Quoting Christian Schuerer ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Hello, > > unfortunately my laptop doesn't have any standard serial port (RS232), but I > would need one for my studies. I googled if there are any linux-supported > Serial-to-USB adapters, but didn't find anything. > > Does anyone know about a Serial-to-USB adapters which is known to work with > linux? Is there maybe a generic module like for USB mass storage devices? > > Any help is appreciated,
Hi, Assuming you mean USB-to-Serial adapters (it is usual to write the host end first), then yes, they're readily available. I have one of these [1], which worked fine when I last used it with the generic usb-serial adapter kernel driver (under 2.4), look under 'USB Serial convertor support in 2.6 kernels. [1] http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=40608 Have fun, matt -- Matt Foster [EMAIL PROTECTED] | [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.mattfoster.clara.co.uk
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