From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Oct 7 19:14:29 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 54B2816A47E for ; Sat, 7 Oct 2006 19:14:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from darren.pilgrim@bitfreak.org) Received: from mail.twinthornes.com (mail.twinthornes.com [65.75.198.147]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F200F43D80 for ; Sat, 7 Oct 2006 19:13:55 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from darren.pilgrim@bitfreak.org) Received: from [10.242.169.23] (c-67-171-135-169.hsd1.or.comcast.net [67.171.135.169]) by mail.twinthornes.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 52152D4 for ; Sat, 7 Oct 2006 12:13:54 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <4527FC6D.2020305@bitfreak.org> Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2006 12:13:49 -0700 From: Darren Pilgrim User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.7 (Windows/20060909) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org References: <20061005151925.GA1156@FS.denninger.net> <20061005190822.GA15547@icarus.home.lan> <20061005202144.GA11105@FS.denninger.net> In-Reply-To: <20061005202144.GA11105@FS.denninger.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Recommendations for a serial port card you can actually BUY? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2006 19:14:29 -0000 Karl Denninger wrote: > I wasn't aware that the USB to Serial > converters would work - I can try them, but there are a lot of those out > there that don't work right even under Windows - expecting them to under > FreeBSD might be asking too much. A local vendor sells a generic adaptor[1] that uses the Prolific Tech PL-2303HX chip supported by uplcom(4). I use them for APC Smart-UPS and MGE Evolution (both utalk and SHUT) with NUT and the terminal end of serial console connections. The funny thing is that they work better in FreeBSD--Windows' serial device auto-detection is convinced my servers are Wacom tablets. The Windows bug is worked around by connecting the adaptor first, then connecting the adaptor to the serial device after Windows has finished its plug-and-play spasm. 1: http://store.pchcables.com/usbtorsseca.html -- Darren Pilgrim