build FTDI module for Jetson TX2

ftdi.sh

#!/bin/sh
# Prepare to build the FTDI module the NVIDIA Jetson TX2
if [ $(id -u) != 0 ]; then
   echo "This script requires root permissions"
   echo "$ sudo "$0""
   exit
fi
# Go to the kernel sources
cd /usr/src/linux-headers-$(uname -r)
# Get the kernel configuration file
zcat /proc/config.gz > .config
# Enable FTDI compilation
sudo sed -i 's/# CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_FTDI_SIO is not set/CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_FTDI_SIO=m/' .config
# Make sure that the local kernel version is set
LOCALVERSION=$(uname -r)
# vodoo incantation; This removes everything from the beginning to the last occurrence of "-"
# of the local version string i.e. 3.10.67 is removed
release="${LOCALVERSION##*-}"
CONFIGVERSION="CONFIG_LOCALVERSION=\"-$release\""
# Replace the empty local version with the local version of this kernel
sudo sed -i 's/CONFIG_LOCALVERSION=""/'$CONFIGVERSION'/' .config
# Prepare the module for compilation
make prepare
make modules_prepare
# Compile the module
make M=drivers/usb/serial/
# After compilation, copy the compiled module to the system area
cp drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.ko /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/drivers/usb/serial
depmod -a
/bin/echo -e "\e[1;32mFTDI Driver Module Installed.\e[0m"

Status now

scripts/kconfig/conf --silentoldconfig Kconfig
drivers/platform/tegra/Kconfig:113⚠️ ignoring type redefinition of 'TEGRA_SOCTHERM' from 'tristate' to 'boolean'

configuration written to .config

CHK include/config/kernel.release
CHK include/generated/uapi/linux/version.h
CHK include/generated/utsrelease.h
make[1]: *** No rule to make target 'arch/arm/tools/gen-mach-types', needed by 'include/generated/mach-types.h'. Stop.
arch/arm64/Makefile:93: recipe for target 'archprepare' failed
make: *** [archprepare] Error 2
CHK include/config/kernel.release
CHK include/generated/uapi/linux/version.h
CHK include/generated/utsrelease.h
make[1]: *** No rule to make target 'arch/arm/tools/gen-mach-types', needed by 'include/generated/mach-types.h'. Stop.
arch/arm64/Makefile:93: recipe for target 'archprepare' failed
make: *** [archprepare] Error 2
make[1]: *** No rule to make target 'drivers/usb/serial//usb-serial.o', needed by 'drivers/usb/serial//usbserial.o'. Stop.
Makefile:1399: recipe for target '_module_drivers/usb/serial/' failed
make: *** [_module_drivers/usb/serial/] Error 2
cp: cannot stat 'drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.ko': No such file or directory
FTDI Driver Module Installed.

https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/1001789/?comment=5117467

HOLY FUCK! thank you so much. Star for you, for sure.