On Mon, 29 Aug 2016 14:05:58 -0400 "Richard B. Emerson" pavilion@pinefields.com wrote:
While I've spent some time with Linux (mostly SuSE and some Red Hat), I've never tried serial/USB converters at all. However, based on zero experience with the application, I'll take a guess and say it may be the Linux drivers are more "cooperative". In fact, do you know if you loaded drivers that came with the cable or relied on native Linux drivers? My point being that perhaps the Prolific drivers are as much to blame as anything. The logical conclusion is to build a Linux machine to support CHIRP and Prolific cables - talk about reinventing the Zippo to light a campfire...
73 de KC3DOO Rick
For me, using both Fedora and Linux Mint (Ubuntu), the serial/USB converters I have just work. Plug n play. No brand info on either, one came from Amazon, one from Best Buy. That was on a Kenwood & Yaesu. My Baofeng & Icom both have direct to USB cables which just work also, Did have to whittle down the end of the Baofeng connector to get to seat correctly.
I also have tried the linux live iso file with chirp installed which makes a bootable cd, or with a bit more work, a bootable thumb drive for use on Windows.
Fred