jaunty keyspan kernel blob

[Tim Gardner]

Julia Hummon wrote:
> Tim (and others who may have helped)
> 
> Thank you!! for putting kernel support of keyspan
> serial-USB devices in Jaunty.  With every Ubuntu
> release there's a drum roll as I stick the keyspan
> in the USB port... "does it work this time"?
> 
> I was expecting to have to build the module.
> 
> Keyspans are one of the few serial-USB devices that
> actually work with the instrument we use (faithfully
> passes binary data and is able to send a long/high
> enough BREAK).
> 
> If you have time to answer this email, can you say
> whether keyspan support is likely to be included in the
> future? or am I still in for a "now you see it, now you
> don't" situation?
> 
> Thanks again
> 
> Julia
> 

I turned on Keyspan firmware because I couldn't think of a good reason
not to. Besides, I have one myself and also grew tired of having to
rebuild the module each time I found a use for a serial console.

As far as I'm concerned, the Keyspan firmware will continue to be
built-in to future Ubuntu kernels as long as the firmware continues to
be shipped with the mainline kernel.

Cc'd kernel-team at lists.ubuntu.com

rtg
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Tim Gardner tim.gardner at canonical.com