[chirp_users] Baofeng Programming Cables

[Peter]

On 9/23/2018 3:54 AM, Dave B via chirp_users wrote:

> Quiet frankly, better to go to the chipset makers own website and get
> the correct and likely mallware free ones.
I don't think you will find the older v3.2.0.0 driver available for 
download on the Prolific site.

> Not to say Miklor website is bad, but it's just another third party
> website with a collection of files, that "could" not be safe.
>
> They might also not be the latest copies of the official drivers.
These are definitely _not_ the latest copies of the official drivers.  
But in this case they are not supposed to be...

> However, they wrongly state that FTDI devices don't have that problem.
> [...]
> * FTDI a while ago did create a storm however, by putting code in the
> "official" drivers, that could detect the fakes and in turn reprogram
> the VID/PID info to all zero's rendering them unusable.
John actually mentions this issue with one of the FTDI drivers, here:

http://www.miklor.com/COM/UV_ClonedChips.php

> The SiLabs USB/Serial bridge products are also very good, and as yet(?)
> Not counterfeited, unless someone knows different.
Thanks for mentioning SiLabs, I have a Rasberry  Pi programming cable 
using one of their chipsets and it works fine other purposes (I use it 
for a TTY connection to my Synology NAS).

(Peter)

> On 22/09/18 20:00, chirp_users-request at intrepid.danplanet.com wrote:
>>> On Thu, Sep 20, 2018 at 8:28 PM Richard AG5M via chirp_users
>>> <chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com
>>> <mailto:chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>>      I have two different Baofeng programming cables.? In Windows Device
>>>      Manager, one shows "Prolific USB to Serial Comm Port", the other shows
>>>      "USB-Serial CH340."? Both work equally well under Windows XP,
>>>      Windows 7,
>>>      and Linux Mint with multiple different Baofeng HTs.? However, only the
>>>      "USB-Serial CH340" works with Windows 10.? What's the difference??
>>>      Anyone else having this issue?? Any thoughts how to make "Prolific USB
>>>      to Serial Comm Port" work with Windows 10?? I'm really beginning to
>>>      hate
>>>      Windows 10.? Tnx, Richard AG5M
>>>
>>>      _______________________________________________
>> Miklor website.  Get drivers.  Install drivers.
>>
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