Problems with ti_usb_3410_5052 kernel module.

[Matt Wiseman]

On Mon, 2009-07-27 at 23:12 +0200, Nils Kassube wrote:
> Matt Wiseman wrote:
> > On Mon, 2009-07-27 at 12:51 -0600, Karl F. Larsen wrote:
> > > 	If you want to use Linux I suggest you buy the red hat version
> > > they say works. As is usual they also specify a particular kernel!
> 
> Don't believe what Karl says - his advice is often wrong.
I can't blame him, I'm often wrong as well, thus why I'm here ;-)

> 
> > Actually I didn't have much luck with redhat either, and I figured if
> > I was going to have to shoe-horn in these drivers, may as well use
> > ubuntu.  The device itself has a standard TTY connection in it after
> > you load the ti_usb_3410_5052 module, my problem lies in ubuntu not
> > loading the module for my device.
> 
> >From your initial mail I saw that the ti_usb_3410_5052 module was 
> loaded. Did you load it manually? And there is a difference in the 
> module size between Ubuntu and Puppy, the Puppy module is nearly twice 
> as big as the Ubuntu module. Do you have the same Kernel version for 
> Puppy and Ubuntu?
Yes with insmod and modprobe, also tried downgrading my kernel to
puppy's version and copying over their mod with no love.  I hit the
driver from their site, and as mentioned it doesn't work with recent
debian based kernels.


> There may be a problem with a missing udev rules file which prevents the 
> proper operation. You could compare the /etc/udev directories of Ubuntu 
> and Puppy.
Already ahead of you, puppy's got some sort of weird autoloading script,
but I think that's where the issue is.  the def manufactuer id is
overwritten by Multitech, which is why I thinking things aren't working.
But then I'm no expert, which is why I'm asking you guys.

> Finally, I had a look at the driver from the multitech site. In the 
> readme file they write that they need a usb-serial.h file which they 
> claim is contained in the kernel source. However for the current Jaunty 
> kernel (and some older ones) that file doesn't exist. Maybe you should 
> contact their tech support like they suggest in the readme file.
Already have a couple calls into them, they'll get back to me.. *cue
ominous music*.  yeah, usb-serial.h was taking out of the debian kernel
a while back.  Any help would be appreciated.  If I come across
something in the meantime, I'll post back if I get anything figured out.