I plugged a USB dongle-style serial converter in to a Debian Squeeze system and did generate a ttyUSBx port. The device it is connected to is not responding at all though it does work fine on Windows systems and I suspect it is a driver issue due to the behavior both under c-kermit and communications software meant to use a serial port and talk to the device on the other end which happens to be a two-way radio.
It looks like that maybe the correct driver for the USB device can not be found so it is trying some sort of default mode as a last resort. Here are the syslog messages. What exactly does noserial do? I think there is a DC voltage sent from the radio when it is present as the comm software immediately complains when the device is not present and then waits to time out when it is present but that is the only thing different between the connected radio and a brick. Log follows: Dec 6 20:58:58 wb5agz kernel: [1671016.001397] usb 4-2.3: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 5 Dec 6 20:58:58 wb5agz kernel: [1671016.112378] usb 4-2.3: New USB device found, idVendor=067b, idProduct=2303 Dec 6 20:58:58 wb5agz kernel: [1671016.112393] usb 4-2.3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0 Dec 6 20:58:58 wb5agz kernel: [1671016.112405] usb 4-2.3: Product: USB-Serial Controller Dec 6 20:58:58 wb5agz kernel: [1671016.112414] usb 4-2.3: Manufacturer: Prolific Technology Inc. Dec 6 20:58:58 wb5agz kernel: [1671016.113082] usb 4-2.3: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice Dec 6 20:58:58 wb5agz kernel: [1671016.115558] pl2303 4-2.3:1.0: pl2303 converter detected Dec 6 20:58:58 wb5agz kernel: [1671016.148702] usb 4-2.3: pl2303 converter now attached to ttyUSB8 Dec 6 20:58:58 wb5agz NetworkManager: <debug> [1354849138.962875] nm_hal_device_added(): New device added (hal udi is '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_67b_2303_noserial'). Dec 6 20:58:58 wb5agz NetworkManager: <debug> [1354849138.984126] nm_hal_device_added(): New device added (hal udi is '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_67b_2303_noserial_if0'). Dec 6 20:58:59 wb5agz NetworkManager: <debug> [1354849139.039770] nm_hal_device_added(): New device added (hal udi is '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_67b_2303_noserial_if0_serial_usb_0'). Thanks for any suggestions or pearls of wisdome. Martin McCormick WB5AGZ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/201212071426.qb7eq9zb014...@x.it.okstate.edu