Testing a synthesizer

[Cheryl Homiak]

The idea of using dmesg is an excellent one. But you will need to run  
it with sudo unless you have a root password set up and can run it as  
su.

Also, check to see if you have a /de/tty.usbserial.
It is true that some devices are supported in the kernel; the two usb- 
seial cables i've used have to have drivers but you might have hit on  
one that doesn't require a driver. What's tricky here is that the  
brand name of the cable doesn't necesssarily match with the name of  
the actual cable sometimes. for instance, my prolific cable actually  
is the cable sold by several different vendors. My keyspan, on the  
other hand, is definitely keyspan.


--  

Cheryl
"Let the words of my mouth,
and the meditation of my heart,
be acceptable in thy sight,
O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer."
(Psalm 19:14  Bible KJV)