[lug] rio500 support kernel 2.4.1

[charles at lunarmedia.net]

This is what i am accustomed to seeing when using a kernel that is shipped
with/downloaded from RedHat. However, when using this 2.4.1 which i
downloaded from kernel.org, i see no reference to the rio under usb:

<*> Support for USB
[*]   USB verbose debug messages
--- Miscellaneous USB options
[*]   Preliminary USB device filesystem
--- USB Controllers
<M>   UHCI (Intel PIIX4, VIA, ...) support
<M>   UHCI Alternate Driver (JE) support
<M>   OHCI (Compaq, iMacs, OPTi, SiS, ALi, ...) support
--- USB Device Class drivers
<M>   USB Audio support
<*>   USB Mass Storage support
[*]     USB Mass Storage verbose debug
[*]     Freecom USB/ATAPI Bridge support
<M>   USB Modem (CDC ACM) support
<M>   USB Printer support
--- USB Human Interface Devices (HID)
---   Input core support is needed for USB HID
--- USB Imaging devices
<M>   USB Kodak DC-2xx Camera support
<M>   USB Scanner support
--- USB Multimedia devices
<M>   DABUSB driver
--- USB Network adaptors
--- USB port drivers
USB Serial Converter support  --->
--- USB misc drivers


just for kicks, i've enabled most everything under usb as a module to see
if any other option would appear, but to no avail.

sure enough, when i take a look at the .config file, i see:

#
# USB Serial Converter support
#
CONFIG_USB_SERIAL=m
CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_DEBUG=y
CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_GENERIC=y
# CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_BELKIN is not set
# CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_WHITEHEAT is not set
CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_DIGI_ACCELEPORT=m
# CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_EMPEG is not set
# CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_FTDI_SIO is not set
CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_VISOR=m
# CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN_PDA is not set
# CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN is not set
# CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_MCT_U232 is not set
# CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_OMNINET is not set
# CONFIG_USB_RIO500 is not set

so there it is, showing that it is not set. i could manually edit this,
but i am curious to know *why* its not showing up.

you both have been a great help so far, thank you-
charles




On Fri, 9 Feb 2001, Timothy C. Klein wrote:

> Charles,
>
> The USB Diamond Rio500 support (EXPERIMENTAL) is under USB Support as
> the very last option.  Thus, you need to have USB turned on and the
> 'Prompt for Experemental' option turned on.  I assume this is the Rio
> you want.  If there is a not usb verion, I have never seen the driver
> for that.
>
> HTH,
>
> Tim
>
> On Thu, Feb 08, 2001 at 10:49:35PM -0600, charles at lunarmedia.net wrote:
> > why is it that a tarball of 2.4.1 from kernel.org doesnt show an option of
> > rio500 support as a module when i run 'make menuconfig'?
> >
> > in /usr/src/linux/drivers/usb/, rio500.c and rio500_usb.c both exist. and
> > in /usr/src/linux/drivers/char/ there is a rio directory which holds a
> > myriad of files.
> >
> > reading over the rio500 drivers page on sourceforge which is also in the
> > Documentation directory expanded from the 2.4.1 tar file, it asks you to
> > add modular support for rio500 within the kernel.
> >
> > i don't see how this is possible. i've updated my modutils to the most
> > recent and as i had said before i am using 2.4.1 as the kernel. what am i
> > missing?
> >
> > thanks! -charles
> >
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