On 2008-07-10 03:41 +0200, 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 don't know. FWIW, it is still compiled into the Itanium kernels: http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=contents&keywords=io_edgeport.ko&mode=path&suite=unstable&arch=any > 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. > > 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? In the short term, yes. But please also submit a bugreport in the BTS about the situation. Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
