umass doesn't work here

[Ian Dowse]

In message <plop85fyyz8763.fsf at gnu-rox.org>, Xavier Maillard writes:
>When I plug my USB key, I should see something in my
>/var/log/messages as stated into my
>/usr/local/etc/devd/umass.conf file:
...
>But nothing happens.

Two things you could try are:

  o Add `device ehci' to your kernel config
  o Check your BIOS for `Legacy USB' or a similar setting and
    disable it.

In some cases, especially without EHCI enabled, the BIOS's legacy
USB support can prevent the UHCI or OHCI driver from working.

Ian