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From: Mike Doty <kingtaco@g.o>
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] USB to Serial adapter setup
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 15:56:44
Message-Id: 460BE138.3020108@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-amd64] USB to Serial adapter setup by "P.V.Anthony"
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4 P.V.Anthony wrote:
5 > Mark Haney wrote:
6 >> I've got a USB to Serial adapter I want to use in Gentoo to talk to my
7 >> Cisco devices via console, however, none of the docs I"ve found are
8 >> very current (most for the 2.4 kernel), can someone point me to a good
9 >> set of instructions on how to get this thing working? I've got the
10 >> module compiled and installed but can't get any farther.
11 >
12 > Which usb to serial adapter did you buy? I want to buy one to hook up a
13 > fax modem. I heard that there are problems with linux for these
14 > adaptors. I hope it is false.
15 >
16 > Good fax modems are still the ones with serial ports.
17 >
18 > P.V.Anthony
19 I use a FTDI based one. There is a driver in the kernel.
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21 Bus 003 Device 002: ID 0403:6001 Future Technology Devices
22 International, Ltd 8-bit FIFO
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24 Can be bought at many places, I got mine at
25 http://www.knjn.com/ShopCablesUSB.html
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Re: [gentoo-amd64] USB to Serial adapter setup "P.V.Anthony" <pvantony@×××××××××××.sg>