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I am still having trouble reading serial output from the Arduino. I am able to do it via the linux terminal but it crashes the Arduino IDE when I open the monitor. I also get the same error when I try and use the RxTx library to read serial with java through Eclipse.

If I run the Arduino IDE as root it results in the same crash as well.

The Arduino monitor actually worked when I first installed it up until I ran this command:

Code:

stty -F /dev/ttyUSB0 cs8 9600 ignbrk -brkint -icrnl -imaxbel -opost -onlcr -isig -icanon -iexten -echo -echoe -echok -echoctl -echoke noflsh -ixon -crtscts

which now allows me to use the command:

Code:

tail -f /dev/ttyUSB0

to read the serial output to the terminal

Here is the original post with all the details: http://www.arduino.cc/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1295756150

[Reply #1 on:]

I have working on another problem which may or may not be related to yours. so I have to ask what kernel version are you running? (uname -mrs)

[Reply #2 on:]

In the original post, it looks like you had a version mismatch between the RXTX jar and the native library.  Have you tried it with both pieces at 2.2pre2 (or whatever the latest version for your distribution is)?

[Reply #3 on:]

@mrtaylor - I am running Linux 2.6.32-24-generic x86_64

@mellis - I tried updating to the latest version multiple times but can't seem to update my native lib version. Does this just mean there is a RxTx jar on my system I need to replace with the latest version? I thought I had moved all the RxTx files to the necessary locations, but I guess not?

[Reply #4 on:]

The native lib is probably called something like libRXRX.so or librxtxSerial.so or similar.  I'm not sure where it is, but having a mismatch between the Java and native version of the library could definitely cause problems or crashes.

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I'm trying to search for the old library files like so:

Code:

find /. -readable -name *RXTX*
find /. -readable -name *rxtx*

But the only results are in my arduino workspace directory where I downloaded the rxtx files.

Does anyone else know where these files are hiding? or why it's still showing the old native versions when I can't even find them on the system?

[Reply #6 on:]

find / -ls 2>&1 | grep -i librxtxSerial

edit added:  I believe my is the same.  mine works great.
./arduino
Stable Library
=========================================
Native lib Version = RXTX-2.2pre2
Java lib Version   = RXTX-2.1-7
WARNING:  RXTX Version mismatch
   Jar version = RXTX-2.1-7
   native lib Version = RXTX-2.2pre2

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I believe and don't quote me on this, your problem is related to a bug in the linux kernel.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/690798.  This is a long and drawn out bug and seems to affect a lot of different kernel versions.  Maybe you could search and find a kernel that works and upgrading to that kernel.

The kernel version I am running is: Linux 2.6.35-25-generic x86_64

[Reply #8 on:]

Alright, I upgraded my kernel to 2.6.32-28 and was still getting the same crash.

I found and replaced the conflicting RXTX files with the 2.2pre2 version ones and now it is working. Thanks for the help.

[Reply #9 on:]

excellent