[chirp_users] Prolific Update

Jim Unroe
Tue Feb 26 13:34:32 PST 2013


No. Do not update.

Unless your programming cable has a genuine Prolific usb-to-serial chip in
it (most cheap cables have a counterfeit chip), the updated driver will
detect the counterfeit chip and stop working. You must continue to use the
older driver that does not perform this check.

Jim

On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 4:15 PM, Bill Gabbard <wcgabbard1 at windstream.net>wrote:

> **
> *I've a Windows 7 PC that the Windows Update notified me the below Update
> is available.  Should I update it?*
> *Thanks,*
> *Bill*
> *
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *
> *Prolific - Other hardware - Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm Port*
>
> *Download size: 114 KB*
>
> *You may need to restart your computer for this update to take effect.*
>
> *Update type: Optional*
>
> *Prolific Other hardware software update released in February, 2013*
>
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