Fwiw, from first-hand experience the Linux USB maintainers (thanks Johan
Hovold!) go beyond the call of duty to support even the shadiest knockoff
hardware. If you bought it for $2/each from Hong Kong, and it doesn't
immediately catch on fire, odds are that you can get it supported if you
are willi
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=
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 sol
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 ref
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 L
Hello pluggers,
My corporate overlord has migrated us to Windows 10 laptops. The
USB-to-serial converter worked on Windows XP and Windows 7 but now has
compatibility issues on Win10. Radioshack is now defunct, and Gigaware
is some OEM phantom brand.
This cable uses the Prolific PL2303 chipset (no
