installing AXE027 on laptop running ubuntu 12.04LTS

[clucas]

Hello I am trying to migrate to Ubuntu from Windows. I have installed the AXE027 cable following the instructions in the manual. However AXEpad says that it cannot open port /dev/ttyUSB0. Also I get system error messages when I start Ubunto which stop if I then # the line of instructions given. I have definitely edited rules.d correctly as I copied and pasted the text from the manual.

I would be most grateful if anyone can help me with this problem.

Thanks

 

[hippy]

I get system error messages when I start Ubunto which stop if I then # the line of instructions given.

Not sure what instructions you are #'ing but what is the system error message you were receiving ?

I have definitely edited rules.d correctly as I copied and pasted the text from the manual.

Something changed in Ubuntu/Linux/udev and it may be necessary to change SYSF to ATTR as the change is not backwards compatible. See posts 7 and 9 here ...

http://www.picaxeforum.co.uk/showthread.php?21996-Axepad-on-Ubuntu-12-04

 

[clucas]

Hi thanks for the reply.
Just tried to recreate system error but oddly not happening anymore.
However still not fixed main problem of LinAXEpad not working. The line of code that I put into the rules.d file is that from the manual i.e.:
SYSFS{idProduct}=="bd90", SYSFS{idVendor}=="0403", RUN+="/sbin/modprobe -q ftdi_sio product=0xbd90 vendor=0x0403"
I have managed to get LinAXEpad working using the option 1 patch i.e.:
sudo modprobe ftdi_sio vendor=0x0403 product=0xbd90
however this only works if you run LinAXEpad with sudo as the owner is root.

 

[hippy]

The line of code that I put into the rules.d file is that from the manual i.e.:
SYSFS{idProduct}=="bd90", SYSFS{idVendor}=="0403", RUN+="/sbin/modprobe -q ftdi_sio product=0xbd90 vendor=0x0403"

As per the comment and link in post 2, try replacing SYSFS with ATTR ...

ATTR{idProduct}=="bd90", ATTR{idVendor}=="0403", RUN+="/sbin/modprobe -q ftdi_sio product=0xbd90 vendor=0x0403"

 

[clucas]

Thanks - that worked fine.