Is the USB serial driver loaded? Try with lsmod or modprobe usb-serial . On Sat, Oct 11, 2003 at 09:10:02AM -0500, Martin McCormick wrote: > I am using the USB mass storage driver on a Maxtor external > drive which normally works well. I added a new Edgeport/8 serial > converter and plugged it in to the second slot of the USB port. The > documentation in /usr/src/linux/Documentation/usb-serial.txt says that > the generic serial driver supports the Edgeport/8 product. > > When I plug it in, the following lines get added to syslog: > > hub.c: USB new device connect on bus1/1, assigned device number 3 > usb.c: USB device 3 (vend/prod 0x1608/0xf) is not claimed by any active driver. > > Do I need to add any other modules to the kernel when > compiling? > > Disconnecting the Edgeport/8 produces: > > usb.c: USB disconnect on device 3 > > The mass storage driver continues to work with the serial port > unit in or out. At least the new generic serial driver doesn't appear > to have done any harm. > > Martin McCormick WB5AGZ Stillwater, OK > OSU Information Technology Division Network Operations Group >
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