On Fri, 24 Oct 2014 01:45:16 +0000 Mark Sims <hol...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Happened to a friend of mine. All his Arduino stuff died. This > could be the reason: > http://www.eevblog.com/forum/reviews/ftdi-driver-kills-fake-ftdi-ft232 > Short story: FTDI released a new version of their USB driver (via > Windows automatic updates no less) that bricks other vendor's > compatible versions of their interface chip. They also updated > their license file to indicate that this may happen... except you > never get a chance to decline the new license with automatic driver > updates. I can just hear the class action lawyers drooling... > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing As a rule of thumb, never let windows update anything that isn't from Microsoft. What I do is if MS says I should update something, I go to that manufacturer and look at the update. MS update has been known to supply the wrong update when it comes to non-MS software. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
