On Mon, Jan 08, 2007 at 05:38:33PM +0200, Gregory Machin wrote: > Hi > Please could you help me, > I have a Mecer USB to RS232 converter that the os detects but does not > work, the led does not come on and minicom using /dev/ttyUSB0 does > return any display / input when i plug in into the admin port on my > router device.. > > The kernel detects is and /var/log/messages reports > > Jan 8 17:30:49 greg kernel: ohci_hcd 0000:00:13.0: wakeup > Jan 8 17:30:49 greg kernel: usb 1-3: new full speed USB device using > ohci_hcd and address 4 > Jan 8 17:30:49 greg kernel: usb 1-3: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice > Jan 8 17:30:49 greg kernel: pl2303 1-3:1.0: pl2303 converter detected > Jan 8 17:30:49 greg kernel: usb 1-3: pl2303 converter now attached to ttyUSB0
Try enabling debugging in the driver: modprobe pl2303 debug=1 and see if data really is going through the device. Odds are you just don't have the line settings setup properly in minicom (hardware flow control set?) thanks, greg k-h ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Linux-usb-users@lists.sourceforge.net To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users