How do I find the name in /dev of the device to mount containing the filesystem provided
by the PyPortal?
Mike Frisch
Pyportal device under Linux
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- flamusdiu
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Re: Pyportal device under Linux
If you have your system setup to automount usb devices, it should just mount and show up in your file manager. However, if you do not, the way I normally do is run `journalctl -f` then plug in the device. It will log the dev name for you.
- adafruit_support_carter
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Re: Pyportal device under Linux
Try /media/{username}/CIRCUITPY
The serial connection is what will show up in /dev
The serial connection is what will show up in /dev
- MikeFrisch
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Re: Pyportal device under Linux
I don't want to leave this with the implication that the clueless replies above
were satisfactory. A previous adabox included an M4 Trellis with CircuitPython,
which worked as documented. The reason for my question was that with the
same host machine and software the device did not show up when I plugged
in the PyPortal. After repeated resets I did get the device to appear but writing
to it does not update the flash on the device. I tried jumping through some of
the hoops that the other people who are reporting problems have been told to
do, without anything working. I'm not intrerested in wasting more time on this,
but I want to make it clear that treating everyione having problems as a separate
idiot who can't plug the board in correctly isn't helpful. I could speculate about
what the acutal problem is, but clearly no one is interested in figuring out why
many people are having problems.
The resolution in my cqse was a) throw the board in the trash, and b) cancel
my adabox subscription. If I want to get products that don't work along with
clueless and unhelpful responses from tech support, I might as well buy
cheap junk from China on Amazon.
were satisfactory. A previous adabox included an M4 Trellis with CircuitPython,
which worked as documented. The reason for my question was that with the
same host machine and software the device did not show up when I plugged
in the PyPortal. After repeated resets I did get the device to appear but writing
to it does not update the flash on the device. I tried jumping through some of
the hoops that the other people who are reporting problems have been told to
do, without anything working. I'm not intrerested in wasting more time on this,
but I want to make it clear that treating everyione having problems as a separate
idiot who can't plug the board in correctly isn't helpful. I could speculate about
what the acutal problem is, but clearly no one is interested in figuring out why
many people are having problems.
The resolution in my cqse was a) throw the board in the trash, and b) cancel
my adabox subscription. If I want to get products that don't work along with
clueless and unhelpful responses from tech support, I might as well buy
cheap junk from China on Amazon.
- adafruit_support_carter
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Re: Pyportal device under Linux
Sorry. I provided what I thought was useful information based on all the available information in the original question.
It sounds like there's more going on though?
From your first post, checking dmesg might have helped. Or, assuming it was seen and mounted, something like:
It sounds like there's more going on though?
Nothing showed up at all? We should investigate that.The reason for my question was that with the same host machine and software the device did not show up when I plugged in the PyPortal
Single or double presses? Did it finally show up as the bootloader folder PORTALBOOT? Or did you actually get the CIRCUITPY folder to show up?After repeated resets I did get the device to appear but writing to it does not update the flash on the device
From your first post, checking dmesg might have helped. Or, assuming it was seen and mounted, something like:
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df | grep CIRCUITPY | cut -f1 -d' '
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