Hacker News
- FTDI removes counterfeit-bricking driver from Windows Update http://www.eevblog.com/forum/reviews/ftdi-driver-kills-fake-ftdi-ft232/msg536298/#msg536298 128 comments
- FTDI driver kills fake FTDI FT232s http://www.eevblog.com/forum/reviews/ftdi-driver-kills-fake-ftdi-ft232/ 306 comments
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- Watch That Windows Update: FTDI Drivers Are Killing Fake Chips http://hackaday.com/2014/10/22/watch-that-windows-update-ftdi-drivers-are-killing-fake-chips/ 10 comments hardware , windows
- Why do I need special FTDI drivers for 3rd party Arduino boards but Genuine Arduino boards seem to just work. https://www.reddit.com/r/arduino/comments/4wby7d/why_do_i_need_special_ftdi_drivers_for_3rd_party/ 8 comments arduino
- Unable to install drivers on Windows 10 for FTDI USB to serial converter. http://www.aliexpress.com/item/FT232RL-FT232-FTDI-USB-to-TTL-3-3V-5-5V-Serial-Adapter-Module-Download-Cable-for/32634685245.html 5 comments arduino
- FTDI abuses Windows Update, pushing driver that breaks counterfeit chips http://www.techrepublic.com/article/ftdi-abuses-windows-update-pushing-driver-that-breaks-counterfeit-chips/ 32 comments raspberry_pi
- FTDI Drivers Break Fake Chips, Again http://hackaday.com/2016/02/01/ftdi-drivers-break-fake-chips-again/ 24 comments arduino
- For those using Arduino clones, FTDI has issued another update to their driver which may affect you. http://www.eevblog.com/forum/microcontrollers/ftdi-gate-2-0/ 11 comments arduino
- FTDI Drivers - Here we go again? http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/01/31/ftdi_accused_of_bricking_counterfeits_again/ 275 comments electronics
- New FTDI drivers brick your device? They'll still work in OpenBSD-current. http://marc.info/?l=linux-usb&m=141403510729881&w=2 5 comments windows
- Chip maker FTDI deliberately bricking counterfeit PC components thru Windows Update with driver update http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/10/windows-update-drivers-bricking-usb-serial-chips-beloved-of-hardware-hackers/ 5 comments technews
- Watch That Windows Update: FTDI Drivers Are Killing Fake Chips http://hackaday.com/2014/10/22/watch-that-windows-update-ftdi-drivers-are-killing-fake-chips/ 114 comments arduino
- FTDI driver kills fake FTDI FT232 http://www.eevblog.com/forum/reviews/ftdi-driver-kills-fake-ftdi-ft232/ 18 comments electronics