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author | Sean Paul <seanpaul@chromium.org> | 2019-05-22 16:08:21 -0400 |
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committer | Sean Paul <seanpaul@chromium.org> | 2019-05-22 16:08:21 -0400 |
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Merge drm/drm-next into drm-misc-next
Backmerging 5.2-rc1 to -misc-next for robher
Signed-off-by: Sean Paul <seanpaul@chromium.org>
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diff --git a/Documentation/usb/rio.txt b/Documentation/usb/rio.txt index aee715af7db7..ca9adcf56355 100644 --- a/Documentation/usb/rio.txt +++ b/Documentation/usb/rio.txt @@ -1,72 +1,80 @@ +============ +Diamonds Rio +============ + Copyright (C) 1999, 2000 Bruce Tenison + Portions Copyright (C) 1999, 2000 David Nelson + Thanks to David Nelson for guidance and the usage of the scanner.txt and scanner.c files to model our driver and this informative file. Mar. 2, 2000 -CHANGES +Changes +======= - Initial Revision -OVERVIEW +Overview +======== This README will address issues regarding how to configure the kernel -to access a RIO 500 mp3 player. +to access a RIO 500 mp3 player. Before I explain how to use this to access the Rio500 please be warned: -W A R N I N G: --------------- +.. warning:: -Please note that this software is still under development. The authors -are in no way responsible for any damage that may occur, no matter how -inconsequential. + Please note that this software is still under development. The authors + are in no way responsible for any damage that may occur, no matter how + inconsequential. It seems that the Rio has a problem when sending .mp3 with low batteries. I suggest when the batteries are low and you want to transfer stuff that you replace it with a fresh one. In my case, what happened is I lost two 16kb blocks (they are no longer usable to store information to it). But I don't -know if that's normal or not; it could simply be a problem with the flash +know if that's normal or not; it could simply be a problem with the flash memory. -In an extreme case, I left my Rio playing overnight and the batteries wore -down to nothing and appear to have corrupted the flash memory. My RIO -needed to be replaced as a result. Diamond tech support is aware of the -problem. Do NOT allow your batteries to wear down to nothing before -changing them. It appears RIO 500 firmware does not handle low battery -power well at all. +In an extreme case, I left my Rio playing overnight and the batteries wore +down to nothing and appear to have corrupted the flash memory. My RIO +needed to be replaced as a result. Diamond tech support is aware of the +problem. Do NOT allow your batteries to wear down to nothing before +changing them. It appears RIO 500 firmware does not handle low battery +power well at all. -On systems with OHCI controllers, the kernel OHCI code appears to have -power on problems with some chipsets. If you are having problems -connecting to your RIO 500, try turning it on first and then plugging it -into the USB cable. +On systems with OHCI controllers, the kernel OHCI code appears to have +power on problems with some chipsets. If you are having problems +connecting to your RIO 500, try turning it on first and then plugging it +into the USB cable. -Contact information: --------------------- +Contact Information +------------------- The main page for the project is hosted at sourceforge.net in the following URL: <http://rio500.sourceforge.net>. You can also go to the project's sourceforge home page at: <http://sourceforge.net/projects/rio500/>. There is also a mailing list: rio500-users@lists.sourceforge.net -Authors: +Authors ------- -Most of the code was written by Cesar Miquel <miquel@df.uba.ar>. Keith +Most of the code was written by Cesar Miquel <miquel@df.uba.ar>. Keith Clayton <kclayton@jps.net> is incharge of the PPC port and making sure things work there. Bruce Tenison <btenison@dibbs.net> is adding support for .fon files and also does testing. The program will mostly sure be re-written and Pete Ikusz along with the rest will re-design it. I would -also like to thank Tri Nguyen <tmn_3022000@hotmail.com> who provided use +also like to thank Tri Nguyen <tmn_3022000@hotmail.com> who provided use with some important information regarding the communication with the Rio. -ADDITIONAL INFORMATION and Userspace tools +Additional Information and userspace tools -http://rio500.sourceforge.net/ + http://rio500.sourceforge.net/ -REQUIREMENTS +Requirements +============ A host with a USB port. Ideally, either a UHCI (Intel) or OHCI (Compaq and others) hardware port should work. @@ -80,11 +88,11 @@ A Linux kernel with RIO 500 support enabled. 'lspci' which is only needed to determine the type of USB hardware available in your machine. -CONFIGURATION +Configuration Using `lspci -v`, determine the type of USB hardware available. - If you see something like: + If you see something like:: USB Controller: ...... Flags: ..... @@ -92,7 +100,7 @@ Using `lspci -v`, determine the type of USB hardware available. Then you have a UHCI based controller. - If you see something like: + If you see something like:: USB Controller: ..... Flags: .... @@ -107,8 +115,9 @@ hardware (determined from the steps above), 'USB Diamond Rio500 support', and (you may need to execute `depmod -a` to update the module dependencies). -Add a device for the USB rio500: - `mknod /dev/usb/rio500 c 180 64` +Add a device for the USB rio500:: + + mknod /dev/usb/rio500 c 180 64 Set appropriate permissions for /dev/usb/rio500 (don't forget about group and world permissions). Both read and write permissions are @@ -116,12 +125,14 @@ required for proper operation. Load the appropriate modules (if compiled as modules): - OHCI: + OHCI:: + modprobe usbcore modprobe usb-ohci modprobe rio500 - UHCI: + UHCI:: + modprobe usbcore modprobe usb-uhci (or uhci) modprobe rio500 @@ -129,10 +140,10 @@ Load the appropriate modules (if compiled as modules): That's it. The Rio500 Utils at: http://rio500.sourceforge.net should be able to access the rio500. -BUGS +Bugs +==== If you encounter any problems feel free to drop me an email. Bruce Tenison btenison@dibbs.net - |