diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5c350e7..bb302dd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 *.mod.c
 *.o.cmd
 *.ko.cmd
+*.mod.cmd
+*.mod
 /module/Module.symvers
 /module/modules.order
 /module/.tmp_versions
@@ -23,3 +25,16 @@ pts/tty0tty
 .settings
 .pydevproject
 
+# debian packaging artifacts
+debian/*
+debhelper/*
+files
+*-dkms.debhelper.log
+*-dkms.dkms.debhelper
+*-dkms.postinst.debhelper
+*-dkms.prerm.debhelper
+*-dkms.substvars
+*-dkms/*
+
+# vim temporary file
+*.swp
diff --git a/examples/tnt1_echo_tnt0.py b/examples/tnt1_echo_tnt0.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c765c59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/tnt1_echo_tnt0.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import serial
+
+serialPort_tnt0 = serial.Serial(port = "/dev/tnt0", baudrate=115200,
+                           bytesize=8, timeout=2, stopbits=serial.STOPBITS_ONE)
+serialPort_tnt1 = serial.Serial(port = "/dev/tnt1", baudrate=115200,
+                           bytesize=8, timeout=2, stopbits=serial.STOPBITS_ONE)
+serialPort_tnt0.write(b"hello there \r\n")
+
+while(1):
+    # Wait until there is data waiting in the serial buffer
+    if(serialPort_tnt1.in_waiting > 0):
+        # Read data out of the buffer until a carraige return / new line is found
+        serialString = serialPort_tnt1.readline()
+        # Print the contents of the serial data
+        print(serialString.decode('Ascii'))
+        # exit
+        break
diff --git a/module/tty0tty.c b/module/tty0tty.c
index ab89793..de7d186 100644
--- a/module/tty0tty.c
+++ b/module/tty0tty.c
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ exit:
 	return retval;
 }
 
-static int tty0tty_write_room(struct tty_struct *tty)
+static unsigned int tty0tty_write_room(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
 	struct tty0tty_serial *tty0tty = tty->driver_data;
 	int room = 0;
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ static int __init tty0tty_init(void)
 	printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s - \n", __FUNCTION__);
 #endif
 	/* allocate the tty driver */
-	tty0tty_tty_driver = alloc_tty_driver(2 * pairs);
+	tty0tty_tty_driver = tty_alloc_driver(2 * pairs, 0);
 	if (!tty0tty_tty_driver)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ static int __init tty0tty_init(void)
 	retval = tty_register_driver(tty0tty_tty_driver);
 	if (retval) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "failed to register tty0tty tty driver");
-		put_tty_driver(tty0tty_tty_driver);
+		tty_driver_kref_put(tty0tty_tty_driver);
 		return retval;
 	}
 
diff --git a/pts/tty0tty.c b/pts/tty0tty.c
index 22c526b..a3ce10b 100644
--- a/pts/tty0tty.c
+++ b/pts/tty0tty.c
@@ -32,7 +32,11 @@
 #include <sys/select.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+#include <term.h>
+#else
 #include <termio.h>
+#endif
 
 static char buffer[1024];