From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Hikaru1@verizon.net Subject: 8250/16550 serial driver not being installed if set modular Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 06:56:13 -0500 Message-ID: <20051115115613.GA10399@roll> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from vms046pub.verizon.net ([206.46.252.46]:50654 "EHLO vms046pub.verizon.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932377AbVKOL4Q (ORCPT ); Tue, 15 Nov 2005 06:56:16 -0500 Received: from roll.roll ([70.22.139.174]) by vms046.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-4.02 (built Sep 9 2005)) with ESMTPA id <0IPZ00BAEVTR0QX9@vms046.mailsrvcs.net> for linux-serial@vger.kernel.org; Tue, 15 Nov 2005 05:56:16 -0600 (CST) Content-disposition: inline Sender: linux-serial-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-serial@vger.kernel.org To: linux-serial@vger.kernel.org, rmk+serial@arm.linux.org.uk Hi, I'm emailing you to report a bug with the serial driver in linux kernel 2.6.14.2, you are listed as the maintainer in the MAINTAINERS file, so if I've sent you this bug report in error please tell me where I should be sending it. I'm using slackware 10.2 on a AMD K7 (XP 2600) this is a 32bit i386 compatible machine. in 2.6.14.2's menuconfig, under Device Drivers->Character devices->Serial drivers if I select the option 8250/16550 and compatible serial support to be compiled into the kernel, it works fine. If I select it to compile as a module, the module 'serial' is not installed when I do make modules_install. I'm also pretty sure it's not being compiled at all when selected to be compiled as a module. Just to be clear, the help for that option specifically says the module will be named 'serial' if the name's wrong, could you tell me what it is named? I don't know what's wrong with it, nor where to check. Could you give me some pointers on what to check so I can give you more information? I really prefer to have as much as I can as modules as my computer has to boot using a floppy disk. Timothy C. McGrath