Is it possible to USB to TTL flash on ubuntu?

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#1

Linksys EA8500 (https://openwrt.org/toh/linksys/ea8500) has newer locked firmware requiring TTL flash. The product guide links to this guide (https://mrjcd.com/EA8500_DD-WRT/) that describes using a specific device on windows with device drivers specifically for windows.

I am using ubuntu and dont have any way to use windows with device drivers (this would require bare metal install and i dont have the ability to do that right now), is this possible and what USB to TTL should i buy that works on ubuntu?

#2

They should more or less all work just fine, but e.g. CP2104 or CP2102 is well supported and cheap as well.

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#3

Thanks, i found the name you listed and it mentions linux support

#4

Ubuntu or any desktop Linux includes drivers for all the common chips including CP2102. Simply plug in and have your terminal program open /dev/ttyUSB0.

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