Look, if it is something related to permission this might solve... http://askubuntu.com/questions/592386/ubuntu-putty-and-serial-port
2016-08-16 11:26 GMT-03:00 <[email protected]>: > On 2016-08-16 14:36, Andre Campos Rodovalho wrote: > >> I remember to face a very similar problem... I was able to work with Putty >> on Lubuntu 11.10, but could not do it on newer version of Lubuntu... >> >> But this is not something I do constantly, so I can't tell you nothing >> about 14.04 and also 16.04 >> > > > I also have battled with something similair on a Gnome system to get > Arduino working for someone. > > USB based serial connections often are not working as expected, and in a > world where hacking is becoming part of life that should be looked ate more > closely, if you send a kid to school with a Lubuntu laptop then this should > not be a showstopper. > > I don't use this very often myself so i don't have a clue where to start > looking. > > On the other hand in this case it was good to discover how to use gnu > screen for this, it beats Minicom. but also throws in a learning curve for > screen to figure out an easy way to close screen sessions that are > accidentaly left open. :-) > > Still something like putty i think it should beincluded in a testing > scenario as this is basic use of the hardware. > > I usually break things when i start to look at this, so i'm reluctant to > fiddle with it i hope for an update that fixes it, but first i need to know > if it is just me or a real bug. > > And if it is a bug how to file it in a way that it is as clear as possible. > > Or how to find if this bug isn't already reported.... > > A Duck search for "launchpad Lubuntu putty usb serial" did not do the > trick. > navigating the bug reports on launchpad is like finding a needle in a > needle warehouse. > > > > >
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