[TiLP-devel] [ tilp-Bugs-1881568 ] Can't use ports other than ttyS0-3 with black cable

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Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: Shawn D'Alimonte (sdalimon)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Can't use ports other than ttyS0-3 with black cable

Initial Comment:
I am trying to use a non-ttyS0 serial port with a black link cable under Linux.  It seems that tilp only supports ttyS0-3.  I want to use /dev/ttyUSB0 since I don't have a real serial port on this machine.  I have verified that the handshake lines can be controlled using ioctls on this adapter and my quick look at libticables makes me think it can use them.

Trying to specify the port using dev_port makes it switch to parallel cable #2 even when a serial cable is specified.  Specifying anything in dev_port seems to cause it to go parallel. 

I am not much of a programmer, but did spend some time going over libticables and really couldn't figure out the cable configuration stuff.

Using:
- tilp2 1.10
- libticables2 1.2.0
- libticalcs2 1.1.0
- libticonv2 1.1.0
- libtifiles2 1.1.0
Built from source on Ubuntu 7.10
Calculator is a TI85
Cable is Black TI GRAPH LINK

'Normal' port:
==============
sdalimon@pitr:~$ tilp -calc=ti85 -link=ser 
tilp    : TiLP - Version 6.80, (C) 1999-2005 Romain Lievin
tilp    : THIS PROGRAM COMES WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY
tilp    : PLEASE READ THE DOCUMENTATION FOR DETAILS
tilp    : built on Sep  3 2007 17:06:10
tilp    : initialized in command line mode.
tilp    : Configuration file not found, use default values. You can create one by the 'File|Save config' command menu.
tilp    : err: msg_box: Information, Configuration file not found, use default values. You can create one by the 'File|Save config' command menu.

tilp    : setlocale: <en_CA.UTF-8>
tilp    : bindtextdomain: </usr/share/locale/>
tilp    : textdomain: <tilp>
ticables: ticables library version 3.9.6
ticables: setlocale: <en_CA.UTF-8>
ticables: bindtextdomain: </usr/share/locale>
ticables: textdomain: <libticables>
ticables: built for __LINUX__ target.
ticables: checking resources:
ticables:   IO_API: found at compile time (HAVE_TERMIOS_H)
ticables:   IO_ASM: not found at compile time (HAVE_ASM_IO_H).
ticables:   IO_TIPAR: found at compile time (HAVE_LINUX_TICABLE_H)
ticables:   IO_TISER: found at compile time (HAVE_LINUX_TICABLE_H)
ticables:   IO_TIUSB: found at compile time (HAVE_LINUX_TICABLE_H)
ticables:   IO_LIBUSB: found at compile time (HAVE_LIBUSB)
ticables: quick search for parallel/serial ports:
ticables:   parallel port found at 0x378
ticables:   serial port found at 0x3f8
ticables:   parallel port found at 0x778
ticables: search for all ports:
ticables:   /dev/parport0 at 0x378
ticables:   /dev/ttyS0 at 0x3f8
ticables:   /dev/ttyS1 at 0x2f8
ticables:   /dev/ttyS2 at 0x3e8
ticables:   /dev/ttyS3 at 0x2e8
ticables: getting method from resources (automatic):
ticables:   check for tiser usability:
ticables:     using devfs: no
ticables:     node /dev/tiser0: exists
ticables:     permissions/user/group: -rw-rw---- root dialout
ticables:     is user can r/w on device: no
ticables:     are others can r/w on device: no
ticables:     is the user 'sdalimon' in the group 'dialout': yes
ticables:     module: not loaded
ticables:     => check the module exists (compiled as module)
ticables:     => add an entry into your modutils file to automatically load it.
ticables:   warning: can't use IO_TISER
ticables:   check for tty usability:
ticables:     node /dev/ttyS0: exists
ticables:     permissions/user/group: -rw-rw---- root dialout
ticables:     is user can r/w on device: no
ticables:     are others can r/w on device: no
ticables:     is the user 'sdalimon' in the group 'dialout': yes
ticables: mapping I/O...
ticables: registering cable...
ticables: list of settings:
ticables:   cable: BlackLink
ticables:   port: serial port #2
ticables:   method: user mode (ioctl)
ticables:   address: 0x2f8
ticables:   device name: /dev/ttyS1
ticables:   timeout value: 15
ticables:   delay value: 10
tifiles : tifiles library version 0.6.6
tifiles : setlocale: <en_CA.UTF-8>
tifiles : bindtextdomain: </usr/share/locale>
tifiles : textdomain: <libtifiles>
tifiles : settings:
tifiles :   calc type: TI85
ticalcs : ticalcs library version 4.6.1
ticalcs : setlocale: <en_CA.UTF-8>
ticalcs : bindtextdomain: </usr/share/locale>
ticalcs : textdomain: <libticalcs>
tifiles : settings:
tifiles :   calc type: TI85
ticalcs : settings:
ticalcs :   calc type: TI85
tilp    : initialized in GTK+ mode.

(tilp:21847): Gtk-WARNING **: gtk_widget_size_allocate(): attempt to allocate widget with width -5 and height 17

(tilp:21847): Gtk-WARNING **: gtk_widget_size_allocate(): attempt to allocate widget with width -5 and height 17
tilp    : scanning plug-ins... Done !
tilp    : scanning registry... Done !
sdalimon@pitr:~$ 

Using dev_port to try /dev/ttyUSB0:
===================================
sdalimon@pitr:~$ tilp -calc=ti85 -link=ser --dev_port=/dev/ttyUSB0
tilp    : TiLP - Version 6.80, (C) 1999-2005 Romain Lievin
tilp    : THIS PROGRAM COMES WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY
tilp    : PLEASE READ THE DOCUMENTATION FOR DETAILS
tilp    : built on Sep  3 2007 17:06:10
tilp    : initialized in command line mode.
tilp    : Configuration file not found, use default values. You can create one by the 'File|Save config' command menu.
tilp    : err: msg_box: Information, Configuration file not found, use default values. You can create one by the 'File|Save config' command menu.

tilp    : setlocale: <en_CA.UTF-8>
tilp    : bindtextdomain: </usr/share/locale/>
tilp    : textdomain: <tilp>
ticables: ticables library version 3.9.6
ticables: setlocale: <en_CA.UTF-8>
ticables: bindtextdomain: </usr/share/locale>
ticables: textdomain: <libticables>
ticables: built for __LINUX__ target.
ticables: checking resources:
ticables:   IO_API: found at compile time (HAVE_TERMIOS_H)
ticables:   IO_ASM: not found at compile time (HAVE_ASM_IO_H).
ticables:   IO_TIPAR: found at compile time (HAVE_LINUX_TICABLE_H)
ticables:   IO_TISER: found at compile time (HAVE_LINUX_TICABLE_H)
ticables:   IO_TIUSB: found at compile time (HAVE_LINUX_TICABLE_H)
ticables:   IO_LIBUSB: found at compile time (HAVE_LIBUSB)
ticables: quick search for parallel/serial ports:
ticables:   parallel port found at 0x378
ticables:   serial port found at 0x3f8
ticables:   parallel port found at 0x778
ticables: search for all ports:
ticables:   /dev/parport0 at 0x378
ticables:   /dev/ttyS0 at 0x3f8
ticables:   /dev/ttyS1 at 0x2f8
ticables:   /dev/ttyS2 at 0x3e8
ticables:   /dev/ttyS3 at 0x2e8
ticables: getting method from resources (automatic):
ticables:   check for tiser usability:
ticables:     using devfs: no
ticables:     node /dev/tiser0: exists
ticables:     permissions/user/group: -rw-rw---- root dialout
ticables:     is user can r/w on device: no
ticables:     are others can r/w on device: no
ticables:     is the user 'sdalimon' in the group 'dialout': yes
ticables:     module: not loaded
ticables:     => check the module exists (compiled as module)
ticables:     => add an entry into your modutils file to automatically load it.
ticables:   warning: can't use IO_TISER
ticables:   check for tty usability:
ticables:     node /dev/ttyS0: exists
ticables:     permissions/user/group: -rw-rw---- root dialout
ticables:     is user can r/w on device: no
ticables:     are others can r/w on device: no
ticables:     is the user 'sdalimon' in the group 'dialout': yes
ticables: mapping I/O...
ticables: registering cable...
ticables: list of settings:
ticables:   cable: BlackLink
ticables:   port: parallel port #3
ticables:   method: user mode (ioctl)
ticables:   address: 0x3bc
ticables:   device name: /dev/parport2
ticables:   timeout value: 15
ticables:   delay value: 10
tifiles : tifiles library version 0.6.6
tifiles : setlocale: <en_CA.UTF-8>
tifiles : bindtextdomain: </usr/share/locale>
tifiles : textdomain: <libtifiles>
tifiles : settings:
tifiles :   calc type: TI85
ticalcs : ticalcs library version 4.6.1
ticalcs : setlocale: <en_CA.UTF-8>
ticalcs : bindtextdomain: </usr/share/locale>
ticalcs : textdomain: <libticalcs>
tifiles : settings:
tifiles :   calc type: TI85
ticalcs : settings:
ticalcs :   calc type: TI85
tilp    : initialized in GTK+ mode.

(tilp:21850): Gtk-WARNING **: gtk_widget_size_allocate(): attempt to allocate widget with width -5 and height 17

(tilp:21850): Gtk-WARNING **: gtk_widget_size_allocate(): attempt to allocate widget with width -5 and height 17
tilp    : scanning plug-ins... Done !
tilp    : scanning registry... Done !
sdalimon@pitr:~$ 

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