How do you compile the file into the kernel?
--- In "asc135" <> wrote:
>
> --- In "pickanameanditstakensoihavethis"
> <donotsendmail@> wrote:
> >
> > well just spent 2 days trying to get my gps module to work with the
> > ts7200
> >
> > only to find that when connected the ts7200 crashes about every 10
> > mins or so
> >
> > then quite by chance i descovered this comment on the gpsd page
> >
> > PL2303: support is broken in late 2.4 Linux kernels (it broke after
> > 2.4.18) but good in 2.6.8 and later.
> >
> > so look like i will have to scrap the gps module now
> > unless theres a fix (that another day of seraching still has not
> > found)
> >
>
> Good news: A solution has been found.
>
> I have been trying for over a month to piece together the puzzle of
> why the 2.4 kernel cannot reliably run pl2303 based USB to serial
> converters even though there were numerous patches, fixes, and updates
> applied since 2.4.18. It turns out there was one (seemingly minor)
> patch that was missed when the "working" 2.6.x driver was back ported
> to the 2.4.x release. But that was the magic bullet.
>
> After applying the fix to the 2.4.26-tS11 kernel source all of my
> pl2303 devices work correctly now for both transmit and receive.
> Previously I could receive but not transmit without losing 95% of the
> characters.
>
> I have type '1' and type 'HX' chip devices and both function correctly
> now under Debian on a TS-7260. I need to do some testing to see if it
> will work under TS-Linux but see no reason why it shouldn't. I will
> be uploading the working pl2303.c file to this forum's file area after
> some more testing.
>
> Regards,
> Amardeep
>
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