[nos-bbs] usb->serial SUCCESS!

[jerome schatten]

Well, the usb-serial converter works fine with the KAM in native mode
using 'gtkterm' rather than minicom as the packet terminal programme. No
sudo required. 

So, now I have some confidence that the converter can work with jnos.

I would still be interested in knowing why minicom didn't play, if you
have any ideas.

Thanks to all who took the time to try and help -- Much appreciated!

Best,
jerome - ve7ass

 

On Fri, 2012-11-30 at 21:17 -0800, jerome schatten wrote:
> Bob et al..,.
> 
> The setup is exactly as you describe it. I am quite familiar with
> Minicom, having used it quite a bit in the distant past in non-gui mode.
> So, I've set the settings for terminal parameters to 9600 baud, 7E1. And
> indeed the '*' is the autobaud character on the XL. I see some activity
> on the little led on the converter, but see nothing on the minicom
> screen. 
> 
> Moreover... I just did the following test on two separate TNC's:
> 
> I found in the basement an old machine with ubuntu on it, and it had one
> serial port. Direct 232 cable now between the tnc and the computer.
> Brought up minicom and set it up as above. Absolutely the same response
> -- nada. Tried the kam and an mfj1270. Same. Tried ttyS1 and ttyS0 --
> same: Nothing prints to the screen
> 
> I bring up minicom with sudo each time because it won't work for a
> normal user in ubuntu. I checked the permissions: the binary is 755. I
> checked minicom.users: anyone can access all configurations. 
> 
> So... I think I've narrowed it down to Not the tnc; not the usb-serial
> converter, but something I've missed in minicom. It's v.2.3. 
> 
> So what am I missing?
> 
> Thanks..
> j.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, 2012-11-30 at 20:13 -0500, Bob Tenty wrote: 
> > If your KAM-XL is connected to that USB Serial converter you should
> > set Minicom to ttyUSB0
> > 
> > The kernel driver for your converter simulates a serial device.
> > 
> > /dev/USB0 will be the serial port in linux to communicate with your
> > tnc.
> > 
> > From the menu (Ctrl-A Z) enter "O" and you get another menu
> > with other options  and choose "Serial port Setup" from there
> > you can change the serial device settings in Minicom.
> > 
> > 
> > 73,
> > 
> > Bob VE3TOK
> > 
> > 
> > On 12-11-30 06:33 PM, jerome schatten wrote:
> > 
> > > Recently I was forced to migrate to a computer that has no serial port
> > > for use with jnos and thus lost my radio drop.
> > > 
> > > When I plug in the converter, it is immediately recognized by linux
> > > and /var/log/messages says it found a driver for the device and it is
> > > now attached to /dev/ttyUSB0. 
> > > 
> > > With the tnc in kiss mode, I simply tried to see if it would auto-set up
> > > and work with the old tnc kiss settings that worked last time around.
> > > Nothing -- some packets were detected in kiss mode with bad headers...
> > > etc.
> > > 
> > > I did a hard reset on the KAM-XL to bring it out of kiss mode so I could
> > > test to see if a terminal programme (minicom) could talk to the TNC in
> > > normal (non-kiss) mode.
> > > 
> > > And that is where I am stuck... What port on the 232 end of the cable
> > > should I set Minicom for?  I thought it would be something like ttyS0,
> > > S1... etc. Nada...   Minicom comes up and says it's port is /dev/tty8. I
> > > tried that and likewise nada. 
> > > 
> > > Maybe I'm going about this the wrong way, but I figured I need to find
> > > out if for sure if the converter is actually working first and then
> > > worry about jnos.
> > > 
> > > Is there something else other than minicom that I should be using?
> > > 
> > > Any suggestions on how to proceed would be welcome.
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > jerome - ve7ass
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
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