[BRLTTY] Hims Braille Sense not Working on Linux

[Dave Mielke]

[quoted lines by Rob on 2015/11/21 at 12:24 -0600]

>>mount -t debugfs debugfs /yss/kernel/debug
>I think you wanted /sys/kernel/debug, there. Fixed that, and we have
>it mounted.

Yes.

>Let me install lsusb and try that out. I don't have USB-utils
>installed; maybe that's part of the problem. 

I don't think that'd matter as brltty doesn't depend on any of them.

>I also didn't install libusb, which probably also didn't help the situation. 

On Linux, brltty doesn't use libusb. It uses a direct kernel interface.

>Up until recently, all my braille displays have been serial, which is natively 
>supported (though for how much longer remains to be seen.) 

You'll be okay even when serial ports disappear as serial braille devices work 
fine with USB to serial adapters.

>However, as a side note, I tried connected the Braille Sense U-2 Mini to 
>Debian, with similar results--that is to say, none at all. 

I hope you don't mind me asking what I'm hoping is a stupid question, but is it 
possible that, maybe, the device is set to use Bluetooth rather than USB?

>Okay. Lsusb did not list the Braille Sense at all. Here is the contents of 
>debug/usb/devices

It's definitely not there. What happens if you disconnect and reconnect its USB 
cable?

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