Re: [PATCH] USB: serial: cp210x: add Silicon Labs IDs for Windows Update

2018-06-18 Thread Johan Hovold
On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 07:26:24AM +, Karoly Pados wrote: > The way this works is that the chips still come with the standard > SiLabs IDs. When the chip is integrated into an end-user product, the > product manufacturer has the choice to reprogram the IDs. If they are > left on the factory st

Re: [PATCH] USB: serial: cp210x: add Silicon Labs IDs for Windows Update

2018-06-18 Thread Karoly Pados
Hello, > How does this work; do these chips now come with the "windows update" > PIDs, and the silabs drivers then reprogram them to use other PIDs once > installed? > The way this works is that the chips still come with the standard SiLabs IDs. When the chip is integrated into an end-user prod

Re: [PATCH] USB: serial: cp210x: add Silicon Labs IDs for Windows Update

2018-06-18 Thread Johan Hovold
On Sat, Jun 09, 2018 at 01:26:08PM +0200, Karoly Pados wrote: > Silicon Labs defines alternative VID/PID pairs for some chips that when > used will automatically install drivers for Windows users without manual > intervention. Unfortunately, these IDs are not recognized by the Linux > module, so us

[PATCH] USB: serial: cp210x: add Silicon Labs IDs for Windows Update

2018-06-09 Thread Karoly Pados
Silicon Labs defines alternative VID/PID pairs for some chips that when used will automatically install drivers for Windows users without manual intervention. Unfortunately, these IDs are not recognized by the Linux module, so using these IDs improves user experience on one platform but degrades it