When you plug in your usb serial device you can type dmesg
And it will print out recent kernel messages. You can usually tell what /dev/ttyUSBx device just got added from the scrawl. — John. On Mon, Nov 27, 2017 at 3:34 PM Peter Vollan <[email protected]> wrote: > I am not certain which USB port I am on. But on the other hand, > desklink gives the say result whatever port I enter, or if I enter > none at all. > > On 27 November 2017 at 15:17, John R. Hogerhuis <[email protected]> wrote: > > Shouldn’t do that. It should run and stay running unless you hit ctrl-c > > > > Guessing there’s a hardware problem with the port, or a software / > > permissions issue. > > > > You could also try LaddieAlpha. > > > > — John. > > > > On Mon, Nov 27, 2017 at 3:14 PM Peter Vollan <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> When I run "./dl" followed by the usb port of my usb adaptor, I just > >> get the command line again. Shouldn't dlplus do something else, like > >> it does in DOS? Dlplus seemed to compile fine in the first place. > >> > >> I realise that another possible wrinkle is that my cable(s) is not > >> working. I am using a Radio Shack usb to serial cable and what I > >> believe to be a null modem cable. >
