Freeman Wrote:
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> The procedure for using the USB adapter from the
> BOM wasn't in the wiki - nor was it immediately
> obvious, so, here goes.
>
>
> If you are using the usb -> RS232 adapter, the
> serial drivers may need to be installed for the
> device to work properly. After plugging in the
> device, first check the hardware messages to see
> the device was detected:
>
> dmesg
>
> Torward the end of the messages, you should see
> this:
>
> usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_and
> address 2
> usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
>
> Now, we need to figure out the device vendor
> number and product number to tell the usbserial
> driver. For this we can use lsusb. The easiest
> way to find the information is to first unplug the
> device, then run lsusb:
>
> lsusb
>
>
> You will see a summary list of your USB devices on
> the system, I only have one:
>
> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
>
> Now, plug the device back in, and run lsusb
> again:
>
> lsusb
>
> Which returns the summary list again, but now
> showing the new USB device:
>
> Bus 001 Device 002: ID 4348:5523
> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
>
>
> Now, we can load up the driver for this device:
>
> sudo modprobe usbserial vendor=0x4348
> product=0x5523
>
> Finally, check dmesg again to ensure it loaded
> properly.
>
> dmesg
>
> Near the end, you should see something like:
>
> usbserial_generic 1-1:1.0: generic converter
> detected
> usb 1-1: generic converter now attached to
> ttyUSB0
> usbcore: registered new interface driver
> usbserial_generic
>
> Congratulations, your link is up - in this
> example, the device can be used on /dev/ttyUSB0.
> As much fun as you had doing this, there is some
> chance you want to do this automatically in the
> future. Just add this line:
>
> usbserial vendor=0x4348 product=0x5523
>
> to /etc/modules with the vendor and product
> numbers you found. Now, you should have no
> problem using this device for RepRap like a normal
> serial port. Huzzah! :D
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Johnpaul C I
I bought a new phone having the modem ct800p . I wanted to connect that modem to linux debian or ubuntu. I had tried my level best for configuring the modem as per the above method, because my modem was not recognised as a ttyUSB device in the /dev/ file. All my efforts went in vain
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> The procedure for using the USB adapter from the
> BOM wasn't in the wiki - nor was it immediately
> obvious, so, here goes.
>
>
> If you are using the usb -> RS232 adapter, the
> serial drivers may need to be installed for the
> device to work properly. After plugging in the
> device, first check the hardware messages to see
> the device was detected:
>
> dmesg
>
> Torward the end of the messages, you should see
> this:
>
> usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_and
> address 2
> usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
>
> Now, we need to figure out the device vendor
> number and product number to tell the usbserial
> driver. For this we can use lsusb. The easiest
> way to find the information is to first unplug the
> device, then run lsusb:
>
> lsusb
>
>
> You will see a summary list of your USB devices on
> the system, I only have one:
>
> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
>
> Now, plug the device back in, and run lsusb
> again:
>
> lsusb
>
> Which returns the summary list again, but now
> showing the new USB device:
>
> Bus 001 Device 002: ID 4348:5523
> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
>
>
> Now, we can load up the driver for this device:
>
> sudo modprobe usbserial vendor=0x4348
> product=0x5523
>
> Finally, check dmesg again to ensure it loaded
> properly.
>
> dmesg
>
> Near the end, you should see something like:
>
> usbserial_generic 1-1:1.0: generic converter
> detected
> usb 1-1: generic converter now attached to
> ttyUSB0
> usbcore: registered new interface driver
> usbserial_generic
>
> Congratulations, your link is up - in this
> example, the device can be used on /dev/ttyUSB0.
> As much fun as you had doing this, there is some
> chance you want to do this automatically in the
> future. Just add this line:
>
> usbserial vendor=0x4348 product=0x5523
>
> to /etc/modules with the vendor and product
> numbers you found. Now, you should have no
> problem using this device for RepRap like a normal
> serial port. Huzzah! :D
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Johnpaul C I
I bought a new phone having the modem ct800p . I wanted to connect that modem to linux debian or ubuntu. I had tried my level best for configuring the modem as per the above method, because my modem was not recognised as a ttyUSB device in the /dev/ file. All my efforts went in vain