scott James Remnant]

On Fri, 2009-04-03 at 22:18 +0200, Nikias Bassen wrote:

> I'm currently testing jaunty running kernel 2.6.28-11-generic. I'm having
> some issues with my usb-2.0 hardware (hardware defect) so I wanted to unload
> ehci-hcd (because usb1.1 is running flawlessly), but I noticed it's compiled
> in. Is there a reason why *hci_hcd are compiled in? Would be nice if this
> could be changed again like it was in previos ubuntu kernels.
> 
All of the USB Host Controller Drivers are compiled into the kernel
because there are strict ordering requirements between them that can
only be guaranteed by compiling in.

Most BIOS allow you to disable the USB 2.0 Host on your machine, have
you tried that?

Scott
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Scott James Remnant
scott at canonical.com
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