[maemo-developers] [maemo-developers] Getting the pl2303 usb serial driver to work with /dev/ttyUSB0

[From: markc at catsandwich.com]

Hello,


  I need to get usbserial working so that my application can communicate with a bit of specialized hardware via rs-232 -- using a PL2303 USB to serial adapter.

  I've checked the kernel config and see the pl2303 driver is there, and have rebuilt the kernel without the serial console (under the usbserial config).

  Flashed the kernel, and used flasher to enable USB host, etc.

  MAKEDEV usb builds the device special files, /dev/ttyUSB0, etc.

  However I cannot open the device -- "so such device" error.

  Has anyone else done this ?

  Any info, suggestions would be most welcome.

  Thanks.

  Mark