[lubuntu-users] Bug or user error when trying to connect to tty serial

[Andre Campos Rodovalho]

Look, if it is something related to permission this might solve...

http://askubuntu.com/questions/592386/ubuntu-putty-and-serial-port



2016-08-16 11:26 GMT-03:00 <scrooyahoo at riseup.net>:

> On 2016-08-16 14:36, Andre Campos Rodovalho wrote:
>
>> I remember to face a very similar problem... I was able to work with Putty
>> on Lubuntu 11.10, but could not do it on newer version of Lubuntu...
>>
>> But this is not something I do constantly, so I can't tell you nothing
>> about 14.04 and also 16.04
>>
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>
> I also have battled with something similair on a Gnome system to get
> Arduino working for someone.
>
> USB based serial connections often are not working as expected, and in a
> world where hacking is becoming part of life that should be looked ate more
> closely, if you send a kid to school with a Lubuntu laptop then this should
> not be a showstopper.
>
> I don't use this very often myself so i don't have a clue where to start
> looking.
>
> On the other hand in this case it was good to discover how to use gnu
> screen for this, it beats Minicom. but also throws in a learning curve for
> screen to figure out an easy way to close screen sessions that are
> accidentaly left open. :-)
>
> Still something like putty i think it should beincluded in a testing
> scenario as this is basic use of the hardware.
>
> I usually break things when i start to look at this, so i'm reluctant to
> fiddle with it i hope for an update that fixes it, but first i need to know
> if it is just me or a real bug.
>
> And if it is a bug how to file it in a way that it is as clear as possible.
>
> Or how to find if this bug isn't already reported....
>
> A Duck search for "launchpad Lubuntu putty usb serial" did not do the
> trick.
> navigating the bug reports on launchpad is like finding a needle in a
> needle warehouse.
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