Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 18:40:18 +0200 From: Nils Holland <nils@tisys.org> To: hardware@freebsd.org Subject: USB to serial converters anyone? Message-ID: <200406251840.18575.nils@tisys.org>
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Hi folks, well, I'd be interested if anybody has a clue on how my chances are to get this: ugen0: vendor 0x0421 Nokia Connectivity Cable DKU-5, rev 1.10/3.0a, addr 2 thing to work under FreeBSD. It is a cable that connects Nokia mobile phones (like the 6100, for example) to a computer. On the computer-side, it features an USB plug with some built-in electronics, while on the phone-side there's a "non-standard" plug that Nokia folks call PopPort. In practice, however, this cable seems to be nothing more than a normal USB-to-serial-adaptor, since: (1) there's also a "real" serial cable available that can be used for the same purpose as this USB thing; and (2) under Windows, this USB thing basically provides you with a virtual COM port that you can use to send AT-commands to the phone, or use Nokia's own utilities over. So, any experiences anyone if there's a chance to get this very cable, or USB-to-serial-adaptors in general, to run under FreeBSD? I currently don't think that such stuff supported, so I expect I'll have to go out and purchase the above mentioned "real" serial cable if I want to access my phone from FreeBSD. However, I thought I'd might ask first, because - as always - I may be wrong. ;-) Greetings, Nils
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