[Elecraft] K3 utility and Lbuntu 12.04

[KA1OZ]

Hi there--

I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 with K3 Utility v1.12.3.28 with no problems at
all!  I don't know the difference between Ubuntu and Lbuntu, but perhaps
David Fleming does (he coded the K3 Utility for Linux).

73 de Dick, ka1oz
Elecraft K3/100K #859
GAP Titan-DX Vertical
G5RV Doublet


On 06/04/2012 03:10 AM, G4LNA wrote:
> I did have a search for this, but I found no other replies, so I'm wondering
> if anyone else is having the same problem.
> 
> I recently installed LBuntu 12.04 on my netbook which I use for updating the
> K3, previously it had 10.04 LTS and the K3 utility worked fine, but now with
> Lbuntu it doesn't seemed to work. The utility opens but it wouldn't pick up
> the USB port connection.
> 
> I spent a couple of hours last night trying all different things, it seems
> like Lbuntu no longer seems to recognise ttyUSB1, I even tried installing
> PuTTY to see if I could change the settings using that, but no.
> 
> The only way I could get around the problem was to install Ubuntu 9.10 on a
> separate small partition of its own and presto, without touching anything it
> worked, just a bit of a nuisance having two operating systems when one
> should do. 
> 
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