Installation Problems - USB-RS232 adapter

[genevi03]

Hello,

I am new to Linux and I'm trying to install an USB-RS232 adapter (Velleman's PCUSB6) on my PC.
So, I downloaded the installation file (''Driver software (Mac/Linux/Windows)'') on the company site (just google Velleman-downloads PCUSB6)

, and I typed in my command window ''make inst'' just as it says in the readme.txt. Unfortunately, that didn't work. What I suspect is that the MakeFile was made for RedHat, so Ubuntu is unable to read it ???

Here's what I got after ''make inst'':

genevieve@genevieve-laptop:~/Téléchargements/pcusb6/Linux/Redhat9$ make inst

gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux-2.4/include -I/usr/src/linux-2.4/drivers/usb/serial   -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -Wno-unused  -DMODULE -c pl2303.c
pl2303.c:33:26: error: linux/config.h: Aucun fichier ou dossier de ce type
pl2303.c:36:24: error: linux/init.h: Aucun fichier ou dossier de ce type
pl2303.c:37:24: error: linux/slab.h: Aucun fichier ou dossier de ce type
pl2303.c:39:30: error: linux/tty_driver.h: Aucun fichier ou dossier de ce type
pl2303.c:40:28: error: linux/tty_flip.h: Aucun fichier ou dossier de ce type
pl2303.c:42:26: error: linux/module.h: Aucun fichier ou dossier de ce type
pl2303.c:43:28: error: linux/spinlock.h: Aucun fichier ou dossier de ce type
pl2303.c:44:25: error: asm/uaccess.h: Aucun fichier ou dossier de ce type
pl2303.c:45:23: error: linux/usb.h: Aucun fichier ou dossier de ce type
pl2303.c:53:24: error: usb-serial.h: Aucun fichier ou dossier de ce type
pl2303.c:54:20: error: pl2303.h: Aucun fichier ou dossier de ce type
pl2303.c:64: error: array type has incomplete element type
pl2303.c:65: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘USB_DEVICE’
pl2303.c:65: error: ‘PL2303_VENDOR_ID’ undeclared here (not in a function)
pl2303.c:65: error: ‘PL2303_PRODUCT_ID’ undeclared here (not in a function)
pl2303.c:66: error: ‘PL2303_PRODUCT_ID_RSAQ2’ undeclared here (not in a function)
pl2303.c:67: error: ‘IODATA_VENDOR_ID’ undeclared here (not in a function)
pl2303.c:67: error: ‘IODATA_PRODUCT_ID’ undeclared here (not in a function)
pl2303.c:68: error: ‘ATEN_VENDOR_ID’ undeclared here (not in a function)
pl2303.c:68: error: ‘ATEN_PRODUCT_ID’ undeclared here (not in a function)
pl2303.c:69: error: ‘ELCOM_VENDOR_ID’ undeclared here (not in a function)
pl2303.c:69: error: ‘ELCOM_PRODUCT_ID’ undeclared here (not in a function)
pl2303.c:70: error: ‘ITEGNO_VENDOR_ID’ undeclared here (not in a function)
pl2303.c:70: error: ‘ITEGNO_PRODUCT_ID’ undeclared here (not in a function)
pl2303.c:71: error: ‘MA620_VENDOR_ID’ undeclared here (not in a function)
pl2303.c:71: error: ‘MA620_PRODUCT_ID’ undeclared here (not in a function)
pl2303.c:72: error: ‘RATOC_VENDOR_ID’ undeclared here (not in a function)
pl2303.c:72: error: ‘RATOC_PRODUCT_ID’ undeclared here (not in a function)
pl2303.c:76: warning: data definition has no type or storage class
pl2303.c:76: warning: type defaults to ‘int’ in declaration of ‘MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE’
pl2303.c:76: warning: parameter names (without types) in function declaration
pl2303.c:102: warning: ‘struct file’ declared inside parameter list
pl2303.c:102: warning: its scope is only this definition or declaration, which is probably not what you want
pl2303.c:102: warning: ‘struct usb_serial_port’ declared inside parameter list
pl2303.c:103: warning: ‘struct file’ declared inside parameter list
pl2303.c:103: warning: ‘struct usb_serial_port’ declared inside parameter list
pl2303.c:105: warning: ‘struct termios’ declared inside parameter list
pl2303.c:105: warning: ‘struct usb_serial_port’ declared inside parameter list
pl2303.c:107: warning: ‘struct file’ declared inside parameter list
pl2303.c:107: warning: ‘struct usb_serial_port’ declared inside parameter list
pl2303.c:108: warning: ‘struct urb’ declared inside parameter list
pl2303.c:109: warning: ‘struct urb’ declared inside parameter list
pl2303.c:110: warning: ‘struct urb’ declared inside parameter list
pl2303.c:112: warning: ‘struct usb_serial_port’ declared inside parameter list
pl2303.c:113: warning: ‘struct usb_serial_port’ declared inside parameter list
pl2303.c:114: warning: ‘struct usb_serial’ declared inside parameter list
pl2303.c:115: warning: ‘struct usb_serial’ declared inside parameter list
pl2303.c:119: error: variable ‘pl2303_device’ has initializer but incomplete type
pl2303.c:120: error: unknown field ‘owner’ specified in initializer
pl2303.c:120: error: ‘THIS_MODULE’ undeclared here (not in a function)
pl2303.c:120: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
pl2303.c:120: warning: (near initialization for ‘pl2303_device’)
pl2303.c:121: error: unknown field ‘name’ specified in initializer
pl2303.c:121: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
pl2303.c:121: warning: (near initialization for ‘pl2303_device’)
pl2303.c:122: error: unknown field ‘id_table’ specified in initializer
pl2303.c:122: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
pl2303.c:122: warning: (near initialization for ‘pl2303_device’)
pl2303.c:123: error: unknown field ‘num_interrupt_in’ specified in initializer
pl2303.c:123: error: ‘NUM_DONT_CARE’ undeclared here (not in a function)
pl2303.c:123: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
pl2303.c:123: warning: (near initialization for ‘pl2303_device’)
pl2303.c:124: error: unknown field ‘num_bulk_in’ specified in initializer
pl2303.c:124: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
pl2303.c:124: warning: (near initialization for ‘pl2303_device’)
pl2303.c:125: error: unknown field ‘num_bulk_out’ specified in initializer
pl2303.c:125: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
pl2303.c:125: warning: (near initialization for ‘pl2303_device’)
pl2303.c:126: error: unknown field ‘num_ports’ specified in initializer
pl2303.c:126: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
pl2303.c:126: warning: (near initialization for ‘pl2303_device’)
pl2303.c:127: error: unknown field ‘open’ specified in initializer
pl2303.c:127: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
pl2303.c:127: warning: (near initialization for ‘pl2303_device’)
pl2303.c:128: error: unknown field ‘close’ specified in initializer
pl2303.c:128: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
pl2303.c:128: warning: (near initialization for ‘pl2303_device’)
pl2303.c:129: error: unknown field ‘write’ specified in initializer
pl2303.c:129: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
pl2303.c:129: warning: (near initialization for ‘pl2303_device’)
.................
.................
make: *** [pl2303.o] Erreur 1

How can I install this adapter on Linux?

Thanks for your help !!!

[Rubberman]

This is the device driver code. You need to have the kernel-devel package installed on your system first, otherwise you won't have the kernel headers needed to build this package. It is not "normal" software, but kernel module code.

[genevi03]

Hi Rubberman,

thank you for your response.
Where do I find this kernel-device ?
Is there a name for it ? As I said, I'm a newbie...

[Rubberman]

Open the synaptic package manager and look for kernel. One of the entries will be something like "kernel-devel" and another (possibly) of "kernel-headers". Download and install both of those.

[genevi03]

ok, all I could find on Synaptic was kernel-package, but still the same errors occurs when I try the ''make inst''
I opened the Makefile for the adapter installation:

# USB-Serial Makefile

#

# USAGE:

# To install driver -

#        make inst (The Makefile will check the module and compile and link it automatically. It will also remove

#                   the loaded USB-Serial driver)

#

# To uninstall driver -

#        make uninst

#

# To uninstall all drivers (including base driver) -

#        make uninst_all

#

# To remove module (*.o) files -

#        make clean

#
###KINCLUDES=/usr/src/linux-2.4/include

### DRVINCLUDES=/usr/src/linux-2.4/drivers/usb/serial


KINCLUDES=/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22/include

DRVINCLUDES=/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22/drivers/usb/serial





# uncomment line below if you have SMP

#SMPFLAGS=	-D__SMP__ -DCONFIG_SMP=1



# Unless you have a 386/486, you shouldn't need

# to change anything below here...



# CPUFLAGS=	-DCPU=586 -march=i586

MODULE=		pl2303

BASE_MODULE=	usbserial

CC=		gcc

CPPFLAGS=	-D__KERNEL__ -I$(KINCLUDES) -I$(DRVINCLUDES)

MODFLAGS=	-DMODULE

KERNFLAGS=      $(CPPFLAGS) $(CPUFLAGS) $(SMPFLAGS) \

		-Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer \

		-fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -Wno-unused

# EXTRA_CFLAGS=	-DEXPORT_SYMTAB

# DBGCFLAGS=	-DDEBUG -DCONFIG_USB_SERIAL_DEBUG

CFLAGS=		$(KERNFLAGS) $(DBGCFLAGS) $(MODFLAGS)



RELVER=		$(shell uname -r)



all::		$(MODULE).o



$(MODULE).o:	$(MODULE).c

	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $<



.PHONY: inst, uninst, uninst_all, clean



inst:	$(MODULE).o

ifneq (,$(findstring $(MODULE),$(shell lsmod | grep $(MODULE))))		# if module was already loaded

	rmmod $(MODULE)

	insmod ./$(MODULE).o

else

ifeq (,$(findstring $(BASE_MODULE),$(shell lsmod | grep $(BASE_MODULE))))	# if there is no base module

	insmod /lib/modules/$(RELVER)/kernel/drivers/usb/serial/$(BASE_MODULE).o

endif	

	insmod ./$(MODULE).o

endif

	@echo

	@echo ">> Please unplug and plug the cable if it is already plugged-in. <<"

	@echo



uninst:

ifneq (,$(findstring $(MODULE),$(shell lsmod | grep $(MODULE))))		# if module was loaded

	rmmod $(MODULE)

endif	

	@echo

	@echo ">> The USB-Serial driver is removed! <<"

	@echo



uninst_all:

ifneq (,$(findstring $(MODULE),$(shell lsmod | grep $(MODULE))))		# if module was loaded

	rmmod $(MODULE)

endif

ifneq (,$(findstring $(BASE_MODULE),$(shell lsmod | grep $(BASE_MODULE))))	# if base module was loaded

	rmmod $(BASE_MODULE)

endif	

	@echo

	@echo ">> The USB-Serial and base driver are removed! <<"

	@echo



clean:

	rm -f *.o

. I modified the following:

KINCLUDES=/usr/src/linux-2.4/include

DRVINCLUDES=/usr/src/linux-2.4/drivers/usb/serial to the actual headers I have:

because I'm not able to find these headers in Synaptic (linux-2.4/include), I tried with the one installed on my computer:
KINCLUDES=/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22/include

DRVINCLUDES=/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22/drivers/usb/serial

And now I have the following messages:

pl2303.c:381: error: request for member ‘dev’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:381: error: ‘struct usb_device_id’ has no member named ‘descriptor’
pl2303.c:381: error: request for member ‘bMaxPacketSize0’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:381: warning: comparison between pointer and integer
pl2303.c:383: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:383: error: request for member ‘dev’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:383: error: ‘struct usb_device_id’ has no member named ‘descriptor’
pl2303.c:383: error: request for member ‘bDeviceClass’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:385: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:385: error: request for member ‘dev’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:385: error: ‘struct usb_device_id’ has no member named ‘descriptor’
pl2303.c:385: error: request for member ‘bDeviceClass’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:385: warning: comparison between pointer and integer
pl2303.c:388: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘info’
pl2303.c:390: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:390: error: request for member ‘sem’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:390: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘down’ from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22/include/linux/semaphore.h:42: note: expected ‘struct semaphore *’ but argument is of type ‘struct usb_device_id (*)[1]’
pl2303.c:392: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:392: error: request for member ‘open_count’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:392: error: lvalue required as increment operand
pl2303.c:393: error: ‘MOD_INC_USE_COUNT’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:395: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:395: error: request for member ‘active’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:396: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:396: error: request for member ‘active’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:408: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:408: error: request for member ‘dev’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:408: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:408: error: request for member ‘dev’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:408: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘__create_pipe’ from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22/include/linux/usb.h:1530: note: expected ‘struct usb_device *’ but argument is of type ‘struct usb_device_id *’
pl2303.c:408: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘usb_control_msg’ from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22/include/linux/usb.h:1404: note: expected ‘struct usb_device *’ but argument is of type ‘struct usb_device_id *’
pl2303.c:409: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:409: error: request for member ‘dev’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:409: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:409: error: request for member ‘dev’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:409: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘__create_pipe’ from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22/include/linux/usb.h:1530: note: expected ‘struct usb_device *’ but argument is of type ‘struct usb_device_id *’
pl2303.c:409: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘usb_control_msg’ from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22/include/linux/usb.h:1404: note: expected ‘struct usb_device *’ but argument is of type ‘struct usb_device_id *’
pl2303.c:410: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:410: error: request for member ‘dev’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:410: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:410: error: request for member ‘dev’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:410: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘__create_pipe’ from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22/include/linux/usb.h:1530: note: expected ‘struct usb_device *’ but argument is of type ‘struct usb_device_id *’
pl2303.c:410: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘usb_control_msg’ from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22/include/linux/usb.h:1404: note: expected ‘struct usb_device *’ but argument is of type ‘struct usb_device_id *’
pl2303.c:411: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:411: error: request for member ‘dev’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:411: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:411: error: request for member ‘dev’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:411: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘__create_pipe’ from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22/include/linux/usb.h:1530: note: expected ‘struct usb_device *’ but argument is of type ‘struct usb_device_id *’
pl2303.c:411: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘usb_control_msg’ from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22/include/linux/usb.h:1404: note: expected ‘struct usb_device *’ but argument is of type ‘struct usb_device_id *’
pl2303.c:412: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:412: error: request for member ‘dev’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:412: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:412: error: request for member ‘dev’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:412: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘__create_pipe’ from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22/include/linux/usb.h:1530: note: expected ‘struct usb_device *’ but argument is of type ‘struct usb_device_id *’
pl2303.c:412: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘usb_control_msg’ from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22/include/linux/usb.h:1404: note: expected ‘struct usb_device *’ but argument is of type ‘struct usb_device_id *’
pl2303.c:413: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:413: error: request for member ‘dev’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:413: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:413: error: request for member ‘dev’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:413: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘__create_pipe’ from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22/include/linux/usb.h:1530: note: expected ‘struct usb_device *’ but argument is of type ‘struct usb_device_id *’
pl2303.c:413: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘usb_control_msg’ from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22/include/linux/usb.h:1404: note: expected ‘struct usb_device *’ but argument is of type ‘struct usb_device_id *’
pl2303.c:414: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:414: error: request for member ‘dev’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:414: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:414: error: request for member ‘dev’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:414: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘__create_pipe’ from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22/include/linux/usb.h:1530: note: expected ‘struct usb_device *’ but argument is of type ‘struct usb_device_id *’
pl2303.c:414: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘usb_control_msg’ from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22/include/linux/usb.h:1404: note: expected ‘struct usb_device *’ but argument is of type ‘struct usb_device_id *’
pl2303.c:415: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:415: error: request for member ‘dev’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:415: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:415: error: request for member ‘dev’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:415: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘__create_pipe’ from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22/include/linux/usb.h:1530: note: expected ‘struct usb_device *’ but argument is of type ‘struct usb_device_id *’
pl2303.c:415: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘usb_control_msg’ from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22/include/linux/usb.h:1404: note: expected ‘struct usb_device *’ but argument is of type ‘struct usb_device_id *’
pl2303.c:416: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:416: error: request for member ‘dev’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:416: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:416: error: request for member ‘dev’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:416: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘__create_pipe’ from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22/include/linux/usb.h:1530: note: expected ‘struct usb_device *’ but argument is of type ‘struct usb_device_id *’
pl2303.c:416: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘usb_control_msg’ from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22/include/linux/usb.h:1404: note: expected ‘struct usb_device *’ but argument is of type ‘struct usb_device_id *’
pl2303.c:417: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:417: error: request for member ‘dev’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:417: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:417: error: request for member ‘dev’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:417: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘__create_pipe’ from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22/include/linux/usb.h:1530: note: expected ‘struct usb_device *’ but argument is of type ‘struct usb_device_id *’
pl2303.c:417: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘usb_control_msg’ from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22/include/linux/usb.h:1404: note: expected ‘struct usb_device *’ but argument is of type ‘struct usb_device_id *’
pl2303.c:420: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:420: error: request for member ‘dev’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:420: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:420: error: request for member ‘dev’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:420: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘__create_pipe’ from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22/include/linux/usb.h:1530: note: expected ‘struct usb_device *’ but argument is of type ‘struct usb_device_id *’
pl2303.c:420: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘usb_control_msg’ from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22/include/linux/usb.h:1404: note: expected ‘struct usb_device *’ but argument is of type ‘struct usb_device_id *’
pl2303.c:422: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:422: error: request for member ‘dev’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:422: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:422: error: request for member ‘dev’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:422: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘__create_pipe’ from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22/include/linux/usb.h:1530: note: expected ‘struct usb_device *’ but argument is of type ‘struct usb_device_id *’
pl2303.c:422: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘usb_control_msg’ from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22/include/linux/usb.h:1404: note: expected ‘struct usb_device *’ but argument is of type ‘struct usb_device_id *’
pl2303.c:426: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:426: error: request for member ‘tty’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:426: error: ‘struct usb_device_id’ has no member named ‘termios’
pl2303.c:426: error: incompatible types when assigning to type ‘struct usb_device_id’ from type ‘struct ktermios’
pl2303.c:427: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:427: error: request for member ‘tty’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:427: error: ‘struct usb_device_id’ has no member named ‘termios’
pl2303.c:427: error: ‘struct usb_device_id’ has no member named ‘c_cflag’
pl2303.c:429: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘pl2303_set_termios’ from incompatible pointer type
pl2303.c:212: note: expected ‘struct usb_serial_port *’ but argument is of type ‘struct usb_serial_port *’
pl2303.c:434: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:434: error: request for member ‘read_urb’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:434: error: ‘struct usb_device_id’ has no member named ‘dev’
pl2303.c:434: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:434: error: request for member ‘dev’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:435: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:435: error: request for member ‘read_urb’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:435: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘usb_submit_urb’ from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22/include/linux/usb.h:1338: note: expected ‘struct urb *’ but argument is of type ‘struct usb_device_id *’
pl2303.c:435: error: too few arguments to function ‘usb_submit_urb’
pl2303.c:435: warning: assignment makes integer from pointer without a cast
pl2303.c:437: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘KBUILD_MODNAME’
pl2303.c:438: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:438: error: request for member ‘sem’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:438: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘up’ from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22/include/linux/semaphore.h:47: note: expected ‘struct semaphore *’ but argument is of type ‘struct usb_device_id (*)[1]’
pl2303.c:439: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘pl2303_close’ from incompatible pointer type
pl2303.c:102: note: expected ‘struct usb_serial_port *’ but argument is of type ‘struct usb_serial_port *’
pl2303.c:444: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:444: error: request for member ‘interrupt_in_urb’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:444: error: ‘struct usb_device_id’ has no member named ‘dev’
pl2303.c:444: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:444: error: request for member ‘dev’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:445: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:445: error: request for member ‘interrupt_in_urb’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:445: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘usb_submit_urb’ from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22/include/linux/usb.h:1338: note: expected ‘struct urb *’ but argument is of type ‘struct usb_device_id *’
pl2303.c:445: error: too few arguments to function ‘usb_submit_urb’
pl2303.c:445: warning: assignment makes integer from pointer without a cast
pl2303.c:447: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘KBUILD_MODNAME’
pl2303.c:448: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:448: error: request for member ‘sem’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:448: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘up’ from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22/include/linux/semaphore.h:47: note: expected ‘struct semaphore *’ but argument is of type ‘struct usb_device_id (*)[1]’
pl2303.c:449: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘pl2303_close’ from incompatible pointer type
pl2303.c:102: note: expected ‘struct usb_serial_port *’ but argument is of type ‘struct usb_serial_port *’
pl2303.c:453: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:453: error: request for member ‘sem’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:453: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘up’ from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22/include/linux/semaphore.h:47: note: expected ‘struct semaphore *’ but argument is of type ‘struct usb_device_id (*)[1]’
pl2303.c: At top level:
pl2303.c:458: warning: ‘struct usb_serial_port’ declared inside parameter list
pl2303.c:458: error: conflicting types for ‘pl2303_close’
pl2303.c:102: note: previous declaration of ‘pl2303_close’ was here
pl2303.c: In function ‘pl2303_close’:
pl2303.c:467: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘get_usb_serial’
pl2303.c:467: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
pl2303.c:473: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:473: error: request for member ‘open_count’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:473: error: lvalue required as decrement operand
pl2303.c:474: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:474: error: request for member ‘open_count’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:475: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:475: error: request for member ‘dev’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:476: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:476: error: request for member ‘tty’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:476: error: ‘struct usb_device_id’ has no member named ‘termios’
pl2303.c:476: error: ‘struct usb_device_id’ has no member named ‘c_cflag’
pl2303.c:476: warning: assignment makes integer from pointer without a cast
pl2303.c:479: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:479: error: request for member ‘private’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:479: warning: assignment from incompatible pointer type
pl2303.c:481: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:481: error: request for member ‘serial’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:481: error: ‘struct usb_device_id’ has no member named ‘dev’
pl2303.c:482: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘set_control_lines’ from incompatible pointer type
pl2303.c:162: note: expected ‘struct usb_device *’ but argument is of type ‘struct usb_device_id *’
pl2303.c:487: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:487: error: request for member ‘write_urb’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:487: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘usb_unlink_urb’ from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22/include/linux/usb.h:1339: note: expected ‘struct urb *’ but argument is of type ‘struct usb_device_id *’
pl2303.c:493: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:493: error: request for member ‘read_urb’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:493: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘usb_unlink_urb’ from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22/include/linux/usb.h:1339: note: expected ‘struct urb *’ but argument is of type ‘struct usb_device_id *’
pl2303.c:499: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:499: error: request for member ‘interrupt_in_urb’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:499: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘usb_unlink_urb’ from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22/include/linux/usb.h:1339: note: expected ‘struct urb *’ but argument is of type ‘struct usb_device_id *’
pl2303.c:506: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:506: error: request for member ‘active’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:507: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:507: error: request for member ‘open_count’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:510: error: ‘MOD_DEC_USE_COUNT’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c: At top level:
pl2303.c:513: warning: ‘struct usb_serial_port’ declared inside parameter list
pl2303.c: In function ‘set_modem_info’:
pl2303.c:515: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:515: error: request for member ‘private’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:515: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
pl2303.c:545: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:545: error: request for member ‘serial’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:545: error: ‘struct usb_device_id’ has no member named ‘dev’
pl2303.c:545: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘set_control_lines’ from incompatible pointer type
pl2303.c:162: note: expected ‘struct usb_device *’ but argument is of type ‘struct usb_device_id *’
pl2303.c: At top level:
pl2303.c:548: warning: ‘struct usb_serial_port’ declared inside parameter list
pl2303.c: In function ‘get_modem_info’:
pl2303.c:550: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:550: error: request for member ‘private’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:550: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
pl2303.c: At top level:
pl2303.c:564: warning: ‘struct usb_serial_port’ declared inside parameter list
pl2303.c:564: error: conflicting types for ‘pl2303_ioctl’
pl2303.c:105: note: previous declaration of ‘pl2303_ioctl’ was here
pl2303.c: In function ‘pl2303_ioctl’:
pl2303.c:572: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘get_modem_info’ from incompatible pointer type
pl2303.c:548: note: expected ‘struct usb_serial_port *’ but argument is of type ‘struct usb_serial_port *’
pl2303.c:578: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘set_modem_info’ from incompatible pointer type
pl2303.c:513: note: expected ‘struct usb_serial_port *’ but argument is of type ‘struct usb_serial_port *’
pl2303.c: At top level:
pl2303.c:589: warning: ‘struct usb_serial_port’ declared inside parameter list
pl2303.c:589: error: conflicting types for ‘pl2303_break_ctl’
pl2303.c:112: note: previous declaration of ‘pl2303_break_ctl’ was here
pl2303.c: In function ‘pl2303_break_ctl’:
pl2303.c:591: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:591: error: request for member ‘serial’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:591: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
pl2303.c:603: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:603: error: request for member ‘dev’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:603: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:603: error: request for member ‘dev’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:603: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘__create_pipe’ from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22/include/linux/usb.h:1530: note: expected ‘struct usb_device *’ but argument is of type ‘struct usb_device_id *’
pl2303.c:605: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘usb_control_msg’ from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22/include/linux/usb.h:1404: note: expected ‘struct usb_device *’ but argument is of type ‘struct usb_device_id *’
pl2303.c: At top level:
pl2303.c:611: warning: ‘struct usb_serial’ declared inside parameter list
pl2303.c:611: error: conflicting types for ‘pl2303_shutdown’
pl2303.c:114: note: previous declaration of ‘pl2303_shutdown’ was here
pl2303.c: In function ‘pl2303_shutdown’:
pl2303.c:618: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:618: error: request for member ‘num_ports’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:618: warning: comparison between pointer and integer
pl2303.c:619: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:619: error: request for member ‘port’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:619: error: ‘struct usb_device_id’ has no member named ‘open_count’
pl2303.c:620: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:620: error: request for member ‘port’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:620: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘pl2303_close’ from incompatible pointer type
pl2303.c:458: note: expected ‘struct usb_serial_port *’ but argument is of type ‘struct usb_device_id *’
pl2303.c:621: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:621: error: request for member ‘port’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:621: error: ‘struct usb_device_id’ has no member named ‘private’
pl2303.c: In function ‘pl2303_read_int_callback’:
pl2303.c:628: error: ‘struct urb’ has no member named ‘context’
pl2303.c:629: warning: initialization makes pointer from integer without a cast
pl2303.c:644: error: ‘struct urb’ has no member named ‘actual_length’
pl2303.c: In function ‘pl2303_read_bulk_callback’:
pl2303.c:655: error: ‘struct urb’ has no member named ‘context’
pl2303.c:656: warning: initialization makes pointer from integer without a cast
pl2303.c:674: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:674: error: request for member ‘active’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:682: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:682: error: request for member ‘dev’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:682: warning: assignment from incompatible pointer type
pl2303.c:683: error: too few arguments to function ‘usb_submit_urb’
pl2303.c:683: warning: assignment makes integer from pointer without a cast
pl2303.c:685: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘KBUILD_MODNAME’
pl2303.c:692: error: ‘struct urb’ has no member named ‘actual_length’
pl2303.c:694: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:694: error: request for member ‘tty’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:694: warning: assignment from incompatible pointer type
pl2303.c:695: error: ‘struct urb’ has no member named ‘actual_length’
pl2303.c:696: error: ‘struct urb’ has no member named ‘actual_length’
pl2303.c:696: warning: comparison between pointer and integer
pl2303.c:697: error: ‘struct tty_struct’ has no member named ‘flip’
pl2303.c:697: error: request for member ‘count’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:697: error: ‘TTY_FLIPBUF_SIZE’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:706: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:706: error: request for member ‘active’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:707: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:707: error: request for member ‘dev’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:707: warning: assignment from incompatible pointer type
pl2303.c:708: error: too few arguments to function ‘usb_submit_urb’
pl2303.c:708: warning: assignment makes integer from pointer without a cast
pl2303.c:710: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘KBUILD_MODNAME’
pl2303.c: In function ‘pl2303_write_bulk_callback’:
pl2303.c:720: error: ‘struct urb’ has no member named ‘context’
pl2303.c:730: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘serial_paranoia_check’
pl2303.c:730: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:730: error: request for member ‘serial’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:735: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:735: error: request for member ‘write_urb’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:735: error: ‘struct usb_device_id’ has no member named ‘transfer_buffer_length’
pl2303.c:736: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:736: error: request for member ‘write_urb’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:736: error: ‘struct usb_device_id’ has no member named ‘dev’
pl2303.c:736: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:736: error: request for member ‘serial’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:736: error: ‘struct usb_device_id’ has no member named ‘dev’
pl2303.c:737: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:737: error: request for member ‘write_urb’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:737: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘usb_submit_urb’ from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22/include/linux/usb.h:1338: note: expected ‘struct urb *’ but argument is of type ‘struct usb_device_id *’
pl2303.c:737: error: too few arguments to function ‘usb_submit_urb’
pl2303.c:737: warning: assignment makes integer from pointer without a cast
pl2303.c:739: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘KBUILD_MODNAME’
pl2303.c:744: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘queue_task’
pl2303.c:744: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pl2303.c:744: error: request for member ‘tqueue’ in something not a structure or union
pl2303.c:744: error: ‘tq_immediate’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c:745: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘mark_bh’
pl2303.c:745: error: ‘IMMEDIATE_BH’ undeclared (first use in this function)
pl2303.c: In function ‘pl2303_init’:
pl2303.c:753: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘usb_serial_register’
pl2303.c: In function ‘pl2303_exit’:
pl2303.c:761: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘usb_serial_deregister’
pl2303.c: At top level:
pl2303.c:771: error: expected ‘)’ before string constant
make: *** [pl2303.o] Erreur 1

Do you think that if I had the linux-2.4 headers it would work?

[Rubberman]

What distribution+version of linux are you running? Also, what kernel are you running? You can find the kernel with the command uname -r

[genevi03]

I'm on Ubuntu 10.04 kernel Debian and for uname-r:
genevieve@genevieve-laptop:~$ uname-r
uname-r: command not found

and with ls-boot I got:

genevieve@genevieve-laptop:~$ ls /boot
abi-2.6.32-21-generic memtest86+.bin
abi-2.6.32-22-generic System.map-2.6.32-21-generic
config-2.6.32-21-generic System.map-2.6.32-22-generic
config-2.6.32-22-generic vmcoreinfo-2.6.32-21-generic
grub vmcoreinfo-2.6.32-22-generic
initrd.img-2.6.32-21-generic vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic
initrd.img-2.6.32-22-generic vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-generic

[Rubberman]

There is a space between uname and -r

[Irithori]

Hmm, rubberman, you did see that this installation is for redhat 9,
the errors indicate, that this module is for a 2.4 kernel?

Without a rewrite, this module might be useless on a ubuntu 10.04.

genevi03, can you please do a

lsusb

That reveals the usb id of that device, which can be used for a google search.

[Irithori]

Also, there is a chance, that it just works(tm)

Can you plug it in and then do a

dmesg

and

ls -la /dev/ttyUSB*

If the device file is there, then it is ready to be used.