I don't know if I am logged as a root user for some reason I don't think I am tried to log in by just typing sudo but all I got back was usage for the sudo command. How would log in as root to run the command you gave me? Sent from my iPhone On Aug 12, 2009, at 10:50 AM, Hermann <meinelisten at onlinehome.de> wrote: > On 12.08.2009 at 16:37:18 james collins <james.collins75 at gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Just tried it with TTY got the following >> >> -bash: /dev/ttyUSB0: Permission denied >> > Are you not logged in as root, or is this impossible on a Mac? > >> Can I type sudo before I give this command, and then when my computer >> asks for my password give it and then for like 5 minutes I would have >> permission to run this command? >> > Should work at least on a real Unix/Linux; but, again, I don't know > anything about Macs. > And there's one more thing you can do: > Try whether the following command exists: > lsusb > of course with your usb2serial cable connected. > Is it listed? Do you know the exact type of cable? > Can you get sighted assistance for a while, to look in Mac's device > manager whether this cable has been detected at all? > Provided there's such a thing like a device manager on this machine. > Hermann > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
