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<A title=jciccone@gmail.com href="mailto:jciccone@gmail.com">Joe Ciccone</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, May 21, 2010 12:59 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Clfs-support]
ftdi_sio</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>On 05/20/2010 05:20 AM, John Walton wrote:
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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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size=2> 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>Official Patches are a git diff from kernel.org around here, if you don't
know how, then might I suggest google?<BR><BR>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><BR>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><BR>CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_FTDI_SIO<BR><BR>I can say that it's
present in 2.6.33.1.<BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Many thanks. Going the 2.6.33.1 way.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I watched the git patch demo on youtube
even presented by the usb-serial developer but if a later kernel
works straight out of the box it is simpler for me and leave git
until I have more kernel compiling experience.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>John</FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>