usb_serial howto?

[dexter]

On Fri March 7 2008 10:48:40 Morgan Read wrote:
> Hello Folks
>
> I need usb_serial module loaded, but it doesn't seem to be available?
>
> [root at morgansmachine ~]# insmod usb_serial
> insmod: can't read 'usb_serial': No such file or directory
> [root at morgansmachine ~]# lsmod | grep usb
> usb_storage            73601  0
> scsi_mod              120013  5 usb_storage,sg,sr_mod,libata,sd_mod
> [root at morgansmachine ~]# rmmod usb_storage
> [root at morgansmachine ~]# lsmod | grep usb
> [root at morgansmachine ~]# insmod usb_storage
> insmod: can't read 'usb_storage': No such file or directory
> [root at morgansmachine ~]#
>
> Hmm, so I can remove usb_storage but can't insert it again - perhaps the
> same is true for usb_serial?  What should I use to load usb_storage and
> usb_serial?  Am I missing something obvious?
>

Try # modprobe usb-storage
    # modprobe usbserial
add -v for more info or # modinfo {module you want info for}

...dex