[ale] USB device not configuring

[James Sumners]

Just making a guess here, but I bet this device has a sub-ID that
isn't recognized by the driver. You might compare the output of `lsusb
-v` to what is listed in the source code for that driver[1]. You could
also just try upgrading your kernel to the latest version (2.6.34).

[1] -- http://tinyurl.com/24f6g49
[2] -- http://tinyurl.com/28kjyzk (links to driver history)

On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 2:50 PM, Jim Lynch <ale_nospam at fayettedigital.com> wrote:
> I have a radio modem that has a USB interface.  I'm trying to get it to
> communicate on Linux, but I get the following from dmesg when I plug it in:
>
> [ 1946.015692]
> /build/buildd/linux-2.6.24/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: USB Serial
> support registered for FTDI USB Serial Device
> [ 1946.016324] usbcore: registered new interface driver ftdi_sio
> [ 1946.016332] /build/buildd/linux-2.6.24/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c:
> v1.4.3:USB FTDI Serial Converters Driver
> [ 1961.529792] usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and
> address 6
> [ 1963.030364] usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
>
> In order to get that far I had to
>  modprobe ftdi_sio
>
> However it's not assigning a /dev entry to the device.  I know generic
> USB works OK since when I hook  up another device with a serial chip I
> get this in dmesg:
>
> [ 3053.016750] usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
> [ 3053.022463] ftdi_sio 1-1:1.0: FTDI USB Serial Device converter detected
> [ 3053.022513] /build/buildd/linux-2.6.24/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c:
> Detected FT232RL
> [ 3053.022678] usb 1-1: FTDI USB Serial Device converter now attached to
> ttyUSB0
>
> So what might I need to do to get this thing working?  I'm running
> Ubuntu 8.04.2 kernel 2.6.24-24-generic.
>
> sudo lsusb
> Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
> Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
> Bus 001 Device 009: ID 0403:d010 Future Technology Devices
> International, Ltd
> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
>
> It becomes com6 on Windows, so I know the cable/modem are OK
>
> Thanks,
> Jim.
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