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Hi all,

   I'm trying to get avr-gcc and avrdude to work with my AVRISP 
programmer using a USB/serial dongle.  I have three such dongles and NOT 
ONE OF THEM will create a device file that I can use with AVRDUDE.  I 
have a Keyspan dual unit, an Entrega single unit, and a ATEN dongle.  I 
don't know what the Keyspan uses for a solution, but the Entrega uses 
the FTDI chip, the ATEN uses the Prolific chip.  I've gotten the latest 
Prolific driver from their site, it doesn't make the file, Entrega was 
swallowed by Intel who seems intent on forgetting that device, so I've 
not found a driver for it and the Keyspan unit is too old to appear on 
the Keyspan site.  It appears that I need to find a new, supported 
solution.  Can anyone recommend a working solution to give me a reliable 
USB/serial translation on the Mac?

   I'd love to get a serial terminal to work (I have ZTERM), but it too 
won't see any of these USB/serial items.  The worst part is that the 
USB/serial dongle from ATEN (Prolific) is seen on Virtual PC, but is 
really flaky there.  Is there any decent solution?

thanks,
DLC
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Dennis Clark          TTT Enterprises
www.techtoystoday.com
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