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On 05/20/2010 05:20 AM, John Walton wrote:
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">CLFS-1.1.0-rc1-x86</font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">This version of the book uses
linux-2.6.24.7 as the kernel.</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Unfortunatly for me the
driver</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">was not included in this
kernel.</font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">It was first included
in the 2.4 series.</font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">It was ment to be replaced by
a generic driver.</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">The generic driver did not
work and ftdi_sio was later put back.</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">There are various references
to this on the net.</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">I am not the only person in
the world to have this problem.</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">There are patches
for distributions.</font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">1. Is there such a thing is
an official patch ?</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial"> and if so how do I
get it and apply it ?</font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">2. Is it possible to use a
later kernel ?</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial"> ( anyone had experience
good or bad )</font></div>
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Official Patches are a git diff from kernel.org around here, if you
don't know how, then might I suggest google?<br>
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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.<br>
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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.<br>
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CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_FTDI_SIO<br>
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I can say that it's present in 2.6.33.1.<br>
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