legousbtower kernel module

[Paul Fox]

bert wrote:
 > 
 > On 07.05.2012, at 18:19, Paul Fox wrote:
 > 
 > > bert wrote:
 > >> Hi,
 > >> 
 > >> I'm trying to connect a LEGO RCX via the RCX 2.0 USB Tower. When plugging it 
 > >> in, it gets listed with name and vendor in the messages log. 
 > >> 
 > >> However, /dev/usb/lego0 is not created. The corresponding udev rule is 
 > >> installed by Fedora's "nqc" rpm, but it relies on the "legousbtower" kernel 
 > >> module.
 > >> 
 > >> AFAICT, it does not work because legousbtower.ko is missing.
 > >> 
 > >> This is both on an XO-1.5 (11.3.0) and a 1.75 (11.3.1). The latter at least 
 > >> creates an entry in /dev while plugged in, but it's a generic usb one. On 
 > the 
 > >> former I don't see any dev node created when plugging in.
 > >> 
 > >> Am I doing something wrong, or is it really just that the OLPC kernel is 
 > >> missing that module? If so, where can I get it? Or do I have to try 
 > compiling 
 > >> myself?
 > > 
 > > i think the kernel is really missing that module.  i'd never heard
 > > of it until just now.
 > > 
 > > i'll see if we can get an rpm built for 11.3.0 and 11.3.1.  (and 12.1.0)
 > > 
 > > paul
 > 
 > Awesome! But the driver is in the regular kernel sources, right? Just not 
 > configured to be built?

yes.

paul
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