On 2008-03-12, Mark Rages <[email protected]> wrote: >> That's an excellent tip, though I recently ended up with two >> USB-serial based widgets both based on the same chip (IIRC, the >> pl2303), and the flippin' vendors didn't bother to modify any >> of the default values, so they both show up as generic PL2303 >> serial ports and there's no way for udev to tell them apart. :/ >> > > They're too cheap to include the eeprom.
I assume that's the case (I never pulled the devices apart to look). > You can always add your own: > 1) get an old DIMM stick > 2) plug in the dimm and reprogram per pl2303 datasheet and > http://lm-sensors.org/wiki/HardwareHacking > 3) desolder the eeprom off the dimm and tack it on your USB > adapter with magnet wires. I don't have to use the two devices at the same time often enough to go to that much effort. It's easier just whining about it. :) -- Grant Edwards grante Yow! TONY RANDALL! Is YOUR at life a PATIO of FUN?? visi.com
