If you boot up Windows with the GPS already plugged in and receiving satellite signals, Windows may mistake the incoming stream of NMEA serial data for a legacy serial computer mouse. This causes your on-screen cursor to jump randomly. To prevent this, always boot up your PC first, and plug the GPS module in after the OS has fully loaded.
The kernel maps the connection directly through the pl2303 driver module, creating a mount at /dev/ttyUSB0 . 🛠️ Configuration & Setup Haicom Hi 204 S Driver
Most Haicom USB cables utilized the bridge chip. Driver Needed: Prolific PL2303 USB-to-Serial Driver. If you boot up Windows with the GPS
Users often have to manually download and force-install an older, archived Prolific driver version (typically version 3.2.0.0 from 2007) to bypass the block imposed by newer Windows updates. 2. Linux & Ubuntu The kernel maps the connection directly through the
What are you planning to run this receiver on so that we can find the exact workaround or driver files for you? Haicom HI-204E USB GPS on Ubuntu Linux - Tero Karvinen
If your cable contains an older, discontinued Prolific chip (such as PL2303HXA), official support was dropped after Windows 7. Plugging it into Windows 10 or Windows 11 often yields a "Code 10" error (Device cannot start).