Awesome - that looks much better than what I was doing before. I get this from tail:
Oct 14 10:37:25 ubuntu kernel: [193674.802125] usb 1-3: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 12
Oct 14 10:37:26 ubuntu kernel: [193675.779618] usb 1-3: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Oct 14 10:37:26 ubuntu kernel: [193675.781067] ftdi_sio 1-3:1.0: FTDI USB Serial Device converter detected
Oct 14 10:37:26 ubuntu kernel: [193675.781075] drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c: Detected FT232BM
Oct 14 10:37:26 ubuntu kernel: [193675.781234] usb 1-3: FTDI USB Serial Device converter now attached to ttyUSB0
Oct 14 10:37:29 ubuntu kernel: [193677.442007] usb 1-3: usbfs: interface 0 claimed by ftdi_sio while 'brltty' sets config #1
Oct 14 10:37:29 ubuntu kernel: [193677.443844] ftdi_sio 1-3:1.0: device disconnected
Oct 14 10:37:29 ubuntu kernel: [193676.585160] ftdi_sio ttyUSB0: FTDI USB Serial Device converter now disconnected from ttyUSB0
Oct 14 10:37:46 ubuntu kernel: [193686.244058] usb 1-3: USB disconnect, address 12
It says that the device disconnects before I get a chance to do anything(3 seconds between when I connect and when it disconnects, and then another 17 before it says the usb device is disconnected). Could this be a problem with the code, or do you have any more ideas?
BTW, yes I am using the FT232 converter on this board: http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/produc … ucts_id=32