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diff --git a/manual/xml/configuring_usb_device_access.xml b/manual/xml/configuring_usb_device_access.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..6bfbd5d22c --- /dev/null +++ b/manual/xml/configuring_usb_device_access.xml @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" standalone="no"?> + +<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [ + +]> + +<section id="sn-configuring-usb-device-access"> + <title>Configuring USB device access (Linux only)</title> + <para> + Linux is by default a multi-user system, so it has to have a policy to + determine who can access various devices. This includes those that can be + plugged into to a USB port. + </para> + + <para> + For devices known to the operating system (which these days includes most + digital cameras, scanners, MIDI interfaces etc.), a logged-in user will be + granted access automatically. However, for devices that the OS doesn't + recognize (even if there is software on it that can use it), this is not the + case. It is possible to configure Linux to reverse this policy and grant all + users access to all devices, but this is not recommended for security + reasons. + </para> + + <section id="usb-access-tranzport"> + <title>Configuring Access to a Frontier Design Tranzport</title> + <para> + Using the Tranzport on Linux requires a couple of extra steps to enable + non-administrative users to access the device. + </para> + + <para> + First, you need to login as the administrative user ("root"). Then put the + following into a new file called <filename>/etc/hotplug/usb/tranzport</filename> + </para> +<screen> +#!/bin/sh + +if [ $ACTION = "add" ] && [ -f $DEVICE ] ; then + chmod 0666 $DEVICE +fi +exit 0 +</screen> + <para> + Then make sure that the file is executable by running + </para> +<screen> +chmod +x /etc/hotplug/usb/tranzport +</screen> + <para> + Second, edit the file <filename>/etc/hotplug/usb.usermap</filename> by adding the following 2 + lines to the end of it (make sure that the 2nd line is not split across + multiple lines, even though it is very long): + </para> +<screen> +# Frontier Design Tranzport +tranzport 0x0000 0x165b 0x8101 0x0000 0x0000 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00000000 +</screen> + <para> + After doing these steps, the next time you plugin your Tranzport it will be + accessible to you as a regular user. + </para> + </section> +<!-- + <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" + href="Some_Subsection.xml" /> + --> +</section> |