Linux handles serial devices different from windows.
Your usb-serial adaptor probably will be recognised as /dev/ttyUSB0,
while your Windows-Software running under wine only can handle COMx.
So you need to tell wine what device it should use for serial
communications.
You can do this by linking the linux-device to the windows device.
Plug in your serial<>usb adapter, open a terminal and type:
ls /dev/ttyUSB*
You should see a reply like this:
/dev/ttyUSBx
where x is a number, probably 0 (zero).
Type (case-sensitive!) or simply copy and paste:
ln -s /dev/ttyUSB0 ~/.wine/dosdevices/com1
ln is lima november, not one (1) november
This will put a file named com1 in /home/yourusername/.wine/dosdevices
where /.wine is a hidden directory. Check if the file is there by typing
ls ~/.wine/dosdevices
Amongst a number of drive-letters, you should find a file named com1
Now run your application under wine. Advise it to use com1.
I expect this to work, but if it doesn't , you probably need to logout
and log back in (or simply reboot). If it still doesn't work you
probably need to set some permissions. Feel free to ask.
This works for me with FTDI as well as with Prolific adapters. There is
no need to install a driver (at least on my ubuntu machines since 9.04
or maybe even older versions).
--
Ohne CW ist es nur CB..
73, Martin DM4iM
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