I can test the cable since there are some serial devices floating around my office. :)
Or... if you are worried about counterfeit devices, just buy our serial cable! usb 1-3: new full-speed USB device number 2 using xhci_hcd usb 1-3: New USB device found, idVendor=0403, idProduct=6001, bcdDevice= 6.00 usb 1-3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 usb 1-3: Product: FT232R USB UART usb 1-3: Manufacturer: FTDI usb 1-3: SerialNumber: AK06RJ0K usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial_generic usbserial: USB Serial support registered for generic usbcore: registered new interface driver ftdi_sio usbserial: USB Serial support registered for FTDI USB Serial Device ftdi_sio 1-3:1.0: FTDI USB Serial Device converter detected usb 1-3: Detected FT232RL usb 1-3: FTDI USB Serial Device converter now attached to ttyUSB0 -Ben On Mon, Oct 7, 2019 at 9:15 AM King Beowulf <kingbeow...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 10/7/19 8:28 AM, Galen Seitz wrote: > > On 10/7/19 7:28 AM, Johnathan Mantey wrote: > >> I'm guessing the Prolific chip in the converter is a knock off, and has > >> been intentionally disabled by the latest Windoze versions. FTDI and > >> Prolific both have a problem with counterfeit devices. The solution > they > >> applied was to make their drivers refuse to work with counterfeit HW. > >> I've > >> found Linux to be more forgiving. > > > > Based on my experience with a USB to TTL serial converter, I'd be > > hesitant to use anything with a counterfeit chip. Of course, some > > knockoff designs may be better than others. > > > > < > https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/RDH054R4VD4S6/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B0153718YQ > > > > > > > > galen > > It's not necessarily counterfeit, given I used in over 2 MS OS versions > with reliable performance connecting to the serial consoles of a number > of laboratory gadgets. The Prolific web site did have a warning about > counterfeit chips, but also had a statement that earlier versions for > the PL2303 no longer have driver support. It would have been nice if > they had also updated the device ID as it does not seem they did so. > > -Ed > > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@pdxlinux.org > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
