Well, It does depend on the GUI. There is actually a control panel of sorts if you use Unity or gnome as your desktop. Under there will be a number of “applets” for hardware configuration. This was the gnome project idea of mimicking a windows interface as well as it’s control panel. However, it is sometimes not as useful as being able to troubleshoot and add/remove devices from the CLI. One should look up lsmod as well as modprobe and Insmod. If things are working correctly, new devices will always appear in the /dev directory and may even have some sort of “magic number” associated with them. That’s an advanced idea and shouldn’t really be of concern for this discussion.
Now, if you use the “Lsmod” command (not capitalized, as my stupid autocorrect is trying to change it) before you plug in the usb cable, you should see a list of modules and what they do. After plugging in the cable that connects to your radio, and doing the same command, you should see 1 or more new modules loaded. Those modules will be associated with new devices that show up under /dev. Now, they may be listed as TTYS0 or TTYS1, etc. those would be your comm port entries. ttys0 should be associated with comm 1, etc. Now, if your system is properly configured, then most of this already happens in background. However, there may be some cases where you may have to add your user account to the appropriate group in order to use the device. There are GUI programs for this as well as some CLI commands. Now, some of the commands above may require that you use sudo and log into root. 2 items of caution here: 1. If you are unsure, don’t use sudo 2. Sudo is dangerous if you mess up. Only for advanced users! So, be very careful if you do have to use it. As always, read the associated man pages. DE n7zzt Eric > On Apr 6, 2021, at 4:24 PM, Al Jones <[email protected]> wrote: > > It appears as if we have a computer newbie on our hands since he's looking > for device manager on Ubuntu ... one of you good linux guys want to take him > in hand and walk him through? > I'm no help, I know a bit about linux but like most of the world I live in > windows. > //al > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "Matthew Poletiek" <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > To: "Robert" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>; > "Discussion of CHIRP" <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > Sent: Tue 4 6 21 18:20:30 > Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Download From Radio under Ubuntu 20.04 error > >> Hi Robert, >> >> You might want to check to make sure your user has proper permissions. >> >> In linux, typically the groups you might need for this kind of >> operation include `dialout`, `usb`, and while you're at it you might >> as well include `plugdev`. >> >> The command to add your user to a group might be `sudo gpasswd -a <user> >> group`. >> >> Once thats finished you might need to refresh your profile. Either try >> opening CHIRP in a new terminal, or log out and log back in. >> ------------------------------------------- >> Matthew Poletiek >> 303.810.9082 >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> www.matthewpoletiek.com <http://www.matthewpoletiek.com/> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Apr 6, 2021 at 5:56 PM Robert via chirp_users >> <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> Nigel, >>> >>> Here is some more info, I think this is saying it is attached to >>> /dev/ttyUSB0, but same issue. >>> >>> rabbit@ganymede:/dev$ dmesg | grep tty >>> [ 0.108543] printk: console [tty0] enabled >>> [ 0.396294] 00:05: ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 4, base_baud = 115200) is a >>> 16550A >>> [ 0.418318] 0000:00:16.3: ttyS4 at I/O 0xf0e0 (irq = 19, base_baud = >>> 115200) is a 16550A >>> [ 9667.132474] usb 1-1.1.3: FTDI USB Serial Device converter now attached >>> to ttyUSB0 >>> [10669.642560] ftdi_sio ttyUSB0: FTDI USB Serial Device converter now >>> disconnected from ttyUSB0 >>> [10670.495576] usb 1-1.1.3: FTDI USB Serial Device converter now attached >>> to ttyUSB0 >>> >>> >>> Kindly, >>> >>> Robert >>> >>> . .. ... ‘...^,^ >>> >>> ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ >>> >>> On Tuesday, April 6th, 2021 at 5:51 PM, Nigel A. Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF >>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> > Usually /dev/ttyUSB0 unless you already have another serial device >>> > already plugged in to a USB port. >>> > >>> > Go to file manager and look in /dev/ and see what appears and disappears >>> > when you plun in and unplug the cable. >>> > >>> > > On 06/04/2021 17:34 Robert via chirp_users >>> > > [email protected] >>> > > <mailto:[email protected]>wrote: >>> > > >>> > > Hello, >>> > > >>> > > Total noob, here. Taking my exams on Thursday. Got my TIDRADIO UV-5R >>> > > and the FTDI cable. How can I detect which /dev/tty is being used for >>> > > the FTDI connection to my radio? I tried /dev/ttyS0 and /dev/ttyUSB0 >>> > > which resulted in the error 'Radio did not respond'. >>> > > >>> > > Kindly, >>> > > >>> > > Robert >>> > > >>> > > . .. ... ‘...^,^ >>> > > >>> > > _______________________________________________ chirp_users mailing >>> > > list [email protected] >>> > > <mailto:[email protected]>http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users >>> > > <http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users> This >>> > > message was sent to Nigel Gunn, W8IFF at [email protected] >>> > > <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, send an email to >>> > > [email protected] >>> > > <mailto:[email protected]> >>> > >>> > Nigel A. 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