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From: Aljosha Papsch <papsch.al@××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] TUSB3410 on 3.0.6 kernel
Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:28:34
Message-Id: CAPYEKErmGK-GG5EWwtaQa1LTjpidOse+H=oiNDNk1vXAEE7jiA@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] TUSB3410 on 3.0.6 kernel by "Érico Porto"
1 2011/11/7 Érico Porto <ericoporto2008@×××××.com>:
2 > oh no, I don't think it is a bug.
3 > I mean, this is suposed to be open using some tool named mspdebug of some
4 > sorta: http://hackaday.com/2010/08/11/how-to-launchpad-programming-with-linux/
5 > But I know this chip is a usb to serial adapter, only the product Id is
6 > exchanged to be a Development Tool. To change the vendor and product id, I
7 > found a how-to here
8 > : http://www.brimson.com/downloads/ti_usb_multitech_release_notes-1.1.txt
9 > It doesn't seem to do nothing, but maybe I have to write some code on the
10 > msp before. I haven't used this board much, but it is the only thing I have
11 > to test now - I need to interface with   a gps chip, but I have no serials
12 > available, so later I plan to use this chip. I know I have loaded this as a
13 > serial long before...
14 > Érico V. Porto
15 >
16 >
17 > On Sun, Nov 6, 2011 at 9:58 PM, Aljosha Papsch <papsch.al@××××××××××.com>
18 > wrote:
19 >>
20 >> 2011/11/7 Érico Porto <ericoporto2008@×××××.com>:
21 >> > Yeah, seem udev is the problem.
22 >> > I'm reading http://hackaday.com/2009/09/18/how-to-write-udev-rules/
23 >> > It seems once this is done right, thing will work
24 >> > Thanks!
25 >> > (right now, it sees it as generic usb something...)
26 >> > Érico V. Porto
27 >> >
28 >> >
29 >> > On Sun, Nov 6, 2011 at 9:20 PM, Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote:
30 >> >>
31 >> >> Érico Porto wrote:
32 >> >>>
33 >> >>> so now the module is loadable through modprobe, it all makes with no
34 >> >>> errors.
35 >> >>>
36 >> >>> It's probably out of this topic, but shouldn't I see a ttyUSB or
37 >> >>> something like that in my /dev/ ?
38 >> >>>
39 >> >>> I tried using
40 >> >>>
41 >> >>> modprobe ti_usb_3410_5052 product=0451 vendor f432
42 >> >>>
43 >> >>> I just wanted to read the virtual usb serial out of a Texas launchpad
44 >> >>> board. This board uses the TUSB3410 chip. I'm asking about this in the
45 >> >>> texas
46 >> >>> forums too, just was surprised to see so many fast answers.
47 >> >>>
48 >> >>> Érico V. Porto
49 >> >>>
50 >> >>
51 >> >> I would think udev would create the device when it is connected or you
52 >> >> boot up, whichever comes first.  I have no knowledge on the device you
53 >> >> are
54 >> >> using but do on the kernel part.  If you load the module, udev should
55 >> >> then
56 >> >> see the device and create the file in /dev.  That's the theory anyway.
57 >> >>  You
58 >> >> can use udevadm monitor to see if udev sees it as it should.  You can
59 >> >> also
60 >> >> tail -f /var/log/messages to see what happens when you connect it or
61 >> >> look in
62 >> >> dmesg.  One or more of those should tell you what is not working.
63 >> >>
64 >> >> Dale
65 >> >>
66 >> >> :-)  :-)
67 >> >>
68 >> >
69 >> >
70 >>
71 >> I'm also not familiar with your device, but some devices need to be
72 >> mode switched manually if they show up as something different. You can
73 >> use usb-modeswitch for that or some more convenient tool like sakis3g:
74 >> http://www.sakis3g.org/
75 >>
76 >> Btw: I'll report a bug in Gentoo's Bugzilla regarding your (and mine)
77 >> problem. Maybe others are affected too and this option can be switched
78 >> off at least for genkernel users.
79 >>
80 >
81 >
82
83 Sorry, I wasn't clear enough: I reported the bug, that installation of
84 the kernel will fail if FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL is enabled. You can add you
85 to the list, if you want:
86 https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=389775

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Re: [gentoo-user] TUSB3410 on 3.0.6 kernel "Érico Porto" <ericoporto2008@×××××.com>