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diff --git a/doc/Installing_Linux.html b/doc/Installing_Linux.html index a26d64c..87d7fba 100644 --- a/doc/Installing_Linux.html +++ b/doc/Installing_Linux.html @@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ + + the <span style="font-weight: bold;">/etc/rc.local</span> startup script. You may also have to run <span style="font-weight: bold;">xset @@ -63,6 +65,8 @@ + + b 100 1000 100</span> in your local setup, if you are running in an X11 environment. You can check that the system bell is operating by doing an "echo ^G", where ^G is ctrl-G.<br> @@ -181,17 +185,16 @@ /etc/udev/rules.d/55-Argyll.rules file, but for older systems you probably need to disable libmtp (look in the udev configuration).<br> <br> - The <b>JETI</b> specbos <span style="font-weight: bold;">1211</span><span - style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>and <b>1201</b>, and the <b>Klien - - - - - K10A</b> makes use of the <a + The <b>JETI</b> specbos <b>1211</b><b>, </b><b>1201</b><b>, + 1511, 1501</b> and the <b>Klien K10A</b> makes use of the <a href="http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm">FTDI Virtual COM Port Drivers</a> (VCP), that should come with any recent version - of Linux. You may have to add yourself to the <b>dialout</b> group - to be able to open the instrument.<br> + of Linux. Older versions of Linux may not support the FTDI FT231XS + chip that the <b>JETI</b> specbos <b>1511, 1501</b> use. You may + have to add yourself to the<span style="font-weight: bold;"> + tty, </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">uucp</span> + or <b>dialout</b> group to have permission to open the + instrument.<br> <br> <span style="font-weight: bold;"></span> <hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;"> @@ -255,6 +258,8 @@ + + </span>(as appropriate) with owner root, group root, permissions 644.<br> <br> @@ -279,6 +284,8 @@ + + <b>/sbin/udevcontrol reload_rules</b> or <span style="font-weight: bold;">/sbin/udevstart</span> or reboot to get the new file noticed.<br> @@ -347,6 +354,8 @@ instruments + + access using hotplug:<br> </span></h5> Under <span style="font-weight: bold;">much older versions of Linux</span>, @@ -395,7 +404,8 @@ instruments If this doesn't work you will have to run "id yourusername" to list the current suplemental<br> groups, and add colord using just "usermod -G - group1,group2,... yourusername")<br> + group1,group2,... yourusername"<br> + Another option may be to use gpasswd -a $USER colord))<br> <br> You may find that the <span style="font-weight: bold;">colord</span> group doesn't exist on your system, and if so you will need to @@ -403,10 +413,10 @@ instruments <br> sudo groupadd -r colord<br> <br> - and then add youself to the colord group.<br> + and then add yourself to the colord group.<br> <br> You may have to log out and then in again for the groups to become - effecive.<br> + effective.<br> <br> You can test whether your instrument is accessible by plugging it in and then running "spotread -?" and looking for it listed after the <span @@ -425,35 +435,42 @@ instruments + + access:</span><br> </h5> If you have a serial instrument then you may find that by default you don't have permission to access the serial ports or a Serial to USB adapter. Most systems make the serial ports available to any - user in the <span style="font-weight: bold;">tty</span> and <span - style="font-weight: bold;">uucp </span>group, so the best way of - getting access to the serial ports is to add yourself to those - groups. You can do this either by using a "Users and Groups" system - administration tool, or on the command line using "usermod":<br> + user in the <span style="font-weight: bold;">tty</span>, <span + style="font-weight: bold;">uucp </span>or <b>dialout </b>group, + so the best way of getting access to the serial ports is to add + yourself to the correct group. (You can identify the correct group + by looking at the group name shown by <b>ls -l /dev/ttyS*</b> )<b><br> + <br> + </b> You can add yourself to a group either by using a "Users + and Groups" system administration tool, or on the command line using + "usermod":<br> <br> su root<br> - usermod -a -G tty,uucp $USER<br> + usermod -a -G dialout $USER<br> <br> or<br> <br> - sudo usermod -a -G tty,uucp $USER<br> + sudo usermod -a -G dialout $USER<br> <br> (If the usermod program isn't found as root, it might be in /usr/sbin, ie. use /usr/sbin/usermod .... etc.<br> If usermod doesn't recognize the -a flag try "usermod -A - colord $USER".<br> + dialout $USER".<br> If this doesn't work you will have to run "id yourusername" to list the current suplemental<br> - groups, and add a tty or uucp group using just "usermod -G - group1,group2,... yourusername")<br> + groups, and add a tty, uucp or dialout group using just + "usermod -G group1,group2,... yourusername"<br> + Another option may be to use gpasswd -a $USER dialout)<br> <br> You may have to log out and then in again for the group to become - effecive.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br> + effective.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br> </span> <p> <br> <br> |