Re: pl2303 udev not making ttyUSB0

[Martin Gingras]

I have tested my patches and make sure it work with my cable.  Since
all patches are signed-off now, I cannot submit something I cannot
test...


Mart

On 1/17/06, Bob Dodds <address@hidden> wrote:
>  Martin Gingras wrote:
>  Hi,
>
> basically there is no driver (module) that can talk with your cable.
> So gnokii will NOT work.
> If no one add support to the kernel, it will NEVER work :( .
>
> So, this imply coding, which translate in adding support into the
> pl2303 driver if you are SURE that this chipset is reported when, for
> example, you use that cable in winblows.
>
>  lsusb
>  Bus 002 Device 006: ID 0421:0802 Nokia Mobile Phones
>
>  # get idProduct, idVendor
>  cat /sys/bus/usb/devices/*/*/*id[VP]*
>  0802
>  0421
>
>  cat /sys/bus/usb/devices/*/2-1/*idVendor
>  0421
>  cat /sys/bus/usb/devices/*/2-1/*idProduct
>  0802
>
>  1.- You need to add the ID's of the cable:
>
> download your kernel source code, hack the pl2303.h and the pl2303.c
> file to add the ID's of you cable
>
> 2.- rebuild the kernel / module
>
> 3.- modprobe pl2303
>
> 4.- check /var/log/messages
>
> Here is an example of my lame patch:
>
> http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/gregkh/gregkh-2.6/patches/usb/usb-pl2303-added-support-for-ca-42-clone-cable.patch
>
> It is really easy even for a novice programmer...
>
> Mart
>
>  Your patch is in kernel 2.6.15-mm3.
>
>  make A. Andria's...
>
>  #define CA_42_AA_VENDOR_ID    0x6547
>  #define CA_42_AA_PRODUCT_ID   0x0232
>
>  make mine...
>
>  #define CA_42_AB_VENDOR_ID    0x0421
>  #define CA_42_AB_PRODUCT_ID   0x0802
>
>  so, add two more ca42 clones...
>
>  # 2.6.15-mm3
>
>  # diff -Naur /tmp/pl2303.h ./drivers/usb/serial/pl2303.h
>  --- /tmp/pl2303.h       2006-01-17 00:06:27.284812036 -0500
>  +++ ./drivers/usb/serial/pl2303.h       2006-01-17
> 00:06:37.917811971 -0500
>  @@ -69,6 +69,14 @@
>   #define CA_42_CA42_VENDOR_ID   0x10b5
>   #define CA_42_CA42_PRODUCT_ID  0xac70
>
>  +/* More CA-42 clones */
>  +
>  +#define CA_42_AA_VENDOR_ID    0x6547
>  +#define CA_42_AA_PRODUCT_ID   0x0232
>  +#define CA_42_AB_VENDOR_ID    0x0421
>  +#define CA_42_AB_PRODUCT_ID   0x0802
>  +
>  +
>
>  #diff -Naur /tmp/pl2303.c ./drivers/usb/serial/pl2303.c
>  --- /tmp/pl2303.c       2006-01-17 00:06:10.722812138 -0500
>  +++ ./drivers/usb/serial/pl2303.c       2006-01-17
> 00:06:37.917811971 -0500
>  @@ -77,6 +77,8 @@
>          { USB_DEVICE(SYNTECH_VENDOR_ID, SYNTECH_PRODUCT_ID) },
>          { USB_DEVICE(NOKIA_CA42_VENDOR_ID,
> NOKIA_CA42_PRODUCT_ID ) },
>          { USB_DEVICE(CA_42_CA42_VENDOR_ID,
> CA_42_CA42_PRODUCT_ID ) },
>  +       { USB_DEVICE(CA_42_AA_VENDOR_ID, CA_42_AA_PRODUCT_ID ) },
>  +       { USB_DEVICE(CA_42_AB_VENDOR_ID, CA_42_AB_PRODUCT_ID ) },
>          { }                                     /*
> Terminating entry */
>   };
>
>  -Bob Dodds
>
>
>
>  I've the same problem with Bob.
>
> No /dev/ttyUSB found on dmesg.
> The question is
> 1. what is to be added on to what file ?
> 2. how to recompile the module ?
>
> I'm sorry if this is not a part of gnokii. But i think it wise if not
> only the gnokii problem that can be solved here but the other things
> like the usb setting / installation.
>
> NB:
> the output of lsusb :
> Bus 003 Device 002: ID 6547:0232
>
> -Andria
>
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