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Re: [LUG] USB to Serial

 

On Mon, 5 Mar 2007 18:48:01 +0000
Peter Lloyd-Jones <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi
>
> I commented before about problems getting my keyspan USB <-> Serial converter
> to work with Debian and the problem is also with  Ubuntu.

The problem isn't with USB-Serial as such - that has worked since
kernel 2.4 (Debian Sarge) because pilot-link devices use it.

The problem is that each USB-Serial device normally comes with it's own
cable (NOT dongle, just the cable). Intrinsically, there isn't anything
special about converting USB to Serial (USB=Universal Serial Bus). Have
you tried looking for *just* the cable? Avoid anything that mentions a
chipset, try a bog standard USB cable that ends in an RS232. KISS!

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