USB to Serial - Prolific Adapter

[Bruce Anthony Grobler]

Ok does anybody know what this device might require to work?


On Wed, 2009-03-25 at 11:40 -0600, Tim Judd wrote:

> On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 11:31 AM, Bruce Anthony Grobler
> <bruce at yoafrica.com>wrote:
> 
> > Hi Everyone,
> >
> > I just tried my usb to serial adapter on FreeBSD 7.1 (GENERIC), now
> > here's is my problem :
> >
> > dmesg:
> >
> >
> > > ugen1: <vendor 0x4348 product 0x5523, class 255/0, rev 1.10/2.50, addr 2>
> > on uhub0
> >
> >
> > /var/log/messages:
> >
> >
> > > Mar 25 19:26:29 valhalla root: Unknown USB device: vendor 0x4348 product
> > 0x5523 bus uhub0
> > > Mar 25 19:26:29 valhalla kernel: ugen1: <vendor 0x4348 product 0x5523,
> > class 255/0, rev 1.10/2.50, addr 2> on uhub0
> >
> >
> > Now I'm pretty sure it's a Prolific 2303, as it works with the windows
> > driver for the pl2303, I looked in the kernel config
> > and there is a prolific 2303 module and it is being loaded. I can't tell
> > you much about it as I found it lying around, its a
> > little black box about the size of a match box with no writing on it at
> > all.
> >
> > Please if anyone can help your assistance will be most appreciated.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Bruce Grobler
> > Network Engineer
> > Yo!Africa
> >
> 
> 
> I doubt it's the PL2303.  The 2303 has a device ID of 2303
> 
> 
> I've got a few of the 2303's -- and it showed up as a ucom device when I
> plugged it in.
> 
> don't know what else to say -- it'd give you a ucom if it was truly a 2303.
> 
> 
> 
> Good luck
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