Re: palm usb_device doesn't seem to disconnect

[Matt Davey <mcdavey mrao cam ac uk>]

On Wed, 2007-10-10 at 18:35 +0100, Matt Davey wrote:
> Dear all,
> 
> There have been reports that gnome-pilot can only sync once after each
> reboot.  Recently a user seems to have tracked this down to HAL
> behaviour, in which the 'device_added' event only fires once, even if
> the palmos device is physically unplugged from the host.
> 
> This doesn't sound right to me.  I wonder if this behaviour is a known
> regression in HAL, or is it intended for some reason I'm not fathoming?
> Apologies if this is a FAQ - I didn't spot it after a quick scan through
> the list archives for the last couple of months.
> 
> System info from the reporter:
> hal: 0.5.9.1
> hal-info: 0.20070831
> kernel: 2.6.22-ARCH
> udev: 115
> 
> The gnome-pilot-list thread is here:
> http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-pilot-list/2007-October/msg00022.html

Further update:
I have now reproduced this problem myself and have narrowed it down to a
regression between two kernel versions:  I was able to sync fine using
the initial fedora-7 installation (kernel 2.6.21-1.3194.fc7).  I then
updated just the kernel, to 2.6.22.9-91.fc7, and could then duplicate
Tom's symptoms (only syncs once per reboot).  'lshal' retained the info
on the 'usb_device' entry even after disconnecting my palmos device.

Again, is this a known issue?  Should I take to greg-k-h?

Thanks,

Matt

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