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author | Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+samsung@kernel.org> | 2019-04-15 23:56:01 -0300 |
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committer | Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> | 2019-04-16 12:16:19 +0200 |
commit | d80b5005c5dd113442454b469752f0f95ac15645 (patch) | |
tree | 36450319ec6c345904bfb591fdd125af093db2b6 /Documentation/usb/rio.txt | |
parent | 5f9be5f3f89921de6e3961bedf3202a383f126c9 (diff) | |
download | linux-d80b5005c5dd113442454b469752f0f95ac15645.tar.bz2 |
docs: usb: convert documents to ReST
Convert USB documents to ReST, in order to prepare for adding it
to the kernel API book, as most of the stuff there are driver or
subsystem-related.
Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+samsung@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/usb/rio.txt')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/usb/rio.txt | 83 |
1 files changed, 47 insertions, 36 deletions
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 - |