usb to serial

[David Coder]

thx for the suggestions, guys.  with 

	device uftdi
	device uplcom

in the kernel config the adapter shows up as 

	ugen0: ArkMicroChips USB-UART Controller, rev 1.10/0.01, addr 2

no specific com port shows up, however, so i must need something else.

David Coder
Network Engineer Emeritus, Verio
Washington, DC

On Wed, 3 May 2006, Marc Fonvieille wrote:

:Date: Wed, 3 May 2006 14:38:22 +0200
:From: Marc Fonvieille <blackend at freebsd.org>
:To: David Coder <dacoder at dcoder.net>
:Cc: freebsd-stable at freebsd.org
:Subject: Re: usb to serial
:
:On Wed, May 03, 2006 at 08:33:22AM -0400, David Coder wrote:
:> 
:> Is there a generic freebsd driver for usb-to-rs-232 adapters?  My Thinkpad
:> (running 6.1-RC) doesn't have a standard db-9 port.
:> 
:
:uftdi(4) for some  USB/RS232 adapters.
:
:Marc
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On Wed, 3 May 2006, Vivek Khera wrote:

:Date: Wed, 3 May 2006 10:00:42 -0400
:From: Vivek Khera <vivek at khera.org>
:To: freebsd-stable <freebsd-stable at freebsd.org>
:Subject: Re: usb to serial
:
:
:On May 3, 2006, at 8:33 AM, David Coder wrote:
:
:> Is there a generic freebsd driver for usb-to-rs-232 adapters?  My Thinkpad
:> (running 6.1-RC) doesn't have a standard db-9 port.
:
:I bought a generic one from BestBuy which works with the uplcom driver (I just
:load it from loader.conf).  I have an older one I bought there a year ago that
:also works with the driver, but only reliably up to 38400 baud.  That could be
:due to the system to which it is connected, though.  The new one seems safe up
:to 115200.
:
:They show up as device /dev/cuaU0 in FreeBSD 6+.  They both probe as:
:
:ucom0: Prolific Technology Inc. USB-Serial Controller, rev 1.10/3.00, addr 2
:
:

On Wed, 3 May 2006, Helge Oldach wrote:

:Date: Wed, 3 May 2006 16:02:57 +0200 (MET DST)
:From: Helge Oldach <helge.oldach at atosorigin.com>
:To: David Coder <dacoder at dcoder.net>
:Cc: freebsd-stable at freebsd.org
:Subject: Re: usb to serial
:
:Marc Fonvieille:
:>On Wed, May 03, 2006 at 08:33:22AM -0400, David Coder wrote:
:>> Is there a generic freebsd driver for usb-to-rs-232 adapters?  My Thinkpad
:>> (running 6.1-RC) doesn't have a standard db-9 port.
:>uftdi(4) for some  USB/RS232 adapters.
:
:uplcom(4) as well, for example
:
:ucom0: Prolific Technology PL2303 Serial adapter (ATEN/IOGEAR UC232A), rev 1.10/2.02, addr 4
:
:Helge
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