Further googling provided part of the answer - the Prolific PL2301/PL2302 and Netchip 1080 ASICs
are currently supported but still can't seem to find what cables have what ASICs!
Also, for anyone that doesn't know as I didn't; you need more than just a cable because USB, unlike some
buses, is designed to have only one master(the host controller). Thus you need a special device that
sits in between the two hosts, hence the ASIC.
-Ross.
> The cable at http://www.comcatusa.com/comcat/bafbfusblapc.html has an ASIC
> chip on it - am I right in thinking this means it's 'Application
> Specific' and won't work under Linux?
Maintained by the ILUG website team. The aim of Linux.ie is to
support and help commercial and private users of Linux in Ireland. You can
display ILUG news in your own webpages, read backend
information to find out how. Networking services kindly provided by HEAnet, server kindly donated by
Dell. Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds,
used with permission. No penguins were harmed in the production or maintenance
of this highly praised website. Looking for the
Indian Linux Users' Group? Try here. If you've read all this and aren't a lawyer: you should be!
