Hi Gordon,
The problem does seem to occur just after that and the kernel
things there is probably something wrong with your hardware. However, this
may be a problem fixed in later kernels.
regards,
Stephen.
On Mon, 5 Jul 2004, Brown, GD (Gordon) wrote:
> Hi Stephen,
>
> I didn't realise it was so old. I'm more interested in getting the USB
> working first though!!
>
> Any ideas please? I have now got this far, but still don't know how to talk
> to my device on the end of the serial cable:
>
> Jul 5 16:26:58 domino kernel: usbserial.c: USB Serial deregistering driver
> Generic
> Jul 5 16:26:58 domino kernel: usb.c: deregistering driver serial
> Jul 5 16:27:27 domino kernel: hub.c: USB new device connect on bus1/1,
> assigned device number 2
> Jul 5 16:27:27 domino kernel: hub.c: USB hub found
> Jul 5 16:27:27 domino kernel: hub.c: 2 ports detected
> Jul 5 16:27:27 domino kernel: hub.c: USB new device connect on bus1/1/1,
> assigned device number 3
> Jul 5 16:27:27 domino kernel: usb.c: USB device 3 (vend/prod 0x67b/0x2305)
> is not claimed by any active driver.
> Jul 5 16:27:27 domino kernel: hub.c: USB new device connect on bus1/1/2,
> assigned device number 4
> Jul 5 16:27:27 domino kernel: usb.c: USB device 4 (vend/prod 0x67b/0x2303)
> is not claimed by any active driver.
> Jul 5 16:27:27 domino kernel: usb.c: registered new driver usblp
> Jul 5 16:27:27 domino kernel: printer.c: usblp0: USB Bidirectional printer
> dev 3 if 0 alt 1
> Jul 5 16:27:27 domino kernel: printer.c: v0.8:USB Printer Device Class
> driver
> Jul 5 16:27:27 domino kernel: usbserial.c: USB Serial support registered
> for Generic
> Jul 5 16:27:27 domino kernel: usb.c: registered new driver serial
> Jul 5 16:27:27 domino kernel: usbserial.c: USB Serial Driver core v1.3
> Jul 5 16:27:27 domino kernel: usbserial.c: USB Serial support registered
> for PL-2303
> Jul 5 16:27:27 domino kernel: usbserial.c: PL-2303 converter detected
> Jul 5 16:27:27 domino kernel: usbserial.c: PL-2303 converter now attached
> to ttyUSB0 (or usb/tts/0 for devfs)
> Jul 5 16:27:27 domino kernel: pl2303.c: Prolific PL2303 USB to serial
> adaptor driver v0.7
>
> which looks promising.
>
> Many thanks
>
> Gordon
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen J. Gowdy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 05 July 2004 16:42
> To: Brown, GD (Gordon)
> Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: Re: [Linux-usb-users] IBM USB Serial Adapter not working under
> RedHat
>
>
> Hi Gordon,
> That kernel is ancient, it'll be 3 next month. Can you try something
> newer, like 2.4.26?
>
> regards,
>
> Stephen.
>
> On Mon, 5 Jul 2004, Brown, GD (Gordon) wrote:
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I've tried for three days to get this working and I still can't. I'm
> > quite new to all this so please excuse me if I'm being stupid.
> >
> > I have a IBM USB to Serial Adapter plugged into the back of my IBM
> > Xseries x440. I'm running the following RedHat linux:
> >
> > 2.4.9-e.38summit #1 SMP Tue Feb 10 23:45:57 EST 2004 i686
> > unknown
> >
> > Connected to the Serial Adapter is an UPS (made by APC). I'm trying to
> > run some software of theirs (an agent) which will see the UPS that's
> > connected to the USB Serial Converter.
> >
> > Anyway, I can't get the USB port configured properly. I've done the
> > following sort of things (all which I've learnt this week!):
> >
> > insmod usbserial
> > mknod /dev/ttyUSB0 c 188 0
> >
> > I've even tried:
> >
> > insmod usbserial vendor=0x67b product=0x2305
> >
> > all to no avail. The software keeps reporting this:
> >
> > Could not find port: /dev/ttyUSB0
> >
> > I did at one stage unplug and plug in the USB cable in three times (I
> > planned to do it once but got carried away making sure it was plugged
> > in
> > properly) and had the following in /var/log/messages:
> >
> > Jul 1 16:20:10 domino kernel: hub.c: Cannot enable port 1 of hub 1,
> > disabling port. Jul 1 16:20:10 domino kernel: hub.c: Maybe the USB
> > cable is bad? Jul 1 16:20:12 domino kernel: hub.c: USB new device
> > connect on bus1/1, assigned device number 2
> > Jul 1 16:20:12 domino kernel: hub.c: USB hub found
> > Jul 1 16:20:12 domino kernel: hub.c: 2 ports detected
> > Jul 1 16:20:12 domino kernel: hub.c: USB new device connect on bus1/1/1,
> > assigned device number 3
> > Jul 1 16:20:12 domino kernel: usb.c: USB device 3 (vend/prod
> 0x67b/0x2305)
> > is not claimed by any active driver.
> > Jul 1 16:20:12 domino kernel: hub.c: USB new device connect on bus1/1/2,
> > assigned device number 4
> > Jul 1 16:20:12 domino kernel: usb.c: USB device 4 (vend/prod
> 0x67b/0x2303)
> > is not claimed by any active driver.
> > Jul 1 16:20:12 domino kernel: usb.c: registered new driver usblp
> > Jul 1 16:20:12 domino kernel: printer.c: usblp0: USB Bidirectional
> printer
> > dev 3 if 0 alt 1
> > Jul 1 16:20:12 domino kernel: printer.c: v0.8:USB Printer Device Class
> > driver
> > Jul 1 16:20:12 domino kernel: usbserial.c: USB Serial support registered
> > for PL-2303
> > Jul 1 16:20:12 domino kernel: usbserial.c: PL-2303 converter detected
> > Jul 1 16:20:12 domino kernel: usbserial.c: PL-2303 converter now attached
> > to ttyUSB0 (or usb/tts/0 for devfs)
> > Jul 1 16:20:12 domino kernel: pl2303.c: Prolific PL2303 USB to serial
> > adaptor driver v0.7
> > Jul 1 16:20:16 domino kernel: usb.c: USB disconnect on device 2
> > Jul 1 16:20:16 domino kernel: usb.c: USB disconnect on device 3
> > Jul 1 16:20:16 domino kernel: printer.c: usblp0: removed
> > Jul 1 16:20:16 domino kernel: usb.c: USB disconnect on device 4
> > Jul 1 16:20:16 domino kernel: usbserial.c: PL-2303 converter now
> > disconnected from ttyUSB0
> > Jul 1 16:20:24 domino kernel: hub.c: Cannot enable port 1 of hub 1,
> > disabling port.
> > Jul 1 16:20:24 domino kernel: hub.c: Maybe the USB cable is bad?
> > Jul 1 16:20:25 domino kernel: hub.c: USB new device connect on bus1/1,
> > assigned device number 5
> > Jul 1 16:20:25 domino kernel: hub.c: USB hub found
> > Jul 1 16:20:25 domino kernel: hub.c: 2 ports detected
> > Jul 1 16:20:25 domino kernel: hub.c: USB new device connect on bus1/1/1,
> > assigned device number 6
> > Jul 1 16:20:25 domino kernel: printer.c: usblp0: USB Bidirectional
> printer
> > dev 6 if 0 alt 1
> > Jul 1 16:20:25 domino kernel: hub.c: USB new device connect on bus1/1/2,
> > assigned device number 7
> > Jul 1 16:20:25 domino kernel: usbserial.c: PL-2303 converter detected
> > Jul 1 16:20:25 domino kernel: usbserial.c: PL-2303 converter now attached
> > to ttyUSB0 (or usb/tts/0 for devfs)
> >
> >
> > I've since rebooted and everything's dead again. When I run usbview I
> > just get two lines saying "USB UHCI Root Hub" which doesn't mean
> > anything to me. I did (after the unplugging/plugging episode) get some
> > interesting stuff in usbview but that's gone again since I rebooted.
> >
> > So, please could anyone help me? I'd be so grateful. I just want linux
> > to be able to "see" the USB Serial Converter I have plugged into the
> > back of it. I get so confused between /dev/ttyUSB0 and
> > /dev/usb/ttyUSB0 and things like that. I still can't seem to find a
> > way of seeing if anything actually *is* connected to a port. Can I
> > *see* that my insmod and mknod commands are actually doing anything?
> >
> > Finally, the UPS software agent keeps moaning like this every few
> > seconds:
> >
> > - Fri Jul 02 17:32:31 BST 2004:Critical Exception class
> > com.apcc.m11.components.PowerSource.DeviceOpenException:<no message>
> > On Thread Thread[Thread-14,5,main] Caught at
> > DeviceDetector.threadEntry()[DeviceDetector.java:136]
> > Thrown at
> > DeviceTranslator.openDevice()[DeviceTranslator.java:182]
> > DeviceTranslator.openDevice()[DeviceTranslator.java:181]- Could not find
> > port: /dev/ttyUSB0
> > DeviceDetector.threadEntry()[DeviceDetector.java:136]- <no message>
> >
> > while /var/log/messages is equally unhappy and is spouting out stuff
> > like
> > this:
> >
> > Jul 2 17:24:43 domino modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module
> > char-major-172 Jul 2 17:24:43 domino kernel: rc2: RISCom/8 Board at
> > 0x250 not found. Jul 2 17:24:43 domino modprobe: modprobe: Can't
> > locate module char-major-172
> > Jul 2 17:24:43 domino kernel: rc3: RISCom/8 Board at 0x260 not found.
> > Jul 2 17:24:43 domino modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module
> > char-major-172
> > Jul 2 17:24:43 domino kernel: rc: No RISCom/8 boards detected.
> > Jul 2 17:24:43 domino modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module
> > char-major-172
> > Jul 2 17:24:43 domino last message repeated 13 times
> > Jul 2 17:24:43 domino modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module
> char-major-46
> > Jul 2 17:24:43 domino last message repeated 15 times
> > Jul 2 17:24:43 domino modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module
> > char-major-174
> > Jul 2 17:24:44 domino last message repeated 15 times
> > Jul 2 17:24:44 domino modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module
> > char-major-154
> > Jul 2 17:24:44 domino last message repeated 31 times
> > Jul 2 17:24:44 domino modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module
> > char-major-148
> > Jul 2 17:24:44 domino last message repeated 15 times
> > Jul 2 17:24:44 domino modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module
> > char-major-105
> > Jul 2 17:24:44 domino last message repeated 15 times
> > Jul 2 17:24:44 domino modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module
> char-major-75
> > Jul 2 17:24:44 domino last message repeated 15 times
> > Jul 2 17:24:44 domino modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module
> char-major-32
> >
> >
> > Not sure if that helps or not.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any help/advice.
> >
> > Gordon
> >
> >
> >
> >
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