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<DIV id=wmQuoteWrapper>-------- Original Message --------<BR>Subject: Re: [GLLUG] Problem....<BR>From: Richard Houser <<a href="mailto:rick@divinesymphony.net">rick@divinesymphony.net</a>><BR>Date: Tue, December 11, 2012 2:27 pm<BR>To: Karl Schuttler <<a href="mailto:karl.schuttler@gmail.com">karl.schuttler@gmail.com</a>><BR>Cc: GLLUG <<a href="mailto:linux-user@egr.msu.edu">linux-user@egr.msu.edu</a>><BR><BR>
<div>Then, you will need to map that to wine, etc. Linux uses device files, not windows device specific numbers.</div>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Dec 11, 2012 2:10 PM, "Karl Schuttler" <<A href="mailto:karl.schuttler@gmail.com" target=_blank>karl.schuttler@gmail.com</A>> wrote:<BR type="attribution">
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<DIV>Try using the dmesg command, which prints the kernel messages. Unplug and then re-plugin the usb cable and run dmesg in a terminal. It should provide you some useful output as to how ubuntu is recognizing (or not recognizing) your device.</DIV>
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<DIV>Karl<BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 2:02 PM, Troy <SPAN dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:w8tcc@yahoo.com" target=_blank>w8tcc@yahoo.com</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class=gmail_quote>Hi. Name is Troy. I am a ham radio operator and I run Ubuntu 12.04. I have a 2 meter radio. Icon ic-880h. The free programming software is written initially for Windows. I am successfully running it in wine. I also have a USB cable that has successfully functioned on a windows computer.<BR><BR>My problem is, I need a com port number between 1 and 256. I have tried everything to give a proper number to the USB port. How do I find a number, short of going through all 255 different numbers.<BR><BR>Thank you, 73 de w8tcc, Troy<BR><BR>Sent from my iPhone<BR>_______________________________________________<BR>linux-user mailing list<BR><A href="mailto:linux-user@egr.msu.edu" target=_blank>linux-user@egr.msu.edu</A><BR><A href="http://mailman.egr.msu.edu/mailman/listinfo/linux-user" target=_blank>http://mailman.egr.msu.edu/mailman/listinfo/linux-user</A><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>linux-user mailing list<BR><A href="mailto:linux-user@egr.msu.edu" target=_blank>linux-user@egr.msu.edu</A><BR><A href="http://mailman.egr.msu.edu/mailman/listinfo/linux-user" target=_blank>http://mailman.egr.msu.edu/mailman/listinfo/linux-user</A><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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