Still a problem in latest factory. USB storage devices are found, at least information is shown about them in kernel messages, still usb-storage is not loaded automatically. It is loaded on Pegasos PPC and also on x86 automagically.

It is a problem only during installation (but there really annoying). Relevant parts from dmesg on an installed 'factory' from 2008-04-09:

ohci_hcd: 2006 August 04 USB 1.1 'Open' Host Controller (OHCI) Driver
ppc-of-ohci f0001000.usb: OF OHCI
ppc-of-ohci f0001000.usb: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1
ppc-of-ohci f0001000.usb: irq 134, io mem 0xf0001000
usb usb1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found
hub 1-0:1.0: 2 ports detected
usb usb1: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0001
usb usb1: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
usb usb1: Product: OF OHCI
usb usb1: Manufacturer: Linux 2.6.25-rc8-12-default ohci_hcd
usb usb1: SerialNumber: PPC-OF USB
[..]
usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using ppc-of-ohci and address 2
usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
hub 1-1:1.0: USB hub found
hub 1-1:1.0: 4 ports detected
usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=05e3, idProduct=0608
usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=1, SerialNumber=0
usb 1-1: Product: USB2.0 Hub
usb 1-1.2: new full speed USB device using ppc-of-ohci and address 3
usb 1-1.2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
usb 1-1.2: New USB device found, idVendor=13fe, idProduct=1d00
usb 1-1.2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
usb 1-1.2: Product: DataTraveler 2.0
usb 1-1.2: Manufacturer: Kingston
usb 1-1.2: SerialNumber: 5B7110927C07
usb 1-1.3: new low speed USB device using ppc-of-ohci and address 4
usb 1-1.3: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
usb 1-1.3: New USB device found, idVendor=04f2, idProduct=0116
usb 1-1.3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
usb 1-1.3: Product: USB Keyboard
usb 1-1.3: Manufacturer: CHICONY
usbcore: registered new interface driver hiddev
input: CHICONY USB Keyboard as /devices/f0000000.builtin/f0001000.usb/usb1/1-1/1-1.3/1-1.3:1.0/input/input1
input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.10 Keyboard [CHICONY USB Keyboard] on usb-PPC-OF USB-1.3
usbcore: registered new interface driver usbhid
drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c: v2.6:USB HID core driver
[..]
Initializing USB Mass Storage driver...
scsi1 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage
usb-storage: device found at 3
usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
USB Mass Storage support registered.
scsi 1:0:0:0: Direct-Access     Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 PMAP PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 CCS
sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] 4030464 512-byte hardware sectors (2064 MB)
sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 23 00 00 00
sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] 4030464 512-byte hardware sectors (2064 MB)
sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 23 00 00 00
sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
 sdb: sdb1
sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk
sd 1:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg1 type 0
usb-storage: device scan complete

is it loaded when you boot with 'insmod=usb-storage', and is the usbdisk usable?

Yes, it loads, and it is usable. But in this case usb-storage is loaded first and HDD driver second, so it is not much useful to make an installation from, as device names are reversed (/dev/sda <-> /dev/sdb).

Steffen, and idea? hwinfo seems to list the device.

inst-sys:/ # hwinfo --usb
04: USB 00.0: 10600 Disk                                        
  [Created at usb.122]
  UDI: /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_324_bc06_AA04012700041653_if0
  Unique ID: mQbf.1jgKp33wQcE
  Parent ID: u9LK.nUU7fp8MYPA
  SysFS ID: /devices/f0000000.builtin/f0001000.usb/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0
  SysFS BusID: 1-2:1.0
  Hardware Class: disk
  Model: "OCZ RALLY2"
  Hotplug: USB
  Vendor: usb 0x0324 "OCZ Technology"
  Device: usb 0xbc06 "RALLY2"
  Revision: "11.00"
  Serial ID: "AA04012700041653"
  Speed: 12 Mbps
  Module Alias: "usb:v0324pBC06d1100dc00dsc00dp00ic08isc06ip50"
  Driver Info #0:
    Driver Status: usb_storage is not active
    Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe usb_storage"
  Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
  Attached to: #5 (Hub)

05: USB 00.0: 10a00 Hub
  [Created at usb.122]
  UDI: /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_1d6b_1_PPC_OF_USB_if0
  Unique ID: u9LK.nUU7fp8MYPA
  SysFS ID: /devices/f0000000.builtin/f0001000.usb/usb1/1-0:1.0
  SysFS BusID: 1-0:1.0
  Hardware Class: hub
  Model: "Linux 2.6.25-rc9-17-default ohci_hcd OF OHCI"
  Hotplug: USB
  Vendor: usb 0x1d6b "Linux 2.6.25-rc9-17-default ohci_hcd"
  Device: usb 0x0001 "OF OHCI"
  Revision: "2.06"
  Serial ID: "PPC-OF USB"
  Driver: "hub"
  Driver Modules: "usbcore"
  Speed: 12 Mbps
  Module Alias: "usb:v1D6Bp0001d0206dc09dsc00dp00ic09isc00ip00"
  Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
inst-sys:/ # 

Created attachment 210216 [details]
efika-usbstorage.txt

Does 'hwinfo --usb-ctrl' list something?

no, it does not list anything.
I think the platform detection is not working correctly in hwinfo.

==> /sys/devices/f0000000.builtin/f0001000.usb/modalias <==
of:NusbTusbCohci-bigendianCohci-beCmpc5200-ohciCmpc5200-usb

07: None 00.0: 0c00 FireWire (IEEE 1394) (Generic)
  [Created at pci.910]
  Unique ID: pCPP._bvMLZrF7W9
  SysFS ID: /devices/f0000000.builtin/f0001000.usb
  SysFS BusID: f0001000.usb
  Hardware Class: firewire controller
  Model: "Freescale mpc5200 USB 0"
  Vendor: pci 0x1957 "Freescale Semiconductor Inc"
  Device: "mpc5200 USB 0"
  Driver: "ppc-of-ohci"
  Module Alias: "of:NusbTusbCohci-bigendianCohci-beCmpc5200-ohciCmpc5200-usb"
  Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown


'hd->base_class.id = bc_serial;' is not the correct class, in src/hd/pci.c:hd_read_of_platform()

--firewire and --sound prints also nothing. What needs to be changed in hd_read_of_platform?

Class 0x0c is correct, but usb is subclass 3 (1394 is subclass 0).

Also, uhci/ohci/ehci is prog_if.id = 0/0x10/0x20.

I can't comment on --firewire, --sound; I'd have to see the entries
you want to get listed.

Tested beta3, usb-storage is still not loaded...

I get this with the patch below:

06: None 00.0: 0c03 USB Controller (OHCI)                       
  [Created at pci.923]
  UDI: /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/of_platform_f0001000_usb
  Unique ID: pCPP.fKBMAaVBljB
  SysFS ID: /devices/f0000000.builtin/f0001000.usb
  SysFS BusID: f0001000.usb
  Hardware Class: usb controller
  Model: "Freescale mpc5200 USB 0"
  Vendor: pci 0x1957 "Freescale Semiconductor Inc"
  Device: "mpc5200 USB 0"
  Driver: "ppc-of-ohci"
  Module Alias: "of:NusbTusbCohci-bigendianCohci-beCmpc5200-ohciCmpc5200-usb"
  Driver Info #0:
    Driver Status: ohci-hcd is not active
    Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe ohci-hcd"
  Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown

--- a/src/hd/pci.c
+++ b/src/hd/pci.c
@@ -924,6 +924,8 @@ void hd_read_of_platform(hd_data_t *hd_d

           hd->vendor.id = MAKE_ID(TAG_PCI, 0x1957); /* Freescale */
           hd->base_class.id = bc_serial;
+          hd->sub_class.id = sc_ser_usb;
+          hd->prog_if.id = pif_usb_ohci;
           str_printf(&hd->device.name, 0, "mpc5200 USB %d", hd->slot);

           hd->modalias = new_str(modalias);

Steffen, any chance to get this patch into hwinfo before release?

ok, patch added