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Linux Mint - USB to Serial Adpapter
Posted on 2012-12-27
Hello,
I'm making an attempt to migrate my laptop strictly to linux. However, I have a USB to serial adapter "FTDIBUS\COMPORT&VID_0403&
Linux Mint 14 64-bit
Thanks in advance!
I'm making an attempt to migrate my laptop strictly to linux. However, I have a USB to serial adapter "FTDIBUS\COMPORT&VID_0403&
Linux Mint 14 64-bit
Thanks in advance!
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sudo lsusb yields the following:
I tried:
sudo mknod /dev/ttyUSB0 c 188 0
sudo mknod /dev/ttyUSB1 c 188 1
sudo mknod /dev/ttyUSB2 c 188 2
sudo mknod /dev/ttyUSB3 c 188 3
Then tried connecting putty to /dev/ttyUSB0 as well as /dev/usb/ttyUSB0 with no avail. Also,
dmesg | grep tty
Bus 003 Device 009: ID 0403:6001 Future Technology Devices International, Ltd FT232 USB-Serial (UART) IC
I tried:
sudo mknod /dev/ttyUSB0 c 188 0
sudo mknod /dev/ttyUSB1 c 188 1
sudo mknod /dev/ttyUSB2 c 188 2
sudo mknod /dev/ttyUSB3 c 188 3
Then tried connecting putty to /dev/ttyUSB0 as well as /dev/usb/ttyUSB0 with no avail. Also,
dmesg | grep tty
infatuas@infalap /dev $ dmesg | grep tty
[ 0.000000] console [tty0] enabled
[ 1.406901] 0000:00:16.3: ttyS4 at I/O 0x60b0 (irq = 19) is a 16550A
[ 1.517548] tty tty25: >hash matches
[ 4.709880] fbcon: Remapping primary device, fb1, to tty 1-63
[ 3408.505609] usb 3-1: >FTDI USB Serial Device converter now attached to ttyUSB0
[ 3741.459615] ftdi_sio ttyUSB0: >FTDI USB Serial Device converter now disconnected from ttyUSB0
[ 3748.050031] usb 3-1: >FTDI USB Serial Device converter now attached to ttyUSB0
[ 4003.066403] ftdi_sio ttyUSB0: >FTDI USB Serial Device converter now disconnected from ttyUSB0
[ 4006.354382] usb 3-1: >FTDI USB Serial Device converter now attached to ttyUSB0
[ 4224.281508] ftdi_sio ttyUSB0: >FTDI USB Serial Device converter now disconnected from ttyUSB0
[ 4894.939763] usb 3-1: >FTDI USB Serial Device converter now attached to ttyUSB0
[ 5052.063467] ftdi_sio ttyUSB0: >FTDI USB Serial Device converter now disconnected from ttyUSB0
[ 5059.916847] usb 3-1: >FTDI USB Serial Device converter now attached to ttyUSB0
[ 5157.253392] ftdi_sio ttyUSB0: >FTDI USB Serial Device converter now disconnected from ttyUSB0
[ 5168.936395] usb 3-2: >FTDI USB Serial Device converter now attached to ttyUSB0
[ 5184.793772] ftdi_sio ttyUSB0: >FTDI USB Serial Device converter now disconnected from ttyUSB0
[ 5186.710341] usb 3-1: >FTDI USB Serial Device converter now attached to ttyUSB0
[ 5234.840650] ftdi_sio ttyUSB0: >FTDI USB Serial Device converter now disconnected from ttyUSB0
[ 5237.628856] usb 3-1: >FTDI USB Serial Device converter now attached to ttyUSB0
Solved. Below is total work performed to resolve issue.
1. Physically connect USB-Serial Device
2. Verified adpater via "sudo lsusb"
3. Used sudo mknod /dev/ttyusb0 c 188 0
4. Added user to dialout security group
5. Configured putty to run with higher privileges. I did this because "sudo screen /dev/ttyUSB0" would let me connect to my switch via the console port, but putty would not work until I elevated it's privileges.
1. Physically connect USB-Serial Device
2. Verified adpater via "sudo lsusb"
3. Used sudo mknod /dev/ttyusb0 c 188 0
4. Added user to dialout security group
5. Configured putty to run with higher privileges. I did this because "sudo screen /dev/ttyUSB0" would let me connect to my switch via the console port, but putty would not work until I elevated it's privileges.
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