[PLUG] RadioShack Gigaware USB to serial (DB9) converter *FREE*

[King Beowulf]

Hello pluggers,

My corporate overlord has migrated us to Windows 10 laptops. The
USB-to-serial converter worked on Windows XP and Windows 7 but now has
compatibility issues on Win10. Radioshack is now defunct, and Gigaware
is some OEM phantom brand.

This cable uses the Prolific PL2303 chipset (no idea which version). It
appears to work on my linux box, but I can't really test since I no
longer have any serial devices.

Offering this gadget free to anyone in the Portland/Vancouver area.
Respond via email kingbeowulf at gmail.com

-Ed K.

The stats are:

Dmesg:
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[693328.475439] usb 3-1: New USB device found, idVendor=05ad, idProduct=0fba
[693328.475446] usb 3-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2,
SerialNumber=0
[693328.475451] usb 3-1: Product: USB-Serial Controller
[693328.475454] usb 3-1: Manufacturer: Prolific Technology Inc.
[693328.534119] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial
[693328.534140] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial_generic
[693328.534153] usbserial: USB Serial support registered for generic
[693328.534938] usbcore: registered new interface driver pl2303
[693328.534965] usbserial: USB Serial support registered for pl2303
[693328.535020] pl2303 3-1:1.0: pl2303 converter detected
[693328.537552] usb 3-1: pl2303 converter now attached to ttyUSB0

lsmod:
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Module                  Size  Used by
pl2303                 10103  0
usbserial              28120  1 pl2303

lsusb:
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$ lsusb -v -d 05ad:0fba

Bus 003 Device 008: ID 05ad:0fba Y.C. Cable U.S.A., Inc.
Couldn't open device, some information will be missing
Device Descriptor:
  bLength                18
  bDescriptorType         1
  bcdUSB               1.10
  bDeviceClass            0
  bDeviceSubClass         0
  bDeviceProtocol         0
  bMaxPacketSize0        64
  idVendor           0x05ad Y.C. Cable U.S.A., Inc.
  idProduct          0x0fba
  bcdDevice            3.00
  iManufacturer           1
  iProduct                2
  iSerial                 0
  bNumConfigurations      1
  Configuration Descriptor:
    bLength                 9
    bDescriptorType         2
    wTotalLength           39
    bNumInterfaces          1
    bConfigurationValue     1
    iConfiguration          0
    bmAttributes         0xa0
      (Bus Powered)
      Remote Wakeup
    MaxPower              100mA
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        0
      bAlternateSetting       0
      bNumEndpoints           3
      bInterfaceClass       255 Vendor Specific Class
      bInterfaceSubClass      0
      bInterfaceProtocol      0
      iInterface              0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x81  EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes            3
          Transfer Type            Interrupt
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x000a  1x 10 bytes
        bInterval               1
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x02  EP 2 OUT
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0040  1x 64 bytes
        bInterval               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x83  EP 3 IN
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0040  1x 64 bytes
        bInterval               0


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