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Flash Equipment > Faulty EZFA USB Cable..? Help Building/Ordering Replacement?

#42570 - MrD - Fri May 13, 2005 12:39 am

I've been working on a leetle game for the GBAX competition, and I've hit a bit of a snag...

I think I've used my grey EZFA USB cable too much and I've worn it out!

It's meant to recognized by Windows XP as "USB <-> Serial": as I could replace the drivers and make it "EZF Advance Cable" as in the EZFA guide)
It is instead recognized as "Unknown Device", which I can't seem to do anything with and EZFA client refuses to see it as a "EZF Advance Cable"

Would you kind folks recommend me ordering a replacement from somewhere like Jandaman's? Or is there a cheaper/faster alternative rebuild guide lying around? Or has anybody got an EZFA Cable (gotta be the right one!) for sale? ;D

Cheers,
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Last edited by MrD on Fri May 13, 2005 3:04 am; edited 1 time in total

#42573 - cocole - Fri May 13, 2005 1:52 am

I sometime had trouble with my cable when I plug / unplug it. I found that the best is to let it plugged or at least always plug it in the same USB port (I got 11 on my machine so that sometime is a pain to remember which one is EZFA's one).
If you installed some USB <-> Serial adapter, the driver may have been f*cked up as EZFA people managed to let the original IDs in their product instead of using customs ones.

Anyway I myself am thinking of buying a new cable. It's dirt cheap and that would allow me to have one connected to each of my computers.

Only place to buy that I know of is Jandaman as you mentionned it : http://www.jandaman.com/games.mvc?p=ezfacable&Category_code=GBADEVKIT

#42578 - MrD - Fri May 13, 2005 3:07 am

I've had the cable plugged in constantly for over a month... :( It suddenly just stopped being recognised as a cable.

Guess I'm-a gonna have to buy a new one. Okie doke!

Thanks!

Edit - Bought one from Jandamans! Should be arriving in a week!
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