From 7172225c876db4bfff0fa904ad439509795cb685 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Miika Turkia Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2015 07:17:05 +0300 Subject: Add EON steel udev rule to FAQ Adding Linus' instructions for udev rule to our FAQ. Product ID 0031 that is used for firmware updates is not included here, as it is probably not commonly needed. Signed-off-by: Miika Turkia Signed-off-by: Dirk Hohndel --- Documentation/FAQ.wordpress | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) (limited to 'Documentation') diff --git a/Documentation/FAQ.wordpress b/Documentation/FAQ.wordpress index af3537426..64d8ff0d3 100644 --- a/Documentation/FAQ.wordpress +++ b/Documentation/FAQ.wordpress @@ -249,3 +249,15 @@ echo -n $MYGRP ; echo '"') | sudo tee /etc/udev/rules.d/99-cobalt.rules < If you disconnect and reconnect your Cobalt it should now get the correct access permissions. [/expand] +[expand title="How do I fix permission errors when trying to download from my Suunto EON Steel under Linux?"] + +By default new devices are sometimes given permissions that prevent a regular user from accessing them. If you get a permission error when trying to download from an EON Steel under Linux, please try these steps. + +This should work on most Linux flavors. We'd appreciate feedback if this doesn't work for you. Open a terminal window and cut and paste the following command. It may ask you to enter your password in order to allow access as super user (which is required to set up the udev rule that changes the device permissions as you plug in your EON Steel). + +
echo 'SUBSYSTEM=="usb",ATTR{idVendor}=="1493",ATTR{idProduct}=="0030", MODE="0666"' |
+sudo tee /etc/udev/rules.d/99-cobalt.rules
+ +If you disconnect and reconnect your DC it should now get the correct access permissions. + +[/expand] -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2