>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?

I need to look into it and see how much work it would be to write a 
simple FTDI programmer. One less task that requires use of my windows 
machine is always a good thing.

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Chris Smolinski
Black Cat Systems
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