[PATCH] Documentation/usb: Fix dead links and convert others to https

Sanjeev Gupta
2018-03-28T16:07:52Z

All links checked, for those dead, I have replaced with copies on
archive.org. For some, https is not supported, http has been
kept.

The git log says this was last done by Justin P. Mattock in 2010.
Hi, Justin!

Signed-off-by: Sanjeev Gupta <ghane0@gmail.com>
---
Documentation/usb/usb-serial.txt | 14 ++++++++------
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/usb/usb-serial.txt b/Documentation/usb/usb-serial.txt
index 349f3104fa4f..1c5c1da4f54e 100644
--- a/Documentation/usb/usb-serial.txt
+++ b/Documentation/usb/usb-serial.txt
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ HandSpring Visor, Palm USB, and Clié USB driver
parameters. e.g. modprobe visor vendor=0x54c product=0x66

There is a webpage and mailing lists for this portion of the driver at:
- http://sourceforge.net/projects/usbvisor/
+ https://sourceforge.net/projects/usbvisor/

For any questions or problems with this driver, please contact Greg
Kroah-Hartman at greg@kroah.com
@@ -105,15 +105,16 @@ PocketPC PDA Driver
kbytes/sec for download/upload to my iPAQ.

This driver is only one of a set of components required to utilize
- the USB connection. Please visit http://synce.sourceforge.net which
+ the USB connection. Please visit https://synce.sourceforge.net which
contains the necessary packages and a simple step-by-step howto.

Once connected, you can use Win CE programs like ftpView, Pocket Outlook
from the PDA and xcerdisp, synce utilities from the Linux side.

To use Pocket IE, follow the instructions given at
- http://www.tekguru.co.uk/EM500/usbtonet.htm to achieve the same thing
- on Win98. Omit the proxy server part; Linux is quite capable of forwarding
+ https://web.archive.org/web/20030415065014/http://www.tekguru.co.uk:80/EM500/usbtonet.htm
+ to achieve the same thing on Win98.
+ Omit the proxy server part; Linux is quite capable of forwarding
packets unlike Win98. Another modification is required at least for the
iPAQ - disable autosync by going to the Start/Settings/Connections menu
and unchecking the "Automatically synchronize ..." box. Go to
@@ -184,7 +185,7 @@ Keyspan USA-series Serial Adapters
functionality.

More information is available at:
- http://www.carnationsoftware.com/carnation/Keyspan.html
+ https://www.carnationsoftware.com/carnation/Keyspan.html

For any questions or problems with this driver, please contact Hugh
Blemings at hugh@misc.nu
@@ -436,7 +437,8 @@ Winchiphead CH341 Driver
also implements an IEEE 1284 parallel port, I2C and SPI, but that is not
supported by the driver. The protocol was analyzed from the behaviour
of the Windows driver, no datasheet is available at present.
- The manufacturer's website: http://www.winchiphead.com/.
+ The manufacturer's website:
+ https://web.archive.org/web/20170911133726/http://winchiphead.com/ .
For any questions or problems with this driver, please contact
frank@kingswood-consulting.co.uk.

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