Bug#704242: Fwd: Re: Bug#704242: Driver for PL-2303 HX not working

[Karsten Malcher <debian@dct.mine.nu>]

Hello Greg,

Am 24.06.2013 18:17, schrieb Greg KH:
> On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 10:41:07AM +0200, Karsten Malcher wrote:
> > Hello Greg,
> >
> > have you buyed one of this jinxed PL-2303 HX adapters?
> No, I have not been able to find one.  Does anyone know where I can
> purchase one?

Just take this one:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-To-RS232-TTL-PL2303HX-Auto-Converter-Module-5V-3-3V-Output-Converter-Adapter-/370812126675
US $1.67 and it is yours.

> > Yesterday i got this interesting mail from Aric, who has analyzed a
> > similar problem with this chip.  I think something went wrong in the
> > usb serial handling, but not in the driver itself.  But the error is
> > really complicate to figure out in the depth of the software.
> >
> > The really annoying thing is that it worked with kernel 2.6.32.
> That's a really long time ago, loads of things have changed since then.
> If someone can run 'git bisect' to track down the problem, that would be
> wonderful.

Yes - that would reduce the problem.
But i think it must be debugged with the correspondend hardware too, or not?

> thanks,
>
> greg k-h

Cheers
Karsten