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Subject: Re: Linux & WINSdr
From: sismos sismos@..............
Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 01:36:14 +0000


Hi Bob,

linux can sometimes be quite literal,  try to "ls" for

ls /dev/usb*

ls /dev/USB*

but in the end I suspect those FTDI chips show up as

ls /dev/ttyUSB*

I am traveling right now so I can not test the above.

Angel



On 07/19/2013 01:06 AM, Bob Hancock wrote:
> Hi Larry -
>
> The computer that I am working with has six USB slots and two RS-232 slots.  I have checked the six USB slots and they are ALL active whether in both Windows XP, or Linux.  I have received the RS-232 to USB plug with the FTDI Chip, and it works fine with WinSDR in Windows XP.
>
> When I type 'lsusb' any device plugged into a USB slot shows up.
>
> Yes, I am using the link (ln) command just as you have written without the '  '
>
> When I type ls /dev/USB   I get the following:  ls: cannot access dev/USB: No such file or directory
>
> The difficulty I am experiencing is getting WinSDR to work on either a USB or RS-232 slot with Linux.  The FTDI plug made the difference on Windows, but I need to do a little more work with Linux before it will work.
>
> Thanks for your input.  It is appreciated.
>
> Bob Hancock
>
> On Jul 18, 2013, at 4:57 PM, Larry Cochrane  wrote:
>
>> Bob, what do you get if you type this in a terminal 'ls /dev/*USB*' (without the '')? Have you been using the ln (link) command documented on this page http://www.seismicnet.com/linux_wine.html when trying different devices before starting Wine/WinSDR?
>>
>> Regards,
>> -Larry
>>
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