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What did they do? If they detect a "counterfeit" FTDI (in other words, a clone not necessarily claiming to be an FTDI), the driver bricks your chip!
Yeah, you can fix it using Linux, but it's a pain in the ass.
Or use Linux and be away from this cancer of MS Windows ecosystem.
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What did they do? If they detect a "counterfeit" FTDI (in other words, a clone not necessarily claiming to be an FTDI), the driver bricks your chip!
Yeah, you can fix it using Linux, but it's a pain in the ass.
Or use Linux and be away from this cancer of MS Windows ecosystem.