USB-serial defective in Ubuntu 9.10

Aviss,Tyler tjaviss-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org
Fri Nov 27 06:17:51 UTC 2009


Wouldn't the problem be more specific to whatever kernel "karmic"  
uses, or is there a broken/conflicting userland component as well?

(sent from my phone, so please excuse the typos)

On 26-Nov-09, at 2:35 PM, phiscock-g851W1bGYuGnS0EtXVNi6w at public.gmane.org wrote:

> We use serial-usb to connect to our instruments and we had field  
> reports
> that Ubuntu 9.10 was not working. We found that Ubuntu 9.10 has a
> defective usb-serial module. Specifically, the ftdi.c code in 9.10  
> appears
> to be defective. The fix, apparently, is to replace it with an earlier
> version and recompile. We're recompiling this evening, so we'll find  
> out
> if that works.
>
> We also had problems with the install on an HP laptop (model number on
> request), with regard to the restricted (proprietary) hardware  
> drivers.
> That problem may be specific to this laptop, but the USB bug appears  
> to be
> hardware agnostic.
>
> I'd stay away from Ubuntu 9.10 until they've had some time to fix  
> these
> problems.
>
> Peter
>
>
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> Peter Hiscocks
> Syscomp Electronic Design Limited, Toronto
> http://www.syscompdesign.com
> USB Oscilloscope and Waveform Generator
> 647-839-0325
>
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> Peter Hiscocks
> Syscomp Electronic Design Limited, Toronto
> http://www.syscompdesign.com
> USB Oscilloscope and Waveform Generator
> 647-839-0325
>
> -- 
> Peter Hiscocks
> Syscomp Electronic Design Limited, Toronto
> http://www.syscompdesign.com
> USB Oscilloscope and Waveform Generator
> 647-839-0325
>
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