Alright, as many of you know from another thread I'm a Linux newby.  I switched all of my systems over to Fedora Core 4 and ditched windows and all of the windows based applications.

My question is about drivers.  I'm trying to install drivers for my GPS mouse and really have no clue where to go.  The included documentation says nothing about installing the linux drivers.  

I have a folder with the following files.
Makefile
pl2303.c
pl2303.h
readme.txt (nothing useful in it)
usbserial.c
usb-serial.h

I assume that the .c files are C source code and that it probably needs to be compiled but dont really know how to do that.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Quoted: Alright, as many of you know from another thread I'm a Linux newby.  I switched all of my systems over to Fedora Core 4 and ditched windows and all of the windows based applications. My question is about drivers.  I'm trying to install drivers for my GPS mouse and really have no clue where to go.  The included documentation says nothing about installing the linux drivers.   I have a folder with the following files. Makefile pl2303.c pl2303.h readme.txt (nothing useful in it) usbserial.c usb-serial.h Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I'll bite. Post readme.txt.

It appeared useless to me, but here it is.

Release Information



Driver Version for Linux 2.4.x : V0213



Released date: 02/13/2002



Files Included in This Release:

pl2303.c

pl2303.h

usbserial.c

usb-serial.h

readme.txt

makefile



Changes in This Release:

1. To fixed using cat command  problem in Linux

Change to te directory where the files are unpacked. Type 'make', and press enter. Lemme know what happens.

Yup.

make
make test
sudo make install

Assuming there are no errors of course. . .and given that it is FC4, I wouldn't bet on it.  Not knocking FC4, it is just a fairly new release.

Quoted: Change to te directory where the files are unpacked. Type 'make', and press enter. Lemme know what happens.

I get the following.

[schapman43@localhost Linux]$ make
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -DCPU=586 -march=i586  -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -DMODULE  -c pl2303.c
pl2303.c:1: error: CPU you selected does not support x86-64 instruction set
pl2303.c:1: error: CPU you selected does not support x86-64 instruction set
make: *** [pl2303.o] Error 1
[schapman43@localhost Linux]$

Hrmmm, thats odd.  I installed the 64 bit version on FC4 and I have a 64bit AMD processor so I dont know what the deal with that error is.  Unless the x86_64 version isnt for 64bit AMD CPU's.

bump

Quoted: Quoted: Change to te directory where the files are unpacked. Type 'make', and press enter. Lemme know what happens. I get the following. [schapman43@localhost Linux]$ make gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -DCPU=586 -march=i586  -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -DMODULE  -c pl2303.c pl2303.c:1: error: CPU you selected does not support x86-64 instruction set pl2303.c:1: error: CPU you selected does not support x86-64 instruction set make: *** [pl2303.o] Error 1 [schapman43@localhost Linux]$

Ahh, I bet a configure script would have fixed this. Slap the developers for me.

Do me a favor and post the contents of Makefile.

Here is Makefile

# Kernel includes.  Please avoid

# using '/usr/include' unless all

# other options exhausted.

#

KINCLUDES=/usr/src/linux/include



# uncomment line below if you have SMP

#SMPFLAGS= -D__SMP__ -DCONFIG_SMP=1



# Unless you have a 386/486, you shouldn't need

# to change anything below here...



CPUFLAGS= -DCPU=586 -march=i586

MODULE= pl2303

CC= gcc



KERNFLAGS= \

-D__KERNEL__ -I$(KINCLUDES) $(CPUFLAGS) $(SMPFLAGS) \

-Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer \

-fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -DMODULE



EXTRA_CFLAGS= -DEXPORT_SYMTAB



# DBGCFLAGS = -DDEBUG -DUSB_SERIAL_DEBUG



CFLAGS= $(KERNFLAGS) $(DBGCFLAGS)





all:: $(MODULE).o usbserial.o



$(MODULE).o: $(MODULE).c usb-serial.h

$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $<



usbserial.o: usbserial.c usb-serial.h

$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(EXTRA_CFLAGS) -c $<



inst:

insmod ./usbserial.o

insmod ./pl2303.o



uninst:

rmmod pl2303

rmmod usbserial



clean:

rm -f *.o

Right on. This time, try:

make CPUFLAGS='-DCPU=\"x86_64\" -march=athlon64'

Quoted: Right on. This time, try: make CPUFLAGS='-DCPU=\"x86_64\" -march=athlon64'

Yikes!  That made it really angry! :)

[schapman43@localhost Linux]$ make CPUFLAGS='-DCPU=\"x86_64\" -march=athlon64'
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -DCPU=\"x86_64\" -march=athlon64  -Wal l -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -DMODU LE  -c pl2303.c
In file included from pl2303.c:12:
/usr/include/linux/config.h:5:2: error: #error Incorrectly using glibc headers f or a kernel module
In file included from /usr/include/linux/sched.h:14,
                from pl2303.c:14:
/usr/include/linux/timex.h:148: error: field ‘time’ has incomplete type
In file included from /usr/include/asm/system.h:4,
                from /usr/include/linux/sched.h:16,
                from pl2303.c:14:
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/system.h: In function ‘__cmpxchg’:
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/system.h:74: error: syntax error before ‘LOCK_PREFIX’
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/system.h:80: error: syntax error before ‘LOCK_PREFIX’
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/system.h:86: error: syntax error before ‘LOCK_PREFIX’
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/system.h:92: error: syntax error before ‘LOCK_PREFIX’
In file included from /usr/include/asm/processor.h:4,
                from /usr/include/linux/sched.h:69,
                from pl2303.c:14:
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h: At top level:
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:75: error: conflicting types for ‘____cachel ine_aligned’
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/pda.h:25: error: previous declaration of ‘____cacheline_ aligned’ was here
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:88: error: array type has incomplete element  type
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:292: error: syntax error before ‘u16’
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:294: error: syntax error before ‘twd’
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:295: error: syntax error before ‘fop’
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:296: error: syntax error before ‘rip’
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:297: error: syntax error before ‘rdp’
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:298: error: syntax error before ‘mxcsr’
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:299: error: syntax error before ‘mxcsr_mask’
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:300: error: syntax error before ‘st_space’
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:301: error: syntax error before ‘xmm_space’
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:302: error: syntax error before ‘padding’
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:303: error: syntax error before ‘}’ token
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:306: error: field ‘fxsave’ has incomplete ty pe
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:314: error: syntax error before ‘u32’
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:316: error: syntax error before ‘rsp1’
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:317: error: syntax error before ‘rsp2’
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:318: error: syntax error before ‘reserved2’
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:319: error: syntax error before ‘ist’
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:320: error: syntax error before ‘reserved3’
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:321: error: syntax error before ‘reserved4’
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:322: error: syntax error before ‘reserved5’
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:323: error: syntax error before ‘io_map_base ’
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:324: error: syntax error before ‘io_bitmap’
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:325: error: syntax error before ‘}’ token
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:347: error: syntax error before ‘u32’
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h: In function ‘thread_saved_pc’:
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:396: error: dereferencing pointer to incompl ete type
pl2303.c:19:24: error: linux/slab.h: No such file or directory
In file included from pl2303.c:22:
/usr/include/linux/tty_driver.h: At top level:
/usr/include/linux/tty_driver.h:130: error: field ‘init_termios’ has incomplete type
pl2303.c:23:28: error: linux/tty_flip.h: No such file or directory
In file included from pl2303.c:33:
usb-serial.h:72: error: syntax error before ‘wait_queue_head_t’
usb-serial.h:72: warning: no semicolon at end of struct or union
usb-serial.h:76: error: syntax error before ‘port_lock’
usb-serial.h:76: warning: type defaults to ‘int’ in declaration of ‘port_lock’
usb-serial.h:76: warning: data definition has no type or storage class
usb-serial.h:79: error: syntax error before ‘}’ token
usb-serial.h:92: error: array type has incomplete element type
usb-serial.h:127: warning: ‘struct file’ declared inside parameter list
usb-serial.h:128: warning: ‘struct file’ declared inside parameter list
usb-serial.h:131: warning: ‘struct file’ declared inside parameter list
usb-serial.h: In function ‘serial_paranoia_check’:
usb-serial.h:164: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘dbg’
usb-serial.h: In function ‘port_paranoia_check’:
usb-serial.h:188: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
usb-serial.h:193: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
usb-serial.h:198: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
usb-serial.h: In function ‘get_usb_serial’:
usb-serial.h:209: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
usb-serial.h:215: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c: At top level:
pl2303.c:42: warning: ‘struct file’ declared inside parameter list
pl2303.c:43: warning: ‘struct file’ declared inside parameter list
pl2303.c:47: warning: ‘struct file’ declared inside parameter list
pl2303.c:53: error: array type has incomplete element type
pl2303.c:54: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘USB_DEVICE’
pl2303.c:58: error: array type has incomplete element type
pl2303.c:63: error: invalid application of ‘sizeof’ to incomplete type ‘struct u sb_device_id’
pl2303.c:78: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
pl2303.c:79: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
pl2303.c:83: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
pl2303.c: In function ‘prolific_sa_startup’:
pl2303.c:137: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘kmalloc’
pl2303.c:137: error: ‘GFP_KERNEL’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:137: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
pl2303.c:137: error: for each function it appears in.)
pl2303.c:148: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:149: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘info’
pl2303.c:149: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:151: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘init_waitqueue_head’
pl2303.c: In function ‘prolific_sa_shutdown’:
pl2303.c:170: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘kfree’
pl2303.c: At top level:
pl2303.c:174: warning: ‘struct file’ declared inside parameter list
pl2303.c:175: error: conflicting types for ‘prolific_sa_open’
pl2303.c:42: error: previous declaration of ‘prolific_sa_open’ was here
pl2303.c: In function ‘prolific_sa_open’:
pl2303.c:178: error: syntax error before string constant
pl2303.c:180: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘spin_lock_irqsave’
pl2303.c:180: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:182: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:183: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘atomic_inc’
pl2303.c:183: error: ‘__this_module’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:183: warning: value computed is not used
pl2303.c:185: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:186: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:193: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:193: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:194: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘usb_submit_urb’
pl2303.c:194: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:195: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘err’
pl2303.c:197: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:197: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:198: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:202: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘spin_unlock_irqrestore’
pl2303.c:202: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c: At top level:
pl2303.c:207: warning: ‘struct file’ declared inside parameter list
pl2303.c:208: error: conflicting types for ‘prolific_sa_close’
pl2303.c:43: error: previous declaration of ‘prolific_sa_close’ was here
pl2303.c: In function ‘prolific_sa_close’:
pl2303.c:211: error: syntax error before string constant
pl2303.c:213: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:215: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:216: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘atomic_dec’
pl2303.c:216: error: ‘__this_module’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:216: warning: value computed is not used
pl2303.c:218: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:220: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘usb_unlink_urb’
pl2303.c:220: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:221: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:222: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:223: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:226: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c: In function ‘prolific_sa_read_int_callback’:
pl2303.c:231: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:232: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:234: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:237: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:243: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:247: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:257: error: ‘TIOCM_DSR’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:262: error: ‘TIOCM_CTS’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:267: error: ‘TIOCM_RI’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:272: error: ‘TIOCM_CD’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c: In function ‘prolific_sa_set_termios’:
pl2303.c:304: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:305: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:306: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:307: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:311: error: syntax error before string constant
pl2303.c:314: error: ‘CBAUD’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:316: error: ‘B0’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:317: error: ‘TIOCM_DTR’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:317: error: ‘TIOCM_RTS’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:318: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘usb_control_msg’
pl2303.c:318: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘usb_sndctrlpipe’
pl2303.c:322: error: ‘CRTSCTS’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:329: error: ‘B150’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:330: error: ‘B300’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:331: error: ‘B600’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:332: error: ‘B1200’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:333: error: ‘B2400’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:334: error: ‘B4800’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:335: error: ‘B9600’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:336: error: ‘B19200’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:337: error: ‘B38400’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:338: error: ‘B115200’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:339: error: ‘B230400’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:340: error: ‘B460800’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:354: error: ‘PARENB’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:354: error: ‘PARODD’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:362: error: ‘CSIZE’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:365: error: ‘CS5’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:366: error: ‘CS6’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:367: error: ‘CS7’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:368: error: ‘CS8’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:373: error: ‘CSTOPB’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:389: error: syntax error before string constant
pl2303.c: In function ‘prolific_sa_break_ctl’:
pl2303.c:397: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c: At top level:
pl2303.c:409: warning: ‘struct file’ declared inside parameter list
pl2303.c:410: error: conflicting types for ‘prolific_sa_ioctl’
pl2303.c:47: error: previous declaration of ‘prolific_sa_ioctl’ was here
pl2303.c: In function ‘prolific_sa_ioctl’:
pl2303.c:411: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:413: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:416: error: syntax error before string constant
pl2303.c:421: error: ‘TIOCMGET’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:423: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘put_user’
pl2303.c:426: error: ‘TIOCMSET’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:427: error: ‘TIOCMBIS’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:428: error: ‘TIOCMBIC’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:429: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘get_user’
pl2303.c:434: error: ‘TIOCM_RTS’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:455: error: ‘TIOCM_DTR’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:479: error: ‘TIOCMIWAIT’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:485: error: ‘TIOCGICOUNT’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:493: error: ‘ENOIOCTLCMD’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c: In function ‘prolific_set_dcr_state’:
pl2303.c:502: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:508: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:510: error: syntax error before string constant
pl2303.c: In function ‘prolific_sa_write’:
pl2303.c:533: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:537: error: syntax error before string constant
pl2303.c:540: error: syntax error before string constant
pl2303.c:552: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:553: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘schedule’
pl2303.c:555: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:556: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:556: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:561: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘copy_from_user’
pl2303.c:561: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:564: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘memcpy’
pl2303.c:564: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘m emcpy’
pl2303.c:564: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:568: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘FILL_BULK_URB’
pl2303.c:568: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:568: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘usb_sndbulkpipe’
pl2303.c:568: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:569: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:574: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:576: error: syntax error before string constant
pl2303.c:577: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:581: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c: In function ‘prolific_sa_write_bulk_callback’:
pl2303.c:591: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:594: error: syntax error before string constant
pl2303.c:597: error: syntax error before string constant
pl2303.c:601: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:602: error: syntax error before string constant
pl2303.c:606: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘queue_task’
pl2303.c:606: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:606: error: ‘tq_immediate’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:607: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘mark_bh’
pl2303.c:607: error: ‘IMMEDIATE_BH’ undeclared (first use in this function)
make: *** [pl2303.o] Error 1
[schapman43@localhost Linux]$

Try

make clean
./configure
make
make install


EDIT: Forget that I just bothered reading above d trhe driver is for 2.4 kernel and FC4 has 2.6 kernel. See if there is a 2.6 driver available.

Holy crap! Where did you download the source?

Quoted: Try make clean ./configure make make install

Doesnt look like that did much good either.

[schapman43@localhost Linux]$ make clean
rm -f *.o
[schapman43@localhost Linux]$ ./configure
bash: ./configure: No such file or directory
[schapman43@localhost Linux]$ make
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -DCPU=586 -march=i586  -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -DMODULE  -c pl2303.c
pl2303.c:1: error: CPU you selected does not support x86-64 instruction set
pl2303.c:1: error: CPU you selected does not support x86-64 instruction set
make: *** [pl2303.o] Error 1
[schapman43@localhost Linux]$ make install
make: *** No rule to make target `install'.  Stop.
[schapman43@localhost Linux]$

Quoted: Try make clean ./configure make make install

You should read this thread more carefully...

There is no configure script, hence he's stuck with Makefile defaults, unless he overides them like I had him do. Make by it's lonesome ain't gonna cut it in his case.

Quoted: Holy crap! Where did you download the source?

:) Off the CD.

Maybe I'll try downloading it from their website.  I can also host the files if anyone is interested in looking at them.

Driver Version for Linux 2.4.x : V0213

I dont know of that will work with 2.6.9.whatever that is the default of FC4

Quoted: Quoted: Holy crap! Where did you download the source? :) Off the CD. Maybe I'll try downloading it from their website.  I can also host the files if anyone is interested in looking at them.

Gimme a link to the website.

I just downloaded the code off the Holux website and get the exact same thing.

Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Holy crap! Where did you download the source? :) Off the CD. Maybe I'll try downloading it from their website.  I can also host the files if anyone is interested in looking at them. Gimme a link to the website.

Its the GM-210 model
www.holux.com.tw/Temp%20web/download-data.html#GM-210

Quoted: I just downloaded the code off the Holux website and get the exact same thing.

My guess is, it's expecting 2.4 kernel header files. You have a 2.6x kernel. Hmmm...what's the make and model of the device? I'll see if I can hunt something down.

EDIT: Gotcha.

Its a Holux GM-210.  I really appreciate your help on this!

Hmmm...I've seen that some folks got this working on a 2.6 kernel, but I can't find out any details as to HOW. Try this on the one you downloaded from their website:


make CPUFLAGS='-DCPU=\"x86_64\" -march=athlon64' KINCLUDES='/usr/include/linux'

Quoted: Hmmm...I've seen that some folks got this working on a 2.6 kernel, but I can't find out any details as to HOW. Try this on the one you downloaded from their website: make CPUFLAGS='-DCPU=\"x86_64\" -march=athlon64' KINCLUDES='/usr/include/linux'

Same deal

[root@localhost ld_pl2303_v0213]# make CPUFLAGS='-DCPU=\"x86_64\" -march=athlon64' KINCLUDES='/usr/include/linux'
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/include/linux -DCPU=\"x86_64\" -march=athlon64  -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -DMODULE  -c pl2303.c
In file included from pl2303.c:12:
/usr/include/linux/config.h:5:2: error: #error Incorrectly using glibc headers for a kernel module
In file included from /usr/include/linux/sched.h:14,
                from pl2303.c:14:
/usr/include/linux/timex.h:148: error: field ‘time’ has incomplete type
In file included from /usr/include/asm/system.h:4,
                from /usr/include/linux/sched.h:16,
                from pl2303.c:14:
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/system.h: In function ‘__cmpxchg’:
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/system.h:74: error: syntax error before ‘LOCK_PREFIX’
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/system.h:80: error: syntax error before ‘LOCK_PREFIX’
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/system.h:86: error: syntax error before ‘LOCK_PREFIX’
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/system.h:92: error: syntax error before ‘LOCK_PREFIX’
In file included from /usr/include/asm/processor.h:4,
                from /usr/include/linux/sched.h:69,
                from pl2303.c:14:
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h: At top level:
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:75: error: conflicting types for ‘____cacheline_aligned’
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/pda.h:25: error: previous declaration of ‘____cacheline_aligned’ was here
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:88: error: array type has incomplete element type
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:292: error: syntax error before ‘u16’
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:294: error: syntax error before ‘twd’
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:295: error: syntax error before ‘fop’
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:296: error: syntax error before ‘rip’
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:297: error: syntax error before ‘rdp’
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:298: error: syntax error before ‘mxcsr’
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:299: error: syntax error before ‘mxcsr_mask’
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:300: error: syntax error before ‘st_space’
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:301: error: syntax error before ‘xmm_space’
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:302: error: syntax error before ‘padding’
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:303: error: syntax error before ‘}’ token
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:306: error: field ‘fxsave’ has incomplete type
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:314: error: syntax error before ‘u32’
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:316: error: syntax error before ‘rsp1’
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:317: error: syntax error before ‘rsp2’
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:318: error: syntax error before ‘reserved2’
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:319: error: syntax error before ‘ist’
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:320: error: syntax error before ‘reserved3’
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:321: error: syntax error before ‘reserved4’
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:322: error: syntax error before ‘reserved5’
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:323: error: syntax error before ‘io_map_base’
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:324: error: syntax error before ‘io_bitmap’
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:325: error: syntax error before ‘}’ token
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:347: error: syntax error before ‘u32’
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h: In function ‘thread_saved_pc’:
/usr/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h:396: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:19:24: error: linux/slab.h: No such file or directory
In file included from pl2303.c:22:
/usr/include/linux/tty_driver.h: At top level:
/usr/include/linux/tty_driver.h:130: error: field ‘init_termios’ has incomplete type
pl2303.c:23:28: error: linux/tty_flip.h: No such file or directory
In file included from pl2303.c:33:
usb-serial.h:72: error: syntax error before ‘wait_queue_head_t’
usb-serial.h:72: warning: no semicolon at end of struct or union
usb-serial.h:76: error: syntax error before ‘port_lock’
usb-serial.h:76: warning: type defaults to ‘int’ in declaration of ‘port_lock’
usb-serial.h:76: warning: data definition has no type or storage class
usb-serial.h:79: error: syntax error before ‘}’ token
usb-serial.h:92: error: array type has incomplete element type
usb-serial.h:127: warning: ‘struct file’ declared inside parameter list
usb-serial.h:128: warning: ‘struct file’ declared inside parameter list
usb-serial.h:131: warning: ‘struct file’ declared inside parameter list
usb-serial.h: In function ‘serial_paranoia_check’:
usb-serial.h:164: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘dbg’
usb-serial.h: In function ‘port_paranoia_check’:
usb-serial.h:188: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
usb-serial.h:193: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
usb-serial.h:198: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
usb-serial.h: In function ‘get_usb_serial’:
usb-serial.h:209: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
usb-serial.h:215: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c: At top level:
pl2303.c:42: warning: ‘struct file’ declared inside parameter list
pl2303.c:43: warning: ‘struct file’ declared inside parameter list
pl2303.c:47: warning: ‘struct file’ declared inside parameter list
pl2303.c:53: error: array type has incomplete element type
pl2303.c:54: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘USB_DEVICE’
pl2303.c:58: error: array type has incomplete element type
pl2303.c:63: error: invalid application of ‘sizeof’ to incomplete type ‘struct usb_device_id’
pl2303.c:78: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
pl2303.c:79: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
pl2303.c:83: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
pl2303.c: In function ‘prolific_sa_startup’:
pl2303.c:137: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘kmalloc’
pl2303.c:137: error: ‘GFP_KERNEL’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:137: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
pl2303.c:137: error: for each function it appears in.)
pl2303.c:148: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:149: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘info’
pl2303.c:149: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:151: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘init_waitqueue_head’
pl2303.c: In function ‘prolific_sa_shutdown’:
pl2303.c:170: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘kfree’
pl2303.c: At top level:
pl2303.c:174: warning: ‘struct file’ declared inside parameter list
pl2303.c:175: error: conflicting types for ‘prolific_sa_open’
pl2303.c:42: error: previous declaration of ‘prolific_sa_open’ was here
pl2303.c: In function ‘prolific_sa_open’:
pl2303.c:178: error: syntax error before string constant
pl2303.c:180: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘spin_lock_irqsave’
pl2303.c:180: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:182: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:183: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘atomic_inc’
pl2303.c:183: error: ‘__this_module’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:183: warning: value computed is not used
pl2303.c:185: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:186: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:193: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:193: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:194: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘usb_submit_urb’
pl2303.c:194: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:195: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘err’
pl2303.c:197: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:197: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:198: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:202: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘spin_unlock_irqrestore’
pl2303.c:202: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c: At top level:
pl2303.c:207: warning: ‘struct file’ declared inside parameter list
pl2303.c:208: error: conflicting types for ‘prolific_sa_close’
pl2303.c:43: error: previous declaration of ‘prolific_sa_close’ was here
pl2303.c: In function ‘prolific_sa_close’:
pl2303.c:211: error: syntax error before string constant
pl2303.c:213: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:215: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:216: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘atomic_dec’
pl2303.c:216: error: ‘__this_module’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:216: warning: value computed is not used
pl2303.c:218: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:220: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘usb_unlink_urb’
pl2303.c:220: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:221: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:222: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:223: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:226: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c: In function ‘prolific_sa_read_int_callback’:
pl2303.c:231: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:232: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:234: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:237: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:243: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:247: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:257: error: ‘TIOCM_DSR’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:262: error: ‘TIOCM_CTS’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:267: error: ‘TIOCM_RI’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:272: error: ‘TIOCM_CD’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c: In function ‘prolific_sa_set_termios’:
pl2303.c:304: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:305: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:306: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:307: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:311: error: syntax error before string constant
pl2303.c:314: error: ‘CBAUD’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:316: error: ‘B0’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:317: error: ‘TIOCM_DTR’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:317: error: ‘TIOCM_RTS’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:318: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘usb_control_msg’
pl2303.c:318: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘usb_sndctrlpipe’
pl2303.c:322: error: ‘CRTSCTS’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:329: error: ‘B150’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:330: error: ‘B300’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:331: error: ‘B600’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:332: error: ‘B1200’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:333: error: ‘B2400’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:334: error: ‘B4800’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:335: error: ‘B9600’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:336: error: ‘B19200’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:337: error: ‘B38400’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:338: error: ‘B115200’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:339: error: ‘B230400’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:340: error: ‘B460800’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:354: error: ‘PARENB’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:354: error: ‘PARODD’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:362: error: ‘CSIZE’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:365: error: ‘CS5’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:366: error: ‘CS6’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:367: error: ‘CS7’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:368: error: ‘CS8’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:373: error: ‘CSTOPB’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:389: error: syntax error before string constant
pl2303.c: In function ‘prolific_sa_break_ctl’:
pl2303.c:397: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c: At top level:
pl2303.c:409: warning: ‘struct file’ declared inside parameter list
pl2303.c:410: error: conflicting types for ‘prolific_sa_ioctl’
pl2303.c:47: error: previous declaration of ‘prolific_sa_ioctl’ was here
pl2303.c: In function ‘prolific_sa_ioctl’:
pl2303.c:411: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:413: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:416: error: syntax error before string constant
pl2303.c:421: error: ‘TIOCMGET’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:423: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘put_user’
pl2303.c:426: error: ‘TIOCMSET’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:427: error: ‘TIOCMBIS’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:428: error: ‘TIOCMBIC’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:429: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘get_user’
pl2303.c:434: error: ‘TIOCM_RTS’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:455: error: ‘TIOCM_DTR’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:479: error: ‘TIOCMIWAIT’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:485: error: ‘TIOCGICOUNT’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:493: error: ‘ENOIOCTLCMD’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c: In function ‘prolific_set_dcr_state’:
pl2303.c:502: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:508: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:510: error: syntax error before string constant
pl2303.c: In function ‘prolific_sa_write’:
pl2303.c:533: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:537: error: syntax error before string constant
pl2303.c:540: error: syntax error before string constant
pl2303.c:552: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:553: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘schedule’
pl2303.c:555: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:556: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:556: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:561: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘copy_from_user’
pl2303.c:561: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:564: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘memcpy’
pl2303.c:564: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘memcpy’
pl2303.c:564: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:568: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘FILL_BULK_URB’
pl2303.c:568: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:568: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘usb_sndbulkpipe’
pl2303.c:568: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:569: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:574: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:576: error: syntax error before string constant
pl2303.c:577: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:581: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c: In function ‘prolific_sa_write_bulk_callback’:
pl2303.c:591: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:594: error: syntax error before string constant
pl2303.c:597: error: syntax error before string constant
pl2303.c:601: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:602: error: syntax error before string constant
pl2303.c:606: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘queue_task’
pl2303.c:606: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:606: error: ‘tq_immediate’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:607: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘mark_bh’
pl2303.c:607: error: ‘IMMEDIATE_BH’ undeclared (first use in this function)
make: *** [pl2303.o] Error 1
[root@localhost ld_pl2303_v0213]#


What website were you looking at where you found others with the same problem?

Lemme try and compile it on my box...hang tight...

Roger!

Try this for me (since I don't have the device myself):

Unplug the device.
Plug it back in.
tail /var/log/dmesg
(paste the output of above here)
cat /proc/bus/usb/devices
(paste the output of above here)

Quoted: Try this for me (since I don't have the device myself): Unplug the device. Plug it back in. tail /var/log/dmesg (paste the output of above here) cat /proc/bus/usb/devices (paste the output of above here)

[schapman43@localhost ~]$ tail /var/log/dmesg
eth0: no IPv6 routers present
audit(1122879194.111:2): avc:  denied  { write } for  pid=2094 comm="fsck" name=rhgb-console dev=ramfs ino=7168 scontext=system_u:system_r:fsadm_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:ramfs_t tclass=fifo_file
EXT3 FS on dm-0, internal journal
kjournald starting.  Commit interval 5 seconds
EXT3 FS on sda2, internal journal
EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
SELinux: initialized (dev sda2, type ext3), uses xattr
SELinux: initialized (dev tmpfs, type tmpfs), uses transition SIDs
Adding 2031608k swap on /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol01.  Priority:-1 extents:1
SELinux: initialized (dev binfmt_misc, type binfmt_misc), uses genfs_contexts
[schapman43@localhost ~]$


========================================================================================================

[schapman43@localhost ~]$ cat /proc/bus/usb/devices

T:  Bus=05 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#=  1 Spd=12  MxCh= 2
B:  Alloc=  0/900 us ( 0%), #Int=  0, #Iso=  0
D:  Ver= 1.10 Cls=09(hub  ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs=  1
P:  Vendor=0000 ProdID=0000 Rev= 2.06
S:  Manufacturer=Linux 2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 uhci_hcd
S:  Product=UHCI Host Controller
S:  SerialNumber=0000:00:10.3
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=c0 MxPwr=  0mA
I:  If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub  ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub
E:  Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS=   2 Ivl=255ms

T:  Bus=04 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#=  1 Spd=12  MxCh= 2
B:  Alloc=  0/900 us ( 0%), #Int=  0, #Iso=  0
D:  Ver= 1.10 Cls=09(hub  ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs=  1
P:  Vendor=0000 ProdID=0000 Rev= 2.06
S:  Manufacturer=Linux 2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 uhci_hcd
S:  Product=UHCI Host Controller
S:  SerialNumber=0000:00:10.2
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=c0 MxPwr=  0mA
I:  If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub  ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub
E:  Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS=   2 Ivl=255ms

T:  Bus=04 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=01 Cnt=01 Dev#=  2 Spd=12  MxCh= 0
D:  Ver= 1.10 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs=  1
P:  Vendor=067b ProdID=2303 Rev= 3.00
S:  Manufacturer=Prolific Technology Inc.
S:  Product=USB-Serial Controller
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=80 MxPwr=100mA
I:  If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 3 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=pl2303
E:  Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS=  10 Ivl=1ms
E:  Ad=02(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS=  64 Ivl=0ms
E:  Ad=83(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS=  64 Ivl=0ms

T:  Bus=03 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#=  1 Spd=12  MxCh= 2
B:  Alloc=  0/900 us ( 0%), #Int=  0, #Iso=  0
D:  Ver= 1.10 Cls=09(hub  ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs=  1
P:  Vendor=0000 ProdID=0000 Rev= 2.06
S:  Manufacturer=Linux 2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 uhci_hcd
S:  Product=UHCI Host Controller
S:  SerialNumber=0000:00:10.1
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=c0 MxPwr=  0mA
I:  If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub  ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub
E:  Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS=   2 Ivl=255ms

T:  Bus=02 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#=  1 Spd=12  MxCh= 2
B:  Alloc=  0/900 us ( 0%), #Int=  0, #Iso=  0
D:  Ver= 1.10 Cls=09(hub  ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs=  1
P:  Vendor=0000 ProdID=0000 Rev= 2.06
S:  Manufacturer=Linux 2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 uhci_hcd
S:  Product=UHCI Host Controller
S:  SerialNumber=0000:00:10.0
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=c0 MxPwr=  0mA
I:  If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub  ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub
E:  Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS=   2 Ivl=255ms

T:  Bus=01 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#=  1 Spd=480 MxCh= 8
B:  Alloc=  0/800 us ( 0%), #Int=  0, #Iso=  0
D:  Ver= 2.00 Cls=09(hub  ) Sub=00 Prot=01 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs=  1
P:  Vendor=0000 ProdID=0000 Rev= 2.06
S:  Manufacturer=Linux 2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 ehci_hcd
S:  Product=EHCI Host Controller
S:  SerialNumber=0000:00:10.4
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr=  0mA
I:  If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub  ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub
E:  Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS=   2 Ivl=256ms
[schapman43@localhost ~]$

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