I think what the OP is concerned with is those that purchased an FTDI cable in good faith that turns out to have a fake FTDI chip in it. Recent FTDI drivers disable these fake cablex. He's asking for a way to cancel out the change made to the cable so it's usable again.
Jerry R
On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 4:53 PM, Dan Jolley via chirp_users < chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com> wrote:
The best way to uninstall drivers is to go into the Device Manager, select the FTDI cable and uninstall the drivers.
I purchased this FTDI cable from Amazon 3 weeks ago and I've never had any problems with it. When I plugged it into the USB port, Windows 10 automatically installed the drivers and I've never had any problems with it.
I have been a computer technician for many years so if you have any problems or questions, please feel free to ask.
This is the FTDI Cable I purchased at Amazon:
Amazon.com : PC03 FTDI Authentic Genuine USB Programming Cable for BaoFeng, Kenwood, Wouxun, AnyTone : Electronics http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HUB0ONK?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00
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Amazon.com : PC03 FTDI Authentic Genuine USB Prog... http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HUB0ONK?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00 Genuine FTDI Chipset - Works with the latest Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux Drivers If you are tired of messing with the "counterfeit prolific chips" in the 'other' c... View on www.amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HUB0ONK?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00 Preview by Yahoo
Don't purchase any programming cable that comes with a CD, it is the wrong cable and there is a virus on the CD.
Please feel free to ask any questions I have failed to answer, or any questions you need clarification on.
Thank you, Dan Jolley oldhippie1955@yahoo.com
*From:* Jim Unroe rock.unroe@gmail.com *To:* Discussion of CHIRP chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com *Sent:* Thursday, February 18, 2016 5:20 PM *Subject:* Re: [chirp_users] baofeng cable
On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 4:03 PM, Lreiher lreiher@comcast.net wrote:
is there any chance that someone is able to write the s/w necessary to [in WIN 10] DELETE the FTDI driver which renders the baofeng cable inoperative AND write the s/w which would REenable the baofeng cable after FTDI has trashed it so we can use it w/ CHIRP and WIN 10? tnx, larry KD9AVZ
When you say "the boafeng cable", do you mean the programming cable manufactured for Baofeng and has a Baofeng label? If you do, it has a counterfeit Prolific type chip. It doesn't use FTDI drivers. All you have to do to make it work is to download, install and select the Prolific v3.2.0.0 driver that was released back in 2007.
When you say "the baofeng cable", do you mean the Kenwood style 2-pin programming cable that fits Kenwood, Wouxun, Baofeng and many other radios? If you do, all you need to do is purchase a programming cable with a genuine FTDI chip and no driver will render it inoperative. There are plenty of sources, Baofeng Tech (a Baofeng radio dealer based in the USA not to be confused with Baofeng the radio manufacturer based in China).
Jim KC9HI
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