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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>CLFS-1.1.0-rc1-x86</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This version of the book uses linux-2.6.24.7 as the
kernel.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Unfortunatly for me the driver</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>was not included in this kernel.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It was first included in the 2.4
series.</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It was ment to be replaced by a generic
driver.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The generic driver did not work and ftdi_sio was
later put back.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>There are various references to this on the
net.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am not the only person in the world to have this
problem.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>There are patches
for distributions.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1. Is there such a thing is an official patch
?</FONT></DIV>
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and if so how do I get it and apply it ?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2. Is it possible to use a later kernel
?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> ( anyone had
experience good or bad )</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Here is a reference to the problem.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=a9fec7102f01f6464b19e13ffd9d8c48663379ad#patch1">http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=a9fec7102f01f6464b19e13ffd9d8c48663379ad#patch1</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The reference might contain a patch but I dont know
how to use it.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>John</FONT></DIV>
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