How to enable a USB-Serial connection with putty on linux Mint

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1. Most of case, PL2303 driver is installed and apply to below command to verify it.

 

Linux_Mint # dmesg
 

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[14392.366658] usb 1-1.2: new full speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 6
[14393.143875] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial
[14393.143887] USB Serial support registered for generic
[14393.143918] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial_generic
[14393.143920] usbserial: USB Serial Driver core
[14393.158583] USB Serial support registered for pl2303
[14393.158609] pl2303 1-1.2:1.0: pl2303 converter detected
[14393.160953] usb 1-1.2: pl2303 converter now attached to ttyUSB0
[14393.161039] usbcore: registered new interface driver pl2303
[14393.161042] pl2303: Prolific PL2303 USB to serial adaptor driver
[14757.404020] pl2303: disagrees about version of symbol module_layout
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2. choose "Serial" and put "/dev/ttyUSB0" on Serial line box.
 

 

 

Reference

How to enable USB-Serial Port adapter (RS-232) in Ubuntu Linux

http://www.linux-usb.org/USB-guide/x356.html