$ adduser 'username' dialout
Next, you can test hamlib with rigctl, a binary distributed with hamlib. See which rigs are supported:
$ rigctl -list
Then start rigctl with your model number, e.g. '210' for a kenwood TS-870S, hooked up to COM2:
$ rigctl -r /dev/ttyS1 -m 210
Now you can check out if mode, PTT, frequency, signal strength and power (all used by xlog) are retrieved. At the 'Rig command:' prompt, type:
The hamlib FAQ at http://hamlib.sf.net/faq.html gives some answers to common problems. You could also ask around on the hamlib mailing list, see: http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hamlib-developer.
Joop Stakenborg 2009-01-14