USB-Serial adapter success stories?

[cdoerbec at cso.fmr.com (Christoph Doerbeck a242369)]

Wow, that's great news.  I tried several cables from belkin and
had read that non were compatible.  Times must have changed.


Ben Jackson wrote:
> Yes. :)
> I have a Belkin (F5U109?) usb->serial adapter so I could use my GPS with
> my laptop (Dell Latitude CSX, no serial ports). All I needed to do was
> compile up a module (USB MCT Single Port Serial Driver)  and the thing
> merrily maps to /dev/ttyUSB0. My only problem is when the laptop goes into
> suspend, I have to unplug the adapter, remove the module manually, then
> reattach, else the data comes out at garbage. Works fine, and works out of
> the box when I install Slackware 9.1.
> 
> 					~Ben
> 
> On Thu, 4 Mar 2004, Bob George wrote:
> 
> > Has anybody used any of the serial-to-USB adapters under Linux (ideally,
> > kernel 2.4)? I'm considering them as an alternative to handle 4-6 serial
> > devices (RS-232). I'm wondering if a bunch of these adapters to a hub
> > would work. It would give me a LOT of flexiblity if so.
> >
> > Any tips appreciated!
> >
> > - Bob
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