On 2011/11/15 22:14 (GMT-0500) Brian K. White composed:
At least few people claimed that using an old machine with a regular serial port instead of a usb-serial worked when the usb-serial didn't. Same units, same cables.
It's possible. The usb-serial adapters I was using were certainly well tested using other software and connecting to other devices, but it's still possible that some particular software connecting to some particular device could still fail on it even if everything else works.
Sorry for allowing this to get so far off topic.
Actually, it sort of bears on the OP's question.
In this example, people had to dig out windows98 pc's from their garages to perform this firmware update on their brand new home theater systems to fix various video and sound bugs. Or else pay to ship them to H/K and back, and live without them for a week or more. This particular modem cable would not have helped. But not throwing out old computer stuff in general did.
LOL None of these converter failures are any surprise to me. I've tried 4 different kinds of USB to PS/2 converters. None were capable of getting me into the PC BIOS. Some were unable to provide access to Grub menu choices. All worked once Linux or WinXP were fully booted. USB to serial converters I've never tried, as I always have few puters that lack serial ports, lots with them, and PCI cards to add them to machines that lack them. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org