Re: USB adapter for GPS and device, dstumbler freezes (anwser)

On Samedi, août 24, 2002, at 12:21 , Cyril Niklaus wrote:

>
> On Vendredi, août 23, 2002, at 12:03 , Scott Lambert wrote:
>> You may want to update your -STABLE again.  USB serial support was
>> MFC'd a week or two ago.  See LINT for the device lines to add to
>> your kernel config.
>>
>> It works great with my IO Gear device.  (Haven't tried a GPS with it.)
> Hello,
> Thanks  for the tip.
> Would you mind then telling me how you  added the proper devices? They 
> are not in MAKEDEV (nor in CURRENT's, I've looked just to be sure) so 
> I'm at a loss as to how to use the added (to LINT) usb devices. The 
> adapter now shows up as uplcom0, which is a device I do not have.
well, to answer my onw question, the solution is to read man pages 
instead of googling in circles like a headless chicken...
man uplcom pointed me at man ucom, which got me going.
Well, I'm a happy camper now, and it's time to go out for some fresh air.
Sorry for the noise
Cyril