How to mount a serial USB in linux

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Rodrigo Asensio 8 years ago

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I felt completely ignorant about this topic, but it worked!

First of all you have to check if the device is connected to the system

lsusb

The output will be something like

Bus 002 Device 006: ID 046d:c05a Logitech, Inc. M90/M100 Optical Mouse
Bus 002 Device 005: ID 046d:081b Logitech, Inc. Webcam C310
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 046d:0a0b Logitech, Inc. ClearChat Pro USB
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 413c:2513 Dell Computer Corp. internal USB Hub of E-Port Replicator
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0c45:643f Microdia 
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 413c:8197 Dell Computer Corp. 
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 007: ID 1608:0240 Inside Out Networks [hex] Edgeport/1
Bus 003 Device 006: ID 413c:2011 Dell Computer Corp. Multimedia Pro Keyboard
Bus 003 Device 004: ID 413c:1005 Dell Computer Corp. Multimedia Pro Keyboard Hub
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 413c:2513 Dell Computer Corp. internal USB Hub of E-Port Replicator
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 046d:c52f Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

So, search for the device you know is the usb to serial. In my case..

Bus 003 Device 007: ID 1608:0240 Inside Out Networks [hex] Edgeport/1

Now load the kernel module using this command (check that the vendor and product are taken from the ID in the previous line)

sudo modprobe usbserial vendor=0x1608 product=0x0240

You are good to go! Use minicom or some software like that to connect to the serial device.

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Rodrigo Asensio

Rodrigo Asensio is Manager of Solution Architecture at Amazon Web Services. He has more than 20 years of experience designing and operating distributed solutions. He is currently responsible for a team in the Enterprise segment helping large clients accelerate their adoption of the cloud and optimize the utilization of their resources.

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