On Mon, Mar 01, 2004 at 02:10:42PM -0500, Mathieu Clabon wrote:
> 
> 
> Greg KH wrote:
> 
> >On Fri, Feb 27, 2004 at 09:29:24AM -0500, math wrote:
> > 
> >
> >>Hello,
> >>
> >>I've been trying to use a Bafo Technologies BF-810 USB to serial on my 
> >>RedHat9 (2.4.20-8) box without success.
> >>Here's a summary of what I've tried and some strange results I got
> >>
> >>When I plug the device, usbserial and pl2303 are loaded ok. Then I 
> >>connect a Win box with hyperterminal to the new port, and cat 
> >>/dev/usb/ttyUSB0
> >>First: The fist character is never received.
> >>   
> >>
> >
> >Don't use 'cat' to talk to usb serial devices.  Use a proper serial
> >program like minicom.  Otherwise you will get unknown results.
> >
> >thanks,
> >
> >greg k-h
> >
> Ok, but even wihtout 'cat'... I wrote my own application that basically 
> does open( ), read( ) and close( ) on a serial device. Everything works 
> ok until the close ( ). If something is still trying to send on the 
> serial link, my computer freezes. (Works fine with a regular /dev/ttySx )
> Any idea ?

Yes, this problem is fixed in newer 2.4 kernels.

thanks,

greg k-h


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