How to test my usb skeketon driver

[saurabh.nigam]

So now I have a driver similar to usb-skeleton.c.But I dont know how to remove the previous usb-storage module to test my new module on my usb drive.
whnever I plug-in my usb device dmesg shows active usb-storage module.Do I need to have the device of a specific name like /dev/skeleton.
Your helps are welcome!

[bloggins666]

If I understand your question, you need to use the command "rmmod" to remove the current kernel module so you can insert your own.

You should acquaint yourself with the module tools modprobe, lsmod, insmod and rmmod before going much further and have a look at modprobe.conf or whichever system is being used by the kernel to manage the deployment of kernel modules.

Cheers!!

[saurabh.nigam]

Welll I removed usb-storage module using
rmmod usb-storage
but it loads automatically ech time device is plugged in & usb-skeleton even after inserting module doesn't gets device
insmod usb-skeleton.ko
I once also replaced usb-storage.ko by usb-skeleton.ko but then device doesnt even get detected.

[bloggins666]

You have to "blacklist" the usb-storage" module by using the modprobe.conf file. Have a look using "man modprobe.conf". You will see how to blacklist a particular module. This will prohibit the module from being loaded automatically. You can then use insmod to load your module.

As I said before, you really should become acquainted with the kernel module's suite of tools if you are going to use write kernel modules.

Cheers!!

[saurabh.nigam]

Well I blacklisted usb-storage module.Iam still having problems testing the code usb-skeleton.c.
I am inserting usb-skeleton module as

insmod usb-skeleton.ko

but then when i lsmod the module is used by 0.
that means it cannot get the device.
Do I need to craete device entry something like

# mknod -m 666 /dev/skeleton c 32 0

The usb-skeleton.c I am having is @linuxhq.com/kernel/ v2.6/32/drivers/usb/usb-skeleton.c"]usb-skeleton.c
Do I really need to assign a specific device >pls help

[bloggins666]

I wouldn't worry that it is currently showing as being used by 0. That number refers to the other modules that are dependent upon it. Since it has no services to offer, no one would be connected to it.

The use of mknod is (I believe) restricted to character or block devices At this point you probably don't need them. You really need to read up on device drivers. Do you know what kind of device you are creating? There are 3 basic types, Character, Block and Network with USB having come along and creating a 4th type. I am not acquainted with how they are connected to.

I would suggest either buying or finding on the net the O'Reilly book "Linux Device Drivers" 3rd edition by Corbet, Rubini and Kroah-Hartman (My their names ever be exalted). You can find the book published on the net if you look. It will tell you everything you need to know.

Cheers!!