custom kernel - I need ftdi-sio

I need the module to communicate with my usb->serial-card. How do I get it? How do I recompile the kernel to get this module also?

 

You might find the module here, among many others.
http://www.aspireoneuser.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=4800&start=10#p37023
The trick is to just find and copy the module you need to the place where it is supposed to be in /lib/.....
[ /lib/modules/2.6.23.9lw/kernel/drivers/usb/serial ]
and run 1 command as root: depmod
-If- this works, there is no need to recompile.

--Japser.

 

I did it wrong and cannot boot. I copied the module from the unpacked kernel to my own and ran
sudo depmod -a
So this is not the way to do it.
Now I am trying to create a USB-stick to boot from.
Which filesystem is the SSD running?
Can I do a
sudo mount -t ??? /dev/hda1 /mnt/aa1
to gain access to my harddrive?

 

Sorry to hear you got into troubles.
( Did the kernelversions match ? )

Mounting: the SSD should be /dev/sdb , the USB-stick being /dev/sda
type = ext2

--Japser.

 

The kernel versions did match yes and I got no error messages so I had no fear.
Now I entered the aa1 with a usb-stick loaded with Gentoo Live Cd. How do I get my backup to the usb-stick that is read-only?

 

This did the trick: mount -o remount,rw /mnt/cdrom
This way I could backup my files and put them onto the usb-stick using this command
tar -cxvf <backup-filename> user

 

I am back on the track: AA1 is up and running. It took many, many hours to restore with all my refinements found on the net. But now I can use the necessesary module. Great!