USB-serial defective in Ubuntu 9.10

[phiscock-g851W1bGYuGnS0EtXVNi6w at public.gmane.org]

Yeah, this is a component in the kernel.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/460857

Peter

> 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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