On Thu, 2007-08-16 at 10:29 -0400, Chris Smolinski wrote:
> I run into this with FTDI chips. They in fact added the unique serial 
> number as a "feature". The PC I use for programming them has over a 
> hundred COM ports so far. I am not sure when Windows will run out ;-)
> AFAIK you can program them with the same serial number, but in order 
> to program them, you have to plug them in, and Windows needs to 
> install the driver...
> 
> One solution would be to write a programmer for the Mac; it doesn't 
> install a new driver for each device. It is smart enough to realize 
> the existing driver works OK. Hmm.. since the direct drivers are now 
> out for the Mac, that's a possibility...     I wonder if the same is 
> true for lunix also.

For linux the common USB->serial converter drivers are either built
directly into the kernel, or dynamically loaded as a driver module on
bootup. There is no "driver install" step. As with some many thing on
Linux these days: "you plug it in, and it just works".

Who would have thought there would be a day where installing a new
device in Linux would be LESS work and bother then Windows?

TTYL

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