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#1 2013-04-20 06:53:29

kernel164
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kernel module missing

I'm trying to use g_file_storage or g_mass_storage module as per these links but couldn't find them in arch. pls help.
http://www.linux-usb.org/gadget/file_storage.html
http://wiki.embeddedarm.com/wiki/USB_Ga … ss_Storage
http://www.linux-usb.org/gadget/
http://www.mail-archive.com/linux-usb-u … 17632.html


$ modinfo g_file_storage
modinfo: ERROR: Module g_file_storage not found.
$ modinfo g_mass_storage
modinfo: ERROR: Module g_mass_storage not found.

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#2 2013-04-20 11:04:53

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Re: kernel module missing

Are you on a rPi or similar arm device?


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#3 2013-04-20 11:09:03

kernel164
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Re: kernel module missing

im using x86_64

$ uname -a
Linux my-vaio 3.8.7-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat Apr 13 09:01:47 CEST 2013 x86_64 GNU/Linux

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#4 2013-04-20 11:43:33

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Re: kernel module missing

It seems those modules are no longer present:

/lib/modules/3.8.7-1-ARCH/kernel 
└─$ find . -name 'g_*'
./drivers/usb/gadget/g_ether.ko.gz
./drivers/usb/gadget/g_audio.ko.gz
./drivers/usb/gadget/g_ffs.ko.gz
./drivers/usb/gadget/g_ncm.ko.gz
./drivers/usb/gadget/g_dbgp.ko.gz
./drivers/usb/gadget/g_printer.ko.gz
./drivers/usb/gadget/g_hid.ko.gz
./drivers/usb/gadget/g_serial.ko.gz
./drivers/usb/gadget/g_midi.ko.gz
./drivers/usb/gadget/g_webcam.ko.gz

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#5 2013-04-20 15:12:55

kernel164
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Re: kernel module missing

http://www.linux-usb.org/gadget/file_storage.html   - Last Modified: 20 March 2013
http://wiki.embeddedarm.com/wiki/USB_Ga … ss_Storage - last modified on 10 February 2012, at 21:25.

these updates are pretty recent - so I think the module src should be there I guess - right?
maybe archlinux kernel & module package (compilation) misses this module somehow?

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#6 2013-04-26 02:03:32

kernel164
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Re: kernel module missing

help pls!!

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#7 2013-04-26 02:21:09

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Re: kernel module missing

Sanity check.  You are running the 3.8.7-1 kernel.
What does pacman -Qi linux say you have installed?  (My machine is up to 3.8.8-1)


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#8 2013-04-26 02:23:12

kernel164
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Re: kernel module missing

I'm still using 3.8.7-1 - haven't updated to 3.8.8-2 yet

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#9 2013-04-26 07:16:53

kernel164
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Re: kernel module missing

just now upgraded to 3.8.8-2

$ find /lib/modules/3.8.8-2-ARCH/kernel/ -name 'g_*'
/lib/modules/3.8.8-2-ARCH/kernel/drivers/usb/gadget/g_ffs.ko.gz
/lib/modules/3.8.8-2-ARCH/kernel/drivers/usb/gadget/g_hid.ko.gz
/lib/modules/3.8.8-2-ARCH/kernel/drivers/usb/gadget/g_ether.ko.gz
/lib/modules/3.8.8-2-ARCH/kernel/drivers/usb/gadget/g_audio.ko.gz
/lib/modules/3.8.8-2-ARCH/kernel/drivers/usb/gadget/g_ncm.ko.gz
/lib/modules/3.8.8-2-ARCH/kernel/drivers/usb/gadget/g_midi.ko.gz
/lib/modules/3.8.8-2-ARCH/kernel/drivers/usb/gadget/g_webcam.ko.gz
/lib/modules/3.8.8-2-ARCH/kernel/drivers/usb/gadget/g_printer.ko.gz
/lib/modules/3.8.8-2-ARCH/kernel/drivers/usb/gadget/g_dbgp.ko.gz
/lib/modules/3.8.8-2-ARCH/kernel/drivers/usb/gadget/g_serial.ko.gz

g_file_storage or g_mass_storage module is not found in 3.8.8-2 as well

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#10 2013-04-26 08:11:20

tomk
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Re: kernel module missing

I'm guessing the arch devs decided to leave them out because of stuff like this:

linux-usb.org wrote:

Many Linux systems will not be able to use it, since they only have PC-style USB Host (master) hardware in a PC, workstation, or server.

http://www.linux-usb.org/gadget/

To get an official response, post a feature request in the bugtracker asking for them to be included.

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#11 2013-04-26 08:20:39

kernel164
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Re: kernel module missing

I have raised a bug at https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/34970

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