You don't. FTDI adaptors are available direct from the FTDI website and attach your own cable.
> On 18/08/2024 20:22 EDT Adam Parsons via Users <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Yeah, but where can you buy a cable with a guaranteed PL2303GS chipset? > Chances are, you'll get an older one (or clone thereof) and be stuffed. And > to be honest, it's pretty poor that the latest Prolific drivers don't > recognise the older chipset and do their thing the way the older driver > versions managed to. It's all a bit of a mess, and the only way to really > avoid the problem is to go FTDI - a company that seems to have got their > act together. A shame, as several years ago, Prolific were the trusted name > in USB to Serial converters. How times change. > > Adam > > > On Mon, 19 Aug 2024 at 00:58, Jim Unroe via Users < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > On Sun, Aug 18, 2024 at 7:50 PM Adam Parsons via Users > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > I've had issues using a Retevis-branded programming cable, too, although > > in > > > my case, the problem was on Windows! It's always been a bit of a > > challenge > > > to find a Prolific USB/Serial driver version that actually works with a > > > given Prolific-based programming cable, but under Windows 11, it pretty > > > much seems none of the drivers work. I would have expected you to have > > had > > > more success under Linux than Windows! > > > > > > Regardless, using a FTDI-based cable should be much more reliable. I've > > had > > > no issues with mine. I would imagine that using BlueMax49ers from France > > > won't be particularly easy or cheap, but you should be able to find a few > > > FTDI programming cables on Amazon (I got mine from Amazon UK). Yes, they > > > are approaching twice the price of the Prolific cables, but they do > > > work....which makes them a lot more valuable in my opinion. The cable I > > > bought had the description "DTech USB Programming Cable FTDI Chip for > > > BaoFeng UV-5R BF-F8HP UV-82HP UV-82 BF-888S H777 TH Series K1 Kenwood 2 > > Pin > > > Connector Two Way Ham Radio Cord" - just ensure it states that it uses > > the > > > FTDI USB to serial converter chip. > > > > > > Good luck. > > > > > > Adam > > > > In order to use a Prolific chip based programming cable with Windows, > > the chip in the cable must be the latest PL2303GS version to be used > > with the latest driver. For the older (considered end-of-life by > > Prolific) PL2303HX and PL2303TA chip, you must use the v3.2.0.0 driver > > (Windows 7, 8, 10 and 11) or v2.0.2.1 (Windows XP). Links to the > > needed drivers are available on the Miklor website. > > > > https://www.miklor.com/COM/UV_Drivers.php > > > > Jim KC9HI > > _______________________________________________ > > Users mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/postorius/lists/users.lists.chirpmyradio.com > > To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] > > To report this email as off-topic, please email > > [email protected] > > List archives: > > https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/ > _______________________________________________ > Users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/postorius/lists/users.lists.chirpmyradio.com > To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] > To report this email as off-topic, please email > [email protected] > List archives: > https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/ Nigel A. Gunn, ///shoulders.outwards.resolutions tel +1-937-971-0366 Amateur Radio G8IFF W8IFF and GMRS WRBV701, e-mail [email protected] www http://www.ngunn.net _______________________________________________ Users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/postorius/lists/users.lists.chirpmyradio.com To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] To report this email as off-topic, please email [email protected] List archives: https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/
