Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 13 Feb 2002 17:46:23 -0800 | From | Greg KH <> | Subject | Re: USB device driver |
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On Wed, Feb 13, 2002 at 12:19:56AM -0800, Sanjeev Lakshmanan wrote: > Hi all > > I need to develop a USB device driver for a custom > made switch. I shall give a brief description. > > The switch has four RJ 45 connectors for ethernet > cables and it needs to exchange data packets of size > 8 bytes every .5 seconds. The Transmit ethernet > port(1,2,3,4) and Receive ethernet port(1,2,3,4) > need to be selected for each transfer and the data > packet which is to be sent out and received on those > ports changes accordingly.
I don't see why you need a USB driver for a switch. Where is USB in the above description of your device?
> Please let me know how I can start off writing the > code for this driver. > Also please let me know if there are any SIMILAR > device drivers already developed and available. > > I am aware of the files > usr/src/linux/drivers/usb/usb.* > but as I have no prior experience with device > drivers, I am unable to start off.
I think your company needs to hire some people with device driver experience :)
> I have not yet subscribed to the list. PLease reply > to survivor_eagles@yahoo.com > > Regards, > Sanjeev.
Why did you post this to lkml and the linux-usb-users mailing lists from two different accounts, using two different names?
Good luck,
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