USB to Serial Port Adapter

[pepper]

Has anyone got one of these to work on the AAO Linpus version. I've been battling with a Belkin unit to no avail.
It is recognised when I do a 'lsusb'
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 050d:0109 Belkin Components F5U109/F5U409 PDA Adapter

But if I look at dmseg it never mounts that to a serial port.
Ideas ??? or recommended adapters that are known to work ??

TIA
Andrew

 

[Japser]

A little research gives this: http://hardware4linux.info/component/11490/
So, the module you need is called mct_u232 . It exists in the sourcecode of the kernel in use on the One.
Looking in /boot/config... we find:

# CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_MCT_U232 is not set

So this module needs to be compiled.

HTH, --Japser.

 

[pepper]

OK, thanks. Now I have a stupid question. Where do I download the .ko file for this module ?
I did a quick google search and I did not find it.

I presume I do the same as what is covered in this posting.
viewtopic.php?f=32&t=2646&p=19003&hilit=compile+new+module#p19003

using depmd and modprobe ?

It's been around 10 years since I have compiled a kernal so I'm very rusty.

Andrew