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xboxmods2977

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No Com Port On Laptop
« on: August 07, 2007, 02:40:00 AM »
I wasn't sure if this is a hardware or software question but I am trying to use ponyprog on a linux laptop with no 9 pin com, Any help would be great (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)  (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif)
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obcd

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No Com Port On Laptop
« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2007, 04:17:00 AM »
Hi,

look for a USB to COM port adapter. There are 2 commonly used chipsets in these devices FTDI and prolific.

I don't know how well they are supported in Linux. In Windows, they appear as regular comports. I think ponyprog should be able to work with them. It will work a bit slower than a regular comport. For a 256byte device, it wan't make that much difference.

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xboxmods2977

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« Reply #2 on: August 07, 2007, 10:57:00 PM »
Ok Thanks a lot, I will do that.
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