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PL2303 not reconized

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Help please. Have a XP compatible cable and I get can't configure port 05 error message. I'm running Linux Mint 18 Cinnamon Sarah.
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Re: PL2303 not reconized

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Sorry but you're in the wrong place. This is the LMDE forum. Try the main Mint forum instead.
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Re: PL2303 not reconized

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those Prolific Chips are tricky to get working,
& in my experience, they worked best on win-xp
but not so good on win-7
- yet another reason to keep an old win-xp box running
:o

there is some drivers available:
http://www.prolific.com.tw/US/ShowProdu ... -0037-0041

and it has been discussed here:
https://www.eham.net/ehamforum/smf/inde ... 079.0.html
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Re: PL2303 not reconized

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I forgot what PL2303 is and I didn't know that you were talking about a USB device until Pierre jogged my memory. Prolific works with some devices, and not with others. Buy one that's got the FTDI chip in it, and you'll be in business.
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Re: PL2303 not reconized

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that method from 43HS031 does often seem to work things out.
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