From 3db384424bd7398ffbb7a355cab8f15f3add009f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?J=C3=B6rg=20Frings-F=C3=BCrst?= Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2016 19:24:58 +0200 Subject: New upstream version 1.9.1+repack --- doc/Installing_Linux.html | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------- 1 file changed, 40 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/Installing_Linux.html') 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 /etc/rc.local startup script. You may also have to run xset @@ -63,6 +65,8 @@ + + b 100 1000 100 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.
@@ -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).

- The JETI specbos 1211 and 1201, and the Klien - - - - - K10A makes use of the JETI specbos 1211, 1201, + 1511, 1501 and the Klien K10A makes use of the FTDI Virtual COM Port Drivers (VCP), that should come with any recent version - of Linux. You may have to add yourself to the dialout group - to be able to open the instrument.
+ of Linux. Older versions of Linux may not support the FTDI FT231XS + chip that the JETI specbos 1511, 1501 use. You may + have to add yourself to the + tty, uucp + or dialout group to have permission to open the + instrument.

@@ -255,6 +258,8 @@ + + (as appropriate) with owner root, group root, permissions 644.

@@ -279,6 +284,8 @@ + + /sbin/udevcontrol reload_rules or  /sbin/udevstart or reboot to get the new file noticed.
@@ -347,6 +354,8 @@ instruments + + access using hotplug:
Under much older versions of Linux, @@ -395,7 +404,8 @@ instruments  If this doesn't work you will have to run "id yourusername" to list the current suplemental
 groups, and add colord using just "usermod -G - group1,group2,... yourusername")
+ group1,group2,... yourusername"
+  Another option may be to use gpasswd -a $USER colord))

You may find that the colord group doesn't exist on your system, and if so you will need to @@ -403,10 +413,10 @@ instruments
  sudo groupadd -r colord

- and then add youself to the colord group.
+ and then add yourself to the colord group.

You may have to log out and then in again for the groups to become - effecive.
+ effective.

You can test whether your instrument is accessible by plugging it in and then running "spotread -?" and looking for it listed after the
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 tty and uucp 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":
+ user in the tty, uucp or dialout 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 ls -l /dev/ttyS* )
+
+  You can add yourself to a group either by using a "Users + and Groups" system administration tool, or on the command line using + "usermod":

    su root
-     usermod -a -G tty,uucp $USER
+     usermod -a -G dialout $USER

or

-    sudo usermod -a -G tty,uucp $USER
+    sudo usermod -a -G dialout $USER

(If the usermod program isn't found as root, it might be in /usr/sbin, ie. use /usr/sbin/usermod .... etc.
 If usermod doesn't recognize the -a flag try "usermod -A - colord $USER".
+ dialout $USER".
 If this doesn't work you will have to run "id yourusername" to list the current suplemental
-  groups, and add a tty or uucp group using just "usermod -G - group1,group2,... yourusername")
+  groups, and add a tty, uucp or dialout group using just + "usermod -G group1,group2,... yourusername"
+  Another option may be to use gpasswd -a $USER dialout)

You may have to log out and then in again for the group to become - effecive.
+ effective.

 
 
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