Re: linux development

>>>I am using an LG VX6000 with the FutureDial usb-to-serial cable.
>>
>>You really should have got a straight USB cable.
>>
> Dumb question: How would that work?  I looked at both ends of a straight USB 
> cable and the end of my phone and I felt like I would be putting a square 
> peg in a round hole.  Did I miss something?

The cables all have USB on one end and the VX6000 connector on the other
end.  The VX6000 internals have pins for incoming USB and pins for incoming
serial.  The straight USB cable connects to the USB pins.  The USB to 
serial cable connects to the serial pins.  The latter has to have the
convertor chip somewhere, which is usually a blob in the middle of the cable.

Many straight USB cables also have blobs.  All charging cables should have
a regulator somewhere.  For ease of manufacturing, many have one piece 
which is a generic USB to blob, and then a second phone model specific
cable that connects to the blob.

The benefit of the straight USB cable is that communication is a lot quicker
and there is no need to worry about baud rates.  Additionally BitPim can
detect the phone a lot quicker since it can examine the USB ids.

Roger


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