usb-serial adapter doesnt work

[Bernd Walter]

On Wed, Mar 10, 2004 at 08:22:30PM +0000, Macio Plona wrote:
> Hello,
> Ive got laptop Toshiba Satellite A20-s103. There are no comms port, but 
> 3 USBs.
> I need get to console to some server, so i purchased an USB-RS232 adapter.
> My system recognized it, but i cant `cu` or `tip` to any machine... :(
> Could somebody help me make it work?
> 
> Part of `dmesg`:
> ugen0: Prolific Technology PL2303 Serial adapter (ATEN/IOGEAR UC232A), 
> rev 1.10/ 2.02, addr 2
> ohci0: <NEC uPD 9210 USB controller> mem 0xf7efc000-0xf7efcfff irq 11 at 
> device 12.0 on pci0
> usb0: OHCI version 1.0
> usb0: SMM does not respond, resetting
> usb0: <NEC uPD 9210 USB controller> on ohci0
> usb0: USB revision 1.0
> uhub0: NEC OHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1
> uhub0: 3 ports with 3 removable, self powered
> ugen0: Prolific Technology PL2303 Serial adapter (ATEN/IOGEAR UC232A), 

It's attached to ugen instead of uplcom/ucom

> On a hardware notes ive read, that it needs a 'uplcom' driver, so i 
> loaded it to kernel:
> root# kldstat
> Id Refs Address    Size     Name
> 1    6 0xc0100000 3516a0   kernel
> 2    1 0xc1e4a000 7000     linprocfs.ko
> 3    1 0xc1ec0000 3000     daemon_saver.ko
> 4    1 0xc1ec3000 15000    linux.ko
> 5    1 0xc204c000 3000     uplcom.ko
> 6    1 0xc2050000 4000     ucom.ko

You need the drivers loaded _befor_ attaching the device.
Otherwise ugen take care of it and uplcom has no chance to take over.

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