#FTDI ADAPTER GOLDENCHEETAH DRIVERS#
On 22 October 2014, an emergency patch was made to the FTDI drivers in the Linux kernel to recognise devices with the "0000" ID. Critics felt that FTDI's actions were unethical, considering that users may be unaware that their chips were counterfeit, or that Windows had automatically installed a driver meant to disable them. The behaviour was supported by a notice in the drivers' end user license agreement, which warned that use of the drivers with non-genuine FTDI products would "irretrievably damage" them. The change prevents the chip from being recognised by drivers of any OS, effectively making them inoperable unless the product ID is changed back. After Windows drivers became available on 14 October ( Patch Tuesday) via Windows Update, it was reported by users of hardware enthusiast forums and websites that the drivers could soft-brick counterfeit and software-compatible clones of the chips by changing their USB "Product ID" to "0000". Users who manually downloaded the new drivers reported problems. On 29 September 2014, FTDI released an updated version of their USB-to-Serial driver for Windows on their website. The company's manufacturing is handled by subcontractors in the Asia-Pacific region. It has offices in Singapore, Taipei (Taiwan), and Portland, Oregon, and a subsidiary in China.
The headquarters of FTDI is in Glasgow, Scotland. It later expanded its product line to include interface translators, such as the MM232R and the USB-COM232-PLUS1, along with other devices for converting between USB and other communication protocols. The company is an indirect descendant of Computer Design Concepts Ltd, a former semiconductor technology startup also founded by Dart.įTDI's initial products were chipsets for personal computer motherboards, the primary customer of which was IBM, which used them in its AMBRA and PS/1 personal computers. FTDI was founded on 13 March 1992 by its current CEO, Fred Dart (whose initials happen to be "FTD").
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