><494ee92e.1030...@redfish-solutions.com> ><p06240800c57538cf3...@[192.168.2.210]> ><494fe2f4.4030...@redfish-solutions.com> ><p06240803c5759b4e4...@[192.168.2.210]> >Message-ID: <d20e99f5e6efdcea94b210c1f9808...@localhost> >X-Sender: dhart...@djhsolutions.com >Received: from 64.246.240.54 [64.246.240.54] with HTTP/1.1 (POST); Mon, 22 Dec > 2008 15:12:56 -0600 >User-Agent: RoundCube Webmail/0.1 >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > > > >On Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:49:01 +0100, Michael Keuter <mkeu...@web.de> wrote: >>>Michael Keuter wrote: >>>>> kd85.com makes a case with two serial port cut-outs... I wouldn't >> get >>>>> too attached to the net4801... it's EOL'd. >>>>> >>>>> -Philip >>>>> >>>> >>>> Hi Philip, >>>> I know kd85.com but that wouldn't help with Alix boards - they only >>>> have one COM port. >>>> I read that the PL-2303 driver is already >>>>included into the Linux 2.6 kernel: >>>> >>>> http://www.prolific.com.tw/eng/downloads.asp?ID=31 >>> > >>> > Would it be possible to include it/activate it in Astlinux? >>> > >>> >>>Been there all along: >>> >>>pbx ~ # modinfo plusb >>>filename: >>>/lib/modules/2.6.25.19-astlinux/kernel/drivers/net/usb/plusb.ko >>>license: GPL >>>description: Prolific PL-2301/2302 USB Host to Host Link Driver >>>author: David Brownell >>>alias: usb:v067Bp0001d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* >>>alias: usb:v067Bp0000d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip* >>>depends: usbnet >>>vermagic: 2.6.25.19-astlinux preempt mod_unload GEODE >>>pbx ~ # >> >> Hi Philip, >> >> thanks for your answer. >> But that is NOT a USB-to-serial port driver. >> That is an USB-to-USB "network" cable (or bridge >> controller), that's why it's under "Š/net/usb/" >> :-). >> >> On my Debian 4 server it is in >> /lib/modules/2.6.18-6-686/kernel/drivers/usb/serial/pl2303.ko and >> /lib/modules/2.6.18-6-686/kernel/drivers/usb/serial/usbserial.ko > >Michael, > >Yes, that's correct. Those two modules would need to be added. I'm saying >it's worth the size of the modules. We'll put it on the list to do. The >Prolific usb/serial device is one of the more popular ones that's >compatible with Linux and it should only add a few hundred kb to the total >build. > >Darrick
Thanks Darrick, that would make some of my projects MUCH easier, not to have to fiddle with much too short serial adapter cables, drilling, and so on. Maybe "usbcore" is also needed. Can't find it on 0.6.2. Michael -- Email: mailto:mkeu...@web.de ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Astlinux-users mailing list Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to pay...@krisk.org.
