<div dir="ltr">I just go look in /dev<div>Here is the result of an ls tty*</div><div><br></div><div><div>kp4djt@kp4djt64:/dev$ ls tty*</div><div>tty tty17 tty26 tty35 tty44 tty53 tty62 ttyS12 ttyS21 ttyS30</div><div>tty0 tty18 tty27 tty36 tty45 tty54 tty63 ttyS13 ttyS22 ttyS31</div><div>tty1 tty19 tty28 tty37 tty46 tty55 tty7 ttyS14 ttyS23 ttyS4</div><div>tty10 tty2 tty29 tty38 tty47 tty56 tty8 ttyS15 ttyS24 ttyS5</div><div>tty11 tty20 tty3 tty39 tty48 tty57 tty9 ttyS16 ttyS25 ttyS6</div><div>tty12 tty21 tty30 tty4 tty49 tty58 ttyprintk ttyS17 ttyS26 ttyS7</div><div>tty13 tty22 tty31 tty40 tty5 tty59 ttyS0 ttyS18 ttyS27 ttyS8</div><div>tty14 tty23 tty32 tty41 tty50 tty6 ttyS1 ttyS19 ttyS28 ttyS9</div><div>tty15 tty24 tty33 tty42 tty51 tty60 ttyS10 ttyS2 ttyS29</div><div>tty16 tty25 tty34 tty43 tty52 tty61 ttyS11 ttyS20 ttyS3</div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Now plug in usb serial port and execute ls tty* again:</div><div><br></div><div><div>kp4djt@kp4djt64:/dev$ ls tty*</div><div>tty tty17 tty26 tty35 tty44 tty53 tty62 ttyS12 ttyS21 ttyS30</div><div>tty0 tty18 tty27 tty36 tty45 tty54 tty63 ttyS13 ttyS22 ttyS31</div><div>tty1 tty19 tty28 tty37 tty46 tty55 tty7 ttyS14 ttyS23 ttyS4</div><div>tty10 tty2 tty29 tty38 tty47 tty56 tty8 ttyS15 ttyS24 ttyS5</div><div>tty11 tty20 tty3 tty39 tty48 tty57 tty9 ttyS16 ttyS25 ttyS6</div><div>tty12 tty21 tty30 tty4 tty49 tty58 ttyprintk ttyS17 ttyS26 ttyS7</div><div>tty13 tty22 tty31 tty40 tty5 tty59 ttyS0 ttyS18 ttyS27 ttyS8</div><div>tty14 tty23 tty32 tty41 tty50 tty6 ttyS1 ttyS19 ttyS28 ttyS9</div><div>tty15 tty24 tty33 tty42 tty51 tty60 ttyS10 ttyS2 ttyS29 <font color="#ff0000">ttyUSB0</font></div><div>tty16 tty25 tty34 tty43 tty52 tty61 ttyS11 ttyS20 ttyS3</div></div><div><br></div><div>The one in red is the USB serial port. </div><div><br></div><div>As indicated by Fred...</div><div>Here is the prefered option if you want a lot more info:</div><div><div>kp4djt@kp4djt64:/dev$ tail -f /var/log/syslog</div></div><div><br></div><div>NOW plug in your USB device and you will get loads of info on it</div><div><br></div><div><div>Oct 4 07:51:21 kp4djt64 kernel: [928738.565964] usb 2-1.7.2: new full-speed USB device number 9 using ehci-pci</div><div>Oct 4 07:51:21 kp4djt64 kernel: [928738.675042] usb 2-1.7.2: New USB device found, idVendor=067b, idProduct=2303</div><div>Oct 4 07:51:21 kp4djt64 kernel: [928738.675049] usb 2-1.7.2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0</div><div>Oct 4 07:51:21 kp4djt64 kernel: [928738.675052] usb 2-1.7.2: Product: USB-Serial Controller D</div><div>Oct 4 07:51:21 kp4djt64 kernel: [928738.675054] usb 2-1.7.2: Manufacturer: Prolific Technology Inc. </div><div>Oct 4 07:51:21 kp4djt64 kernel: [928738.675511] pl2303 2-1.7.2:1.0: pl2303 converter detected</div><div>Oct 4 07:51:21 kp4djt64 kernel: [928738.678654] usb 2-1.7.2: pl2303 converter now attached to ttyUSB0</div><div>Oct 4 07:51:21 kp4djt64 mtp-probe: checking bus 2, device 9: "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1.7/2-1.7.2"</div><div>Oct 4 07:51:21 kp4djt64 mtp-probe: bus: 2, device: 9 was not an MTP device</div></div><div><br></div><div>Oh yes, all of this is done from the command line. </div><div><br></div><div>Note, the log file may be different for you depending on the distro. Use tail -f</div><div>to poke around in the different log files. Some like to put it in dmesg, others in</div><div>some other log file. But it will be there somewhere.</div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Oct 2, 2017 at 7:10 PM, Fred Erickson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:fredferickson@gmail.com" target="_blank">fredferickson@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class="">On Mon, 2 Oct 2017 18:01:56 +0000 (UTC)<br>
Rick Begeman via chirp_users <<a href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com">chirp_users@intrepid.<wbr>danplanet.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
> Could not get Debian packages to install on Lubuntu.<br>
> Installed Debian 9.1 Some kind of nannyware protection layer would<br>
> not allow sudo. Back to Linux Mint 18.2 AMD64chirp-daily<br>
</span>> Still looking for a way to ID which USB port I am plugged into.I ran<br>
<span class="">> "download from radio" for ttys0 - ttyS10 and got the same message.No<br>
> USB at the bottom of the menu, ends at ttyS31.<br>
><br>
</span>If you run in a terminal window, journalctl -f or tail<br>
-f /var/log/syslog in Linux Mint then plug in your USB device, it will<br>
tell which USB port you are using.<br>
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