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 ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net is sponsored by: Speed Start Your Linux Apps Now. Build and deploy apps & Web services for Linux with a free DVD software kit from IBM. Click Now! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1356&alloc_id=3438&op=click _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
