-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 07/09/08 20:41, Don wrote: > I hope someone can shed some light on my situation...assistance will be > greatly appreciated. Nice to see a lot of helpful old timers still on > this discussion list -- your help in the past has been appreciated. > > I recently reinstalled Debian Lenny on my computer (long story, don't > ask) and in the process updated the kernel (previously 2.6.18) to > 2.6.22. I discovered last week that my Edgeport/8 USB to RS232 box no > longer works under Debian (but still works under Win2k). Investigating, > I found the io_edgeport.ko driver missing from 2.6.22 and even > 2.6.25-2-686 on the Debian package web pages. It apparently appeared > last in kernel 2.6.18. > > Why was this driver left out from the newer kernels? > > I do find the source files for io_edgeport.c and io_edgeport.h under the > /lib/modules/2.6.22-3-686/kernel/drivers/usb/serial/ directory.
Are you really asking is why it was not compiled in the binary kernel? What happens if you "# insmod -v io_edgeport"? > uname -a output: > Linux kali 2.6.22-3-686 #1 SMP Sun Feb 10 20:20:49 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux > > Is my best bet to try to recompile the kernel to include this driver? > Last time I tried that route a few years back, I had nothing but grief > -- but I am bracing myself to try again if necessary. (I *am* > adventurous, but really don't have that much time right now for new > adventures!) > > Advice? Information? It's still in the 2.6.24 kernel. $ locate io_edgeport | grep 2.6.24 /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.24/drivers/usb/serial/io_edgeport.c /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.24/drivers/usb/serial/io_edgeport.h /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.24/drivers/usb/serial/io_edgeport.o /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.24/drivers/usb/serial/.io_edgeport.o.cmd /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.24/drivers/usb/serial/io_edgeport.mod.c /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.24/drivers/usb/serial/io_edgeport.mod.o /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.24/drivers/usb/serial/io_edgeport.ko /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.24/drivers/usb/serial/.io_edgeport.ko.cmd /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.24/drivers/usb/serial/.io_edgeport.mod.o.cmd /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.24/.tmp_versions/io_edgeport.mod /lib/modules/2.6.24rlj_smp/kernel/drivers/usb/serial/io_edgeport.ko - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA "Kittens give Morbo gas. In lighter news, the city of New New York is doomed." -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkh1blYACgkQS9HxQb37XmcP1QCcDdUDNYJrpE1yNh3d3fH3tidB JlcAoJ7zUgR3XgTEzP26maAhXmDCtTgA =2qyh -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
