Re: : looking for an inspiron 8500 or some other Dell of similar vintage
Dave Cramer <[email protected]> Sun, 25 May 2014 20:03:00 -0400
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This program is an OEM diagnostic tool. Runs in Windoze... I guess I should try it with a dongle before I go to all these lengths Dave Cramer On 25 May 2014 19:58, Digimer <lists-5ZoueyuiTZiw5LPnMra/[email protected]> wrote: > On 25/05/14 07:30 PM, Dave Cramer wrote: > >> I use this for an auto diagnostic program. Needs a 9 pin serial port. My >> current computer internal P/S died. Preferably just remove the hard disk >> and put it in new one. >> Dave Cramer >> > > If you just need reliable serial, I've gotten a couple of Antaira USB to > serial adapters and they work in Linux flawlessly. This one: > > http://www.antaira.com/products/industrial-usb/usb- > to-serial/1-port/uts-1110a?pid=4509 > > Has Tx/Rx LEDs, which is surprisingly useful, too. I highly recommend them. > > -- > Digimer > Papers and Projects: https://alteeve.ca/w/ > What if the cure for cancer is trapped in the mind of a person without > access to education? > -- > The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://gtalug.org/ > TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns > How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://gtalug.org/wiki/Mailing_lists >