On Mon, 28 Apr 2008, Dave Mielke wrote: > You need to know what kind of adapter you have (straight-through or > cross-over), and you also need to know what kind of cable you have > (straight-through or cross-over). You also need to know if both the adapter > and > cable support all nine serial lines. Note that another term for cross-over is > null-modem. >
OK, so this is confusing me, what should I ask for next time I go to the shop? Or do you have a model and a brand of a cable that works with the braille note and brltty that I could buy off ebay? >> brltty: checking braille device: serial:ttyUSB0 >> brltty: checking for braille driver: bn >> brltty: initializing braille driver: bn -> serial:ttyUSB0 >> brltty: serial device opened: /dev/ttyUSB0: fd=8 >> brltty: timeout after 100 milliseconds >> brltty: braille driver initialization failed: bn -> serial:ttyUSB0 >> brltty: braille driver not found > > This is what's expected since we know the braille display isn't on ttyUSB0. Sorry, it must have changed and I didn't say. usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 3 usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice pl2303 1-1:1.0: ch341-uart converter detected usb 1-1: ch341-uart converter now attached to ttyUSB0 Here is a log for ttyUSB1 as well... BRLTTY 3.10dev rev 3678 [http://mielke.cc/brltty/] brltty: Working Directory: /etc/brltty brltty: Writable Directory: /lib/brltty/rw brltty: Configuration File: /etc/brltty.conf brltty: Data Directory: /etc/brltty brltty: Library Directory: /lib/brltty brltty: Tables Directory: /etc/brltty brltty: cannot open file: /etc/brltty/text.en_us.tbl: No such file or directory brltty: /etc/brltty/text.en_us.tbl: open error: No such file or directory brltty: cannot load translation table: text.en_us.tbl brltty: Text Table: text.nabcc.tbl brltty: Attributes Table: attributes.tbl brltty: Contractions Directory: /etc/brltty brltty: compiling contraction table: en-uebc-g2.ctb brltty: Including contraction table: /etc/brltty/en-uebc-g2.ctb brltty: file opened: /etc/brltty/en-uebc-g2.ctb fd=3 brltty: Contraction Table: en-uebc-g2.ctb brltty: checking for screen driver: lx brltty: initializing screen driver: lx brltty: device directory: /dev brltty: checking screen device: /dev/vcsa brltty: screen device: vcsa brltty: checking console device: /dev/tty0 brltty: console device: tty0 brltty: device opened: /dev/vcsa: fd=3 brltty: screen opened: vcsa: fd=3 brltty: device opened: /dev/tty0: fd=4 brltty: console opened: tty0: fd=4 brltty: Screen Font Map Size: 266 brltty: VGA Character Count: 256(small) brltty: attributes masks: font=0000 unshifted=FF00 shifted=0000 brltty: Screen Driver: lx [Linux] brltty: Linux Screen Driver: brltty: Screen Parameter: charset= brltty: Screen Parameter: hfb= brltty: Screen Parameter: debugsfm= brltty: BrlAPI Server: release 0.5.1 brltty: API Parameter: auth= brltty: API Parameter: host= brltty: API Parameter: stacksize= brltty: socket 0 established (fd 5) brltty: socket 1 established (fd 6) brltty: exit status: 1 brltty: kernel module not installed: pcspkr brltty: Console opened: fd=7 brltty: checking braille device: serial:ttyUSB1 brltty: checking for braille driver: bn brltty: initializing braille driver: bn -> serial:ttyUSB1 brltty: cannot open serial device: /dev/ttyUSB1: No such file or directory brltty: braille driver initialization failed: bn -> serial:ttyUSB1 brltty: braille driver not found brltty: Braille Display Dimensions: 1 row, 80 columns brltty: shifts: fwin=80 hwin=40 vwin=5 brltty: checking for speech driver: sd brltty: initializing speech driver: sd brltty: Speech Driver: sd [SpeechDispatcher] brltty: SpeechDispatcher Speech Driver: brltty: Speech Parameter: port= brltty: Speech Parameter: module= brltty: Speech Parameter: language= brltty: Speech Parameter: voice= brltty: setting speech rate: 10 brltty: set rate: 10 -> 0 brltty: setting speech volume: 10 brltty: set volume: 10 -> 0 brltty: setting speech pitch: 10 brltty: set pitch: 10 -> 0 brltty: setting speech punctuation: 1 brltty: set punctuation: 1 -> 2 brltty: Speech FIFO: none brltty: Screen Font Map Size: 266 brltty: VGA Character Count: 256(small) brltty: attributes masks: font=0000 unshifted=FF00 shifted=0000 brltty: checking braille device: serial:ttyUSB1 brltty: checking for braille driver: bn brltty: initializing braille driver: bn -> serial:ttyUSB1 brltty: cannot open serial device: /dev/ttyUSB1: No such file or directory brltty: braille driver initialization failed: bn -> serial:ttyUSB1 brltty: braille driver not found brltty: Braille Display Dimensions: 1 row, 80 columns brltty: shifts: fwin=80 hwin=40 vwin=5 brltty: checking braille device: serial:ttyUSB1 brltty: checking for braille driver: bn brltty: initializing braille driver: bn -> serial:ttyUSB1 brltty: cannot open serial device: /dev/ttyUSB1: No such file or directory brltty: braille driver initialization failed: bn -> serial:ttyUSB1 brltty: braille driver not found brltty: Braille Display Dimensions: 1 row, 80 columns brltty: shifts: fwin=80 hwin=40 vwin=5 brltty: checking braille device: serial:ttyUSB1 brltty: checking for braille driver: bn brltty: initializing braille driver: bn -> serial:ttyUSB1 brltty: cannot open serial device: /dev/ttyUSB1: No such file or directory brltty: braille driver initialization failed: bn -> serial:ttyUSB1 brltty: braille driver not found brltty: Braille Display Dimensions: 1 row, 80 columns brltty: shifts: fwin=80 hwin=40 vwin=5 brltty: checking braille device: serial:ttyUSB1 brltty: checking for braille driver: bn brltty: initializing braille driver: bn -> serial:ttyUSB1 brltty: cannot open serial device: /dev/ttyUSB1: No such file or directory brltty: braille driver initialization failed: bn -> serial:ttyUSB1 brltty: braille driver not found brltty: Braille Display Dimensions: 1 row, 80 columns brltty: shifts: fwin=80 hwin=40 vwin=5 brltty: checking braille device: serial:ttyUSB1 brltty: checking for braille driver: bn brltty: initializing braille driver: bn -> serial:ttyUSB1 brltty: cannot open serial device: /dev/ttyUSB1: No such file or directory brltty: braille driver initialization failed: bn -> serial:ttyUSB1 brltty: braille driver not found brltty: Braille Display Dimensions: 1 row, 80 columns brltty: shifts: fwin=80 hwin=40 vwin=5 brltty: checking braille device: serial:ttyUSB1 brltty: checking for braille driver: bn brltty: initializing braille driver: bn -> serial:ttyUSB1 brltty: cannot open serial device: /dev/ttyUSB1: No such file or directory brltty: braille driver initialization failed: bn -> serial:ttyUSB1 brltty: braille driver not found brltty: Braille Display Dimensions: 1 row, 80 columns brltty: shifts: fwin=80 hwin=40 vwin=5 brltty: checking braille device: serial:ttyUSB1 brltty: checking for braille driver: bn brltty: initializing braille driver: bn -> serial:ttyUSB1 brltty: cannot open serial device: /dev/ttyUSB1: No such file or directory brltty: braille driver initialization failed: bn -> serial:ttyUSB1 brltty: braille driver not found brltty: Braille Display Dimensions: 1 row, 80 columns brltty: shifts: fwin=80 hwin=40 vwin=5 brltty: checking braille device: serial:ttyUSB1 brltty: checking for braille driver: bn brltty: initializing braille driver: bn -> serial:ttyUSB1 brltty: cannot open serial device: /dev/ttyUSB1: No such file or directory brltty: braille driver initialization failed: bn -> serial:ttyUSB1 brltty: braille driver not found brltty: Braille Display Dimensions: 1 row, 80 columns brltty: shifts: fwin=80 hwin=40 vwin=5 brltty: checking braille device: serial:ttyUSB1 brltty: checking for braille driver: bn brltty: initializing braille driver: bn -> serial:ttyUSB1 brltty: cannot open serial device: /dev/ttyUSB1: No such file or directory brltty: braille driver initialization failed: bn -> serial:ttyUSB1 brltty: braille driver not found brltty: Braille Display Dimensions: 1 row, 80 columns brltty: shifts: fwin=80 hwin=40 vwin=5 brltty: checking braille device: serial:ttyUSB1 brltty: checking for braille driver: bn brltty: initializing braille driver: bn -> serial:ttyUSB1 brltty: cannot open serial device: /dev/ttyUSB1: No such file or directory brltty: braille driver initialization failed: bn -> serial:ttyUSB1 brltty: braille driver not found brltty: Braille Display Dimensions: 1 row, 80 columns brltty: shifts: fwin=80 hwin=40 vwin=5 brltty: checking braille device: serial:ttyUSB1 brltty: checking for braille driver: bn brltty: initializing braille driver: bn -> serial:ttyUSB1 brltty: cannot open serial device: /dev/ttyUSB1: No such file or directory brltty: braille driver initialization failed: bn -> serial:ttyUSB1 brltty: braille driver not found brltty: Braille Display Dimensions: 1 row, 80 columns brltty: shifts: fwin=80 hwin=40 vwin=5 brltty: checking braille device: serial:ttyUSB1 brltty: checking for braille driver: bn brltty: initializing braille driver: bn -> serial:ttyUSB1 brltty: cannot open serial device: /dev/ttyUSB1: No such file or directory brltty: braille driver initialization failed: bn -> serial:ttyUSB1 brltty: braille driver not found brltty: Braille Display Dimensions: 1 row, 80 columns brltty: shifts: fwin=80 hwin=40 vwin=5 brltty: checking braille device: serial:ttyUSB1 brltty: checking for braille driver: bn brltty: initializing braille driver: bn -> serial:ttyUSB1 brltty: cannot open serial device: /dev/ttyUSB1: No such file or directory brltty: braille driver initialization failed: bn -> serial:ttyUSB1 brltty: braille driver not found brltty: Braille Display Dimensions: 1 row, 80 columns brltty: shifts: fwin=80 hwin=40 vwin=5 brltty: checking braille device: serial:ttyUSB1 brltty: checking for braille driver: bn brltty: initializing braille driver: bn -> serial:ttyUSB1 brltty: cannot open serial device: /dev/ttyUSB1: No such file or directory brltty: braille driver initialization failed: bn -> serial:ttyUSB1 brltty: braille driver not found brltty: Braille Display Dimensions: 1 row, 80 columns brltty: shifts: fwin=80 hwin=40 vwin=5 brltty: checking braille device: serial:ttyUSB1 brltty: checking for braille driver: bn brltty: initializing braille driver: bn -> serial:ttyUSB1 brltty: cannot open serial device: /dev/ttyUSB1: No such file or directory brltty: braille driver initialization failed: bn -> serial:ttyUSB1 brltty: braille driver not found brltty: Braille Display Dimensions: 1 row, 80 columns brltty: shifts: fwin=80 hwin=40 vwin=5 brltty: console closed: fd=4 brltty: screen closed: fd=3 Also ran after a killall, so here is ttyUSB0 again: BRLTTY 3.10dev rev 3678 [http://mielke.cc/brltty/] brltty: Working Directory: /etc/brltty brltty: Writable Directory: /lib/brltty/rw brltty: Configuration File: /etc/brltty.conf brltty: Data Directory: /etc/brltty brltty: Library Directory: /lib/brltty brltty: Tables Directory: /etc/brltty brltty: cannot open file: /etc/brltty/text.en_us.tbl: No such file or directory brltty: /etc/brltty/text.en_us.tbl: open error: No such file or directory brltty: cannot load translation table: text.en_us.tbl brltty: Text Table: text.nabcc.tbl brltty: Attributes Table: attributes.tbl brltty: Contractions Directory: /etc/brltty brltty: compiling contraction table: en-uebc-g2.ctb brltty: Including contraction table: /etc/brltty/en-uebc-g2.ctb brltty: file opened: /etc/brltty/en-uebc-g2.ctb fd=3 brltty: Contraction Table: en-uebc-g2.ctb brltty: checking for screen driver: lx brltty: initializing screen driver: lx brltty: device directory: /dev brltty: checking screen device: /dev/vcsa brltty: screen device: vcsa brltty: checking console device: /dev/tty0 brltty: console device: tty0 brltty: device opened: /dev/vcsa: fd=3 brltty: screen opened: vcsa: fd=3 brltty: device opened: /dev/tty0: fd=4 brltty: console opened: tty0: fd=4 brltty: Screen Font Map Size: 266 brltty: VGA Character Count: 256(small) brltty: attributes masks: font=0000 unshifted=FF00 shifted=0000 brltty: Screen Driver: lx [Linux] brltty: Linux Screen Driver: brltty: Screen Parameter: charset= brltty: Screen Parameter: hfb= brltty: Screen Parameter: debugsfm= brltty: BrlAPI Server: release 0.5.1 brltty: API Parameter: auth= brltty: API Parameter: host= brltty: API Parameter: stacksize= brltty: linking local socket lock: File exists brltty: socket 0 established (fd 5) brltty: socket 1 established (fd 6) brltty: exit status: 1 brltty: kernel module not installed: pcspkr brltty: Console opened: fd=7 brltty: checking braille device: serial:ttyUSB0 brltty: checking for braille driver: bn brltty: initializing braille driver: bn -> serial:ttyUSB0 brltty: serial device opened: /dev/ttyUSB0: fd=8 brltty: timeout after 100 milliseconds brltty: braille driver initialization failed: bn -> serial:ttyUSB0 brltty: braille driver not found brltty: Braille Display Dimensions: 1 row, 80 columns brltty: shifts: fwin=80 hwin=40 vwin=5 brltty: checking for speech driver: sd brltty: initializing speech driver: sd brltty: Speech Driver: sd [SpeechDispatcher] brltty: SpeechDispatcher Speech Driver: brltty: Speech Parameter: port= brltty: Speech Parameter: module= brltty: Speech Parameter: language= brltty: Speech Parameter: voice= brltty: setting speech rate: 10 brltty: set rate: 10 -> 0 brltty: setting speech volume: 10 brltty: set volume: 10 -> 0 brltty: setting speech pitch: 10 brltty: set pitch: 10 -> 0 brltty: setting speech punctuation: 1 brltty: set punctuation: 1 -> 2 brltty: Speech FIFO: none brltty: Screen Font Map Size: 266 brltty: VGA Character Count: 256(small) brltty: attributes masks: font=0000 unshifted=FF00 shifted=0000 brltty: checking braille device: serial:ttyUSB0 brltty: checking for braille driver: bn brltty: initializing braille driver: bn -> serial:ttyUSB0 brltty: serial device opened: /dev/ttyUSB0: fd=9 brltty: timeout after 100 milliseconds brltty: braille driver initialization failed: bn -> serial:ttyUSB0 brltty: braille driver not found brltty: Braille Display Dimensions: 1 row, 80 columns brltty: shifts: fwin=80 hwin=40 vwin=5 brltty: checking braille device: serial:ttyUSB0 brltty: checking for braille driver: bn brltty: initializing braille driver: bn -> serial:ttyUSB0 brltty: serial device opened: /dev/ttyUSB0: fd=9 brltty: timeout after 100 milliseconds brltty: braille driver initialization failed: bn -> serial:ttyUSB0 brltty: braille driver not found brltty: Braille Display Dimensions: 1 row, 80 columns brltty: shifts: fwin=80 hwin=40 vwin=5 brltty: device opened: /dev/tty0: fd=9 brltty: console opened: tty0: fd=9 brltty: console closed: fd=4 brltty: Screen Font Map Size: 266 brltty: VGA Character Count: 256(small) brltty: attributes masks: font=0000 unshifted=FF00 shifted=0000 brltty: checking braille device: serial:ttyUSB0 brltty: checking for braille driver: bn brltty: initializing braille driver: bn -> serial:ttyUSB0 brltty: serial device opened: /dev/ttyUSB0: fd=4 brltty: timeout after 100 milliseconds brltty: braille driver initialization failed: bn -> serial:ttyUSB0 brltty: braille driver not found brltty: Braille Display Dimensions: 1 row, 80 columns brltty: shifts: fwin=80 hwin=40 vwin=5 brltty: checking braille device: serial:ttyUSB0 brltty: checking for braille driver: bn brltty: initializing braille driver: bn -> serial:ttyUSB0 brltty: serial device opened: /dev/ttyUSB0: fd=4 brltty: timeout after 100 milliseconds brltty: braille driver initialization failed: bn -> serial:ttyUSB0 brltty: braille driver not found brltty: Braille Display Dimensions: 1 row, 80 columns brltty: shifts: fwin=80 hwin=40 vwin=5 brltty: checking braille device: serial:ttyUSB0 brltty: checking for braille driver: bn brltty: initializing braille driver: bn -> serial:ttyUSB0 brltty: serial device opened: /dev/ttyUSB0: fd=4 brltty: timeout after 100 milliseconds brltty: braille driver initialization failed: bn -> serial:ttyUSB0 brltty: braille driver not found brltty: Braille Display Dimensions: 1 row, 80 columns brltty: shifts: fwin=80 hwin=40 vwin=5 brltty: checking braille device: serial:ttyUSB0 brltty: checking for braille driver: bn brltty: initializing braille driver: bn -> serial:ttyUSB0 brltty: serial device opened: /dev/ttyUSB0: fd=4 brltty: timeout after 100 milliseconds brltty: braille driver initialization failed: bn -> serial:ttyUSB0 brltty: braille driver not found brltty: Braille Display Dimensions: 1 row, 80 columns brltty: shifts: fwin=80 hwin=40 vwin=5 brltty: checking braille device: serial:ttyUSB0 brltty: checking for braille driver: bn brltty: initializing braille driver: bn -> serial:ttyUSB0 brltty: serial device opened: /dev/ttyUSB0: fd=4 brltty: timeout after 100 milliseconds brltty: braille driver initialization failed: bn -> serial:ttyUSB0 brltty: braille driver not found brltty: Braille Display Dimensions: 1 row, 80 columns brltty: shifts: fwin=80 hwin=40 vwin=5 brltty: checking braille device: serial:ttyUSB0 brltty: checking for braille driver: bn brltty: initializing braille driver: bn -> serial:ttyUSB0 brltty: serial device opened: /dev/ttyUSB0: fd=4 brltty: timeout after 100 milliseconds brltty: braille driver initialization failed: bn -> serial:ttyUSB0 brltty: braille driver not found brltty: Braille Display Dimensions: 1 row, 80 columns brltty: shifts: fwin=80 hwin=40 vwin=5 brltty: device opened: /dev/tty0: fd=4 brltty: console opened: tty0: fd=4 brltty: console closed: fd=9 brltty: Screen Font Map Size: 266 brltty: VGA Character Count: 256(small) brltty: attributes masks: font=0000 unshifted=FF00 shifted=0000 brltty: checking braille device: serial:ttyUSB0 brltty: checking for braille driver: bn brltty: initializing braille driver: bn -> serial:ttyUSB0 brltty: serial device opened: /dev/ttyUSB0: fd=9 brltty: timeout after 100 milliseconds brltty: braille driver initialization failed: bn -> serial:ttyUSB0 brltty: braille driver not found brltty: Braille Display Dimensions: 1 row, 80 columns brltty: shifts: fwin=80 hwin=40 vwin=5 brltty: device opened: /dev/tty0: fd=9 brltty: console opened: tty0: fd=9 brltty: console closed: fd=4 brltty: Screen Font Map Size: 266 brltty: VGA Character Count: 256(small) brltty: attributes masks: font=0000 unshifted=FF00 shifted=0000 brltty: device opened: /dev/tty0: fd=4 brltty: console opened: tty0: fd=4 brltty: console closed: fd=9 brltty: Screen Font Map Size: 266 brltty: VGA Character Count: 256(small) brltty: attributes masks: font=0000 unshifted=FF00 shifted=0000 brltty: checking braille device: serial:ttyUSB0 brltty: checking for braille driver: bn brltty: initializing braille driver: bn -> serial:ttyUSB0 brltty: serial device opened: /dev/ttyUSB0: fd=9 brltty: timeout after 100 milliseconds brltty: braille driver initialization failed: bn -> serial:ttyUSB0 brltty: braille driver not found brltty: Braille Display Dimensions: 1 row, 80 columns brltty: shifts: fwin=80 hwin=40 vwin=5 brltty: checking braille device: serial:ttyUSB0 brltty: checking for braille driver: bn brltty: initializing braille driver: bn -> serial:ttyUSB0 brltty: serial device opened: /dev/ttyUSB0: fd=9 brltty: timeout after 100 milliseconds brltty: braille driver initialization failed: bn -> serial:ttyUSB0 brltty: braille driver not found brltty: Braille Display Dimensions: 1 row, 80 columns brltty: shifts: fwin=80 hwin=40 vwin=5 brltty: checking braille device: serial:ttyUSB0 brltty: checking for braille driver: bn brltty: initializing braille driver: bn -> serial:ttyUSB0 brltty: serial device opened: /dev/ttyUSB0: fd=9 brltty: timeout after 100 milliseconds brltty: braille driver initialization failed: bn -> serial:ttyUSB0 brltty: braille driver not found brltty: Braille Display Dimensions: 1 row, 80 columns brltty: shifts: fwin=80 hwin=40 vwin=5 brltty: checking braille device: serial:ttyUSB0 brltty: checking for braille driver: bn brltty: initializing braille driver: bn -> serial:ttyUSB0 brltty: serial device opened: /dev/ttyUSB0: fd=9 brltty: timeout after 100 milliseconds brltty: braille driver initialization failed: bn -> serial:ttyUSB0 brltty: braille driver not found brltty: Braille Display Dimensions: 1 row, 80 columns brltty: shifts: fwin=80 hwin=40 vwin=5 brltty: checking braille device: serial:ttyUSB0 brltty: checking for braille driver: bn brltty: initializing braille driver: bn -> serial:ttyUSB0 brltty: serial device opened: /dev/ttyUSB0: fd=9 brltty: timeout after 100 milliseconds brltty: braille driver initialization failed: bn -> serial:ttyUSB0 brltty: braille driver not found brltty: Braille Display Dimensions: 1 row, 80 columns brltty: shifts: fwin=80 hwin=40 vwin=5 Thanks for your help, -- Daniel Dalton http://members.iinet.net.au/~ddalton/ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _______________________________________________ This message was sent via the BRLTTY mailing list. 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