Dave That is possible. Windows and linux identified my chip as made by FTDI. I wasn't sure how to check on mac. I was/am using a CT-1 from ttl2usb dot com. Hard to tell if ttl2usb dot com sourced a bad chip or not. I have had this serial device for quite a few years. But the last time I used it I was using windows 7.
-Nic On Mon, Jul 11, 2022 at 2:35 PM Dave B via chirp_users < [email protected]> wrote: > On 11/07/2022 20:00, [email protected] wrote: > > I don't really understand why windows with the latest version would not > > work or mac OS with the latest version would not work. But this old > version > > on linux did. > > What data lead were you using? If it uses a Prolific USB-Serial > bridge, it may be an old type of chip, or a clone. Either way Windows > (and many Mac systems) will not use them. (Without compromising the > security of your system by blocking automatic updates and then manually > installing an earlier driver suite.) > > But Linux (even recent distro's) use them just fine, regardless. Had > similar issues locally, with a group that uses dozens of Baofeng > radios. All the interface leads used "hookey" chipsets. A Windows box > and a Mac, both failed. My old Dell running Mint, "just worked"... > > Counterfeit IC's are rife in that part of the gadget after market. > > Take care. > > Dave G0WBX(G8KBV) > > -- > Created on and sent from a Unix like PC running and using free and open > source software: > > _______________________________________________ > chirp_users mailing list > [email protected] > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users > This message was sent to Nic at [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send an email to > [email protected] > To report this email as off-topic, please email > [email protected]
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