[GLLUG] Problem....

[Richard Houser]

Then, you will need to map that to wine, etc.  Linux uses device files, not
windows device specific  numbers.
On Dec 11, 2012 2:10 PM, "Karl Schuttler" <karl.schuttler at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Troy,
>
> 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.
>
> Karl
>
> On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 2:02 PM, Troy <w8tcc at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Thank you, 73 de w8tcc, Troy
>>
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