OK 
ls /dev/USB* 
got 

alvin@dittohead:~/POD/HDC$ ls /dev/USB*
ls: cannot access /dev/USB*: No such file or directory

but lsusb got

alvin@dittohead:~/POD/HDC$ lsusb
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 045e:0040 Microsoft Corp. Wheel Mouse Optical
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 009: ID 13fd:1340 Initio Corporation 
Bus 004 Device 007: ID 03f0:3f11 Hewlett-Packard PSC-1315/PSC-1317
Bus 004 Device 006: ID 0403:6001 Future Technology Devices International, Ltd FT232 USB-Serial (UART) IC
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 004: ID 067b:2303 Prolific Technology, Inc. PL2303 Serial Port
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 041e:4036 Creative Technology, Ltd Webcam Live!/Live! Pro
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
without
alvin@dittohead:~/POD/HDC$ lsusb
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 045e:0040 Microsoft Corp. Wheel Mouse Optical
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 009: ID 13fd:1340 Initio Corporation 
Bus 004 Device 007: ID 03f0:3f11 Hewlett-Packard PSC-1315/PSC-1317
Bus 004 Device 006: ID 0403:6001 Future Technology Devices International, Ltd FT232 USB-Serial (UART) IC
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 004: ID 067b:2303 Prolific Technology, Inc. PL2303 Serial Port
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 041e:4036 Creative Technology, Ltd Webcam Live!/Live! Pro
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
with...........maybe a loose plug cause I see no difference.

I have a cable with a 8900 data jack on 1 end & usb on the other

Alvin Koffman

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On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 4:07 PM, Dan Smith <dsmith@danplanet.com> wrote:
> Got in clone mode and when I hit the left v/m tx appered for a sec then
> error

That means it didn't hear back from chirp after trying to start the
transfer.  That means either chirp is not yet ready to receive (i.e. you
didn't hit the okay button yet) or it's listening on the wrong serial port.

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