Testing a synthesizer

[james collins]

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On Aug 13, 2009, at 1:59 PM, Cheryl Homiak <chomiak at charter.net> wrote:

> 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.

You meant /dev/TTY.usbserial right. I checked in /dev with synthesizer  
plugged in, but couldn't find tty.usbserial I did find ttys0 though.
> 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)
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