On 05/20/2010 05:20 AM, John Walton wrote:
Official Patches are a git diff from kernel.org around here, if you don't know how, then might I suggest google?CLFS-1.1.0-rc1-x86 This version of the book uses linux-2.6.24.7 as the kernel. Unfortunatly for me the driver /drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c was not included in this kernel. It was first included in the 2.4 series. It was ment to be replaced by a generic driver. The generic driver did not work and ftdi_sio was later put back. There are various references to this on the net. I am not the only person in the world to have this problem. There are patches for distributions. 1. Is there such a thing is an official patch ? and if so how do I get it and apply it ? 2. Is it possible to use a later kernel ? ( anyone had experience good or bad )
You can use a later kernel without issues, just remember that any packages you installed that installed a kernel module will need to be reinstalled.
I have a usb -> serial adapter that I use regularly which uses this driver. I don't remember ever having an issue with it, I also don't upgrade that particular system that often either.
CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_FTDI_SIO I can say that it's present in 2.6.33.1.
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