cat /proc/bus/usb/devices
On Thu, 30 May 2002, Chris Kotrla wrote: > One thing I thought I might try is the Generic Serial Driver. Do I have > any chance of getting this to work with the F5U109? I don't need any flow > control - I'm just sending a small string to a serial device. > > I have one question, though: How can I determine the device's vendor and > product ID? > > -- > To enable the generic driver to recognize your device, build the driver > as a module and load it by the following invocation: > insmod usb-serial vendor=0x#### product=0x#### > where the #### is replaced with the hex representation of your device's > vendor id and product id. > -- > > Also, a side question for those of you who do have a working F5U109: When > your adapter sends or receives data, do the Tx and Rx lights blink? > > Thanks again for the help. > > -Chris > > On Tue, 28 May 2002, Chris Kotrla wrote: > > > > > > > On Thu, 23 May 2002, Greg KH wrote: > > > > > On Thu, May 23, 2002 at 05:19:08PM -0500, Chris Kotrla wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > I'm trying to install the Belkin F5U109 USB-serial adapter in my debian > > > > install running 2.4.18. Searching google for help yielded some mails from > > > > this list, but I didn't find anything conclusive. > > > > > > > > Evidently the belkin module is not the right one to use, but rather the > > > > mct_u232 is the module that has support for the belkin F5U109. I install > > > > it and usbserial, and everything looks good when I plug it in: > > > > > > > > --- > > > > May 23 16:54:47 cottonmouth kernel: hub.c: USB new device connect on > > > > bus1/2, assigned device number 3 > > > > May 23 16:54:47 cottonmouth kernel: usbserial.c: Magic Control Technology > > > > USB-RS232 converter detected > > > > May 23 16:54:47 cottonmouth kernel: usbserial.c: Magic Control Technology > > > > USB-RS232 converter now attached to ttyUSB0 (or usb/tts/0 for devfs) > > > > --- > > > > > > > > Note that it's not actually a Magic Control Technology USB-RS232 > > > > converter; its a Belkin. I'm guessing Magic Control Tech OEMed the > > > > product? > > > > > > Belkin OEMed the product. > > > > > > > Anyway, the device has three lights on it: LINK, TX, and RX. The link > > > > light is always on when it's plugged in. When I echo 'some stuff' > > > > > /dev/ttyUSB0, the LINK light blinks, but nothing else happens. On a > > > > windows box, when I send stuff, the TX light does blink (as it should). > > > > > > Does the data go through properly? > > > > No, it never makes it. I've tried a couple of different serial devices, > > but not had any luck. > > > > > > > > > > > The device I'm trying to control only works at 2400 baud, so I set the > > > > baudrate: stty 2400 < /dev/ttyUSB0. The device doesn't show any sign of > > > > being sent anything, though. > > > > > > stty doesn't send data, what do you think should be sent? > > > > > > > Right - I mean that later, when I try to send something, it never makes > > it. > > > > > > > > Anyone know what I'm doing wrong here? As far as I can tell, the mct_u232 > > > > should work fine. I checked the source code and saw a comment indicating > > > > that it was updated to support the Belkin F5u109. > > > > > > > > Any help would be appreciated! > > > > > > Have you tried using a serial based program to talk to the device, > > > instead of just "echo"? I've found that echo doesn't work very well for > > > serial devices, but programs like minicom or kermit work just fine. > > > Have you tried them? > > > > I tried minicom, and I get similar results. When I try sending something > > to the adapter, the "link" light will blink with each key press. One > > interesting thing I've noticed, though, is that after I press enough keys, > > the usb-serial adapter seems to completely freeze up and doesn't accept > > any more input. Minicom also seems dead at this point. I tried killing > > minicom and reopening it, but it the serial-usb adapter doesn't even blink > > any more. > > > > I'm a relative newbie to linux, so it's entirely possible that I'm missing > > something really simply here - but I know I have the right driver, and I > > know it's recognizing and at least somewhat communicating with the > > adapter. Does it make any difference if I compile the mct_u232 into the > > kernel or load it as a module? (I've tried both). > > > > I've even patched the kernel to the 2.4.19-pre8 but it doesn't seem to > > have made any difference. > > > > I know the adapter works, 'cuz I've used it on a windows box, and at the > > same time, I'm having this problem with two different linux boxes - that's > > why I'm guessing there must be some simple thing I'm missing. > > > > Any clues? > > > > Thanks again for everyone's help. > > > > -Chris > > > > > > > > > > > > thanks, > > > > > > greg k-h > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________________________ > > > > Don't miss the 2002 Sprint PCS Application Developer's Conference > > August 25-28 in Las Vegas -- http://devcon.sprintpcs.com/adp/index.cfm > > > > _______________________________________________ > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users > > > > > _______________________________________________________________ > > Don't miss the 2002 Sprint PCS Application Developer's Conference > August 25-28 in Las Vegas -- http://devcon.sprintpcs.com/adp/index.cfm > > _______________________________________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users > -- /------------------------------------+-------------------------\ |Stephen J. 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