Re: [gentoo-user] gentoo 2005.1 and FTDI USB/serial adapter: device not created

To answer my own question, I just had to make the device using mknod.
Now my FTDI device works!

Thanks,
Michael


On Sun, 18 Sep 2005 michael@×××××××××××××.com wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Gentoo 2005.1, kernel 2.6.12 gentoo r10. I have a USB device that uses
> the FTDI driver (in the kernel) to make the device appear as a serial
> port.
>
> When I plug in the device I get the following in my syslog:
>
> Sep 18 03:31:23 (none) usb 2-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd
> and address 2
> Sep 18 03:31:23 (none) ftdi_sio 2-1:1.0: FTDI FT232BM Compatible
> converter detected
> Sep 18 03:31:23 (none) usb 2-1: FTDI FT232BM Compatible converter now
> attached to ttyUSB0
>
> but alas, there is no /dev/ttyUSB0.
>
> Any suggestions of where I might look for what went wrong?
>
> Below are the config parameters that relate to USB.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Michael
>
>
>
>
>> grep -i usb .config
>> USB devices
>> CONFIG_SND_USB_AUDIO is not set
>> CONFIG_SND_USB_USX2Y is not set
>> USB support
> CONFIG_USB_ARCH_HAS_HCD=y
> CONFIG_USB_ARCH_HAS_OHCI=y
> CONFIG_USB=y
>> CONFIG_USB_DEBUG is not set
>> Miscellaneous USB options
> CONFIG_USB_DEVICEFS=y
>> CONFIG_USB_BANDWIDTH is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_DYNAMIC_MINORS is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_SUSPEND is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_OTG is not set
>> USB Host Controller Drivers
> CONFIG_USB_EHCI_HCD=y
>> CONFIG_USB_EHCI_SPLIT_ISO is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_EHCI_ROOT_HUB_TT is not set
> CONFIG_USB_OHCI_HCD=y
> # CONFIG_USB_OHCI_BIG_ENDIAN is not set
> CONFIG_USB_OHCI_LITTLE_ENDIAN=y
> CONFIG_USB_UHCI_HCD=y
>> CONFIG_USB_SL811_HCD is not set
>> USB Device Class drivers
>> CONFIG_USB_AUDIO is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_BLUETOOTH_TTY is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_MIDI is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_ACM is not set
> CONFIG_USB_PRINTER=y
>> NOTE: USB_STORAGE enables SCSI, and 'SCSI disk support' may also be
>> needed; see USB_STORAGE Help for more information
> CONFIG_USB_STORAGE=y
>> CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_DEBUG is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_DATAFAB is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_FREECOM is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_ISD200 is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_DPCM is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_USBAT is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_SDDR09 is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_SDDR55 is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_JUMPSHOT is not set
>> USB Input Devices
> CONFIG_USB_HID=y
> CONFIG_USB_HIDINPUT=y
>> CONFIG_USB_HIDDEV is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_AIPTEK is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_WACOM is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_KBTAB is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_POWERMATE is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_MTOUCH is not set
> CONFIG_USB_EGALAX=m
>> CONFIG_USB_XPAD is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_ATI_REMOTE is not set
>> USB Imaging devices
>> CONFIG_USB_MDC800 is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_MICROTEK is not set
>> USB Multimedia devices
>> CONFIG_USB_DABUSB is not set
>> Video4Linux support is needed for USB Multimedia device support
>> USB Network Adapters
>> CONFIG_USB_CATC is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_KAWETH is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_PEGASUS is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_RTL8150 is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_USBNET is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_ZD1201 is not set
> CONFIG_USB_MON=y
>> USB port drivers
>> CONFIG_USB_USS720 is not set
>> USB Serial Converter support
> CONFIG_USB_SERIAL=y
>> CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_CONSOLE is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_GENERIC is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_AIRPRIME is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_BELKIN is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_WHITEHEAT is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_DIGI_ACCELEPORT is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_CP2101 is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_CYPRESS_M8 is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_EMPEG is not set
> CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_FTDI_SIO=y
>> CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_VISOR is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_IPAQ is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_IR is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_EDGEPORT is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_EDGEPORT_TI is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_GARMIN is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_IPW is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN_PDA is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_KLSI is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_KOBIL_SCT is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_MCT_U232 is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_PL2303 is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_HP4X is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_SAFE is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_TI is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_CYBERJACK is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_XIRCOM is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_OMNINET is not set
>> USB Miscellaneous drivers
>> CONFIG_USB_EMI62 is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_EMI26 is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_AUERSWALD is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_RIO500 is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_LEGOTOWER is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_LCD is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_LED is not set
> CONFIG_USB_CYTHERM=m
> # CONFIG_USB_PHIDGETKIT is not set
> CONFIG_USB_PHIDGETSERVO=m
>> CONFIG_USB_IDMOUSE is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_SISUSBVGA is not set
>> CONFIG_USB_TEST is not set
>> USB ATM/DSL drivers
>> USB Gadget Support
>> CONFIG_USB_GADGET is not set
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