>Michael Keuter wrote: >>> <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 >> > >Committing to trunk... #2229. I didn't enable everything. Just: > >+CONFIG_USB_SERIAL=m >+CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_GENERIC=y >+CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_DIGI_ACCELEPORT=m >+CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_FTDI_SIO=m >+CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_IR=m >+CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_GARMIN=m >+CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_PL2303=m >+CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_OTI6858=m >+CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_OPTION=m >+CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_DEBUG=m > > >Already forgotten what USB_SERIAL_OPTION does... Oh, hang on. That's >not very handy. I'll back that last one out... > >-Philip
Hi Philip + Darrick, thanks for including it. BTW: here is some doku I found: http://www.kernel.org/doc/menuconfig/drivers-usb-serial-Kconfig.html#USB_SERIAL 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.
