usb serial

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Hello i have usb serial adapter that for my point of view is see from the sistem, but when i try to connect to a device i don’t have any connection.
This are the data:

Bus 003 Device 002: ID 0403:6001 Future Technology Devices International, Ltd FT232 USB-Serial (UART) IC
Device Descriptor:
bLength 18
bDescriptorType 1
bcdUSB 1.10
bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level)
bDeviceSubClass 0
bDeviceProtocol 0
bMaxPacketSize0 8
idVendor 0x0403 Future Technology Devices International, Ltd
idProduct 0x6001 FT232 USB-Serial (UART) IC
bcdDevice 4.00
iManufacturer 1 FTDI
iProduct 2 USB <-> Serial
iSerial 0
bNumConfigurations 1
Configuration Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 2
wTotalLength 32
bNumInterfaces 1
bConfigurationValue 1
iConfiguration 0
bmAttributes 0x80
(Bus Powered)
MaxPower 90mA
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 0
bAlternateSetting 0
bNumEndpoints 2
bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class
bInterfaceSubClass 255 Vendor Specific Subclass
bInterfaceProtocol 255 Vendor Specific Protocol
iInterface 2 USB <-> Serial
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0040 1x 64 bytes
bInterval 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x02 EP 2 OUT
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0040 1x 64 bytes
bInterval 0
Device Status: 0x0000
(Bus Powered)

and ls -l /dev/ttyUSB* give this answer:

crw-rw---- 1 root uucp 188, 0 26 ott 10:13 /dev/ttyUSB0

Can you help me to use this device
thanks Luca

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What are you using to make the connection? Have you ensured that you’re using “/dev/ttyUSB0” and not some other string?

How did you confirm that the appropriate driver was loaded? I see the string “ttyUSB0” in your output below, but what specific steps did you take to ensure that driver support was present/enabled in OpenSusE?

The reason I ask is because the readme file (http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP/Linux/README.dat) seems to indicate that there may be other steps that you must take to get it to work.

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Hello and thanks for your help

First the module is loaded, but when i try to install the new driver i get a lot of error the firsts are:

cc -Wall -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -I/lib/modules/2.6.27.29-0.1-pae/build/include -D__SMP__ -DSMP -DMODVERSIONS -include /lib/modules/2.6.27.29-0.1-pae/build/include/linux/modversions.h -I/usr/src/linux-2.6.27.29-0.1-pae/drivers/usb/serial/ -O -c -o ftdi_sio.o ftdi_sio.c
cc1: error: /lib/modules/2.6.27.29-0.1-pae/build/include/linux/modversions.h: No such file or directory
ftdi_sio.c:253:24: error: linux/init.h: No such file or directory
ftdi_sio.c:254:24: error: linux/slab.h: No such file or directory
ftdi_sio.c:256:30: error: linux/tty_driver.h: No such file or directory
ftdi_sio.c:257:28: error: linux/tty_flip.h: No such file or directory
ftdi_sio.c:258:26: error: linux/module.h: No such file or directory
ftdi_sio.c:259:28: error: linux/spinlock.h: No such file or directory
ftdi_sio.c:260:25: error: asm/uaccess.h: No such file or directory
ftdi_sio.c:261:23: error: linux/usb.h: No such file or directory
ftdi_sio.c:263:30: error: linux/usb/serial.h: No such file or directory

The kernek source is installed.
Can you help me to solve the problem.

Luca

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At a prompt, enter “uname-a” and post the results here. You need to make sure that the installed kernel sources match the running kernel. This is usually automatic, but I’ve seen cases where Yast might miss that you’re using the PAE kernel and install the wrong source. The installed source needs to match the installed kernel to the letter.

However, the error that you’re getting makes me wonder if all the source got installed properly. Go into Yast → Software Management → Add/Remove Software and do a search on “Kernel.” Make sure the package that matches your running kernel is installed. You may also need to tell the driver package where the source is at (typically by giving the package something like “–kernel-source=/usr/src/blah-blah” or by setting something like “export KERN_SRC=/usr/src/blah-blah” just before executing the “make” command on the package).

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Hello

This is the replay
linux-gu5x:/home/luca111 # uname -a
Linux linux-gu5x 2.6.27.29-0.1-pae #1 SMP 2009-08-15 17:53:59 +0200 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux

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hello again this is the makefile:

This Makefile has been simplified as much as possible, by putting all

generic material, independent of this specific directory, into

…/Rules.make. Read that file for details

The usb serial headers

INCLUDEUSBSER := $(shell echo “/usr/src/linux-uname -r/drivers/usb/serial/”)

TOPDIR := $(shell pwd)
#TOPDIR = .
include $(TOPDIR)/Rules.make

CFLAGS += -I$(INCLUDEUSBSER) -O

OBJS = ftdi.o

all: $(OBJS)

ftdi.o: ftdi_sio.o
$(LD) -r $^ -o $@

install:
install -d $(INSTALLDIR)
install -c $(OBJS) $(INSTALLDIR)

clean:
rm -f *.o *~ core

and this is the Rules.make

--makefile--

This file is part of the sample code for the book “Linux Device Drivers”,

second edition. It is meant to be generic and is designed to be recycled

by other drivers. The comments should be clear enough.

It partly comes from Linux Makefile, and needs GNU make. <rubini@linux.it>

TOPDIR is declared by the Makefile including this file.

ifndef TOPDIR
TOPDIR = .
endif

KERNELDIR can be speficied on the command line or environment

ifndef KERNELDIR
KERNELDIR := $(shell echo “/lib/modules/uname -r/build”)
endif

The headers are taken from the kernel

INCLUDEDIR = $(KERNELDIR)/include

We need the configuration file, for CONFIG_SMP and possibly other stuff

(especiall for RISC platforms, where CFLAGS depends on the exact

processor being used).

ifeq ($(KERNELDIR)/.config,$(wildcard $(KERNELDIR))/.config)
include $(KERNELDIR)/.config
else
MESSAGE := $(shell echo “WARNING: no .config file in $(KERNELDIR)”)
endif

ARCH can be speficed on the comdline or env. too, and defaults to this arch

Unfortunately, we can’t easily extract if from kernel configuration

(well, we could look athe asm- symlink… don’t know if worth the effort)

ifndef ARCH
ARCH := $(shell uname -m | sed -e s/i.86/i386/ -e s/sun4u/sparc64/
-e s/arm.*/arm/ -e s/sa110/arm/)
endif

This is useful if cross-compiling. Taken from kernel Makefile (CC changed)

AS =$(CROSS_COMPILE)as
LD =$(CROSS_COMPILE)ld
CC =$(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc
CPP =$(CC) -E
AR =$(CROSS_COMPILE)ar
NM =$(CROSS_COMPILE)nm
STRIP =$(CROSS_COMPILE)strip
OBJCOPY =$(CROSS_COMPILE)objcopy
OBJDUMP =$(CROSS_COMPILE)objdump

The platform-specific Makefiles include portability nightmares.

Some platforms, though, don’t have one, so check for existence first

ARCHMAKEFILE = $(TOPDIR)/Makefile.$(ARCH)
ifeq ($(ARCHMAKEFILE),$(wildcard $(ARCHMAKEFILE)))
include $(ARCHMAKEFILE)
endif

USBDI=/linux

CFLAGS: all assignments to CFLAGS are inclremental, so you can specify

the initial flags on the command line or environment, if needed.

CFLAGS +=  -Wall -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -I$(INCLUDEDIR)

ifdef CONFIG_SMP
CFLAGS += -D__SMP__ -DSMP
endif

Prepend modversions.h if we’re running with versioning.

ifdef CONFIG_MODVERSIONS
CFLAGS += -DMODVERSIONS -include $(KERNELDIR)/include/linux/modversions.h
endif

#Install dir
VERSIONFILE = $(INCLUDEDIR)/linux/version.h
VERSION = $(shell awk -F" ‘/REL/ {print $$2}’ $(VERSIONFILE))
INSTALLDIR = /lib/modules/$(VERSION)/misc

I have to change somethings inside this two file?

Regards

Luca