On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 10:23 PM, Alex Shepherd <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Greg,
>
>> Hello!
>> Please check the FTDI site at www.ftdichip.com regarding an
>> appropriate library and driver series for this device. Alternatively
>> the kernel may be out of date with that particular release.
>
> The kernel version on the PogoPlug is 2.6.31.6 which is quite old and the
> FTDI driver version (ftdi_sio) is 1.5.0. AFAICT the current version of
> ftdi_sio is 1.6.0 and when I installed the current version of ArchLinux in a
> VM on my PC and it handled both FTDI based adaptors I have fine.
>
> So I expect I just have to wait for the ArchLinuxARM guys to figure out how
> to support the newer kernel on this hardware. They are working on it but as
> usual - there are issues.... ;)
>
> Alex
>

Hello!
Okay Alex then we've got something there. Now why are you using that
distribution? Surely there are others? Look at
http://www.armedslack.org/ which does support the Plug.

Now I'm going to need to get one of the widgets to see for myself.....


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