Re: USB to COM Port connections

On Tue, 2015-05-26 at 11:39 -0700, Joe Zeff wrote: > 'Tis a poor workman who blames his tools. 'tis a bad one who won't acknowledge that his tools are bad... ;-p -- tim@localhost ~]$ All mail to my mailbox is automatically deleted, there is no point trying to privately email me, I will only re

Re: USB to COM Port connections

On 05/26/2015 04:13 PM, Rick Stevens wrote: On 05/26/2015 12:45 PM, Mickey wrote: On 05/26/2015 01:19 PM, Bob Goodwin - Zuni, Virginia, USA wrote: On 26/05/15 13:07, Gordon Messmer wrote: On 05/26/2015 08:44 AM, Mickey wrote: Ed, I look through Thunderbirds Preferences and I could not fi

Re: USB to COM Port connections

On 05/26/2015 12:45 PM, Mickey wrote: On 05/26/2015 01:19 PM, Bob Goodwin - Zuni, Virginia, USA wrote: On 26/05/15 13:07, Gordon Messmer wrote: On 05/26/2015 08:44 AM, Mickey wrote: Ed, I look through Thunderbirds Preferences and I could not find those settings, where are they located ?

Re: USB to COM Port connections

On 05/26/2015 01:19 PM, Bob Goodwin - Zuni, Virginia, USA wrote: On 26/05/15 13:07, Gordon Messmer wrote: On 05/26/2015 08:44 AM, Mickey wrote: Ed, I look through Thunderbirds Preferences and I could not find those settings, where are they located ? Not under preferences, but under accoun

Re: USB to COM Port connections

On 05/26/2015 12:48 PM, Richard Shaw wrote: On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 11:45 AM, Mickey > wrote: On 05/26/2015 08:30 AM, Dave Ihnat wrote: On Mon, May 25, 2015 at 08:20:41PM -0400, Mickey wrote: Why is this a bad syntax ? # ch

Re: USB to COM Port connections

On 05/26/2015 11:48 AM, Richard Shaw wrote: > On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 11:45 AM, Mickey > wrote: <<<>>> >> su -c "chmod 666 /dev/ttyACMO" >> >> Error message; >> >> chmod: Cannot access '/dev/ttyACMO' : No such file or directory >> >> > Assuming that is the correct device name, make sure that i

Re: USB to COM Port connections

On 05/26/2015 07:48 AM, Mickey wrote: The only Stinking thing I use to post is Thunderbird, and if it using HTML it not my fault. Go into your Address Book, select the list and edit the entry's Properties to say that it prefers to receive messages as Plain Text. 'Tis a poor workman who blame

Re: USB to COM Port connections

On 26/05/15 13:07, Gordon Messmer wrote: On 05/26/2015 08:44 AM, Mickey wrote: Ed, I look through Thunderbirds Preferences and I could not find those settings, where are they located ? Not under preferences, but under account settings. Edit -> Account Settings -> -> Composition & Addressin

Re: USB to COM Port connections

On 05/26/2015 05:30 AM, Dave Ihnat wrote: # chmod 666 /dev/ttyACM0 –> ( Why Is this a bad syntax) Octal. "chmod 0666 /dev/ttyACM0". Those two commands are equivalent. The leading digit is optional, and not an indication that the number is octal. All numeric mode descriptions are octal, w

Re: USB to COM Port connections

On 05/26/2015 08:44 AM, Mickey wrote: Ed, I look through Thunderbirds Preferences and I could not find those settings, where are they located ? Not under preferences, but under account settings. Edit -> Account Settings -> -> Composition & Addressing -> Compose messages in HTML format. --

Re: USB to COM Port connections

On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 11:45 AM, Mickey wrote: > > > On 05/26/2015 08:30 AM, Dave Ihnat wrote: > >> On Mon, May 25, 2015 at 08:20:41PM -0400, Mickey wrote: >> >>> Why is this a bad syntax ? >>> >>> # chmod 666 /dev/ttyACM0 –> ( Why Is this a bad syntax) >>> >> Octal. "chmod 0666 /dev/ttyACM0".

Re: USB to COM Port connections

On 05/26/2015 08:30 AM, Dave Ihnat wrote: On Mon, May 25, 2015 at 08:20:41PM -0400, Mickey wrote: Why is this a bad syntax ? # chmod 666 /dev/ttyACM0 –> ( Why Is this a bad syntax) Octal. "chmod 0666 /dev/ttyACM0". Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com I ran this comman

Re: USB to COM Port connections

On 05/26/2015 09:52 AM, Andy Blanchard wrote: Are you connecting the serial device directly to a USB port on the motherboard, or going via a hub? I believe the connection needs to be direct (on any OS) for the driver to work, so if you are connecting to a USB port on your keyboard, monitor, or

Re: USB to COM Port connections

On 05/26/2015 11:16 AM, Ed Greshko wrote: On 05/26/15 22:48, Mickey wrote: The only Stinking thing I use to post is Thunderbird, and if it using HTML it not my fault. Well, sadly, yes it is your fault. :-) Unfortunately most, if not all, email user agents default to sending messages in HT

Re: USB to COM Port connections

On Tue, 2015-05-26 at 10:48 -0400, Mickey wrote: > > On 05/26/2015 01:27 AM, g wrote: > > > > On 05/25/2015 05:50 PM, Mickey wrote: > >> Fedora 21 > >> How do I get the USB to COM ports to connect ? > >> > >> This Darn Thunderbird, I can not get it to set to smaller Fonts. > > stop using stinking

Re: USB to COM Port connections

On 05/26/15 22:48, Mickey wrote: > The only Stinking thing I use to post is Thunderbird, and if it using HTML it > not my fault. Well, sadly, yes it is your fault. :-) Unfortunately most, if not all, email user agents default to sending messages in HTML. It is a simple matter to configure T-

Re: USB to COM Port connections

On 05/26/2015 01:27 AM, g wrote: On 05/25/2015 05:50 PM, Mickey wrote: Fedora 21 How do I get the USB to COM ports to connect ? This Darn Thunderbird, I can not get it to set to smaller Fonts. stop using stinking html to post to list. The only Stinking thing I use to post is Thunderbird,

Re: USB to COM Port connections

Are you connecting the serial device directly to a USB port on the motherboard, or going via a hub? I believe the connection needs to be direct (on any OS) for the driver to work, so if you are connecting to a USB port on your keyboard, monitor, or whatever it's probably not going to work. Andy

Re: USB to COM Port connections

On Mon, May 25, 2015 at 08:20:41PM -0400, Mickey wrote: > Why is this a bad syntax ? > > # chmod 666 /dev/ttyACM0 –> ( Why Is this a bad syntax) Octal. "chmod 0666 /dev/ttyACM0". Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat dih...@dminet.com -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To uns

Re: USB to COM Port connections

On 05/25/2015 07:20 PM, Mickey wrote: <<>> > Why is this a bad syntax ? > > # chmod 666 /dev/ttyACM0 –> ( Why Is this a bad syntax) if as user, you do own any /dev/* try either; sudo chmod 666 /dev/ttyACM0 or su -c "chmod 666 /dev/ttyACM0" -- peace out. If Bill Gates got a dime for

Re: USB to COM Port connections

On 05/25/2015 05:50 PM, Mickey wrote: > Fedora 21 > How do I get the USB to COM ports to connect ? > > This Darn Thunderbird, I can not get it to set to smaller Fonts. stop using stinking html to post to list. -- peace out. If Bill Gates got a dime for every time Windows crashes... ...oh,

Re: USB to COM Port connections

On 05/25/2015 07:38 PM, Mickey wrote: Using tail -f /var/log/messages and plugging into usb I get nothing on output. The device is looking for a com port. On 05/25/2015 07:11 PM, Richard Shaw wrote: On Mon, May 25, 2015 at 6:04 PM, Mickey > wrote: I'm pl

Re: USB to COM Port connections

On 05/25/2015 07:11 PM, Richard Shaw wrote: On Mon, May 25, 2015 at 6:04 PM, Mickey > wrote: I'm plugging a standard usb cable into a Pixhawk Drone Flight Controller and the COM port can't be found by the Controller program. Doing a little googling I fou

Re: USB to COM Port connections

Using tail -f /var/log/messages and plugging into usb I get nothing on output. The device is looking for a com port. On 05/25/2015 07:11 PM, Richard Shaw wrote: On Mon, May 25, 2015 at 6:04 PM, Mickey > wrote: I'm plugging a standard usb cable into a Pixhaw

Re: USB to COM Port connections

On Mon, May 25, 2015 at 6:04 PM, Mickey wrote: > I'm plugging a standard usb cable into a Pixhawk Drone Flight Controller > and the COM port can't be found by the Controller program. > Doing a little googling I found a comment that said you need to make sure modemmanager is disabled as it will t

Re: USB to COM Port connections

On 05/25/2015 06:57 PM, Richard Shaw wrote: On Mon, May 25, 2015 at 5:50 PM, Mickey > wrote: > > Fedora 21 > How do I get the USB to COM ports to connect ? There's not nearly enough information here to give you an intelligent answer but if you're using a supporte

Re: USB to COM Port connections

On Mon, May 25, 2015 at 5:50 PM, Mickey wrote: > > Fedora 21 > How do I get the USB to COM ports to connect ? There's not nearly enough information here to give you an intelligent answer but if you're using a supported USB to serial adapter, PL2303 (real one, not the knock off) or FTDI, it should

USB to COM Port connections

Fedora 21 How do I get the USB to COM ports to connect ? This Darn Thunderbird, I can not get it to set to smaller Fonts. -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Condu